Sunday, June 20th, 2010

8:00 pm

$60

House of Blues Sunset Strip

8430 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069

Saturday 04/17/2010
Doors: 07:30 PM
Show: 08:30 PM
Prices:
$22.50 – Advance Gen Admin/Stand Only
$25.00 – Day of Show Gen Admin/Stand Only
Ages: all

http://www.houseofblues.com/tickets/eventdetail.php?eventid=63311

Friday 04/16/2010
Doors: 07:30 PM
Show: 08:30 PM
Prices:
$22.50 – Advance Gen Admin/Stand Only
$25.00 – Day of Show Gen Admin/Stand Only
Ages: all

http://www.houseofblues.com/tickets/eventdetail.php?eventid=63310

#5 House of Blues
While I know the HOB is a chain and often gets criticized for overcharging on ticket sales, the fact is that the LA HOB is one of the best venues in all fields: booking acts, location, and establishment charm. Wedged right into the Sunset Strip, The House of Blues is easily accessible and always reliable.  You’ll never be stuck at an empty show with The HOB. It’s always packed, with its effervescent southern charm, looking to serve some of the best food and music. The HOB is The HOB for good reason!

#4 The Knitting Factory
While the venue is currently closed down for relocation, I am still proud to put those at The Knitting Factory on the list of must-haves. My older brother, a lifelong musician, played his first touring show at The Knitting Factory and that’s the true beauty of this venue; it supplies some of the best well-knowns and unknowns alike, slowly offering up a space for one and all to be heard. The Knitting Factory has always lived by the motto of offering the biggest bang for your buck and I, as many, am sad to see it go! Keep your eyes on www.la.knittingfactory.com for more info on its hopeful return to the venue scene.

#3 The Wiltern
The Wiltern is just an old mansion of memories and mesmerizing architecture. Working as a hybrid of old-school opera and new-age venue space, The Wiltern somehow makes a huge space feel like an old Globe Theater-esque forum for all walks of musical life. I saw Bon Iver play a show here in late 2009 and it is safe to say The Wiltern (coupled with the Wisoconsin-ites) simply made for an unforgettably breathtaking evening.

#2 El Rey
Maybe my favorite venue in Los Angeles, as well as the first venue I visited here for a Tragically Hip show back in 2007. El Rey has a certain old school charm about it; it reminds me of what a good, honest rock club looks like in my dreams and music videos alike. It’s intimate, endearing, and offers up some of the best tacos in the adjacent building. Who doesn’t love that? That’s right, no one.

#1 Hollywood Bowl
While it may be geared to an older, affluent audience of jazz lovers and classical aficionados, there is simply nothing like the Hollywood Bowl. It’s the best venue for summer lounging, offering up some of the biggest names in the business. I like to think of it as The Staples Center, but with a soul. A beautiful, beaming soul. Plus every now and then, a band like Death Cab or Kings of Leon will roll in and totally rock out, captivating even the furthest seat from the stage. The Hollywood Bowl is stunning, vivacious, and versatile—don’t miss the star-studded summer production of RENT this June! The Hollywood Bowl is maybe the only venue that truly is an attraction in itself. A great establishment in Hollywood history!

Am I forgetting the best venue in the West? Are you an undying Spaceland fan with a few words to say? Send ‘em in and comment away!

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Doors: 7:00 PM

$28 – GA Advance; $29.50 – GA Day of Show

House of Blues

1530 S. Disneyland Dr. Anaheim, CA. 92802

http://www.houseofblues.com/venues/clubvenues/anaheim/

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Doors: 7:00 PM

$28 – GA Advance; $29.50 – GA Day of Show

House of Blues

1530 S. Disneyland Dr. Anaheim, CA. 92802

http://www.houseofblues.com/venues/clubvenues/anaheim/

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

6:30 p.m.

$16.50

House of Blues Sunset Strip

8430 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069

http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/416532