Off! at the 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-August 6, 2012
- ♥ Avi Buffalo @ Alex’s Bar
- ♥ (FREE) Wildcat! Wildcat!, AAN, Incan Abraham, Maniac @ The Echo
- ♥ The Black Lips, King Tuff, Audacity, Pangea, Cosmonauts, Summer Twins, The Garden @ The Observatory
- ♥ (FREE) Francisco The Man, Chasing Kings, The Wind, Monte Mar @ The Satellite
- ♥ Green Day @ Echoplex
- ♥ Cheap Trick, Aerosmith @ Hollywood Bowl
- Daniel Bedingfield @ Grammy Museum
- Jason Joseph & The Spectacular 9pm,David Ramirez 8pm,Lorelei Carlson 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
- (FREE)Jukebox The Ghost, Neil Halstead, Garrison Starr, Roofeo (DJ Set), Chris Muckley (DJ Set) @ Bardot
- (FREE)Meg Myers 11pm, Adam Oliver 9pm, Mit & The Romney’s 10pm @ Bootleg Bar
- (FREE)Decode Radio, Battle Tapes, Maxi Wild @ Detroit Bar
- Andy the Doorbum, Big Sexy, Stab City, Doses @ Pehrspace
- The Jimmie Rodgers Experience @ Redwood Bar
- (FREE) Husky 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
- (FREE) Hexen,Monolith,Insentient,Cobra Venom,Aberrance @ Slidebar
- Two Troubadors Music 8pm,Sharon Renee 845pm,June Aja 930pm,Andrew Cole 1015pm @ The Mint
- Eternal Mind Control,Inverta,Bankrupt Slut,Jensen Reed & Cameron Rafati @ The Viper Room
TUESDAY-August 7,2012
- ♥ (FREE) Ross Sea Party 10pm, Hello Echo 9pm, Blonde Summer 11pm, Kevin Earnest 8pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- ♥ Jesca Hoop, Jesse Harris @ Largo
- ♥ Bear in Heaven, Rainbow Arabia, Electric Flower Group @ Echoplex
- ♥ Dorian Wood, El-Haru Kuroi, Tes Elations @ The Echo
- ♥ Bomba Estereo, Fool’s Gold @ The Observatory
- ♥ Redd Kross, Tijuana Panthers, Pangea, DJ Keith Morris @ The Roxy
- ♥ Peach Kings @ Harvard and Stone
- ♥ Seal,Macy Gray @ Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
- Howth 10pm, Steffaloo 11pm, StaG 9pm @ Lot 1 Cafe
- Penguin Prison (DJ Set), Amtrac @ Dim Mak Studios
- Black Hi-Lighter 10pm, Tygers of Wrath 9pm, Black Lullabies 8pm @ Bootleg Bar
- Christian Scott-live Webcast 7pm @ Amoeba Music-Hollywood
- Dethrip Forever,Knight Stalker,Cab 20 @ Redwood Bar
- Fort King,College Kids, Doom & Gloom @ Lot 1
- (FREE)National Night Out: “JUMP” w/ L.A.P.D. & FAN HAYLEN @ Pershing Square
- Sam Silva 8pm,SlapBack 9pm @ The Mint
- Higher Flux 11pm,Pilot Touhill 10pm,Trick Pistol 9pm,Bravo Delta 8pm,Shaun Lopez,Michael Linder @ The Viper Room
- Husky 8pm,Cowboy & Indian 10pm,Neon Hymns 10pm,Hank May 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
- Happy Hour Burlesque w/The Bella-Donnas @ Los Globos
- Suicide Silence,The Word Alive,Dance Gavin Dance,See Stars,A Skylit Drive,Winds of Plague,Stick To Your Guns,Attila,For The Fallen Dreams,Stray From The Path,Betraying The Martyrs,Make Me Famous,Obey The Brave,Ice Nine Kills @ House of Blues Sunset Strip
- Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang @ Greek Theatre
- (FREE) Original Nights of Barcadia w/ Randy J @ Blipsy Barcade
WEDNESDAY-August 8,2012
- ♥ Mike Andrews, Daedelus @ Bootleg Bar
- ♥ Woods, Peaking Lights, Wet Illustrated @ The Echo
