Losanjealous Concert Picks: August 18 – 24

PICK OF THE WEEK

SUNSET JUNCTION STREET FAIR
Legendary Soul Man Sam Moore in Tribute to Isaac Hayes, Broken Social Scene (pictured), Cold War Kids, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Black Keys, !!!, Kinky Beachwood Sparks, Health, Bodies of Water, Menomena, Notch, Jonathan Rice, Langhorne Slim, Happy Hallows, Castledoor, Radars to the Sky,Voxhaul Broadcast, Gram Rabbit, The Henry Clay People & many, many more.
Sat 8/23 | Sun 8/24
 

THIS WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAYS
 

GZA (The Genius) Performing Liquid Swords Thurs 8/21 El Rey Info | Contest closed.

ALIEN & ALIENS Double bill Thurs 8/21 Egyptian Theater Info | Contest closed.

CAFE TACUBA w/ Ima Robot Fri 8/22 Greek Theater Info | Contest closed.

WHAT WE DO IS SECRET
A film by Rodger Grossman
Biopic about legendary punk rocker Darby Crash and the seminal LA punk band The Germs
Fri 8/22, 10 pm | Nuart Theater
Special Screening with intro by Director, Cast and Germs band members

BONUS: One grand prize winner will win tickets to the Sat 8/23 Echo concert with Shane West, Lorna Doom, Pat Smear & Don Bolles as well as the Fri 8/22 night movie tickets!

Contest closed–Winners TBN.

HEADS UP

Puppet Up! Uncensored @ Avalon Sat 8/23
Matthew Sweet @ Amoeba Tue 8/26
Human Giant @ Largo Thu 8/28
Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez w/ Jana Hunter & Learning Music @ Tangier Sun 9/7
Stone Temple Pilots w/ Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Santa Barbara Bowl Sat 9/13
Common & N*E*R*D @ The Wiltern Sun 9/14
Wayne Brady @ House of Blues (“A Special R&B Performance”–Ron’s Pick) Mon 9/15
Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Grove of Anaheim Thu 9/18
Man Man @ Echoplex Fri 9/19
Digable Planets @ El Rey Fri 9/19
Del the Funky Homosapien @ Key Club Sun 9/21
Fleet Foxes @ El Rey Mon 9/22Brazilian Girls @ The Wiltern Wed 9/24
Puppet Up! Uncensored @ Avalon Sat 9/27
Journey, Heart & Cheap Trick @ Greek Theatre Sun 9/28
MSTRKRFT @ El Rey Sun 9/28
Jimmy Gneco of Ours w/ Cynthia Catania @ The Roxy Mon 9/29
Talib Kweli w/ David Banner & Little Brother @ House of Blues Tue 9/30
MSTRKRFT @ Glass House Tue 9/30
Liz Phair @ Troubadour Mon 10/6
Liz Phair @ Troubadour Sun 10/5
High Places @ The Smell Fri 10/10
KCRW’s A Sounds Eclectic Evening 7 @ Gibson Amphitheatre (k.d. lang, The Duke Spirit, Bajofondo & more) Sun 10/12
Pendulum @ Mayan Theatre Tue 10/14
Ghostland Observatory @ Mayan Theatre Thu 10/16
Justin Nozuka @ The Roxy Wed 10/15
Patti Smith and Her Band @ Orpheum Theatre Sat 10/18
Puppet Up! Uncensored @ Avalon Sat 10/25
Spinto Band @ Echoplex Mon 11/3
Yeasayer @ Troubadour Sun 11/23Mike Ness @ El Rey Thu 12/4
Cheech & Chong @ Gibson Amphitheatre (late show) Sat 12/6
Zappa Plays Zappa @ The Roxy Thu 12/11
Zappa Plays Zappa @ The Roxy Fri 12/12
Kathy Griffin @ Kodak Theatre (“Let’s F Up The Holidays!”) Fri 12/12

MONDAY
Gil Mantera’s Party Dream w/ Anavan @ The Echo
Love Grenades @ Silverlake Lounge (Indie 103.1 Check One, Two)
Warpaint w/ The Drones, Die Princes Die & Hecuba @ Spaceland (August Mondays residency)

TUESDAY
Dave Matthews Band @ Staples Center
Feral Children @ The Scene
Glen Campbell @ Troubadour

WEDNESDAY
Black Francis @ Spaceland
Crystal Antlers @ The Airliner (Low End Theory night)
Dave Matthews Band @ Staples Center
Feral Children @ Viper Room
Rachel Cantu @ Tangier

THURSDAY
GZA (The Genius) peforming Liquid Swords @ El Rey
Previously on Lost w/ Discovery Zone @ Knitting Factory
The Walkmen @ Troubadour

FRIDAY
Cafe Tacuba w/ Ima Robot @ Greek Theatre
Outside Lands Festival @ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco (Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Tom Petty)
Outside Lands Festival @ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco (Friday: Radiohead, Beck, Manu Chao, the Black Keys)
The Tyde, Mia Doi Todd, DJ Nobody @ Echoplex
The Walkmen @ Troubadour

SATURDAY
El Vez @ Key Club (Ron’s Pick)
End.>Vacuum @ Royce Hall (Music by Michael Einziger )
Freestyle Session #11 B-Boy Breakdancing Battle @ Circus Hollywood
Outside Lands Festival @ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco (Saturday: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Ben Harper)
Puppet Up! Uncensored @ Avalon
Sondre Lerche @ Troubadour
Sunset Junction Festival @ Sunset Junction (Broken Social Scene, Memorial Tribute to Isaac Hayes with Sam Moore, Antibalas, Cold War Kids & more )
The Ditty Bops @ Largo
The Germs w/ The Mae Shi @ Echoplex

SUNDAY
Beautiful Criminal @ The Mint (Sundays in August residency)
Freestyle Session #11 B-Boy Breakdancing Battle @ Circus Hollywood
Outside Lands Festival @ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco (Sunday: Jack Johnson, Wilco, Widespread Panic)
Radiohead w/ Liars @ Hollywood Bowl (Tickets on sale 4/12 10 am)
Sondre Lerche @ Troubadour
Sunset Junction Festival @ Sunset Junction (Kinky, !!!, Black Keys & more)