If the world is going to end, why not celebrate with some awesome music…May 21st at The Roxy. The show features Queen Caveat, Hundred Days, Vanaprasta, and headlines Saint Motel.
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~ Kristen
I can’t believe it’s May already. Wasn’t it just Christmas/New Years? I swear, the years go faster the older I get. I’m sure there’s a whole lot more I could be saying to preface this week’s list of shows but I’m a tad fried from being out in the sun today. I also seem to be turning into a cold weather person the older I get…
Monday: Writer @ Soda Bar @9 $12
AND: Vivian Girls @ Casbah @9 $12
Tuesday: Rhett Miller @ Anthology @7 $15-$42
AND: James Blunt @ Humphreys @730 $45
Wednesday: Zack Berkman @ Lestats @9
Thursday: Jarrod Dickenson@ Lestats @9
AND: White Apple Tree @ Soda Bar @9 $10 adv/$12 day of
AND: The Pipettes @ Casbah @10 $12
Friday: Dead Feather Moon and Maren Parusel @ Eleven @9 $8
AND: Fleet Foxes @ Spreckles Theater
AND: The Loons @ Soda Bar @9 $7
AND: Chris Cornell @ Humphreys – Sold Out!
AND: Ghostland Observatory @ 4th & B
AND: Assemble the Skyline @ Epicentre @630 $8 adv/$10 day of
Saturday: The Raveonettes @ Belly Up @9 $18 adv/$20 day of
AND: J. Mascis and Black Heart Procession @ Casbah @9 $20
Sunday: Alexis Babini and Joe Brooks @ Lestats @9
Keep in Mind:
May 10th- The Greenhornes @ Casbah
May 11th- Bayside and Silverstein @ Soma @6 $18
May 11th- Mogwai @ Belly Up @9 $25
May 12th- Any Clockwise @ Soda Bar @9 $7
May 12th- Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ Casbah
May 12th- Crystal Castles @ Fluxx $25 adv
May 13th- TV on the Radio @ 4th and B
May 13th- Pinback @ Belly Up
May 15th- Shawn Mullins @ Anthology @8 $15-35
May 16th- Black Angels @ Belly Up
May 17th- Stephen Kellogg @ Anthology @730 $10-$32
May 21st- System of a Down @ Cricket Wireless Ampitheatre
May 27th- Transfer, Black Hondo, and Little Hurricane @ Casbah
June 1st- Cage the Elephant and Manchester Orchestra @ Soma @ 630 $20
June 8th- Adele @ Humphrey’s
June 11th- Airborne Toxic Event @ House of Blues
June 11th- Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae @ Del Mar Fair
June 17th- Switchfoot @ Del Mar Fair
June 19th- Panic! at the Disco @ House of Blues
June 22nd- Neon Trees @ Del Mar Fair
July 5th- Eddie Vedder @ Copley Symphony Hall
July 6th- Foster the People @ House of Blues $17.50
July 27th- Indigo Girls @ Humphrey’s
August 9th- Vans Warped Tour
Yes, there is a lot I could be saying right now, but my brain is fried from working all weekend, so I’m just going to jump to the point of this email. Lots of great shows this week. I hope to see everyone at The Roxy on Saturday for The Silent Comedy. This is a huge show for one of my favorite bands. Come support!
