Sunday 10.24.10: GOLD MOTEL / MICHAEL RUNION / FAMILY OF THE YEAR @ echo

GOLD MOTEL || LISTEN || WATCH

GOLD MOTEL doesn’t exist, but if it did, you’d find it on a winding road somewhere in the sun-drenched hills of Southern California. Singer-songwriter Greta Morgan wrote her first song at age three and never stopped, cutting her teeth in the music business and honing her chops as a driving creative force of the Chicago jangle-pop act The Hush Sound. After four years, three albums and a relentless touring schedule that included shows to devoted fans on three continents, Greta packed up her guitar, her piano, and her record collection and headed to Southern California to write the songs which would become her solo endeavor.

Gold Motel represents the evolution of a musical identity that hearkens back to pop’s crowning achievements: the dreamy energy of The Kinks, the quickwitted lyrical dexterity of Elvis Costello, the unassuming sophistication of a Beach Boys melody, light as air and deep as the Pacific. The youthful energy and sheer joy of Greta’s work is captured on the Gold Motel EP, recorded with friend Dan Duzsynzski (of the band This Is Me Smiling). Until then, old and new fans alike can catch Greta at live performances throughout the US, where she charms and beguiles with all the talent and soul of a singer in the lobby of a gilded motel.

with:
MICHAEL RUNION || LISTEN
FAMILY OF THE YEAR || LISTEN

6pm / $8 Advance, $10 day of show / all ages

Sunday 10.10.10: GRAND OLE ECHO @ echo

FMI: Grand Ole Echo on Myspace

5:00pm / FREE / All Ages

Sunday 10.03.10: GRAND OLE ECHO @ echo

FMI: Grand Ole Echo on Myspace

5:00pm / FREE / All Ages

Sunday 09.26.10: GRAND OLE ECHO @ echo

FMI: Grand Ole Echo on Myspace

5:00pm / FREE / All Ages

Sunday 09.19.10: GRAND OLE ECHO @ echo

FMI: Grand Ole Echo on Myspace

5:00pm / FREE / All Ages

Sunday 09.12.10: GRAND OLE ECHO with KINGSIZEMAYBE / THE RUNNING KIND / GENTLEMEN FARMERS / SKIP HELLER @ echo

with:
Kingsizemaybe
The Running Kind
Gentlemen Farmers
Skip Heller

FMI: Grand Ole Echo on Myspace

5:00pm / FREE / All Ages

Wednesday 09.01.10: THE SPRING STANDARDS @ echo

THE SPRING STANDARDS || Listen || Watch

With an emphasis on three-part harmony and a variety of instrumental switching, The Spring Standards are an energetic force of three-part harmony circling over a rock n’ roll sound with an old country aftertaste. They take a drum kit and break it up among the three of them, and then they set up along the front of the stage. Whoever’s playing bass is also stepping on a kick drum. whoever’s playing guitar is also stepping on the high hat…in the middle stands Heather, switching between melodica, keys, glockenspiel and snare drum. Yet even with all this going on, their harmonies are astounding. Their range and energy make each live show a unique event.

7:30pm / $7 / all ages

Sunday 08.29.10: GRAND OLE ECHO with OLD CALIFORNIO / ANNY CELSI AND NELSON BRAGG / PAPERPLANES / SMITH AND WESSON @ echo

with:
Old Californio
Wearing the rootsy, organic heart of California on their sleeves, from bucolic harmonies to the traditional country song lines as aired on album opener “Mother Road”, a sense of freedom, one quite possibly inborn in bands of this geographical ilk, has allowed them to faithfully blend a definite sense of time and place (circa ’71 should do it) with a uniqWearing the rootsy, organic heart of California on their sleeves, from bucolic harmonies to the traditional country song lines as aired on album opener “Mother Road”, a sense of freedom, one quite possibly inborn in bands of this geographical ilk, has allowed them to faithfully blend a definite sense of time and place (circa ’71 should do it) with a unique approach to what the music of that era means to them personally.” – Richard S. Jones, Shindig!a

Anny Celsi & Nelson Bragg
To record her followup album, Tangle-Free World, Anny collaborated with Nelson Bragg, an in-demand drummer, percussionist and vocalist, whose own debut CD Day Into Night had recently established him as a formidable producer and arranger as well. Bragg, who plays with Brian Wilson’s band (he was featured on Wilson’s “Smile” and “Lucky Old Sun” albums), brought to the studio bandmates Nick Walusko, Probyn Gregory (also of the Wondermints), Scott Bennett and Brett Simons. Also contributing to album are Evie Sands, Carl Byron, Amy Farris, Adam Marsland, Robbie Rist, Phil Parlapiano and Anny’s son, Ivan Pyzow.

Paperplanes
Paperplanes can make Long Beach feel like Lubbock” – OC Weekly.

Based in Long Beach, Paperplanes have been crafting their songs in studios and stages for over a decade. What originated as a lo-fi songwriting vehicle, has worked its way to being one of Los Angeles’s most acclaimed country rock bands.

“Paperplanes, who put out one of the best country albums in the county last year.”- LA RECORD

Smith and Wesson

FMI: Grand Ole Echo on Myspace

5:00pm / FREE / All Ages

Wednesday 09.22.10: WHAT LAURA SAYS / SKYBOX @ echo

What Laura Says || Listen || Watch

If you’ve heard of What Laura Says at all, it’s most likely due to the fact that they’re on Terpsikhore Records—a label run by Annuals bassist Mike Robinson. Either that, or perhaps you’ve seen them play acoustically in their native Arizona back in the day. Nowadays, their acoustic days are long gone, focusing instead on tightly coiled guitars (“Training”) and psychedelic vocals reminiscent of Akron/Family on their second full length album, Bloom Cheek. Although they’ve already shared stages with the likes of Lou Reed, My Morning Jacket, and Yo La Tengo, What Laura Says is still carving out their own sound. On Bloom Cheek, they wear their influences out on their sleeves. Maybe in a few albums from now, they’ll learn to roll their sleeves up and not be so outright in emulating their peers. – Pop Matters

With:
Skybox || Listen

7pm / $8 / all ages

Thursday 09.30.10: JUKEBOX THE GHOST / HOORAY FOR EARTH / AB AND THE SEA @ echo

Jukebox the Ghost || Listen || Watch

Jukebox The Ghost are three friends, Ben Thornewill on piano, Tommy Siegel on guitar and Jesse Kristin on rhythm. Bouncing out of Washington D.C. two years ago, Jukebox The Ghost purvey classic ebony and ivory pop, flavoured with their own brand of quirky lyrics and inventive song writing. Since the bands birth they have been writing and touring non stop, determined to bring their music to the masses the good old fashioned way; by doing everything themselves. It seems to have paid off; Jukebox The Ghost can boast ‘Let Live and Let Ghosts’, various EP’s and singles, and a second album well on its way. Plus, over 250 shows world-wide, with the likes of Ben Folds, Tokyo Police Club, Ra Ra Riot, Jenny Owen Youngs and more.

Written in equal parts by band members Ben Thornewill and Tommy Siegel, produced by Ted Comerford, ‘Let Live and Let Ghosts’ is 40 minutes of rambunctious, exuberant pop rock.

Jukebox the Ghost just finished recording their second record with Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Mates of State) at Tarquin Studios in CT, and will be on the road again this March with tour-mates Tally Hall (Atlantic Records). The next record will be released in 2010.

with:
Hooray For Earth || Listen
AB and the SEA || Listen

8pm / $8adv; $10dos / all ages

Thursday 08.19.10: WALLPAPER. / CHAIN GANG OF 1974 @ Pershing Square

Wallpaper. || Listen || Watch

Partway through recording his debut LP as Wallpaper., Eric Frederic lost his shit. The Oakland artist was neck-deep in a series of isolated studio all-nighters to put him in the mood, when the song “Doodoo Face” pushed him into the beyond. Boxed in by layers of percussive funk, dark synthesizer blurt and crushing bass, Frederic lost himself inside of Ricky Reed, the character he’d long ago conceived as Wallpaper.’s frontman. He gave in to Ricky’s rampant narcissism, love for party and supreme indifference, and as a result, discovered the guiding duality behind Doodoo Face, the album: There’s sadness inside all that celebration. A little madness too.

At a certain point in the making of Doodoo Face, Frederic regained some sanity. He stopped trying to figure Ricky out, and focused his mental efforts on production. The music of Doodoo Face is a significant step forward for Wallpaper. As established by his recent “live-band remixes” for Passion Pit and Das Racist, Frederic’s become ace at merging the organic into the electronic. This time, the drums are live courtesy of band member Arjun Singh, Darondo sideman Brian Switzer plays trumpet, and Frederic’s own guitar graces many tracks. These are huge beats with infinite intricacy — the perfect tribute to Frederic’s oldest influences: P-Funk, Afrobeat, and the panoply of Bay Area rap. You’ll hear strains of Justice too, in the seething bass of “Celebrity,” and even Eno in the minimalist pop of “Fine GF.” Furthermore, “Frk Scn” not only features female vocals, but a distinct live Ghanaian rhythm known as “Ewe,” while on “Gettin’ Drip,” Frederic handcrafts his own “chipmunk soul” sample to accompany the chorus.

with:
CHAIN GANG OF 1974 || Listen

@ Pershing Square
532 South Olive St
Los Angeles, CA 90013

FMI: Spaceland Under The Stars

7pm / FREE / all ages

Thursday 08.12.10: SPACELAND UNDER THE STARS with GAMBLE HOUSE / WIRES IN THE WALLS @ Pershing Square

Gamble House || Listen

Ben Becker’s self-titled recorded debut as Gamble House, sees his one-time bedroom recording project flourish into an astonishing full-fledged album. Written, recorded and produced by Ben, Gamble House is at once as intimate and warm as the homes within which it was made, yet incredibly refined and as sonically dynamic as the vision that it seeks to capture. Mastered by Paul Gold (Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors) in Brooklyn, the results are rich in both clarity and scope. Selection from Gamble House will performed live at Pershing Square.

with:
Wires in The Walls

@ Pershing Square
532 South Olive St
Los Angeles, CA 90013

FMI: Spaceland Under The Stars

7pm / FREE / all ages

Thursday 08.05.10: SPACELAND UNDER THE STARS with SEASONS @ Pershing Square

Seasons

Highland Park’s Seasons really pile on the shimmering keyboards, fuzz-heavy guitars, saturated synths, loads of effects pedals and an occasional beating laptop, accordion or harmonica riffing in the background. Their sound is full and showy, building up to great heights then lilting low into soft, cuddly breakdowns. These guys are true sentimentalists, with their Christmas lights strewn on the stage and “I Heart Highland Park” stickers on their gear, hints of late nights listening to the Cure and the Beatles’ love songs over and over again are evident in their work.They’ve played around town a ton and made a place for themselves on several “band to watch” lists. – LA Weekly

