Xiu Xiu @ Casbah (San Diego) – Photo: Big Swig

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 28th, 2012

• ♥ (FREE) Barcelona, Samantha Ronson, The Miracals @ Bardot
• ♥ (FREE) Harriet 1030pm, Incan Abraham 945pm, Rimpau 9pm, Thee Rain Cats 1130pm @ Bootleg Bar
• ♥ (FREE) Baron Von Luxxury, Harlan @ The Echo
• ♥ (FREE) Caught a Ghost, Busy Living, True Love, Dirty Murdered Birds @ The Satellite
• ♥ Dunes, Broken Water, Naps @ The Smell
• Voxhaul Broadcast, Wildcat! Wildcat!, The Mowgli’s, Moostache@ The Viper Room
• (FREE) Names In Vain, Keepers of The Sun,Still The Sky’s Limit,Relative Strangers  @ Detroit Bar
• Hilary Hahn, Hauschka @ El Rey Theatre
• Frank Fairfield @ Redwood Bar
• (FREE) Carnifex,Son of Ares,Black Oil,Dangerfield @ Slidebar
• Cosmic Slop @ Alex’s Bar
• Je T’Aime 640pm,The Fluffs 730pm,Kid Gramophone 830pm, Genesis Ian and The NRG 910pm,Red Circle Underground 10pm,T.R.U.N.K. 11pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club 
• Voxhaul Broadcast 11pm ,Wildcat! Wildcat! 10pm ,LA Font 9pm ,Mowgli’s 10pm @ The Viper Room
• Kilfire Air 8pm,Jayar 9pm,Harley Jay 10pm,The Seems 11pm @ The Mint
• Jason Joseph & The Spectacular 9pm,Count 8pm,Josh Grondin 7pm @ Hotel Cafe

TUESDAY-May 29th, 2012

• ♥ Midnight Hour 11pm, Act As If 10pm, Y Luv 9pm @ The Satellite
• ♥ Ides of Gemini 11pm , VUM 10pm , The Nocturnes 9pm, Neely & Scott Carlson @ Bootleg Bar
• ♥ Lightsystem 8pm, The Black Lantern 9 pm, Aeges 10 pm, The Vim Dicta 11pm, Highlands 12am @ SilverLake Lounge
• ♥ Rocco Deluca 9pm,Gospel Music 8pm,Among Savages 7pm, Zach Ryan & The Renegades 10pm @ Hotel Cafe
• (FREE) Austin Brown 10pm, Eddie Gomez 8pm, Palter Ego 9pm,The Milky Way 11pm  @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
• Wintersleep, Line and Circle, Max & The Moon @ The Echo
• Numbernin6,Dan Sena,Precept,BONES,Mark Instinct @ Dim Mak Studios
• Los Creepers @ Redwood Bar
• Kristen Center,Breanna Lynn @ On The Rox (The Roxy)
• Spectre, Jew Cocks,Random Patterns,Diet Thrills Foreman @ Lot 1 Cafe
• Jason Bower 1210am,Daybreak Ends 1130pm,AEB 1040pm,JD Tharpe & The Foothill Billy Band 950pm,The Good Rebels 9pm,Toonyun 810pm @ The Viper Room
• The Ten Thousand 8pm,Meekos & Me 9pm, The Ventriloquists 10pm,The Rugged Nuggets 11pm @ The Mint

WEDNESDAY-May 30, 2012

• ♥ Jack White 9:40pm, Pokey LaFarge 8:30pm, doors 730pm @ The Wiltern
• ♥ Barcelona 11pm, Terraplane Sun 10pm, Churchill 9pm @ The Satellite
• ♥ Reggie Watts, Rory Scovell,Andres Du Bouchet  @ The Fonda Theatre
• ♥ K. Flay @ Constellation Room( The Observatory )
• ♥ Dry The River 11pm,, Marvelous Toy 10pm , Noah and the Megafauna 9pm @ Bootleg Bar
• The Dead Ships 10pm , Hello Echo 11pm , News Of The Fire 9pm, Herculion 8pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
• nra, RYAT, Thriftworks @ The Airliner
• The Clean, The Black Watch, Regal Degal @ The Echo
• Grieves & Budo 11pm, SOL 10pm, Intuition 9pm @ Troubadour
• Quetzal Guerrero @ Redwood Bar
• Sid Wilson(of Slipknot) @ Whisky A Go Go
• Dub Club Presents:5th Annual Reggae Meets Africa Event w/ Bushman,YOUSSOUPHA SIDIBE @ Echoplex
• The Spazmatics 11pm, Ariana Savalas 10pm,Diamonds Under Fire 9pm,The Laundry Shop 8pm @ The Viper Room
• Bill Frisell w/ Matt Chamberlain @ The Mint
• David Ryan Harris 9pm,James Bowers 10pm,Wisecub 8pm @ Hotel Cafe
• The Shag Rats 1115pm,Thee Guilty Party 1015pm,Silver Phial  915pm @ Los Globos
• Nosthalgia 9pm,We Are The World-Side Project 10pm,The Nile 11pm @ Three Clubs

