Chuck Berry at Pala Casino – Photo by Sandra Buriaga
We don’t post every show that’s going on every night (in or around L.A.) 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 we receive them and are subject to change.
MONDAY – SEPT. 12, 2011
- ♥ The Horrors 9:15pm, The Stepkids 8pm @ The Glass House
- ♥ Givers 10pm, Kopecky Family Band 9pm @ The Troubadour
- ♥ (FREE w/ RSVP) Dan Wilson 9:30pm, Gaby Moreno 10:30pm, Kristeen Young 11:30pm, Ian Broucek 12am @ Bardot
- ♥ (FREE) Big Black Delta 11pm, Tic Tic Boom! 12am, Digital Daggers 10pm, Paper Angels 9pm @ The Satellite
- ♥ (FREE) Kissing Cousins 10:30pm, Writer 11:15pm, Wet & Reckless 9:45pm, Cool Moms 9pm, Machine Fang 12:15am @ The Echo
- (FREE) BIG MOVES 10:30p MASTON 8:30p UNITED GHOSTS (debut show) 9:30p SPERO 11:30p @ Bootleg Bar
- (FREE) RED CIRCLE UNDERGROUND 10p SPECIAL GUEST 9p FAT CITY REPRISE 11p IRONTOM 12a @ Silverlake Lounge
- Foster The People 8pm, doors 7pm @ Galaxy Theatre SOLD OUT
- Bad Suns, Close to Modern, Melting Clouds @ Aladdin Jr.
- Brothers Of Brazil 10pm, Vital 8pm, Hiram Riemmer 9pm, OK SWEETHEART 11pm @ The Hotel Cafe
- Oh Joy, Jessica Verdi, George Ellias @ Lot 1 Cafe
- New Liberty 11:15pm, Dropdead LA 10:15pm, Juliet’s Royal Blood 9:15pm @ The Viper Room
TUESDAY – SEPT. 13, 2011
- ♥ The Horrors 10pm, The Stepkids 9pm @ Detroit Bar
- ♥ (FREE w/ album purchase) St. Vincent 6pm @ Space 15 Twenty
- ♥ Patrick Wolf 9pm, doors 8pm @ Hollywood Forever Masonic Lodge
- ♥ Bob Log III 11pm, Mr. Free & The Satellite Freakout 10pm, Noah Engh The Kid Fantastic Trio 9pm @ The Satellite
- ♥ The Gourds 10pm, Eagle Eye Williamson 9pm @ The Echo
- ♥ HEROES OF POPULAR WARS 8:30p MY SATELLITE 9:30p THE WINGARD MANOR 10:30p LACO$TE 11:30p @ Silverlake Lounge
- ♥ Crystal Antlers, Feral Kizzy 10pm, The Gospels 9pm @ The Prospector
- WE ARE AUGUSTINES 10:30p KIEV 9:30p MY GOODNESS 8:30p @ Bootleg Bar
- Sinners Sinners, Deadbeat Vultures, Death or Radio, Brainspoon @ Redwood Bar
- Jokers of the Scene @ Dim Mak Studios
- Nik Freitas, Marlon Rabenreither of Sister Ruby Band, Ben Heywood of Summer Darling @ Lot 1 Cafe
- Ricky Rebel 10:30pm, Kingsley 9:45pm, Ginger Kinison 9pm @ The Troubadour
- Sonia Leigh with Special Guest Nic Cowan @ The Whiskey A Go Go
- Midnight Mirage with y Luv, Lucy Walsh, Calvillo @ The Roxy
- (FREE) Poncho Sanchez 7pm @ Amoeba
- Noah Gunderson 11pm, Yellow Red Spraks, Gavin Castleton 9pm, @ The Hotel Cafe
- Sluck 11:10pm, Omar Velasco 10:15pm, The Dahls at 9:20pm, Starlit at 8:30pm, Restrict This 12 am @ The Viper Room
WEDNESDAY – SEPT. 14, 2011
- ♥ Fleet Foxes 8:45pm, The Walkmen 7:30pm @ Greek Theatre
- ♥ Peter Hook & The Light perform Joy Division’s Closer 10:30pm w/ El Ten Eleven 9:30pm, Film Screening 9pm @ The Music Box
- ♥ The Joy Formidable 2pm @ 98.7FM Hollywood Tower Penthouse (Invite Only)
- ♥ The Joy Formidable 10:30pm, Telekinesis 9:15pm, Races 8:30pm, doors 7:30pm @ El Rey Theatre
