Friday, May 15, 2009
Quick rundown of events this past week... Juliette Commagere is a warm, funny, and wonderfully talented lady, but for whatever reason The Echo crowd on Monday was unconscious to any of this... Tuesday, chalk two straight great shows for Avi Buffalo's residency at The Echo. The duet was especially a nice touch... Wednesday, an industry showcase for the newest face of hip-hop Rob Boy at On the Rox was coupled with a stop at the Silverlake Lounge for an early electronic pop set by Firs and a late night death/black metal finale at The Scene for Lightning Swords of Death, Velnias, and Black Math Horseman... Thursday, plans of seeing all three thousands shows downtown was pretty much nixed in favor for just the Regent for another other-worldly performance by Edward Sharpe, We Are the World, and the triumphant return of Amnion (first show in nearly six months). Yes, that's Edward Sharpe above saying hi to the crowd (and, yes, that's the infamous Mathew Adam Ward in his usual state of bliss). And we should mention that we had tickets (tickets, plural) for the Troubadour show with Afternoons and friends but we just couldn't pull ourselves away from the Sharpe. Maybe that's where the Magnetic part of their name comes from.
And that was the week that was... On to the weekend, shall we?
Listen up for familyblankets on "Demolisten" at around 7pm. Amateurs celebrate the release of their new EP "If We Dare Win" at Spaceland (they also play tomorrow afternoon at Origami). Van Hunt celebrates the release of his new record Use In Case Of Emergency at Zanzibar. Jessica Fichot, UNA and others at El Cid. Jon Brion at g'net. Land of Ill Earthquakes return to the scene with a record release show at pehrspace. Mikki and the Mauses and NON+ at Show Cave. Rob Roy at The Standard. Halloween Swim Team, Dylan Doren and others at L'KEG. And ARP, Teen Wolf Too and others at Echo Curio.
Saturday, Giant Drag plays their first show in nearly a century at the Troubadour. O+S at the Bootleg Theatre. Cosio celebrates the release of their new record The Cacophonist at The Bordello. Dirt Dress celebrates a record of their own at pehrspace. The Blanks at g'net. The Crabs (featuring members of Ozma and Teaneck) perform their first and last show at the Knitting Factory doing a tribute to Weezer's Green album. The Voyeurs play HM157. Free Moral Agents, Thavius Beck, and Nobody at The Prospector. And Silversun Pickups, Airborne Toxic Event, Weezer, and others do that KROQ thing down in Irvine.
On Sunday, Ceci Bastida plays the Air Conditioned Lounge. Foot Village, Total Bros., and others at L'KEG. Ovideo, Monster, and others at Echo Curio. And UV Lights, Dirt Dress, and others at The Que Sera.
Full listing here.