- ♥ Of Monsters and Men, Papa @ The Observatory
- ♥ Wino, Conny Ochs @ The Satellite
- ♥ Langhorne Slim & The Law 10pm, Jessica Lea Mayfield 9pm @ Troubadour
- ♥ Magic Trash, Thee Cormans,Magic Peilcans @ Redwood Bar
- (Free Before 10pm) Dub Club @ Echoplex
- Om Unit, Jel (from Themselves/13 & God), DJ Abilities @ The Airliner Low End Theory
- (FREE)The Dickies,Sidekick,DimeRunner,Bad Cop/Bad Cop @ Slidebar
- (FREE) Brasil Brazil @ Pershing Square
- Oh No Fiasco @ The Roxy
- The Big Lil Baby Jesus Peasant Party ft. Ercik Coomes & Adam Smirnoff of Lettuce 930pm @ The Mint
- Pierce The Arrow 10pm,Come 9pm,Vacation Club 8pm @ The Viper Room
- Ice Age 11pm w/ Special guests @ Central Social Aid and Pleasure Club
- Dan Bern & Common Rotation 8pm,ax Gomez 7pm,IAmDynamite 8pm,The Great Elk 11pm @ Hotel Cafe
- Tapioca & The Flea w/ Diamond Carters @ Harvard and Stone
- Duke Ellington Orchestra,Stan Kenton,Tierney Sutton,Brian McKnight,Stan Centennial Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic @ Hollywood Bowl
THURSDAY-August 9,2012
- ♥ Iron Maiden,Coheed and Cambria @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
- ♥ Die Antwoord, Izzi Willow @ Fox Theater Pomona
- ♥ (FREE) Hanni El Khatib @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
- ♥ MSTRKRFT @ Lure
- ♥ Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, RL Grime,Anna Lunoe @ Echoplex
- ♥ (FREE)The Black Apples, Young Hunting, Last Single Palms, Pageants @ The Echo
- ♥ The Kills @ The Observatory
- ♥ Heart @ Pacific Amphitheatre
- ♥ Crystal Antlers, Cosmonauts, Gap Dream, Bell Gardens @ Alex’s Bar
- ♥ Thomas Wynn & The Believers 10pm, Dustbowl Revival 11pm, Mojo Stone 9pm @ Bootleg Bar
- ♥ Jesca Hoop, Jesse Harris, Voxhaul Broadcast, The Ultimate Bearhug @ Detroit Bar
- ♥ Langhorne Slim & The Law, Jessica Lea Mayfield @ Constellation Room(The Observatory)
- ♥ The Entrance Band, White Magic, Paz Lenchantin @ The Satellite
- (FREE)Western Canon 8pm @ Pershing Square
- (FREE)Anthony Valadez, Chicano Batman @ Hammer Museum MADE IN L.A. MUSIC
- Guitars A Go Go w/ El Rey,Insect Surfers,3 Balls of Fire @ Redwood Bar
- Adrian Younge PresentsVenice Dawn @ Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
- Total Freedom,DJ David Scott Stone,DJ Dane Josiah @ The Smell
- (FREE)THE BRIGGS,Plexikill,Your Arsenal @ Slidebar
- One Drop,Vajra,Jamie Alimorad,Andrea Dawn,Hi Roots @ The Roxy
- DJ Tate La Rock,DJ Chili Breakz,Medusa Anacron,Will Brahm Trio @ On The Rox(The Roxy)
- Summer Rona 8pm,Ben Leyland 850pm,Orlando Napier Band 945pm,VENREZ 1035PM @ The Mint
- The Rambles 10pm,Mostly Sunny 9pm,The Spreewells 8pm @ The Viper Room
- (Free Before 11pm w/ RSVP)Versus Thursdays @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- Shovel & Rope and Quiet Life 8pm,Olin & The Moon 9pm,My Name Is You 8pm,All Spots To Black 7pm,Walter Kellerman 6pm @ Hotel Cafe
- The Vim Dicta & Cardboard Lamb @ Harvard and Stone
FRIDAY-August 10,2012
- ♥ Jack White @ Shrine Auditorium
- ♥ Jack White @ Grammy Museum
- ♥ Iron Maiden, Coheed and Cambria @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Irvine
