Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 3/18-3/24

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Amanda

SXSW is officially over although I think we might be catching one last show at Stubb’s tonight. I’m happy to have had the morning and afternoon off. I don’t know how Kristen can go non-stop but this old gal needs a rest sometimes. If you’re lucky you can catch some SXSW acts as they continue on their tour like Atlas Genius (on tour with Imagine Dragons and Nico Vega), The Joy Formidable, Bob Schneider, and Ivan and Aloysha.

Monday: Imagine Dragons, Nico Vega, Atlas Genius @ House of Blues at 7:30pm
AND: Josh Ritter and Lake Street Drive @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Ivan and Aloysha @ Soda Bar at 8:30pm

Tuesday: The Joy Formidable @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Matt Costa @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: The Specials and Little Hurricane @ House of Blues at 8:30pm
AND: Sundrop Electric @ Tin Can Alehouse at 9pm

Wednesday: Andrew McMahon and Barcelona @ House of Blues at 7:30pm
AND: Cheers Elephant, The Fixtures, and Adult Fiction @ Ruby Room at 9pm
AND: The Bright Light Social Hour @ Casbah at 9pm

Thursday: Wavves, FIDLAR @ Casbah at 9pm

Friday: Get Back Loretta and Jackson Price @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: John Meeks, Low Volts, The Donkeys @ Soda Bar at 8:30pm
AND: Bob Schneider @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: Pennywise @ House of Blues at 7pm

Saturday: Relax

Sunday: Relax

Keep in Mind:
March 26th- Mika @ Belly Up
March 28th- Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds @ Griffin
March 30th- The Airborne Toxic Event @ House of Blues
April 4th- Soul Asylum @ Belly Up
April 5th- Kopeckey Family Band @ Soda Bar
April 6th- William Beckett @ House of Blues Side Stage
April 11th- Ben Howard @ Belly Up
April 12th-14th- Coachella
April 15th- The Neighbourhood @ Porter’s Pub
April 16th- Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds @ Balboa Theater
April 16th- Alt- J @ Belly Up
April 17th- Alex Clare @ House of Blues
April 19th-21st- Coachella
April 22nd- The Gaslight Anthem @ Belly Up
April 23rd- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ House of Blues
April 24th- Chappo @ Soda Bar
April 26th- Transfer, Dead Feather Moon, Grand Tarantula @ Belly Up
April 26th- Alkaline Trio @ House of Blues
May 1st- The Killers @ Honda Center
May 4th- Crash Kings, Chris Wilson and Planet Earth @ Griffin
May 10th/11th- Mayday Parade, You Me At Six @ Soma
May 12th- The Milk Carton Kids @ Belly Up
May 22nd- Bloc Party @ House of Blues
May 25th- Cold War Kids @ Belly Up
May 27th- Cold War Kids @ Belly Up
May 29th- !!! @ Casbah
June 1st- Imagine Dragons @ SDSU Open Air Theater
June 16th- They Might Be Giants @ Belly Up
June 21st- She and Him @ SDSU Open Air Theater
September 6th- Dave Matthews Band @ Cricket Wireless
September 22nd- Depeche Mode @ Sleep Train Amiptheatre

New Music Tuesday 2/12/13 Featuring The Stone Foxes

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Kristen

The Stone Foxes – Small Fires

All hail The Stone Foxes, a fearsome foursome from SF whose album, Small Fires, comes out today. If you’re a fan of bluesy rock with a hint of face-melting guitar, this album is for you. If you favor songs that simmer for a bit before coming to boil, this album is for you. If you don’t like movin’ and groovin’ (or at least foot tappin’), then maybe you shouldn’t bother with this album as its tunes are the type that infect. The infection can be slow, but before you know it you WILL be bobbing you head and you will get odd looks from your co-workers (okay, maybe that last one is just me).

For a taste, here’s the video for the first single off Small Fires, “Everybody Knows”

More Top Picks from Recent Releases:

I’m behind on my music acquiring/listening, but that doesn’t mean you need to be…

Frightened Rabbit – Pedestrian Verse

I haven’t heard this album in its entirety, but I love this band so I’m sure it will be a must-have for my collection.

