The Drowning Men at Belly Up – Photo: Sergio Garcia
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 – June 11, 2012
- ♥ (FREE) Pyyramids, Broken Anchor, Sea of Bees, Viva Modula, Mmoths @ Bardot
- ♥ Brandi Carlile@ the Grammy Museum
- ♥ (FREE) ESP, Dreamers, Hecuba, MIDI Matilda @ The Echo
- ♥ (FREE) JJAMZ, Monte Mar, The New Limb, Busy Living @ The Satellite
- (FREE) Shai Hulud,Soul Search,The Sparring, Rejected Allies,Plagues @ Slidebar
- (FREE) The Colourist 10pm, Blondfire 11pm, Daniel Bedingfield 9pm, Red Circle Underground 12am @ Bootleg Bar
- (FREE) Time and Energy, Flying Hand, Japanties, Electric Pyre @ Detroit Bar
- NASA Space Universe @ Pehrspace
- Action Bronson @ Constellation Room (The Observatory)
- French Quarter, Emperor X, Keychain, And Martin @ The Smell
- Frank Fairfield @ Redwood Bar
- Cosmic Slop @ Alex’s Bar
- Mansions on The Moon,Of Verona,Ancient Lasers @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- The Public Trust 1115pm,Van Marter Project 1015pm,The Stanleys 915pm,Sanguin/Drake 815pm @ The Viper Room
- Helen Chance 8pm,Juliet Weybret 845pm,Nicki Bove 945 pm @ The Mint
- Jason Joseph & The Spectacular 10pm,Brandon Coleman 9pm,Bravesoul 8pm,Dana Williams 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
TUESDAY – June 12, 2012
- ♥ The Tallest Man On Earth, Strand of Oaks @ The Wiltern
- ♥ Van Halen, Kool & The Gang @ Honda Center
- ♥ (FREE) Motion City Soundtrack 6:30pm@ Amoeba Music- Hollywood
- ♥ Neighbors 930pm, The Peach Kings 1030pm, Squarefish 830pm, Frank and Derold 8pm @ Bootleg Bar
- ♥ Nite Jewel, Paradise, Nicholas Krgovich @ The Echo
- ♥ Tenlons Fort,Frank Lenz,Xander Smith,Olentangy John @ Lot 1 Cafe
- (FREE) Warships 10pm, Western Scene 11pm,DJ Six.Seven @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- (FREE) Matt Kollar and the Angry Mob, Gardner’s Logic, Fellow Bohemian, Big Monsta @ Detroit Bar
- The Magician , Cassian, Plastic Plates @ Dim Mak Studios
- (FREE) Mac McCaughan (of Superchunk) 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
- The Life and Times, Ume, Census (feat. Nathan Aguilar and Marc Deriso of Cults) @ The Satellite
- Dirty Ed Tuesdays,Somos Mysteriosos, The Gypz @ Redwood Bar
- Shawn Colvin w/ Buddy Miller, Viktor Krauss & Amy Cook @ El Rey Theatre
- (FREE) The Reflexx @ Slidebar
- (FREE) Hell or Highwater @ Constellation Room (The Observatory)
- RocKimera 12am,Dave Edery 1120pm,The Glombies 1030pm,Inside The Black 940pm,There Be Lions 850pm,Hudson Henry 8pm @ The Viper Room
- Midnight Mirage,Boheme @ The Mint
- Kate Miller Haidke 8pm,Boys School 10pm,Mighty Forces 11pm,We Are The West 9pm,All Spots To Black 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
WEDNESDAY-June 13, 2012
- ♥ DNTEL, Baths @ The Airliner
- ♥ (FREE) Batallion of Saints,White Flag Down,Side Piper Motor Bike @ Slidebar
- ♥ (FREE w/RSVP) Donavon Frankenreiter @ Fingerprints
- ♥ Sneak Peek 1130pm, Basement Babies 1030pm, Boy Beach 930pm, Honeydrips 830pm@ Bootleg Bar
- ♥ Sea of Bees, Sister Crayon, Churches @ The Echo
- Tidelands 10pm, The Yawpers 9pm, School Knights 11pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- Walk Off The Earth @ The Observatory
- Riff Raff, Lil’ Debbie, Borgata Mob, Joe Bird and F&l_P,SirDel @ The Roxy
- (FREE) Maxi Wild, Thurlow, King Devil @ The Satellite
- John Craus & The Goers @ Redwood Bar
- Wednesday 13 @ Whisky A Go Go
