PICK OF THE WEEK

HARD Summer 2009
Underworld, Chromeo, Crookers, Crystal Castles, A-Trak, Tiga, The Bloody Beatroots, Sebastian, Busy P, Amanda Black, Steve Aoki, Sinden, Jackbeats, Destructo, Dan Oh, Skeet Skeet, 12th Planet
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Bowerbirds
w/ Megafaun
Tues 8/4
The Echo
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The Ting Tings
w/ Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head
Tues 8/4
Club Nokia
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Grand prize winner gets VIP lounge passes + meet & greet with A.P. himself!

Black Heart Procession
w/ Circus Minor
Fri 8/7
Spaceland
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FYF Fest presents: Save Our State Parks @ LA Historic State Park (The Black Lips , Lightning Bolt , Tim & Eric , Lucero , Converge, F* Up, The Thermals, No Age, Matt Skiba from Alkaline Trio , Glass Candy, Japanther, Times New Viking, Darker My Love, Carbonas, Peanut Butter Wolf, Crystal Antlers, AA Bondy, Mika Miko & more) Sat 9/5
The Dead Weather @ Mayan Theatre Wed 8/26
Brendan Benson @ Troubadour Sat 9/12
The Killers @ UC Irvine Bren Events Center Tue 9/15
Pains Of Being Pure At Heart @ Troubadour Sat 9/19
Manic Street Preachers @ Avalon Fri 9/25
Sonic Youth @ Fox Theater Pomona Fri 9/25
Wavves w/ Ganglians @ Echoplex Sat 10/17
Brazilian Girls @ Avalon Mon 10/19
Monsters of Folk (Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst, M. Ward, & Jim James) @ Greek Theatre Sun 10/18
Monsters of Folk (Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst, M. Ward, & Jim James) @ Santa Barbara Bowl Thu 10/22
Daniel Johnston @ Henry Fonda Sat 10/24
Regina Spektor @ Greek Theatre Wed 10/28
Phish @ Festival 8, Empire Polo Club, Indio (3-Day Pass) Fri 10/30
Ray La Montagne @ Orpheum Theatre Fri 11/20
Pixies @ The Palladium Wed 11/4
Broadcast w/ Atlas Sound @ Troubadour Wed 11/4
Mos Def w/ Erykah Badu & Jay Electronica @ The Palladium Sat 9/5
The Honey Brothers ft Adrian Grenier, Andrew Vladeck, Ethan Gold, DS Posner, Ari Gold @ Troubadour Sun 9/13
Sea Wolf w/ Sara Lov & Afternoons @ Troubadour Thu 9/17
Love Grenades, Elefant @ Henry Fonda Fri 8/7
Yellowjackets & Mike Stern @ Catalina (through Aug 23) Wed 8/19
Mike Stern Quartet (w/Weckl, Brecker, Kennedy) @ Catalina (through Dec 20) Thu 12/17
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey (JFJO) CD Release @ Catalina Wed 9/9
Buster WILLIAMS, Patrice RUSHEN , Cindy BLACKMAN & Bennie MAUPIN @ Catalina Sat 8/15
Buster WILLIAMS, Patrice RUSHEN , Cindy BLACKMAN & Bennie MAUPIN @ Catalina Fri 8/14
Buster WILLIAMS, Patrice RUSHEN , Cindy BLACKMAN & Bennie MAUPIN @ Catalina Thu 8/13
Pastilla, La Banda Skalavera, Los Nova & Autopop @ Knitting Factory Sun 8/16
The 88 @ The Grove Apple Store (7 pm) Fri 8/21
Pharoah Sanders Quartet @ Catalina Sat 8/29
Pharoah Sanders Quartet @ Catalina Fri 8/28
Pharoah Sanders Quartet @ Catalina Thu 8/27
Quantic and his Combo Barbaro @ Detroit Bar (Costa Mesa) Sun 8/16
Quantic and his Combo Barbaro, J.ROCC , DJ Nu-Mark , SAKE ONE @ Echoplex Sat 8/15
Dengue Fever @ Fingerprints Record Shop (Long Beach) (free–RSVP: finprints@aol.com) Mon 8/24
Sunset Strip Music Festival Sat 9/12
Sunset Strip Music Festival Fri 9/11
Sunset Strip Music Festival Thu 9/10
OohLaLA Festival @ Henry Fonda (“Electronic French Party” with Brodinski, The Shoes, Jamaica (aka Poney Poney)) Fri 9/25
OohLaLA Festival @ Henry Fonda (Nouvelle Vague presents “Hollywood, Mon Amour,” The Dø, Emilie Simon September) Thu 9/24
OohLaLA Festival @ Henry Fonda (Sébastien Tellier, Gonzales, Cocoon) Wed 9/23
These Arms Are Snakes & DD/MM/YYYY @ Knitting Factory Sat 10/10
Hall & Oates @ Morongo Casino Resort and Spa Fri 9/11
Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine @ El Rey Wed 9/16
Daryl Hall & John Oates: Up Close and Personal Tour @ Nokia Theater Wed 9/2
Star Wars: In Concert @ Nokia Theater Thu 10/8
Star Wars: In Concert @ Nokia Theater Wed 10/7
Fresh Air Tour W/ Brother Ali, Evidence, Toki Wright & BK One @ El Rey Tue 10/20
Which One’s Pink & Led Zepagain @ Club Nokia Sat 10/3
Shaquille O’Neal All-Star Comedy Jam @ Club Nokia (w/ Rickey Smiley, Kevin Hart, Aries Spears & De Ray Davis) Fri 8/28
The Faint @ Club Nokia Sun 8/30
They Might Be Giants @ Royce Hall (performing Flood + other works) Sat 11/14
They Might Be Giants (A Special Afternoon Family Show) @ Royce Hall (3pm) Sat 11/14
McCoy Tyner plus Build An Ark @ Royce Hall Thu 11/12
An Evening with R. Crumb @ Royce Hall Thu 10/29
Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer @ Royce Hall Thu 10/22
Gal Costa @ Royce Hall Sat 10/24
Jazz @ Lincoln Center Orchestra w/ Wynton Marsalis @ Royce Hall Fri 10/2
Paco Peña @ Royce Hall Thu 10/8
Nomeansno! @ Knitting Factory Wed 10/14
Blind Boys of Alabama and Allen Toussaint @ Royce Hall Sat 3/6
Los Lobos @ Royce Hall (evening show) Sat 1/30
Los Lobos @ Royce Hall (afternoon family matinee) Sat 1/30
An Evening with Randy Newman @ Royce Hall Fri 2/19
Baaba Maal @ Royce Hall Sat 4/17
Titans of the Graphic Novel: Harvey Pekar and Alison Bechdel @ Royce Hall Fri 4/23
David Sedaris @ Royce Hall Wed 5/5
 

