The Tuesday Show Low Down (Or "It Really Shouldn't Matter But It Does...")

Even after having put on a few dozen shows here in town, I feel like I still don't have a real handle on what makes a good crowd on a given night... Sometimes you can walk into a place and just feel it in the air: People are excited and you know the band's going to feed off of it. Other times, it's a slim crowd but the performers just go for it anyway. Others still, showgoers are distracted and just talk the whole time, and the band gets glum.

Over the last week, I've seen shows where it seemed like a big party, where everyone utterly ignored the first few acts and then shut up completely for the last, and where it just felt like a large group of friends.

It's like this strange alchemical formula with ingredients made up of the performance, venue, weather, # of people, people's moods, the state of the nation, etcetera. And I'll be damned if I know what makes it all work out well in the end... Any thoughts?

Here's what the rest of this week is looking like:

Tuesday, October 28
- The Karabal Nightlife, I Make This Sound, Ema & the Ghosts, & The Shivers (DJ set by Radio Free Silver Lake) @ The Echo
- Jeff Lewis & The Jackals, Talkdemonic, & Homesick Elephant @ Spaceland
- The Kooks & The Whigs @ The Palladium
- Against Me! @ The Wiltern
- Tales of Banyan, Missincinatti, Weyou, & The Youngs @ Mr Ts Bowl
- Jack's Mannequin @ The Troubadour

DECISION:
I've really wanted to see I Make This Sound and Ema & The Ghosts, plus I like The Karabal Nightlife and I'm djing the night with new musics from local acts. So, I'll be at The Echo tonight.



Wednesday, October 29
- The Seabellies, Last Pop Nation, & Molino @ The Silver Lake Lounge
- The Muslims @ Amoeba Music (7PM)
- Red Cortez (formerly Weather Underground), Flashing Red Lights, & The Capshuns @ The Silver Lake Lounge
- Polar Goldie Cats, Voice On Tape, Avi Buffalo Music, Wavves, Puppy Dog @ The Smell
- Out of Town, Electric Russia, Morning Glory, & Bright Million @ Mr Ts Bowl
- The Notwist @ The Henry Fonda Theatre
- Maylene & The Sons of Disaster @ The Troubadour
- MIMES OF WINE + MICHAEL BERG + MAD GREGS + AARON BOWEN @ Echo Curio
- Juliette Commagerie, Alex & Sam, Dawes, & Nicole Simone @ Tangier
- Marathon Halloween Party! The Deadbirds + Tall Hands + more @ 3 of clubs
- LOW END THEORY @ The Airliner
- Hackensaw Boys, Horse Thieves, & Eleni Mandell @ Redwood Bar
- Spinnerette (feat. Brody Dalle), Future of the Left, Super Sonic Jets @ Spaceland

DECISION:
Red Cortez are what The Weather Underground turned into. I also hear good stuff about Mad Gregs.

Thursday, October 30
- The Hectors, Marvelous Toy, Fol Chen, Les Blanks, & The Voyeurs @ R Bar
- Neil Young, Death Cab For Cutie, & Everest @ The Forum
- Jenny Lewis & Beachwood Sparks @ The Orpheum
- The Heavy, Pop Levi, & Gray Kid @ The Echo
- Lisa Hannigan @ Largo
- Ray Lamontagne @ The Wiltern
- Fujiya & Miyagi & Fool’s Gold @ The Troubadour
- Ukelear Winter, Dusty Drawers and The Pantalones, Listing Ship, Ukefink @ Hyperion Tavern
- Hackensaw Boys, Robert Francis, & Olin and The Moon @ The Silver Lake Lounge
- Jon Lajoie, IO Echo, White Shoes & The Couples Company @ Spaceland
- TOMMY SANTEE KLAWS + OUR DARLING DEERS + AVI BUFFALO @ Echo Curio
- Secret Machines & The Dears @ The Key Club

DECISION:
Some heavy hitters on Wednesday night... If you're not catching Neil Young and Everest or Jenny Lewis, there's a great line-up at R Bar w/ Fol Chen, The Hectors, and Marvelous Toy.

Friday, October 31
- Autolux, The Henry Clay People, Kutmah, Restaurant, & Gaslamp Killer @ Little Radio Downtown Warehouse
- Asobi Seksu, Love Grenades @ The Echo
- Very Special Guests, The Entrance Band, Mack Winston and the Reflections, Jason Simon @ Spaceland
- Rise Against @ The Palladium
- MONSTER MASH-QUERADE with EXITMUSIC + SIRENS AND SAILORS + WHITE AND THE WRITING + FANTASTIC SLEEP @ Echo Curio
- The Damned @ House of Blues
- Helmet @ The Viper Room
- Rover’s Pinky, Strangely Attractive, Buffalo, & Bastidas @ Mr Ts Bowl
- Bondage Ball @ Echoplex
- Roky Erickson w/The Black Angels @ The El Rey

DECISION:
The Halloween party at The Little Radio Downtown Warehouse sound like the most fun among everything going on Friday night... Can't beat Autolux and Henry Clay. It's what Stan Lee would call "the titanic team-up that had to happen."

Saturday, November 1
- Aquarium Drunkard Presents The Parson Redheads, The Spires, Willoughby, & The Sweet Hurt @ Spaceland
- She & Him @ The Wiltern
- LA Underground Presents: Useless Keys, Summer Darling, Hello Dragon, Billygoat, & Blackbird @ Pehrspace
- Hollywood Squaretet, Hookah, Swords of Fatima, & more @ Mr Ts Bowl
- Shudder to Think @ The El Rey
- ALL SAINTS MELODY MASQUERADE with TIPPY CANOE + MADAME PAMITA + SAUSAGE GRINDER @ Echo Curio
- Forro in the Dark & Pilar Diaz @ The Echo
- Bootie LA @ Echoplex
- Zach Hill & Peer Pressure performing Necromancer, Sam McPheeters (spoken word) , Dietra Kruschev. & Auditory Aphasia @ The Smell
- Rise Against @ The Palladium
- Jason Mraz @ The Greek
- RoMak, The Jack Brewer Reunion Band, Senor Stretchy Skin, Defective Orchestra, Toy Attica, Bizzart, & Master B.E.T.A. @ The Cocaine at Live Jazz
- HALLOWEEN SHOCK-HOP! with Babl Bijits, the Badd Dancers, DJ Ultimate Tuna + more! @ Amoeba Music

DECISION:
I don't think you could come up with a better smart/sad/happy pop line-up than The Parson Redheads, The Spires, Willoughby, and The Sweet Hurt at Spaceland. It should be kind of an incredible night.

Sunday, November 2
- THANKSGIVING + WHITE FANG + HOWARDAMB + YOUNG HUNTING @ Echo Curio
- Ray Lamontagne @ The Wiltern
- Rise Against @ The Palladium
- Whispertown 2000, Michael Runion @ The Echo
- Part Time Punks @ The Echo
- Yo Gabba Gabba! featuring DJ Lance Rock and friends! @ Amoeba Music
- The Shivers & Charlie Wadhams @ Tangier
- THE BENTLEYS - THE NIXES - TREMELLOW - JE SUIS LYON - PHOBOS Y LOBOS - AND MORE @ San Fernando Library Plaza (4:30)

DECISION:
If you're out in The Valley, go check out The Bentleys outdoor show...

That's it. Please lemme know if I missed anything. (Sorry for the late post. I updated the calendar so that it's two weeks out to make up for it.)