There are some excellent concerts coming up in the next couple months. I’ve tried to weed out the clutter and focus on the quality shows.

I’m locked and loaded for Deerhoof, The Whigs, Ray LaMontagne, Medeski, Martin and Wood, The Black Angels, TV On The Radio, The Roots and West Indian Girl. I’m on the fence for She & Him, I love their music, but it has gotten a little too cutesy for me.

Van Morrison, Oasis with Ryan Adams and Smashing Pumpkins tickets go on sale to the general public this weekend. I have a couple problems with these shows; Van Morrison is a legend, but the tickets are too expensive ($75-$350), same with The Smashing Pumpkins ($79-$179). I’m a huge Pumpkins fan, but you are taking a major risk by expecting a good show. Oasis with Ryan Adams is a no-brainer if it wasn’t at The Staples Center. Driving to downtown Los Angeles during rush hour to a huge venue, paying for parking, sitting in average seats and poor sound quality doesn’t do it for me anymore.

Don’t miss TV On The Radio (few tickets left), Medeski, Martin and Wood or Ray LaMontagne (Craigslist).

OCTOBER

?uestlove Of The Roots

Fri 10/3 Deerhoof @ Avalon (Buy Tix)
Tue 10/14 Weezer @ The Forum (Buy Tix)
Wed 10/15 Kings of Leon @ Nokia Theater (Buy Tix)
Fri 10/17 The Roots @ The Palladium (Buy Tix)
Tue 10/28 The Kooks w/ The Whigs @ The Palladium (Buy Tix)
Thu 10/30 Jenny Lewis @ Orpheum Theatre (Buy Tix)
Thu 10/30 Neil Young @ The Forum (Buy Tix)
Thu 10/30 Ray Lamontagne @ The Wiltern (Sold Out)
Fri 10/31 Black Angels and Roky Erickson @ El Rey (Buy Tix)

NOVEMBER

West Indian Girl

Sat 11/1 She & Him @ The Wiltern (Buy Tix)
Thu 11/6 TV On The Radio @ The Wiltern (Buy Tix)
Fri 11/7 & Sat 11/8 Van Morrison @ Hollywood Bowl (performing Astral Weeks) (Buy Tix)
Thu 11/13 West Indian Girl @ Spaceland (Buy Tix)
Fri 11/14 Mudhoney @ El Rey (Buy Tix)
Fri 11/21 Medeski, Martin, & Wood @ El Rey (Buy Tix)
Sat 11/29 Holly Golightly and the Broke-Offs @ Spaceland (Buy Tix)
Sun 11/30 Azure Ray @ Troubadour (Buy Tix)

DECEMBER

Ryan Adams

Tue 12/2 & Wed 12/3 Smashing Pumpkins @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Buy Tix)
Thu 12/4 Oasis w/ Ryan Adams & The Cardinals @ Staples Center (Buy Tix)
Tue 12/16 Mercury Rev with Dean & Britta @ El Rey (Buy Tix)

Download (Right-Click Save As):
MP3: She & Him - When I Get To The Border
MP3: West Indian Girl - To Die In LA
MP3: Medeski, Martin & Wood - Bubblehouse
MP3: The Whigs - Like A Vibration
MP3: Azure Ray - Fever
MP3: Ryan Adams - This Is It
MP3: Holly Golightly - Candy Man
MP3: The Roots - Push Up Ya Lighter
MP3: Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins - Happy
MP3: Oasis - Supersonic [Live - MTV 120 Minutes]
MP3: Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock [Acoustic]
MP3: Ray LaMontagne - Milkweed And Honey [Acoustic ACL 2004]

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