PICK OF THE WEEK

Wilco
w/ Jonathan Wilson
Sat 6/20
Fox Theater Pomona
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THIS WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAYS

Zap Mama w/ Jeremy Sole
Wed 6/17
El Rey Theatre
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Grizzly Bear
Fri 6/19
Wiltern Theater
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Todd Rundgren w/ Paul Freeman
Fri 6/19
Club Nokia
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Ben Kweller w/ Jones Street Station
Fri 6 /19
El Rey Theater
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US Air Guitar Championships
Fri 6/19
Troubadour
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Nouvelle Vague
Sat 6/20
Henry Fonda Theater
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Femi Kuti & The Positive Force
w/ Santigold & Raphael Saadiq
KCRW’s World Festival hosted by Garth Trinidad
Sun 6/21 | Hollywood Bowl
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British Sea Power
Man of Aran CD/DVD
New soundtrack for the legendary 1934 film Man Of Aran by Robert J Flaherty.
Out now on Rough Trade U.S.
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HEADS UP

Ben Nichols (from Lucero), Graham Forest + special guest @ Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock Fri 6/26
Carbon Leaf @ The Roxy Fri 6/26
Citay @ Silverlake Lounge Thu 7/2
Ace Enders & A Million Different People with Person L, The Gay Blades, The Dangerous Summer & Bleu @ Knitting Factory Thu 7/9
Nightmare of You w/ Plushgun & Brian Bonz @ Knitting Factory Sat 7/11
Rhys Darby @ Henry Fonda (from Flight of the Conchords and Yes Man) Thu 7/23
Themselves @ Spaceland Wed 7/29
Lykke Li @ Gibson Amphitheatre Tue 8/4
Ting Tings @ Club Nokia Tue 8/4
John Doe w/ The Sadies @ Echoplex Thu 8/6
The Sonics @ Echoplex Fri 8/21
Friendly Fires @ Glass House Sun 8/23
Os Mutantes @ Echoplex Fri 8/28
Dredg & RX Bandits w/ As Tall As Lions @ El Rey Mon 8/31
Dredg & RX Bandits w/ As Tall As Lions @ El Rey Sun 8/30
Bat for Lashes @ Henry Fonda Mon 8/31
Steely Dan @ Gibson Amphitheatre (4 Night Package) Fri 8/21
Steely Dan @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Takin’ It To The Streets Internet request night) Tue 8/25
Steely Dan @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Peforming The Royal Scam & the hits) Sun 8/23
Steely Dan @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Performing Gaucho & the hits) Sat 8/22
Steely Dan @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Performing Aja & the hits) Fri 8/21
Ween @ Fox Theater, Pomona Tue 9/1
The Pretenders w/ Cat Power @ Greek Theatre Thu 9/3
HEALTH w/ Pictureplane @ Troubadour Wed 9/9
Pink Mountaintops @ The Echo Tue 9/22
Pet Shop Boys @ Greek Theatre Thu 9/24
The Avett Brothers @ Orpheum Theatre Sat 9/5
KMFDM @ Glass House Sat 10/17
The Horrors @ Glass House Fri 10/2
The Horrors @ El Rey Thu 10/1
The Streets @ Club Nokia Thu 10/15
 

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MONDAY
A Camp @ Troubadour
Ear Pwr @ pehrspace
The Von Bondies @ Viper Room

TUESDAY
1990’s @ The Echo
Art Brut @ Spaceland
Bat for Lashes @ El Rey
Telepathe @ Detroit Bar

»continue reading Losanjealous Concert Picks: June 15 – 21

»continue reading Bat For Lashes, Lucky Brand Neighborhood Social, June 14, 2009

»continue reading Camera Obscura, Henry Fonda Theater, June 11, 2009

Fresh new Jenny Lewis video for “Black Sand” from her Acid Tongue LP.

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UPCOMING JENNY

Ray LaMontagne with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Jenny Lewis & Blitzen Trapper @ Hollywood Bowl Sun 7/12

PREVIOUS JENNY

Jenny Lewis, Glass House, April 13, 2009

Today we chat with legendary bassist and Yes founding member Chris Squire about his upcoming 2009 summer tour with Asia, Rock Band The Game, Six Flags, Bobby Fischer and much more.

