What Cool Shows Are Going On This Week in L.A.? (May 21

Aloe Blacc at Sasquatch! 2011 – Photo: Sandra Burciaga

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-May 21, 2012

♥ (FREE) Baron Von Luxxury, Harlan @ The Echo
♥ (FREE Caught a Ghost, Fur Traders, The Peach Kings @ The Satellite
♥ (FREE) Chappo, Lianne La Havas , The London Souls, Telephoned @ Bardot
♥ (FREE) Harriet 1030pm, Soft White Sixties 945pm , Sue Scrofa 9pm , Gothic Tropic 1130pm @ Bootleg Bar
Names In Vain @ Detroit Bar
Mantle Core Sound, Footwurk Homicide, Skull Kiss, DJ Marijuana Weed @ Pehrspace
Phil Alvin @ Redwood Bar
(FREE) Modern Day Escape,Fake Figures,Abriel @ Slidebar
All Hail The Yeti, Hell or High Water, Lady Sinatra,Beta Wolf,Sons of The Damned @ The Roxy
Cosmic Slop @ Alex’s Bar
Midnight Surfer 8pm,Kissing Tigers 9pm,Nuthin Under A Million 10pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
Teleskopes 1015pm,Bronze Swagger 1215am,The Controversy 1115pm,MK4 915pm,Beat Club 815pm @ The Viper Room
Elle Carpenter 8pm,Kristi Salas 840pm,Fight The Machine 940pm,Word 1040pm @ The Mint
Jason Joseph & The Spectacular 9pm, Daniel Bedingfield 930pm,Count 8pm, Saint John & The Revelations 7pm @ Hotel Cafe

TUESDAY-May 22, 2012

♥ Sparta 10pm, Ki:Theory 9pm @ Troubadour
♥ Beck 9pm, doors 7:30pm @ El Rey Theatre
♥ Mark Lanegan Band 8:45pm, Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss 8pm @ The Autry
♥ Spiritualized 9:30pm, Nikki Lane 8:30pm @ The Wiltern
♥ Sweet & Tender Hooligans 9pm, Ankh 8pm, doors 7pm @ Mayan Theatre
♥ Lianne La Havas 930pm , Ferraby Lionheart 830pm @ Bootleg Theater
(FREE) Austin Brown @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
Jack Litmann 9pm,Sarah Pigion 945pm,KevinTyler Zepeda-Compton 1030pm, Bright Young Things 1115pm,Miss Chief 12am @ Lot 1 Cafe
Funeral Club 10pm, Sneepeak 11pm, The Donnies The Amys 9pm @ The Echo
Trampled By Turtles 9:15pm, Brown Bird 8pm, doors 7pm @ The Fonda Theatre
The Riverboat Gamblers 11pm, Biters 10pm, Roll The Tanks 9pm @ The Satellite
(FREE) The Child 7pm @ Amoeba Music-Hollywood
Nobody Beats The Drum(Live), Hot Mouth, Telephoned(Live), Candyland @ Dim Mak Studios
Los Creepers @ Redwood Bar
Lost Acapulco,Raskahuele,Cafe Con Tequila @ Constellation Room(The Observatory)
(FREE) Strangelove @ Slidebar
Sugarland @ Greek Theatre
Mishka 11pm,Anhuea 10pm,Michah Brown 9pm, True Press 8pm @ The Viper Room
Jazzin’ with Sean O’ Connor & Julian McCullough,Marc Maron,Johnny Pemberton,Chris Delia @ The Mint
Wheeler Brothers w/ Sorne 10pm,Rocco Deluca 9pm,Tim Rogers 8pm,Among Savages 7pm @ Hotel Cafe

WEDNESDAY-May 23, 2012

♥ I Break Horses 11pm, Geographer 10pm, Old Toy Trains 9pm @ The Echo
♥ Margot and The Nuclear So & So’s 1030pm, Dinosaur Feathers 930pm, Whispertown 830pm @ Bootleg Theater
♥ Devendra Banhart @ The Observatory
(FREE) The Chief Resolve, J. Thoven, Junior High @ Detroit Bar
Danger @ El Rey Theatre
(FREE before 10pm) Dub Club @ Echoplex
(FREE) Dandelo 11pm, Irontom 10pm, Nacosta 9pm @ The Satellite
TraPsPs, Whitman, Ezra Buchla, Nora Keyes @ The Smell
Robert Francis 10pm , Leslie Stevens (solo) 915pm, Edwards & Edwards 830pm@ Troubadour
Belowme. 1115pm, Wingard Manor 1015pm, Mark Trance 915pm @ Los Globos
Apparitions, Revolutions Pride,The Boozehounds @ Redwood Bar
(FREE) Seedless,Zen Robbi, Katastro @ Slidebar
Delicious Vinyl Presents Bizzare Ride Live: “Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde” FT Fatlip,Slimkid3,J-Swift,La Jay @ The Roxy
Syline Pigeons,Dj’s Amanda Panda,Brady Spear,Stepehen Etheredge,Junior Costa @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
The Spazmatics 11pm, The Bad Bad Things 10pm,The Dares 9pm, Fire Tiger 8pm @ The Viper Room
Matt Chamberlain,Marco Benevento,Sebastian Steinberg @ The Mint
David Ryan Harris 9pm,Naia Kete 8pm,Tracee Perin 7pm,Rachel Rabin 10pm @ Hotel Cafe

