Radio Moscow at the Satellite – Photo: Anais Walsdorf
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 30,2012
- ♥ (FREE) American Royalty, Jesse Woods, The Franks, The Miracals, Hit City DJs @ The Echo
- ♥ (FREE) Quadron, Frank + Derol,Lindsay Ray Spurlock,Indians,Double O(DJ Set) @ Bardot
- ♥ Big K.R.I.T. ,Casey Veggies,Mike Jaggerr,Tito Lopez,Big Sant @ El Rey Theatre
- ♥ La Coka Nostra,DJ Rhettmatic of The Beat Junkies,Funkdoobiest @ The Roxy
- ♥ Andy Clockwise 11pm, of Verona 10pm,Overtime 12am,Teleskopes 9pm @ The Viper Room
- ♥ (FREE) Terraplane Sun, The Record Company, The Silent Comedy, Strange Vine @ The Satellite
- ♥ (FREE) Seasons, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Torches, Body Parts @ Echoplex
- (FREE) Indians 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
- (FREE) JMSN 11pm, Tribes, All Eyes West 8pm, Broadcaster 9pm,Austronautica(DJ) 10pm @ Bootleg Bar
- (FREE) The Milky Way 10pm, Elevaters 11pm, IAMOMNI 9pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- (FREE)Gardeners Logic @ Detroit Bar
- Pangolin @ Los Globos
- Treasure Mammal, Clipping, Ezra Buchla / Corey Fogel, Essay, IE, Andrew Tholl @ Pehrspace
- Neon Trees, Penguin Prison, JJAMZ @ The Wiltern
- Abby Hankins,Fletcher’s Castorians @ Redwood Bar
- (FREE)Mainstream Scare,A shattered Hope,A Piece of The Action,Death Is Eternal @ Slidebar
- Pam Shaffer, The Singularity,This Machine Kills Zombies @ Lot 1
- Cosmic Slop-LA Residency @ Alex’s Bar
- Cheating Daylight 8pm,The Fishermen Band 9pm,David Gielan and The Willing 10pm @ The Mint
- Miscast: Right Singer,Wrong Song @ The Mint
- Jason Joseph & The Spectacular 10pm,Courtney Ariel 8pm,Charlie Rae 7pm,Pinot 9pm @ Hotel Cafe
- Fun Guns w/DJ Sal & Huggy @ Harvard & Stone
TUESDAY-July 31,2012
- ♥ The Mynabirds, Deep Time, Pony Boy @ The Satellite
- ♥ (FREE w/RSVP)FishBone 7pm @ Fingerprints
- ♥ Tenacious D @ The Wiltern
- ♥ Big K.R.I.T. @ The Observatory
- ♥ La Coka Nostra @ Constellation Room(The Observatory)
- Savoy,Jupiter,Burn Unit,Bones + Special Guest @ Dim Mak Studios
- Southeast Engine 11pm, Wild Reeds 10pm, Ethan Gold 9pm @ Bootleg Bar
- Lucy Michelle and The Velvet Lapelles 8pm,Natalie Angiuli 7pm@ Bootleg Theater
- (FREE)Blondfire 10pm, In The Valley Below 9pm, Y Luv 11pm, We Are / She Is 8pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- (FREE)Thenewno2 6pm @ Amoeba Music-Hollywood
- Love Hate Relationship 12am, Ballerina Black 11pm, Red Ferguson 10pm @ Los Globos
- (FREE)Hott MT, h Boy Les Mecs, Evrika, Cosmonauts @ The Echo
- New Maximum Donkey, Hunting Accident, Lovers Drugs, King Washington, Sunken Ships, Cannoneers @ Echoplex
- Johnny Madcap & The Distractions @ Redwood Bar
- Kraut Hop 3 w/Ben Cassorla(Belle Brigade),Denny Weston Jr @ Lot 1
- Brainspoon 8pm,The Trainwrecks 9pm,Delta Rose 10pm,Robert Patrick 11pm,The Huedells 12am @ The Mint
- Johnny Swim 8pm,The Local Strangers 7pm,Marie Sioux 9pm @ Hotel Cafe
- (FREE w/RSVP) Black Magic Driver,Devil in Drag,MAL @ Boardners
- (FREE w/RSVP)WARLOCK SKINNY PUPPY NIGHT:DARKWAVE,INDUSTRIAL,WITCHOUSE,SYNTH @ La Fonda
- Original Nights of Barcadia w/ Randy J @ Blipsy Barcade
WEDNESDAY-August 1,2012
- ♥ Chris Isaak @ City National Grove of Anaheim
