December 2011
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Surfer Blood Schedule Show @ The Observatory
Surfer Blood will be making their return for another local show in support of their latest EP “Tarot Classics”. This time the band will be playing down in Orange County at The Observatory (formally known as The Galaxy Theatre) in Santa Ana on Wednesday, February 22nd. No word yet if the plans to play any shows closer to Los Angeles in the near future.
Tickets to see Surfer Blood at ...
Contest: Wanda Jackson & Best Coast @ Club Nokia
There is a very interesting pairing of music coming up this weekend. The “Queen of Rockabilly” Wanda Jackson will be coming back for another Los Angeles show and she will also be joined by one of L.A.’s favorite local bands Best Coast. You can see them both at Club Nokia inside of L.A. Live on Saturday, December 31st. Tickets for this show are still available to purchase online...
What To Do Tonight in L.A. 12/22
So this week has been a bit dead show wise, but there are some good ones that need mentioning tonight. So here are our top picks from tonights line up!
Stones Throw will celebrate their 15th year anniversary tonight and are bringing in some big names to party it up at the Exchange LA in Downtown. Mayer Hawthorne, Peanut Butter Wolf, Steve Arrington, Dam-Funk, Lion Sound, Homeboy Sandman,...
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Marketa Irglova Returns For Another Solo Show
The female half of Swell Season will be making her return for another local Los Angeles show. Marketa Irglova recently played a solo show at the Troubadour and has now booked another date at The Hotel Cafe on Wednesday, February 8th. Fans of The Swell Season should really consider seeing Marketa perform solo.
Tickets for this show are available to purchase online now through The Hotel...
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Skrillex Schedules Six L.A. Shows!
Dubstep hero Skrillex will be showing Los Angeles fans tons of love as he has just announced that he will not play one but 6 back to back shows next month! If seeing Sonny Moore aka Skrillex is not enough, joing him will be Diplo, Zedd, Huoratron, AraabMUZIK, Nadastrom and many other special guests. The first show will take place on Tuesday, January 24th at Dim Mak Studios and the last event will...
Photos: GV30 @ Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Goldenvoice just celebrated their 30 year anniversary this past weekend, and did so by going back to their roots. Most people currently know Goldenvoice for their yearly Coachella festival or by all of the shows they put on in Los Angeles that range from electronic to hip hop artists, and up and coming indie bands. But very few know that GV was a major part in the rising of the...
What To Do Tonight In L.A. 12/19
A new week has started, but if you need a reason to hate Monday a little less then check out one of the many free shows going on around town tonight.
Moby will play a free acoustic show over at Bardot for their weekly It’s A School Night party. You mus RSVP to get your name on the list. We also suggest arriving early if you want to get a good spot.
Light FM continue their residency at...
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Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr Return To Headline Echoplex
After playing a great sold out show earlier this year at the Troubadour, Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr will be returning to Los Angeles for another show. This time the band has booked a headlining spot over at the Echoplex on Tuesday, January 31st. No word on who will be opening up the show.
Tickets for this show are available to purchase online through Ticketweb now for $15.00 plus any additional...
What To Do Tonight in L.A. 12/16
The weekend is ready to start and we have been anticipating this weekend for some time now as it has probably the best punk rock line up that I have ever seen. If loud fast and brash isn’t quite for you then we have also gone through all of the other choices you have for a Friday night.
Social Distortion, X and Adolescents will kick off GV30 tonight and help Goldenvoice celebrate their...
Penguin Prison @ The Echo
If you’re the type that searches through Hype Machine for the latest remixes to download, then there is a strong chance that you’ve probably heard of Penguin Prison. He will be returning to Los Angeles for another show in support of his self-titled debut album. You can catch Penguin Prison live when he takes the stage of The Echo on Friday, January 13th.
Tickets for this show are...
What To Do Tonight in L.A. 12/15
What the hell clouds!? Rain outta no where, but there is no way that we will be staying in with so many choices tonight. Check out some of our top picks from this evenings line up below.
Black Star finally play their rescheduled Los Angeles show at Club Nokia. We will be in the house for this show to take in some real hip hop.
Fool’s Gold, Crystal Antlers and more will play a free show...
Contest: Ziggy Marley @ Club Nokia
Ziggy Marley will be making his way to Los Angeles this week for a show in support of his latest release “Wild and Free”. You can catch him live when he takes the stage of Club Nokia inside of L.A. Live on Saturday, December 17th. Opening for Ziggy will be Quinto Sol. Tickets for this show are still available to purchase online through Ticketmaster. Ticket prices range between $28.50 -...