Monday: Xavier Rudd and Honeyhoney at The El Rey (7pm)
ALSO: Joe Firstman and Taylor Locke and The Roughs FREE at Silverlake Lounge (10,11)
ALSO: Battles at The Echoplex (9pm)
ALSO: Songwriters in the Round at Room 5 (9pm)
ALSO: Lady Danville FREE at The Getty (6pm)…part of College Night at The Getty Center http://www.getty.edu/education/college/center_collegenight_2011.html
Tuesday: Alberta Cross and Maxim Ludwig and the Santa Fe Seven at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Paris Carney at Room 5 (10pm)
ALSO: Red Circle Underground and The Mulhollands at Saint Rocke (8:30)
Weds: Tony Lucca and Justin Hopkins at The Hotel Cafe (9, 10)
ALSO: The Pipettes at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: Rhett Miller at Heritage Court at the Autry (8pm)
ALSO: Pint Shot Riot at The Mint (midnight)
ALSO: Chris Cornell at Ford Amphitheatre (7pm)
ALSO: James Blunt at The Wiltern (7pm)
Thursday: Amie Miriello at Molly Malone’s (9pm)
ALSO: Apex Manor and The New Division at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: Chris Cornell at Ford Amphitheatre (7pm)
Friday: Fat City Reprise FREE at O’Brien’s (10pm)
ALSO: Tristen and Ezra Furman & The Harpoons at The Satellite (9pm)
Saturday: The Silent Comedy at The Roxy (10pm)
ALSO: Fleet Foxes at The Hollywood Palladium (8pm)
ALSO: William Fitzsimmons and Satellite at The Hotel Cafe (8,10)
ALSO: Taylor Locke & The Roughs and The 88 at The Echo (6pm)
ALSO: Avi Buffalo FREE at The Getty (6pm)…part of Saturday’s Off the 405http://www.getty.edu/museum/programs/performances/saturdays_405.html
Sunday: I’m sure something will present itself
To Keep in Mind:
May 9th: KT Tunstall at The El Rey
May 14th: The Other Side of Morning CD Release
May 15th: Eisley at The Troubadour
May 20th: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe
May 21st: Saint Motel at The Roxy
May 27th: The Script at Club Nokia
May 27th-29th: Sasquatch Music Festival (Washington)
June 2nd: Manchester Orchestra at The Music Box
June 7th: Death Cab for Cutie and The Lonely Forest at The El Rey
June 9-12: Bonnaroo (TN)
June 13th: Florence and The Machine at The Greek Theater
June 15th: Augustana at The House of Blues Sunset
June 29th: Brooke Fraser at The Music Box
July 26th: The Indigo Girls at The Troubadour
July 28th: A Perfect Circle at Gibson Auditorium
August 12-14th: Outside Lands in San Francisco
August 18-20th: SSMF
September 22-24: Hotel Carolina (South Carolina)
~ Kristen
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I am pleased to see that my favorite Chicago band, Empires, has made it to Round 3 (of 4) of the Rolling Stone cover competition for unsigned bands. This is most exciting to me because it means they are one step closer to being at Bonnaroo (AKA when I could see them play again). I’m actually really happy with all of the bands that made it to round 3. You can download new songs from all four groups here.
Below are a couple Empires tunes. If you have a few seconds, please go to their page and rank them five stars!
~ Kristen
Since its release, I’ve been listening to a lot of Hugo’s Old Tyme Religion. It’s a great CD and I’ve been enjoying it…but driving into work the other day, my roommate and I made the decision that the general tone of the album was just too positive for our current state. Posing questions like “what in the world were you born to do” was just too much…
I needed to find a song that more accurately reflected my current outlook on life. I flipped through my Ipod until I landed on this song. Tracy Bonham’s “Mother Mother” fit so perfectly I put it on repeat. Tracy may scream “everything’s fine” but we all know what she really means. Plus, it’s highly cathartic to join in.
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I’ve seen The Veronicas do a version of this song live. Jess does a fine job with the screaming…
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~ Kristen
I hope everyone had a Happy Easter or a nice Sunday (for those of you that don’t celebrate). Mine wasn’t one of the best but I got back yesterday from a fun mini-tour with Endoxi up around the bay area. I am glad to be home and glad to check out some local tunes.
Monday: Little White Teeth @ Casbah @9 $10
AND: Republic of Letters and Family Wagon @ Soda Bar @9 $10
Tuesday: Agent Ribbons and Little Hurricane @ Soda Bar @9 $5
AND: The Builders and the Butchers @ Casbah @9 $12
AND: The Flowerthief @ House of Blues @& $FREE
Wednesday: Wendy Bailey and Echo Revolution @ Bar Pink @10
Thursday: Joe Purdy and Milk Carton Kids @ Belly Up @ 8 $15 adv/$17 day of
AND: Greg Laswell @ Anthology @930 $10-28
AND: Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ Casbah
Friday: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy @ Anthology
Saturday: The Heavy Guilt @ Tin Can Alehouse $7
AND: Kevin Martin @ Eleven @9 $8
Sunday: Rest
Keep in Mind:
May 2nd- TV on the Radio @ 4th & B
May 3rd- James Blunt @ Humphreys
May 6th- Ghostland Observatory @ 4th & B
May 6th- Chris Cornell @ Humphreys
May 6th- Fleet Foxes @ Spreckles Theater
May 7th- The Raveonettes @ Belly Up
May 11th- Bayside and Silverstein @ Soma @6 $18
May 12th- Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ Casbah
May 13th- Pinback @ Belly Up
May 16th- Black Angels @ Belly Up
May 21st- System of a Down @ Cricket Wireless Ampitheatre
May 27th- Transfer, Black Hondo, and Little Hurricane @ Casbah
June 1st- Cage the Elephant and Manchester Orchestra @ Soma @ 630 $20
June 8th- Adele @ Humphrey’s
June 11th- Airborne Toxic Event @ House of Blues
June 11th- Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae @ Del Mar Fair
June 17th- Switchfoot @ Del Mar Fair
June 19th- Panic! at the Disco @ House of Blues
June 22nd- Neon Trees @ Del Mar Fair
July 5th- Eddie Vedder @ Copley Symphony Hall
July 6th- Foster the People @ House of Blues
July 27th- Indigo Girls @ Humphrey’s
August 9th- Vans Warped Tour
SO full right now. So so very full. The annual Easter party was full of friends and food and eggs that now look like angry birds…what more could you want!?! Why music of course! I’m trying to clear some room in my stomach for the french fries that will hopefully accompany more friends and some awesome tunes at Saint Rocke tonight…assuming I will be able to move by then…
I will definitely be able to move by Monday night because I got my ticket for The Airborne Toxic Event at The Satellite the instant they went on sale (AKA wouldn’t miss it for the world). There are tons of great shows this week. I’m really looking forward to it. Hopefully my work schedule will permit me to partake!
