by Brad RobertsThe 17th edition of the International Pop Overthrow took off last Friday in Los Angeles and it continues through this coming Sunday. Set at various locations throughout the city, at least five bands perform at each site, mostly coming from the Southern California landscape, and covering many genres from indie to punk to garage, etc. "The purpose of International Pop Overthrow is two-fold: one aim is to give every worthy band who’d like to play their music in a festival atmosphere the chance to do so, and the other is to bring pop music the attention it so richly deserves" is the stated goal, and the fact it is so heavily populated with unknown and brand new bands is a testament to their commitment. Venues involved include Skinny's Lounge in North Hollywood, West L.A.'s Fais Do Do and El Cid in Silver Lake.
In other shows around town this week, catch The Sixth Son on Thursday in Hollywood at Boardner's with a band from Iceland called Árstíðir, Haunted Summer will also be in Hollywood at Harvard & Stone that same night, Geronimo Getty are beginning a Saturday night residency at The Escondite (Hideout), and there a Launch Party for an app about which co-founder Josiah Mazzaschi says "I always wished there was an app that could help me create band flyers for upcoming shows" and...presto: Bandflyr was born. Come celebrate on Sunday night with Modern Time Machines, Livingmore and Light FM at El Cid.
Monday, July 27
- Sonny Boy Thorn, Social Studies, Mosquito, Jeramiah Red @ The Satellite
- Beach Party, Cigarette Bums, Black Prism @ The Echo
- International Pop Overthrow w/ Robbie Gennet, The Living Dolls, Norman Kelsey, Adam Marsland, The Armoires @ Skinny's Lounge
- "School Night!" w/ Babes, Machineheart, Royal Tongues, 1st Vows @ Bardot
- Sleep State, Foreign Language, Genre, My Double My Brother, Burning Jet Black @ Silver Lake Lounge
- Steve Moakler, Justin Hulsey, Tysson, Harris Trucks @ Hotel Cafe
- Repeater, Tinfang, House Of Affection @ Harvard & Stone
- The Kills, Baby In Vain @ El Rey- Paul Bergmann, Runson Willis, Turnbull Green, Caspar Sonnet @ Pehrspace
DECISION:
International Pop Overthrow starts off the week at Skinny's Lounge with local balladeer Robbie Gennet, alternative rock of The Living Dolls, 'mystic disco' from Ohio by Norman Kelsey, respected sessions musician and artist in his own right, Adam Marsland, and some chamber folk rock with The Armoires.
The final installment of the Beach Party July residency brings Cigarette Bums and Black Prism to The Echo and Paul Bergmann, Runson Willis, Turnbull Green, and Caspar Sonnet entertain at Pehrspace (flyer at right).
Tuesday, July 28
- The Dustbowl Revival @ Amoeba Music (6 PM)
- Chris Staples, Lemolo, Miya Folick @ The Satellite
- Escondito, Vug Arakis, La Lenguas @ The Echo
- International Pop Overthrow w/ Southern Sirens, The Trainwrecks, Ruby Free, Monogroove, Kristen McLaughlin, Sarah Siddiqui @ Molly Malone's
- Jim Adkins @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- Drug Cabin, Princess Frank, Nightjacket, Ghost Pavilion, Solar Sons @ 3 of Clubs
- Andrew Bird @ Largo at the Coronet
- Leah Capelle, Charles Ellsworth, Brett Fromson @ Hotel Cafe
- Good Old War, Flagship, Pete Hill @ The Roxy
- Pearl Charles EP Release Party @ Old Style Guitar Shop- Say Anything, Modern Baseball, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Hard Girls @ The Regent (6:30 PM)
- Rodrigo Amarante, Kevin Morby, Jenny O @ Teragram Ballroom
- Andy Yountae Kim @ Silver Lake Lounge
- Reggie Watts & Karen, StaG @ El Cid
DECISION:
Gorgeous alt-country from local folk artist Pearl Charles is available on the new Burger Records release today, and there is an EP Release Party for free in East Hollywood at the Old Style Guitar Shop.