Contest: Baths at El Rey
Baths will be headlining a hometown show this weekend in support of his lates release “Cerulean”. You can see hime perform live at the El Rey Theatre on Saturday, December 17th along with Dntel and Raleigh Moncrief as the show openers. Tickets for this show are still available to purchase online through Ticketmaster for $17.00 plus any additional service fees. But we were able to get...
Youth Lagoon Returns For Another Local Show
Didn’t get a chance to see Youth Lagoon during their last visit to Los Angeles? Well Don’t worry if you couldn’t get in to their sold out show at The Echo because the band have announced a brand new tour and included another local show! This time you can see Youth Lagoon at the Troubadour when they take the stage on Thursday, April 12th in support of their debut release...
Free DeadMau5 & James Murphy DJ Sets This Weekend
HARD and Mouth Taped Shut have been throwing some very interesting free parties throughout the US and now it’s Los Angeles’ turn this weekend. The line up for this weekends festivities were just announced and will include DJ sets by Deadmau5, James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem), Proxy and Eye. This is all set to take place on Saturday, December 17th at the Hollywood Palladium...
What To Do Tonight in L.A. 12/14
We’ve made it to the midweek and there are still some good choices gong on tonight if you are willing to brave the chilly night. Take a look at some of our top picks from this evenings line up below.
Dinosaur Jr. will play their album “Bug” in it’s entirety at The Music Box. The band will also be interviewed on stage by the one and only Henry Rollins.
The Californian...
Contest: Oh Land @ El Rey
Oh Land will be in town this week for a headlining show in support of her latest self-titled release. You can catch her when she takes the stage of the El Rey Theatre on friday, December 16th along with K.flay. Tickets are still available to purchase online through Ticketmaster for only $17.00 plus any additional service fees. But we know how much you lovely people like getting free tickets so...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Add 2nd Staples Center Show
There is a huge demand to see Red Hot Chili Peppers in their hometown that the band have decided to add on a second local date! RHCP are already scheduled to perform at the Staples Center on Sunday, February 26th. But if that date just doesn’t seem to work out for you, there will be another show at the same venue on Monday, February 27th. These two shows will kick off...
Ryan Adams Adds Second L.A. Show
We recently mentioned that Ryan Adams will play a very special headlining show at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles on Friday, February 17th. That show has completely sold out! But if you didn’t get your hand on tickets we have great news for you. Ryan Adams has added a second show due to overhelming demand at the Disney Concert Hall a day later on Saturday, February...
Free Moby Acoustic Show Next Week
Moby has been sticking to doing a lot of guest appearances and DJ slots lately, that why we got so excited to hear that he will be performing an actual set. You can see Moby do a live acoustic set (which is rare) on Monday, December 19th at Bardot for their weekly It’s A School Night event. Also joining Moby on the bill will be Lucy Schwartz, Daniel Ahearn and The Jones...
Ms. Lauryn Hill Returning To L.A.
Ex-Fugee Lauryn Hill will be making her return to Los Angeles early next year. This time she is set to take the stage of the Hollywood Palladium on Tuesday, February 24th. Ms. Lauryn Hill will be performing her solo album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” in it’s entirety. If you didn’t get a chance to catch any of her recent Los Angeles shows or at L.A. Rising then this...
What To Do Tonight in L.A. 12/13
The clouds are clearing up but if you still need to keep warm tonight, you should probably do it with some live music to keep you movin. There are plenty of good choices tonight, here are just a few of our favorites going on around town. Check ‘em out!
Digitalism are in town for a headline show over at The Music Box. This is a good choice to get some dancing to electronic goodness.
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Contest: Black Star @ Club Nokia
Hip hop duo Black Star (Talib Kweli and Mos Def) have rescheduled their cancelled show and will finally be in town this week. You can see them when they take the stage at Club Nokia in Downtown on Thursday, December 15th. Tickets are still available to purchase online through Ticketmaster. Ticket prices range between $38.75 - $50.00 plus any additional service fees. But we were able to...
Paid Dues Festival Announce Headliners
Next year we will see the seventh installment of the Paid Dues Festival when it makes it’s return in April. The full line up has yet to be revealed but we got a teaser of what’s to come as the headliners have been announced today. Staten Islands very own Wu-Tang Clan will take the stage along with Los Angeles collective Odd Future. The rest of the line up should be revealed shortly....
Free Fool's Gold Show This Week
Los Angeles locals Fool’s Gold will be playing a free hometown show this week in Silverlake in support of their latest release “Leave No Trace”. You can catch them at El Cid on Thursday, December 15th. opening up the night will be G-Side and another local favorite of ours Crystal Antlers. Doors will open at 8pm and is totally free to attend, with that...
