Rock/Pop
Ozomatli at Spaceland, 3/31
Kelly Joe Phelps at McCabe’s, 4/2
Ronnie Mack’s Barndance: The Cheatin’ Kind, Larry Dean and the Shooters, Molly Howson, Western Continentals, Paul Chesne Band at El Cid, 4/5
Grass Roots Night: Stephanie Riggio, Mike Tempo, Jason Gonzales, Lisa Bastoni, Chris Frame Band, Everlovin’ Machines at 14 Below, 3/31 8pm.
The Groovy Rednecks, Molly Hawson at Cole’s, Downtown LA, 4/1, 9pm. FREE.
Sarah Lee Guthrie, Johnny Irion at The Getty, 4/1, 7:30pm. Reservations required.
“African-American Jewish Gospel Klezmer” The Klezmatics with Joshua Nelson at The Barnsdall Art Gallery Theater, Los Feliz, 4/4
Sweethearts of The Rodeo Night: Sin City All Stars with Bryson Jones, Dusty Wakemen, Dave Raven, Easy Pickens, Chris Lawrence at Molly Malone’s, 4/6
Peter Himmelman at The Cinema Bar, 4/6
Motorhead, Corrosion of Conformity, Fuzzy, Zeke at The Wiltern, 4/1
Peter Himmelman, Jake LaBotz, Ben Vaughn Desert Classics CD Release Party at The Mint, 3/31
Jazz/Classical
Judy Chamberlain at The Millenium Biltmore, 4/2, 9pm. 506 South Grand Ave., Downtown. (213)624-1011.
Jeff Gauthier Goatette at CryptoNight (Club Tropical), 4/6
Xtet at LACMA, 4/4. 5905 Wilshire Blvd., LA. (323) 857-6010
Interplay (late night Jazz with Sara Gazarek, 2am) at The Vic, 3/31, 8 & 10pm.
Roger Kellaway, Eddie Daniels at The Jazz Bakery, 4/1 & 4/2
Jeff Colella Trio at The Jazz Bakery, 4/3
Hamilton High Jazz Band at The Jazz Bakery, 3pm
Readings / Performance
Adam Zagajewski at The Central Library, Taper Auditorium, 3/31, 7pm. 60 W. Fifth St., Downtown LA. Reservations recommended: (213)228-7025
Tanyo Ravicz at Village Books, 3/31, 7:30pm.
Mignon Ballard at Book’em Mysteries, South Pasadena, 4/1, 5:30pm. (and at The Mystery Bookstore, LA, 4/2, 3pm.)
Fighting Words with Jeff Stearns, C. Thomas Howell, Tara D’Agostino, Fred Willard, more at MethodFest (The Louis B. Mayer Theater, Woodland Hills), 4/5, 2pm. 23388 Mulholland Drive, Woodland Hills.
The Week Ahead
Thursday, March 31
Hee Haw Hell at Bigfoot Lodge
Low, Listing Ship at El Rey.
Unwritten Law at House of Blues
Peter Case at The Blue Café
Sara Lee Guthrie, Johnny Irion at The King King
Jah Pablo, Very Be Careful at The Knitting Factory
Radiators at The Malibu Inn
Peter Himmelman, Jake La Botz at The Mint
Ozomatli, Los Abandoned at Spaceland
Patricia Jacobs, Fur Dixon, Steve Werner at The Taix Lounge
Splinter Group at Club Tropical
Mere Mortals, Asher at Silverlake Lounge
Angela Correa, Tom Brosseau, Shane Alexander, Rookie Card, Coral Sea at Tangier
The Copperheads at Harvelle’s
The Radiators at The Malibu Inn
Low, Pedro The Lion, Listing Ship at The El Rey
Jah Pablo, Negus, Nagast, Very Be Careful at The Knitting Factory
Friday, April 1
The Dears (89.9 KCRW Santa Monica presents) at Amoeba Music, 4/1, 6pm.
