Rock/Pop
Freedy Johnston at McCabe’s, 7/16
Mali 2005 Tour: Tinariwen, Ramatou Diakite, Mother Jones at The Twilight Dance Series (Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica) 7/14
X at The Canyon Club, 7/16
Joe Ely at The Mint, 7/14 – 7/16
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks at The El Rey, 7/14Theatre
Widespread Panic at The Wiltern, 7/14 – 7/16
The 2005 US Air Guitar Championships at The Key Club, 7/14
Kinksi at Amoeba, 7/14, 6pm,. FREE.
Al Stewart at McCabe’s, 7/15
Les Sans Culottes, Dengue Fever, Porterville at El Cid, 7/15
Space Mountain, Monsters are Waiting, Vagenius at The Hammer Museum, 7/14,. FREE.
Bobby Matos at Amoeba Music, 7/16, 2pm. FREE.
John Hiatt, North Mississippi All Stars at The House of Blues, 7/16
Rachael Yamagata at Amoeba, 7;18, FREE.
Ray LaMontagne at The Wiltern, 7/16
Space Mountain, Also I Like to Rock, Monsters are Waiting, Vagenius at The Hammer Museum, 7/14
DeSol at The House of Blues, 7/15
After Party with ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra) at Fais Do Do, 7/16
Mezklah at Temple Bar
4 Corners with Bobby Kimmel at McCabe’s
The Devics, Sabrosa Purr, more at Tangier
Lila Downs at The Vanguard Theatre, 7/16
Ojai Clasic Rock Festival – a Tribute fest with Cubensis, Peace Frog, Led Zepagain, The Who Show, Sticky Fingers, 4 Way Street at Libbey Park in Ojai. Tributes to Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Doors, The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Proceeds benefit the RageJax Foundation. Kids under 12 free. Gates noon. Music 12:30 to 10:00pm.
Jazz/Classical
Gerald Clayton Quartet at The Vic, 7/14
Late Night Jazz: Erik Kertes & Friends – A Tribute to Elliot Smith at The Vic, 7/14, 12am – 2am.
Judy Chamberlain And Friends at The Millenium Biltmore, 7/16. 506 South Grand Ave., Downtown LA. (213) 624-1011
Readings / Performance
Palabrazilla at The Knitting Factory, 7/16 & 7/17, 6:30pm. “A spoken word event.”
Harry Potter Party at Diesel, A Bookstore, Malibu, 7/15
The Week Ahead
Thursday, July 14
Von Iva, Shoot Out The Lights at Spaceland
The Procussions, Time Machine, Giant Panda at Temple Bar
Kinski at The Echo
Narcoleptic Youth Record Release Party with Dr. Know , Pistol Grip , The Generators , & Civet at The Knitting Factory
Fin, Infared Sunday, Gia’s Fix, The Hemoglobin at 14 Below
Hee Haw Hell at Bigfoot Lodge
Friday, July 15
“X”, Plimsouls, Maria McKee at The Pacific Amphitheatre
Kate Earl, Jesca Hoop at Tangier
Medusa, Soul Rebel, Jrod Indigo at Temple Bar
Steve Barton (Translator), The Checkers, Rock Kills Kid at Spaceland
Paws Across America Tour: Kid 606 & The Fluff Boys, Drop The Lime, Knifeandchop at The Echo
Houston Calls, hellogoodbye & The Rocket Summer with JamisonParker at The Knitting Factory
Wood Fowler Birthday: The Wood Fowler Band, Stevie Natale, Those Miserable Bastards at 14 Below
Dynamite Fraulein, Kiltergrey, Shamus Twins at Rusty’s Surf Ranch
Saturday, July 16
Les Sans Culottes, The Lovemakers, Pink Grenade at El Cid
Sufjan Stevens at The El Rey Theatre
Bobby Matos at Amoeba
The Hardson, Aloe Blacc, Damon Aaron at Temple Bar
Ben Harper, Tom Freund at The Henry Fonda Theater
Corrosion of Conformity, Fu Manchu at The Galaxy Theatre
Mia Schoen, Boyracer, Ceramic Isles at Tangiers
Mosaic: DJ Gann, Suzanne Vasaeli, more at The Talking Stick
Weird War, Beehive & The Barracuda, The Swayback at Spaceland
Tribute Night: Your Horrible Smile, Bonfire, The Police Experience, Fallout, The Dares, American Idiots at 14 Below
Rumblebees at Rusty’s Surf Ranch
Sunday, July 17
The Chapin Sisters, Spanky Van Dyke, Cub Country at Spaceland. FREE.
Cubensis at 14 Below
Monday, July 18
Eugene Edwards, Pushstart Wagon at The Taix Lounge
Division Day, Abominable Snowman, The Few at The Silverlake Lounge. FREE.
The BellRays, The Starvations, Pat Todd and The Rankoutsiders , The Condors at Spaceland
Rock n’ Roll Karaoke at Bigfoot Lodge
Reggae Monday: The Soulutionaries, Meet Me At The Pub, Zack The Magician at 14 Below
Tuesday, July 19
Robert Earl Keen at The Galaxy Concert Theatre
Girls Night Out with Mixtape: DJ’s Miss Mann, Gnat at Bigfoot Lodge
Sabrosa Purr, Annie Stela, Devics at Tangier
Monsters Are Waiting, Redcar at Spaceland
Nicolai Dunger at The Echo
Wednesday, July 20
Alkaline Trio at The Wiltern
London Calling at Bigfoot Lodge
Amps For Christ, Nudity (Olympia- members Tight Bro’s, From Way
Back When, COCO, Dub Narcotic, Growing), Worms at The Silverlake Lounge
Extra Blue Kind at Spaceland
Lucero at The Troubadour