- ♥ The Neville Brothers,Trombone Shorty,Roddie Romero and The Hub City All-Stars,Los Angeles Philharmonic @ Hollywood Bowl
- ♥ Tears For Fears @ Pacific Amphitheatre
- ♥ (FREE)Best Coast, Walk The Moon @ Huntington Beach Pier
- ♥ (FREE w/RSVP)Indians @ Library at the Redbury
- ♥ RAS G, Self Jupiter, Kenny Segal, Fuzz @ The Airliner Low End Theory
- ♥ Alt-J, Erika Spring, Something Died In Memphis @ The Echo
- Mike Andrews, Nik Freitas @ Bootleg Bar
- Soulfly,Incite,Lody Kong,Ten Times Defied,Death Suits You @ Yost Theater
- Cobalt Cranes 1030pm, Drinking Flowers 945pm, Las Brujas 9pm,Tremellow 11pm @ Los Globos
- Feeding People, Mrs. Magician, Sailors of Neptune @ Los Globos
- (FREE)Brothers, Pink Slime @ Lot 1
- Adventure Gallery,Sassi Lassi @ Redwood Bar
- (FREE) ASG,Aeges,The Sleeping Sea King,Blacklight Revelation @ Slidebar
- Sean & Zander,The Pullmen,DJ Gonzo,Lowlife Soundsystem @ Alex’s Bar
- Cassorla,HeavyHanded,Crash Richard(of Deadly Syndrome),Rachel Fannon and Brandon Intelligator @ The Satellite
- The Big Lil Baby Jesus Peasant Party ft. Erick Coomes of Lettuce w/Special Guests @ The Mint
- DJ Dave Wave Presents: THAT METAL BAR w/ DJ Slynkee(Dave Navarro Band/Tribal Gear DJ) @ The Viper Room
- (Free Before 10pm)Dub Club @ Echoplex
- Jasmine Ash 8pm,Johanna Samuels 9pm,Rin Tin Riger 10pm,Bearcat 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
- (FREE w/Flyer) Glass Theory EP Release @ Club Moscow(Boardners)
- (FREE)Alejandro Gonzalez Gomez @ Pershing Square
THURSDAY-August 2,2012
- ♥ The Alakaholiks & The Beatnuts @ The Observatory
- ♥ Goapele,DJ Carisma,Yuna,Garth Trinidad(KCRW) @ El Rey Theatre
- ♥ (FREE)Dublab presents: Rainbow Arabia and Puro Instinct, and DJ set by Ale @ Levitt MacArthur Park
- ♥ Sebastian Bach @ Club Nokia
- ♥ (FREE)Grouplove 55opm, White Arrows 455pm, Hindu Pirates 4pm @ Huntington Beach Pier
- ♥ The Entrance Band, Big Search, Lilac @ The Satellite
- ♥ Gibbons and the Sluts, The Rangdangs, Penny Dreadful @ The Smell
- ♥ (FREE)NO 8pm, The Dead Ships 9pm @ Pershing Square
- Onra (Live), Free The Robots, Matthewdavid, Knxwledge, MNDSGN @ The Echo
- The Silent Comedy @ Constellation Room(The Observatory)
- (FREE)Man Your Horse 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
- Chrysta Bel 10pml @ Bootleg Theater
- The Hood Internet, Tanya Morgan, Psalm One @ Detroit Bar
- (FREE)Jeremy Sole @ Hammer Museum
- SCUBA, Machinedrum, Low Limit, Kudu @ Los Globos
- (FREE)Sensitive Side, Virginia Reed, Methadone Kitty & The Daily Dose @ Lot 1
- Soul Asylum 10pm, Trapper Schoepp and The Shades 9pm @ Troubadour
- The VU,Orkyd,The Nukes,Highborn @ The Roxy
- Music Pop Fest:Xenia Dunford and Eastern Exile,Morty Shallman,Marvin Etzioni and String Quartet,The Mayberrys,Ruby Free,Sheyna Grey @ On The Rox(The Roxy)
- (FREE Before 11pm w/RSVP)Gotta Dance Dirty + Danceism @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- Alisha Zalkin 930pm @ The Mint
- Decode Radio 8pm,Crass Mammoth 9pm,Pan America 10pm,The Janks 11pm,Vinnie Ferra 12am @ The Viper Room
- Andy Davis 10pm,Jessie Payo 9pm,Alex Dezen 8pm,Josh Fletcher 7pm,Cigarettes After Sex & The Halfbreed Lovers 11pm-1am @ Hotel Cafe
