Tonight in L.A. (October 7, 2012)

The first Sunday of October doesn't just bring more football - but also more festivals including the final day of Filter Magazine's Culture Collide, Fool's Golds' Day Off Party and the Abbot Kinney Festival.

The third year of Filter Magazine's Culture Collide may be the gem of the day boasting a line-up of international talent that also includes the very late addition of homegrown L.A. talent like Poolside (they are replacing Bonde Do Role) and other American acts like School of Seven Bells, Class Actress, The Royal Teeth, ProbCause and more - as well as gangs of foreign artists.  S.O. Terik presents the dayfest - which is free for all with an RSVP, although a $5 donation is suggested if you did not purchase a festival pass.  After the festival wraps up - roll to Bootleg for a free Mono/Poly show or go to Echoplex for after party.





Fool's Gold Day Off will also be a rager, of a slightly more electronicized and hip-hopped out variety, in downtown L.A.  Their list is closed - and the 2-8 pm soiree will likely reach capacity before its 2nd hour, so go early if you're into the likes of A-Trak, Cool Kids, Danny Brown, Casey Veggies, Nick Catchdubs, Chromeo (DJ Set), Congorock, Donnis and more.  Fool's Gold's event likely will be the epicenter of swag this Sunday - and a lot of festival attendees are likely to roll from downtown to Chuck Inglish's Sounds Like Fun event at The Central SAPC.





Last but not least is the westside's Abbot Kinney Festival.  Running from 10 am to 6 pm - the free westside shindig enters its 28th year and features a smattering of L.A. artists including Nite Jewel, American Royalty, Them Jeans, DWNTWN, and even westside residents Guns in the Sun DJs.   If you're there - consider rolling your evening into Del Monte Speakeasy - where Dustbowl Revival takes over the basement speakeasy.



For those staying in to catch football and relax on Sunday - the standard concerts are nothing to shake a stick at either.  Florence & The Machine rock Hollywood Bowl for the first of two nights - with additional help from The Weeknd and The Maccabees.  Roll from there to W Hotel and catch the end of Dim Mak's weekly event at Drai's with beats from Bag Raiders this week.  eAlso in Hollywood is an intimate indie at The Hotel Cafe with tastemaker Nic Harcourt - who has invited The Lonely Wild and a few other acts to perform.  

Other noteworthy shows include The Hood Internet at Los Globos, Steel Pulse at House of Blues - ANaheim and !!! at Alex's Bar.  A full list of L.A.'s musical offerings for October 7th is below.  

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ Of Montreal, Niki and The Dove, Poolside, Class Actress, Icona Pop, The Wombats, School of Seven Bells, DIIV, The Royal Teeth, ProbCause, Colorfeels, Chancellor Warhol, Morning Parade, Gold Fields, Half Moon Run, Terminal, Kyst, The Standards, Monster Cat, Marit Larsen, Efrat Ben Zur, Mimes of Wine, Go Back To The Zoo, ProbCause, Sudden Weather Change, Resplandor, The Moog, Optic Yellow Felt, Coldair, The Kavangahs, Huddle, The Trouble with Templeton @ CULTURE COLLIDE STREET FESTIVAL (FREE w/ RSVP)

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL AFTER PARTY @ The Echoplex (FREE w/ Culture Collide Wristband)

• Part Time Punks – The Cure Tribute Nite @ The Echo

• FOOL's GOLD DAY OFF w/ A-Trak, Danny Brown, Chromeo (DJ Set), Cool Kids, Casey Veggies, Congorock, Oliver, Donnis, Kingdom, Nick Catchdubs + Special Guests @ Downtown LA (FREE)

• Mono/Poly, ELOS, Fat Albert Einstein, Kone, Jincallo, Dave Betamax, Heru @ Bootleg Bar (FREE)

• Six60, Tempest (Gabrielle Wortman) @ Bootleg Bar

• New Order, Run Run Run @ Greek Theatre

• Florence & The Machine, The Weeknd, The Maccabees @ Hollywood Bowl

• Imagination Movers @ Club Nokia (2 PM; 5 PM)

• Max Schneider @ The Roxy

• Fire At Play, Taro Heart, Jadapod, Fine @ The Viper Room

• Break Science, Michael Menert, Ancona @ El Rey Theatre (CANCELLED)

• Rock The Walk L.A. – Music Activism to End Aids @ Rock The Walk L.A.

