a highly-opinionated selection of things happening around town, and sometimes out of town. this month's page here.

fri. jul. 7

melvins @ troubadour


thu. jul. 20

royal headache, audacity @ regent


tue. jul. 25

levitation room @ bootleg


thu. jul. 27

heron oblivion @ the observatory (OC)


fri. jul. 28

heron oblivion @ echo
jon brion @ largo
santa sangre MIDNIGHT @ nuart


sat. jul. 29

qui, media jeweler @ leo ego death fest
mike watt @ smell
heron oblivion @ pappy & harriet's


mon. jul. 31

prettiest eyes FREE @ the griffin


tue. aug. 1

itasca @ resident


thu. aug. 3

molochs, juan wauters @ resident


fri. aug. 4

hepcat @ alex's bar
race & space v: women of the l.a. rebellion FREE 8 PM @ epfc filmmobile @ kaos network
cosmonauts, adult books, winter @ teragram
billy changer @ smell
dr. strangelove MIDNIGHT @ vista


sat. aug. 5

piper at the gates of dawn 50th anniversary tribute show @ lot 1


tue. aug. 8

flying hair @ bootleg


thu. aug. 10

race & space in los angeles vi FREE @ epfc filmmobile @ japanese american national museum


fri. aug. 11

freaks MIDNIGHT @ vista


wed. aug. 16

the abyssinians @ dub club @ echoplex


fri. aug. 18

billy changer (9:15) FREE @ echo park rising @ spacedust
blue velvet MIDNIGHT @ vista


sat. aug. 19

laetitia sadier source ensemble @ the sanctuary


tue. aug. 22

melvins @ troubadour


thu. aug. 24

loons, creation factory @ alex's bar (LB)


fri. aug. 25

ghost world @ cinespia @ hollywood forever


thu. aug. 31

l.a. witch FREE (RSVP) @ levitt pavilion


sun. sep. 3

sunset boulevard @ cinespia @ hollywood forever


sat. sep. 9

the rantouls, the teutonics, etc @ bargain rock v @ thee parkside (SF)
coming to america @ cinespia @ hollywood forever


fri. oct. 6

woggles @ echo


sat. oct. 7

eagle rock music festival
california avocado festival @ carpinteria


sun. oct. 8

california avocado festival @ carpinteria
an evening with matt groening & lynda barry @ ace hotel theatre


thu. oct. 12

desert daze @ institute of mentalphysics (joshua tree)
angelo de augustine @ bootleg


fri. oct. 13

desert daze @ institute of mentalphysics (joshua tree)


sat. oct. 14

desert daze @ institute of mentalphysics (joshua tree)
hope sandoval & the warm inventions @ fonda


sun. oct. 15

desert daze @ institute of mentalphysics (joshua tree)


wed. oct. 18

black angels @ mayan


thu. oct. 19

race & space in los angeles ix @ epfc


sat. oct. 28

roky erickson @ roxy


thu. nov. 2

colleen, mary lattimore @ zebulon


tue. nov. 14

the clientele @ teragram