Friday, December 04, 2009
Excellent shows this past week. Congrats to Hi Ho Silver Oh on the release of their new record on Tuesday at El Cid (which was so crowded we were relegated to the corner in which we took the above picture). See them on 12/16 at the Bootleg on the very well-stacked lineup of The Good Listeners, The Sonus Quartet and Penelope Fortier.
On to the weekend before us, which should have quite few scenesters at a loss on where to go given the amount of prime select Grade A choices...
Listen up for Whitman on Demolisten tonight. Later, The Airborne Toxic Event go big at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Todd Rundgren at the Orpheum. Camp Freddy at the Roxy. Peter Case at McCabe's. Hecuba opens for Little Dragon the El Rey. The Shys, Castledoor, and The Black Hollies at The Echo. Abe Vigoda, Former Ghosts, and Surfer Blood open for Cold Cave at the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock. Family of the Year and The Sweet Hurt open for Fink at Spaceland. NOFX at the Fox Pomona. Jon Brion at g'net. Los Pinguos and Very Be Careful at The Mint. Randy Coleman, Shane Alexander and others at the Hotel Cafe. Bobb Bruno and others at The Smell. Big Whup, Cobra Lilies, So Many Wizards, and Watercolor Paintings at Echo Curio. Missincinatti, EFFT, and others at pehrspace. I See Hawks in LA at Cinema Bar. Peg Leg Love, The Crystelles, and others at L'KEG. And Tijuana Panthers, Cobalt Cranes, and others open for The Fresh & Onlys at Five Star Bar.
Saturday, The 88 and The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra play for the kids at The Echo (1pm). Space 15 Twenty celebrates their one year anniversary with music and sales galore all day. The Hotel Cafe hosts Rockdrive 2009 benefiting local non-profit organizations featuring performances by Chris Pierce, Keaton Simons, and many others. Sara Watkins and Tom Brosseau at g'net. Zero Film Festival continues with music by Restavrant, Love Grenades, Voxhaul Broadcast, Olin & the Moon, and others. FMLY is doing another Test Ride in Santa Monica with band performances along the way by Kid Infinity, Manicorn, and many others. Chuck Dukowsky Sextet, Insects vs. Robots, and othes at Echo Curio. PROTECTME, David Scott Stone, TEARIST, and others at The Smell. The Damselles at Casey's. White Arrows open for Stellastarr* at Spaceland. Emily Lacy begins her residency at LACMA. Tom Morello at the Actors' Gang. KRS-ONE at the Roxy. Los Hollywood, Salt Petal, and others at Juanita's. And WinterFresh 2009 at Pico River Sports Arena.
Sunday, Brian Wilson, Dave Alvin, The Living Sisters, and Harper Simon at the Walt Disney Concert Hall is weekend's big must-go with tickets reasonably priced. Elsewhere, Modern Time Machines, Wrong Way Driver, and others at All Star Lanes. Tenlons Fort, Chin Up, Meriwether!, and others at Echo Curio. Nite Jewel opens for Cold Cave at The Echo with a DJ set by Tim Burgess. Mack Winson & the Reflections open for Tamaryn and Veil Veil Vanish at the Bootleg. Puppies and Kittens, Julie the Band, and others at Spaceland. And Alaskan Summer, Jo Krasevich, and others at the Hotel Cafe.
Complete calendar listing here.
