The L.A. Show Low Down (Or: "Up Against The Wall...")

by Brad Roberts

Well this is the week, ironic as it may seem that Monday is Martin Luther King Day and Friday our country gets turned over to an erratic, tempermentally unstable narcissist who will put all our futures in jeopardy. Welcome to America in 2017. Music could be a welcome distraction, but we must all stay focused and vigilant.

Leslie Stevens, Golden Animals, Westerner, King Washington, Bloody Death Skull, Charlie Clark, and Nightmare Air are among the week's highlights.

Sorry I had to miss Lord Huron last Sunday as they had to cancel their final three nights at Teragram Ballroom owing to a band member's illness. Here's hoping for a speedy recovery.

Monday, January 16

Recommended:

Albert & His Dreamboats, Z Berg, Leslie Stevens, Sue Sie, Mara Connor, Natalie Meadows @ Bootleg Bar

Warbly Jets, ExSage, Golden Animals, Kid Wave @ The Satellite

Also playing:

• The Molochs LP Release Party, Noah Quid, 100 Flowers, TraPs PS @ The Echo
• Sam Morrow @ The Love Song
• "School Night!" w/ Takashi Miyaki, Low Hum, Lee Dewyze, Rooms @ Bardot
• The Absurd, Triangle Fire, Westerner, Dead Horse Rhythm, The YeahTones @ Silver Lake Lounge
• Hamilton Leithauser, Alexandra Savior @ Teragram Ballroom
• Monday Monday w/ Jessie Payo, Finian Makepeace, Sam Clark, Joel Eckles, Danni Poppet, Annachristie, Maggie McClure, Shane Henry, Billy Galewood, Eric Schwartz, Sarah Hollins, & more @ Hotel Café Second Stage
• Ilegal Mescal Music Series w/ Jupiter Winter, Dead Air  @ Harvard & Stone

Tuesday, January 17

Recommended:

Dream Phases, Veronica Banqui, Young Creatures @ Harvard & Stone

Also playing:

• Reggie Watts & Karen, Gothic Tropic @ The Satellite
• Alina Bea, Spelles, MRK, Litronix @ The Echo
• Honey Country & Andrew Leahey, Late Night Live w/ Donald Barrett, Melanie Charles, Broken Bones Media @ Hotel Café Second Stage
• Hamilton Leithauser, Alexandra Savior @ Teragram Ballroom
• Mogwai @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel
• Jamie T (solo) @ Bootleg Bar
• Year of Suns, Kenny Moreno, Frank Cope @ Silver Lake Lounge
• Bear's Den @ El Rey

Wednesday, January 18

Recommended:

King Washington, Soul Shakers, Smoky Knights, Ryan Lerman @ Hotel Café

Livingmore, Bloody Death Skull, Sikemore, Hathor  @ The Satellite

"Desert Nights" w/ Rodney & John, Charlie Clark @ The Standard

Also playing:

• Goon, Young Jesus, Pastel Felt, Draag @ The Echo
• Decorator, Foxtrax, The Rebel Light @ The Troubadour
• Daniela Andrade, Tim Atlas @ Teragram Ballroom
• Nina Shallman, Caroline Ashkar & John Paul Ashkar @ Hotel Café Second Stage
• Gregory Uhlmann Album Release Show, Superet, Jeff Parker @ Bootleg Bar
• Johnny Madrid, The Oild Barons @ Harvard & Stone
• The Rangers, Bloom @ Silver Lake Lounge

Thursday, January 19

Recommended:

Princess @ Teragram Ballroom

Also playing:

• Marching Church, Bernardino Femminielli @ The Echo
• Thank You Scientist, Consider The Source @ Echoplex
• Jack Savoretti @ Hotel Café
• Ari Hest, Leo Stannard, Arthur Yoria, Tim Barnett @ Hotel Café Second Stage
• Dan Layus, Ryan Beaver @ The Troubadour
• Dear Nora - Mountain Rock Vinyl Reissue Show, Tara Jane O'Neil & Friends, Stephen Steinbrink, Aaron M. Olson's Musical Tracing Project @ Bootleg Bar
• Isla June, Haushold, MainMan, Cousin Liar @ Silver Lake Lounge

Friday, January 20

Recommended:

 The Aggrolites @ The Echo

Also playing:

• AFI, The Chain Gang of 1974 @ The Troubadour
• Lilac Sessions & Sunday's Best presents Inauguration Day Benefit Show w/ Moby & more, Knoup, Sam Babayan of The Dirty Diamond,  @ Hotel Café
• Chase Bell Record Release Show, Eli Teplin, Michael McDermott, Zeke Duhon, Christopher Youmens & The Sound Agency @ Hotel Café Second Stage
• American Wrestlers, Kera & The Lesbians @ Bootleg Bar
• Martin Sexton, The Accidentals @ El Rey
• Dave Alvin @ McCabe's

Saturday, January 21

Recommended:

Million Women March Concert w/ Caught A Ghost, Clara-Nova, Dream Machines @ Bootleg Bar

The Sonics, Death Hymn Number 9 @ Echoplex

Also playing:

• Sam Outlaw, Michaela Anne, Jamie Wyatt @ The Echo (5:30 PM)
• Great Good Fine Ok, Flor, Bad Wave @ The Troubadour
• The Early November, Hidden In Plain View @ Teragram Ballroom
• Eric Bellinger acoustic show featuring Term 1, The Proof, Stefano EP Release Show w/ special guests, Myra Flynn @ Hotel Café
• Bellehouse, Jessica Manalo, Lauren Alexander, Aly Tadros & Katie Kuffel @ Hotel Café Second Stage
• Dave Alvin @ McCabe's

Sunday, January 22

Recommended:

Part Time Punks w/ LSD & The Search For God, Asteroid #4, Nightmare Air @ The Echo

Also playing:

• Pegasus Warning, Aidan Carroll, The Unending Thread @ The Satellit
• The Hangmen, Sinner Sinners @ The Echo
• Sophia Pfister @ The Love Song
• Sierra Blax & Tim Rose, Isabelle @ Hotel Café
• Brother Sal and the Devil May Care, Jack Tempchin, Cindy Alexander @ Hotel Café Second Stage
• The Hollow Trees @ McCabe's (10:30 AM)