The L.A. Show Low Down (Or: "That's What You Get For Gettin' Outta Bed...")

by Brad Roberts

It's a pretty quiet week and, with the exception of Patti Smith at Teragram Ballroom on Tuesday and The Airborne Toxic Event at El Rey for Thursday and Friday nights, there's not a lot going on.

Monday, April 3

Recommended:

"School Night!" w/ Half The Animal, Hawai, Birthday, Angelica Garcia @ Bardot

Also playing:

• IRONTOM, Zachary Kibbee, The New Electric Sound @ The Satellite
• Draemings, Petheaven, Iress, Holy Wars @ The Echo
• Know Your Rights: A Celebration of The Life and Music of Joe Strummer w/ Cheap Tissue, Soulutionaries, Pedal Strike, Sunny War, Andrés Berry, Earthquake Weather @ Echoplex
• "School Night!" w/ Half The Animal, Hawai, Birthday, Angelica Garcia @ Bardot
• Shai Baruch, Disco Shrine @ Silver Lake Lounge
• Banny Grove, Pastel Felt, Bright Whistles, Toulouse Control @ The Hi Hat
• Kona, Froyo Ma, Mulheron @ Bootleg Bar
• Kong w/ Black Waat3r @ Hotel Café
• Monday Monday w/ Jesse Thomas, Javier Dunn, Joel Eckels, Madison Douglas, Hillary Reynolds, Erik Kjelland, Jenni Alpert, Chris Loggins, Jessica Maros, Jae Jin; Jake Walker @ Hotel Café Second Stage
• Richard Ashcroft @ The Wiltern
• Ilegal Mescal Music Series presents Iggy Pop VS. The Ramones: Lust For A Punk Rocker w/ Dead Dawn, The Schizophonics, The Pink Slips, The Slop, The Stoogies @ Harvard & Stone
• Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Blasting Company @ El Rey

Tuesday, April 4

Recommended:

Patti Smith and Her Band "Horsin' Around" @  Teragram Ballroom

Also playing:

• Mastodon @ Amoeba Music
• Boots On Stage presents Ingrud Andress, Curt Chambers, Christie Huff, Katie Dix @ Hotel Café
• Sam Fischer, Brenda Xu, Kara Johnson EP Release Show, Charley Dam @ Hotel Café Second Stage
• Patti Smith and Her Band "Horsin' Around" @  Teragram Ballroom
• Jacques Greene, suicideyear @ Resident
• Mucca Pazza, Fire Leopard @ Bootleg Bar
• Brian Hadsell, Sandra Macat, Cody DiGerolamo, Danejer, Māre, Tru Muff Daddy @ Silver Lake Lounge

Wednesday, April 5

Recommended:

Entrance, Golden Animals, Poppy Jean Crawford @ The Echo

Also playing:

• Corey Hanson, Shana Cleveland, Cyrus Gengras @ The Satellite
• Entrance, Golden Animals, Poppy Jean Crawford @ The Echo
• Porcelain Raft, Nights & Weekends @ Resident
• Mayday Parade, Knuckle Puck, Milestones @ The Regent Theatre
• Aaron Watson, Ryan Beaver @ The Troubadour
• Brightener Record Release Party, The Nova Darlings, Sure Sure, Huxlee @ The Hi Hat
• JP Saxe, Kirsten Collins, Michael Barnum @ Hotel Café Second Stage
• Courtney Marie Andrews, Gold Starting @ Bootleg Bar
• Clean Bandit, Zara  Larsson, Starsley @ The Fonda Theatre
• Dirty Cakes Band, The Hellflowers, Paladin Shield @  Silver Lake Lounge

Thursday, April 6

Recommended:

The Wild Reeds @ Amoeba Music

Bob Log III, Bloody Death Skull, Kevin Dowlint, Fitness Hour @ The Echo

The Airborne Toxic Event @ El Rey

Also playing:

• The Wild Reeds @ Amoeba Music
• Foxtrax, Joe Marson, Modern Me @ The Satellite
• Bob Log III, Bloody Death Skull, Kevin Dowlint, Fitness Hour @ The Echo
• Bleached, The Regrettes, Upset, The Side Eyes, Allison Wolfe @ Echoplex
• Dia Frampton w/ Eliza Rickman, Dannielle De Andrea Record Release Show @ Hotel Café
• Rozzi Crane, Lola, Zev The Wolf, Tara Beier, Late Night Live w/ Donald Barrett @ Hotel Café Second Stage
• Numb.er, Fringe, Orchin @ The Smell
• The Airborne Toxic Event @ El Rey
• The London Souls, People's Blues of Richmond @ Teragram Ballroom
• Busty & The Bass, Lawrence, The Young Wild @ The Troubadour
• Cohenbeat Record Release Party, Samiyam, House Shoes, Budgie @ The Hi Hat
• David Bazan, The Mynabirds (solo) @ Bootleg Bar
• Vandella, Katie Day, Owl Paws, Bluntz @ Silver Lake Lounge
• Parachute, Kris Allen, Molly Kate Kestner @ The Roxy