The Shadowboxers– Red Room

I recently discovered this Atlanta-based band, but I liked them so much their track “Sidewalk” made it on my 2012 Mix B-Sides. A couple weeks ago, they released an album, Red Room. I still need to dig into the album, but it’s near the top of my queue.

Other recent releases to look into:

Matt Costa- Matt Costa http://mattcosta.com/
The Bolts – Wait Til We’re Young http://www.theboltsmusic.com/The_Bolts/Home.html
Various Artists – Bombshell: The New Marilyn Musical from Smash
Josh Groban – All That Echoes http://www.joshgroban.com/allthatechoes
Nightlands – Oak Island http://www.theshadowboxers.com/
He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister – Nobody Dances in This Town http://www.hesmybrothershesmysister.com/
Blue Sky Riders – Finally Home http://blueskyridersband.com/

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 2/4-2/10

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Kristen

One of my action items today is to plan out my February. As far as shows go, it’s going to be tricky because my oh my February is a busy month for must see residencies. On Mondays we’ve got A House for Lions, The Mowgli’s, AND Wires in the Walls all playing free shows at The Echoplex, The Satellite, and Silverlake Louge respectively. Then on Wednesdays we have Sir Sly at The Echo and Warner Drive at The Viper Room and each Saturday you can find We Were Indians (formally Indians) downtown at Casey’s Irish Bar and Sweetwater & The Satisfaction at The Hotel Cafe. I need to decide what week I’m going to go to what venue now so that I can be sure I see everyone and not become paralyzed with options. It’s so easy to say “oh, I’ll catch them next week” when it comes to these residencies…

Whatever you end up doing today and for the rest of the week, I hope you’re having a blast. To help you in that endeavor, here are my musical recommendations:

Monday: The Young Roman’s at Central SAPC (8pm)
ALSO: The Mowgli’s and Of Verona FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: A House for Lions with Olin and The Moon and The Steelwells FREE at The Echoplex (9pm)
ALSO: Wires in the Walls FREE at Silverlake Lounge (10:30)
ALSO: It’s A School Night at Bardot featuring Lewis Watson and Matt Costa (8pm)…FREE with RSVP http://www.itsaschoolnight.com/losangeles/
ALSO: Deadly Birds at The Viper Room (11pm)
ALSO: Judy Collins in Conversation with Stephen Stills at The Saban Theatre (7:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday FREE at Room 5 (8pm)

Tuesday: Kris Allen and Jake Newton at The Hotel Cafe (8, 9:30)
ALSO: Chi McClean and Brendan Hines at Room 5 (9, 10)
ALSO: Solwave at Silverlake Lounge (10pm)
ALSO: Beachwood Tuesdays at The Piano Bar featuring Escondido (9pm)

Weds: Queen Caveat FREE at The Studio (10pm)
ALSO: Sir Sly and Kitten FREE at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: Warner Drive and Deluka at The Viper Room (10, ?)
ALSO: Kris Allen at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)

Thursday: Parade of Lights at The Viper Room (10pm)
ALSO: Holly Conlan and Hey Ocean! At Bootleg Bar (10,11)
ALSO: The Grammy Foundation’s Play It Forward Event at The Saban Theatre featuring Ed Sheeran, LP, Leann Rimes, Emmylou Harris, etc. (7:30)

Friday: Jesse Thomas at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: The Stone Foxes at The El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Slim Cessnar’s Auto Club at The Viper Room (11pm)

Saturday: We Were Indians at Casey’s Irish Bar Downtown (11:30)
ALSO: The Stone Foxes at The El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: The Other Side of Morning at Universal Bar and Grill (7:30)
ALSO: Nonpoint at The Roxy (8:15)
ALSO: Sweetwater & The Satisfaction at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Ed Sheeran at Hollywood Palladium (6pm)
ALSO: Ellie Goulding at The Wiltern (8pm)

Sunday: The Ragged Jubilee at The Viper Room (8pm)