Nice show at Teragram Ballroom downtown with Brazilian musician Rodrigo Amarante, who performs with a number of bands and as his own solo act, Kevin Morby, from the bands Woods and The Babies, and distinctive local folk singer Jenny O.
One of my very favorites, Andrew Bird is playing another sold out intimate show at Largo at the Coronet. One day I hope to score a ticket to one of these special shows.
Wednesday, July 29
- City City @ The Satellite
- Yumi Zouma, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, The Ruby Suns (DJ Set) @ The Echo
- Pop Noir @ The Regent
- "Desert Nights" w/ Celeigh Chapman, Tim Gray & Rachel Dean, Jordan Chini @ The Standard
- Wye Oak, Lake @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- The Sisterhood, Ashley Hamilton, Darlingside, Phoebe Bridgers, Gene Luis @ Hotel Cafe
- International Pop Overthrow w/ New Maximum Donkey, Sunken Ships, The Tearaways, The Withers, Morty Shallman, Math & Science @ El Cid
DECISION:
Coming from New Zealand, the band Yumi Zouma (at right), have brought with them the very versatile Ryan McPhun of The Ruby Suns to handle a DJ Set at The Echo. Jaakko Eino Kalevi is also on the bill.
International Pop Overthrow moves to El Cid for tonight's show and presents New Maximum Donkey, Sunken Ships, The Tearaways, The Withers, Morty Shallman, and Math & Science on this packed bill.
Thursday, July 30
- Magic Bronson, Funeral Party, Strangeheart, Deluka @ The Satellite
- Moses Sumney @ The Echo
- Red Bull Sound Select presents Baths, Wrestlers, OOFJ, Hosted by Wunder Wunder @ Echoplex
- International Pop Overthrow w/ Feronia, Spirit Kid, Chris Price, Linus of Hollywood, Brandon Schott, Alex Jules @ Molly Malone's
- Twilight Concert Series w/ JD McPherson, Sarah Gayle Meech @ Santa Monica Pier
- Jim & Sam, John Brazell, Aaron & Jane @ Hotel Cafe
- Hurry Up, Daydreams, Splitting @ Pehrspace
- Johnnyswim @ Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park
- The Sixth Son, Records Ad Nauseam, Árstíðir @ Boardner's
- Honky Tonk Hacienda w/ Miss Lonely Hearts, Susan Tunney @ El Cid
- Haunted Summer, Foxtails Brigade, Familiar Howlings @ Harvard & Stone
- Fire In The Hamptons, Via Echo, Ghost Lit Kingdom, Forebear, Sympathetic Frequencies @ The Troubadour
- Lydia Lunch Retrovirus w/ Wax Idols, Egrets On Ergot @ Teragram Ballroom
- Their Wedding, Telliwbirddd, Tosh, The Ambient Light @ Silver Lake Lounge
- Seasons, Kid Bloom, The Electric West @ Complex, Glendale
- Sacred Destinies, Kay Odyssey, Whales Whailing, Emily Lacy @ The Smell
DECISION:
Paring down from a huge selection I come up with these three.
Fresh from touring around Europe, The Sixth Son, plays his first Los Angeles show since getting back, and it's at the site of the old RFSL "Let's Independent!" series, Boardner's. Joined by Icelandic independent performers Árstíðir. Records Ad Nauseam present.
Haunted Summer are headlining a show at Harvard & Stone with San Francisco's Foxtails Brigade.
Out in Glendale at the Complex, Seasons, have a date with Kid Bloom and The Electric West.