• Nic Harcourt Presents Laura Marling, Florence Hartigan, The Lonely Wild, Kita Klane @ The Hotel Café

• B’z @ Gibson Amphitheatre

• Chuck Inglish Presents: Sounds Like Fun w/ Chuck Inglish, DJ Sour Milk, DJ Drew Byrd, Very Special Guests @ The Central SAPC

• The Hood Internet, Body Language, Kid Static, Oscillator Bug @ Los Globos

• Roger Clyne, PH Naffah, Danny Hamilton @ Saint Rocke

• !!!, Special Guests @ Alex’s Bar

• The Toledo Show @ Harvelle’s

• Ampersand, Smooth Hound Smith, Jet Pilot Jerry, Paul and the Kir @ TRiP (FREE)

• The Lumineers @ The Observatory

• Bag Raiders, Fashen, DJ Metric @ Drai’s

• Circa Survive, Touche Amore, Balance and Composure, O’Brother @ Fox Theater Pomona

• Mono, Chris Brokaw @ The Glass House

• My Life with The Thrill Kill Kult @ Constellation Room

• Zoobombs, The Stanleys, The Condors, Plastic Soul @ Redwood Bar

• Letlive, Silver Snakes @ Slidebar (FREE)

• Dustbowl Revival @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• ABBOT KINNEY FESTIVAL w/ Nite Jewel, Living Things, American Royalty, Them Jeans, DWNTWN, Ethio-Cali Ensemble, Slow Magic, Tutu Sweeney & The Brothers Band, Bixel Boys, Guns in the Sun, Chicano Batman, Pharoahs, Carousel, Aaron Embry, Keith 2.0 @ Abbot Kinney Festival

• Tapioca & The Flea, Warships, Blonde Summer, Fay Wrays @ CicLAvia Party

• Dr. Dog, Cotton Jones @ Pappy & Harriet’s

• Steel Pulse @ House of Blues – Anaheim

• Melissa Etheridge @ Terrace Theater

• Haochen Zhang @ Pepperdine University

• Kenny Wayne Shepherd @ Canyon Club

• Further @ Santa Barbara Bowl

• Lloyd Cole @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop 

Musical Block Parties in L.A.

Free Music in L.A. on Sunday.  Check out these stellar line-ups of three festivals hitting town this afternoon!

Tonight in L.A. (October 6, 2012)

Today is not just an ordinary first Saturday.  Today and tonight is a circus of music in Los Angeles.

From the early afternoon musings of B.A.M. in Santa Monica featuring a couple of bands - including roots rock faves Dustbowl Revival to the eclectic soundscapes at the 14th Annual Eagle Rock Music Festival and Filter Magazine's 3rd Culture Collide Festival - LA has it going on.  

If you're choosing between ERMF and Culture Collide - your love of the beat scene or lack thereof should dictate your choice.  If you love beat culture - I'd recommend a visit to ERMF because Thundercat, Daedelus, Peanut Butter Wolf, Jonwayne, J-Rocc and Dub Club Sound System are all playing.  If you don't - the rock offerings of Culture Collide features a plethora of international talent and artists you couldn't see on most other weekends in LA.  Whereas ERMF has a lot of local rock talent - tonight's Culture Collide line-up features the likes of Of Montreal, Icona Pop, Niki and The Dove, Gold Fields and more.  

Also on the east side of town - Stepdad rocks The Satellite and Furthur featuring Bob Weir and Phil Lesh jams the Greek Theatre.  

Staples Center hosts The Black Keys with Tegan and Sara for a second night in a row - and The Roxy sees the return of She Wants Revenge and Franki Chan - this time with The Child and The Lonely Trees as additional support.  Also on the strip - Xzibit headlines Key Club with a handful of local MCs on their grind, including FOCI, opening.  

The sleeper show of the night has to be Shpongle Presents: The Masquerade at Hollywood Palladium - apparently Michael Menert and Break Science were just added to the bill.  We have a pair of tickets to give away to that - so do hit us up at contest@supergoodmusic.com or tweet out @supergoodmusic @thepalladium.

Other notables include Dustbowl Revival's double duty at B.A.M. and then McCabe's in Santa Monica, Z.Z. Ward at Space 15 Twenty in the early evening, Yelawolf and Rittz and The Observatory and The Soul of John Black at WitZend.   All recommendations are in bold below.  