- (FREE)MELA featuring Aalok Mehta & Colin Johnson @ Levitt Pavillion Pasadena
- Los Lonely Boys @ City National Grove of Anaheim
- Dustbowl Revival,Maesa Pullman @ Harvard and Stone
- Save The Princess w /DJ’s Benedikt,Fade,Immigre,Whoopi,Heybradwhatsup @ Blipsy Barcade
FRIDAY-August 3,2012
- ♥ (FREE) TV on the Radio 540pm, Toro y Moi 430pm @ Huntington Beach Pier
- ♥ Hard Summer Music Festival: Bloc Party, Boys Noize, Miike Snow, Chromeo (DJ Set), Little Dragon, Erol Alkan, Danny Brown, Action Bronson, AraabMUZIK, Gaslamp Killer, Jim-e Stack, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, and more! @ Los Angeles Historic State Park
- ♥ Real Estate, Sun Araw, Melted Toys @ The Fonda Theatre
- ♥ Bleached, DIIV @ Constellation Room(The Observatory)
- ♥ Dax Riggs, Mr. Elevator and the Brain Hotel, Old Testament @ The Satellite
- ♥ Beachwood Sparks, Tomorrow’s Tulips,DJ Kave-In(Kevin Fitzgerald) @ The Echo
- ♥ Rusko, Messinian, Whiiite @ Avalon Hollywood
- ♥ (FREE)The Belle Brigade 12pm @ California Plaza
- ♥ The Hood Internet 11pm, Psalm One 10pm, Tanya Morgan 9pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- Murder By Death, Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons, Ha Ha Tonka @ El Rey Theatre
- Twin Owl, Erick Serna, Michael Rey and The Woebegone’s @ Lot 1 Cafe
- Diamond In The Rough-A Tribute To Neil Diamond’s “Hot August Nights” @ Echoplex
- TRUCK BITCH, Ed Shrader’s Music Beat, Ratchet Set, Tremellow @ The Smell
- The Stitches,The Ballentynes,Sweet Pups,Maniacs @ Redwood Bar
- Lil Rob & Suga Fee @ The Observatory
- Mid City,CBG,Polyester The Saint,Connor Evans @ The Roxy
- (FREE)Hellbound Hayride,Bastard Winos,Wreckin Katz,Angels of Mischief @ Slidebar
- The Secret Affair:A Northern Soul Dance Club @ Alex’s Bar
- Skyline Pigeons 10pm,Ocean Grove 9pm,Color 11pm @ Bootleg Bar
- North Mississippi Allstars Duo 9pm @ The Mint
- Rubylith 8pm,MK4 9pm,Future Villains 10pm,Little Miss Nasty 1040pm,Hillbilly Herald 11pm,The Lonely Drunks Club 12am @ The Viper Room
- The Wild Maps 11pm,Tamar Kaprelian 8pm,Kimie Miner 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
- Under The Sheet Music: 24 Hour Party People(Music Industry/Club Sceene DocuComedy) @ Pershing Square
- (FREE)La Chamba @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
- (FREE)SMOD @ Levitt MacArthur park
- Murder By Death @ El Rey Theatre
- Magic Bronson,The Temporary Thing,VCR Monster @ Los Globos
- (FREE)DANCE PARTY! w/ DJ Phyz Ed @ Casey’s
SATURDAY-August 4,2012
- ♥ (FREE w/RSVP) Raphael Saadiq, Band Of Skulls @ Annenberg Space for Photography
- ♥ Radio Moscow, The Dirty Streets,The Shrine @ The Satellite
- ♥ Cosmonauts, Dirt Dress, Plateaus, Mutations @ The Smell
- ♥ (FREE) Jubilee presents: Tristen and Maria Del Pilar @ Levitt MacArthur Park
- ♥ Hard Summer Music Festival:Skrillex, NERO, The Bloody Beetroots (DJ Set), A-Trak, James Murphy (DJ Set), Datsik, Amtrac, and more!@ Los Angeles Historic State Park
- ♥ (FREE)LA Taco Festival 2012 w/ Las Cafeteras,Banda Tello Y Los Aridos,Upground @ Mariachi Plaza
- ♥ (FREE) THE BANGLES w/The Right Stars @ Pershing Square
- ♥ (FREE)Vaud and the Villains @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