@ Pershing Square
532 South Olive St
Los Angeles, CA 90013

FMI: Spaceland Under The Stars

7pm / FREE / all ages

Thursday 07.29.10: SPACELAND UNDER THE STARS with WALKING SLEEP / SPIRIT VINE @ Pershing Square

Walking Sleep || Listen

Walking Sleep originally formed in 2007 under the name The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra. The six-piece band came together as the natural extension of lead singer Hunter Curra’s exploratory songwriting, in which he combined male and female vocal harmonies, classic rhythms, and curiously dark lyrics. In 2009, Sara Radle (former vocalist of The Rentals) joined the band to complement Hunter’s singing and further highlight the enchanting harmonies that define the sound of Walking Sleep. At the present, with its expanded lineup nestled firmly in place, the band is ready to unveil its first full length album, Measures, in May 2010.

with:
Spirit Vine

@ Pershing Square
532 South Olive St
Los Angeles, CA 90013

FMI: Spaceland Under The Stars

7pm / FREE / all ages

Sunday 07.25.10: GRAND OLE ECHO / THE PSYCHDELIC COWBOYS / CIRCE LINK / THE DIGS / SKIP HELLER / PATRIA JACOBS @ echoplex

@ Echoplex
Enter at
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

FMI: Grand Ole Echo on Myspace

5pm / FREE / all Ages

Thursday 07.22.10: SPACELAND UNDER THE STARS with TEEN INC / PEANUT BUTTER WOLF (DJ Set) @ Pershing Square

Teen Inc – 9pm

Walking into Eagle Rock’s Showcave recently to see the first-ever performance of Teen Inc. was a little like being in the audience during that scene in Back to the Future when Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly riffs on Chuck Berry’s guitar stylings. I wasn’t sure exactly what I was hearing: There were hints of something familiar, plaintive vocals reminiscent of Prince, with traces of pop, funk, R&B and club-esque Balearic beats layered with the production styles of a D’Angelo or Dam-Funk. But one thing was clear: The heartfelt, complex sound is completely cutting edge. To date, the still unsigned quartet—fronted by brothers Andrew and Daniel Aged, both former studio musicians for Raphael Saadiq, Steve Miller, Cee-Lo and Pharrell Williams—has only a two-song EP, Fountains/Friend of the Night, which they produced, mixed and recorded themselves. With a full-length album in the works, it’s a lock that their current limited output is a temporary condition. – LA Times Magazine

with:
Peanut Butter Wolf (DJ set) || Listen – 8pm

@ Pershing Square
532 South Olive St
Los Angeles, CA 90013

FMI: Spaceland Under The Stars

7pm / FREE / all ages

Thursday 09.30.10: Spaceland Productions presents JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE / JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD / HE’S MY BROTHER, SHE’S MY SISTER @ The Autry

Justin Townes Earle || Watch || MP3

“Between pure talent and a winning stage presence, there’s little more acclaim I can throw Justin Townes Earle’s way other than to repeat that his was the best performance I’ve seen in well over a year, hands-down.” —Minneapolis City Pages

“I have a feeling that in a few years we’ll need backstage passes at the Ryman auditorium to get anywhere near him. He’s just THAT good.” —Chattanooga Free Press

“It seems every time we encounter Justin Townes Earle live, the guy has peeled another layer off himself revealing another astounding bit of his promise. Barely three years into his career, Earle is seemingly moving at an accelerated rate, even if the casual listener or viewer can’t quite discern what it is that shaping up.”—Houston Press

with:
Jessica Lea Mayfield || Listen
He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister

at The Autry Museum
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, California, 90027

6pm / $13 advance, $15 day of show /All Ages

Sunday 08.01.10: SAVE THE SWIM TEAM / THE BRACES / THE SHEDS (early show) @ echo

Save The SwimTeam (10″ Release Party)

with:
The Braces
The Sheds

5pm / $7 / All Ages

Sunday 09.12.10: MOGWAI SCREENING @ echoplex

Seminal Scottish rock band Mogwai are thrilled to announce their first official live concert film release, Burning. The film, directed by Vincent Moon and Nathanael Le Scouarnac of the world-renowned La Blogotheque’s Take-Away Shows, was shot at the band’s sold-out three-night residency at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg in April 2009. These creative powerhouses in film and music have come together to produce something undeniably unique and mesmerizing, grabbing the audience from the first opening seconds and never letting go. The 45-minute film presents itself as a modern urban noir thriller, a black-and-white journey, starting on the same electrifying New York streets Bernard Hermann scored for Martin Scorsese. Manholes hiss steam, taxi headlights flare in the camera lens and strangers wait in street corner shadows. Moon and Le Scouarnec call their film an “experience of the senses… a lifetime of feelings in just one night.”

You can pre-order your copy of the DVD/CD here

7:30pm / all ages

Sunday 08.15.10: When You Awake presents FREE FOR ALL @ echoplex

Akron/Family || Listen
Langhorne Slim || Listen
Active Child || Listen
Old Man Markley || Listen
Roadside Graves || Listen
Sean Hayes || Listen
Frank Fairfield
Bad Weather California || Listen
Dustbowl Revival || Listen
Hi Ho Silver Oh || Listen
The Smart Brothers
Don Juan Y Los Blancos
Dreamcatcher
Mouse Heaven

@ Echoplex
Enter at
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

CLICK TO RSVP

For More Info: freeforallfestival.com

4pm / Donations only / All Ages

Sunday 07.18.10: GRAND OLE ECHO with DAVE GLEASON (Record Release Party) / WHEELHOUSE / HANG JONES / SMITH & WESSON @ echo

Dave Gleason record release party for Turn and Fade

with
Wheelhouse
Hang Jones
Smith & Wesson

FMI: Grand Ole Echo on Myspace

5pm / FREE / all Ages

Saturday 07.24.10: WILD RECORDS- A NIGHT OF 1950S STYLE PUNK w/ LUIS & THE WILDFIRES / OMAR & THE STRINGPOPPERS / DON JUAN Y LOS BLANCOS / THE DESPERADOS / THE RHYTHM SHAKERS / SANTOS & MORE @ echoplex

LUIS & THE WILDFIRES
OMAR & THE STRINGPOPPERS
THE DESPERADOS
THE RHYTHM SHAKERS
DON JUAN Y LOS BLANCOS
DUSTIN CHANCE & THE ALLNIGHTERS
ALEX VARGAS
HI-STRUNG RAMBLERS
SANTOS
THE DELTA BOMBERS
PACHUCO JOSE Y LOS DIAMANTES

@ Echoplex
enter at
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

6pm / $15 / All ages

Saturday 09.25.10: Aquarium Drunkard & Spaceland Productions present WAVED OUT II with DUNGEN / ENTRANCE / JOHN GRANT / THE FRESH & ONLYS / SHANNON AND THE CLAMS / JOHN CARPENTER / SO MANY WIZARDS / SUMMER DARLING / YOUNG PRISMS AND MORE @ echoplex & echo

Aquarium Drunkard, in conjunction with the Echo, is holding its second all ages festival here in L.A. in Echo Park. Dubbed WAVED OUT, after Justin Gage’s favorite Robert Pollard solo album, this is the first of what will be a recurring event featuring emerging national, local and international artists.

with:
DUNGEN || LISTEN
THE ENTRANCE BAND
JOHN GRANT
THE FRESH & ONLYS
SHANNON AND THE CLAMS
JOHN CARPENTER
SO MANY WIZARDS
SUMMER DARLING
YOUNG PRISMS

And many more!

enter at
Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

3:30pm / $10 for the first 100 tickets, $13 after / all ages

Sunday 08.08.10: Converse presents THE POWER OF THE RIFF FESTIVAL @ echoplex and echo

The Power of The Riff Festival will be an all day, all ages, free music event that also includes a record swap meet of local stores such as Vacation Vinyl, Origami Vinyl, and will also feature pop up stores by Tee Pee Records, Southern Lord Recordings and more.

In addition, the festival will feature a gourmet food truck court of Los Angeles’ best purveyors of street food dining. There’s something for everyone…from vegan delights by Sweet Vindication, stacked burgers by Grill Em All,head high sandwiches by the legendary Canters Deli and unforgettable frankfurters by The Greasy Wiener!

RSVP is strictly required. Early arrival is suggested as space is limited.
Entry is not guaranteed. Line up subject to change.

Corrosion Of Conformity III
Goatsnake
From Ashes Rise
Trap Them
Repulsion
Nails
Coliseum
Night Horse
Black Breath
Eagle Twin
Early Graves
Righteous Fool
Semen Sundae
The Fucking Wrath
Rats Eyes
Spider Fever

enter at
Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

CLICK TO RSVP

12pm / FREE WITH RSVP / All Ages

Sunday 07.11.10: GRAND OLE ECHO with FAT MAN AND LITTLE BOY: THE ATOMIC DUO / WELLDIGGERS BANQUET / ALLEN THOMPSON @ echo

Fat Man and Little Boy: The Atomic Duo (Featuring Mark Rubin from The Bad Livers)

“Fat Man & Little Boy: the Atomic Duo,” is the latest project from Bad Livers founder Mark Rubin featuring the hot mandolin and plaintive vocals of young Silas Lowe. This release marks Rubin’s first foray into American folk music since the last Bad Livers CD almost a decade ago, and is the first recording he has made as a singer and guitarist. Inspired by the great “Brother” vocal duets and string bands of the Depression era and formed on a dare, Rubin and Lowe have in a very short time risen to the vanguard of the emerging re-interest in acoustic roots Americana in their home of Austin TX.

with:
Welldiggers Banquet
Allen Thompson

FMI: Grand Ole Echo on Myspace

5:00pm / FREE / All Ages

Sunday 07.25.10: THE SPITS / NO BUNNY / AUDACITY @ echo

The Spits || Listen || Watch

The Spits build their two-minutes-or-less tunes out of some pretty grimy spare parts—lurching puck-rock progressions, barking staccato vocals, and tinny guitar and keyboard sounds that trap a lot of white noise—and the Seattle band’s been known to wear such accessories as ski masks and flowing white robes onstage. The resulting bursts of static are full of hyper hooks, and the lo-fi finish actually helps to conduct the catchiness rather than smother it. The Spits have channeled this pleasingly raw collision of new-wave and punk-pop into a run of self-titled albums, the fourth of which was released earlier this year. – AV Club

with:
No Bunny
Audacity

6pm / $12 / All ages

Monday 11.01.10: THE APPLES IN STEREO @ echoplex

THE APPLES IN STEREO || Listen || Watch

Studio-obsessed indie rockers The Apples in stereo are celebrating the start of a new decade with the release of their seventh studio album, Travellers in Space and Time, their most hi-fi and hook-laden production to date. Described by frontman Robert Schneider as ‘retro-futuristic super-pop,’ the album is the official follow-up to 2007′s New Magnetic Wonder, and the band’s second studio release for Elijah Wood’s Simian Records. The album will be released on April 20 via Yep Roc/Simian/Elephant 6.