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ Of Montreal, Icona Pop, Gold Fields, Ewert and The Two Dragons, Go Back To The Zoo @ The Echoplex

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ Funky Sole DJs and Breakestra @ The Echo (FREE before 11 pm)

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ Moss, The Kavanaghs, Monster Cat, The lighthouse and the Whaler, Young Buffalo @ Taix (Front Lounge)

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ Niki and The Dove, Admiral Fallow, The Golden Ghosts, Boxeur The Coeur @ Taix (Champagne Room)

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/Laetitier Sadier, Pageants, Mimes of Wine, Efrat Ben Zur @ The Church

• MONO, Chris Brokaw (of Codeine) @ Bootleg Theater

• Stepdad, Rich Aucoin, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt @ The Satellite

• Vision, The Pocket Rockets, Horrorscopes @ Lot 1 Cafe

• Stephen Cohn @ Silverlake Lounge

• Efrat Ben Zur, Moss, Ewert and The Two Dragons @ Origami Vinyl (Culture Collide)

• Ben Howard, Marcus Foster, Gill Landry @ Fonda Theatre (SOLD OUT)

• Bobina, Menno De Jong, Kristina Sky @ Avalon Hollywood

• Further feat. Bob Weir & Phil Lesh @ Greek Theatre

• Patricio, Braden Vs. Jack Cousteau, Rafael, De La Cruz @ King King Club

• Peter Gabriel @ Hollywood Bowl

• Joe Jackson & The Bigger Band feat. Regina Carter @ Orpheum Theatre

• Jerome Isma*ae @ Exchange LA

• DJ K-Sly @ Belasco Theater

• VerBs, Basitdas, Aftergloam, Tremellow, DJ Frank Leopold @ The Smell

• She Wants Revenge, The Child, The Lonely Trees, Franki Chan @ The Roxy

• Henson’s Alternative’s Stuffed & Unstrung @ Largo (7:30; 9:30)

• Wayward Sons, Kettle Black, VJ Jamie Scrap @ The Viper Room

• Dark Star Orchestra @ El Rey Theatre

• Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Mike Pinto, Sono Vero @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Xzibit, Toni Monroe, FOCI & DJ Pops, 4K & The Chosen Ones, Moon$, Casual Tee, DJ B. Original @ Key Club

• Dry The River, Houndmouth @ Troubadour

• Get Shifty w/ Fly Guys, Marvel the GR8, Thr33zy McFly, Nold, Neo Fresco, Kev Martin & Dela Doze @ The Central SAPC

• Jason Mraz @ The Wiltern

• Shpongle Presents: The Masquerade, Break Science, Michael Menert @ Hollywood Palladium

• Sweetwater & The Satisfaction, Marina V, Lil Dawnee Frinta, Pink Thunder, Mary Lorson @ The Hotel Cafe

• Invasion Latina @ Conga Room

• Alex Anwandter, Technicolor Fabrics , Marise De La Falaise, DJ Santi, Ane @Los Globos

• One Drop Redemption (Bob Marley Tribute), Tribal Theory and Black Salt Tone @ Saint Rocke

• Which One’s Pink @ Brixton South Bay

• Gianna Gianna’s BDay Bash w/ Blok @ Detroit Bar (FREE)

• A-Baum, Slander @ Yost Theater

• Soul 7 @ Harvelle’s

• The Soul of John Black, Sasha Mari, Alphabet @ WitZend

• Jade Giorno, Eric Himan, Teresa King, Michael Van London @ Room 5 Lounge

• 3 Balls of Fire, The Incredible Heavies, Famous in Iowa, Sailors Neptune @ TRiP (FREE)

• The Black Keys, Tegan & Sara @ Staples Center

• Patterson Hood, Kelly Hogan @ Hollywood Cemetery

• Act As If, Lovers Drugs, Tic Tic Boom! @ El Cid

• Circa Survive, Touche Amore, Balance and Composure, O’Brother @ Fox Theater Pomona

• Adam Bones, The Wellingtons, Paper Hearts, Kim Shattuck, Steven Gullett @ Redwood Bar

• Funeral Party, Bullet and Snowfox, Bella Novela @ Slidebar (FREE)