- ♥ The Colourist 11pm, Kiev 1opm, Monsters Calling Home 9pm @ Bootleg Bar
- (FREE) Blonde Summer 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
- Penguin Prison (DJ Set), Tropicool, Kedd Cook @ Detroit Bar
- Act As If @ Marina Green Park
- ♥ Gardens and Villa, Mr. Little Jeans, Wildcat! Wildcat! @ South Coast Plaza Village
- Gabe Heart & The 4th Wall,Brass Tax,Goblin King,Surprise Vacation @ Redwood Bar
- Smokers Club w/ Juicy J,Fat Trel, Joey Bada$$ with Pro Era, Cashius Green with Pheo, Short Stop & Cornerboy P @ The Observatory
- Evidence,Gangrene,Krondon + Special Guests @ The Roxy
- BAMF.TBA,Ian,Cassidy and The Mujicians @ On The Rox(The Roxy)
- Saint Sea Hat,The WildBunch,John Seasons,Ryan Ellis @ Lot 1
- Mr.Mister Miyagi-Live Band 80’s Karaoke @ Alex’s Bar
- Malik The Freq Moore 10pm,SMOD 11pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- North Mississippi Allstars Duo 9pm @ The Mint
- Metalachi 12am,All Hail The Yeti 11pm,Consume The Fire 10pm,Unleash The Archers 9pm @ The Viper Room
- Bootie LA Michael Jackson Mashup Night @ Echoplex
- (FREE Before 11pm) Funky Sole @ The Echo
- Martin Luther 11pm,Chelsea Williams 8pm,The Endangered 10pm,Jesse Lyn 9pm,Tim Hogan 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
- Best of Reggae @ House of Blues Sunset Strip
- Ska and Reggae Festival: Norma Fraser,Garth Dennis,The Delirians, Queen P,The Debonaires,The Revivers,Lighting Flash,La Crucial,The Sulutionaries,Roncovacoco,Metamoska,Pachamama,Hijos Del Sol,Djs Zapadru,Soulfood Selector,Blazing Fire @ Los Globos
- Lena Lou @ Whisky A Go Go
- (FREE Before 1030pm w/RSVP)MODE:M RETURNS! ONE NIGHT ONLY AT 333 Live in DTLA: SYNHTPOP,ELEKTRO REMIXES,DEPECHE MODE @ La Dead
- Summer and Music’s Dancin’ in The Streets: DJ Valdas 7pm,Nick Waterhouse,845pm,DJ Dennis 945pm @ Downtown Long Beach
SUNDAY-August 5,2012
- ♥ The Drive Tour: College, Anoraak, Electric Youth @ Echoplex
- ♥ Nekromantix,The Casualties,Down By Law,The Lower Class Brats,Flatfoot 56,The Sheds @ The Observatory
- ♥ (FREE) H.R. of Bad Brains(feat. members of Suicidal Tendencies,Fishbone),Dirty Filthy Mugs @ Slidebar
- ♥ (FREE) Grand Ole Echo w/Henry Wagons @ The Echo
- ♥ Abrakadabra, Cruddy, ZINE (members of xbxrx and Gothic Tropic), Sex Wounds (members of Stripper Pussy) @ The Smell
- DIIV, Part Time, Melted Toys @ The Echo
- Penguin Prison(DJ Set),Perseus @ Drai’s Hollywood
- Italian Japanese 11pm, The Halfbreed Lovers 9pm, Cigarettes After Sex 10pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- Warm Weather 10pm, Go West Young Man 9pm, Drug Cabin @ Bootleg Bar
- Juicy J, Jordan BadA$$,Trel @ House of Blues Los Angeles
- Rose Windows,Marlene Marlene,New Slang @ Redwood Bar
- Ugly Ugly Words,Lou Jane,Isabella Brent,Jayson Landon Marcus @ Lot 1
- Gabe Rossen Band 8pm,Foxxhound 855pm,Lumaria 940pm,28 North 1045pm @ The Mint
- Matt Caplan 730pm,Harley Jay 815pm,The Brixtones 915pm @ The Viper Room
- (FREE) Ernie Watts Quartet @ Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
- (FREE)Aurelio Martinez @ Levitt MacArthur Park
- Poncho Sanchez w/ The Bside Players @ Hermosa Beach Pier
- The Chop Tops,Danny B. Harvey,The Strikers,Radio Threat,Rootbite,Wreckin Katz @ Whisky A Go Go