Tough questions first. You had leg surgery back in February, which cancelled the remaining dates of the Yes tour at that time. After you recovered, we got the announcement of the tour with Asia taking place this summer. And now, most recently, we have an announcement that Jon Anderson will be apparently touring, solo, over in Europe this summer. Here’s the big question I’m reading on a lot of message boards: Is this an indication of you guys finally saying, “I don’t know if we’re going to be able to all tour at the same time” ? Or what’s going on, here?

When you say he’s touring Europe, I think he’s going on vacation to Paris, and he’s just doing a couple of odd shows here and there, just keeping his foot in the water (what do I mean?)…just him and acoustic guitar, from what I know, so it’s not really like he’s touring.

Actually he’s announced nine or ten dates as of now.

Oh, he has? I didn’t even know about any of that. I got the impression he was just doing some odd casual shows. Like, I believe he did one up in the central coast last weekend, actually. Just kind of impromptu appearance in a bar, with his guitar, sounds like that’s what it is. But, I don’t know. (laughs) Enlighten me; if there’s more of a tour going on, I don’t know about it.

The YesWorld website has finally added a link to his tour dates underneath your tour dates, so it definitely looks like two different tours going on this summer. Thus all the chatter.

Oh, ok. Yeah. Well, as I’ve said, as far as I know, he’s just keeping his hand in really, I suppose, while he’s still in recovery.

It sounds like you guys are happy with the lineup that you have right now. What do you say to sort of placate the people that are worried that you have the “Jon understudy” (Benoit) and Oliver Wakeman instead of Rick (Oliver’s father – ed) out there? Or do you not even worry about any of that, and just go out there.

»continue reading Chris Squire of Yes: The Losanjealous Interview

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DID YOU KNOW?

Sung’s first photo shoot for Losanjealous was Patrick Wolf at the Troubadour on May 16, 2007.

PICK OF THE WEEK

Telepathe
w/ Abe Vigoda, Nite Jewel & Blue Jungle
w/ DJ Heather Gram
Sat, June 13
The Smell
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THIS WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAYS

Camera Obscura
w/ Future Static
Tues, June 9
The Glass House
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Arts at the Park After Dark
Benefit for Summer Night Lights
Wed, June 10, 7-10P, Barnsdall Park | Info
Chris Pierce, Warpaint, Audible Mainframe, and DJ Jeremy Sole (KCRW)
THE CONTEST HAS ENDED.
 
Rhett Miller
Q&A + new song preview
GRAMMY Museum
Wed, June 10
Info
THE CONTEST HAS ENDED.
 
Au Revoir Simone
w/ Antlers, Princeton, Findlay Brown
Thurs, June 11
El Rey Theatre
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THE CONTEST HAS ENDED.
 
Neko Case
w/ Jason Lytle
Fri, June 12
The Greek Theatre
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THE END HAS COME (TO THIS CONTEST, THAT IS)
 
 

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HEADS UP

LoveLikeFire @ Bootleg Theater (2220 Beverly Blvd) Fri 6/19
Girl Talk @ Grove of Anaheim (Free admission with 36 empty Squirt soda cans) Fri 6/19
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band @ Echoplex Fri 6/19
Stone Temple Pilots @ House of Blues (St. Jude Rock ‘N Roll Hope Show ) Wed 7/1
Eulogies @ The Echo Wed 7/1
The Handsome Family @ Spaceland Sat 7/25
Girlie Girl Catfight Show: Sexy Sixties Spies @ El Rey Sat 7/25
Girlie Girl Catfight Show: Sexy Sixties Spies @ El Rey Fri 7/24
Girl Talk @ Glass House (Free admission with 36 empty Squirt soda cans) Fri 7/24
Glasvegas w/ Ida Maria @ Henry Fonda Wed 7/29
Glasvegas w/ Ida Maria @ Henry Fonda Tue 7/28
Castanets w/ Warmer Milks @ Spaceland Thu 7/30
Los Amigos Invisibles & West Indian Girl @ House of Blues Fri 8/7
Elvis Costello @ Greek Theatre Tue 8/18
The Dirtbombs @ The Echo Thu 8/27
Magnolia Electric Co w/ The Donkeys @ The Echo Tue 7/28
Black Heart Procession @ Spaceland Fri 8/7
Emiliana Torrini @ El Rey Wed 8/19
Los Campesinos! @ Detroit Bar Sun 8/23
Los Campesinos! @ Glass House Sat 8/22
Los Campesinos! @ El Rey Fri 8/21
Green Day w/ Franz Ferdinand @ The Forum (ENTER TO WIN TICKETS) Tue 8/25
Sea Wolf w/ Sara Lov @ Spaceland Sat 9/5
Pet Shop Boys @ Greek Theatre Thu 9/24
Bon Iver @ The Wiltern Fri 9/25
Passion Pit @ Henry Fonda Wed 10/14
Tiger Army @ The Wiltern Fri 10/23
 