The Magnetic Fields Headline The Orpheum
The Magnetic Fields have just announced info on tenth studio album “Love At The Bottom of The Sea” which is set to be released on March 6th. They are also planning a special show to take place at one of Los Angeles’ most historic venues. The band will be in town to perform songs from a very extensive catalog on Friday, March 23rd at The Orpheum Theatre in Downtown. If you...
What To Do Tonight in L.A. 12/12
Don’t let the rain scare you away tonight. Head out and catch one of the many shows going on around town tonight! To help make your decision a little easier we filtered out the best shows going on this evening. Check ‘em out!
Jay-Z and Kanye West will perform tracks from their collaboration album and solo hits as they play their second of three shows for the Watch The Throne tour at...
Cults @ The Glass House
It looks like our friends out east in Pomona will also be getting a visit by Cults in the beginning of next year! The band is already scheduled to perform on Saturday, December 31st at The Standard in Hollywood along with Jenny and Johnny. This new show is set to take place on Friday, March 23rd at The Glass House.
Tickets to see Cults at The Glass House are available to purchase online now...
Contest: Dinosaur Jr. @ The Music Box
Dinosaur Jr. will be in town this week for a very special performance. They will be playing their 1988 album “Bug” in it’s entirety at The Music Box on Wednesday, December 14th. But that’s not all. Henry Rollins (who is a major Dinosaur Jr. fan) will interview the band on stage before their performance. Tickets for this show are still available to purchase online through...
Ryan Adams To Headline Disney Concert hall
After recenetly making an appearance at the Walt Disney Concert Hall for “See A Little Light” in November. Ryan Adams has announced that he will be doing a full solo performance at the same Downtown venue on Friday, February 17th in support of his latest release “Ashes & Fire”. This is going to be a very special night at one of Los Angeles’ greatest venues.
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Of Montreal Set New Tour & L.A. Show
Of Montreal are prepping the release of their next LP “Paralytic Stalks” on Ferubary 7th, and a massive tour in support of it. The tour will bring them here to Los Angeles for a show on Tuesday, March 20th at The Wiltern. The rest of the month long tour schedule can be seen after the jump. If you have yet to see Of Montreal’s theatrical show live, this would be a...
Contest: Digitalism @ The Music Box
German electro duo Digitalism will be coming to Los Angeles next week to play an actual headlining show in support of their latest album “I Love You Dude”. You can see them live at The Music Box on Tuesday, December 13th along with Data Romance. Tickets are still available to purchase online through Ticketmaster for $20.00 plus any additional service fees. But we always love passing...
What To Do Tonight in L.A. 12/9
The weekend is here and it’s time to celebrate the end of another loooong week. There are plenty of shows to catch tonight but we chose some of our favorites to help you make your decision.
Ozomatli will headline Club Nokia tonight in Downtown. We will be there dancing it up all night!
Daedalus and Nosaj Thing will both be over at the Avalon. This is a great choice for some downtempo...
WAVVES @ Alex's Bar
Three of our favorite local bands will be teaming up for one amazing show down in Long Beach next week. WAVVES, Abe Vigoda and FIDLAR will all be performing on the same bill at Alex’s Bar for some rowdy good fun on Saturday, December 17th. This is the type of line up that is well worth the drive down to the LBC!
Tickets for this show are available to purchase online now through Brown Paper...
Beach Fossils Return To L.A.
New York indie rockers Beach Fossils are planning their return to Los Angeles for a show in support of their latest EP “What A Pleasure”. The band will headline The Echo of their Part Time Punks show on Sunday, December 18th. Joining Beach Fossils will be Catwalk and Sweater Girls for the opening slots.
Tickets to see Beach Fossils at The Echo are available to...
Cut Chemist Bringin The Funk To The Echo
A lot of people seem to be celebrating their anniversary right now. This time its Funky Sole’s turn and they got a very special guest coming in for the festivities. They have booked the one and only Cut Chemist to come in and take the decks and do an all vinyl set. Know him he may throw in some delay pedals and make it rain 45’s. resident DJ’s Music Man Miles, Clifton and Chico...
What To Do Tonight In L.A. 12/8
The work day is coming to a close and it’s time to head out into the night and see what it offers. There are plenty of musical choices to pick from tonight, all we do is narrow it down to the awesome few. Take a look!
The Kooks play their second night over at The Music Box. This show is sold out so if you want in it’s time to get creative.
Scott Weiland headed south and he will be...