THURSDAY-May 31, 2012-

• ♥ Jack White, Pokey LaFarge @ The Wiltern
• ♥ Santigold, Charli XCX  @ House Of Blues Anaheim
• ♥ Active Child 1015pm , Lord Huron 915pm , Annie Stela 830pm @ Troubadour
• ♥ Greg Laswell, Elizabeth Ziman @ El Rey Theatre
• ♥ Diego Garcia, RYAT, Aaron Embry @ First Unitarian Church
• ♥ (FREE) Ugly Duckling,Speach Impediments,Dr. Awkward,SatiliteRok @ Slidebar
• ♥ Alexander Spit,CBG,cARTer,Senor Homme @ Echoplex 
• (FREE) Death Songs 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
• Steffaloo, Sue Scrofa, Jack Littman @ The Airliner
• Horse Feathers, Death Songs, Fort King @ The Echo
• The Eric Andre Show, Nocando @ The Satellite
• Lint Vaccine,The Manx,Super Fuzz,Between, The Cities Are Stars @ Redwood Bar
• Turbulence, Skism,Dodge &Fuski, Flinch, The Juggernaut, Steady @ The Observatory
• Bad Lucy, Bop Skizzum @ On The Rox( The Roxy)
• James McCartney,The Rambles,DJ Dayle @ The Roxy 
• Broncho 103pm , The Shrine 1115pm ,Zig Zags 9pm ,Stab City 945pm @ Bootleg Bar
• MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert: Alice in Chains,Billy Idol,Heart,Mark Lanegan,Dudd McKagan,Moby, Steve-O @ Club Nokia
• Suburban Spwan,KARL?,The Youngs @ Alex’s Bar
• (FREE before 11pm w/RSVP) Bones,BUL!M!ATRON,Bass Frehley,Atozeke,Secret Guest @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
• Rakaa 12am,Prevail 1115pm,2MEX 1030pm,LMNO 10pm @ The Viper Room
• Dead Winter Carpenters 930pm @ The Mint
• Mariah McManus 10pm,The Chances 9pm,Little Silver 8pm @ Hotel Cafe
• Fat Tony,Tom Cruz @ Blind Barber

FRIDAY-June 1, 2012

• ♥ Santigold @ Club Nokia
• ♥ Xiu Xiu, Yamantaka//Sonic Titan, Father Murphy @ Center For The Arts, Eagle Rock
• ♥ K.Flay 11pm ,Colin Munroe 10pm ,Gavin 9pm ,The Kid 12am @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club 
• ♥ Simian Mobile Disco (DJ Set) @ Avalon Hollywood
• ♥ Cut Chemist, Superhumanoids @ Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
• ♥ Tycho 10pm , Mister Lies 9pm @ Troubadour
• ♥ Rusko, Andy C @ Hollywood Palladium
• ♥ Caifanes @ Honda Center
• ♥ Hospitality, Junior High, Willoughby, @ The Satellite
• True Widow, Moab, Lantvrn @ Blue Star
• The Mother Hips 1030pm , Old Californio 930pm  @ Bootleg Bar
• (FREE) 8 Bit Weapon, ComputeHer 7pm @ Amoeba Music- Hollywood
• Emeli Sande @ El Rey Theatre
• Art Vs. Science, American Royalty, Tashaki Miyaki @ The Echo
• Grieves & Budo @ Constellation Room( The Observatory) 
• Black Elephant, Courtaud and Bobtail, Brannigan’s Law, Dirty Harriet and the Swamis @ The Smell
• The Hussys,Magic Trash,The Shrills,Virgina Reeds,The Rebel Set @ Redwood Bar
• Warner Drive, The Shakers,Lost in Kostko,Kill The Complex, Life Down Here,Picture Me Broken,Wesley Avery,The Grand Finale @ The Roxy
• Sry Bamg,Starry Eyes, Transport,Go Sunday,Sammy Sezo @ On The Rox(The Roxy)
• (FREE) We Are She Is,The Active Set,The Devious Means, Y Luv @ Slidebar
• Capgun Coup,Milo Gonzalez,Michael Ray & Woebegones @ Lot 1 Cafe
• Van Halen @ Staples Center
• Roots Jubilee #2: Dustbowl Revival,Old Buck,Triple Chicken Foot @ The Echo
• The Secret Affair:A Northern Soul Dance Club @ Alex’s Bar
• Hillbilly Herald 11pm,Vera Mesmer 10pm,Vayden 9pm,Symphony 8pm @ The Viper Room
• Alisha Zlakin 9pm,Poor Man’s Poison 10pm,The Muddy Reds 11pm @ The Mint
• Jameson & Co. 10pm,Don McCluskey 9pm,Kirk Ross 9pm,Scott Mellis 8pm,Sioux City Kid 12am,Megan Keely 7pm @ Hotel Cafe