Here’s my dream list:
Monday: Airborne Toxic Event at The Satellite (8:30)
ALSO: The Head & The Heart at The Troubadour (10:15)…unfortunately sold out…but if you don’t know this band from Seattle, you should
ALSO: Songwriters in the Round at Room 5 (9pm)
ALSO: The Chris Robinson Brotherhood at The Echoplex (8:30)
Tuesday: Madi Diaz and Joe Firstman at The Hotel Cafe (8,10)
ALSO: The Filthy Souls at The Piano Bar (midnight)
ALSO: Airborne Toxic Event at The Troubadour (10pm)
ALSO: Jonathan Clark and Satellite at Molly Malone’s (8,9)…last night of the residency!
ALSO: Alien Ant Farm, Finger Eleven, and Papa Roach at The House of Blues Sunset (8:30)
Weds: Joe Firstman at Saint Rocke (9:45)
ALSO: Andy Clockwise CD Release with George Stanford at The Troubadour (8:30)
ALSO: High Voltage Night at The Mint featuring Maren Parusel (8pm)
ALSO: The Ditty Bops at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: The Airborne Toxic Event at The El Rey (8pm)
Thursday: Purple Melon and Rival Sons FREE at Hard Rock Cafe (10,10:50)
ALSO: Little Hurricane at The Hotel Cafe (11pm)
ALSO: of Verona and The Canyons at Molly Malone’s (8,9)
ALSO: The White Buffalo at The Mint (10pm)
ALSO: The Airborne Toxic Event at The Music Box (9pm)
Friday: Queen Caveat at Bardot (11:30)
ALSO: Milk Carton Kids at Saint Rocke (10pm)
ALSO: Jenni Alpert and Rob Giles at The Hotel Cafe (7,9)
Saturday: Joe Purdy and The Milk Carton Kids at The Troubadour (9pm)
ALSO: Prohibition Rose and Inverse at The Viper Room (9, 9:50)
ALSO: The Boxer Rebellion at The Roxy (10pm)
Sunday: Thao & Mirah at The Troubadour (10pm)
ALSO: The White Buffalo at Saint Rocke (9pm)
To Keep in Mind:
May 2nd: Xavier Rudd at The El Rey
May 4th: The Pipettes at The Satellite
May 7th: The Silent Comedy at The Roxy
May 9th: KT Tunstall at The El Rey
May 14th: The Other Side of Morning CD Release
May 15th: Eisley at The Troubadour
May 20th: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe
May 21st: Saint Motel at The Roxy
May 27th: The Script at Club Nokia
May 27th-29th: Sasquatch Music Festival (Washington)
June 2nd: Manchester Orchestra at The Music Box
June 7th: Death Cab for Cutie and The Lonely Forest at The El Rey
June 9-12: Bonnaroo (TN)
June 13th: Florence and The Machine at The Greek Theater
June 15th: Augustana at The House of Blues Sunset
June 29th: Brooke Fraser at The Music Box
July 26th: The Indigo Girls at The Troubadour
July 28th: A Perfect Circle at Gibson Auditorium
August 12-14th: Outside Lands in San Francisco
August 18-20th: SSMF
September 22-24: Hotel Carolina (South Carolina)
~ Kristen
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