Los Angeles, I'm Yours

Here are the L.A. shows I'm looking forward to (but will never be able to attend all) in the summer and fall. Until Orange County expands past The Detroit Bar (I'm not 21 yet), Plush Lab (the kind of bands I like play only occasionally), OCCCA (not good for when I want to see big-name acts) and Sol Art (not good when I want to hear something loud and danceable), I'm sticking to L.A. for live music.

JUNE

21 - Marissa Nadler (Fingerprints Record Shop)
27 - Arthur Magazine Benefit Party
29 - Feist (Wiltern)*
30 - Battles (Troubadour)

JULY

7 - The Decemberists, Band of Horses, Andrew Bird (Hollywood Bowl)*
10 - Klaxons (El Rey)^%
13 - Os Mutantes (El Rey)*
16 - Vampire Weekend (Troubadour)* - Tickets are sold only at the door, $5
18 - The Polyphonic Spree (El Rey)
20 - Sonic Youth (Greek Theater)
20 - The Bird and The Bee (El Rey)
21 - Daft Punk, Kavinsky, Sebastian (L.A. Sports Arena)* - SOLD OUT
25 - The Rapture (Mayan Theater)^%
26 - The Rapture (Mayan Theater)^%
26 - Sea Wolf (UCLA Hammer Museum)*
31 - Peter Bjorn & John (Henry Fonda)*

AUGUST

11 - Tiesto (L.A. Sports Arena)
18 - Blonde Redhead (Sunset Junction)
19 - Blonde Redhead (Glass House)*
25 - Au Revoir Simone (Troubadour)
28 - Gogol Bordello (Henry Fonda)*
29 - Wilco (Greek Theater)

SEPTEMBER

9 - Paul Oakenfold, Underworld (Hollywood Bowl)
13 - Wolf Parade (El Rey)
14 - Cinematic Orchestra (El Rey)*
18 - Animal Collective (Henry Fonda)*
19 - New Pornographers (Henry Fonda)
20 - New Pornographers (Henry Fonda)
22 - Simian Mobile Disco (Echo)*
29 - Bright Eyes (Hollywood Bowl)*

OCTOBER

13 - Devendra Banhart (Orpheum)*
17 - The Black Lips (Glass House)
28 - Final Fantasy (Troubadour)* - Possible Beirut appearance?

* - Extra enthusiasm
% - Call them what you will, but the New Rave/dance-rock fads are good for dancing if nothing else