by Brad RobertsAs we get through the third week of the shit storm that is known as the Trump presidency, we encounter Valentine's Day on Tuesday, so let's go out and see some music. There are some great shows associated with this peculiar holiday, many with a decidedly dark tone, no doubt a result of the strange climate we find ourselves in.
The biggest of these shows is "A Night of Sad Songs & Love Songs" hosted by Cuz'n Roy at Echoplex and featuring some of the best and brightest in the local scene including Avid Dancer, Banta, Donna Bummer and the Histrionics, Emerson Star, Gregg Garvey, Joel Jerome, Lauren Ruth Ward, Maxim Ludwig, Miya Folick, Ryan Fuller, Samira Winter, and so many more you'll need to refer to the Tuesday entry for a complete list of artists.
There's also Panache's Valentine's Day "Village of Love" Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles Benefit Concert with Ty Segall as the headliner at Teragram Ballroom,The Green Heart Valentine Social to Benefit Global Green with Criminal Hygiene at Bootleg Bar, or there's the anti-social Valentine's Sux! Dance Party at Silver Lake Lounge. Something for everyone from committed couples to defiant singles.
Monday, February 13
Recommended:
Ages and Ages are having a show tonight at The Hi Hat and they're bringing Haunted Suummer with them, even though John Seasons was in an auto accident last week, trooper that he is, I think he intends to get back up on stage already.
Also playing:
The Palms, The Young Wild, Thumpasaurus, Fox Trails @ The Satellite
MIND MELD, The Birth Defects, Flying Hair, Jesus Sons @ The Ech
Noche De Corazone w/ LaChamba, The Red Pears, The Altons, The Steady 45's @ Echoplex
"School Night!" w/ Madame Gandhi, Sid Sriram, Haux @ Bardot
Ride The Wave, Spirit Mother, New American, Madus, KLVR GRL @ Silver Lake Lounge
Ages and Ages, Haunted Summer @ The Hi Hat
Buke and Gase, Fell Runner, The Alexander Noice Sextet @ Bootleg Bar
1 AMRVKA, Molly Jate Kestner @ Hotel Café
Monday Monday w/ Hannah Connolly, Mike Vitale, Jaden Larue, Andrew Belle, Ari Herstand, JP Saxe, Jade Hendrix, Tyler Barabas, Billy Galewood, Gabe Lehner @ Hotel Café Second Stage
A Night for Oakland w/ Alina Bea, Ben Grey & Austin Hayman of Dear Boy, Drum & Lace, Greg Alsop, Ian Hultquist, Steady Holiday, Xander Singh, Daedalus @ Resident
Tuesday, February 14
Recommended:
Valentine's Day
Tonight I'm going to "A Night of Sad Songs & Love Songs" with a huge collection of major talent. Avid Dancer, Banta, Brass Box, Cellars, Donna Bummer and the Histrionics, Draemings, Emerson Star, GospelbeacH, Gregg Garvey, Iconique, Joel Jerome, KaeL Baxley, Lauren Ruth Ward, Maxim Ludwig, Miya Folick, NK Riot, Ryan Fuller, Sam Morrow, Samira Winter, Saro, SWIMM, Trans Van Santos, Travis Labre and Wyatt Blair rotate rapidly on and off the Echoplex stage.
Apart from the other Valentine's Day shows, there's also The Frights at El Rey and Cold Cave at The Regent Theatre.
Also playing:
Reggie Watts & Karen, Kera and The Lesbians @ The Satellite
"A Night of Sad Songs & Love Songs" w/ Avid Dancer, Banta, Brass Box, Cellars, Donna Bummer and the Histrionics, Draemings, Emerson Star, GospelbeacH, Gregg Garvey, Iconique, Joel Jerome, KaeL Baxley, Lauren Ruth Ward, Maxim Ludwig, Miya Folick, NK Riot, Ryan Fuller, Sam Morrow, Samira Winter, Saro, SWIMM, Trans Van Santos, Travis Labrel, Wyatt Blair @ Echoplex
Legendary Shack Shakers, The Brains, The Delta Bombers @ The Echo
Cold Cave, Black Marble, Drab Majesty @ The Regent Theatre
Spain @ The Love Song
David Duchovny, Keaton Simons, The Walcotts @ The Roxy
Harouka Rose, Jamie Drake, Kathleen Grace, Carly Escoto @ Hotel Café Second Stage
I See Hawks In L.A., Sarah Kramer, Harrison Whitfield @ The Hi Hat
Panache's Valentine's Day "Village of Love" Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles Benefit Concert w/ Ty Segall, Kevin Morby, King Tuff, Mikal Cronin, Jennifer and Jesse Calvin, Entrance, Tim Rutili, The Cairo Gang, Shana Cleveland, Shannon Lay, Dinner, Gal Pals, Warm Drag, Rodrigo Amarante @ Teragram Ballroom
An Evening with Brandy Clark, Greg Holden @ The Troubadour
Green Heart Valentine Social to Benefit Global Green w/ Criminal Hygiene, Kino Kimino, Daydream @ Bootleg Bar
Valentine's Sux Dance Party @ Silver Lake Lounge
The Frights, The Buttertones @ El Rey
Wednesday, February 15
Recommended:
Cody Hudock has been a friend for a long time, but I never fail to marvel at what a great band he has every time I see them play. Tonight he's on a bill with The Punkwnecks and Petra Jarrar at the Silver Lake Lounge.