TUESDAY
Bowerbirds w/ Megafaun @ The Echo
Lykke Li @ The Wiltern
Ting Tings @ Club Nokia

»continue reading Losanjealous Concert Picks: August 3 – 9

PICK OF THE WEEK

Fol Chen &
60 Watt Kid
Wednesday, July 15
Pershing Square
7 pm–Free
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THIS WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAYS

Tori Amos
w/ One Eskimo
Friday, July 17
Greek Theater
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The Germs
w/ The Mae Shi & Spider Problem
Thursday, July 16th
El Rey Theatre
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Azure Ray
w/ Tim Kasher &
Janu and the Whale Sharks
Saturday, July 18
The Glass House, Pomona
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LA Phil Presents The Art of Song with Fireworks
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Jewel & Michael Feinstein
Next Saturday, July 25 (Night 2 of 2)
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GIVEAWAY JUST ADDED!

GIRL TALK
VIP package including tix, CD, shirt and meet & greet with Gregg
Friday, July 24
Fox Theater Pomona
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Info on free admission at Squirt Boom Burst

Elvis Perkins @ Troubadour Sat 10/3
Panda @ The Wiltern (a.k.a. PXNDX) Sat 8/22
Franz Ferdinand @ The Palladium Thu 8/27
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks @ El Rey Wed 10/7
The Black Crowes @ Club Nokia Sat 11/28
Motorhead @ Club Nokia Fri 10/9
Dr. Dog @ Henry Fonda Tue 10/6
Regina Spektor @ El Rey Tue 7/28
Autolux @ El Rey Fri 9/25
Placebo @ Club Nokia Sun 9/20
 
MONDAY
Oneida @ The Echo

TUESDAY
The Datsuns @ The Echo

WEDNESDAY
Fol Chen & 60 Watt Kid @ Pershing Square (7 pm–free)

»continue reading Losanjealous Concert Picks: July 13 – 19

I like to imagine I’m inside an ‘80s movie. That I’m Footloose. At a prom. Or one of those Less Than Zero parties with the TVs all over the house. Watching Phoebe Cates get out of the pool in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. And Molly Ringwald takes out one of her earrings and puts it in Judd Nelson’s hand.