Travellers contains sixteen piano-driven tracks, bubbling over with vocoder harmonies and sci-fi sound effects, like 70′s AM radio filtered through a UFO; including the robotic first single ‘Dance Floor’, the four-on-the-floor dream-scape ‘Hey Elevator’, the Hall and Oates-tinged ‘Told You Once’, and the epic, yearning ‘Dream About The Future,’ among many instant hits. The musical theme heard in these songs is strung throughout Travellers: intense pop hooks and electronic sounds, mixed with a pumping, get-up-and-moonwalk beat.

@ Echoplex
Enter at
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

8pm / $13 advance, $15 day of show / All Ages

Thursday 07.08.10: JACKSHIT / LYNDA KAY / STONE DARLING @ echo

JACKSHIT || Listen

Ninety miles south of Bakersfield is a small town called Cochtotan. It’s no different than any other small town; people worry about their jobs, send their kids to school and occasionally marry their cousins. On the weekends, they want to put their troubles behind them and cut loose with a couple of long necked bottles of amber intoxicant. But, Cochtotan’s luckier than a lot of cities in that regard, as three of their native sons have been providing the townsfolk with the kind of good rockin’ soundtrack that has them humming long after they’ve left the bar and are being put into protective custody. This powerful trio of string bendin’, skin poundin’ musicians have spent years polishing their chops playing six sets a night at the Tufted Nighthatch Tavern and Bird Sanctuary. And now, finally, they are ready to share their secret with the world. That’s right, folks, the pride of Cochtotan is ready to spread its high test hillybilly gospel from coast to coast. Get ready, America. Get ready for Jack Shit.

with:
Lynda Kay
Stone Darling

Click to buy tickets online!

8pm / $10 advance, $12 day of show / All Ages

Saturday 07.24.10: SATURDAYS OFF THE 405 with BOMBA ESTEREO / CLOROFILA @ The Getty

Bomba Estéreo

Straight out of Bogota’s exhilarating underground electronic music scene, Bomba Estéreo brings an explosive dance fusion of hip-hop and dub to the Getty. Afro Colombian cumbia and champeta rhythms are deftly layered under surf guitar, keyboards, and bass beats, while singer Liliana Saumet’s fierce dance hall vocals lend fire to the fresh coastal sounds.

Also performing: Jorge Verdín is Clorofila, of the acclaimed Nortec Collective, who collides banda and cumbia with drum machines and electronica in an ecstatic, tropical Nortec (“norteño” + “techno”) style.

Enjoy outdoor music and evening views of the city and drink in the refreshing summer exhibitions in a casual and spontaneous atmosphere. The evenings feature performances by your soon-to-be favorite bands, along with DJ sets to open and close the night.

Plus, don’t miss the free Spotlight After Dark tours in the galleries. Join in a provocative 20-minute exploration and discussion of art with a Getty Museum educator. Tours depart at 6:00 and 7:00pm.

A cash bar serves Getty-tinis and more, and the Garden Terrace Cafe offers sandwiches, salads, and other nibbles (both until 8:30pm).

Getty Center Courtyard
1200 Getty Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049

6pm / FREE / all ages

Saturday 07.10.10: SATURDAYS OFF THE 405 with DAWES @ The Getty

Dawes || Listen

Dawes is a folk-rock rookie true to its Cali roots with music in vintage Laurel Canyon style: full of twangy melodies, dusty singalong, and ripping lead guitar. Fusing intimate introspection with bursting optimism, the band has won fans on the road with standout lyrics and evocative indie-folk harmonies.

Also performing: L.A.’s best music blogger, Justin Gage of Aquarium Drunkard, spins an eclectic set that bridges the gap between indie, folk, country, New Orleans funk, r&b, soul, and vintage garage.

Enjoy outdoor music and evening views of the city and drink in the refreshing summer exhibitions in a casual and spontaneous atmosphere. The evenings feature performances by your soon-to-be favorite bands, along with DJ sets to open and close the night.

Plus, don’t miss the free Spotlight After Dark tours in the galleries. Join in a provocative 20-minute exploration and discussion of art with a Getty Museum educator. Tours depart at 6:00 and 7:00pm.

A cash bar serves Getty-tinis and more, and the Garden Terrace Cafe offers sandwiches, salads, and other nibbles (both until 8:30pm).

Getty Center Courtyard
1200 Getty Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049

6pm / FREE / all ages

Saturday 07.10.10: NEW TEXTURE with JOSH ALAN FRIEDMAN / CHRIS D / WYATT DOYLE / GEORGINA SPELVIN / REV. RAYMOND BRANCH @ echo

Los Angeles-based collective New Texture presents a rare West Coast appearance by TALES OF TIMES SQUARE author Josh Alan Friedman. Josh Alan will read from BLACK CRACKER—an autobiographical novel of his years as the lone white boy at the last segregated school in New York—culminating in a scalding acoustic set on guitar.

He’ll be joined by L.A. punk icon Chris D. (The Flesh Eaters, Divine Horsemen), presenting his collection A MINUTE TO PRAY, A SECOND TO DIE, and writer Wyatt Doyle, reading from STOP REQUESTED—a collaboration with Stanley J. Zappa set on the buses of L.A.

With a visit from the legendary Georgina Spelvin (THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT), a musical appearance by Rev. Raymond Branch (host of Inglewood’s RAINBOW GOSPEL HOUR on KTYM since 1971), Donna Lethal and many more special guests.

For more information, visit NewTextureNights.com

6pm / Free / all ages

Sunday 06.27.10: Grand Ole Echo presents DAN JANISCH/ CHRIS LATERZO & BUFFALO ROBE/ VANISH VALLEY @ echo

5pm / FREE / All Ages

Sunday 06.20.10: Grand Ole Echo presents RICK SHEA/ THE FAMOUS VOLCANOS/ KASEY ANDERSON @ echo

5pm / FREE / All Ages

Friday 07.16.10: Spaceland Productions & Kcrw present JOHN DOE & EXENE / THE LIVING SISTERS / FERRABY LIONHEART @ The Autry

John Doe & Exene

John and Exene, who took the stage in simple, black-and-white outfits, looked a little bit like the Appalachian folkies who inspire their music. Although their romance ended nearly 25 years ago, the pair retains a certain chemistry and tenderness that comes through in their patient, funny onstage banter. And, before we get into the music, there’s something else you should know about John and Exene: Their fans — from 20-somethings to 50-year-old punks — adore them. Not a moment of silence could pass without someone yelling, “We love you, Exene!” or good-naturedly joking with John.

As someone who’s devoted a lot of time to thinking about X — I just submitted a 33 1/3 proposal on Los Angeles — the performance was a chance to reflect on the way their music has evolved over the years. Although the road from punk to Americana seems long, the movements are tied together by the raucousness of rockabilly. And the space between the sex, drugs, and death that fueled LA punk and the sex-booze-death triumvirate that has driven American roots music for a century has never been that great. As it turns out, the California noir and Southern gothic aesthetics may just be kissin’ cousins.

For much of the set, John’s acoustic guitar was the only instrument accompanying their voices, as they paged through a selection of each musician’s own compositions, a handful of covers, and a sprinkling of X classics. Throughout, John and Exene kept the audience engaged. John joked about his excitement to contribute a track (“The Losing Kind”) to a Samuel L. Jackson movie and the disappointment of discovering just how bad Black Snake Moan turned out to be. As Doe put it, “Even Christina Ricci running around in her underpants couldn’t save it.” And before performing the Carter Family standard “Poor Old Heartsick Me,” they told the story of their chance meeting with June Carter, who apparently told them, “If I never sing that song again, it’ll be too soon.”

Of course, for an old X fan, the highlight of the evening was hearing two of my favorite old-school tunes, “I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts” and “In This House That I Call Home.” During the second encore (that’s right, kids — both about to turn 53 and still gracing audiences with multiple encores), a few people shouted out, “Los Angeles!”

“On an acoustic guitar? Really?” John shot back, without missing a beat. I knew he was right, but I couldn’t fault them for the request. Even on an acoustic guitar, I would’ve liked to hear it, too. – Tiny Mix Tapes

with:
The Living Sisters
Ferraby Lionheart || Listen

at The Autry Museum
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, California, 90027

7pm / General admission= $22, Limited seated admission= $30 / All Ages

Wednesday 06.23.10: MATMOS / SO PERCUSSION / LEXIE MOUNTAIN BOYS @ echo

MATMOS || Listen || Watch

Matmos read their biographies and re-enacted events from their lives, making songs out of the sounds of the re-enactments. They gathered objects that were important to these people, made noises with them, and built melodies out of the noises. Sometimes the songs are just a tight focus on one detail (the Wittgenstein song is just an exploded view of a single paragraph from his text “Philosophical Investigations”) and sometimes they revisit one event from their life (the King Ludwig II song re-enacts the incident in which he ordered dinner to be served to his favorite horse inside his castle’s Hall of Mirrors with disastrous results). Sometimes they depict their subject abstractly: the Darby Crash song is dark electronics made out of the sound of Drew Daniel crying out in pain getting burned by the Germs’ Don Bolles, combined with the noise of M.C. Schmidt shaving his head. The Patricia Highsmith song was made as a collaboration with her favorite animal, the snail (they aimed a laser at a light sensitive theremin, and then got snails to crawl across the path of the laser, triggering changes in the theremin’s pitch).

Voices are more prominent on this record; there are guest vocals and cameo speeches by Antony, Kalonica McQuesten, Laetitia Sonami, Maja Ratjke, Bjork, and others.

The album features Matmos’s most extremist and gutsy sound design (the sound of semen, burning flesh, and the embalmed reproductive tract of a cow are all featured) but rubbed up against the most lyrical, heart-on-sleeve music they’ve ever written (check out Antony’s voice on “Semen Song for James Bidgood” or the Kronos Quartet’s funereal strings on “Solo Buttons for Joe Meek”). French horns, tuba, strings, harp, darbuka, voice, guitar, drums and synths are chopped into tricky rhythmic patterns and melodic motifs. It’s a funkier, funnier affair than their last album, The Civil War (a hallucinatory blend of medieval English folk and 19th century Americana), but also a darker one.

with:
So Percussion
Lexie Mountain Boys

7pm / $13 advance, $15 day of show / All Ages

Saturday 06.05.10: Hollywood Rock Academy Class of 2010 Graduation – LIVE IN CONCERT @ Echo & Echoplex

This will be our BIGGEST show in our five year history. Two huge stages running at the same time, film screenings, art gallery – and some special secret surprises!