Friday, April 7

Recommended:

Manhattan Murder Mystery, Clark & The Himselfs, J&L Defer, Shit Giver @ Ham and Eggs Tavern

Also playing:

• The Werks, Brothers Gow @ The Satellite
• First Fridays w/ Sunflower Bean, Tonstartssbandht @ The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
• Festival of Dead Deer, Egrets on Ergot, Seven Sisters of Sleep @ The Echo
• Manhattan Murder Mystery, Clark & The Himselfs, J&L Defer, Shit Giver @ Ham and Eggs Tavern
• A Tribute for Sharon Jones @ The Regent Theatre
• Yonder Mountain String Band, The Lil' Smokies @ The Troubadour
• Jon McLaughlin w/ special guests, Paul McDonald, Bel Haven @ Hotel Café
• Shane Alexander, Dead Rock West, Ted Russell Kamp, Everything Turned Color, Reed Turchi @ Hotel Café Second Stage
• Senses Fail, Counterparts, Movements, Like Pacific @ Teragram Ballroom
• The Airborne Toxic Event @ El Rey
• John Isaac Watters Rainstorm Brother Band, Kat Khaleel, Don Heffington @ The Hi Hat
• River Whyless, Y La Bamba @ Bootleg Bar
• Who Gives A Fuck Fest w/ The Red Pears, The Bots, Sloppy Jane, Sweet Pill, Beach Bums, The High Curbs. Ariel View @ The Smell
• The Hard Shine Blues Band, Dead Poet Society, Johnny Rich, The Brutalists, XODADY, Truly Talented @ Silver Lake Lounge
• Webb Wilder @ McCabe's

Saturday, April 8

Recommended:

Chairlift, Kristin Kontrol @ Echoplex

Palace Depression, Earth Like Planets, Tolliver, Naia Izumi @ Silver Lake Lounge

Also playing:

• Regina Spektor @ Dolby Theatre
• Larry and His Flask, Flatfoot 56 @ The Echo
• Chairlift, Kristin Kontrol @ Echoplex
• Palace Depression, Earth Like Planets, Tolliver, Naia Izumi @ Silver Lake Lounge
• Powers, Lames Hersey, Nick Leng @ The Troubadour
• The OK Shack, Jade Moon, The NV, Beach Cities, Lunar Gateway @ Old Towne Pub
• SWIMM, The Gloomies, Vs Colour, Thumpasaurus, Cuesta Loeb, LA Font, Goldensuns, The Blindspot Project  @ The Hi Hat
• Power Trip, Destruction Unit, Mizery @ Teragram Ballroom
• CoversForACauseLA: A NIght of Radiohead & OK Computer w/ The Girls, Priscilla Ahn, Freddy & Francine, Fay Wolf, Ben Bruker, Ross Flournoy, William Hawkins, Smithfield Bargain, Jared Lee, Ada Pasternak, Jensen McRae, Smoky Nights; Ameet Kanon @ Hotel Café
• Brandon McCulloch, Erick Macek, Danielle Miraglia @ Hotel Café Second Stage
• Foxygen, Gabriella Cohen, Kingdom of Not @ The Fonda Theatre
• The Wind + The Wave, Allison Pierce, Haley Johnson  @ Bootleg Bar
• The Tea Party @ The Roxy
• Dustin & The Explosions, Ghost Noise, Love Nothing, Nani @ The Smell
• Phranc @ McCabe's

 Sunday, April 9

Recommended:

 

Also playing:

• Grand Ole Echo w/ Albert & the Dreamboats, Dylan Earl, Jarad & The Mill, Sie Sie & the Sad Sacks @ The Echo (3 PM)
• Lauren Ruth Ward Single Release Party, Slugs, Wargirl @ The Echo
• Part Time Punks w/ Sleaford Mods, Urinals, Terminal A @ The Echo
• Chairlift, Kristin Kontrol @ Echoplex (2 PM)
• Wendy Bevan, Cellars, Pom Poms, RUMRS @ Bootleg Bar
• Benefit Show for Refuse Facism! w/ The Crocked Squares, Soaked In Disillusion, No Excuse, Elijah Lake @ The Smell
• Plainsong featuring Iain Matthews & Andy Roberts, Kimberly Haynes @ McCabe's