Shabazz Palaces at the Echo – Photo: Farah Sosa

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-July 16,2012

• ♥ (FREE)American Royalty, Ahh G, zAK-MATIC @ The Echo
• ♥ Gary Lucas  @ Echoplex
• ♥ (FREE)Terraplane Sun, The Mowgli’s, The Janks, Ry Cumming @ The Satellite
• ♥ (FREE w/RSVP)Milo Greene 8pm @ Fingerprints
• ♥ (FREE)Matisyahu, Foxes, Leftover Cuties, The Royal You, George Ben Sun (DJ Set) @ Bardot
• (FREE)JMSN 11pm, Frank and Derol 9pm, DWNTWN 10pm, Aaron Shinn(DJ) 12AM @ Bootleg Bar
• (FREE)The Milky Way 10pm, Zzyzzx, Jawa @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
• (FREE)Gardeners Logic @ Detroit Bar
• (FREE)Matisyahu 6pm @ Amoeba Music-Hollywood
• Diesel Dudes,Garland,3d Friends,Delenda,Arms of Tripoli @ Pehrspace
• Simon Stokes,The Amadans @ Redwood Bar
• (FREE)Dreaming Dead, Apathy,Torment ID,Infinite Death @ Slidebar
• Susanna Hoffs @ The Grammy Museum
• Canto 8pm,Eyeshine 845pm,945 The Slants,Diamonds N Scratch @ The Mint
• Cosmic Slop @ Alex’s Bar
• Jason Joseph & The Spectacular  10pm,David Ryan Harris 9pm,Keaton Simons  8pm,Jesse Dee 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
• The Love Haters @ Harvard & Stone

TUESDAY-July 17,2012

• ♥ CHECK YO PONYTAIL 2: SPACEGHOSTPURRP, Trash Talk  @ Echoplex
• ♥ The Young, LAMPS, Zig Zags @ The Echo
• ♥ (FREE)Electric Flower Group, Sabrosa Purr, Mr. Elevator and the Brain Hotel, Cinderella Motel, Neon Knights, Black Lullabies @ The Satellite
• ♥ Frank Ocean @ The Wiltern
• ♥ (FREE)The Young 5pm @ Origami Vinyl
• ♥ (FREE)Milo Greene 7pm @  Amoeba Music- Hollywood
• Foxes 1030pm, Touche 945pm, The New Limb 9pm @ Bootleg Bar
• (FREE)Blondfire 10pm, The Colourist, In The Valley Below9pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
• AutoErotique, Paul Chambers,Precept,Bass Frehley,Bones @ Dim Mak Studios
• (FREE w/RSVP)The Fixx 7pm @ Fingerprints
• (FREE)Mike Viola 7pm @  Origami Vinyl
• Johnny Madcap & The Distractions,Bad Cop Bad Cop,The Breakdowns, @ Redwood Bar
• Ryan Beatty,Cimorelli @ The Roxy
• (FREE before 10pm w/RSVP)WARLOCK:DARKWAVE,INDUSTRIAL,WITCH HOUSE,SYNTH w /DJ XIAN @ La Fonda
• Glass Theory,Bullets & Snowfox,Killing Bees @ Dragonfly
• Spaceship 12am,The Bixby Knolls 11pm,The Diamond Light 10pm,Jared James Nichols 9pm @ The Viper Room
• Michael Kaeshammer and Special Guests 830pm @ The Mint
• Herbert Bail Orchestra’s @ Harvard & Stone 
• Imaginary Cities 8pm,Western Haunts 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
• (FREE) Original Nights of Barcadia w/ Randy J:Old School Hip Hop,Funk, Reggae,Punk,Electronic Junk @ Blipsy Barcade

WEDNESDAY-July 18, 2012

• ♥ Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra @ The Roxy
• ♥ Dub Club Presents:The Lions, Peanut Butter Wolf @  Echoplex
• ♥ Ferraby Lionheart 11pm, Line and Circle 10pm,Detective 930pm @ Bootleg Bar
• ♥ (FREE) The Dig 11pm, Young Man Grand 9pm, Busy Living 10pm, Moostache 12am @ Silverlake Lounge
• The Flytraps, Bombons,Bees Knees @ Redwood Bar
• Peter Case @ The Grammy Museum
• Subsuelo ft. Aaron Byrd (KCRW) + Cee Brown (BODEGA) @ Eastside Luv Wine Bar y Queso
• Demi Lovato, Owl City @ Greek Theatre
• Stanton Moore 9pm @ The Mint
• Chicho The Man 10pm,Ritz 9pm,The League of Extraordinary Gz 8pm @ The Viper Room
• The Gods of Greed,LA Death Dolls,Venison,Damaged Kids, Piracy @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
• Boys School,Davis Fetter,Yonaton @ The Satellite
• Cathy Heller 9pm,Sharaya Mikael w/Dustin Ruth 8pm,Molly Cottrell 10pm,Elijah Ford 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
• The Wingard Manor @ DiPiazza’s

 

