Monday, January 18, 2010
Thanks to Roman Candles for inviting us to help with Saturday's show. The band made their debut with electricity which was radical; Les Blanks played a bunch of new songs off the new record they just finished up which was radical; Le Switch played probably the most enjoyable rock set we've ever heard them do which was radicalacious; and Merry Christmas finished off the night by punching everyone in the mouth with a crushing anthem punk set which was, yup, radical. Thanks to everyone who came out and to L'KEG for making things cozy.
Tonight, hit up some Monday residencies why don't cha? Elswhere, Buddyhead hosts a huge lineup at the Hotel Cafe with Hocus Pocus, Slang Chickens, Mini Mansions, and Hot Rats DJing. Deep Sea Diver opens for Spoon at El Cid. Lola Loshkey, S. Pineda, Geoff Geis, and Drew Denny at Tribal. Run Run Run, Purple Melon, and others at Viper. Knight Rider, Penny Sledge, The Symbolick Jews, and The Deepsea Goes at pehrspace. The Downtown Train and Kamikaze Red at Crane's. Tiff Jimber, Michelle Lewis, and others at Dakota. And Victor Wooten continues his residency at the Catalina Bar & Grill. We got our asses totally funked by him at NAMM over the weekend... Tuesday, Olin & the Moon and Dusty Rhodes and The River Band team up at The Echo. Moses Campbell, Penny Sledge, and others at The Smell. Pepper Rabbit, Boomsnake,and Gamble House at the Bootleg. Rachael Cantu, Kim Divine, Samatha Stollenwerck and others at the Hotel Cafe. Aziz Ansari at g'net. Superhumanoids, White Arrows, Hi Ho Silver Oh, TFFW'z at L'KEG. The Karabal Nightlife, Where Astronauts Go To Hide, and other sat the Silverlake Lounge. Lemon Sun opens for The Hot Rats at Spaceland. Jamie Drake at Crane's. Dva Damas, Bellhaunts, and Wild Pink Horse at The Prospector... Wednesday, The Ettes return to town with The Blood Arm at The Echo. Har Mar Superstar headlines Club NME at Spaceland. Jel, Odd Nosdam, and Free The Robots at The Airliner. Spring Summer, Aska, Ben and Bruno, and Aaron Beckum at The Standard. Japanese Motors opens for The Black Lips at Detroit Bar. Ghost Town Jenny, Matt Kollar and the Angry Mob, and Timmy Red at The Que Sera. And Suki Ewers continues her residency at Taix... Thursday, The Idaho Falls celebrates the long-awaited release of The Spark at Spaceland with Red Cortez and Old Californio. Music Go Music and Wounded Lion at The Echo. The Californian, Maus Haus, Melanoid, Pomegranate at the Silverlake Lounge. Bigbang, Persephone’s Bees, Annie Stela, and Terra Naomi at the Roxy. Lemon Sun opens for The Hot Rats at the Troubadour. Nina Storey, Joe Firstman, The Herafter, and Luce at the Hotel Cafe. Fantastica Bastidas, M31, The Cigarette Bums, and Peg Leg Love at The Smell. Jes Hudak and The Powerups at Cafe Muse. Benny Page, Clutch, and Pablo Hassan at Respect. Felt Drawings, Former Ghosts, Amir Coyle, and Nicole Kidman at New Space. Hawnay Troof, Red Hot Thilly Peppers, Narwhalz, Shams, and others at Women.
Happy belated birthdays over the weekend to Rebecca Coleman (Avi Buffalo) and Jon Hershfield. Celebrating birthdays this week: Suzanne Santo (HoneyHoney), Rainn Wilson, and our ex-girlfriend Chan Marshall. Also, Janis Joplin would have been 67 this week. This year marks the 30th anniversary of her untimely passing.
Pictured above is of course the one and only Becky Stark who hosted her first annual Miracle afternoon musical party on Sunday featuring some of L.A.'s most cherished singer-songwriters. It was the perfect show for a quiet rainy afternoon.
