Nu Rave Brain Wave

Yo, sorry I’ve been completely neglecting my this ol’ blog, but I moved a few days ago and I’ve apparently stopped taking days off work so now when I get home all I want to do is eat a bowl of pasta and pass out, but I’m back to give the Angelenos a few music picks for tonight.

Firstly, Spindrift and Magic Mirror at The Echo is always a worthy choice, and the band Nurses from Portland is in town and supporting and they’ve got a bit of that mystical, Edward Sharpe-y, mountain dwelling, bearded, lots of funky instruments thing going on. And we all know that can be astoundingly boring or really cool, luckily they’re the latter.

And then there’s this rad lineup at Spaceland, seriously, all of these bands are winners. The younger, fresher, yet to be drug-addled faces of LA’s psychedelic rock scene. I kind of saw Spirit Vine by accident last summer, enjoyed the show a lot and I’ve been meaning to see them again ever since. I’m sure they’ve only gotten more awesome in the last 10 months, so I’m expecting a killer show tonight. Plus Hocus Pocus aka Special K and Flying J aka Dios?! and My Pet Saddle? Can’t go wrong….see you there.

So we’ll all be coming down from the live music bender that is SXSW at this point but let’s keep it going and kick off the spring fun with some CTKME-approved bands. Remember, life only gets better and better starting in March (and then crashes and burns in October) so GET READY!!!!!

Little Radio always puts on one of the best SXSW parties, and this year is no exception. In fact, it might even be my favorite one yet. Check it:

WEDS MARCH 17
05:20P-06:00P TBA
04:50P-05:20P The Growlers
04:20P-05:00P The Entrance Band
03:50P-04:20P The Happy Hollows
03:20P-04:00P Miles Kurosky (Beulah)
02:50P-03:20P Popwreck
02:20P-03:00P The Henry Clay People
01:50P-02:20P Findlay Brown
01:20P-02:00P Red Cortez
12:00P-01:20P Tenlons Fort + guests

THUR MARCH 18
05:20P-06:00P TBA
04:50P-05:20P Chief
04:20P-05:00P Jason Collett (Broken Social Scene)
03:50P-04:20P Those Darlins
03:20P-04:00P Sarah Jaffe
02:50P-03:20P Soko
02:20P-03:00P Shadow Shadow Shade (formerly The Afternoons)
01:50P-02:20P Matt Ellis
01:20P-02:00P Andy Clockwise
12:00P-01:20P Tenlons Fort + The Eastern Sea

FRI MARCH19
05:20P-06:00P TBA
04:50P-05:20P The Upside Down
04:20P-05:00P Spindrift
03:50P-04:20P Jason Simon (Dead Meadow)
03:20P-04:00P Warpaint
02:50P-03:20P Serena Maneesh
02:20P-03:00P Darker My Love
01:50P-02:20P Restavrant
01:20P-02:00P Dead Confederate
12:00P-01:20P Tenlons Fort + Manhattan Murder Mystery

It’ll be held at the Red Eyed Fly once again, free bloody marys and free beer, no wristband or badge required.

Two of my favorite LA bands. Do it. go.

7.31. Big Sur. Henry Miller Library with Dead Meadow, Sleepy Sun, and more…
8.01. San Luis Obispo. Downtown Brew with Dead Meadow
8.02. Fresno. Audie’s Olympic with Jason Simon
8.04. Long Beach. The Prospector with Jason Simon
8.06. Los Angeles. Spaceland with Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound and Magic Mirror
8.07. San Francisco. Great American Music Hall with Gris Gris

3PM Weird Owl
4PM Radio Moscow
5PM Night Horse
6PM Imaad Wasif
7PM Farflung
8PM Ancestors
9PM Spindrift

DJ Sets by Keith Morris (Circle Jerks), NC STEELE, Short Shorts, & More.

@ Nomad Art Compound
1993 Blake Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90039 (Echo Park)
2pm. All Ages

Beer + BBQ!

SEPT 01 The Vogue Indianapolis, IN
SEPT 03 Beaumont Kansas City, MO
SEPT 04 Pop’s St. Louis
SEPT 05 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK
SEPT 07 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
SEPT 08 Granada Theatre Dallas, TX
SEPT 09 Emo’s Austin, TX
SEPT 11 Sunshine Theatre Albuquerque, NM
SEPT 12 Belly Up Aspen, CO
SEPT 13 Monolith Festival Red Rocks @ Morrison, CO

Tickets on sale tomorrow at noon.

Seriously AWESOME lineup. If you live near any of these places, please go.

Mar 3 2009 8:00P
Dante’s with Spindrift Portland, Oregon

Mar 6 2009 8:00P
Lucky Bar with Spindrift Victoria, British Columbia

Mar 7 2009 8:00P
The Sweatshop with Spindrift Vancouver, British Columbia

Mar 8 2009 10:00P
King Cobra with Spindrift Seattle, Washington

Mar 10 2009 8:00P
Bottom of the Hill with Spindrift San Fransisco, California

Mar 11 2009 8:00P
The Redwood with Spindrift Los Angeles, California

Mar 13 2009 10:00P
Hotel Congress Tuscon, Arizona

Mar 15 2009 5:00P
The Black Angels Psychfest 2009 Austin, Texas

Mar 16 2009 8:00P
The Lounge on Elm Street Dallas, Texas

Mar 17 2009 8:00P
Elysium w/ Ringo Deathstar Austin, Texas

Mar 18 2009 10:00P
SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 19 2009 8:00P
SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 20 2009 8:00P
SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 21 2009 8:00P
SXSW Austin, Texas
[locations TBA, i assume?]

Mar 23 2009 8:00P
Urban Lounge with Shaky hands Salt Lake City, Utah

www.myspace.com/theupsidedown
DOWNLOAD: “Silver Wind” by The Upsidedown

…are going on tour again!

Starting with a show in their spiritual hometown of Pioneertown at, you guessed it, Pappy & Harriet’s. Bring a jacket. It gets cold up there.

The dates:
2.07.09 Pioneertown CA, Pappy And Harriet’s
3.02.09 Fresno, Audie’s Olympic
3.04.09 Portland, Dante’s with The Upsidedown
3.14.09 Flagstaff, Hotel Monte Vista
3.18.09 Ft. Worth, The Chatroom
3.25.09 Greensboro, NC, The Tremont
3.26.09 DC, The Velvet Lounge
4.03.09 Chicago, Cobra Lounge

Are YOU ready to take a ride through the niiiiiiiight?