To Keep in Mind:
Feb. 12^th: Ellie Goulding at Hollywood Palladium
Feb. 13^th: Papa Roach at Club Nokia
Feb. 13^th: Dear Boy at The Troubadour
Feb. 16^th: Pink with The Hives at The Staples Center
Feb. 17^th: Ed Sheeran at Nokia Theatre LA Live
Feb. 20^st: twenty one pilots at The Troubadour
Feb. 21^st: The Shakers at The Roxy
Feb. 26^th: Anberlin at The House of Blues Sunset
Feb. 28^th: Matthew Perryman Jones at Bootleg Bar
Feb. 28^th: Jukebox the Ghost at The Echo
March 5^th: Marcus Foster at The Troubadour
March 5^th: Mother Mother at The Viper Room
March 7^th: Youngblood Hawke at The Troubadour
March 7,8,9: Buckcherry at The Viper Room
March 8^th: Boy at The Troubadour
March 12^th: CHVRCHES at The Echo
March 13^th: Frightened Rabbit at The Music Box
March 15^th: Anais Mitchell at McCabe’s
March 19^th: Ivan & Alyosha at The Echo
March 19^th: Everything Everything at The Roxy
March 20^th: Nico Vega, Atlas Genius, and Imagine Dragons at The Wiltern
March 20^th: Charlotte Church at The Troubadour
March 24^th: Janis Ian at McCabe’s
April 20^th: Tyrone Wells and Wakey!Wakey! at The Troubadour
April 23^rd: The Revival Tour at The El Rey
May 18-19^th: Overture Con at The Mint
June 1^st: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at The Wiltern
August 19^th/20^th: Ed Sheeran at The Staples Center

~ Kristen

http://www.localmusicnation.net/

https://twitter.com/_localmusicnat

http://www.facebook.com/localmusicnation

Amanda’s Show Calendar 10/5-10/10

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Amanda

As promised, here is your SD show calendar for this week. We got some good ones! I’m so bummed I won’t be in town. Please go out and enjoy the festivities for me!

Tuesday: Hotel St. George and New Mexico @ The Casbah @930 $7
AND: Liz Phair @ The Belly Up @8 $25
AND: Peter Wolf @ Anthology @730 $27
AND: Stealing Love Jones @ True North Tavern @9 $?
AND: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers @ Cricket Wireless @730 $-Sold Out but you might get lucky on Craigslist

Wednesday: White Apple Tree @ The Belly Up @9 $8
AND: Centerlight Pop @ Bar Pink @10 $FREE
AND: Reverend Payton’s Big Damn Band @ The Casbah @930 $10
AND: Stealing Love Jones @ The Office @9 $?

Thursday: Matt Costa @ The Casbah @9 $15

Friday: Yesterday Magazine 2nd Issue Release Party @ Ruby Room feat: Dynamite Walls and The Silent Comedy @9 $10
AND: Scribe Amidst the Lions @ Soda Bar @9 $6
AND: The Paddle Boat @ The Casbah @9 $10 adv/$12 day of

Saturday: Yesterday Magazine 2nd Issue Release Party @ Ruby Room feat: Endoxi, Get Back Loretta, and The Paddle Boat @9 $10
AND: Josh Damigo @ Lestats
AND: Jack Johnson @ Cricket Wireless @730 $45-$65

Sunday: Matt Hires @ Anthology @730 $10-$14

Keep in Mind:

October 12th- Gogol Bordello @ Belly Up- Sold Out (but you might get lucky on Craigslist)
October 13th- Hot Chip @ House of Blues SD
October 14th- Frightened Rabbit @ House of Blues San Diego
October 14th- Motion City Soundtrack @ Soma @6 $20
October 16th- Maroon 5 and One Republic @ Viejas @7 $-Prices Vary
October 21st- Interpol @Soma @7 $25
October 22nd- Flyleaf @ House of Blues San Diego
October 26th- Nico Vega @ The Casbah $8
October 26th- Stone Temple Pilots @ Viejas Arena @7 $- Prices Vary
October 29th- Portugal. The Man @ House of Blues San Diego
October 31st- 91X Boos Cruise feat: The Nervous Wreckords and Dynamite Walls
October 31st- The Burning of Rome & Weatherbox @ The Casbah $10 adv/$12 day of
November 5th- White Apple Tree @ The Casbah @930 $8
October 5th- Ghostland Observatory @ 4th & B
October 6th- FM 94.9 Presents- Dr. Dog @ The Belly Up
November 14th-Blonde Redhead- House of Blues San Diego
November 16th- Mayday Parade @ House of Blues SD
November 18th- Get Back Loretta @ The Casbah @10 $8
December 2nd-The Dead Kennedys- House of Blues San Diego

