Hey Rosetta! - Canadians on the Festival Circuit

Canadian rockers Hey Rosetta! descend on Los Angeles tomorrow as part of their festival season tour that just saw a visit to Hangout Beach, sees them hit up Sasquatch this weekend and tour east to Bonnaroo.

The neighbors from north bring their raging six piece thru Echo on Thursday to blend melodies over classic garage rock structures - and the outcome is sonic beauty.  Los Angeles and Manchester are lucky to be graced with their presence given that after some mid-00s accolades, the band took three and a half years to release Seeds, their third album.  Thursday they are joined by Rich Aucoin and a House for Lions at The Echo.

Making the most of their festival run to the 'Roo, the act is scheduled to deliver two sets in Tennessee, one at Miller Lite's Great Taste Lounge on Friday June 8th at 5:20 PM and Saturday at the Sonic Stage at 2:30.  Don't miss!

Check out more Hey Rosetta on their website.

Hey Rosetta! - Canadians on the Festival Circuit

Canadian rockers Hey Rosetta! descend on Los Angeles tomorrow as part of their festival season tour that just saw a visit to Hangout Beach, sees them hit up Sasquatch this weekend and tour east to Bonnaroo.

The neighbors from north bring their raging six piece thru Echo on Thursday to blend melodies over classic garage rock structures - and the outcome is sonic beauty.  Los Angeles and Manchester are lucky to be graced with their presence given that after some mid-00s accolades, the band took three and a half years to release Seeds, their third album.  Thursday they are joined by Rich Aucoin and a House for Lions at The Echo.

Making the most of their festival run to the 'Roo, the act is scheduled to deliver two sets in Tennessee, one at Miller Lite's Great Taste Lounge on Friday June 8th at 5:20 PM and Saturday at the Sonic Stage at 2:30.  Don't miss!

Check out more Hey Rosetta on their website.

Daily Concert Blast: A Dose of Concerts in LA on May 23, 2012

Make your midweek more exciting with some great residencies tonight - Matt Chamberlain at The Mint or Tic Tic Boom! at Lot 1 Cafe.  The former is joined by keys/B3 extraordinaire Marco Benevento and the latter are joined by We Are/She Is and Odd Modern to round out an eclectic, LGBT friendly indie rock bill.  

For some throwback sounds - The Roxy rolls out the Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde party that sees the return of the original Pharcyde crew.  Don't let that show pass you by, although I wouldn't blame you for electing Rock for the Rack with Leo Nocentelli of the Funky Meters instead.  Both should deliver nostalgia inducing performances.  

Los Angeleno native and soon to be Bonnaroo performer Robert Francis holds down the fort that is Troubadour.  In other names that should be on your radar - Love In The Circus performs at Zanzibar, Sonnymoon, Kone and CBG beat down The Airliner for Low End Theory and Dandelo delivers free noise on The Satellite crowd.  Other notables include a free show at Slidebar with Seedless and Zen Robbi, Aceyalone at a re-opened Little Temple, Devandra Banhart at The Observatory and House of Vibe All-Stars at Harvelles.

Our server is back up - so look for a Concert Blast in your mailboxes later today....for now, here is a full list of tonight's concerts in LA:

Fear Factory, Shadows Fall, The Browning, The Devastated, Legacy of Disorder, Thrown Into Exile @ Yost Theater

Katisse Buckingham, Jerry Watts, Chris Wabich Trio @ bluewhale

Venice Underground Comedy @ Del Monte Speakeasy

Sabaton, Ana Kefr, Relicseed, Sirion, Solaria @ Key Club

Robert Francis, Leslie Stevens, Edwards & Edwards @ Troubadour

The Spazmatics, The Bad Bad Things, The Dares, Fire Tiger @ The Viper Room

Danger, Kauf @ El Rey Theatre

Tic Tic Boom!, Odd Modern, We Are/She Is @ Lot 1 Café (FREE)

Apocalyptour @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

American Idol Finale Shows @ Nokia Theatre LA Live

Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s, Dinosaur Feathers, Whispertown @ Bootleg Theater

Dandelo, Irontom, Nacosta @ The Satellite (FREE)

Break Horses, Geographer, Old Toy Trains @ Echo

Dub Club @ Echoplex (FREE before 10 PM)

David Ryan Harris, Naia Kete, Tracee Perrin, Rachel Rabin @ The Hotel Café

Leslie Lowe, Fay Wolf, Rafe Pearlman @ Room 5 Lounge

We Like Fun feat. Skyline Pigeons, Amanda Panda, Brady Spear, Stephen Etheredge, Junior Costa @ The Central SAPC (FREE)