Tickets are only $12, and are available at HRA Studio (3620 Overland Ave) and at the door day of show. DON’T MISS THIS ONE!!!!!

Featuring performances by:
THE RIDICULOUSNESS
PRIVATE WASABI
SPLIT SECONDS
TWISTED WIZARD
CHOPSTIX
BLACK ICE
BLACK DRAGON
TWINGE
OLD SCHOOL (Frayed Nerves)
CRASH HOLLYWOOD
POST MERIDIEM
GOVERNED BY THE MASSES
STOP MOTION CINEMA
SEAN EADS
ROSE FINKELSTEIN

Just added: LEARNING EYES

enter at
Echo
1822 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

2pm / $12 / All Ages

Saturday 06.12.10: SATURDAYS OFF THE 405 with MAYER HAWTHORNE @ The Getty

Mayer Hawthorne & the County

Mayer Hawthorne sounds like magic: a new-school soul sensation whose sweet crooning revels in retro, while break beat riffs inspired by years spinning vinyl revive the legends of Motown. Not simply a classic soul throwback, Hawthorne’s hanging-by-a-string falsetto and self-taught, multi-instrument skills mingle with hip-hop drum loops, brilliant harmonies, and heartfelt nostalgia.

Also performing: DJ Clifton, the resident dj at L.A.’s Club Underground and Funky Sole, blends a retro-rhythm-rockin smorgasboard of underground indie and funky soul.

Getty Center Courtyard
1200 Getty Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049

6pm / FREE / all ages

Wednesday 07.07.10: JULIA NUNES @ echo

Julia Nunes || Listen || Watch (8:00pm set time)

Julia Nunes is from New York State, a songwriter, guitarist, and ukulele player. “She has a voice like no other…” Her talent is just now reaching to the public from websites like YouTube.com and Myspace.com. Her first CD “Left Right Wrong” is available all over the world and on iTunes. All the songs are originals.

Julia’s song, “Into the Sunshine” was featured on YouTube.com. The video has over a million views. Even before she was featured on YouTube, Julia won the Bushman World Ukulele Contest, with her entry, “Survivor” by Destiny’s Child, on ukulele. Bushman is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of performance ukuleles.

7pm / $13 advance, $15 day of show / All Ages

Friday 06.04.10: FIRST FRIDAYS with PEANUT BUTTER WOLF / NEON INDIAN / THEM JEANS / CLASSIXX @ Natural History Museum

Performances in the diorama hall with Peanut Butter Wolf and Neon Indian
Since founding Stones Throw Records in 1996, San Jose-native Chris Manak (aka Peanut Butter Wolf) has found recognition as a producer with a willness to experiment and the confidence to provide Stones Throw’s artists with musical carte blanche. He has overseen the releases of Lootpack’s Soundpieces, Quasimoto’s The Unseen, Breakestra’s Live Mix, Yesterdays New Quintet’s Angles Without Edges, Madlib’s Shades of Blue, and Jaylib’s Champion Sound. In recent years PB Wolf has strayed from producing to perform as a DJ internationally.

Spin Magazine hailed Neon Indian as one of the best peformers of SXSW this year, describing the Texas-based group’s sound as ”rinky-dink synth pop that built a pastel pleasuredome out of squiggly synth lines, chintzy keyboard, brittle guitar, and a charmingly stiff beat.”

Resident DJ, Them Jeans (a.k.a. Jason Stewart) and special guest Classixx
With musical tastes spanning from hardcore punk to dancefloor-friendly hip-hop, post-rock to ambient electronic, Them Jeans never fails to deliver a set with the perfect mood for the gathering. Them Jeans is joined in the DJ lounge this month Classixx, a Los Angeles-based duo who recently performed at Coachella Music Festival.

@ Natural History Museum
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007

FMI: Natural History Museum

5:30pm / concert + museum pass= $15, museum pass= $2-$9 / All Ages

Sunday 06.06.10: GRAND OLE ECHO with Grant Langston & The Supermodels, Rich McCulley, John Meeks (CD release party) @ echoplex

Grant Langston & The Supermodels
Rich McCulley
John Meeks (CD release party)
50 Cent Haircut

@ Echoplex
enter at 1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

FMI: Grand Ole Echo on Myspace

5:00pm / FREE / All Ages

Saturday 06.19.10: Echo and Middle Earth Records present THE BLASTERS / BOB FORREST / LYNDA KAY @ echo (EARLY SHOW)

The Blasters || Listen

The Blasters embody the best traditions of American Music, performing with passion and integrity that for over three decades has won the hearts and souls of fans worldwide. Composed of founding members vocalist-guitarist Phil Alvin, drummer Bill Bateman and bassist John Bazz with Keith Wyatt on guitar, they carry on a hard-won legacy as one of the most recognizable and credible bands in American Music. Their influences range from the likes of George Jones and Carl Perkins to Ike Turner, Howlin’ Wolf, James Brown and Big Joe Turner, all blending into a sound that ignores the lines between Rock & Roll, Country, Blues and Rockabilly. “4-11-44″ (Rainman Records) is the Blasters’ fifth and latest studio album, featuring fourteen tracks that extend the band’s legacy of classic recordings. Fronted by Phil Alvin’s powerful vocals, the band follows through with spontaneity, power and grit that make their live performances into experiences not to be missed.

with:
Bob Forrest
Lynda Kay

5:30pm / $12 advance, $14 day of show / all ages

Thursday 06.17.10: Sargent House Presents VATO NEGRO (Juan Alderete of The Mars Volta) / SKINWALKER (Gabe Serbian and Joey Karam of The Locust) / UNFACT (David WM. Sims of The Jesus Lizard) / TECHNOLOGY (Chris Tsagakis of RX Bandits) @ echo

Vato Negro (Juan Alderete of The Mars Volta) || Listen

VATO NEGRO is the downtime alter-ego of bassist Juan Alderete of THE MARS VOLTA. Formed in 1999, the band issued its debut album, Bumpers, on N20 Records in 2008. The project has evolved through several incarnations since, with the current 3-piece lineup featuring guitarist/keyboardist Omar Rodriguez Lopez (THE MARS VOLTA) and drummer Deantoni Parks (KUDU, JOHN CALE, MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO) in its ranks. A formidable powerhouse of machine-like intensity, VATO NEGRO specializes in rhythm-driven instrumental rock within the realm of peers such as Chemical Brothers, Lightning Bolt, and A Band Of Gypsies. A second, as-yet-untitled album is slated for release on Sargent House Records in 2010 featuring this lineup.

with:
Skinwalker (Gabe Serbian and Joey Karam of The Locust)
Unfact (David WM. Sims of The Jesus Lizard)
Technology (Chris Tsagakis of RX Bandits)

8:30pm / $8 advance, $10 day of show / all ages

Tuesday 05.25.10: A Benefit for the Neda Project: THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT AND AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL / RED CORTEZ @ echo

The Airborne Toxic Event || Listen || Watch

“Poetry you can dance to… nothing short of amazing.” – The LA Times

“Absurdly rich with talent. Drums demand foot-stomping, viola is laced between indulgent guitar hooks, and the lyrics are just wry enough to tickle your nerd bone.” – The LA Weekly

“A blend of Brit rock sensibility and Southern California energy, the Airborne Toxic Event is what would happen if Morrissey and Franz Ferdinand shared a summer home.” – Spin.com

A small number of tickets are available for An exclusive dinner with The Airborne Toxic Event starting at 7PM, followed by performance. These ticket holders will be notified with details.

with:
Red Cortez || Listen

8:30pm / $30.00 / all ages

Sunday 06.13.10: BETH HART / GARRISON STARR @ echoplex

Beth Hart || Listen || Watch

The first time I heard/saw Beth Hart was at an electronics show a few years ago. I was strolling down the aisle ways minding my own business and there she was, a dirty rock n’ roll chick seducing me with her hypnotic banshee songs on a big screen flanked by a towering pair if speakers. I stood there mesmerized watching this rock n’ roll dream until I was forced to move on when those at the booth changed the DVD.

I immediately sought out every CD she had produced and tracked down the live DVD she had released. I was and am enthralled by Beth Hart and her music. This photo gallery captures her moments and her dangerous beauty. You can’t capture the power and beauty of her music in photos, for that you will have to track down a CD or two. Never mind which one, they all have their merits. Get them all if you can and the must have DVD, Live at the Paradiso.

Many have compared her to Janis Joplin, and I think that is fair, but don’t be mistaken, this girl has her own identity. Someone over at Amazon described her something like this: Her creation was a collaborative work between God and Satan. They combined the best of Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Otis Redding, and John Lee Hooker then added a bit of spice like atomic energy, several forces of nature such as hurricanes and tornadoes, the pure unapologetic sexuality of the most sensual of strippers, the humanity of mankind, and coated the whole mess with nitro glycerin, then dropped it from the sky…waiting to see what would happen. The result was Beth Hart. – Rock N Roll View

with:
Garrison Starr || Listen

@ Echoplex
enter at 1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

8pm / $15 advance, $17 day of show / all ages

Thursday 07.01.10: DUM DUM GIRLS / CROCODILES / DUNES / SOFT HEALER / DJ MARIO ORDUNO @ echo

Dum Dum Girls || Listen || Watch

Originally, Dum Dum Girls was a one-woman show. Kristin Gundred (stage name Dee Dee) first introduced the project as a bare-bones experiment, taking lo-fi 60s pop and beating it to all hell on DDG’s self-titled debut EP. But unlike your average bedroom artist with a four-track and a thing for the Ronettes, Dee Dee was writing songs that were as catchy as they were well-rounded, even when buried under a thick layer of scuzz. (She accomplished the same with the Mayfair Set, an equally scuffed collaboration with Blank Dogs.)

I Will Be still retains her EP’s grit, but smartly updates the sound, enlisting three new members (including ex-Vivian Girl Frankie Rose) and hiring Richard Gottehrer (co-writer of the eternal “My Boyfriend’s Back” and producer of records by seminal groups like the Go-Go’s and Blondie) to produce alongside Dee Dee. The result is a more accessible version of Dum Dum Girls, bolstered by terrific harmonies (three of the four girls contribute vocals) and a crisper rhythm section. Most notable of all is the production: No longer a lo-fi group, DDG are now a rock band, and an occasionally ferocious one at that. Gottehrer and Dee Dee are perfect foils: She protects the song’s fuzzy edges; he enhances the pure pop pleasures with a more textured bite.