THURSDAY-July 19,2012

• ♥ (FREE)Poolside, Chris Douridas DJ set @ Hammer Museum
• ♥ Shabazz Palaces, Gonjasufi, RAS G, Samiyam, Sonnymoon, Thavius Beck, The Log.Os, Elephant & Castle @ Echoplex
• ♥ Quilt, Young Magic,Old Toy Trains @ The Echo
• ♥ Daedelus, Awol One, DJ Shiva @ The Airliner
• ♥ (FREE)Haim, Wildcat! Wildcat! @ Santa Monica Pier
• Whispering Pines & Zach Ryan and The Renegades @ Harvard & Stone
• The Dwarves, The Meteors @ The Observatory
• Birdhand, Feral Kizzy, First Circuit, Raw Geronimo @ Alex’s Bar
• Hello Vegas 11pm, Of Verona 12am, The Active Set 10pm, Tic Tic Boom 9pm @ Bootleg Bar
• The Spell, Man The Station, The Rubber Band, Mayday! Mayday! @ Detroit Bar
• Ides of Gemini, VUM, Dead Dawn @ El Cid
• Picture Atlantic, Peachy Keene, Lovers Drugs, Cold Eskimo @ Lot 1 Cafe
• (FREE)The Silver Snakes 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
• (FREE) Criolo @ MacArthur Park
• Railroad To Alaska @ Constellation Room(The Observatory)
• (FREE)Harriet @ The Spare Room
• Missy Higgins 10pm, Butterfly Boucher 9pm @ Troubadour
• Guitars A Go Go w/ 3 Balls of Fire,The Outtasites,Guitars Inc. @ Redwood Bar
• Gavin Bailey,Purdue Avenue,Heaps  N Heaps,BG5,Redline Chemistry,Stars of The Boulevard,Matt Von Roderick @ The Roxy
• Hibernation Index,Rue,Engine Room @ On The Rox(The Roxy)
• (FREE)La Pobreska,Potato Pirates,Nino Zombi,Black Rose Phantoms,Los Brigands @ Slidebar
• Al Green, Allen Stone @ Greek Theatre
• Lexa Raquel 8pm,Emblem3 850pm,Jessarae 945pm,Jennifer Milan 1035pm @ The Mint
• Londond Cries 11pm, SO & SO 10pm, Josj Tatum 9pm,Mind The Gap 8pm @ The Viper Room
• (FREE Before 11pm w/ RSVP)Justin Jay,Vakkuum,Pilo, The Kid,Koncan @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
• (FREE) Coco Morier 7PM @ Pershing Square
• Bobby Long 8pm,Naia Kete 9pm,Jen Hirsch 10pm,Wake Owl 7pm,The Mighty Sequoyah 11pm @ Hotel Cafe
• (FREE) Los Gaiteros De San Jacinto @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
• BACKSEAT,HUNTER GATHER,BARON BON LUXXURY @ 3 Clubs
• DJ ADAM 12’S AFEX w/ Guest DJ KID CAPRI @ The Room Hollywood
• People Under The Stairs,Skeme,Verbs @ LACMA
• DJ ADAM 12’s AFEX w/GUEST DJ: KID CAPRI 1979-1999 HIP HOP,CLASSICS AND BREAKS  ONLY @ THE ROOM(Hollywood)

FRIDAY-July 20,2012

• ♥ Talib Kweli @ The Roxy
• ♥ La Sera, MAGIC TRICK, Foxygen @ The Echo
• ♥ The Record Company, The Peach Kings @ El Cid
• ♥ (FREE)Haim 12pm @ California Plaza
• ♥ Manhattan Murder Mystery, Son of Cecil, Mothers of Gut, Voice On Tape @ The Smell
• ♥ Mike Watt & The Missing Men,The Blackerbys,MOTO @ Redwood Bar
• Duniven 10pm, Russian Red 9pm,Patrick Joesph 11pm,King Devil 12am @ Bootleg Bar
• Fountains of Wayne, The Relationship (featuring Brian Belll of Weezer), Mike Viola @ House Of Blues Anaheim
• (FREE)Matt Braunger 6pm @ Origami Vinyl
• Western Scene, Kenan Bell, See Green,Great White Buffalo @ The Satellite
• The Zeros 1015pm, The Muffs 915pm, The Flytraps 830pm @ Troubadour
• Satellite @ WitzEnd Venice Beach
• SMOG & Observatory Presents:Turbulence w /Emalkay,SPL,R/D,GENR8,Tealong,BRO’S GONE WILD,TORRO TORRO,Tittsworth @ The Observatory
• Rolling Radio, The Romps,The New Law,Alysa Broke The Organ @ On The Rox(The Roxy)
• (FREE)Earth Crisis,Skeletal Ambitions,Courage You Bastards @ Slidebar
• Nick 13 w/Triple Chicken Foot @ El Rey Theatre
• Smokey Robinson,Los Angeles Philharmonic @ Hollywood Bowl
• Huckle 9pm,JGB 10pm @ The Mint
• Inside The Black 8pm,Coma 9pm,Brando\’s Island 10pm, The Lonely Drunks Club 11pm  @ The Viper Room
• Ice Age w/Special Guests @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
• Lauren Bouquette & Mallory Moen Wedding Party:Live Music From Joe Woods & The Lonely Ones, DJ Such & Such @ Alex’s Bar
• H & S Band and Burlesque w/ DJ Dan Mancini @ Harvard & Stone
• Barcelona 11pm,Sometimes We Sing Together 10pm,Robert Deeble 7pm,Danni Rosner 9pm,Brian Lopez 8pm @ Hotel Cafe
• (FREE) Under The Sheet Music: Stop Making Sense: Talking Heads Documentary 8pm @ Pershing Square
• (FREE) Border Radio @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
• BodyHeat: Clone(The Netherlands) vs Il Discotto(Italy) @ Blipsy Barcade

