NightBeat: The Hives, Eagles of Death Metal
Thursday, September 25
Atmosphere, Abstract Rude, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove. White hip-hop stars rock the mic. The Wiltern, Los Angeles, livenation.com.
Chicha Libre, Efron Finatawa. Psychedelic Peruvian surf rock. Japan American National Museum, Little Tokyo, janm.org.
Entrance, Little Joy, Megapus. Psyche-rock trio Entrance is joined by Fabrizio Moretti’s Little Joy. The Troubadour, West Hollywood, troubadour.com.
Juno Reactor. Symphonic electronica collective makes a local drop-in. El Rey Theatre, Miracle Mile, theelrey.com.
Kid Rock, Rev Run, Rehab. The Kid testifies alongside the Reverend Run. Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, livenation.com.
Mission of Burma. Boston alt-rock greats perform Vs. in its entirety. The Echoplex, Echo Park, attheecho.com.
Nico Vega, Crash Kings. Red Bull sponsors this smackdown between two local indie bands. Vanguard, Hollywood, vanguardla.com.
Ra Ra Riot. Rising stars Ra Ra Riot should pack them in at Echo Park. Plus Tussle, and Walter Meego. The Echo, Echo Park, attheecho.com.
The Shondes. Radical Jewish queercore. From Brooklyn. Silverlake Lounge, Silver Lake, foldsilverlake.com.
Shawn Smith. Former Brad/Satchel/Pigeonhed crooner struts his stuff. Tangier, Los Feliz, foldsilverlake.com.
Friday, September 26
Apollo Sunshine. Massachusetts hippies play ’60s-inspired pop. Spaceland, Silver Lake, clubspaceland.com.
Johnny Flynn. British troubadour plays songs from his Lost Highway debut. Hotel Cafe, Hollywood, hotelcafe.com.
Laibach. The famed Slovenian music collective returns to entertain and confound. Key Club.
Carlos Mencia. Mexican-American funnyman goes after gringos and locos. Gibson Amphitheatre. Also Sat.
MSTRKRFT, Calvin Harris, Felix Cartal, LA Riots. Hot dance-rockers from Canada should get joints moving. Music Box @ Fonda, Hollywood, henryfondatheatre.com. Also Sun. at El Rey Theatre, with Congorock.
Silver Jews. Hushed alternative country from the long-running Tennessee crew. The Echoplex.
Mercedes-Benz Wavefest Night One with Anita Baker, Marion Meadows, and Chuck Loeb. Greek Theatre, Griffith Park, greektheatrela.com.
Charlie Wilson & the Gap Band, Rose Royce, Lakeside. Old-school funk enough? L.A. County Fair, Pomona Fairplex, lacountyfair.com.
Saturday, September 27
Dark Star Orchestra. Jerry’s dead, but the Dead live on. Well, the music, anyway. Music Box @ Fonda.
Earth, Wind & Fire, Michael McDonald. Two R&B legends that taste good together. Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, pacamp.com/pa.
The Fab Four, Surfin’ Safari. Get yer Beatles and surfing sounds all in one place. House of Blues Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, hob.com.
Juliana Hatfield. ’90s indie-rock pinup gal returns with How to Walk Away, her best album in years. Largo, Los Angeles, largo-la.com.
Hullabaloo. Benefit for Silverlake Conservatory featuring Flea and special guests. 5-11 p.m. Union Station, downtown L.A., silverlakeconservatory.com.
Jack’s Third Show features Blondie, REO Speedwagon, Billy Idol, Twisted Sister, the Psychedelic Furs, and best of all … Devo! Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Laguna Hills, livenation.com.
Paramount Rocks presents Camp Freddy, Dave Navarro & DJ Skribble, more. Paramount Studios New York Street Backlot, Hollywood, paramountrocks.com. Also Sun.
Patrick Park. Country/folk songsmith from L.A. Spaceland.
Mercedes-Benz Wavefest Night Two with Dave Koz, Average White Band, Brenda Russell, and Randy Crawford & Joe Sample. Greek Theatre.
“We The People” Festival. with Tom Morello, Les Claypool, Suicidal Tendencies, Z Trip, Fishbone, RZA, Eek A Mouse, B Side Players, more Los Angeles State Historic Park, downtown L.A.
Sunday, September 28
Grand Ol’ Echo. The hoedown begins at 5 p.m. with guests Cousin Lovers, Hello Darlin, and more. The Echo.
Neil Hamburger. America’s favorite not-so-funnyman. Spaceland.
Journey, Heart, Cheap Trick. For fun, count the original members who’ve moved on. Greek Theatre. Also Tue.
Lagwagon, MxPx. Veteran Christian punks MxPx team with somewhat more scatological crew Lagwagon. With Only Crime, and Tat. House of Blues Sunset Strip.
Lifehouse, Gavin Rossdale. Hitmakers Lifehouse are joined by former Bush-man Rossdale, promoting his first solo album. L.A. County Fair.
Paramount Rocks presents Sugar Ray, Smashmouth, Everclear, Lit, and DJ Homicide. paramountrocks.com.
Spectrum, LSD & the Search for God, Farflung. A far-out night of space-rock. The Echo.
Monday, September 29
Calexico, The Cave Singers. Indie-country-rockers from Tucson, Calexico are joined by old-timey folk revivalists the Cave Singers. Music Box @ Fonda.
Jamie Liddell, Janelle Monae. Brit soul singer Liddell uses electronic music as his palatte; Atlanta phenom Janelle Monae has been known to funkify even the straightest audience. Avalon, Hollywood, avalonhollywood.com.
Tuesday, September 30
Talib Kweli, David Banner, Little Brother. Hip-hoppers team up to fight injustice wherever it happens. House of Blues Sunset Strip.
Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip. British electro-rap duo with plenty of festival experience. The Echo.
Rancid. California’s Hall of Fame punkers return for a lengthy homestand. With the Adolescents, and Left Alone. Music Box @ Fonda. Also Wed., with TSOL, and Banda Newsense.
thenewno2, Drive A. New band featuring George’s son Dhani Harrison continues its Tuesday residency. With youthful hard rockers Drive A. Key Club.
Wednesday, October 1
Biirdie. Warm, AM and FM ’70s-style hits from Glendale trio. Silverlake Lounge.
Neil Diamond. Hot October nights with Neil … and fresh off his second collaboration with Rick Rubin, too. Hollywood Bowl.
Jackson United. Current Foo Fighter/ex-No Use For A Name guitarist Chris Shiflett performs with his own band. Knitting Factory, Hollywood, knittingfactory.com.
My Bloody Valentine, Gemma Hayes. Long-awaited comeback from high-volume/distorted guitar-playing Brits. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica.
Overkill, Warbringer. Bobby “Blitz” Ellworth leads his veteran thrash metal act, with local upstarts Warbringer. Key Club.
Sloan. One of the best Canadian power-pop bands ever. The Troubadour.
So You Think You Can Dance Live Tour. You’ve been served. (Yes, you, the ticket-buyers to this lame event.) Nokia Theatre LA Live, downtown L.A., nokiatheatrelalive.com.
Stars. Montreal chamber-popsters still touring last year’s fine In Our Bedroom After the War. Avalon.
Published: 09/24/2008
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