by Brad RobertsNow this is more like it. Good shows every night this second week into 2017. Residencies, benefits and the three day Frequency Festival 6.0 at The Smell on the weekend.
Most prominent is the topical and timely benefit called Love Trumps Hate, which is a benefit for ACLU & Planned Parenthood, both of which are dangerously imperilled by the incoming oligarchy...er, administration. With the stellar line up of local superstars Silversun Pickups, playing a full-band acoustic set, Yacht, Nick Waterhouse and James Supercave, this event takes place at Bootleg Bar on Saturday and sold out quickly.
Another local band that has hit the stratosphere is Lord Huron. From dates at The Echo and Origami Vinyl is 2010 I watched them quickly exploded into a band that now can command 5 sold out shows at Teragram Ballroom. They play Wednesday through Sunday and I broke down and bought a ticket for Sunday when they announced this final night after the previously announced four nights had sold out.
Another band that experienced rapid growth, Deafheaven, also began around 2010 and now play two sold out two nights at Echoplex on Thursday and Friday.
A benefit for the Oakland fire victims called L.A. Loves Oakland featuring The Album Leaf, FROTH and Golden Daze is at The Hi Hat on Wednesday, the same day as a terrific bill for "Desert Nights" with Avid Dancer and Rachel Goodrich at The Standard.
Monday, January 9
Recommended:
Warbly Jets, C.G. Roxanne and the Nightmares, Calvin Love @ The Satellite
Also playing:
The Molochs, The Vivids. The Pencils, Healing Gems @ The Echo
Stitched Up Heart, Letters From The Fire, Varna, Wild Eyes @ Echoplex
"School Night!" w/ The Technicolors, Daye Jack, Boy Boy, Chloe Campbell @ Bardot
The Absurd, Veronica Silberman, Radner, Calico @ Silver Lake Lounge
Canto, Small Caves, James Allen Spirit, Soft Lions @ The Hi Hat
Albert and His Dreamboats, Fell Runner, Eli & Itches @ Bootleg Bar
Ilegal Mescal Music Series w/ Acestate, Swerve @ Harvard & Stone
Tuesday, January 10
Recommended:
Anna Ash Record Release Show, Andrew S. James, The Sweet Hurt @ Bootleg Bar
Also playing:
Jason Heath & The Greedy Souls @ The Satellite
Spencer Ludwig @ The Echo
KCSN presents LP, Bryan Sutton Band @ Hotel Café
Christina Castle @ Hotel Café Second Stage
Wilderado, Jane, Zach Porter @ Resident
Dream Phases, Mothdrops, Bottom Dollars @ Harvard & Stone
Wednesday, January 11
Recommended:
Lord Huron, LA Takedown @ Teragram Ballroom
L.A. Loves Oakland w/ The Album Leaf, FROTH, Golden Daze @ The Hi Hat
"Desert Nights" w/ Avid Dancer, Rachel Goodrich @ The Standard
Also playing:
Teenage Wrist, Tennis System, Cologne @ Resident
Ray Little, Aja Volkman, GROZ @ The Echo
Sam Morrow @ The Love Song
John Paul White, The Kernal @ The Troubadour
JD Eisher & Matt Brown, David Luning @ Hotel Café Second Stage
Flavia, Kosha Dillz, Glen Parks, Ehiorobo @ Bootleg Bar
Professor Colombo, Creatures Choir @ Harvard & Stone
Slow Caves, Former Faces, The Night Thief, Lunar Gateway @ Silver Lake Lounge
Thursday, January 12
Recommended:
Pearl Charles, Big Search, GospelbeacH, Golden Daze @ The Echo
Deafheaven, HEALTH, Wife, Chasms @ Echoplex
Also playing:
Nakomis, Kismit, Joanna Teters, Animal Years @ Hotel Café
Scavenger Hunt, Saro, The Midnight @ Resident
Lord Huron, Alex Cameron @ Teragram Ballroom
Country Lips, Moonsville, Elijah Queen @ The Hi Hat
Eric McCentee, Naomi Greene, Jacaranda, Nicole Eva Embry @ Bootleg Bar
Tolliver, The Red Lauge, Soft Faces @ The Smell
Friday, January 13
Recommended:
The Great Sadness, PeaceLoveUnderstanding, PS, Ghost Lit Kingdom, Luis, Bird & The War @ Silver Lake Lounge
Frequency Fest V. 6.0 Day 1: Little Combat, DBOYD, Petriform, crashfaster, Blood Code, Paladin Shield, omniboi @ The Smell
Also playing:
Remembering Elvis w/ The Blank Tapes, Veronica Banqui, Tracy Bryant @ The Satellite
The Regrettes Album Release Party, Dog Party, Starcraawler @ The Echo (6:30 PM)
Deafheaven, HEALTH, Skeletal Remains @ Echoplex
The White Buffalo, The Deltaz @ The Troubadour
Alex Bloom, Luke Wade, Taylor John Williams & The Crooked Hand @ Hotel Café
Eva Cassel, Slings and Arrows, Jesse Macht @ Hotel Café Second Stage
Lord Huron, Billy Changer @ Teragram Ballroom
Tickle Torture, Danke, Gigi Gash, Callie @ Bootleg Bar
Surf Curse Record Release Show, Palm Reader, BOYO @ El Rey
Joyce Manor, A.J.J., Toys That Kill @ The Regent Theatre
Saturday, January 14
Recommended:
Love Trumps Hate: Benefit for ACLU & Planned Parenthood w/ Silversun Pickups, Yacht, Nick Waterhouse, James Supercave @ Bootleg Bar
Also playing:
Violent Reaction, Arms Race, Forced Order, Discrepancy, Glory @ The Echo
The California Honeydrops @ The Troubadour
Bones Muhroni Record Release Show, Johanna Chase, Alyeska @ The Hi Hat
Lord Huron, Alex Cameron @ Teragram Ballroom
Old Blood, Spencer Robinson @ Silver Lake LoungeSkyler Day, Coffee House Arena Rock II @ Hotel Café
D.T. Robbins, Garrison Starr, Robbery Inc, The YeahTones @ Hotel Café Second Stage
Falling In Reverse, Motionless In White, Issues @ The Wiltern
Joyce Manor, A.J.J., Toys That Kill @ The Regent Theatre
Frequency Fest V. 6.0 Day 2: Bleeds, Together We Are Robots, clover & sealife, Wizwars, Glomag, Electric Children, Bansheebeat @ The Smell
Sunday, January 15
Recommended:
Lord Huron @ Teragram Ballroom
Also playing:
Part Time Punks w/ David Bowie Nite @ The Echo
Jazz Night w/ Kathleen Grace/Darek Oles Duo, Ted Byrnes, Inga @ Bootleg Bar
Jack Tempchin @ Hotel Café Second Stage
Frequency Fest V. 6.0 Day 3: datacats, Corset Lore, Graz, Curious Quail, skybox, Slime Girls @ The Smell