SATURDAY-July 21, 2012

• ♥ (FREE w/RSVP)Portugal. The Man @ Annenberg Space for Photography
• ♥ (FREE) Bloomfest: Superhumanoids, Mike Watt & The Missing Men, The Neighbourhood, Grace Woodroofe, Robotanists, Light FM, Yellow Alex and the Feelings, Helena Lalita, Carnage Asada, Justin Cornwall, and more! @ Downtown Arts District
• ♥ The Happy Hollows 11pm, Magic Wands 10pm,The Union Line 9pm @ Bootleg Bar
• ♥ (FREE) The Fixx,Modern English @ Pershing Square
• Smokey Robinson, Los Angeles Philharmonic @ Hollywood Bowl
• ♥ Nick 13, The Far West @ El Rey Theatre
• Nightmare and the Cat @ North Hollywood Recreation Center
• Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band @ Greek Theatre
• (FREE)Conveyor 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
• (FREE w/RSVP)Mr. Little Jeans, Midnight Surfer (DJ Set), Lord Nelson (DJ Set) @ Original Penguin LA
• ASTRA, JOY, TAR HALOS, PSICOMAGIA, Operation:MINDBLOWPublic Event  @ HM157
• State To State @ Paul Revere Charter Middle School
• The Dining Dead, Big Waves of Pretty, Scammers, Dash Jacket @ Pehrspace
• Fountains of Wayne, The Relationship, Mike Viola @ The Roxy
• A Pretty Mess,Year of The Dragon,Dethtrip Forever,Dangerously Sleazy @ Redwood Bar
• Tribal Seeds @ The Observatory
• Feast of Fetus,Taylor Carrol,Jet Pack Jones,Sunday Lane,Lindsey Harper,Tom Normen @ On The Rox(The Roxy)
• (FREE)Hour of The Wolf,Griever,Killing California @ Slidebar
• 80 Proof,Rico of EASE UP @ Slidebar
• CASH’D OUT w/JD Bender,Matt Mann,The Shine Runners,Pilgrim @ The Viper Room
• The Ventriloquists 9pm,Brave Julius 10pm,Luke Redfield 11pm @ The Mint
• Rebel Bingo @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
• KNACDC:Live Metal Karaoke @ Alex’s Bar
• (FREE)The Magnificent @ The Echo
• BOOTIE L.A. BEACH PARTY @ Echoplex
• (FREE Before 11pm) Funky Sole @ The Echo
• H & S Band and Burlesque w/ DJ Daisy O’Dell @ Harvard & Stone
• George Stanford 11pm,Brian Wright 12am,Danielle Ate The Sandwich 8pm,Flying Sparks 9pm,A  Sack Lust Event 6pm @ Hotel Cafe
• (FREE) Sola Rosa @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
• DISKO NEKRO: OLD SCHOOL GOTH,INDUSTRIAL,POST-PUNK @ The Dragonfly

SUNDAY-July 22,2012

• ♥ Talib Kweli @ The Observatory
• ♥ Young The Giant, The Steelwells @ The Pacific Amphitheatre
• ♥ Jamie XX, Jacques Greene @ Drai’s
• ♥ (FREE) GRAND OLE ECHO: I SEE HAWKS IN L.A @ The Echo
• ♥ PART TIME PUNKS SIOUXSIE and THE BANSHEES NITE @ The Echo
• The Mallard 9pm, Magic Trash 8pm,The Vivids 7pm @ Bootleg Bar
• (FREE) Austin Peralta 3pm @ Amoeba Music-Hollywood
• Evil Beaver,Agent 86,Sassafras,Fallujah 71’s @ Redwood Bar
• Death Ray, Just,Tartar Control,House of Faces @ Redwood Bar
• (FREE)Dizzy Wright,DJ Hoppa,IRV DA PHENOM,Raider Dave,Menace DeMarco,Vital Mindz @ Slidebar
• The Jacksons @ Greek Theatre
• A Million Seeds 1130pm,Arising Tide 1030pm,The Setups! 930pm,LotusRoom 830pm,Diamonds N Scratch 730pm @ The Viper Room
• Some Days,Killer Dreamer,Los Cometas,Apparitions,DJ Psychedelic Partners @ Alex’s Bar
• Salon Music Night:Matt Popieluch(Big Search),Claire McKeown,(Dirt Bird,Shadow Shadow Shade) @ Bootleg Gallery
• Jim Bianco 8pm, Luc & The Lovingtons 10pm,Johanna Chase 9pm,Phoebe Bridgers 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
• (FREE) USC Jazz Quintet @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena