by Brad Roberts
May's Monday residencies get a great start up with Air Life at The Satellite, and featuring Gallant, Sanglorians and The Silver Lake Chorus, while In The Valley Below blast off at The Echo. Competition comes from Cinco De Mayo and the 6th Anniversary celebration for a favorite haunt of mine, Lot 1 (at right). Now that I'm closing in on my third year of doing my Feed Your Head shows there, I'm mighty proud to recommend this. Veterans of Future Wars are performing, among others.
It's going to be a busy week, what with the must-see bill on Tuesday at The Satellite where Afternoons are headlining Charlie Wadhams and the return to the stage of former Movies frontman, Timothy James, joining him. That is sure to bring out a lot of people. Very much looking forward to seeing Jacco Gardner from The Netherlands again, for they came back to America for the Austin Psych Fest and as they are fans of Haunted Summer, they asked to play an L.A. show with them and will be at The Church on York on Thursday night. I saw them last year at Culture Collide Festival where they turned me into an instant fan.
Bunch of big shows this week and a lot of dates with refugees from the Austin Psych Fest in Texas coming through Los Angeles. Acid Mothers Temple are at The Echo on Wednesday, Rodrigo & Gabriella are taking two nights at The Orpheum on Tuesday and the Hollywood Palladium on Wednesday and Ray Lamontagne at The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian on Tuesday. We Are Scientists are accustomed to larger venues at The Troubadour on Thursday but my favorite show would have to be The Brian Jonestown Massacre on Saturday at The Wiltern. Have to get there early enough to get into the pit!
Monday, May 5
- Air Life, Gallant, Sanglorians, The Silver Lake Chorus @ The Satellite
- In the Valley Below, The Mercy Beats, Soft Swells, Pillar Point @ The Echo
- Punk Cinco Party w/ El Vez, The Schitzophonics, Diana Death @ Echoplex
- Ultimate Salida: A Cinco De Mayo celebration w/ Thee Commons, Creeps, Blood Candy, Contrafan @ The Mexican Village at the edge of Silverlake
- "School Night!" w/ Water, Thomas Dybahl, Rey Pila @ Bardot
- Hamilton Leithauser w/ Javier Dunn, My Name Is You, The Horde & The Harum @ Hotel Cafe
- tUnE yArDs, Moses Sumney @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- Lot 1 6th Birthday Celebration and Cinco De Mayo w/ Disco Mechanic, Veterans Of Future Wars, Gun/Her @ Lot 1
- CalArts Soundstream 2014 w/ The Arielle Deem Band, Bird Concerns, DeLACA, Fell Runner, Gloria & Walker, Hooded Eyes, Kite, Still Growth, Winston @ The Troubadour
- The Acetates, Adam Henry, Steps Of Doe, Trash Honey @ Silver Lake Lounge
- These New Puritans, Dorian Wood @ The Roxy
- Jarell Perry, Evan Mellows, thatkidcalhoun, Chuck Inglish @ Bootleg HiFi
DECISION:
Lots of opportunity to celebrate Cinco de Mayo tonight with some great music. And congratulations to Lot 1, who are also celebrating their 6th anniversary with a Cinco de Mayo show featuring Veterans of Future Wars. I saw In The Valley Below play an impressive set at the Lyme-Disease Benefit at El Rey last Thursday (photo at right) so I have to heartily recommend their May residency at The Echo for the next five Monday nights
Speaking of residencies Air Life, begins their run at The Satellite with Gallant, Sanglorians, The Silver Lake Chorus and special guest DJ, Seraphina Lotkhamnga of Buzzbands.LA. tUnE yArDs have a sold out date at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. I'm just as glad it's sold out since it leaves me free for the Lot 1 show.
Tuesday, May 6
- Afternoons, Charlie Wadhams, Timothy James @ The Satellite
- Dead Sara, Vanaprasta, The Vim Dicta @ The Echo
- Jenny Lewis @ The Roxy
- All Scene Eye presents Bonfire Beach, Blood Candy, Winter, The Rebel Light @ The Virgil
- Hamilton Leithauser, The Alternate Routes, Hollow Wood, Songs Bu Thom, Parents @ Hotel Cafe
- Dharma Bums @ Harvard & Stone
- Rodrigo & Gabriella @ Orpheum Theatre
- Lovelife, Max And The Moon, Secret Someones @ Bootleg HiFi
- Floral, Echo Lights, Princess Frank, The Vigils @ Los Globos
- Ray Lamontagne @ The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian
- Needtobreathe @ The Wiltern
- Kina Grannis, Imaginary Future @ The Troubadour
DECISION:
Now here's a show you should not pass up when Timothy James returns to the local stage, to help Charlie Wadhams celebrate his new record and perform with him. This takes place at The Satellite for the Afternoons show, who themselves have recently reappeared on the scene and with significant impact. To round out this wonderful bill will also play an opening set. Dead Sara, Vanaprasta and The Vim Dicta have a show at The Echo and Jenny Lewis does The Roxy. And I recommend Ray Lamontagne at The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian on Wilshire, as much for the beautiful venue as the artist performing.
Wednesday, May 7
- Glorious Wondour, Nicky Blitz, Kilo Virga @ The Satellite
- Acid Mothers Temple, Perhaps, OGOD @ The Echo
- LOOP, White Fence @ The Church on York
- Ingrid Michaelson @ The Wiltern
- Palm Reader, DEBT, French Negative @ The Smell
- "Desert Nights" w/ The Girl Goes West, Song Preservation Society, Matthew Szlachetka @ The Standard
- Black Prairie, Tiburonis @ Bootleg HiFi
- Rodrigo & Gabriella @ Hollywood Palladium
- Thomas Dybdahl, Tommy & The High Pilots, Francis Cone, Jessica Childress @ Hotel Cafe
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Fear of Men, Abkebody @ The Troubadour
- Tycho, Gardens & Villa @ The Fonda Theatre
DECISION:
Tycho and Gardens & Villa (at right) open a two-night stand at The Fonda Theatre. Also doing double duty are Rodrigo & Gabriella, who had a show at The Orpheum last night, and tonight move over to the Hollywood Palladium, not to forget The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, tonight at The Troubadour and tomorrow a free in-store at Amoeba.