Dumbluck at The Back Alley. 115 1/ W. Wilshire Ave., Fullerton
Inara George, John Gold, Mt. Egypt at Tangier
Jessy Moss, Laura Jane at Temple Bar
2000lbs of Blues at Harvelle’s
Hellride, The Chimpz, Yoko Death Ray, Texture, Squamata at 14 Below
Suburban Legends at The Knitting Factory
Biblical Proof of UFO’s at Spaceland
Saturday, April 2
Daniel, Frank McComb, Elysian Fields, DJ Anthony Valadez at Temple Bar
Café R&B at Harvelle’s
Chevy Metal at The Malibu Inn
JahQuest, Cavesluts, Blue Cube at Rusty’s Surf Ranch
Kelly Joe Phelps at McCabe’s
Willis McNeil & Friends at The Talking Stick
Exit, Strategy, Product, Fly Collar, Dave Scott & The Plot, Rhythmic Foundation at 14 Below
Skeeter Truck at Farmers’ Market, 7pm. (3rd & Fairfax)
Pete Fahey, Randy Weeks, Steve Mugalian, Lucas Cheadle, Lisa Finnie, Laura DeWitt at The Cinema Bar, 10pm.
Jake La Botz, Jimbo, The Radiators at Fais Do Do
Ricardo Lemvo y Makina Loca at The Conga Room
KXLU’s Demolisten 20th Anniversary Party: The Sharp Ease, Explogasm Future Pigeon, Greater California, Kyoka (Japan), Sebastian O’Brian, Ross Angeles, Ethan Gold, J-Sun at The Knitting Factory
Mastondon at The Troubadour
Vagenius, Colored Shadows at Spaceland
Sunday, April 3
DJ Lee’s Night of Exotica at The Lucky Tiki (15420 Chatsworth St., Mission Hills, (818) 892-2688
Ed Harcourt, Richard Swift at Tangier
Rachel Kann, Co-Lab Oration at Temple Bar
The Toledo Show at Harvelle’s
Clusterpluck at The Talking Stick
Cubensis at 14 Below
Steve Mugalian’s Matinee Band (with DJ Bonebrake) at The Cinema Bar, 6pm.
Plastic Explosive, Ahmaste, Signal Hill, Red Letter Day, Last American Buffalo at The Troubadour
Monday, April 4
James Combs, Marnie Castor at Temple Bar
Michelle Payne with Green Hills, Alone at The Talking Stick
The Eugene Edwards Band at Taix Lounge
Dirt Joint with Mars Arizona, Zachariah, Rifle with Austin Hanks & Jim Lacey-Baker at The Lava Lounge, Hollywood
Jimmy Chamberlain Complex at The Troubadour
The Mae Shi, The Holy Ghost (NYC) at Spaceland
Tuesday, April 5
The BoDeans at The Roxy
Namella, Alexis, DJ Jim Freek (Teenacide) at Bigfoot Lodge’s Girl’s Night Out
Emile Millar, Sylvie Lewis, The Weepies at Tangier
A For Attack, Pink Grenade, The Hit Machine at The Silverlake Lounge
Drive By Truckers at Amoeba Music
Quinto Sol, Negus Negast, Also, Story of M at Temple Bar
Torque at Harvelle’s
Conotation, Kaura, The Holy Hydraulics, Comprehend at 14 Below
Soviettes, The Methadones, The Lipstick Pickups, Drinkers Purgatory at The Knitting Factory
Mia Doi Todd, Duane Jarvis at Spaceland
Wednesday, April 6
Club London Calling at Bigfoot Lodge
Fielding, Rocco Deluca, Augustana, The Unbusted at The King King
Ill Again, Futureshock, Joaquin Flores at Temple Bar
Bleeding Harp at Harvelle’s
The Quitters, The Cave Sluts, David Spalione at 14 Below
Trick Daddy at The House of Bluesl
Shivaree, Clem Snide, Marbles at The El Rey