- Lil Kim,Toni Monroe @ Key Club
- (FREE before 10pm) Dub Club @ Echoplex
- Christian Martucci 11pm,Future Villains 10pm, Beta Wolf 9pm @ The Viper Room
- Robert Walter,Chris Stillwell,Chuck Prada,Simon Lott @ The Mint
- Joseph Smith 10pm,Rozzi Crane 9pm,Julie Neumark w/ The Luis oliart Trio @ Hotel Cafe
THURSDAY – June 14, 2012
- ♥ Thrice, Animals As Leaders @ House Of Blues Anaheim
- ♥ Rebirth Brass Band @ The Mint
- ♥ John Doe, Lonely Wild, Son Ark @ The Echo
- Dot Hacker, Yellow Red Sparks, Chuck Dukowski Sextet, Capgun Coup, Mike Watt & The Missing Men @ The Satellite
- I Am Apollo 10pm,Hello Echo 11pm, American Tomahawk 9pm @ Bootleg Bar
- Toys That Kill, The Resonars, Lenguas Largas, Jus’ Folks @ Alex’s Bar
- Le Blorr, Sailors of Neptune @ Detroit Bar
- Walk Off The Earth, Avalanche City, The Mowgli’s @ El Rey Theatre
- Allen Stone @ The Observatory
- Action Bronson,Alexander Spit,Robert Raimon Roy @ The Roxy
- LA Confidential @ On The Rox(The Roxy)
- Sioux City Pete,Gitane Demone,Peg Leg Love,Dangerously Sleazy @ Redwood Bar
- (FREE) OPM,Doug Means Project,Sunken City,Native Vibes @ Slidebar
- (FREE) Nicholas Chacon,WHITFVZZ,Big Sexy,PAN @ Lot 1 Cafe
- (FREE before 11pm w/RSVP) Tommy Noble,Ecto-Cooler,Ryan Lassi,Sort Of @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- Urban Fairytails Burlesque 8pm @ The Viper Room
- Freddie Gibbs 1130pm, Special Guests @ The Viper Room
- Mariah McManus 10pm,Helena 8pm,Alicia Witt 9pm,Kristen Toedtman 11pm,Cara Salimando 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
FRIDAY – June 15, 2012
- ♥ The Jesus and Mary Chain @ Betfair Hollywood Park
- ♥ Mayer Hawthorne and the County, The County Harlan @ The Wiltern
- ♥ The Cribs, Lovely Bad Things, Devin @ El Rey Theatre
- ♥ Japandroids, Cadence Weapon @ Echoplex
- ♥ Yacht, Abe Vigoda, Tijuana Panthers, Onuinu @ The Glass House
- ♥ The Temper Trap,Crocodiles @ Hollywood Palladium
- ♥ The Drowning Men, River City Extension, Ben Henderson @ The Satellite
- ♥ Here We Go Magic, Thrillionaire, Line and Circle @ The Echo
- ♥ Motion City Soundtrack, The Henry Clay People, The Front Bottoms @ Troubadour
- Thrice, Animals As Leaders @ House Of Blues- Anaheim
- Bella Novela, Light FM, Sara Radle, Pool Honeys @ Alex’s Bar
- (FREE) Capgun Coup 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
- Kevin K,Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders,Arthur Alexander,The Defendants @ Redwood Bar
- Smutt Peddlers.HFC,Piss N Bloods,Doggy Style @ The Observatory
- The Cartunes,PK, Riot In Rhythm,Cody Jasper,Directors of Photography,Cozy,Monroe @ The Roxy
- Tommy Johnson,Ultra Love @ On The Rox(The Roxy)
- Metalachi @ Whisky A Go Go
- Leo Dan , King Clave @ West Coast Theatre
- Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers 1050pm,Ethan Gold 945pm,Edwards & Edwards 9pm @ Bootleg Bar
- Spaceships,James Supercave,Census(Members of CULTS),Vs. Color @ The Smell
- Silent Frisco: Jeremy Sole, Motion Potion @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- Dakarookid,Seneca and The Red,Spark The Fire @ Pig N Whistle
- Unwritten Law 11pm,ATTALOSS 10pm,Super Black Market 9pm @ The Viper Room
- Future People 11pm,Double Duchess 10pm, Burning Hotels 9pm @ The Mint
- Golden State 11pm,Dustbowl Revival 11pm,Song Preservation Society 9pm,Ari Herstand 8pm,Sam Shelton @ Hotel Cafe
