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Tonight In Rock: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Datarock, War Tapes, Telepathe
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Nite Jewel will be playing tonight at the Smell | Photo via Nite Jewel's Myspace
Our Pick: Telepathe, Abe Vigoda, Nite Jewel, Blue Jungle @ The Smell
Tonight Brooklyn-based soul/funk group Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings will be performing at the Hollywood Bowl for the Playboy Jazz Festival. Norwegian electro-pop act Datarock are poised to headline the Key Club in Hollywood. And, lastly, local rockers War Tapes will be gracing the streets of Long Beach (Long Beach Blvd. & Broadway, to be exact) with Deep Sea Diver (LAist Review) among many other talented locals for 2009's Tour Des Artistes. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Smell in Downtown to catch synth-infused pop act Telepathe. LAist favorites Nite Jewel and Abe Vigoda slated to kick things off.
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You can find these listings as well as the rest of the week's in our weekly Week In Rock post, which goes up every Sunday.
Nite Jewel - "What Did He Say"
Datarock, Casxio, Jeff Cahill @ Key Club $15
Telepathe, Abe Vigoda, Nite Jewel, Blue Jungle @ The Smell
Playboy Jazz Festival w/ the Neville Brothers, Jon Faddis, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings @ Hollywood Bowl
Tour Des Artistes 2009 w/ War Tapes, Deep Sea Diver, Blank Blue, Tijuana Panthers, Summer Darling, Eugene & the 1914, Parade of Lights, Thinking Aloud @ Long Beach Blvd. & Broadway
Love at the Park Festival w/ PROTECTME, Blue Jungle, A.M., Catholic Combs, Mister Loveless, Gossip Tree, Dirt Dress, De Hombres, the Pocket Rockets @ Hollenback Park (St. Louis & 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90063)
The Soft Pack @ Lot 613 (613 Imperial St., Los Angeles; RSVP-Only)
Pwrfl Power, Naked Hearts, Cap Lori @ Origami Vinyl
The Felice Brothers, Willy Mason @ Troubadour $15
The Kris Special, Chuck Dukowski Sextet, Walk, Keith Morris (DJ Set) @ Echo Curio
Wendy and Lisa @ Largo at the Coronet
Brandon Rogers' record release w/ Ashleigh Haney, Melineh Kurdian, David Baron, Sara Haze @ The Hotel Café
JD Souther, Jill Sobule @ El Rey Theatre $26
Halloween Jack featuring Gilby Clarke, Eric Dover, Daniel Shulman and Muck featuring The Sweet Kill @ Spaceland $10
Smog Sessions w/ Joe Nice, XI, Juakali, The Spit Brothers, DLX, Kemst @ Echoplex
Funky Sole @ The Echo
Bolero, Pink Snowflakes @ The Prospector
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