SATURDAY-June 2, 2012

• ♥ The Beach Boys @ Hollywood Bowl
• ♥ Mogwai, Chad Van Gaalen @ The Fonda Theatre
• ♥ Cass McCombs, The Entrance Band @ El Rey Theatre
• Eyes Lips Eyes 11pm , Hey Ocean 10pm , Young Hunting 9pm @ Bootleg Bar 
• Charli XCX,IAMSOUND(DJ Set Paul Tao/Niki Roberton) 12am  @ Bootleg Bar
• Tic Tic Boom @ Centennial Square at Pasadena City Hall
• Wildcat! Wildcat!,Dublab DJ’s, Boys School @ Downtown Central Library
• (FREE) S.O.S.  @ Fingerprints
• Ramshackle Glory, Black Sparrow Press, IGAF Sequoia, Last Legs @ The Smell
• (FREE w/ RSVP) American Royalty (DJ Set), Steffi Graff @ The Standard
• Black Light Revelation @ Redwood Bar
• Black Board Jungle Reunion Show,Glamour Punks,Swingin’ Thing,Fizzy Bangers,DJ Jamie Scrap @ The Roxy
• UKulady’s PartyShowFun @ Lot 1 Cafe
• Bootie LA 7 Year Anniversary @ Echoplex
• (FREE before 11pm) Funky Sole @ The Echo
• Get Shifty Party @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
• Virgil 1030pm, The Lonely Drunks Club Band 1230am,Nations Afire 930pm,Haun Solo Project 830pm @ The Viper Room
• Billy Martin & Wil Blades Duo 10pm @ The Mint
• Mind The Gap 10pm,Jamestown Revival 9pm,Joe Gil 8pm,Branches 12am,Max & The Moon 11pm, Scott McFarnon 7pm @ Hotel Cafe

SUNDAY-June 3, 2012

• ♥ The Beach Boys @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 
• ♥ The Duke Spirit, Hacienda @  Echoplex
• ♥ Delta Spirit, Tijuana Panthers @ The Observatory
• ♥ Nadastrom @ Drai’s-Hollywood
• ♥ Tycho 5pm @ Amoeba Music- Hollywood
• The Milk Thief 8pm , The White Dove 9pm , !Socorro! 10pm  @ Bootleg Bar
• Lana Del Rey, Zebra Katz @ El Rey Theatre
• (FREE) Cloudland Canyon, Infinite Body @ Permanent Records
• The Condors,Glimmer Stars @ Redwood Bar
• The Far West,Fletcher’s Castorians @ Redwood Bar
• Part Time Punks Presents: Violens(Slumberland Records), Catwalk @  The Echo
• Grand Ole Echo:Skyline Drive,Chris Shiflett,The Dead Peasants,Whispering Pines,The Coals @ The Echo
• Abbey Road:Beatles Tribute Band @ Alex’s Bar
• Enova 11pm,Strikes At One 10pm,Joesph George 9pm,Manwich & Potato Salad 8pm @ The Viper Room
• (FREE) Mario Cotto & Ben Block Present: Nostromo @ The Mint