Also playing:
Milemarker, Big Jesus, Ever So Android @ The Echo
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Electric Citizen, White Hills @ The Regent Theatre
"Desert Nights" w/ Pendleton Sisters, Mara Connor @ The Standard
Night Lights, Bogart, Former Faces @ Resident
Lisa Hannigan, Heather Woods Broderick @ Teragram Ballroom
Irene Diaz, Cesar Saez, El Haru Kuroi @ The Hi Hat
Tim & Chitty of Medicine For The People, Patrick Lehman, Rosie Tucker @ Hotel Café Second Stage
Collapsing Scenery, Sloppy Jane, Crush, Shannon Lay @ Bootleg Bar
White Lies, VOWWS @ El Rey
The Punknecks, Petra Jarrar, Cody Hudock, Cole Withers @ Silver Lake Lounge
Thursday, February 16
Recommended:
Nice show at The Satellite with Paper Bird, Laura Burhenn of The Mynabirds and Bones Muhroni.
Also playing:
Paper Bird, Laura Burhenn of The Mynabirds, Bones Muhroni @ The Satellite
Slim Cesna's Auto Club Party, Amigo the Devil, Gabriel Hart and the Fourth Wall @ The Echo
Ninet Tayeb Album Release Party, Robbery Inc. @ Echoplex
The Americans, Thorcraft Cobre, Fellow Fellow, Boys School @ Hotel Café
Parsonfield, Mike Barone, Sam James & Eric Paquette, Trevor Menear @ Hotel Café Second Stage
Steve 'n' Seagulls @ Resident
Cherry Glazerr, Slow Hollows, Jerry Paper @ Teragram Ballroom
Kevin Garrett, Arizona @ The Troubadour
Stotsu, Jack Pharoah, Tadeh the Terrible, Joey, Craig Tiger Smith, Six Foot Pigeons @ The Hi Hat
Crocodiles, AJ Davila @ Bootleg Bar
Friday, February 17
Recommended:
Performing some of his great alt-country, Southwestern American Indie, Omar Velasco contributes to a strong bill at Bootleg Bar, with Jonny Fritz and Mapache.
Also playing:
Chad Valley, Computer Magic, Brett @ The Echo
The Coathangers, Zig Zags @ Resident
Vivian Cook @ Hotel Café
Sonya Rome Record Release Shoe, Emergency Tiara, Jefferson Hamer, The Oopsadaisies, Toma @ Hotel Café Second Stage
Surfer Blood, Melissa Brooks & The Aqua Dolls, Prism Tats @ Teragram Ballroom
Strawberry Girls CD Release, The Body Rampant, So Much Light @ The Hi Hat
Jonny Fritz, Omar Velasco, Mapache @ Bootleg Bar
David Lindley @ McCabe's
Saturday, February 18
Recommended:
Head out to The Hi Hat for So Many Wizards, Avi Buffalo and Litronix, or catch what Kan Wakan has been up to lately, with Moon Honey at Bootleg Bar,.
Also playing:
He Whose Ox Is Gored, Dust Moth, QunQ @ The Echo
The Infamous Stringdusters, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades @ The Troubadour
WALLA, Little Empire, Neonhearts @ El Cid
So Many Wizards, Avi Buffalo, Litronix @ The Hi Hat
Luna, Brittany Phillips, D.A. Stern @ Teragram Ballroom
North By North, The Hellflowers, Whispers In Reverse, Shiver @ Silver Lake Lounge
Sara Niemietz & W G Snuffy Walden, Sarah Mann, Oh He Dead, Rebecca Peters @ Hotel Café
The Cordovas, Lou Pine, Lost Kingom & Lexie Rose, Peter Mulvey & Heather Maloney @ Hotel Café Second Stage
Kan Wakan, Moon Honey @ Bootleg Bar
Keif Season, Plumber, Hot Brothers, Sabrina Is Not In This Chat @ The Smell
Sunday, February 19
Recommended:
Pretty quiet night though there's Palmistry, Karman and Saro early at The Echo.
Also playing:
Palmistry, Karman, Saro @ The Echo
Part Time Punks w/ Smith/Morrissey Nite @ The Echo
Jazz Night w/ Brian Walsh, Forcefield, Battery, Paul Bryan Quartet @ Bootleg Bar
David Lindley @ McCabe's