All of this technical detail would be lost, however, if it weren’t for the fact that these songs are genuine earworms, both unfailingly hip and often wonderfully associative. Most adhere to a deep romanticism that details the various incarnations of love, from the fatalistic (“Yours Alone”, featuring guitar work from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner) to the overprotective (“Everybody’s Out”). There is an air of disaffection that peppers a lot of these songs (for example, “Oh Mein M” is sung entirely in German), but they never end up feeling too cool for school, with their giddy bounce often fostering a more inclusive feel than anything else. The quick highs, dissatisfaction, and longing can’t hide how terrifically fun most of I Will Be is. – Pitchfork

Crocodiles || Watch

When we gathered up our favorite artists’ year-end lists No Age included Crocodiles’ “Neon Jesus” as one of their top 10 “shredders” of ’08: “[Crocodiles are] a great new band from San Diego. This song is a real good kinda early eighties electro punk pop jam. It is super catchy.” All true, but something No Age didn’t mention is that it also sounds — in a great way — like Velvet Underground-swinging Jesus & Mary Chain. And if you take a look at one of the sunglasses-with-attitude photos of ex-Prayers/The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower’s Charles Rowland (guitar, synth) and Brandon Welchez (vocals, programming), there’s more to it than just the sound. The below picture’s pretty colorful, but songs like “I Wanna Kill” and “Summer Of Hate” are more shades of gray, despite the hooks (in the same way the brothers Reid can make rain, psycho candy, and darklands sounds so inviting). It also shouldn’t be surprising that they’ve posted Crystal Stilts on their Skull Kontrol blog. Sound comparisons aside, the two recently followed fellow Southern California distortion lover Wavves, signing a two album deal with Fat Possum. The first one, Summer Of Hate, is out in May. We have No Age’s beloved “Neon Jesus” along with “I Wanna Kill” and “Summer Of Hate.” Dig into the feedback. – Stereogum

plus:
Dunes
Soft Healer
DJ Mario Orduno (Art Fag Recordings)

8:30pm / $12 / all ages

Saturday 05.08.10: Voto Latino Concert with AWKID / CLOROFILA @ echo

Join Voto Latino as we celebrate the Los Angeles Be Counted, Represent campaign with a FREE concert by Akwid and Clorofila of Nortec Collective at The Echo on Saturday, May 8th (6pm sharp)!

In filling out the Census, Voto Latino’s L.A. members brought in almost 30 million dollars of federal resources to Latino neighborhoods. You hooked up your comunidad, so Voto Latino is hooking you up with a concert.

If you’ve already texted ‘LA’ into 738674, you’re already in. If not, text now to get in!

Come out to hear:

Akwid, LA’s original banda hip hop duo

Clorofila of Nortec Collective, recently featured on KCRW

Both Akwid and Clorofila will present tracks from their new, L.A.-inspired albums, California and Corridos Urbanos.

So que esperas, get texting! Send ‘LA’ to 738674, get your friends to do the same, and represent!

RSVP on Facebook (and invite your friends!)

6pm / FREE with RSVP / All Ages

Tuesday 06.15.10: WOODSIST FESTIVAL with REAL ESTATE / WOODS / KURT VILE / ABE VIGODA / ART MUSEUMS / THE MANTLES / NODZZ / SUN ARAW / ALL SAINTS DAY / THE BATHS @ echoplex & echo

Real Estate
Woods
Kurt Vile
Abe Vigoda
Art Museums
The Mantles
Nodzzz
Sun Araw
All Saints Day (Katy from Vivian Girls + Greg from Cat Power)
The Baths

@ Echoplex
enter at 1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Click to buy tickets online

6pm / $10 advance, $12 day of show / All Ages

Saturday 05.08.10: SATURDAYS OFF THE 405 with LES SAVY FAV @ The Getty

Les Savy Fav || Listen || Watch

Fridays Off the 405 are now Saturdays Off the 405! The free outdoor performance series is back on Saturday nights this summer with a lively mix of today’s most exciting emerging bands and DJ sets to open and close the night. And starting this summer, parking is free at the Getty Center on Saturdays after 5pm.

Lead singer Harrington appeared on stage wrapped in toilet paper on top of his red-striped shirt. After mumbling something about how he got into an accident, and that the toilet paper reminded him of a tampon, he bounced around stage for a couple tracks before getting bored and jetting over to the stairs leading up to the VIP section, despite not having a cordless mic. He hooked his feet in the bars to make an airplane with his body before finding two foot stools to use as sleds back down the stairs. Over the duration of the show, he then stripped, donned a brown shower curtain for a cloak, duct taped himself to fans, wandered some more into the audience, used someone’s cell phone, put a bucket over his head and constructed a smiley face out of duct tape, peeled a banana and stuck the end of it in a photographer’s mouth, found a straw hat, passed around a large bag of tortilla chips to the audience, and changed into an actual shirt for the encore. While still singing.

Somehow though, I knew opening the show with something like “The Equestian” was going to breed some psychosis from audience members. The furious track begins with Jabour’s heated guitar plucking, and dance anthem songs like “Patty Lee” only carry the crowd into more destructive oblivion. But for all the mad performance jumping jacks Harrington laid on us that night, I’m relieved to know that as a band LSF has some real rock meat underneath the craziness of their lead singer, even if they themselves look bewildered and slightly mortified at times by Harrington. – Tripwire

Getty Center Courtyard
1200 Getty Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049

6pm / FREE / all ages

Saturday 07.31.10: Echo & Grand Ole Echo present ROOTS ROADHOUSE @ echo & echoplex

With:
Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men
Red Simpson
T Model Ford
Pete Anderson
Chatham County Line
The Chapin Sisters
I See Hawks in LA
Leslie & the Badgers
Olin & The Moon
Old Californio
Triple Chicken Foot
Whispering Pines
Amanda Jo Williams
Frontier Ruckus
Speedbuggy

Outdoor Hellbilly Stage:
Killing Casanova
Last Round Down
Old Bull

The seen-around-town BBQ trucks of Q ZILLA and BARBIE-QUE will be serving up their versions of pulled pork, brisket, mac’n cheese and collard greens.

In addition to food and music, local vendors will be on site as well. OLD STYLE GUITAR SHOP will be on site showing off their 70s-wood paneling guitar crafted just for the invent. Plus vintage jewelry and clothes from Le Mondern Trickets and Stuck On Vintage.

The Echo patio will also hold games of bingo with prizes ranging from gift certificates, free tickets, t-shirts and CDs.

Enter at
Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

3pm / $15 / all ages

Saturday 08.28.10: CAP’N JAZZ / ABE VIGODA / THE BLACK APPLES @ echoplex

Cap’n Jazz || Listen
I’ll admit, I had absolutely no idea what to expect from recently-reunited 90s Chicago punk act Cap’n Jazz’s live show. I knew that tickets to their club shows in town have all sold out in a ridiculously short amount of time, and if their their set Saturday night was anything close to typical, I certainly know why. They were phenomenal.

Frontman Tim Kinsella’s vocals are raw and very rough around the edges–bordering on harsh, but with an intensity mirrored by his hypnotic physical performance onstage. Clutching the microphone and screaming into the mic, he often leaned over the edge of the stage into the audience, even falling face-first into it in order to have the audience push him like a domino back onto the stage. It was impressive to watch a set that intense from start to finish–it was as if he put every single ounce of energy he had into every second of his performance during the songs.

The drums (courtesy of Tim’s brother Mike Kinsella) were wild, the bass (Samuel Zurick) was booming, and guitar work (Victor Villareal and Davey von Bohlen) was very tight. The set was full of raw energy, and the audience and band fed off each other in one of those rare, sparkling moments that sometimes happen during live shows that makes people want to go to them in the first place. – Examiner

with:
Abe Vigoda
The Black Apples

@ Echoplex
enter at 1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

8pm / $17 advance, $20 day of show / all ages

Tuesday 06.08.10: KXLU presents HEALTH / BEST COAST / INDIAN JEWELRY / GOLD PANDA @ echoplex

Health || Listen || Watch

HEALTH presumably have a saying: if you do something right once, remix, remix again. They did it two years ago with HEALTH/DISCO, which included remixes of HEALTH tracks by Pictureplane, CFCF, Nosajthing, and of course Crystal Castles, whose version of “Crimewave” threatened to be more popular than HEALTH’s original for a short while. In keeping with this tradition, HEALTH have announced DISCO2, to be released June 22 on Lovepump United.

Like the previous remix album, DISCO2 collects reworkings of tracks from the studio album that preceded it (a little gem called GET COLOR [TMT Review]). Crystal Castles and a few of the same guys from HEALTH/DISCO are back for more, but there are also remixes by Javelin, Small Black, Gold Panda, Tobacco, and Salem. The album’s single and opening track, “USA BOYS,” was mixed by producer Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode). And the excitement just keeps coming: HEALTH are topping it off with a US tour, ending with Lollapalooza in Chicago. – Tiny Mix Tapes

with:
Best Coast
Indian Jewelry
Gold Panda

@ Echoplex
enter at 1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

8pm / $12 advance, $14 day of show / all ages

Saturday 05.08.10: GWENDOLYN AND THE GOOD TIME GANG @ echoplex

Gwendolyn and The Good Time Gang

A smart and raucous delight, the kind of sonic adventure that ranks up there with Marlo Thomas’ classic “Free to Be You and Me,” Harry Nilsson’s “The Point” and anything from the Muppets in their heyday.
~ LOS ANGELES TIMES

The critically acclaimed debut children’s CD, “GWENDOLYN AND THE GOOD TIME GANG” won Los Angeles based songwriter Gwendolyn Sanford an ever-widening base of young fans (and their parents). It’s been reported even her sophomore holiday release “‘TIS THE SEASON TO BE ROCKIN’” enjoys year-round play! Now Gwendolyn and her band take it up a notch with “GET UP & DANCE!” an album that’s sure to rock your socks off and get your feet moving.

Songs like “Red Means Stop”, “Run Baby Run”, “Eensy Weensy Spider” and the title track “Get Up & Dance” lend a bit of friendly dance instruction to the first part of the album. The second half is rounded out with new classics like “Sunny Day” and “Sweet Marmalade”. “Bicycle Ride” act as the toddlers’ nod to Queen’s “Bicycle Race”. ”Out In My Garden” lists a myriad of fruits and vegetables and how they’re grown. The toe-tapper “I can Read” encourages listeners to pick up a book and experience a whole new world. “Ode to Pets” and “Snuggle Wuggle” – well, you can pretty much guess what they’re about! Gwendolyn’s success lies in writing songs from a child’s perspective but with the subtle wisdom of an adult.

