Tonight in L.A. (February 9, 2013)

On this glorious Saturday - there is plenty of music to be excited about.  The night before the Grammy's brings in a lot of top notch artists to Los Angeles and some intimate performances are definitely on the menu as B.o.B. and Trinidad James are set to hit House of Blues, Santigold is doing the same, Gary Clark Jr. ignites The Roxy late night and Dr. John boogaloos the Fonda Theatre.







A British celebration goes down at Hollywood Palladium with Ed Sheeran and Rizzle Kicks getting some of the limelight.  Another notable UK import - Ellie Goulding - gets fanfare at The Wiltern with support from St. Lucia.







Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue return to El Rey Theatre for a second night with help again from The Stone Foxes.  Those Foxes will be stationed at The Roxy earlier in the day to shoot some videos with Jam In The Van, as will Ryan Bingham and Kosha Dillz.  Swing by the Sunset Strip venue's parking lot to catch some of the rocking action in the day time.





To get a little ratchet on a Saturday you could go to Bad Boy Bill at Avalon, twerk with Queen Diva Big Freedia at The Echoplex along with Juiceboxx and others or throw bass around like a clown with Excision and Paper DIamond at Club Nokia.



Other notables include "Dre-Day" with Fartbarf at El Cid, Zak Waters and Ghost Beach at The Central SAPC and Kurupt at Industry Theater.  A full list of shows is below.

 

• Zak Waters, Ghost Beach, Benedek, Stella by Starlight @ The Central SAPC

• Lantz Laswell and the Vibe Tribe, Exquisite Corpse @ The Mint

• Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell w/ Friends @ Troubadour

• How I Wrote That Song w/ B.o.B., Busta Rhymes, Benny Blanco @ The Roxy

• Nonpoint, Candlelight Red, Digital Summer @ The Roxy

• Gary Clark Jr., DJ Chris Douridas @ The Roxy (11 PM)

• Santigold  @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• DJ Rudeboy  @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip 

• B.o.B., Trinidad James  @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Fan Halen, Reagan Brown, Knee High Fox, Ground Zero @ The Viper Room

• Spencer Livingston, Phoebe Bridgers, Janelle and Jules, Tyler Rogers @ Lot 1 Café

• AK and Her Kalashnikovs @ One Eyed Gypsy

• “Dre Day” w/ Fartbarf, Neighborhood Brats, Pu$$y-Cow & Horror Squad @ El Cid

• Seapony, Rose Melberg @ Los Globos

• Church Sessions w/ Petra Haden Choir, Portland Cello Project, Alialujah Choir @ First Unitarian Church – Los Angeles

• Big Freedia, Juiceboxx, Schwarz, DJ Dark Alley (Ass & Titties) @ The Echoplex

• Incan Abraham, Cuckoo Chaos, Mahgeetah, Honeybear (DJ Set) @ The Satellite

• Plus, The Janks, hUH @ Bootleg Bar

• Zac Harmon @ Harvelle’s

• D*Maggs, Hidden Agenda, Bubbeleh, Fine Minds @ TRiP

• Galen, Professor Shoals, Lisa Ahlsyrom, Riley Biederer, Dana Greene @ WitZend

• Restavrant, The Abigails, RT Valine, Dano Forte @ Detroit Bar

• Alex Dreamz, Deejay MD @ Yost Theater

• Micah Brown, Katastro, Mergence @ The Constellation Room

• Dr. John @ Fonda Theatre

• Chris Anderson, Mike Starr, The Westt @ Room 5 Lounge

• Sweetwater & The Satisfaction, Doran Danoff, Dawn McCoy, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Alanna Clarke @ The Hotel Café

• Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, The Stone Foxes @ El Rey Theatre

• Bad Boy Bill @ Avalon

• Gravity, JDubya, Derek Hena, Markie B, Moe Moe @ King King Club

• Excision, Paper Diamond, VASKI @ Club Nokia

• Sander Van Doorn, Blake Jarrell, Adam Auburn @ Exchange LA 

• Crazy Band, PROTECTME, Randy Randall, Sunday Stripper @ LA Fort

• Jr. Juggernaut, Barrio Tiger, Your Favorite Trainwreck, The Blackerbys @ Redwood Bar

• Feather Wolf, TraPsPs, Moi @ The Smell

• Ellie Goulding, St. Lucia @ The Wiltern

• Ed Sheeran, Rizzle Kicks, Foy Vance @ Hollywood Palladium

• Intocable @ Gibson Amphitheatre

• Ozomatli @ Canyon

• Robben Ford @ Catalina Bar & Grill

• Missing Persons @ Tiki Bar

• The B-52’s @ Majestic Ventura Theater

• Finch @ Glass House

• Kurupt @ Industry Theater

• Daniel Rosenbloom, Gavin Templeton, Alex Noice, Kai Kurosawa, Dan Schnelle @ Bluewhale

Tonight in L.A. (February 7, 2013)

The talent is rolling through town as it inches closer to the Grammys.  If you're not on that Pre-Grammy  party tip - then consider popping into one of L.A.'s many venues.  

ZZ Ward returns to Troubadour fo ra second sold out night with Delta Rae.  Get intoxicated by her cool after Martin Harley warms up the crowd.  



Up Doheny you can frequent the Sunset Strip and see legendary MCs Maseo (De La Soul) and B-Real (Cypress Hill) at Key Club.  Other options include catching a revitalized Fall Out Boy at The Roxy or Solange at House of Blues.  





