Tonight in L.A.: Coachella, Switchfoot, Motorhead, Tyrone Wells, Jail Weddings, Ruby Friedman Orchestra, Pet Shop Boys, Nacosta, more
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Happy Friday:
‣ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival kicks off its first weekend with Anti-Flag, †††(Crosses), OutKast, the Knife, the Cult, Girl Talk and plenty more at the Empire Polo Club grounds.
‣ Switchfoot [pictured] headlines the Wiltern in support of their latest album “Fading West.”
‣ Motorhead stops by Club Nokia on their way to Coachella (they play Sunday). Graveyard (they play Saturday) supports.
‣ Tyrone Wells plays the Troubadour. Joe Brooks and Ty Mayfield open.
‣ Jail Weddings, Holy Folk, Death Valley Girls, Paul Bergmann & the Fair Moans and Sean & Zander all team up at the Echoplex.
‣ Ruby Friedman Orchestra does a night at Hotel Cafe where Feral Kizzy, Sweetwater & the Satisfaction, Everly Snodgrass, Myra Flynn and Audi & Aaron also play.
‣ And Nacosta celebrate the release of their album “Under the Half Moon” at Silverlake Lounge. The Crazy Brave, Thieves & Gypsys and Green Jerry join in on the fun.
Also:
Pet Shop Boys at the Majestic Ventura Theater
Vows, Zaptra, L.A. Girlfriend, Intimatchine and CNN666 at Los Globos
Tulips and Lilacs at Pehrspace
Raw Geronimo, Burnt Ones and Froth at HM157
American Tomahawk, We are the West, the Tulips and the Long Fall at El Cid
Blazing Funk and Rich Medina at the Echo
Charlie Parr, Tom VandenAvond and Moonsville Collective at the Satellite
Joe Ely, Miss Elle and David Ramirez at the Mint
David Wax Museum and La Santa Cecilia at Royce Hall UCLA
Minimalist Jukebox at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Tingel Tangel Club and the Meeting* at the Bootleg Theater
The Vigils at Loaded Hollywood
Velvet Cortex, Idyllwild, Circle City Band, Steven Bates and Meza at the Whisky a Go Go
TesseracT, Intronaut and Cloudkicker at the Roxy Theatre
Toby Rand and Sebastion G at the Viper Room
Sevendust at the House of Blues Sunset Strip (Acoustic Show)
Rochel Leah Kurtzman at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Major Powers and the Lo Fi at the HOB Foundation Room
Thee Earwigs at La Cita
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Peter Walker and Bob Frank at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Zacc West at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
The Herms, the Blank Tapes and Nico Turner at Ham & Eggs Tavern
Ohannon, Aubrey Logan and more at WitZend
Devil’s Brigade, Left Alone, Death March and Hardship Anchors at Alex’s Bar
The Virus, Evacuate and the Bad English at the Observatory
Ghoul, Iron Reagan and Occultist at the Constellation Room
Alex Dreamz at the Yost Theater
Craig Morgan at the House of Blues Anaheim
Rock of Ages at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Bruce Cockburn and Nilu at the Coach House
Powerman 5000 at the Tiki Bar
The Midtown Men at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Spazmatics at the Canyon
Lynda Carter at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Danny Janklow at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Looks to me like there is going to be a lot of great music in L.A. tonight. Makes me wish that I lived closer to there….