@ Echoplex
enter at 1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

11am / All Ages

Sunday 05.30.10: GRAND OLE ECHO with DEAD ROCK WEST / FUNERAL CLUB / VICKI HILL / TIPPY CANOE @ echo

Dead Rock West || Listen
Funeral Club
Vicki Hill
Tippy Canoe

FMI: Grand Ole Echo on Myspace

5:00pm / FREE / All Ages

Sunday 05.23.10: GRAND OLE ECHO with GROOVY REDNECKS / THE CHEATIN’ KIND / ROBERT BLACK @ echo

Groovy Rednecks
The Cheatin’ Kind || Listen
Robert Black

FMI: Grand Ole Echo on Myspace

5:00pm / FREE / All Ages

Sunday 05.16.10: GRAND OLE ECHO with DAN JANISCH / 50 CENT HAIRCUT / WILLIAM LEE AND THE MONDERN PRIMITIVES @ echo

Dan Janisch || Listen
50 Cent Haircut || Listen
William Lee & The Modern Primitives || Listen

FMI: Grand Ole Echo on Myspace

5:00pm / FREE / All Ages

Sunday 05.16.10: Spaceland Productions, KCRW & Filter present SEA WOLF / PATRICK PARK @ The Autry

Sea Wolf || Listen || Watch

Taking its name from novelist Jack London’s 1904 seafaring adventure, Sea Wolf has evolved organically from its hermetic origins in Alex Brown Church’s living room into a muscular, full-bodied musical entity with passion to burn. After adopting the sobriquet, Church burst onto the music scene in two-fisted fashion with the EP, Get to the River Before It Runs Too Low, and the subsequent full-length debut album, Leaves in the River, about which Interview magazine observed, “His music is both erudite and unvarnished, a blend of swirling melodies, literary balladry and damaged art-rock composition.”

And now, Church’s singular vision has led to the creation of the eloquent and expansive new album White Water, White Bloom, which not only fulfills the immense promise of the initial musical diptych but conjures up its own cosmology. This is one of those rare and mysterious records wherein, the first time you hear it, you can’t shake the feeling that it’s always been part of the soundtrack of your life. You intimately know its ups and downs, its melodies and cadences, its settings and characters.

with:
Patrick Park || Listen

at The Autry Museum
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, California, 90027

7:30pm / $12 advance, $15 day of show / All Ages

Thursday 04.29.10: ELLE O ELLE 4 @ echoplex

BUST Magazine and Comedy is the New Black present

Elle O Elle 4:The Funniest Females in Los Angeles

@ Echoplex
enter at 1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

7:30PM / $10 / All Ages

Friday 05.07.10: First Fridays with THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH / GAMBLE HOUSE @ Natural History Museum

Performances in the diorama hall with The Tallest Man on Earth and Gamble House

Swedish folk singer Kristian Mattson comes to First Fridays as The Tallest Man on Earth with deft guitar playing and a raspy voice that has led many to compare him to a young Bob Dylan. Mattson draws on the legacy of old blues and folk masters to create haunting, intimate songs. Gamble House experiments with gentle, soaring vocals and elements of 60s pop, choral music and “folk psychedelia” that is warm and captivating.

Resident DJ, Them Jeans (a.k.a. Jason Stewart) and headliner, DJ Moonbaby

With musical tastes spanning from hardcore punk to dancefloor-friendly hip-hop, post-rock to ambient electronic, Them Jeans never fails to deliver a set with the perfect mood for the gathering. LA’s own DJ Moonbaby performs as this month’s guest DJ.

@ Natural History Museum
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007

FMI: Natural History Museum

5:30pm / concert + museum pass= $15, museum pass= $2-$9 / All Ages

Sunday 05.09.10: GRAND OLE ECHO with DAVE GLEASON AND THE GOLDEN CADILLACS / THE COALS / HAYMAKER / FREAKY MOUNTAIN @ echo

Dave Gleason & The Golden Cadillacs
The Coals (formerly US Mail)
Haymaker

Backporch:
Freaky Mountain

FMI: Grand Ole Echo on Myspace

5:00pm / FREE / All Ages

Sunday 05.02.10: GRAND OLE ECHO with OLD CALIFORNIO / PAUL CHESNE BAND / THE BELIEVERS @ echo

Old Californio
Paul Chesne Band || Listen
The Believers || Listen

FMI: Grand Ole Echo on Myspace

5:00pm / FREE / All Ages

Sunday 04.25.10: GRAND OLE ECHO with WIREPONY / THE 1921A @ echo

Wirepony || Listen
The 1921A

FMI: Grand Ole Echo on Myspace

5:00pm / FREE / All Ages

Sunday 04.18.10: GRAND OLE ECHO with TONY GILKYSON / DIME BOX BAND / CASEY NEILL AND THE NORWAY RATS @ echo

Tony Gilkyson || Listen
Dime Box Band || Listen
Casey Neill & The Norway Rats || Listen

FMI: Grand Ole Echo on Myspace

5:00pm / FREE / All Ages

Sunday 04.25.10: KiDROCKERS with WARPAINT / HIS ORCHESTRA @ echo

Warpaint
His Orchestra

KiDROCKERS is a concert series that began in January 2007. These All Ages shows are designed to bring families together to experience some of the most engaging and vital artists in indie music and comedy. Artists perform original (not specifically made for children) songs in a manner that is both authentic and kid-friendly. Past artists include Tad Kubler (and members of the Hold Steady), Matthew and Ira of Nada Surf, Ra Ra Riot, Langhorne Slim, The Jealous Girlfriends, Harlem Shakes, Rogue Wave, The Subjects, Looker, Bishop Allen, The Spinto Band, Locksley, Phonograph, Palomar, Pela, Los Campesinos!, Chris Baron and LEVY.

Hosted by Matt Dwyer

Ages 3-13 recommended. Adults must be accompanied by a kid and vice versa.

1pm- 2:30pm / $9 in advance $12 at the door / All Ages

Sunday 06.06.10: SUBHUMANS / CROSS STITCHED EYES / A-HEADS / RAYOS X @ echo

Subhumans

Subhumans were, between 1980-85, one of the most prolific and original of the evolving UK punk scene; they were based in Warminster, Wiltshire, [SW England], and the lineup was Dick on vocals, Bruce played guitar, Phil on bass, and Trotsky on the drums. Dick had previously sung for The Mental, who released one EP and embodied the ‘cant-play-will-play’ early punk ‘anyone-can-do-it’ attitude. Bruce had been in the Stupid Humans, also based in Warminster; these two met at an Angelic Upstarts gig in 1980, and when their bands split they got together to form Subhumans.

New songs are being created slowly but surely for another studio release, and a live one will be out in February; released as part of the Live in a Dive series on Fat Wreck Chords, it was recorded April ‘03 in Corona, California during a highly packed-out USA tour, and features 26 tracks that span their entire output and captures the intensity of Subhumans live that studio recordings could only hint at. In August, Queens of the Stone Age recorded and released their version of a Subs song ‘Wake Up Screaming’, and the film director Asia Argento has asked to use Subs music in her adaptation of ‘The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things’.

with:
Cross Stitched Eyes
A-Heads
Rayos X

5pm / $12 / all ages

Thursday 06.03.10: BORN RUFFIANS / YOUNG RIVAL / RANDOM PATTERNS @ echo

Born Ruffians || Listen || Watch

Say It, the second full-length from Toronto trio Born Ruffians, comes out June 1, and while it’s still chilly in many parts of the continent right now, the album’s first single, “What to Say,” is a welcome flash forward to summertime — listen to an exclusive stream below.

With a twinkling guitar riff from frontman Luke Lalonde and a lazy “Dock of the Bay” bassline from Mitch DeRosier, “What to Say” is an afternoon delight that laments the difficulties of communicating, especially when alcohol’s involved.

“When I woke up I’m speaking slow,” Lalonde sings. “When I get drunk I’m speaking more / Get too drunk and I don’t speak at all / Get too close to you and I don’t know / What to say.”

“‘What to Say’ is about how much and how little sense we make when we speak,” Lalonde tells SPIN.com. “It’s about the multitude of wrong words and the never-ending search for the right ones. May you choose wisely.” – Spin

with:
Young Rival || Listen
Random Patterns || Listen

8:30pm / $10 advance, $12 day of show / All Ages

Sunday 04.11.10: NINE INCH NAILS SCREENING- ANOTHER VERSION OF THE TRUTH @ echoplex

‘Another Version Of The Truth’ brings Nine Inch Nails’ supporters and those on the inside together like never before. – Sphere Magazine.

Another Version of the Truth is a not for profit fan-produced, publicised, and distributed, 3 disc live DVD documenting the Nine Inch Nails Lights in the Sky Tour, which took place across the Americas in 2008. The release has been critically acclaimed, as a project with “no creative limitations” (Antiquiet) that is exemplary of “why those who embrace what technology allows will do just fine moving forward” (Techdirt). It has also gained praise from Trent Reznor, who was “blown away” by the release. The community effort has continued since release, with free screenings taking place across the world – from Moscow to Melbourne, San Francisco to Glasgow. To date, thousands of dollars have been raised for the DEC Haiti fund, the Red Cross, and Hope for Hearts, among other charities.

The Los Angeles screening, taking place at the Echoplex on April 11 2010, will continue this trend. A fundraiser will be held at the event at the event in aid of the Eric De La Cruz foundation, which Nine Inch Nails supported during their 2009 tour. The Hope for Hearts cause is especially pertinent in light of current political events in the USA.

Premium VIP packages (including a commemorative poster, T-shirt, and free copy of the DVD) have already sold out, but early access tickets are still available. There will also be a raffle of NIN merchandise, with all proceeds going to the Hope for Hearts foundation.

The event is also set to include a number of free gifts, DJ sets, and surprises for those who attend.

VIP packages
We are offering 200 of 800 possible tickets to the screening as part of VIP packages. These are two-tiered and guarantee your entrance to the event (if you show up before it reaches capacity). If you do not wish to buy a ticket in advance, we cannot guarantee your entry. Over 600 people have expressed interest in attendance – without it being advertised from KROQ/local LA event lists yet – and we’re capping the event at 800. Here are the packages we are offering:

1) $20 – VIP Access (130 tickets available):
- You will enter the venue first/bypass any lines to get into the screening until the venue reaches capacity (so don’t turn up late!).
- You will be invited to an after party, which may include extra screenings, and other goodies TBA

2) $50 – VIP Premium (50 tickets available):
You will get everything included with Priority Entry AND:
- a screenings poster
- an limited edition screenings t-shirt (brand: American Apparel)
- a copy of the 3 DVD set straight from our in-house distribution team (which you will either receive in the mail or at the screening)
- more goodies TBC

to purchase a VIP package Visit:

(maximum two tickets per session)

Please remember to bring Photo ID so we can issue you with a VIP and/or 21+ wristband

Don’t want to buy a VIP pass but still want to help the charity? We’re also arranging a raffle of DVDs, CDs, vinyl, posters, flyers, and anything else we can get our hands on! (All NIN-related of course). Raffle tickets can be purchased as you enter the venue, and we’ll have a table set up at the back during the show.

