It’s not just for hookers, drug dealers and killers, Craigslist is the best place to find tickets for sold out shows. I’ve been buying tickets on CL for years without any problems – except for the high prices. The late night shows are more intimate and tend to be better/longer than their festival sets. The Lolla after-show tickets are pricey, but reasonable compared to Los Angeles and New York scalpers. Good luck.

Arctic Monkeys with Modey Lemon
Friday, August 7th @ The Metro – 10pm
Craigslist Ticket Prices: $50 – $60 per ticket (buy)
MP3: Arctic Monkeys – Stickin’ to the Floor

Band of Horses with Cass McCombs
Friday, August 7th @ House of The Blues – 10pm
Craigslist Ticket Prices: $60 – $75 (buy)
MP3: Band of Horses – The Marry Song (Live)

TV On The Radio with Chairlift
Friday, August 7th @ Double Door – 10pm
Craigslist Ticket Prices: $75 – $85 (buy)
MP3: TV On the Radio – Poppy

Hockey
Time: 11:30am – 12:15pm
Stage: Playstation

Hey Champ
Time: 12:30pm – 12:45pm
Stage: Chicago 2016

Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears
Time: 1:00pm – 1:45pm
Stage: VitaminWater

MGMT – Hot Love Drama
The Twin Atlas – Never Disappear
Fool’s Gold – Surprise Hotel (Micachu & The Shapes Remix)

British DJ and producer Quantic (Will Holland) brings the sounds of the Caribbean, Latin America and Africa – fused with his special brand of funk and soul to the Echoplex on August 15th. He will be joined by his Combo Barbaro featuring Alfredito Linares, Freddy Colorado, Malcolm Catto and Nidia Gongora on vocals; plus special guests J. Rocc and Nu-Mark will perform DJ sets. This is going to be a special show. Tickets are available via Ticketweb for $15.

MP3: Quantic And His Combo Barbaro – Mambo Los Quantic
MP3: The Quantic Soul Orchestra – Terrapin
MP3: Quantic – The Sound of Everything (Watch TV & Señorlobo Remix)

Amoeba Records – Hollywood

1.) Dead Weather – Horehound
2.) Various Artists – Soundtrack (500) Days of Summer
3.) Maxwell – BLACKsummers’night
4.) Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
5.) Wilco – Wilco (The Album)
6.) Michael Jackson – Off the Wall
7.) Michael Jackson – Bad
8.) Portugal. The Man – Satanic Satanist
9.) Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
10.) Mos Def – Ecstatic
*Week Ending – 7/19/2009

Yesterday I had the opportunity to play radio ping-pong with KHUM-FM disc jockey, Michael Moore, Jr. KHUM-FM is a freeform radio station based in Humboldt County that’s billed as “Radio Without The Rules.” If you are not familiar with the concept of radio ping-pong it’s pretty simple. One person picks a song – then the other follows it up with a selection of their own. I called into Michael’s show at 11 a.m. and we played for two hours. Formerly a music director for KHSU (Humboldt State University Radio), Moore was a worthy and knowledgeable opponent. Please see our playlist below.

Funkadelic – “Red Hot Mama” [R & G Pick]
Sugar Pie Desanto – “Git Back!” [MM Pick]
King Kahn & The Shrines – “Destroyer” [R & G Pick]
Bobby Cook Quartet – “Ridin’ High” [MM Pick]
Elbow – “Grounds For Divorce” [R & G Pick]
Radiohead – “I Might Be Wrong” [MM Pick]
Morphine – “I Think She Likes Me” [R & G Pick]
Scott H. Biram – “Sinkin’ Down” [MM Pick]