Photo: Coachella 2010 by Jen Chen for Grimy Goods

 

It may be Coachella week, but Los Angeles is still popping off with a bunch of great shows! We don’t post every show that’s going on every night (in or around LA) we just post the goods according to our collective knowledge. We’re music elitists at heart but we try our best to keep an open palette of taste with an affinity towards underground, indie and local musicians and venues. Let us know if we missed something good.

♥ = Top Picks

Click on the venue links to buy tickets and for more info. Set times are added to the show list if and when they are sent to us and they are subject to change at the venues’ and bands’ discretion.

MONDAY – April 11, 2011

  • ♥ The Chris Robinson Brotherhood – Two sets 9:30pm and 10:30pm @ Echoplex
  • ♥ (FREE) RUMSPRINGA 10:30pm, HANNI EL KHATIB 9:30pm, MOSES CAMPBELL 8:30pm, SLEEPY OWL 11:30pm @ Bootleg Theater
  • ♥ (FREE) Walking Sleep, Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits, Heroes and Heroines, the breakups, The Kyle Crane Group {In the Upstairs Bar} @ The Satellite
  • (FREE) Amanda Jo William 11pm, Leslie Stevens 10pm, Wimberly Bluegrass Band 9pm@ The Echo
  • (FREE) WAKE UP LUCID 11pm, THE STEELWELLS 10pm, NIGHTFUR 9pm, CHIEF NOWHERE 12am @ Silverlake Lounge
  • (FREE w/ RSVP) It’s A School Night w/ Sister Crayon 11:30pm, CC Sheffield 11pm, Shel 10:30pm @ Bardot
  • The Janks w/ The Roselawn Recording Collective featuring: Gashcat, Engine, Elephant Apple 8pm, Eagle Eye Williamson 7pm @ The Hotel Cafe
  • K.D. Lang and the The Siss Boom Bang, 9pm, The Belle Brigade 8pm @ The Troubadour
  • (FREE) Honeypie, Vanaprasta 11pm, Big Bad Wolf   @ Detroit Bar
  • Broken Figures 11:30pm, Bizzart 11pm, WMX 10:30pm, Verbs 9:30pm, Michael Nhat 12am @ Pehrspace

TUESDAY – April 12, 2011

  • ♥ Queens of the Stone Age 9pm, The Dough Rollers 8pm, doors 7pm @ Wiltern
  • ♥ MOON DUO 11:30pm, CRYSTAL ANTLERS 10:30pm, XU XU FANG 9:45pm, UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA 9pm @ The Echo
  • ♥ Lenka w/ Greg Laswell @ Detroit Bar
  • (FREE) The Lonely Wild, Coyote, Judson (from Judson and Mary) @ La Brie’s
  • The Stone Foxes 11pm, Chasing Kings 10pm, Risers 9pm, Strange Vine 12am @ The Satellite
  • ACT AS IF 9p, HITPOINTS 11p, THE TRICKS 10p, HELLO VEGAS 8p @ Silverlake Lounge
  • ALIXANDRA BERG 7:30p @ Bootleg Theater
  • A Pretty Mess, Dead Day Revolution, Abactive Ramex @ Redwood Bar
  • Vinnie Ferra 10pm, Ryan Calhoun 9pm, Shel 7pm @ The Hotel Cafe
  • The Vivids, Los Comets EEUU, Green Screen Door and Shearing Pinx (Vancouver, BC) @ The Prospector (Long Beach)
  • Hello Echo w/ VICES, Benjamin Dunn and Friends, Sing the Body Electric @ The Central SAPC
  • Tarik NuClothes @ The Mint

 

WEDNESDAY – April 13, 2011

  • ♥ Queens of the Stone Age @ Wiltern
  • ♥ The Presets with Nosaj Thing @ Club Nokia
  • ♥ Bright Eyes w/ Jenny and Johnny and Farmer Dave Scher @ Fox Theater Pomona (SOLD OUT)
  • ♥ Sleigh Bells, Rye Rye, Nylon Pink @ The Glass House
  • ♥ YUCK / PORCELAIN RAFT / USELESS KEYS @ The Echo
  • OLAFUR ARNALDS 9pm @ Bootleg Theater
  • Greg Laswell w/ Lenka @ The Troubadour (SOLD OUT)
  • Duniven, ROBOTANISTS (and their ARTIFICIAL HEARTSTRINGS), Telegram, Jerry Borgé @ The Satellite
  • GLASS ELEVATOR 8:30p STEPHEN BROWER & THE SILENT MAJORITY 9:30p NATHAN FLOM 10:30p @ Silverlake Lounge
  • Roky Moon and BOLT!, The Mulhollands @ Redwood Bar
  • Other mountains, Pageants, Psychic Friend, Palace Walls @ Three Clubs
  • (FREE before 10pm) Dub Club Spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall @ Echoplex

