[Wayne Coyne turns 50 today. Wonder where that party is.]
Top 4 shows for those not expanding their horizons at Gary Lucas’ Captain Beefheart Symposium at the Echoplex:
► Stoner metal gods Fu Manchu blast off at the Satellite with a show featuring a performance of their album “In Search Of …”
► Plan B raps to a sold-out Troubadour. That’s his video for “Stay Too Long,” above — the 28-year-old, born Ben Drew, was the top-selling artist in the U.K. last year.
► An excellent songwriters trifecta at 3 Clubs where Toby Burke, the L.A.-based Aussie who made a great record last year as Horse Stories, is joined by Correatown and Daniel Ahearn.
► And another at Hotel Cafe, where resident Nina Storey is joined by Fay Wolf and Rachael Cantu.
Also:
Old Man Markley and Rose’s Pawn Shop at the Echo
Champagne Chmpagne at the Silverlake Lounge
The Crimson Curtains and Sons of the Lawless at the Viper Room
Joseph Hammer at the Smell
Hello Seahorse and Pilar Diaz at the Detroit Bar is Costa Mesa
Sepultura at the House of Blues Anaheim
The Word Alive at the Key Club
Sarah Slaton at the Roxy
Pimps of Joytime at the Mint
Jake LaBotz at the Redwood Bar
