NIghtBeat: Rise Against
Thursday, October 30
Cobra Starship, Forever the Sickest Kids. Not-entirely-straight-faced punk from N.Y.-based Cobra Starship; Warped Tour types the Sickest Kids add pop spice of their own. House of Blues Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, hob.com.
The Heavy. British band plays R&B and soul with both a rock and hip-hop edge. The Echo, Echo Park, attheecho.com.
Ray LaMontagne, Leona Naess. LaMontagne’s American roots rock and compelling, raspy voice have earned him a devoted following from the U.K. and beyond. The Wiltern, Los Angeles, livenation.com. Also Sun.
Jenny Lewis, Beachwood Sparks, Pierre De Reeder. Rilo Kiley’s Lewis broadens her palate with the songs found on her fine second solo album, Acid Tongue. Orpheum Theatre, downtown L.A., laorpheum.com.
“Monsters of Mock.” HDR covers Prince; Tijuana Knife Fight plays Motorhead tunes; Lady Sinatra summons the Beatles; Lightnin’ Woodcock appears as AC/DC; and the very heavy Chingalera channels Black Sabbath. Viper Room, West Hollywood, viperroom.com.
Secret Machines, The Dears. The spacy, introspective dudes of Secret Machines return. Key Club, West Hollywood, keyclub.com.
White Lies. Young English band introduce themselves with a free show. The Roxy, West Hollywood, theroxyonsunset.com.
Neil Young, Death Cab for Cutie, Everest. Old man, look at your life. The Forum, Inglewood, thelaforum.com.
Friday, October 31
Bullets & Octane. The Roxy.
Cypress Hill, The Cool Kids. The once-imposing Cypress Hill just ain’t as hip as they used to be, but give them cred for bringing out cutting-edge groups like the Cool Kids on their “Haunted Hill” night. The Wiltern.
The Damned, Adolescents. Aging punk bands are still “neat, neat, neat,” OK? House of Blues Sunset Strip.
Drop Dead, Gorgeous; Darker My Love; The Juan MacLean. Punk, psychedelic and danceable bands play Indie 103.1’s Halloween bash. Natural History Museum, Exposition Park.
The Entrance Band. Trippy folk-rock influenced by the sounds of the ’60s, led by Guy Blakeslee and Paz Lenchantin. Spaceland, Silver Lake, clubspaceland.com.
Roky Erickson, The Black Angels. The 13th Floor Elevator man still has his occasional ups and downs. El Rey Theatre, Mirac le Mile, theelrey.com.
HARD Haunted Mansion. Rave with Justice, Soulwax, Boys Noize, Marshall Barnes, more. Shrine Expo Hall, Exposition Park, hardfest.com.
Helmet, Owl, Totimoshi. Heavy NYC-style beatdowns from veteran crew; more loud, intelligent hard rock from Owl and Totimoshi. Viper Room.
Love Grenades. Songwriter Liz Wight leads her tuneful indie-pop group through its paces. The Echo.
Jason Mraz. San Diegan Mraz melds hip-hop and adult contemporary genres, creating a Frankenstein monster the likes of which are too horrible to describe, and too tedious to bother listening to. Truly the scariest artist on the scariest night of the year! Greek Theatre, Griffith Park, greektheatrela.com.
Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Thrice, The Gaslight Anthem. So much political, personal, and musical punk rock, it takes three nights to contain it! Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, livenation.com. Also Sat. and Sun.
Tiger Army, The Quakes, 12 Step Rebels. The Grove of Anaheim, grove-of-anaheim.com.
Saturday, November 1
All Time Low, Mayday Parade, The Maine. Pop and emo from fourth-wave punk bands. House of Blues Sunset Strip.
The 88. Record-release show for the L.A.-based group’s major-label debut, Not Only … But Also. The Troubadour, West Hollywood, troubadour.com.
Godhead. The Goth/industrial rockers play selections from their new disc, At the Edge of the World. Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, whiskyagogo.com.