- ♥ Patrick Wolf 9:15pm, Calpernia 8:45pm, doors 8pm @ Hollywood Forever Masonic Lodge
- ♥ Hello Seahorse @ Detroit Bar
- ♥ Moondoggies 11pm, Romany Rye 10pm, Post War Quartet 9pm @ The Echo
- Low End Theory w/ Free Moral Agents, Elos @ Airliner
- Cracker performing Kerosene Hat 10:30pm, Camper Van Beethoven performing Key Lime Pie 9:30pm @ The Satellite
- THE WHITE BUFFALO 9:30p BHI BHIMAN 8:30p @ Bootleg Bar
- THE WIND 10p FRANCISCO THE MAN 9p YELLOW RED SPARKS 11p @ Silverlake Lounge
- (FREE) Spirit Animal 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
- A House For Lions 10pm, Mojo Stone 11pm, Big Harp 9pm, Native Theives 8pm @ The Central SAPC
- Gil Cerezo (of Kinky) DJ set @ House of Blues Sunset Strip
- Willful Creatures 11pm, Laurel Noone 10pm, Blaise Smith 10:45 PM, Riz Orkestra 9pm @ Lot 1 Cafe
- Juke Kartel 9:30pm, The Perfect Nines 1030pm @ The Hotel Cafe
- Horrible Crowes 10pm, Annie Stela 9pm @ The Troubadour
- Danko Jones with Fireball Ministry, Goldsboro, Kemble Walters & the @ The Roxy
- (FREE) Midnight Hour, Surrender Radio, City City @ Slidebar Cafe
- Anna Vexa @ House of Blues Anaheim
- (Free before 10pm) Dub Club @ Echoplex
THURSDAY – SEPT. 15, 2011
- ♥ Alice Cooper @ Whiskey A Go Go
- ♥ The Horrors 10pm, The Stepkids 9pm @ El Rey Theatre
- ♥ Teddybears, Win Win, Physical Forms, Teams @ Echoplex
- ♥ Incan Abraham 11pm, Mind The Gap 10pm @ The Satellite
- ♥ PS I Love You, Balkans @ The Echo
- ♥ Gavin Russom, Blondes, Jacques Renault, Cosmic Kids @ Exchange LA
- ROBOTANISTS 11p BARON VON LUXXURY 10p SLEEPING BAGS 9p SPIRIT ANIMALS 12a @ Bootleg Bar
- HOTEL ST. GEORGE 10p POCKET ROCKETS 11p HEART OF GOLD 9p @Silverlake Lounge
- Robbers On High Street with Allah-Las, Street & Babe Shadow, Speak @ The Roxy
- Lex Land 7pm @ The Echo
- (FREE) ASESINO – EL GRITO, INTAKE, Black Oil @ Slidebar Cafe
- Band of Heathens 1030pm, Ry Cuming 9:30pm @ The Hotel Cafe
- (FREE) You Are Plural 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
- Youth Cattle, R Welch, Corey Adams Rabble Family, and T.W, Hill @ Detroit Bar
- RTX (feat. Jen Herrema of Royal Trux/Drag City), White Hills, Heavy Cream @ Alex’s Bar
- Agent Orange @ McAlan’s Irish Pub
- Basement Babies, Naked Kids, 3ft Total Control @ Redwood Bar
- TINGLERZ, The Stitches, Smogtown and DimeRunner @ Juke Joint (Anaheim)
- Abilene Fawn/RT’N the 44’s/Matt Taylor & His Laurles/Fort King/Heath @ Lot 1 Cafe
- Boyce Avenue 9:30pm, Curtis Peoples 8:30pm, Megan Nicole 7:30pm @ The Music Box
- Ramon Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte @ L.A. County Fair
FRIDAY – SEPT. 16, 2011
- ♥ Chuck Berry @ California Theatre of the Performing Arts
- ♥ Peter Hook & The Light perform Unknown Pleasures 10pm, El Ten Eleven 9pm, doors 8pm @ El Rey Theatre
- ♥ Lobster Fest: Andy Clockwise 9:15pm, The Fling 8:15pm, White Arrows 7:30pm @ Port of L.A.