THURSDAY – April 14, 2011

  • ♥ Duran Duran @ Fox Theater Pomona (SOLD OUT)
  • ♥ !!! (CHK CHK CHK) @ Detroit Bar
  • ♥ Janet Jackson @ Gibson Amphitheater
  • ♥ Broken Social Scene w/ The Black Ryder @ The Glass House
  • ♥ Yuck, Porcelain Raft, Milo Greene @ The Satellite
  • PVT / TEARIST / DJ CHONCEY LANGFORD @ The Echo
  • Big Audio Dynamite @ The Roxy Theatre (SOLD OUT)
  • Japan Benefit w/ Inazuma (Japanese Rock Heroes), The Studiofix, Wild Pack of Canaries, Papercrown, DJ Dennis Owens and DJ Oldboy – $8 donation (all door proceeds go to the Red Cross) @
  • THE WIND 10p, THE REMAINERS 9p, THE NEW LIMB 11p @ Bootleg Theater
  • THE PARLOUR SUITE 9p, SARAH WINTERS 10p, THURLOW 11p. THE QUICK HELLOS 8p @ Silverlake Lounge
  • ROB MACHADO’S Melali–The Drifter Sessions + VERY special guests @ The Troubadour
  • Fay Wolf 9pm, Morgan Taylor Reid 8pm, Sean Douglas 10pm, Allen Stone 11pm @ The Hotel Cafe

FRIDAY – April 15, 2011

  • ♥ Coachella w/The Black Keys, Caifanes, Sasha, Black Joe Lewis, Cee Lo, Cut Copy, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez & more @ Indio Polo Fields (SOLD OUT)
  • ♥ Janet Jackson @ Gibson Amphitheater
  • ♥ (FREE) Slab City Fun Fest w/ Shiva Trash, Cole Taylor, Last Years, Coda Reactor & more @ Slab City
  • THE DAMSELLES & THE TC4 RECORD RELEASE PARTY / WILD PINK HORSE @ The Echo
  • ♥ Maserati, Kenseth Thibideau @ The Satellite
  • Scala & Kolacny Brothers @ El Rey Theatre
  • Residuals, The Action, Index Buffalo, Blackfoot Gibbons And The Sluts @ The Smell
  • The Return of Punk Rock Social – Live with The Meatmen, Black Fag, Against The Grain @ Alex’s Bar
  • Cute Lepers, The Revoltz, Fiction Reform, Neighborhood Bullys @ Redwood Bar
  • DAVID CHOI 9:30p @ Bootleg Theater
  • Max Gomez 9pm, The Lee Roys 8pm, American Bloomers 7pm @ The Hotel Cafe
  • BEARRACUDA @ Echoplex

SATURDAY – April 16, 2011 – Happy Record Store Day!

  • ♥ Coachella w/Arcade Fire, Animal Collective, The Kills, Swell Season, Elbow, Delta Spirit, Radio Dept & more @ Indio Polo Fields (SOLD OUT)
  • ♥ (FREE) Slab City Fun Fest w/ Eagles of Death Metal, Bible Brothers, River Rat Reunion & more @ Slab City
  • (FREE) Foo Fighters @ Fingerprints (Long Beach) SOLD OUT
  • ♥ Fucked Up 10:50pm, Special Guest 10:05pm, Audacity 9:15pm, Catwalk 8:30pm, doors 8pm ONLY $5 @ Echoplex (6pm)
  • Secret guest 2pm, Hannie El Khatib 6pm, The Growlers 8pm @ Origami Vinyl
  • ♥ Strung Out @ The Vault (Temecula)
  • ♥ Yuck w/ Lonely Forest @ Detroit Bar
  • (FREE) Henry Rollins DJ Set 2pm, Fucked Up DJ set 4pm @ Amoeba
  • (FREE) Keith Morris DJ set 2pm, Brett Dennen 7pm @ Fingerprints
  • FRONTIER RUCKUS / INFANTREE @ The Echo (5pm)
  • LAKE 11p, AGESANDAGES 10p, BORIS SMILE 9p @ Bootleg Theater
  • Body Parts, Tes Elations, Telematique, Auto Da Fe @ The Smell
  • Cute Lepers, Off With Their Heads, Revolts, The Fake Boys @ Alex’s Bar
  • Neighborhood Brats, Rough Kids, Neocons, Wet Reckless @ Redwood Bar
  • (FREE) Guest DJ Sets all day @ Vacation Vinyl
  • Funky Sole @ Echo (1opm)

SUNDAY – April 17, 2011

  • ♥ Coachella w/ Duran Duran, The Strokes, DFA 1979, Bloody Beetroots, Presets, Lightning Bolt, Off! & more @ Indio Polo Fields (SOLD OUT)
  • ♥ Those Darlins, Tijuana Panthers, Bombon @ Alex’s Bar
  • ♥ (FREE) Grand Ole Echo w/Ladies Gun Club, Border Radio @ The Echo (5pm)
  • Spirit Vine 10:30,  Small Star 9:30pm, Lauren Landes(Acoustic Set) 9pm @ The Satellite
  • Daylong Valleys Of The Nile (members of Lavender Diamond), Girls In Trouble (member of Old Time Relijun from NYC), Eric Lindley (NYC), Toby Goodshank (ex-member of Moldy Peaches) @ The Smell
  • PART TIME PUNKS – SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES NITE @ The Echo
  • Biblical Proof of UFOs, Crawlspace, The HI Z’s @ Redwood Bar