- ♥ (FREE w/ RSVP)Jesca Hoop, Jesse Harris @ Fingerprints
- ♥ Norah Jones @ Hollywood Bowl
- ♥ (FREE)Bomba Estereo @ Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
- ♥ Childish Gambino, Schoolboy Q @ Hollywood Palladium
- ♥ Me First & the Gimme Gimmes, Runny @ House of Blues Los Angeles
- ♥ Agalloch, Taurus, Oskoreien @ Echoplex
- ♥ Gap Dream, Cosmonauts, Team Ugly, Lindseys @ The Smell
- Saint Motel @ Constellation Room(The Observatory)
- Calvin Harris @ Lure
- (FREE)Dale Goodridge 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
- Brown and Blue, Novi Split, Fort Wife @ Pehrspace
- Dumb Love, The Good Hour, Pop Soda @ Alex’s Bar
- Eyes Lips Eyes 11pm, Le Blorr 10pm, Tapioca and the Flea 9pm @ Bootleg Bar
- Foxygen 11pm, NO 10pm, Vinyl Williams 9pm, George Ben Sun (DJ Set) @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- Fang Island 10pm, Zechs Marquise 915pm,Adebisi Shank 830pm @ Troubadour
- Chicano Batman 6pm @ Amoeba Music-Hollywood
- Frankenstein,The Spiritual Bat,Mercurine @ Redwood Bar
- (FREE)The Decoders @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
- 3 RING SIN CIRCUS SUMMER MASSIVE w/ DJ’s XIAN & NELSTAR @ The Dragonfly
- Ceasefire,Lolita Dark,Un D Vided,The Higgs,Evertheory,Tune In Tokyo @ House of Blues Anaheim
- (FREE) Under The Sheet Music: Glatonbury England Music Festival Documentary @ Pershing Square
- Kid Ink w/ Dizzy Wright @ The Observatory
- Lostprophets,Cheri Bomb,Kill The Complex,Life Down Here @ The Roxy
- Lotus Room, Mars and The Massacre,The Navs @ On The Rox(The Roxy)
- Liam Gerner 8pm,Travis Peery 9pm,Paul Thorn 10pm @ The Mint
- The Lonely Drunks Clubs Band 12am,The Public Trust 11pm,Bronze Swagger 10pm,7 Horse 9pm @ The Viper Room
- Reventon Super Estrella 2012: Cafe Tacuba,Enanitos Verdes,Julieta Venegas,Hombres G,Beto Cuevas,Mikel Erentxun,Moderato,Kinky @ Staples Center
- Beat Club,Sofia Bolt(from France) @ The Satellite
- (FREE)Ozokidz: GP Bring Your Kids To Work Day @ California Plaza
- FM Radio ft. Schuyler Fisk w/Ryan Lerman 930pm,Oak & Gorski 1130pm,Jessarae 8pm @ Hotel Cafe
- H&S Band and Burlesque w/ DJ Dan Mancini @ Harvard and Stone
SATURDAY-August 11,2012
- ♥ Jack White @ Shrine Auditorium
- ♥ Sunn O))), OFF!, Dr. Know, Repulsion, Noothgrush, and more! @ The Echo
- ♥ Duran Duran @ Pacific Amphitheatre
- ♥ The Promise Ring, Reuben’s Accomplice @ Avalon Hollywood
- ♥ So Many Wizards, Babies On Acid, Seth Pettersen and the Undertow, Thee Rain Cats, Blac Jesus and The Experimentalists , Feeding People, Bella Novela, Narc, Bright Beast @ Expo Arts Center
- ♥ Teengirl Fantasy, Gatekeeper @ Los Globos
- ♥ (FREE)John Doe, Gram Rabbit @ Pershing Square
- ♥ Red Hot Chili Peppers, Janelle Monae @ Staples Center
- ♥ Suedehead, Army Navy, The Good Foot @ The Glass House
- ♥ The Happy Hollows, Gliss, Lo Fi Sugar,New Mexico @ The Satellite
- ♥ War Widow, Irontom @ Caseys Downtown LA
- ♥ Thee Cormans,Death Hymn #9,Savage Gospel,Appirations @ Redwood Bar
- (FREE)Black Lantern @ Origami Vinyl
- One Man Party, American Royalty @ Detroit Bar
