What Cool Shows Are Going On This Week in L.A.? (March 12

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros at the Railroad Revival Tour (April 22, 2011) Photo: Wei Shi

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-March 12, 2012

♥ Apparat, ESP, DJ Mario Cotto(KCRW) @ El Rey Theatre
♥ Guns N’ Roses @ House of Blues-Los Angeles
♥ (FREE w/RSVP) Hindi Zahra, Matt Corby, Bleeding Knees Club,Choir of Young Believers, DJ Set by Paul Tao(IAMSOUND) @ Bardot
♥ (FREE) The Janks 10:30pm , The Wind 9:30pm , King Washington 11:30pm , Royal Canoe 8:30pm @ Bootleg Bar
♥ (FREE) NO, Archer Black, The Chances, Hott MT @ The Echo
♥ (FREE) Voxhaul Broadcast, Torches In Trees, Seasons, Duniven, Nic Harcourt(DjSlag) @ The Satellite
Micah Brown @ Constellation Room(The Observatory)
(FREE) The Blank Tapes, Lucid Doom, Sweet Sweet Things, Now @ Detroit Bar
(FREE) VUM 7pm @ Amoeba Music- Hollywood
(FREE) Monte Mar 10:30pm , Ross Sea Party 8:30pm , Touche 11:30pm , My Satellite @ Silverlake Lounge
(FREE) Cosmic Slop-LA Record Residency @ Alex’s Bar
DJ David Scott Stone, Dj Jane Josiah(Member of Abe Vigoda) @ The Smell
Ghost Lion and The Slack Tuna Gang 9pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
Da Mudd Duck Crew, DJ Baglady, Trenton Willy @ Pehrspace
The Public Trust 10:15pm , Bronze Swagger , The Moth and The Flame 9:15pm, Dangermaker 8:15pm @ The Viper Room
The Four Horseman 7:30pm , Caitlin Linney 8:15pm , The Vice Junkies 9:15pm , Raquel Ramos 8:15pm @ The Mint
(FREE) Frank Fairfield @ Redwood Bar
(FREE)The True Spokes, Current Swell @ On The Rox (The Roxy)
(FREE) Early Graves, Antagonist, Seizures, Celestials @ Slidebar

TUESDAY-March 13, 2012

♥ The Raincoats, Grass Widow @ Echoplex
♥ (FREE) The Gromble, Yellow Red Sparks, Francisco The Man @ Constellation Room (The Observatory)
Demo Team, JJAMZ, Traction Ave.Chamber Orchestra, An Experiment in Free Jazz, Grant Falardeu, DJ Mor Elian @ Bootleg Theater
(FREE ) Sotto 7pm @ Bootleg Bar
(FREE) Y Luv 10pm , Maniac 9pm , We Are/She Is 11pm ,DJ Sets by Izzi Willow 8pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
Burial At Sea, Sunken Ships, Son Ark @ Silverlake Lounge
Lonely Trees, Noel Carlon, The Flaamingos, The Golden Ghosts, DJ Blake Miller(Moving Units) @ The Satellite
(FREE) Garland, Black Lullabies, Dylan Trees @ The Echo
Riton, oliver, BeatauCue, Goldroom @ Dim Mak Studios
The Sunset Drifters, Ashley Alexander, Rod Melancon, Gypsy and The Merry Mystics @ The Mint
Cobra Venom, Sassafras, Blacklight Revelation @ Redwood Bar

WEDNESDAY-March 14, 2012

♥ Islands 10pm, Idiot Glee 9pm @ Bootleg Bar
♥ The Joy Formidable, A Place to Bury Strangers, Big Black Delta @ Mayan Theater
♥ Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Nicole Simone @ The Observatory
♥ The New Division, That Noise, Weapons of Audio, Mad Planet, DJ Adam 12(She Wants Revenge) @ The Satellite
The Pretty Reckless, Hollywood Kills @ House of Blues- Los Angeles
(FREE before 10pm)Dub Club Meets Blue Beat Lounge @ Echoplex
Bad Lamps 10pm , Belowme, Facts on Life @ Silverlake Lounge
Wildcat! Wildcat! 10pm , The Neighborhood, Hearts and Minutes, The Echo and The Sound 8pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
Diamond Carter 12am, The Hardway 11pm, Invisible Animals 9pm, Me of a Kind 8pm @ The Viper Room
Spencer Breslin 8pm , Hunter Green 9pm , Groove Session 10pm @ The Mint
Syndicate Syndrome, Frederick Emmerson, Lil Ripp, Goldrush Kings @ The Roxy

