On Saturday, February 4th we here at Downtown Lobby are once again joining From the Hip for another edition of our monthly SpaceCommand party at Verdugo Bar (3408 Verdugo Rd Los Angeles 90065). The lineup of DJ’s for this months event include Our Name is Legion, Bass & Gently, myself and a special debut performance by LA beatmaker Silent Individual. We want you and all your friends to come out and to help spread word of our interstellar affair which is heald the first Saturday of every month. So what we’re offering is a chance to win a pair of tickets to some awesome upcoming shows at The Echo.
All you have to do is RSVP “Going” on the Facebook event HERE and leave the rest to us. We will choose and contact winners at random who will then be able to choose which show they want to go to from the list below. This is a 21+ event and early arrival is suggested. There will be another ticket giveaway in the coming week for those attending SpaceCommand so we hope to see you there.
RSVP: SpaceCommand at Verdugo Bar on 2/4
Fujiya & Miyagi’s Ankle Injuries
Twin Sister’s Bad Street
Com Truise’s Air Cal
Class Actress’ Love Me Like You Used To
Either you love her or hate her, butLana Del Rey has been receiving some major buzz within the past months ever since she uploaded her track “Video Games” online. Since then it seems that she has been on the fast track to stardom. First getting signed to Interscope, selling out shows within minutes and last weeks highly criticized SNL performance. Her debut album “Born To Die” is ready to be released this month on January 31st and to celebrate Lana Del Rey will play a free show in town. You can see her when she takes the stage at Amoeba Music in Hollywood on Tuesday, February 7th at 6pm.
This is a free show that is open to the public, so with that said early arrival is strongly suggested if you’re hoping to get a good spot. This show is going to reach capacity and the first 300 people who purchase the album starting on 1/31 will also be able to get in line for the signing after the show.
Idle Warship is the side project that includes hip hop artist Talib Kweli and soul singer Res. They released “Habits of The Heart” last November and are now planning to perform a free show in Hollywood on Wednesday, January 11th at Amoeba Music. The duo will also be playing at The Key Club later no that same night.
This is a free show and open to the public. The show starts at 6pm but early arrival is always suggested if you’re hoping to get a good spot. Stick around after the show and they will both be signing copies of their debut release. Tickets for Idle Warship at The Key Club are still available to purchase through Ticketfly and the link below.
After a much needed break, WE’RE BACK! This first post of 2012 will bring you 9, that’s right 9 free nights of live local music! Starting on Thursday, January 5th you can catch local favorites like Rumspringa, Light FM, Chasing Kings, NO, Voxhaul Broadcast and plenty more for free at The Satellite. Check out the full schedule and line up of shows below. These shows are all completely free to attend and most definately worth checking out, and since you’re saving so much money on tickets, you can now support your favorite acts and get some merch.
Justin Bua will be celebrating the release of his new art book “The Legends of Hip Hop” with a book signing at Amoeba Music in Hollywood on Thursday, November 17th starting at 6pm. The book features pioneers who have helped shape the world of hip hop. One of those pioneers is legendary turntablist DJ Q-Bert. He will also be at the book signing and will start a performance at 6pm to kick off the event. If you have yet to ever see Q-Bert do his thing with vinyl then I highly suggest you be here for this one. We also suggest that you arrive early to guarantee a good viewing spot for this free show.
Feist is already scheduled to perform at the Wiltern Theatre on Saturday, November 12th in support of her latest release “Metals”. But I got great news for those of us that are financially challenged at the moment. Feist will arrive in Los Angeles a little earlier to play a free mini-concert on Thursday, November 10th at 6:30 pm for a taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live. This is a free show and tickets are given out on a first come first served basis.
Tickets for her Wiltern show are still available to purchase through Live Nation for $35.00 plus any additional service fees. Don’t miss out on one of your two chances to catch Feist live this week!
We previously mentioned that Yelle will be coming back to Los Angeles for a show over at The Wiltern on Thursday, November 10th but we also know how muc hoyou guys love free shows, so here is some good news. Yelle will be performing at Amoeba Music in Hollywood for a free show on Wednesday, November 9th starting at 6pm. This is all ages and open to the public, but early arrival is strongly suggested.
Tickets are still available to purchase for The Wiltern show through Live Nation and are going for $25.00 plus any additional service fees. Now you have two chances to catch Yelle live this November!
DJ Shadow is one turntablist that always puts one a great live show. We previously mentioned that he will be bringing his “Live From The Shadowsphere” tour to Los Angeles on Sunday, October 23rd at The Music Box (We may even have tickets to giveaway for this, stay tuned). But it seems that DJ Shadow will be sticking around town for a little bit longer and has planned a free show on Monday, October 24th at Amoeba Music in Hollywood at 6pm. Following the performance DJ Shadow will also be signing copies of his new album “The Less You Know The Better”. Early arrival is suggested if you want to get a good spot for this show. Don’t miss out on this one!