- Wake Up Lucid 11pm, Bixby Knolls 10pm, Lovers Drugs 12am @ El Cid
- Fear,Duane Peters Gunfight,Sidepipe Motor Bike,Mania @ Alex’s Bar
- James Supercave, Body Parts, Maston, Wintertime Carousel @ Pehrspace
- (FREE)Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
- (FREE)Gustavo Galindo, Sol Pereyra,Ulibarri @ Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
- (FREE)Chinatown Summer Nights:South Pasadena Strings Program 6pm and KCRW DJ’s:Anthony Valadez 7pm,Valida 9pm,Jason Bentley 1030pm. LA Weekly Live Music Stage:Jonelle Vette 6pm,Punk Rock Pillow Fight 645pm,And We Are Them 715pm,Punk Rock Pillow Fight 8pm,Wild Pack of Canaries 830pm,Punk Rock Pillow Fight 915pm,Gustavo Galindo 945pm,Punk Rock Pillow Fight 1030pm,Herbert Bail Orchestra 11pm @ Chinatown
- Reina Williams @ On The Rox(The Roxy)
- The Tal Wilkenfeld Band,Maudlin Strangers,Intelligent Design @ The Roxy
- Wons Phreely 9pm,Fernando Perdomo 10pm,Catfish Groove Farm @ The Mint
- ASG 11pm,Vodoo Death Kiss 10pm,Adam’s Attic 9pmMesia 8pm @ The Viper Room
- Get Shifty ft. Killer Cam ,Sleepyhead,DJ Srsly,Korova,The Kid,DJ Huot @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- Doran Danoff 1030pm, The Californian 945pm,Goldman 9pm,Ryan Traster 1130pm @ Bootleg Bar
- SanguinDrake 10pm,Addison Mills 9pm,Dom Liberati 11pm,Caroline Brooks 8pm,Go Kart Mozart 12am @ Hotel Cafe
- H&S Band and Burlesque w/ DJ Daisy O’Dell @ Harvard and Stone
- 8th Annual Freestyle Summer Festival: The Cover Girls,Stacey Q,Trinere,Debbie Deb,Nocera,Dino,Connie,Lisa Lisa,Stevie B @ Quiet Cannon(Montebello)
- Neil Diamond @ Greek Theatre
- Los Freddys @ The Arena at The Anaheim Convention Center
- Parallels,Human Life,Tres DuBois @ La Cita
SUNDAY-August 12, 2012
- ♥ Shonen Knife, Mallard, The Dollyrots , Vicky and The Vengents @ Alex’s Bar
- ♥ Midtown Dickens 930pm, Hi Ho Silver Oh 830pm,Miles Seaton 730pm @ Bootleg Bar
- ♥ Tennis, J. Thoven @ El Rey Theatre
- ♥ Sigur Ros, Julia Holter @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- ♥ (FREE)Geographer, DJ Sodapop @ Levitt Pavilion Macarthur Park
- ♥ Red Hot Chili Peppers,OFF! @ Staples Center
- ♥ Wymond Miles, Young Prisms, Exploding Flowers @ The Echo
- ♥ The Promise Ring, Reuben’s Accomplice @ The Glass House
- ♥ Andrew Bird, Sharon Van Etten @ The Greek Theatre
- Animal Kingdom, The Neighbourhood @ Constellation Room(The Observatory)
- Harry & The Hendersons,The Perverts,The Secretions,Community,The Marshmellows @ Redwood Bar
- F U Mary Lou @ Redwood Bar
- (FREE)Tia Fuller @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
- (FREE) Diamond In The Rough-Neil Diamond Tribute @ Slidebar
- Eekis,Creeps,Kitchen Hips,Penny Dreadful @ Lot 1
- Wednesday 13 @ The Roxy
- One Man Party @ Drai’s
- Matt Bacnis 6pm,Noah Hunt 630pm,Letters and Lights 715pm,Dylan Jakobsen 8pm,Taylor Mathews 845pm,Midnight Mirage 930pm @ The Mint
- The Photo Atlas 10pm,Tommy Alastra 9pm,Louis Gaston 8pm @ The Viper Room
- Cubensis-A Grateful Dead Tribute @ Central Social Aid and Pleasure Club
- (FREE) Grand Ole Echo w/ BROKEN NUMBERS BAND @ The Echo
- Soda Pop Sundays @ Harvard and Stone