Coldplay Return To L.A. For 2 Shows
Coldplay are already planning their return for not just one but two local shows. This is great news if you missed out on their previous show at the Los Angeles Tennis Center inside of UCLA. This time around you can see Coldplay when they take the stage of the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday, May 1st then followed by a second show on Wednesday, May 2nd at the same venue. This is all in support of the...
Zola Jesus Books New Tour & Local Show
Did you miss out on Zola Jesus during her last visit in October? Well looks like you will have another chance to see the singer live early next year in support of her latest release “Conatus”. Zola Jesus will be headlining the March edition of First Fridays at the Natural History Museum inside Exposition Park on Friday, March 2nd. You can check out the full tour schedule after the...
Com Truise @ Echoplex
Com Truise will be back in Los Angeles for another show, but this time he will be headlining Check Yo Ponytail 2. The electronic artist has been cranking out tons of awesome remixes and even better original tracks. I suggest you take a listen to his latest release “Galactic Melt” if you are new to this artist. You can see Com Truise live on Tuesday, February 7th at the Echoplex along...
Jenny and Johnny To Play with Cults This Month
KCRW are presenting a very special show that will feature two of my favorite duos of the year and team them up for a great co-headline show taking place this month! Jenny and Johnny and Cults will both be performing at The Standard hotel in Hollywood on Saturday, December 31st. Seeing either of these band seperate would be great, so consider this a ver special treat.
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Contest: Ozomatli @ Club Nokia
One of my favorite local bands has always been Ozomatli. They really know how to get a crowd dancing to a mixture of classic Latin rhythms mixed with modern sounds of rock and hip hop. They will play yet another local show this week on Friday, December 9th at Club Nokia in Downtown. Tickets are still available to purchase online through Ticketmaster. Ticket prices are ranging...
The Wedding Present Set New Tour & L.A. Show
After a four year wait The Wedding Present will be releasing their ninth studio full length in March of next year, and to top it off they are also planning a US tour! The Wedding Present will make their way to Los Angeles on Saturday, March 31st at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. The band have also mentioned that tour will focus on their third album “Seamonsters”....
Archers of Loaf Schedule Another L.A. Show
Didn’t get in to see Archers of Loaf last time they payed Los Angeles a visit? Worry not because newly reunited band have decided to play another local show! You can see Archers of Loaf when they take the stage of the Troubadour on Sunday, February 26th. Consider this show your second chance so jump on these ticket folks!
Tickets are set to go on sale starting on Friday,...
What To Do Tonight in L.A. 12/6
Sooooo many great live music choices to pick from tonight! Just in case you’re still not sure which way to go tonight we selected some of our favorites from tonights line up.
Boys Noize stuck around town for another show at the Echoplex for the 1 year anniversary of Check Yo Ponytail 2. Switch and other special guests will also be in the house! Catch us from Downtown Lobby snapping...
Elvis Costello & The Spinning Songbook @ The...
Elvis Costello and The Imposters are coming back for round two at this spring. They are also bringing back their very unique show that features “The Spectacular Spinning Songbook” that gives the fans a chance to spin a giant wheel with over 40 songs. Not only does this make every show set list different but it also includes plenty of rarities and covers you wouldn’t normally get...
Contest: Peter Murphy & She Wants Revenge @ Club...
Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy is teaming up to tour with L.A. locals She Wants Revenge. They will be making a couple local stop in town this week and you can see them when they play at Club Nokia on Wednesday, December 7th followed by a show at The Glass House on Friday, December 9th. Tickets are still available to purchase online through the link below, but if times are a little tough and you...
Bombay Bicycle Club Make Their Way To L.A.
Finally we can expect a visit by British band Bombay Bicycle Club to take place early next year as they head out on a new tour in support of their latest release “A Different Kind of Fix”. Bombay Bicycle Club have scheduled a show here in Los Angeles on Wednesday, February 15th at the El Rey Theatre. No word yet on who will be opening for BBC on their new tour.
Tickets for...
2nd Social Distortion Show Added
We got good news and we got bad news. The bad news is that if you waited too long to score your tickets to see Social Distortion at the Fox Theater Pomona on Friday, February 17th then you’re outta luck because that show sold out FAST. But the good news is that Social D knows hoe much demand there is to see them live that they have decided to add a second performance on Saturday, February...
What To Do Tonight in L.A. 12/5
Monday is here and there are a ton of free shows going on tonight. Head out for one of the many residencies taking place and enjoy some local up and comers. Take a look at our top picks below.
Rocco DeLuca, Daniel Lanois and Bleached will all be performing at Bardot tonight for It’s A School Night.
Light FM kicks off their residency at Silverlake Lounge along with Soft Pipes, Sabrosa...