• Good Riddance, Take Offense, Stop Breathing, Skipjack @ Whisky a Go Go

• Yelawolf, Rittz, Trouble Andrew, DJ Vajra @ The Observatory

• Ben Wndel, Harish Raghavan, Justin Brown @ bluewhale

• DJ Gaz, Baby Soul, DJ Boss Harmony, Nina Cole, Viktor @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Dustbowl Revival, Ladies Gun Club @ McCabe’s

• B.A.M. w/ Dustbowl Revival + More @ Santa Monica

• Poco @ Bright House Networks Amphithieatre

• Lisa Loeb @ Pepperdine University

• Chick Corea, Gary Burton @ Valley Performing Arts Center

• Debbie Reynolds, Jane Fuller @ Coach House

• 14^th Annual EAGLE ROCK MUSIC FESTIVAL w/ Thundercat, Daedelus (DJ Set), Rough Trade All Stars, High Places, Slayron, Contact Field Orchestra, VUM, Apple Brains, Ellen and Matt, Bloom School, NINE, Ukulele Orchestra of Western Hemisphere, Anenon + Andres Renteria, Crimekillz, Fleeting Heart, Jared James Nichols, Vinyl Williams, So Many Wizards, Tijuana Panthers, Imperial Teen, Coleman, Peanut Butter Wolf, J-Rocc, Jonwayne, Chrome Canyon, Vex Ruffin, The Lions, Dub Club Sound System, Leftover Cuties, Triple Chicken Foot, The Record Company, Duniven, Pilgrim, Tawny Ellis, Henry Clay People, Terraplane Sun, Karmic, Beat Club, Robert Schwartzman & Friends + Many More @ ERMF 

Tonight in L.A. (October 5, 2012) - L.A.'s Concerts Tonight

For first Friday - the concert calendar is filthy - from the guitars of The Black Keys at Staples Center to the bass and beats of Big Gigantic and Griz at House of Blues on Sunset.  Download Big G's "Let's Go" to amplify your weekend - whether you're at the show or not.

For the festival goers - Culture Collide has a host of talent playing.  I like Taix's Champagne Room the best with Mr. Little Jeans, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Magic Wands and Voxhaul Broadcast.  Dangerbird artists Royal Teeth are the highlight on a bill that includes School of Seven Bells at The Echoplex.Your Culture Collide wristband also gets you into 826LA for some laughter courtesy of Natasha Leggero and friends. 

For the Hollywood bound - Treasure Fingers puts the speakers to work at Avalon and Dam Funk does the same at The Fonda as support for Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti.  Just down the block - new school rockers meet 90s stars as Dead Sara and Neon Trees support The Offspring at Hollywood Palladium.

Westsiders can enjoy First Friday's with a variety of performances and art spectacles - including Dustbowl Revival at Joe's, or go a little further south and jam out with Particle at Saint Rocke.  Over at The Central SAPC - doctors turned rockers Das Tapes get down.  

Other notables include She Wants Revenge at The Roxy with DJ'd tunes courtesy of Franki Chan, Furthurat Greek Theatre, Richie Spice at The Mint, Dr. Dog atJohn Anson Ford Amphitheatre and Twin Shadow atThe Observatory.  

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ The Big Pink, School of Seven Bells, Royal Teeth, Moss, Optic Yellow Felt @ The Echoplex

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ Zola Jesus, Ewert and The Two Dragons, Sudden Weather Change, Terminal @ The Echo

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ The Balconies, The Moog, Resplandor, Immanu El, Huddle @ Taix (Front Lounge)

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Mr. Little Jeans, Magic Wands, Voxhaul Broadcast @ Taix (Champagne Room)

• FILTER MAGAZINE’S CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL w/ Patrick Wolf, Annie Stela, Penny Hawson, The Trouble with Templeton @ The Church

• UCB PRESENTS COMEDY COLLIDE w/ Emily Maya Mills, Nick Thune, Matt Braunger, Lauren Lapkus, Howard Kremer, Natasha Leggero, The Birthday Boys, Dominic Dierkes, Matt Besser @ 826LA

• The Fuxedos, The Mike Penny Orchestra, Art of Bleeding (Film Screening), Lost Moon Radio, Quazar and the Bamboozled @ Bootleg Bar

• Randy Michael and The Sharp Dressed Lads, Alexandra and the Starlight Band, Hammered Satin, The Bloodhounds @ The Satellite