Horrorpops. The Danish shockabilly girls and gals celebrate their favorite time of the year. The Avalon, Hollywood, avalonhollywood.com.
Maxwell, Jazmine Sullivan. R&B star Maxwell has been mostly quiet for the last six years, but is threatening a comeback. Shrine Auditorium, Exposition Park.
“The Revival Tour” finds punk rock singers doing solo sets, namely Against Me!’s Tom Gabel, Hot Water Music’s Chuck Ragan, Avail’s Tim Berry, Lucero’s Ben Nichols. Knitting Factory, Hollywood, knittingfactory.com.
She and Him, Lavender Diamond. Zooey “She” Deschanel sings cutesy, M. “Him” Ward goes along for the ride. Lavender Diamond adds yet more sugar to the mix. The Wiltern.
Shudder to Think, Jubilee. Over the last nine years, during Shudder to Think’s hiatus, we were spared singer Craig Wedren’s alley-cat yowling. No longer. El Rey Theatre.
Yelle, Passion Pit, Funeral Party. French electropop artist Julie Budet sasses up the beat. Music Box @ Fonda, Hollywood, henryfondatheatre.com.
Sunday, November 2
Russell Brand. British comic star Brand entertains the Colonists. Largo, Los Angeles, largo-la.com. Also Mon.
“Experience Hendrix,” a concert celebrating the music of Jimi Hendrix, includes performances from Mitch Mitchell & Billy Cox, Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robby Krieger, Eric Johnson, and many more. Greek Theatre.
Lords of Altamont. Local crew with a ’60s biker/garage-rock jones. Alex’s Bar, Long Beach, alexsbar.com.
Punk Rock Karaoke. You sing, while all-star punk rockers back you up. Lyrics provided, of course. The Roxy.
“Skaloween,” with the Voodoo Glow Skulls, Left Alone, and nearly 20 other ska-punk bands. Knitting Factory.
Suicide Silence, After the Burial, Emmure, Beneath the Massacre, Architects. Riverside’s Suicide Silence swiftly became one of metalcore’s most promising outfits with last year’s debut release, The Cleansing. House of Blues Sunset Strip.
Monday, November 3
The Last Shadow Puppets. The side project of the Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner has netted fine reviews. Mayan Theatre, downtown L.A., clubmayan.com.
Lykke Li, Friendly Fires. 22-year-old Swede Lykke Li creates infectious dance-pop. El Rey Theatre.
Mando Diao. Swedish garage punks whip up a sonic storm. The Troubadour.
Tuesday, November 4
Coliseum, Clouds, Night Horse. Metal and stoner rock from highly touted underground bands. Safari Sam’s at the Regent, downtown L.A., safari-sams.com.
Friendly Fires. Young Brit indie rockers promote their debut album. Cinespace, Hollywood, cinespace.info.
Hinder, Trapt, Rev Theory. Big radio rock from the heartland. The Wiltern.
Wednesday, November 5
Banyan. Avant jazz-rock from Stephen Perkins (Jane’s Addiction) and his fluid band. The Mint, Los Angeles, themintla.com.
Coheed and Cambria. Prog-punk group plays its debut album in its entirety in the first night of four consecutive concerts. The Avalon.
Danzig, Dimmu Borgir, Moonspell, Skeletonwitch, Winds of Plague. Fine mix of death, thrash and black metal, hosted by Glenn Danzig, the evil Elvis himself. Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, livenation.com.
The Faint, Dr. Dooom a.k.a. Kool Keith. Synth-pop revivalists bring along madcap rap star Keith. The Wiltern.
No Use For a Name. Long-running San Jose punkers just released The Feel Good Record of the Year. The Troubadour.
Shiny Toy Guns, Forever the Sickest Kids. Catchy synth-pop from Oklahoma’s Shiny Toy Guns; plus Warped Tour-pop punk from the Sickest Kids. Viper Room.
Published: 10/29/2008
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