For a more amplified turn up consider the beats of Avicii at Vanguard, Griz at Yost Theater or Gigamesh at King King Club.    Each dance floor should be thumping a little bit harder with those men controlling the sonic landscape.  







Other notable shows include Ubiquity night at One Eyed Gypsy with Phillip Cejudo, M. Ward at Orpheum Theatre, Wale at The Observatory and Moby with Will Ferrell at Fonda Theatre.  A full list of shows in LA tonight is below:

• Martin Starr, Common Rotation, Daniel Hart, The Girls, Ludwig Goransson, Charlyne Yi @ The Central SAPC

• Aloke Dutta, Stephanie Schneiderman, Cory Phillips & The Groove Machine @ The MInt

• Delta Rae, ZZ Ward, Martin Harley @ Troubadour

• Maseo (De La Soul), B-Real (Cypress Hill) @ Key Club

• Solange, Jhene Aiko  @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

• Fall Out Boy @ The Roxy

• Urban Fairytales Burlesque performing “Enchanted Forest” @ The Viper Room

• Parade of Lights, More Amor @ The Viper Room

• Town in The City, DirtyRise, Stonefeather @ Lot 1 Cafe

• Phillip CEjudo, Thomas Phillip Michael, Tony Watson @ One Eyed Gypsy

• Tess Comrie, Dark Furs @ Harvard & Stone

• Cake Better, Ladyheat, Hobart W. Fink, Josh Boyd 3, Octopus Mask @ El Cid

• Balance & Composure, The Jealous Sound, Daylight @ The Echo

• Big Search, Bart Davenport, Wild Club @ The Satellite

• Hey Ocean!, Holly Conlan, Carla Bean @ Bootleg Bar

• Harlow Gold @ Harvelle’s

• Hyperbolic Quartet, SuperUltraMegaTones?, Up The Heat, Cosmic Sqarle @ TRiP

• Katie Boeck, David Ryan Harris, Iyeoka, George Krikes, Drew Ryan @ WitZend

• Jonny P @ Saint Rocke (7:30)

• Jack Russell, Nobody’s Heroes, Stevie G Band @ Saint Rocke

• Fartbarf, Bella Novela, Spare Parts for Broken Hearts @ Alex’s Bar

• Cobalt Cranes, Brother C and Sister J, Indignant Swine @ Detroit Bar

• Griz, Anddrop!, Gummy, Drezo @ Yost Theater

• People Under the Stairs, Speech Impediements, Dope One TC @ The Observatory

• Wale, Youngp2flashy @ The Observatory

• M. Ward, Karen Elson, Soul Junk @ Orpheum Theatre

• Gigamesh, Them Jeans, Cooper Saver @ King King Club

• Early Bird Circus, Shawi, Deepakalypse, Truck D @ Redwood Bar

• The Campbell Brothers @ Pepperdine University

• Drum & Bass (BYPASSS LINE), Dara, Mc Dino, NoFace, DJ Tiny @ Dragon Fly

• Moby for Eric Garcetti w/ Will Ferrell and Jimmy Kimmel @ Fonda Theatre

• Trey Lockerbie, Martha Liz @ Room 5 Lounge

• Alan Doyle, Kalil Baxley, Heaps n Heaps, Candy River House @ The Hotel Café

• Avicii @ Vanguard

• Little Big Town: The Tornado Tour @ The Wiltern

• Haim @ House of Blues

• Touche, Thrillionaire @ The Spare Room

• Charlie Clark @ Taix

• Afro Cuban Jazz Project @ Bluewhale

Watch The Grammys - its the Best Live Music in Town Tonight

We could advise you to go to various places in town tonight to catch the potential next big thing or just to hear a smooth crooner or some sexy guitar, however, we don't think that is where you'd witness the best and most supergood music there is to see on this last Sunday of January.

Actually, this is one of the few times we are going to advise you to stay home. Stay there and watch the Grammys. Maybe leave to go to Target to get yourself some 3D specs to enjoy the Michael Jackson tribute performance to the fullest, but maybe you saved yours from Avatar and are hoping those work.

If the Grammy's are too mainstream for you or you just want to DVR them for time porting so that you can skip commercials and enjoy a Sunday on the town, then here is who is playing and where they are playing:

Anderszewski Plays Beethoven (2PM), Los Angeles Master Chorale: Almost A Capella (7PM) @ Hollywood Bowl
Major Johnson-Finley (7PM), Katie Costello (8PM), Wesley Smith (9PM) @ Room 5
Live Footage with Knife and Fork, Tango Nuevo and Guests @ Echo Curio
Supernova.com Presents: Band Wars @ On The Rox
Part Time Punks Presents: Depeche Mode Night @ Echo
Neil Hamburger, JP Incorporated, Brendon Walsh @ Spaceland
387 Entertainment Presents @ The Mint
High Voltage Presents: Solo Clique, The Diamond Light, Girl Next Door @ The Viper Room
Makana, Jerry Joseph, Elina @ Saint Rocke
Marques Wyatt @ Vanguard
Michael Sheppard @ Staples Center
David Lindley @ The Roxy
Ivan and Alyosha, Brown Sugar Sinks, Greg Jong @ Bootleg
House of Blues Gospel Brunch @ House of Blues