THURSDAY-May 24, 2012

♥ Hot Water Music 11pm, Tim Barry 10pm, Seahaven 9pm @ The Satellite
♥ Hey Rosetta!, Rich Aucoin, A House For Lions @ The Echo
♥ Margot and The Nuclear So & So’s @ Constellation Room( The Observatory )
♥ Poor Sons, Meat Market, Honey Badgers, The Gospels @ The Smell
♥ The Riverboat Gamblers, Biters @ Alex’s Bar
Little Barrie 10pm , Auditorium 9pm, Willoughby 11pm , Last in Class 12am @ Bootleg Bar
(FREE) Novi Split, Brown and Blue, Dirty Orca, Justin Conway @ Lot 1 Cafe
(FREE) Gizzelle 7pm @ Amoeba Music-Hollywood
The Hookers,Simon Stokes,The Bourbon Saints,El Camaro @ Redwood Bar
(FREE) 45 Grave, Viva Hate,Henchmen,Sin Alley, The Widowed @ Slidebar
Hug Laurie @ El Rey Theatre
Belanova @ House of Blues-Anaheim
Seedless, Zen Robbi,Katastro,HB Sorround Sound, Ease Up @ The Roxy
Synn, The Armiger @ On The Rox(The Roxy)
No Body, Sam Hiller,Digitalife,MNFR @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
Diamond Baby 10pm, Franky Perez & The Truth 9pm, Jared James Nichols 8pm @ The Viper Room
Wait For Green 8pm,Fiction 20 Down 9pm,The Revelations Featuring Tre Williams 10pm @ The Mint
Broken Anchor 9pm, Ry Cuming 10pm, Kirsten Proffit 11pm, The Mighty Sequoyah 8pm,Bec Sandbridge 7pm @ Hotel Cafe

FRIDAY-May 25, 2012

♥ We Are Serenades 11pm , Alex Kemp 10pm , Milow 9pm @ Bootleg Bar
♥ Satellite 8pm, Marc Robillard 8:50pm @ The Troubadour
♥ The Psycho Realm with Visionaries and Supernatural @ Club Nokia
♥ Felix Cartal, JFK (of MSTRKRFT) @ The Observatory
♥ The Internet @ The Echo
♥ Jail Weddings 11pm, Don Juan Y Los Blancos 10pm, Chris Price 9pm @ The Satellite
Mutations, The Spyrals, Cab 20, Mr. Elevator and the Brain Hotel @ The Smell
Hi Ho Silver Oh 915pm, The Might Sequoyah 10pm, Sue Scrofa 1045pm, I hate You Just Kidding 1130pm @ Pehrspace
Tim Barry, Kevin Seconds, Julie Kerr, Jonny Wickersham @ Alex’s Bar
Royal Headache, Joyce Manor, Death Hymn #9, Merry Christmas @ Blue Star
Jon Brion @ Largo
Dreamers, Hecuba, The Moonbird, Mecca V.A. @ Los Globos
Thurlow, Joey Siara (of The Henry Clay People), Mark Marquard & The Slim Pickin’s @ Lot 1 Cafe
The White Buffalo @ Constellation Room(The Observatory )
(FREE) The Blind Shake 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
Chemicals,King Louie & The Missing Monuments @ Redwood Bar
(FREE)Metalachi,Kaustik @ Slidebar
Stalley & Chip Tha Ripper @ El Rey Theatre
Haunted By Heroes,KingQueen,Vette,Night Verses,Thunder From Heaven,Ramekega,Condewit @ The Roxy
La Tina Webb,Less Than One,Taylor Greene, Hot Sauce,Savanah Ostler,DJ Dirty Boi @ On The Rox(The Roxy)
Barbara Lynn, Gizzelle,The Hurricanes,The Neumans,Jason Ringold, DJ’s Big Chuey @ Echoplex
Lo-Fi Sugar 8pm,Music Video? 9pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
Special C 11pm,The Originalites 10pm,Eternal Mind Control 9pm,Lost Anyway 8pm @ The Viper Room
Bill Carter 915pm, Waddy Watchel Band 10pm @ The Mint
The Young Romans 9pm,Erick Macek & Lucy Walsh 10pm,American Bloomers 8pm,Jason Whitton 11pm,Totsy 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
Monstro, All Hail The Yeti,210 Tolowell, Gummo 13,Goonies, Mr. Snoeman @ Whisky A Go Go

