Friday, October 02, 2009
Everyone who isn't sick from this flu bug that's going around will probably be sick by the end of this weekend as there are entirely too many possible ways to catch something with all the events going on. You might want to face mask it the next couple of days...
Tonight, Los Duggans are Demolisten's special guests. Later, Dublab celebrates their 10th anniversary with a special screening of rarely seen music videos at the Downtown Independent Theater. Geggy Tah opens for Amadou & Mariam at the Music Box. Brian Wright, The Idyllists, Carla Werner, and others at the Hotel Cafe. Republic of Letters, Golden State, and others at Silver Factory. The Crabs at the Knitting Factory. the1921a, Frank Fairfield, and Sunny War at McCabe's. Captain Ahab, John Carpenter, and others at Juanita's. Jon Brion at g'net. Shelley Short, Alexis Gideon, Erin Muir, and Queen Victoria at Echo Curio. Whitman, Clark 8, and others at Women. Alex Cuba celebrates the release of his new record at The Mint with RES and the amazing Sunny War. And Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps at the Bootleg. Oh, and this new buzz singer-songwriter fella Thom Yorke plays Echoplex.
Saturday is most definitely the busiest day of the month with the return of Eagle Rock Music Festival, Manimal Festival, and part deux of Longhair Illuminati Art & Music Festival being the day's most prized events. Elsewhere, Holly Conlan celebrates the release of her new record Fascinator at the Hotel Cafe. You Me & Iowa plays their last show ever (?) at Spaceland with Radars to the Sky and others. Tom Brosseau & Correatown open for Elvis Perkins at the Troubadour. Mellowdrone opens for New Model Army and Modwheelmood at the Knitting Factory. CMG and the We Are the Night record pre-release show at Echo Curio. White Leopards, Bestial Mouths, Italic Indian, and Animals on Coke at L'KEG. La Santa Cecilia opens for Anda at Mal's Bar. Pollyn, Big Moves, and Vanaprasta at the Roxy. There's also a Johnny Ramone Tribute at Hollywood Forever and Jolie Holland, Marianne Faithfull, Ming & Ping, Ida Maria and many others are in town on tour.
Sunday, Quazar and the Bamboozled and The Damselles play and afternoon show for the kids at The Echo. Lucky Dragons opens the first of two shows at the Orpheum for Thom Yorke. Shane Alexander, George Sarah, and others open for Tina Dico at the Roxy. Gil Scott-Heron at the El Rey. Dusty Rhodes and the River Band, Yellow Red Sparks, and Olin and the Moon at Alex's Bar. Devon Williams, Sad Horse, and others at Echo Curio. Ingrid Michaelson does an in-store at Fingerprints. Marina V., Billie Myers, and others at the Hotel Cafe. And a special benefit show at g'net with The Scrantones.
Full calendar listing here.
Have a good weekend, friends.
The Idyllists - "You're Going To Break My Heart Someday" (MP3)
Les Shelleys (Tom Brosseau & Angela Correa) - "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" (Les Paul & Mary Ford cover) (MP3)
