The L.A. Show Low Down (Or: "Ghosts Flying All Around My Life, Sent A Message Both Bold And Bright, Good Morning Mystery Of Life...")

by Brad Roberts

Any week with an EELS concert is a good week to me and even though there's been no new music from the band in a year or so I'm still super-excited to see this "Tremendous Dynamite" tour when it lands at El Rey on Saturday. Shown at right, Mark Everett's life and career are a triumph of overcoming adversity with the powerful tool of a creative mind and I get a lot of inspiration from his writing and his music. This highly lauded tour, featuring The Submarines, is only here one night.

Vetiver is back at The Troubadour on Wednesday with a new album of catchy indie folk music, and The Decemberists fill up The Greek with their brainy indie pop on Friday.

Locally we have Seasons wandering onto the Sunset Strip to play the Family of the Year show at The Roxy on Thursday. The Henry Clay People open for The Get Up Kids at The Satellite on Saturday and Monday and Tuesday have a whole host of great local acts. Check it out...

Monday, August 8

- Chop Love Carry Fire, P. Wolf & Avi, Cowboy & Indian, Michael Miller, Kelly McFarling @ Hotel Cafe

- KMFDM, Army of the Universe, 16 Volt, Human Factors Lab @ Mayan Theatre

- The Ross Sea Party, Spirit Vine, A House for Lions, The Dead Ships @ Silver Lake Lounge

- "School Night!" w/ Caught A Ghost, Pollyn, DJ set by Chairlift @ Bardot

- Seansean, Dastardly, yOya @ Lot 1 Cafe

- Robert Francis, Papa, Cave Country, Blair @ Bootleg Bar

- Active Child, Touché, Sleeping Bags, The Static Jacks @ The Echo

- Stone Darling, Infantree, Whispering Pines @ The Satellite

DECISION:

The real treasures for me tonight are in the supporting acts on some of the bills across town beginning in Hollywood at "School Night!", with the excellent Pollyn and a DJ set by Brooklyn based Chairlift, supporting a good show with Caught a Ghost as headliner at Bardot. The local alt/country indie scene in well represented by Cave Country (shown above) on the Robert Francis residency at Bootleg Bar, and Whispering Pines, along with Infantree, play the Stone Darling show at The Satellite.  The Ross Sea Party have Spirit Vine and a band I keep hearing good things about, The Dead Ships, for their Monday night show at Silver Lake Lounge. 

Tuesday, August 9

- Deerhunter, Dunes, David Scott Stone @ The Wiltern

- Judson McKinney, Daniel Ahearn and the Jones, Cody The Band, John Carpenter @ The Central

- Jes Hudak, Alana Sweetwater, Helena, Andrea Hamilton, Valeri Lopez @ Hotel Cafe

- Dancing Heels, Saint John and the Revelations, N O W @ Silver Lake Lounge

- Radical Face, Cerise, Paulie Pesh, Alanna Lin @ Lot 1 Cafe

- Wet and Reckless, Various Cruelties @ The Satellite

- Allah Las, Farmer Dave Scher, The Tyde, Tomorrows Tulips @ The Echo

DECISION:

The second Tuesday night for Judson McKinney's residency over at The Central boasts Cody The Band on the bill. Congratulations to Cody and Joanna at right. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by this club when I first visited there last Tuesday. Great idea to separate the bar from the performance space and I like the high stage affording everyone in the room a clear view. Wet and Reckless play The Satellite and The Tyde are on the bill with Allah Las at The Echo.