• Eekis vs. Colour, Palace Walls, Frownees Van Can’t @ Lot 1 Café (FREE)

• Coldair, The Trouble With Templeton, Kyst @ Origami Vinyl (Culture Collide)

• Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, BODYGUARD, Dam Funk @ The Fonda Theatre

• Treasure Fingers, Burns, Codes, Brazabelle, Burn Unit @ Avalon Hollywood

• Further feat. Bob Weir & Phil Lesh @ Greek Theatre

• Franco Benito, Max Cooper, Andrew S, Anton Tumas @ King King Club

• Jason Mraz @ Hollywood Bowl

• Gerardo Ortiz @ Nokia Theatre LA Live

• The Black Keys w/ Tegan & Sara @ Staples Center

• BT, Audien @ Exchange LA

• Esther Anaya vs. DJ Stephanie Loayza @ Belasco Theater

• Orlando Greenhill, Sunblast The Shadows, Moms With Tats, In Tents @ The Smell

• She Wants Revenge, Gliss, Pyyramids, Franki Chan (DJ) @ The Roxy

• Fly Society, Foxsta, PL, Vaughn @ On The Rox

• The Lonely Drunk Clubs Band Perform Led Zeppelin IV w/ Gypsyhawk, Scorpion Child, The Fabulous Miss Wendy, On The Fifty @ The Viper Room

• Dr. Dog, Cotton Jones @ John Anson Ford Amphitheatre

• The Maccabees, IO Echo @ El Rey Theatre

• Big Gigantic, GRiZ @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Michael Schenker Group, Rattlehead, The Hard Way, Greg Allen Knights, Templar, Jemma Louis @ Key Club

• The Helio Sequence, Slowdance @ Troubadour

• Richie Spice, RnD @ The Mint

• Das Tapes, Bear Fight!, Bastille @ The Central SAPC

• The Head and The Heart, Blitzen Trapper, Bryan John Appley @ The Wiltern

• The Offspring, Neon Trees, Dead Sara @ Hollywood Palladium

• Peter Wolf, Broken Anchor @ The Hotel Café

• Particle, Steel Toed Slippers, Merciless Jive @ Saint Rocke

• Josh Heinrich’s Stranger, Skillinjah, Just Chill @ Brixton South Bay

• The Secret Affair (Northern Soul Dance Club) @ Alex’s Bar

• L-Vis 1990, Total Freedom, Nguzunguzu, Prince William, Kingdom @ Los Globos

• Piripa, [a]pendics, Steve Huerta, James Freidman, Filrouge, Hanre @ Los Globos

• Jes, Oscar Wylde @ Yost Theater

• Andrew Ryan, Armada, Red Circle Underground @ Harvelle’s

• Aquile, Tyler Conti, Dallison, Belinda Skinner @ WitZend

• Shulravision, Jonna Kae & Justin Sheehy, Lee Ellen Starks, Casey Wickstrom, Coke Youngblood @ Room 5 Lounge

• Harmonious Fits, Woodset, Swords of Fatima, Ghost Lyon, softCORE @ TRiP (FREE)

• Twin Shadow, Pegasus Warning, Mini Mansions @ The Observatory

• Deadly Finns, Wide Street, Dirt Dress @ Redwood Bar

• Open Air Stereo, Still The Sky’s Limit, Still Phantoms @ Slidebar

• Sea Wolf, Oren Lyons @ Constellation Room (The Observatory)

• Otmaro Ruiz, Aaron Rafael Serfaty, Catina Deluna, Larry Koonse, Joon Lee @ bluewhale

• Robyn Hitchcock @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop

• Laura Marling @ Pappy & Harriets Pioneertown Palace

• Barely Blind, What Hands Are For, The Goodnight, Culprit @ El Cid

• The Americans, The 454’s, Maladjusted, Exit Module @ Hard Rock Café Hollywood

• Marcus Miller @ Catalina Bar & Grill

• Lita Ford, Kenny Hale, Spare Parts for Broken Hearts @ Coach House

• Strung Out, The Swellers, Such Gold @ House of Blues – Anaheim

• One Drop, Nada Rasta @ SLO Brew

• Nightwish, Kamelot @ City National Grove of Anaheim

• Barry Zweig Trio (FREE), DJ Alfred Hawkins @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Dustbowl Revival @ Joe’s (First Fridays)