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MONDAY
Metric w/ Sebastien Granger @ The Wiltern

TUESDAY
Camera Obscura @ Glass House
The Lemonheads @ Spaceland
The Mars Volta @ Majestic Ventura Theater
The Tragically Hip @ Troubadour

»continue reading Losanjealous Concert Picks: June 8 – 14

»continue reading Peaches, Henry Fonda Theater, June 7, 2009

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LINKS

The Offspring

Dexter Holland’s Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce

HEADS UP

Green Day & Franz Ferdinand @ The Fabulous Forum Tues 8/25 (On-sale Sat 6/6 10 am)
 

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If you would have told me in the early 1990’s that Green Day and Pearl Jam would go on become the two most important American rock bands in the year 2009, I would have said, “Get the hell right out of here and close the door behind you, but leave me some of that pizza for later.”

And yet, here we are, nearly twenty years later, and the world is a very different place. We have a Black president, Conan is on at 11:30, our sub sandwiches are now toasted to golden perfection, and we watch According To Jim on our iPhones. And wouldn’t you know it, Green Day and Pearl Jam are right there at the top of the rock heap.

While we have no 2009 Pearl Jam dates for LA just yet (though hopefully expect some around the time they hit the coast for Outside Lands up north in August) Green Day have announced a Forum gig for August 25. Franz Ferdinand, no lightweights themselves, open the show while you are stuck in traffic on the 405.

Tickets are on sale with the usual KROQ pre-sale today at 10 am [password: KNOWYOURKROQ--get it?] with the general on-sale at the traditional 10 am Saturday.

BUT you can win tickets, right here, right now.

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»continue reading Animal Collective, Wiltern Theater, May 29, 2009

PICK OF THE WEEK

H*ly Fuck
w/ Crocodiles
Saturday, June 6
Troubadour
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THIS WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAYS

Video Games Live
Thursday, June 4
The Greek Theatre
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The Juan MacLean
w/ The Field
Thursday, June 4
The Glass House
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The Dandy Warhols
w/ The Meek
Friday, June 5
The Glass House
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Peaches
w/ Drums of Death
Sunday, June 7
Henry Fonda Theater
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HEADS UP

The Mars Volta @ Majestic Ventura Theater Tue 6/9
Viva Voce @ The Echo Wed 6/17
The “Friends of Friends” Label Launch Party with Daedelus (Live) & Peanut Butter Wolf (A/V set) and Jogger / Mexicans with Guns @ Echoplex Thu 6/25
Papercuts @ The Echo Fri 6/26
Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3 (Performing Dream Syndicate’s Medicine Show LP) Thu 7/9
Oneida @ The Echo Mon 7/13
The Datsuns @ The Echo Tue 7/14
Three Mile Pilot @ Echoplex Fri 7/17
Deerhoof @ Echoplex Fri 7/31
The Mekons @ The Echo Mon 7/27
Wire Train / Translator plus Debora Iyall of Romeo Void @ Knitting Factory Thu 9/3
Gomez @ The Wiltern Mon 8/3
The National @ The Wiltern Sat 8/29
John Legend w/ India.Arie & Vaughn Anthony @ Greek Theatre Wed 9/2
John Legend w/ India.Arie & Vaughn Anthony @ Greek Theatre Tue 9/1
The Charlatans UK @ Henry Fonda Fri 9/18
Camper Van Beethoven & Cracker @ El Rey Thu 9/10
Crosby, Stills & Nash @ Greek Theatre Wed 9/23
MONO with Maserati @ El Rey Tue 10/13
Matt & Kim @ El Rey Thu 8/27
Friendly Fires @ El Rey Mon 8/24
The Charlatans UK @ Glass House Tue 10/13
 

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MONDAY
Willoughby @ Silverlake Lounge

WEDNESDAY
Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head @ Spaceland

THURSDAY
Fol Chen @ The Echo
The Juan MacLean @ Glass House
Video Games Live @ Greek Theatre

»continue reading Losanjealous Concert Picks: June 1 – 7

Set list below.