SATURDAY-May 26, 2012

♥ Danzig,Samhain, MisfitsKyng,Monstro, Witchaven @ Verizon Wireless Ampitheater
♥ Silver Lake Jubilee: FILDAR, Autolux, Kinky, Allah Las, MathewDavid, Mo-Odds & more!
♥ The Avengers, The Dollyrots, Urinals, The Gay-Gay’s @ Alex’s Bar
♥ Mike Watt & The Missing Men, Turbo Negra, The Cleveland Browns,The Amadans,Dethtrip Forever @ Redwood Bar
♥ Islands, The Diamond LightMemorial @ Greek Theater at Santa Monica High
♥ Hot Water Music, Touche Amore, Joyce Manor, Holy Fever @ The Glass House
♥ Loquat 11pm, United Ghost 10pm, Spero 12am, Professor Professor 9pm@ The Satellite
Thee Commons, Ollin, Cava @ Bootleg Bar
Emily Lacy, Michael Yonkers (solo), Michael Yonkers with The Blind @ Shakehm157
Images, The Spyrals, Bronson Caves @ Lot 1 Cafe
Bad Veins @ The Echo
(FREE Before 11pm) Funky Sole @ The Echo
(FREE) Hands-Massive Context Release Party 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
Psycho Realm @ The Observatory
Berlin, Bow Wow Wow @ House of Blues-Los Angeles
Jazz Reggae Festival: The Roots,Booker T. Jones,Gary Clark Jr.,Thundercat,Selah Sue,Sonnymoon @ UCLA
Bassrush,Circus, Flux Pavillion,Doctor P,Funtcase,Cookie Monsta,Brown & Gammon @ Hollywood Palladium
7 Horns, 7 Eyes,Stealing Axion @ The Roxy
Kaoz Theory,Rumson Willis Band,Anduze,Free Radical Projekt,Justice,Sarah Dokowitz,Rozana @ On The Rox(The Roxy)
Bodhi and Special Guests @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
The Chimpz 1130pm, 100 Proof 1030pm,23 Shades 9pm,Devolt 730pm @ The Viper Room
The Burn Riffs 8pm,The Futures League 9pm,Freedy Johnston 10pm @ The Mint
Skyler Stonestreet 9pm,Steven Roth 11pm,Symphony 10pm,Alicia Lemke 8pm, Tully Wilkinson 7pm @ Hotel Cafe

SUNDAY-May 27, 2012

♥ Silver Lake Jubilee: Aloe Blacc, La Sera, Family of the Year, Incan Abraham, Manhattan Murder Mystery & more
♥ M83 (Anthony Gonzalez poolside DJ Set) @ Drai’s-Hollywood
♥ (FREE) Heist, Sleep Walk, Dogteeth @ Alex’s Bar
♥ Part Time Punks Presents:Smiths/Morrisey Nite @ Echoplex
♥ (FREE) Kind Hearts & Coronets w/ Bell Gardens @ The Echo
♥ (FREE) Mario Cotto & Ben Block Presents: Nostromo @ The Mint
Brenda Carsey, Never You Mind,The Relative Strangers,Laura Meyer @ Alex’s Bar
Cave Country 1030pm, DeadString Brothers 930pm, Tommy Santee Klaws 730pm, Glen Martin 830pm @ Bootleg Bar
The Twelves @ Drai’s-Hollywood
Golden!Age 11pm, Cigarette Bums 10pm,Black Lullabies 9pm, Desert Daze 830pm @ Lot 1 Cafe
Jubilee @ Silverlake Jubilee
(FREE) Miles Hendrik-May Dee-Jay Set 3pm @ Amoeba Music-Hollywood
Carnage Asada,Fatso Jetson, Dead Issue @ Redwood Bar
Ape Machine,Black Beverly Heels,Kill Pills @ Redwood Bar
Barbara Lynn @ The Observatory
(FREE) Terror, The Beautiful Ones,New Brigade @ Slidebar
Twin Suns,Back Pocket Memory,LeMay,Figured Out,Aaron Orbit,Ote For President,The Ambient Light @ The Roxy
Neil Hamburger @ The Satellite
Kyle Hunt & The King Gypsy 1130pm,Devastating Karate 1030pm,Apartment 28 930pm,Reggie Gin 830pm,A War Party’s Farewell 730pm @ The Viper Room