- ♥ Surfer Blood 11:30pm, Wounded Lion 10:30pm, Dante vs Zombies 9:45pm, Hands 9pm @ Echoplex
- ♥ Diplo 8pm doors (Get there early!) @ Detroit Bar
- ♥ Sleepy Sun 12am, White Hills 10:30pm and a psychedelic art exhibition 8pm @ NOMAD Gallery & Art Compound
- ♥ AWOL ONE, Sick Jacken, Ninemillimeter Execution and Ecid/Feat. Roach @ Glass House
- ♥ Al-P (Of MSTRKRFT) featuring Harvard Bass @ Yost Theatre
- ♥ (FREE) Bleached 10pm, Canyons 9pm @ Claremont, CA – Pomona College, SCC Lawn
- ♥ JASON DIAZ 10p BIG DICK 12a MUDDY REDS 11p KYLE NICOLAIDES 9p @ Bootleg Bar
- ♥ Eastern Conference Champions 11pm, Duniven 10pm, Warships 9pm @ The Satellite
- ♥ (FREE) Polls 11:30pm, Pek Pek 10:30pm, N O W (Former 60 Watt Kid) 9:45pm, The Californian 9pm @ The Echo
- ♥ Hypernova 10:15pm, 8mm 9:15pm, Mack Winston 8:30pm, DJ Travis Keller of Buddyhead @ The Troubadour
- The DoLaB presents Wobs 9pm, Pumpkin 11pm, Jay Tripwire 1am @ King King
- Brian Buckley Band 11:30pm, The Banjo Boyz 10:30pm, Michael Johns pm @ The Viper Room
- Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs @ Alex’s Bar
- War @ L.A. County
- Los Huracanes Del Norte @ House of Blues Sunset Strip
- Eddie Spaghetti, Motochrist, Sweet Justice @ Redwood Bar
- Eyes Lips Eyes with Great White Buffalo, the Bolts @ The Roxy
- (FREE) Witch Hat + Ken Seeno 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
- Asesino featuring Cattle Decapitation @ The Whiskey A Go Go
- Barenaked Ladies @ Fred Kavli Theatre-Thousand Oaks Civic Arts
- Selena Garcia 11pm, David Ryan Harris 9:30pm @ The Hotel Cafe
- No Come Down w/ Robbed by Robots, Kaptivated Soundz, Brando Commando & more @ Pomona Valley Mining Company
SATURDAY – SEPT. 17, 2011
- ♥ The Roots @ House of Blues Sunset
- ♥ Tears for Fears @ Wiltern
- ♥ La Chamba, Las Cafeteras, Chicano Son @ Echoplex
- ♥ Lobster Fest: Vaud & The Villains 9pm, Shadow Shadow Shade 6pm, Eastern Conference Champions 5pm @ Port of L.A.
- ♥ SOULSTYCE Hip-Hop & Art Festival: Redman, Evidence, Freestyle Fellowship, Medusa @ Pico Rivera Arena
- ♥ We Barbarians 11pm, ANR 1opm, Risers 9pm @ The Satellite
- ♥ Chubby Checker @ California Theatre of the Performing Arts
- ♥ Don Henley plus Lucinda Williams @ Greek Theatre
- ♥ DELTA MIRROR 11p THE CHILD 10p DREAM TAPES 9p CARDBOARD LAMB 12a @ Bootleg Bar
- (FREE) Art Cycle: The Neighborhood, Robert Delong, Gold Fields, Les Blanks 2-10pm @ Santa Monica Blvd
- Los Huracanes del Norte @ HOB Anaeheim
- (FREE) Apettite 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
- T.S.O.L. Plus Junk (Members of Smut Peddlers) @ The Vault
- Felix Cartal featuring Blake Miller (Moving Units), Dangerhouse @ Yost Theatre
- Eddie Spaghetti (Supersuckers), Sean y Zander @ Alex’s Bar
- Ke$ha @ Gibson Amphitheatre
- My Superhero, Gogo 13, Warsaw, The Skank Agents @ The Glass House
- The Daylights 11pm, Sarah & Christian Dugas 10pm, Pan Am 9pm, Sam Friend 8pm @ The Hotel Cafe
- Trevor Hall with Elan @ The Roxy
- (FREE) Funky Sole @ Echo
SUNDAY – SEPT. 18, 2011
- ♥ James Blake with Teengirl Fantasy 9pm, doors 8pm @ The Music Box SOLD OUT
- ♥ Laura Marling, Alessi’s Ark 8:30pm, doors 7:30pm @ Hollywood Forever
- ♥ Zounds, Resist and Exist, Gestapo Khazi, No Age (DJ set) 10pm @ The Echo
- ♥ Lobster Fest: Berlin 5pm, Lady Dottie & The Diamonds 4pm, Dante vs. Zombies 2pm @ Port of L.A.
- JERRY BORGE, THE BROKEN NUMBERS BAND, HALL OF FAME @ Bootleg Bar
- (FREE) Grand Ole Echo w/ Gram Jam 5pm @ The Echo
- SUNDAY AFTERNOON SHOW W/ Wic Coleman, The Broken Numbers Band, The Far West @ Redwood Bar
- California Condors, Youth Cattle, Dronen @ Alex’s Bar
- Love Darling 11pm, White Lights 10pm, Verona Residency 9pm @ The Viper Room