»continue reading Jens Lekman, The Echo, May 28, 2009

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St. Vincent
MySpace | ILoveStVincent.com

Set list below.

»continue reading The Prodigy, Hollywood Palladium, May 27, 2009

Review follows below.

»continue reading Flight of the Conchords w/ Arj Barker & Eugene Mirman, Greek Theater, May 24, 2009

PICK OF THE WEEK

Jens Lekman
2 shows
Wed 5/27
Thurs 5/28
The Echo
 
 

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THIS WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAYS

Lady Sovereign
Chester French & Hollywood Holt
Tues 5/26
El Rey Theatre
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St. Vincent
w/ Pattern is Movement
Thurs 5/28
El Rey Theatre
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Passion Pit
w/ Harlem Shakes & Cale Parks
Sat 5/30
Glass House
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HEADS UP

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes w/ Eskimohunter @ Hammer Museum Thu 7/23
Warpaint w/ Foreign Born @ Hammer Museum Thu 7/16
Everest w/ Red Cortez @ Hammer Museum Thu 7/9
Amazing Baby w/ Dazzler @ Hammer Museum Thu 7/2
The Dodos @ The Getty Sat 8/8
Chairlift w/ Dublab DJs Frosty & Ale @ Getty Sat 6/20
Ted Leo + Pharmacists @ The Echo Fri 8/28
Fol Chen @ The Echo Thu 6/4
Telekinesis @ Echoplex Sat 6/27
Micachu featuring Tune Yards / 60 Watt Kid @ The Echo Tue 7/21
Trespassers William, the Theater Fire & Robert Gomez @ Knitting Factory Sat 7/18
The Dan Band @ Club Nokia Sat 9/12
The Dan Band @ Club Nokia Fri 8/14
The Dan Band @ Club Nokia Sat 7/11
The Germs w/ The Mae Shi & Spider Problem @ El Rey Thu 7/16
Nouvelle Vague @ Henry Fonda Sat 6/20
Azure Ray @ Glass House Sat 7/18
The Dead Weather @ Glass House Thu 8/27
The Dead Weather @ The Wiltern Tue 8/25
LA Phil Presents The Art of Song with Fireworks with the LA Phil Orchestra, Thomas Wilkins, conductor, special guests Jewel & Michael Feinstein @ Hollywood Bowl Sat 7/25
LA Phil Presents The Art of Song with Fireworks with the LA Phil Orchestra, Thomas Wilkins, conductor, special guests Jewel & Michael Feinstein @ Hollywood Bowl Fri 7/24
 

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MONDAY
23rd Annual UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival Reggae Day: Mavado, Peetah & Mojo Morgan, much more @ UCLA Intramural Field
Golden Animals @ Silverlake Lounge

TUESDAY
Lady Sovereign @ El Rey
Mandy Moore @ Amoeba
The Prodigy @ The Grove of Anaheim

»continue reading Losanjealous Concert Picks May 25 – 31

Those Dancing Days

Band page at Wichita Recordings
»continue reading Those Dancing Days, Spaceland, May 23, 2009

HEADS UP

The Prodigy @ The Grove of Anaheim Tues 5/26
The Prodigy @ The Palladium Wed 5/27

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Now coming up on their 20th year, The Prodigy return for what appear to me to be their first headling non-festival shows in the LA area in about 15 years. (American Legion Hall, 1995? Were you there?) There was a distinct moment in 1997 when for better or worse, either deservedly so or in the usual press hyped tradition, The Prodigy were the international heir apparents to the rock throne, who, along with The Chemical Brothers were ushing in the new era of electronic beat music merging with your dad’s rock n’ roll. There is really no denying the hybridization of dance with rock has come to roost here in 2009 from that nascent moment. Add to this The Prodigy’s ongoing hilarious flame war in the press with Chumbawumba and they have solidfied their place in rock’s pantheon.

Check back later this week for Sung’s coverage of their Palladium show.

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New, possibly NSFW, video for “Warriors Dance” from the Invaders Must Die LP