That’s the feeling of Cut Copy, except it’s 2009. Happy, high energy, synth-pop, post-hipster, new new wave, whatever you want to call it – the Australian threesome brought their flavor of dance and pop beats to a sold out crowd on Wednesday, March 11, at Club Nokia in downtown LA. The throw-back, flash-forward music had the crowd moving tirelessly, and no fire marshal could tell them no…

…which was exactly what happened the night before. The Wednesday show was the second of two sold out LA shows, both originally scheduled for the Henry Fonda Theater. On March 10, their show was cut short by the LA Fire Department due to being over capacity.

»continue reading Cut Copy, March 11, 2009 @ Club Nokia

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)
»continue reading Losanjealous Concert Picks: August 18 – 24

PHOTO: Mandatory cellphone shot by the author. Check out Sung’s hot shots for P4K here.

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88Boadrum is underway. »continue reading Boredoms’s 88Boadrum @ La Brea Tar Pits, 8/8/08

Coachella 3-Day Mix, Part 3: Black Lips, 120 Days, Cold War Kids, Death Cab For Cutie, Hot Chip, Enter Shikari and YOU

The Breeders are in fine form on the main stage. Kelly and Kim’s twins-y between-song banter is a well honed act. It’s always great to see Kim’s smiley singing grimace and lean back stance at the mic. In a short set they remind us how deep a stockpile of catchy tunes they have in their bag, when they go and rip through about a half dozen great riffs in a row. Even a lesser hit like side-side-project Amps’ “Tipp City” can stand up with best tunes of most bands playing today. The eternal “Cannonball,” of course sets the crowd off, right from the distorted intro “CHECK CHECK AWOO-ooh AWOOH-ooh.” Sadly the seemingly desert-appropriate “Safari” was not played but we did get their “Happiness is a Warm Gun” cover…….Múm is in the middle of a well received late afternoon tent set. Smartly sticking mostly to their up-tempo stuff, the Icelanders’ baroque electronica went over a treat in the desert. It was heartening to see that the kids are into them to the point where they recognize a particular tune straightaway from the first bar or two of a Casio beat intro. Feeding off the crowd response they played freer and looser than I’ve ever seen them, their front ladies dancing it up in tasteful summer dresses. Bonus points for the being the sole melodica spotted at the festival………Tegan and Sara—Great look, great sound, great songs. I’m surprised as you might be to hear myself say that but I can’t find anything about these gals about which to complain. Plus, I have no doubt the two of them alone could kick the collective asses of the lot of Vampire Weekend, who, over at the creatively-named Outdoor Theater, has their crowd won over with minimal effort. I’m still not finding them all that necessary but I’ll grant that they definitely played with more confidence and vigor than their recent Echo show. A loud and strong sound mix beefed up their wonky arrangements. Unsurprisingly “A-Punk” goes over huge with festival types who generally enjoy shouting random syllables out loud…….. »continue reading Coachella 2008 Festival: Notes on Friday

The DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Urban Challenge was held Saturday at a military training facility (read: spooky post-apocalyptic “peopleless suburb”) near Victorville. A $2 mil purse went to “Boss”, Cargenie Mellon’s robotized 2007 Chevy Tahoe, a completely autonomous aka SKYNET BATTLE ROBOT AUTONOMOUS vehicle that was the first to complete the difficult sixty mile obstacle course of stop signs, turns, intersections and race helmet humans in rollbar-reinforced obstacle cars. The program used to be ARPA before the Defense contractors started upping the ante. (I’m betting the purse was somewhat less than $2 mil in the old ARPA days.)
»continue reading The Robots of Victorville