Can only spare a few cents? We’ll also have a jar at the bar for micro-donations

We’re also looking into planning some exciting freebies and surprises for you…but you won’t find out about those until you show up!

Also stay tuned to KROQ for your chance to win AVOTT-related goodies and a handful of special passes to the event!

@ Echoplex
enter at 1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

7pm / FREE – $50 / All Ages

Sunday 04.11.10: GRAND OLE ECHO Kickoff with I SEE HAWKS IN LA / WHEELHOUSE / MARS ARIZONA @ echo (day show)

I See Hawks in LA

“Southern California is a land of strange, dangerous and beautiful contrasts. A mountain lion prowls outside the tract home bedroom of a teenage girl while she talks, oblivious to its existence, on her cell phone. A rattlesnake slithers across an empty shopping mall parking lot on a hot summer night while the employees count up the days profit and turn out the lights. While paparazzi chase the latest talent free celebrity, a talented, literate bunch of soulful musicians create honest and wise roots music for the ages. I See Hawks are indeed one of California’s unique treasures.” – Dave Alvin

Wheelhouse

Wheelhouse is Brian Whelan calling in every favor in his back pocket. A solo debut ten years in the making, Whelan has combined LA’s rich Americana history with the younger, snottier indie-rock of the city’s present day. As a member of the Broken West, Whelan explored the new(ish) frontiers of the independent music world, and while backing up Mike Stinson, Randy Weeks and Tony Gilkyson learned the ancient art of honky-tonking. Whelan loves the rock ‘n’ roll of Buddy Holly the way most of us love our mothers – don’t miss the chance to catch him live and in person. Band features Broken West leader Ross Flournoy and former Everest members Rob Douglas and Derrek Brown.

Mars Arizona

No, you can’t get there from here. You can stare at the map all you want and you won’t find it. Mars Arizona has a population of two, and is best apprehended with the ears.High Desert is the fourth album from Mars Arizona, the name Nicole Storto and Paul Knowles use when they’re fashioning their brew of country, rock, and roll. As a matter of practice they’re joined by some talented helpers including drummers Billy Block (Frank Black) and Ken Coomer (Uncle Tupelo and Wilco), fiddler Ollie O’Shea (Hank Williams III) and lap steel guitarist Paul Laques (I See Hawks In L.A.), and a host of others.

5:00pm / FREE / All Ages

Friday 04.02.10: FIRST FRIDAYS with BREAKESTRA / FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS @ Natural History Museum

LIVE FROM FIRST FRIDAYS:

In the diorama halls:
Breakestra
Fitz and the Tantrums

In 1996 DJ “Musicman” Miles Tackett formed Breakestra, a funk orchestra featuring Mixmaster Wolf and an everchanging lineup of local talent. The Los Angeles-based ensemble fuses elements of hip hop, funk and sould to create a unique, infectious sound. Back in LA after playing SXSW, Fitz and the Tantrums’ soulful 60’s inspired style will make you want to jump up and dance.

DJs:
Them Jeans
Cosmic Kids

@ Natural History Museum
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007

FMI: Natural History Museum

5:30pm / concert + museum pass= $15, museum pass= $2-$9 / All Ages

Tuesday 04.20.10: FYF Fest Presents EARTH / WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM / LORI GOLDSTEN @ echoplex

Earth || Listen || Watch || MP3

Earth, the older of the two, has refined itself over almost 20 years. Formed by Dylan Carlson, still its leader, it once favored aggression and chord changes that felt like rock, even at a ritual crawl and without singing. But recently its music sounds more like a film background, with a scent of Miles Davis’s “In a Silent Way.” On Tuesday Mr. Carlson played a Fender Stratocaster with a clean tone; Adrienne Davies played drums, applying each slow beat carefully; Don McGreevy’s bass notes, reverberating in the hall, massaged the soles of your feet; and Steve Moore warmed up the chords with electric piano. Earth doesn’t really do peaks and valleys; it makes its case without a fuss and leaves you wanting more. – NY Times

with:
Wolves in the Throne Room || Listen
Lori Goldsten

@ the Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026

8PM / $10 advance, $12 day of show / All Ages

Saturday 03.13.10: FYF & echo present SMITH WESTERNS / PEARL HARBOR / YOUNG VEINS / MICHAEL RUNION AND THE ROYAL FAMILY @ echo

Smith Westerns
Pearl Harbor
Young Veins
Michael Runion & the Royal Family

5:00pm / $7 / All Ages

Sunday 03.14.10: KiDROCKERS with WATSON TWINS plus THE ONE AM RADIO @ echoplex (day show – kids show)

The Watson Twins || Listen
plus The One AM Radio

KiDROCKERS is a concert series that began in January 2007. These All Ages shows are designed to bring families together to experience some of the most engaging and vital artists in indie music and comedy. Artists perform original (not specifically made for children) songs in a manner that is both authentic and kid-friendly. Past artists include Tad Kubler (and members of the Hold Steady), Matthew and Ira of Nada Surf, Ra Ra Riot, Langhorne Slim, The Jealous Girlfriends, Harlem Shakes, Rogue Wave, The Subjects, Looker, Bishop Allen, The Spinto Band, Locksley, Phonograph, Palomar, Pela, Los Campesinos!, Chris Baron and LEVY.

Hosted by Matt Dwyer

Ages 3-13 recommended. Adults must be accompanied by a kid and vice versa.

1pm- 2:30pm / $9 in advance $12 at the door / All Ages

Sunday 03.14.10: THE AUSSIE BBQ 2010 with THE CHEVELLES / CITY RIOTS / GOONS OF DOOM / CHILDREN COLLIDE / PAUL DEMPSEY / OH MERCY / DAPPLED CITIES / WASHINGTON / CASSETTE KIDS / SHERLOCK’S DAUGHTER / HENRY WAGONS @ echo (day show)

THE CHEVELLES
CITY RIOTS
GOONS OF DOOM
CHILDREN COLLIDE
PAUL DEMPSEY
OH MERCY
DAPPLED CITIES
WASHINGTON
CASSETTE KIDS
SHERLOCK’S DAUGHTER
HENRY WAGONS

The Aussie BBQ has grown in to one of the biggest shows as part of the SXSW calendar and in 2009 through popular demand branched out to include shows in Los Angeles and New York. These satellite shows not only offered music industry executives another chance to find the next big thing but it also gave local punters the chance to experience a mini festival of great Australian music without the expense or time of travelling all the way to Australia.

After the success of the inaugural Aussie BBQ last year the organizers have decided to truck in another load of great Australian music for The Aussie BBQ 2010. This year you will again not only get fresh Australian beer and BBQ but another swagger of bands.

FMI: www.theaussiebbq.com

12pm / $15 / All Ages

Tuesday 03.16.10: WHITE STRIPES UNDER THE GREAT WHITE NORTHERN LIGHTS SCREENING @ echoplex

Join Us for a FREE all ages screening of
White Stripes Under the Great White Northern Lights! || Watch the Trailer

Screening starts at 8pm!
Film will be projected over the stage with seating and peppermint candies provided.

Click here to RSVP

@ Echoplex
enter at 1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Doors at 7:30pm — Screening begins at 8pm / FREE / all ages

Sunday 04.04.10: Spaceland Productions & KCRW present An Evening with NELLIE MCKAY @ echoplex

Nellie McKay || Listen || Watch

What could notoriously eccentric young New York singer-songwriter Nellie McKay have in common with notoriously normal Hollywood icon Doris Day? The comparison only begins with McKay’s new album, Normal as Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day.

McKay first declared her love of Doris Day in a 2007 book review she wrote for The New York Times. McKay wrote of the exemplary pop singer, whose wholesome persona made her Hollywood’s biggest female draw: “Her music is uncluttered, sensual and free, driven by an irrepressible will to live.”

But while Normal as Blueberry Pie wouldn’t be a Nellie McKay album if it weren’t a little kooky, McKay’s arrangements find a graceful midpoint between her postmodern cabaret and Day’s popped-up big-band singer with chops for miles. It emphasizes the purity McKay’s voice shares with Day’s. It, too, is uncluttered, sensual and free. – NPR

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Tickets purchased for Nellie McKays’ show at Alex Theatre on 3/28/10 will be honored at the Echoplex or 100% refunds are being offered. For a refund, please contact the point of purchase.

9pm / $23 advance, $26 day of show / All Ages

Friday 03.05.10: FIRST FRIDAYS with DEERTICK / EVEREST @ Natural History Museum

LIVE FROM FIRST FRIDAYS:

In the diorama hall:

Deer Tick
Everest

Labeled as one of Rolling Stone’s Top 5 Bands from SXSW in 2009, Deer Tick, will be kicking off their US tour this month at First Fridays. Don’t miss their country-rock must-see show. Los Angeles based Everest, who have opened for the likes of Neil Young and Wilco, have been hailed as the new face of American rock-and-roll.

DJs:

DJ Shortee
Them Jeans

@ Natural History Museum
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007

FMI: Natural History Museum

5:30pm / concert + museum pass= $15, museum pass= $2-$9 / All Ages

Sunday 03.28.10: The Los Angeles Rock N Roll Preservation Society presents POW FEST with THE STANDELLS / THE ZEROS / PETER CASE / PIERCED ARROWS / GIANT DRAG / TY SEGALL / LORDS OF ALTAMONT / SEAN WHEELER AND ZANDER SCHLOSS / LULLABYE ARKESTRA / GESTAPO KHAZI / LE FACE / CHARLIE AND THE MOONHEARTS / ROUGH KIDS / OKIE DOKIE / THE SPURTS / LUXURY SWEETS / THE JONES ACT / VOLAPIKE @ echoplex

with:
The Standells
The Zeros
Peter Case
Pierced Arrows
Giant Drag
Ty Segall
Lords of Altamont
Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss
Lullabye Arkestra
Gestapo Khazi
Le Face
Charlie and the Moonhearts
Rough Kids
Okie Dokie
The Spurts
Luxury Sweets
The Jones Act
Volapike

@ Echoplex
enter at
1154 glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

12pm / $20 / All Ages

Sunday 03.07.10: EARTHWORM ENSEMBLE @ echo (Early show – Kid’s show)

Earthworm Ensemble || Listen

Earthworm Ensemble, a new group which includes members of the acclaimed Los Angeles alt-Americana band I See Hawks in L.A., will release its first family friendly CD by the same name on February 16, 2010. Rocking guitars, fiddles, steel guitar, accordion, psychedelic bass and drum grooves, and rich vocal harmonies, make Earthworm Ensemble the new standout in family music.