Friday, July 31
- Brick + Mortar, Jamaican Queens@ The Satellite
- Porcelain Raft @ The Echo
- High On Fire, Pallbearer, Lucifer, Venomous Maximus @ Echoplex
- Rasputina, Daniel Knox @ The Troubadour
- International Pop Overthrow w/ The Condors, Cartoon, Evil Maria, The Piper Downs, Plasticsoul, The Bobbleheads @ Fais Do Do
- Black Waat3r, Jon DeRosa, Andy Davis, Arian Saleh, Jared Burton @ Hotel Cafe
- Caroline Aiken, Ike Stubblefield @ Levitt Pavilion
- Melt Banana, Torche, Hot Nerds @ The Roxy
- All Scene Eye presents Silver Rose, Kat Myers & The Buzzards, Jason Dowd, Cesar Sarz @ The Lexington
- Zongo Junction, Ethio Cali, Quita Penas @ El Cid
- TraPsPs, Bela Lugosi, Tongues, Raul @ The Smell
- The Americans, 10x, The Harmless Doves, @ Silver Lake Lounge
- Moulinex w/ Ben Browning, L.A. Girlfriend, Deep Chills, Maikol @ The Regent
- The Dustbowl Revival @ McCabe's (8 & 10 PM)
DECISION:
Fais Do Do takes a turn with the International Pop Overthrow and presents classic rock and roll stylings from The Condors (at right), Steppenwolf-like road rock with Cartoon, catchy indie-pop Evil Maria, L.A. via Richmond, Virginia band The Piper Downs, and more rock and pop from Plasticsoul and The Bobbleheads over on the west side.
Saturday, August 1
- The Crazy Squeeze, The Bloodhounds, The Paper Hearts @ Silver Lake Lounge (5 PM)
- Allah-Las, The Tyde, Drug Cabin @ Teragram Ballroom
- Feed Your Head presents Maurici Ribera Torres, Stephanie Croft @ Lot 1
- International Pop Overthrow w/ The Jeremy Band, The Mossies, Walter Clevenger & The Dairy Kings, Scarlet Crush, The Yorktown Lads, Popdudes @ Surf Dog's Sports Grill, Huntington Beach
- Geronimo Getty, Brian Whelan, Rod Melancon @ The Escondite (Hideout)
- Shelby Lynne, The Jayhawks @ Pershing Square
- Ernie Halter & Friends w/ Ryan Dilmore, Taylor Greenwood, Nina Storey, Trent Hancock, Sonia Rao, Elliott Ramin and more, Keaton Simons, Patrick Droney, Alicia G @ Hotel Cafe
- Huxlee EP Release Show, Muna, Buckaroo @ El Cid
- L.A. Takedown, Dylan Ryan/Sand, Health! @ Pehrspace
- Appendixes, Dunes @ The Smell
- Bobby Long @ McCabe's
- The Aggrolites, Zen Robbi, The Valleyheart Family Band, Full Melt @ Casa Escobar
DECISION:
Rising stars Allah-Las (at right), just keep getting bigger and their authentic sounding surf rock is a hook few can resist. Tonight they drop in at Teragram Ballroom for a big show with The Tyde, and another rising band, Drug Cabin.
Feed Your Head presents Maurici Ribera Torres, Stephanie Croft at Lot 1.
Longtime favorites Geronimo Getty, are playing a Saturday night residency on the east side of downtown L.A. at The Escondite (Hideout). Brian Whelan and Rod Melancon are on the first bill.
Sunday, August 2
- International Pop Overthrow w/ Suite 100, Marston, Fernando Perdomo, See How They Run, Kylie Hughes, Aaron, David & Charles @ Skinny's Lounge (1 PM)
- Grand Ole Echo w/ Charlie Overbey and The Broken Arrows, Wild Roses, Speedbuggy, Jeff Crosby @ The Echo
- Part Time Punks w/ Dirty Ghosts, Happy Diving, Never Young @ The Echo
- Thomas Joel Alexander, Corey Harper, Gregory Douglass @ Hotel Cafe
- Bandflyr Launch Party w/ Modern Time Machines, Livingmore, Light FM @ El Cid
- Big Sis, Dustin & The Explosions, Bunny The Girl, Alex Nevins @ The Smell
DECISION:
Bandflyr is the brainchild of Josiah Mazzaschi of Light FM and tackles the problem of where to get a flyer for your upcoming show. It's a neat idea and their celebrating with a Launch Party at El Cid tonight. Music will be provided by Modern Time Machines, Livingmore and, of course, Light FM.