Marco Benevento, Sebastian Steinberg, Matt Chamberlain @ The Mint

House of Vibe All-Stars @ Harvelles

Connor Zwetsch, Arian Saleh, Mia Dyson, Tyler Conti @ WitZend

 Zacc West @ Saint Rocke (6 PM – FREE)

Rock for the Rack w/ The Meters Experience feat. Leo Nocentelli @ Saint Rocke

The Chief Resolve, J. Thoven, Junior High @ Detroit Bar (FREE)

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde feat. Fatlip, Slimkid, J-Swift, La-Jay @ The Roxy

Seedless, Zen Robbi, Katastro @ Slidebar (FREE)

Apparitions, Revolutions Pride, The Boozehounds @ Redwood Bar

Belowme, Wingard Manor, Mark Trance @ Los Globos

TraPsPs, Whitman, Ezra Buchla, Nora Keyes @ The Smell

Devandra Banhart @ The Observatory

Christopher Hawley @ Watermans

Aceyalone @ Little Temple

Kyler England @ Stageit.com

Love IN The Circus, cellojoe @ Zanzibar

Sonnymoon, Kone, CBG, Daddy Kev, Nobody, D-Styles, Nocando @ The Airliner (Low End Theory)

Daily Concert Blast : May 22, 2012 (Supplement for LA CONCERT BLAST)

We’re having difficulty logging into our mailing server today, so we’re bringing you a daily Concert Blast update.  Maybe this will start a new trend for our blog (daily blog blasts?), perhaps not.

Regardless, Los Angelenos can get a healthy dosage of audible treats this evening – whether it be in the form of rocking sold out shows from Beck (El Rey Theatre) or Sparta and Ki:Theory (Troubadour), rocking shows with tickets still available like Trampled by Turtles at Fonda Theatre or Sweet & Tender Hooligans at Mayan Theater or filthy drops from Nobody Beats The Drum, Hot Mouth Candyland and more at Dim Mak Studios.   Videos from Beck ("Girls"), Ki:Theory and Nobody Beats The Drum ("Purple Cactus")

Get faded with the dubiness of Mishka and Anuhea at The Viper Room or twisted with Kottonmouth Kings and Twiztid at Key Club.   If you don’t want to take a load off your wallet – The Record Company at Harvard & Stone, Austin Brown’s 90’s party at The Central SAPC or John Wayne Bro at Pike Restaurant and Bar will all welcome your patronage for free.   Videos from Kottonmouth Kings ("Cruizin"), Austin Brown ("Slow Down") and John Wayne Bro at the bottom.  

HERE IS A FULL LIST OF SHOWS: 

Bingo Players, Minaya & Vikus, Dangerhouse @ Yost Theater

Kathleen Grace Group @ bluewhale

Cori Jacobs, DJ Mark Maxwell @ Del Monte Speakeasy

Kottonmouth Kings, Twiztid @ Key Club

Sparta, Ki:Theory @ Troubadour (SOLD OUT)

Mishka, Anuhea, Micah Brown, True Press @ The Viper Room

Beck @ El Rey Theatre (SOLD OUT)

HEAR UNPLUGGED #7 @ Lot 1 Café 

Chamber Music @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Spiritualized, Nikki Lane @ The Wiltern

Trampled By Turtles, Brown Bird @ Fonda Theatre

Apocalyptour @ House of Blues – Sunset Strip

American Idol Finale Shows @ Nokia Theatre LA Live

Sugarland, Lauren Alaina, Canaan Smith @ Greek Theatre

Lianne La Havas, Ferraby Lionheart @ Bootleg Theater

Riverboat Gamblers (Record Release), Biters, Roll The Tanks @ The Viper Room

Mark Lanegan Band, Sean Wheeler, Zander Schloss @ The Autry

Funeral Club, Sneakpeak, The Donnies The Amys @ Echo

Wheeler Brothers w/ Sorne, Rocco Deluca, Tim Rogers, Among Savage @ The Hotel Café

Austin Brown, The Petrels, Yoshi Brown, People of Poetry @ The Central SAPC (FREE)

Andrea Hamilton, So Long Solo, Tim De Graauw, Sascha Sacket, Zach & Bridget (of The Ergo West) @ Room 5 Lounge

Sean O’Connor, Julian McCullough @ The Mint

Picclo, Brooke Taylor & Special Guests @ The Mint (Late Show – 10 PM)

La Vie & Friends @ Harvelle’s

Mia Dyson, Elizaveta, George Stanford @ WitZend

The Child @ Amoeba Records (FREE)

Strangelove @ Slidebar (FREE)