Featuring a diverse range of musical styles, including country, folk, Americana, rock and New Orleans funk, Earthworm Ensemble includes 11 original songs that will bear repeated listening by kids of all ages. These songs offer an imaginative, child’s eye view of nature and the universe, with light and humorous touches throughout. “Bang a Drum” is a deceptively simple percussive piece that will get kids up off the couch and banging along to the beat. A healthy, DIY message is humorously delivered in the father-to-son song “Pizza Moon,” and we can come along for the ride on old-timey songs like “The Traveling Train” and “Walking Boy.”

The authentic and fresh sound of Earthworm Ensemble comes from a who’s who of California folk/country artists. I See Hawks in L.A. artists Paul Lacques, Shawn Nourse and Paul Marshall are joined by host of talented friends and family. The artists have variously played in bands with Emmylou Harris, Dwight Yoakam, Sly Stone, the Strawberry Alarm Clock and John Denver. The wistful voices of the Chapin Sisters (including two of Tom Chapin’s daughters) add a sweet and soulful element to three of the tracks, including the resonant lullaby “Good Night Little Spaceship.” The CD also features Discovery Science Channel host and country rapper Zachariah and TexMex/bluegrass vocalist Christina Ortega.

2pm / $5 / All Ages

Saturday 03.06.10: 826LA, Origami & Echo present CHICKENS IN LOVE with THE SUBMARINES / THAO NGUYEN / PITY PARTY / SUMMER DARLING @ echoplex & echo

Chickens In Love: An 826LA Benefit Show

with live performances from:

The Submarines || Listen
Thao Nguyen
The Pity Party
Summer Darling || Listen

+ More artists TBD!

A one-day all-ages MINI MUSIC FESTIVAL is scheduled for March 6, 2010 at the Echoplex, featuring The Submarines, Summer Darling, The Happy Hollows, The Growlers, and more! Get in the mood with punk rock hairdos from The Hive Hair Shop, rocker accessories from local LA designers, burgers from Grill ‘Em All Food Truck, and more.

CHICKENS IN LOVE is a full-length album of original songs with lyrics written by 826LA students and recorded by Los Angeles recording artists. This album will feature recordings by She & Him, Fiona Apple, Cold War Kids, Tim and Eric, The Submarines, Summer Darling, The Happy Hollows, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Dum Dum Girls, The Growlers, Crystal Antlers, and The Pity Party!

Enter at
Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

12pm / $15 / All Ages

Saturday 03.27.10: Aquarium Drunkard & Spaceland Productions present WAVED OUT Music Festival with SURFER BLOOD / BEST COAST / TURBOFRUITS / ACTIVE CHILD / THE COATHANGERS / DIRST DRESS / GAMBLE HOUSE / THE PO PO / MOON DUO / SANDWITCHES / FAMILY PORTRAIT / SUPERHUMANOIDS / TAPEDECK MOUNTAIN / GIANT CLOUD / PIZZA! / APES OF WRATH @ Echoplex & Echo

Aquarium Drunkard is pleased to be teaming up with Spaceland Productions to present WAVED OUT: an all ages – two room festival at The Echo and Echoplex in Los Angeles on Saturday March 27th. 

The first of more to come, WAVED OUT will showcase the best of new music with performances by
Surfer Blood
Best Coast
Turbofruits
Active Child
The Coathangers
Dirt Dress
Gamble House
The Po Po
Moon Duo
The Sandwitches
Family Portrait
Superhumanoids
Tapedeck Mountain
Giant Cloud
Pizza!
Apes of Wrath

Plus:
KXLU
Origami Vinyl
Hit & Run
Ice Cream Man

Hosted by:
Matt Dwyer
Matt Braunger

Enter at
Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Aggeles, CA 90026

3:30pm / $10 / All Ages

Friday 03.26.10: Echo and FYF presents YACHT / BOBBY BIRDMAN / SMALL BLACK / WASHED OUT / PICTUREPLANE @ echoplex

YACHT || Listen || Watch

Jona Bechtolt– founding member of YACHT, former member of the Blow– is a huge talent, something that may not have been readily apparent on any of his three previous LPs. Those albums, created largely as solo endeavors, will not have prepared listeners for See Mystery Lights. Now an official partnership between Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans, who performed on several songs on 2007′s I Believe In You, Your Magic Is Real, YACHT finally feel like a full-fledged band with direction and vision, particularly given the added weight (or rather, levity) of Evans’ influence.

The songs on See Mystery Lights– from the bouncy, burbling you-can’t-take-it-with-you screed “The Afterlife” (which plays like a less spastic companion piece to the Mae Shi’s “Run to Your Grave”) to the roller rink-ready vocoder vocals of “I’m In Love With a Ripper”– represent YACHT at their most poppy. It’s a collection of stone jams that finds the band finally as hellbent on experimenting and expanding the boundaries of its sonic scope as it is on having fun. Built on electronic foundations– laser effects, skittering computerized beats, and spacey synth lines (or guitar riffs that have been tuned or distorted to sound like synths)– these new songs are giddy with creative freedom while remaining tethered in service of their melodies. The vocal melodies are bright and buoyant, but delivered (by either band member, or in unison) in a chanted, oftentimes detached monotone that plays up the repetitive lyrics’ mantra-like feel and adds a welcome undercurrent of slacker cool to their otherwise sugary optimism.- Pitchfork

with:
Bobby Birdman || Listen
Small Black || Listen
Washed Out || Listen
Pictureplane || Listen

@ Echoplex
enter at 1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

8pm / $12 advance, $14 day of show / All Ages

Sunday 02.14.10: The Center for Nonviolent Education and Parenting presents FAMILY DANCE PARTY & FUNDRAISER @ echoplex (early show – enter on sunset)

@ Echoplex
enter through Sunset Entrance
1822 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

2pm / all ages

Thursday 03.04.10: LESLIE AND THE LYS / CHRISTOPHER THE CONQUERED / THE MONOLATORS @ echoplex

Leslie and The Lys || Listen || Watch

For the rest of this review, body glitter = sweat. Iowa’s mainframe zaftig-white-female hip hop star, Leslie Hall, cleaned house at the Echoplex Friday night with her traveling circus act Leslie and the Lys. It looked like a neon fringe and gold lamè factory exploded all over Echo Park.

More than a musician, Leslie Hall is a movement, because Leslie could not do what she does (and she does it so well) at any other time than the present. She exists now as the result of a culture in whiplash from several pop commodity crashes: Suzanne Somers, Jazzercise, heroine-chic, daytime talk shows, the celebutante, Tony Robbins, and, of course, the Bedazzler.

For the rest of this review, body glitter = sweat. Iowa’s mainframe zaftig-white-female hip hop star, Leslie Hall, cleaned house at the Echoplex Friday night with her traveling circus act Leslie and the Lys. It looked like a neon fringe and gold lamè factory exploded all over Echo Park.

More than a musician, Leslie Hall is a movement, because Leslie could not do what she does (and she does it so well) at any other time than the present. She exists now as the result of a culture in whiplash from several pop commodity crashes: Suzanne Somers, Jazzercise, heroine-chic, daytime talk shows, the celebutante, Tony Robbins, and, of course, the Bedazzler. – LA Weekly

with:
Christopher the Conquered || Listen
The Monolators || Listen

@ Echoplex
enter at 1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026

8:30pm / $11 advance, $13 day of show / all ages

Sunday 02.28.10: SCREAM (Original Lineup) / THE HOLLOYS / DJ TRAVIS (Buddyhead) @ echo (early show)

Scream (Original Lineup)

Scream, like most of the bands in DC, obviously had been extremely influenced by the Bad Brains, but they seemed to be more advanced musicians and had more of a rock and roll sensibility than the others. In 1982, they went into Inner Ear Studio with Ian and Eddie to record Dischord’s first full length album, Still Screaming. Scream released four albums on Dischord (as well as one on RAS Records, No More Censorship) and continued to play until the beginning of the 90′s, doing a number of U.S. and European tours.

with:
Holloys || Listen
DJ Travis (Buddyhead)

7pm / $10 advance, $12 day of show / all ages

Saturday 03.20.10: BETH HART / JEFF YOUNG @ echo

Beth Hart || Listen || Watch

The first time I heard/saw Beth Hart was at an electronics show a few years ago. I was strolling down the aisle ways minding my own business and there she was, a dirty rock n’ roll chick seducing me with her hypnotic banshee songs on a big screen flanked by a towering pair if speakers. I stood there mesmerized watching this rock n’ roll dream until I was forced to move on when those at the booth changed the DVD.

I immediately sought out every CD she had produced and tracked down the live DVD she had released. I was and am enthralled by Beth Hart and her music. This photo gallery captures her moments and her dangerous beauty. You can’t capture the power and beauty of her music in photos, for that you will have to track down a CD or two. Never mind which one, they all have their merits. Get them all if you can and the must have DVD, Live at the Paradiso.

Many have compared her to Janis Joplin, and I think that is fair, but don’t be mistaken, this girl has her own identity. Someone over at Amazon described her something like this: Her creation was a collaborative work between God and Satan. They combined the best of Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Otis Redding, and John Lee Hooker then added a bit of spice like atomic energy, several forces of nature such as hurricanes and tornadoes, the pure unapologetic sexuality of the most sensual of strippers, the humanity of mankind, and coated the whole mess with nitro glycerin, then dropped it from the sky…waiting to see what would happen. The result was Beth Hart. – Rock N Roll View

with:
Jeff Young

6:30pm / $15.00 / all ages

Sunday 02.28.10: THE MACAROONS / STORYTIMEFUNLAND @ Echo (Early Show)

The Macaroons || Listen || Watch

The second incarnation of The Leevees (All Things Considered’s “best holiday record of the decade!”), the Macaroons feature musicians Dave Schneider (the Zambonis, the world’s only all-hockey rock band), Shawn Fogel (Golden Bloom, The Zambonis), Dan Saks (DeLeon, a Sephardic indie rock band also on JDub Records) and Michael Azerrad.

The record, comprised of 17 power-pop tracks for the petite set, is perfect for parents looking for an alternative to the boring lullabies of their youth. The Macaroons’ new sound signals a return to the sincerely silly, exemplified by Jerry Garcia’s folksy Not For Kids Only or the freshness of Jonathan Richman. Still, the Macaroons handle Jewish cultural traditions with a particularly kind and nostalgic humor that is as evocative for kids as it is for parents. Take “Elijah,” a sweet and wistful ode to the invisible prophet who makes his nighttime rounds during Passover, in which the kid-narrator vows to “leave the bathroom light on just for him.”

with:
StoryTimeFunLand

12pm / $8, family 4-pak $30.00 / all ages