Thursday, May 8
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ Amoeba Music
- The Bixby Knolls, Beck Black, The Relationship @ The Satellite
- La Sera, Springtime Carnivore, Colleen Green @ The Echo
- MarchFourth Marching Band, The Gentlemen Callers @ Echoplex
- Tycho, Gardens & Villa @ The Fonda Theatre
- Atmosphere, Southsiders Record Release @ The Roxy
- Jacco Gardner, Drinking Flowers, Haunted Summer @ The Church on York
- Dunes, Mirror Travel, Henry Henrietta, Roses @ Silver Lake Lounge
- Tyler Lyle, Distant Cousins, Jimmer, Korby Lenker, Bryan Lazar @ Hotel Cafe
- Yuna, Misun @.The Troubadour
DECISION:
Have to get out again to go see Jacco Gardner at The Church on York in Highland Park. When Haunted Summer told me last month that they were asked by some Dutch band to play a local show with them I recognized the name Jacco Gardner as one of the really stand out bands from last year's Culture Collide Festival (photo at right). Incredibly precise indie chamber pop, perfectly performed was my impression then, and their CD only emphasized that fact. Look forward to seeing them again. With Drinking Flowers also on the bill.
Friday, May 9
- Mt. Ossa, Wild Pack of Canaries, Aftergloam, Rexx @ The Satellite
- Survival Knife, Steppe People @ The Echo
- Big Freedia, Hi Fashion @ Echoplex
- Trails & Ways, Cheers Elephant, So Many Wizards @ Bootleg HiFi
- Summer Twins, DEBT, The Big Nothing @ The Smell
- Twenty One Pilots, Hunter Hunted, NONONO @ The Wiltern
- Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche @ McCabe's
- Chuck Ragan & the Camaraderie, The White Buffalo, Jonny Two Bags @ The Fonda Theatre
- Old 97's, Nikki Lane @ El Rey
- Garate, The Burning of Rome, Uber, Mini Bear, Sun Bones @ Lot 1
- Stonefeather, KULA, Komox Kids, The Hang @ El Cid
- Jesse Thomas Record Release Show, Frontier Ruckus, Ely Rise presents Creepshow 13 @ Hotel Cafe
- We Are Scientists, PAWS @ The Troubadour
DECISION:
Trails & Ways play an international blend of Brazilian jazz and Latin pop and bring it from Oakland's jazz/pop scene to the Bootleg HiFi tonight with both Cheers Elephant and So Many Wizards.
We Are Scientists, PAWS @ The Troubadour
Saturday, May 10
- The Third Annual LA Psych Fest w/ Rose Windows, Kikagaku Moyo, Jeffertitti's Nile, Insects vs Robots, The Spyrals, Gamelan X, Clear Plastic, Drab Majesty, Drinking Flowers, A/V Arkestra, Seis Cuerdas, and more @ Bootleg Theatre (3 PM)
- Social Studies, Wild Pack of Canaries, Crown Plaza @ The Satellite
- Yoni Wolf, Serengeti @ The Echo
- Nightmare Air, Roman Remains, Nightmail @ El Cid
- Cassandra Wilson @ The Fonda Theatre
- Death Hymn Number 9, Catholic Spit, PB & J, The Flytraps @ The Smell
- The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Joel Gion & The Primary Colors, The Three O'Clock @ The Wiltern
- Shoshana Bean, Willa Mamet & Paul Miller, Brigitte DeMeyer, Super Soul Saturdays w/ Jason Joseph & The Spectacular @ Hotel Cafe
- Santa Cecilia Orchestra @ Eagle Rock Center for the Arts
- Diamond Lane CD Release, Love and a .38, Delta Rose, Cherri Bomb, Bad Romantics @ The Troubadour
- Grant Lee Phillips, Howe Gelb @ McCabe's
DECISION:
The Brian Jonestown Massacre (at right) are just past their 25th year as a band and releasing their fourteenth album, called Revelation, on May 19th are here with Joel Gion & The Primary Colors and The Three O'Clock at The Wiltern. Having only seen them twice before, I thought it was time to catch up with them again. Synth/psych/rock shoegazers, Nightmare Air play with Roman Remains and Nightmail at El Cid and Santa Cecilia Orchestra have a show at the beautiful Eagle Rock Center for the Arts.
The Third Annual LA Psych Fest, our own answer to the Austin Psych Fest from last weekend, features a huge number of local psych rock bands at Bootleg Theatre starting at 3 PM.
Sunday, May 11
- Grand Ole Echo w/ Ted Russell Kamp, Kyle Neal, John Meeks, James Byous @ The Echo (5 PM)
- Part Time Punks' 9-Year Anniversary w/ Ariel Pink, Geneva Jacuzzi, Puro Instinct, Bouquet @ The Echo (10 PM)
- Monogem @ Bootleg HiFi
- Virt, Cats On Mars, Tina Belmont, Wet Mango @ The Smell
- Janet Robin, Fernando Perdomo @ Hotel Cafe
DECISION:
Monogem have a sporadic residency at the Bootleg HiFi this month, playing all Sundays but the 18th, and Part Time Punks' celebrates it's 9-Year Anniversary at The Echo at 10 PM with long-time PTP favorites Ariel Pink, Geneva Jacuzzi, Puro Instinct and Bouquet.
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