- LexiconDon(DJ Set),Kid Infinity,VCR Monster,Burn Unit,Justin Cornwall @ Los Globos
SATURDAY – June 16, 2012
- ♥ Scissor Sisters, Rye Rye @ Hollywood Palladium
- ♥ (FREE) Grouplove, Grimes, Cults, Dengue Fever, Soko, Electric Guest, Dam-Funk, Milo Greene, Ozma, The Peach Kings, Correatown, The Happy Hollows, So Many Wizards, Shadow Shadow Shade, Jessica Fichot, NO, The Chain Gang of 1974, Robotanists, Tempest, Tenlons Fort, and more! @ Make Music Pasadena
- ♥ (FREE) Dam-Funk @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
- ♥ How To Dress Well, Babe Rainbow @ The Echo
- ♥ (FREE) Allen Stone @ The Getty
- ♥ White Arrows 1030pm, Beat Connection 915pm, Mmoths 830pm @ Troubadour
- Thrice, Animals As Leaders, O’ Brother @ Club Nokia
- American Royalty, Tropical Popsicle, Steffi Graf, Guns In The Sun (DJ Set) @ Detroit Bar
- Indigo Girls, The Shadowboxers @ The Wiltern
- Mike Watt & The Missing Men,Biblical Proof of UFO’s,Crawlspace, JR Juggernaut @ Redwood Bar
- Gui Boratto, Matthew Dear (DJ Set) @ Avalon Hollywood
- King Washington @ Bloch Field,Port of Los Angeles
- (FREE) Drug Cabin @ Origami Vinyl
- Sarah Jaffe, The Daylights, Secret Colours, The Burning Hotels @ The Satellite
- Colony, Stones In Flood, Wimp and Shrimp, The Deglet Noor Fakirs @ The Smell
- Casey Veggies,Overdoz,C-San,Niko G4 @ El Rey Theatre
- Back To Basics Festival: Souls of Mischief, Fashawn, Blu, Chali 2na, Planet Asia, Strong Arm Steady, Ugly Duckling ,Rebels to the Grain @ The Observatory
- Mind The Gap 10pm @ Hotel Cafe
- John Wayne Bro 930pm,Poor Mans Whiskey 1030pm @ The Mint
- Elan,H.A. Perkins,Penny Reel, 13 & Nine, Lexxo The Great @ The Roxy
- 1050 Lies 930pm,Assembly of Mazes 1015pm,Sounds of Noise 11pm,The Vivids 1145pm @ Lot 1 Cafe
- Greyhoundz,Typecast @ Bootleg Theater
- Beach Life Kings ,DJ Brett Miller @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- OPM 11pm,Thicker Than Thieves 10pm @ The Viper Room
- So & So 7pm,Mind The Gap 10pm,Minus Ned 11pm @ Hotel Cafe
- Ceasefire CD Release Party @ House of Blues-Anaheim
- Leo Dan Y King Clave @ Million Dollar Theater
- Playboy Jazz Festival @ Hollywood Bowl
- Bootie LA @ Echoplex
- (FREE before 11pm) Funky Sole @ The Echo
- (FREE before 1030pm) French Kiss Collective,Tres Dubious,Justin Cornwall @ La Cita
- DISKO NEKRO: Old School Goth,Industrial , EBM @ Dragonfly
SUNDAY – June 17, 2012
- ♥ Rosenkopf, Bestial Mouths, Vex Ruffin @ The Echo
- ♥ Airships 815pm, The Bicycats 730pm,Elijah Behar 915pm @ Bootleg Bar
- Aeroplane, Oliver @ Drai’s
- Thrice, Animals As Leaders, O’Brother @ House Of Blues- Anaheim
- Vanaprasta @ Constellation Room(The Observatory )
- (FREE) Jonny Polonsky, The Family Bones, John Carpenter, Joe Cassidy, Cassandra @ The Satellite
- Clownvis 3pm @ Redwood Bar
- Mad Dog & The Smokin J’s,So Cal Rockey Dynamics,The Budrows @ Redwood Bar
- J Boog & Fiji @ The Observatory
- Sono Vero,Arise Boots,Rian Basilio and The Roosters,Rebel Lionz,Ital Vibes @ The Roxy
- Playboy Jazz Festival @ Hollywood Bowl
- (FREE) Grand Ole Echo @ The Echo
- Yuni In Taxco 8pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- The Seems 915pm,The Cocanuts,Nomi Abadi 730pm @ The Viper Room
- Mario Cotto and Ben Block Present: NOSTROMO @ The Mint
- Descendants of The Earth Benefit Show and guests @ Hotel Cafe
- MALEDICTION SOCIETY: Darkwave,Industrial,EBM w/ DJ AMANDA JONES & DJ XIAN @ The Monte Cristo