Wednesday, August 10

- Adam Arcuragi with The Spies, Tall Tales and the Silver Lining, Stolen Silver @ Hotel Cafe

- Nite Jewel @ House of Blues Hollywood

- Sia, Oh Land, Ximena Sariñana @ The Wiltern

- The New Room, Funeral Club, Dark Furs, Franco Near Death @ The Down & Out

- Vetiver, WATERS, CB Brand @ The Troubadour

- The Street and Babe Shaddow, The Bixby Knolls @ The Satellite- Desert Nights" w/ American Bloomers, Brandi Emma, Jack Littman @ The Standard

- Bunny Love w/ Becky Stark @ Las Perlas

- Forever Goldrush, Welldigger's Banquet, Sons of August @ Silver Lake Lounge

- La Santa Cecilia @ La Cita

- The Golden Ghosts, Slow Motion Rider + tba @ 3 of Clubs

DECISION:

I have always enjoyed Vetiver (at right) in concert, and he's currently touring his superbly tuneful new album, The Errant Charm, which sounds even better than his last album, Tight Knit. He's at The Troubadour tonight, and I know, once I get and really digest his new album, I will kick myself for missing this show.  Also tonight, the LA Weekly "Replay: LA"series at Hollywood's Hard Rock Cafe, where local indie bands cover favorite classic albums, has Nite Jewel playing Kraftwerk's Computerworld .

Thursday, August 11

- Robert Ellis @ Origami Vinyl (5 PM)

- Roommate @ Origami Vinyl (7PM)

- "Spaceland Under the Stars" w/ Noah Lit & The Megafaun, Marcus Very Ordinary @ Pershing Square

- Ana Tijoux, Zuzuka Poderosa @ Levitt Pavilion

- Firehorse, The Wellspring, C Vincent Plummer @ Hotel Cafe

- Royal Crowne Revue, Orgone, Ameera @ Santa Monica Pier

- Christina Perri, HoneyHoney, Sarah Ault @ The Troubadour

- Ellie Goulding, Bug Raiders @ The Wiltern

- Family of the Year, Golden State, Seasons, Heartstop @ The Roxy

- LA Font, Terraplane Sun, New Mexico, The Dead Ships @ The Echo

- New Child, The Neighborhood, Bird Love Kitten @ Lot 1 Cafe

- SISU, Halloween Swim Team, Ballerina Black, The Tleilaxu Music Machine, Morose, The Burning of Rome @ Five Stars Bar

- Starfucker, Melted Toys @ El Rey

- Beatnik Jr., Tapioca and the Flea, Basement Babies, Naked Kids @ Silver Lake Lounge

- Incan Abraham, Tennis System, Flora & Fauna @ Bootleg Bar

- Molina, Ray Charles Manson, The New Kinetics, Spaceships, Legz @ Mr. T's Bowl

- Vanish Valley, Paladino @ Taix Lounge

- U.S.F., Truman Peyote, Speculator, Big Spider's Back @ THe Smell

DECISION:

What an amazing amount of shows tonight, but I'm determined to get over to see Seasons make their Sunset Strip debut at The Roxy with Family of the Year. Going to the Sunset Strip to see East Side bands is always interesting in the odd range of audience that frequents those clubs. There's always a contingent that seem barely aware there's even music playing, but when enough active fans show up it can tip the scales toward a warm band/audience rapport. And I haven't been to The Roxy in ages. Vanish Valley are also doing a show over at Taix Lounge I'd like to attend. Nice show at The Echo with LA Font and Terraplane Sun.

Friday, August 12

- The Decemberists, Wye Oak ! The Greek

- Robert Ellis @ McCabe's

- Doran Danoff, The Young Romans, The Soul of John Black, The Technicolors w/ Jessica Long, Tylor Mathews @ Hotel Cafe

- EELS, The Submarines @ El Rey

- Moonbeams, Neat Beats/Phen Swan @ Origami Vinyl

- Andrew Belle, Schuyler Fisk, Dante Elephante @ The Mint

- Bob Schneider @ The Troubadour

- Coolzey, Roommate, Moonbeams, The Da @ Lot 1 Cafe

- CANCELLED - Buck 65, Jel (of Themselves) @ The Satellite - LA Font @ Casey's Bar

- Rodrigo y Gabriela with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Amigos Invisibles @ Hollywood Bowl