THURSDAY-March 15, 2012

♥ VNV Nation,Straftanz @ Mayan Theater
♥ Mason Jennings @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
♥ Drive-By Truckers @ House of Blues- Los Angeles
♥ The Californian, Suddyn, Last American Buffalo, Cannoneers, DJ Jim Evans(Hellen Stellar) @ The Satellite
Exene Cervenka, Steve Soto & Oogly Boogly FEAT. London May and Special Guest @ Alex’s Bar
Echo Echo, Kevin Earnest + Hand! @ Detroit Bar
Alright Alright, Dylan Trees, Wires In the Walls, Cody The Band @ Silverlake Lounge
Mojo Stone 11pm , Dustbowl Revival 10pm , Downtown Train 12am , The Wind and The Rain(Featuring Members of The Reflectables) 9pm @ Bootleg Bar
(FREE before 11pm w/ RSVP) Sharooz, Plasmapool,La Bombe, London,Ese & Zain, Bones, Sweet Leech, Murda @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
Lillian Garcia 9:30pm , SIMA 11pm, Billy Boy 8pm, The Bad Bad Things 8:30pm @ The Viper Room
(FREE)Van Dyke Parks @ Amoeba Music-Hollywood
Mika Ben Yami 8pm , The Wellspring 8:30pm , Moshav 9:20pm @ The Mint
Lost Marauders, Ingenue @ Redwood Bar
The Dear & Departed, In Transmission, The Vegas Breakdown @ The Roxy
Marc Orrel(Formerly of Dropkick Murphy’s, Mark Cantin @ Whisky A Go Go

FRIDAY-March 16, 2012

♥ Peter Murphy, Sacred Spiders @ The Observatory
♥ Sage Francis, Metermaids, 2 Mex @ Troubadour
♥ Memoryhouse 10:30pm , Sister Crayon 9pm @ Bootleg Bar
Voomz, The Singularity, The M.I.D.S., Purple Crush, DJ Jim Evans(Hellen Stellar) @ The Satellite
Low Places, Pure Shit, Pulsating Cyst, Indian Giver @ The Smell
Guster @ Largo
Michael Gira (of Swans), Sir Richard Bishop (of Sun City Girls) @ The Echo
Beach Life Kings 11pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
The Lonely Drunks Club 12am, Elvis Monroe 11pm , Silent Treatment 10pm , Robert Patrick 9pm @ The Viper Room
Alex Cuba 10:30pm @ The Mint
Best Western, Tramps For The Lord, Moonchaser, Cyclops, The Gospels @ Redwood Bar
TiRon and Ayomari, Mateo, Future 3, Warm Brew, Left Field @ The Roxy
(FREE) Sorry Nelson, Fearmia, Marcella Carmona, Noble Creatures @ On The Rox (The Roxy)

SATURDAY-March 17, 2012

♥ Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers), Glen Matlock(Sex Pistols/Rich Kids) @ Echoplex
♥ Vaud and The Villains 9pm @ The Mint
♥ Lords of Altamont, The Blackberby’s, Green Lady Killers, Dirty Eyes @ Redwood Bar
♥ Street Dogs, Devils Brigade, Murder The Stout, Old Man Markley @ House of Blues-Anaheim
Electric Frankenstein, Disguster, The Tough Skins, The Savoys @ Alex’s Bar
The Hugeness, Parents, Derde Verde, Mid Cities, Scream Queen @ Bootleg Bar
Ollin, The Amadans, Black Clothes Pointy Shoes @ The Satellite
(FREE) Funky Sole @ The Echo
Feed Me With Teeth, AC Slater, FIXYN @ Fonda Theatre
Jovanotti, Globesonic DJ Fabian Alsultany, Emanuela Belleza @ El Rey Theatre
(FREE) Tone Def All Stars 6pm , GFP 8:15pm , Meet Me at The Pub 9pm, DJ Skitch 10pm , Brett Miller 11:30pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
Hillbilly Herald 9pm,Super Black Market 9pm , Badwater 10pm ,Heroes at Gunpoint 8:15pm @ The Viper Room
Fear @ The Observatory
Yelpy, Billy Z Duke, Thomahawk Kids, SR Elephants, Zero Decks @ On The Rocks (The Roxy)
Cold Blue Rebels, Headcat, De Novo @ The Roxy
(FREE) The Rocketz, The Trash Monsters @ Slidebar
Necromantix @ House of Blues-Los Angeles

SUNDAY-March 18, 2012

♥ XBXRX, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, Juiceboxxx @ The Smell
♥ The Game, Mann @ The Observatory
♥ Fischerspooner DJ Set, narcisse @ Drai’s Hollywood
Doran Danoff 8pm , Dave Poe 7pm @ Bootleg Bar
Lindstrom, GODDOLLARS(A Club Called Rhonda), Mario Cotto(KCRW) @ El Rey Theatre
Black Milk, J. Pinder, ADD, Waju, Buddy, K Rudd, A.Dd+ @ The Roxy
(FREE) Channels 10pm , Majors, Kali Mutsa 8pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
Part Time Punks Presents: Pulp Nite( aka As Tribute to Jarvis Cocker & Co.) with Guest DJ Alex(From Transistor and AM/FM) @ The Echo
Friends in Low Places 11:15pm , SoulKartel 10pm , Deep Sea Creatures 9:15pm, Off Color 8:15pm, Michael Greenberg 7:30pm @ The Viper Room
(FREE) KCRW Mario Cotto and Ben Block Present: Nostromo @ The Mint
Brunch Americana, Mick Rhodes & The Hard Eight, The Signal Hillbilly’s, The Black Tongued Bells @ Redwood Bar
Charlie Dont Surf, Little Black Wolf, Spaceships @ Redwood Bar
(FREE) Electric Frankestein, Bourbon Saints, The Cornfed Project, The Blank Expressions @ Slidebar