Tonight LA will face a glut of shows. We've got the GuerilLA Fest, which is essentially a renegade traveling circus of sorts. Six bands, including LAist favorites the Happy Hollows (LAist Review), will form a caravan, traveling around the city and playing succinct sets at six different public locales. New Orleans-by-way-of-Chicago Telefon Tel Aviv will be demonstrating their electronic mastery at the Avalon with Detroit-based, dance floor-oriented singer-songwriter Matthew Dear. If you're into archetypal metal, or Guitar Hero for that matter, then Austin-based the Sword will be performing at the Henry Fonda Music Box. Tonight will also mark the final show of Richmond-based Denali's reunion tour. The girl-fronted indie rock act will be performing—original lineup and all—at the Echoplex. It will surely be a night to remember! And, lastly, Kentucky's own troubadours These United States will grace the rather schlocky Cocaine at Live Jazz. But, all in all, the Barack Obama benefit show at the Smell seems to be most promising. LA locals the Mae Shi (LAist Interview) will be rocking out for the cause, along with Bad Dudes and a slew of other experimental rock bands.
Tonight In Rock: The Sword, Denali, Telefon Tel Aviv, The Mae Shi
Minimalist Postpunk Band, Antelope, to play The Smell tonight
Mi Ami (ex-members of Black Eyes from SF) and Bipolar Bear. Since we love classical minimalism, we thought to ask the band a few questions before tonight's show:
Tonight in Rock in LA - The Pogues, Dethklok, West Indian Girl, ...Trail of Dead
Dethklok - "Bloodrocuted"
Fuck Yeah Fest Day Two 08/26/07
Fuck Yeah Fest has officially ended and it was Fuck Yeah-tastic. I was on my feet for nearly seven hours, regularly traversing Sunset Blvd to see ten bands perform on Sunday. Between eight rolls of film and hundreds of digital pictures, this is day two through my lens....
Tonight in Rock in LA - Stevie Wonder, Gogol Bordello
Gogol Bordello - "Ultimate" Stevie Wonder @ Santa Barbara Bowl Crowded House, Pete Yorn @ The Greek Gogol Bordello @ Henry Fonda No Age @ Amoeba Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds @ House of Blues The Watson Twins, King Straggler, Everest @ Spaceland Sally Kellerman, John Clinebell, Mimi @ Genghis Cohen The Mormons, Bad Dudes, The Frescas, The Janitors @ Mr. T's Bowl Lo Mass Republic, The Felice Brothers, Dan Mangan @ Viper Room I See...
Tonight in Rock in LA - Fuck Yeah, Macy Gray, UB40
The Blood Arm - "Suspicious Character" Fuck Yeah Fest: Deerhunter, Foreign Born, The Nice Boys, Indian Jewelry, Midnight Movies, The Blood Arm, Great Northern, Darker My Love, Bad Dudes, others @ The Echo Macy Gray @ Hollywood Bowl UB40, The English Beat, Elan @ The Greek The Brand New Heavies @ House of Blues The Real McKenzies, Crosstops, Dynamite 8 @ The El Rey Strunz & Farah @ Catalina Bar & Grill House of...
Tonight in Rock in LA - Buzzcocks, Plimsouls, Aquabats
Abe Vigoda, Screamin' Cyn Cyn & the Pons, Gay Beast, Bad Dudes @ The Smell
Tonight in Rock in LA - Aztlan Underground, Bad Dudes
Riders in the Sky @ Hollywood Bowl
Tonight in Rock in LA - Ice Cube, Art Brut, Smoosh, Pitbull, Eek-A-Mouse, Mick Kelleher
Ice Cube @ House of Blues Art Brut (above) @ The Troubadour Smoosh @ Knitting Factory Rita Coolidge @ Torrance Cultural Arts Center Pitbull, Tego Calderon, Ying Yang Twins, Ilegales @ Honda Center Eek-A-Mouse @ Vault 350 The Barbarellatones @ Boardners The Makers @ Spaceland Colin Hay @ Largo Joshua Radin @ El Rey Lady Sinatra, Warner Drive, Itis @ Viper Room Atomic Punks, SWAA, Myridian @ Paladino's Tennis Club, The Front, Killsonic, The...
Tonight in Rock in LA - Josh Ritter, The Submarines, Rickie Lee Jones, Macromantics
State Radio, The New Amsterdams, Street to Nowhere @ The Troubadour
Tonight in Rock in LA - Airbourne Toxic Event, Division Day, Sarah Silverman, Eastern Conference Champions
Eastern Conference Champions "To The Wind" The Airbourne Toxic Event, The Sharp Ease, Dead Ponies @ Viper Room Division Day, Bedroom Walls, Tigers Can Bite You @ Spaceland Ralph Stanley @ El Rey Sarah Silverman @ Largo Metal Skool, Prima Donna, Mardo, The Sugi Tap @ Key Club Eastern Conference Champions, Blvd., Meho Plaza @ Silverlake Lounge Will Haven, Eightfourseven, Death Valley High, Red Host @ The Troubadour The Binges, The Ringers, Andy Dick...
Tonight in Rock in LA - Buffalo Roam, Luke Paquin, Three Days Grace, Zs, Crazy Anglos
Luke Paquin, Buffalo Roam (above) @ Tangier Wintergreen @ Spaceland Three Days Grace, Flyleaf, Red @ House of Blues Tim Saxton @ Roxy The Appearance @ Key Club Zs, Open City, Bad Dudes @ The Smell Leaha Boshen, The Dubber, Gabe Sokoloff @ Temple Bar Drag the River, Tim Barry, Jr. Juggernaut @ The Scene Ambrose, Kevin Max, Rob Giles, Denosh @ Viper Room Hillstomp, Warren Charles, Population Game @ The Mint In Waves,...
Tonight in Rock in LA
Fuck Yeah Fest at the Jenson Rec Center, 1161 Logan St., Echo Park, CA, (323) 413-8200. Circle Jerks, The Bronx, 400 Blows, Future Pigeon, Burning Brides, Nudity, the Willowz, Blood Meridian, Black Fag, Horses, Horse the Band, Gayrilla Biscuits, Issiea Saggua, Bad Dudes, The Po Po’s, Sex Eyes, Modwheelmood, Gosling. $20, all ages. Agent Orange @ Safari Sam's Earth, Wind, and Fire @ Verizon Supersuckers @ Viper Room Colin Hay @ Largo Tim McGraw...
Happenstance
At Dutton's Beverly Hills, Bill Kurtis will be signing his new book, The Death Penalty on Trial, at 7 PM. There will also be a roundtable discussion with Kurtis and members of the Death Penalty Focus Group.