It’s a School Night: Everest and Lemon Sun

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Kristen

Giving Room 5’s Songwriters in the Round some competition for my favorite Monday night activity would surely be the It’s a School Night events at Bardot. Bardot is this lovely club located above The Avalon in Hollywood…worth going to check out the decor alone. Every Monday night the club plays host to a couple amazing bands; up and comers like Carney, The Rescues, Madi Diaz and occassionally some pretty major acts like Ben Folds and next week’s guest Curt Smith (of Tears for Fears). And did I mention all of this is FREE?

The catch? Acts aren’t always announced very far in advance. Also, the events are generally RSVP only and with major acts like Ben Folds, get there early or there will be a line down the street! Fortunately, all you need to do is check the it’s a school night website and get on the mailing list then RSVP and you’ve got an in past the velvet ropes (yes, there actually is a velvet rope)!

Last night, I ventured to Bardot to see Everest and Lemon Sun. Everest has been on my list of bands to see for awhile now and they certainly did not disappoint. Be sure to catch them out on tour with Guster and then Matt Costa. They put on a fantastic live show:

Lemon Sun, as usual, gave us a rockin’ set…even with a drummer they’d never played with before. However, the dance party was cut short when the cops showed up. I’m guessing there were some noise complaints… The band insisted on busting out one more song before giving in to the authorities:

All in all a good evening. Next week: Curt Smith and Angela McCluskey. It was also mentioned that sometime in October, Fran Healy (of Travis) will be making an appearance on a school night… To give you a tiny idea of what this means to me, I’ll just say that the Travis tune “Why Does It Always Rain on Me?” was my theme song for many many years…

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 2/4-2/10

Posted on 8 Hours Ago by Kristen

Happy Super Bowl Sunday! If you know me, you may find it odd that I am recognizing the event because I quite dislike football. Not just in the casual way, but I find myself getting inexplicably, and perhaps irrationally angry when I am in a room with people sitting around watching football (don’t ask, because honestly I don’t know why). But Super Bowl Sunday is great because while everyone else seems to be pressing pause on their lives, I keep going and actually feel like I’m getting ahead for once instead of barely keeping up.
One of my action items today is to plan out my February. As far as shows go, it’s going to be tricky because my oh my February is a busy month for must see residencies. On Mondays we’ve got A House for Lions, The Mowgli’s, AND Wires in the Walls all playing free shows at The Echoplex, The Satellite, and Silverlake Louge respectively. Then on Wednesdays we have Sir Sly at The Echo and Warner Drive at The Viper Room and each Saturday you can find We Were Indians (formally Indians) downtown at Casey’s Irish Bar and Sweetwater & The Satisfaction at The Hotel Cafe. I need to decide what week I’m going to go to what venue now so that I can be sure I see everyone and not become paralyzed with options. It’s so easy to say “oh, I’ll catch them next week” when it comes to these residencies…

Whatever you end up doing today and for the rest of the week, I hope you’re having a blast. To help you in that endeavor, here are my musical recommendations:

Weds: Queen Caveat FREE at The Studio (10pm)
ALSO: Sir Sly and Kitten FREE at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: Warner Drive and Deluka at The Viper Room (10, ?)
ALSO: Kris Allen at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)

Friday: Jesse Thomas at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: The Stone Foxes at The El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Slim Cessnar’s Auto Club at The Viper Room (11pm)

Sunday: The Ragged Jubilee at The Viper Room (8pm)