- DirRodrigo y Gabriela with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Amigos Invisiblest Bird, Pam Schaffer @ Taix Lounge

- Junip, Beware of Safety @ Bootleg Bar

- Triple Dog Dare, Echoes from the Sun, Chop Suzy, The Budrows, Grindsound @ Mr. T's Bowl

- Catwalk, Pep Talk, Crippled Puppies, Pretty Wife @ The Smell

DECISION:

I make it a habit never to miss EELS whenever they play in town and tonight is no exception. Their current tour is called "Tremendous Dynamite" and since there has been no new album since they released two last year, End Times in January, and Tomorrow Morning in August, I expect much of the program tonight at El Rey will consist of that material, which found writer Mark Everett seemingly at peace and writing music that was positively upbeat. I understand this tour reflects that attitude and as Mark is quoted on his website: "The whole goal is about feeling good about life and rejuvenated". L.A. band, The Submarines have been along for the tour.

The Decemberists perform their heady mix of indie pop for an adoring crowd at The Greek. And on the local scene Dirt Bird has a show at Taix Lounge, Schuyler Fisk is at The Mint and LA Font are at Casey's.

Saturday, August 13

- Pentagram, Eyehategod, Winter, Pelican, Trap Them, Acephalix, Black Breath, Black Cobra, All Pigs Must Die, Baptists, Alpinist, Masakari,Skin Like Iron, Seven Sisters of Sleep, Early Graves, Plagues, Harasser, Aeges, Slave @ The Echo & Echoplex

- John Elliott & The Hereafter record release show, Tallboys, Jenn Grinels, Ashleigh Haney, Laurelin Kruse @ Hotel Cafe

- This City Defects @ Origami Vinyl

- Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes & Tonino Baliardo @ The Greek

- Rodrigo y Gabriela with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Amigos Invisibles @ Hollywood Bowl

- The Cause, Atomic & The Skallow, Mothership, Shades of Truth @ The Troubadour

- The Milk Carton Kids @ McCabe's

- The Portal @ El Rey

- The Get Up Kids, The Henry Clay People @ The Satellite

- Gold Soil, Rarebit, Anenon, Rom-Dos @ Bootleg Bar

- Plasma Centre, Animal Eye, Femgerms, Life On The Bhang Bus @ The Smell

- Wakarimasen, The Knotts and Friends, The Withers, Planet Pluto, Danny Get Down @ Mr. T's Bowl

- Abilene Fawn, Horse Thieves, 5 Track & Glass Goblins @ Taix Lounge

DECISION:

Big shows like Rodrigo y Gabriela at Hollywood Bowl and Gipsy Kings at The Greek, and all I want is to go see The Henry Clay People at The Satellite.  

Sunday, August 14

- The Sadies, Old Man Markley, Mike Stinson, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys, Eileen Jewell, Jesse Sykes and Phil Wandscher, White Morgan and the 78's, Jackshit, Tony Gilkyson, Brennen Leigh, David Serby & the Dirt Poor Folklore, Eastside Hayride, T @ The Echo & Echoplex

- Dave Koz & Friends w/ Bobby Caldwell and Sheila E, Larry Graham and Graham Central Station, Spyro Gyra, Phil Perry @ Hollywood Bowl

- Hirth Martinez & The Silver Band From The Land Of Song @ McCabe's

- Jack and White, Brave Chandaliers, Jailbox, Joshua Smith, Shane Henry @ Hotel Cafe

- Sabertooth Cavity @ Origami Vinyl

- Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes & Tonino Baliardo @ The Greek

- Califone, Death To Anders, Sands @ The Satellite

- The Orion Experience, Think Alike, Britt Warner, Holly @ 3 of Clubs

DECISION:

There's that big show at The Echo & Echoplex with The Sadies and Mike Stinson or Califone and Death To Anders at The Satellite as the week winds down.

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Comments

[Jordans Chaussures Nouvelle]

Thanks, I'm going to have nightmares tonight.