Lost Acapulco, Raskahuele, Café Con Tequila @ Constellation Room (The Observatory)

Los Creepers @ Redwood Bar

Nobody Beats The Drum, Hot Mouth, Telephoned (Live), Candyland @ Dim Mak Studios

Sweet & Tender Hooligans @ Mayan Theater

Fat Tuesday Blues: Jeff Young, Kirk Fletcher, Toss Panos @ Molly Malones

The Record Company @ Harvard & Stone (FREE)

John Wayne Bro @ Pike Restaurant and Bar

Lovers Drugs @ Hemingway’s Lounge 

3 Weeks to Bonnaroo

The largest outdoor music festival in the country (or at least what feels like the largest outdoor music festival) gets set to kickoff in just under three weeks and the line-up is making it look like missing the event and adventure would be a poor, poor mistake.

With over a 100 artists playing - narrowing down the list on who to see over whom can be an arduous task - so we're going to promote a few piecemeal, starting with some hometown (LA) heroes: Kendrick Lamar, Fitz & The Tantrums and Orgone.  Each is different - but they've all got some flavor of California soul...

Kendrick Lamar is perhaps the hip-hop catch of the summer.   Its Kendrick Lamar who just graced Coachella's stage with Dre and Snoop, just inked a deal that turned him from indie to major artist over night and has leaked tracks off of Good Kid in a Mad City that includes "The Recipe" with Dr. Dre and "Cartoons & Cereal" featuring Gunplay of Triple C's.

Fitz & The Tantrums are Los Angelenos coveted version of Brooklyn indie soul.  Michael Fitzpatrick blended the best of the city of angels indie rock influences with a Daptone-esque sound that birthed international hits like "Moneygrabber" and "Winds of Change."  Fitzpatrick and co-vocalist Noelle Scaggs belt out throwback ballads on their debut release Pickin' Up The Pieces.  Having recently released a teaser EP of live material and acknowledged a return to the studio - 'Roo heads are in for a treat with this quintet!

Orgone are L.A.'s homegrown funk band.  With over a decade of stripes under their belt and lots of history dropping their own original funk (+ some nasty dope covers and backing up some hip-hop bands) - they are finally becoming a force in the touring world after some successful supporting roles with Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Rebelution and Galactic.   Although they dropped original soul sister Fanny Franklin - they've retooled with a new vocalist and their leader and percussionist, Stewart Killen, continues to slay percussion worldwide.

3 Weeks to Bonnaroo

The largest outdoor music festival in the country (or at least what feels like the largest outdoor music festival) gets set to kickoff in just under three weeks and the line-up is making it look like missing the event and adventure would be a poor, poor mistake.

With over a 100 artists playing - narrowing down the list on who to see over whom can be an arduous task - so we're going to promote a few piecemeal, starting with some hometown (LA) heroes: Kendrick Lamar, Fitz & The Tantrums and Orgone.  Each is different - but they've all got some flavor of California soul...

Kendrick Lamar is perhaps the hip-hop catch of the summer.   Its Kendrick Lamar who just graced Coachella's stage with Dre and Snoop, just inked a deal that turned him from indie to major artist over night and has leaked tracks off of Good Kid in a Mad City that includes "The Recipe" with Dr. Dre and "Cartoons & Cereal" featuring Gunplay of Triple C's.

Fitz & The Tantrums are Los Angelenos coveted version of Brooklyn indie soul.  Michael Fitzpatrick blended the best of the city of angels indie rock influences with a Daptone-esque sound that birthed international hits like "Moneygrabber" and "Winds of Change."  Fitzpatrick and co-vocalist Noelle Scaggs belt out throwback ballads on their debut release Pickin' Up The Pieces.  Having recently released a teaser EP of live material and acknowledged a return to the studio - 'Roo heads are in for a treat with this quintet!

Orgone are L.A.'s homegrown funk band.  With over a decade of stripes under their belt and lots of history dropping their own original funk (+ some nasty dope covers and backing up some hip-hop bands) - they are finally becoming a force in the touring world after some successful supporting roles with Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Rebelution and Galactic.   Although they dropped original soul sister Fanny Franklin - they've retooled with a new vocalist and their leader and percussionist, Stewart Killen, continues to slay percussion worldwide.

Kitty Pryde - One Hit Wonder or Clever New Sensation?

Kitty Pryde already got the New York Times treatment this past weekend and has her swag flag flying high with Princess bottom lip tattoos, Yeastie Girls t-shirts and extras in her video rocking Bobba Fett helmets.  Can't say her flow is perfected - but "Okay Cupid" is gentle, cute and kind of clever.  Plus, the wave like beat is pretty solid.  Check it...