Rock Listings

Fri.—Wish Ave., Weedeater, Closed Eyed Drive, Messiah, LA Leather; $8.

Sat.—Fentruck, Total Mischief, Myogenic, Melted Minds, Goodbye & Goodnite,TNA, Stonethrow.

Sun.—Jason Sharp, Down for the Count, Sunset Radio, Sky Walker, Hard Luck Story, 6:15 p.m.; $7.

Mon. & Wed.—Call for info.

Every Tues.—Rick Luperthosts the spoken-word open reading, 9 p.m. (sign up at 8:30 p.m.; one-drink min.); preceded by an open mike at 8 p.m.

Thurs.—A Dying Fall, Diphtheria, Mankind Is Obsolete, Ikonoklast, Element A440, Serpent Underground, 6:15 p.m.; $7.

THE DERBY, 4500 Los Feliz Blvd., Los Feliz. Over 21. (323) 663-8979.

Every Sat.—The Den with guest DJs.

Sun.—Swing night features European outfit Ray Collins’ Hot Club.

Mon.—Bella Beretta’s night of burlesque, plus music from The Martini Kings.

Tues.—Swingcore Valentine’s with Royal Crown Revue.

DRAGONFLY, 6510 Santa Monica Blvd., Hlywd. Full bar. Over 21. (323) 466-6111.

Fri.—Miss Kitty’s Parlor.

Sat.—Fast Times at Dragonfly.

Every Sun.—The Spazmatics, DJ Morty.

Every Thurs.—Blazin’ Reggae, a dancehall-dub-night.

THE ECHO, 1822 Sunset Blvd., Echo Park. Full bar. Over 21 (some shows all ages). (213) 413-8200.

GO Fri.—A shock of Ariel Pink; plus, Indian Jewelry; East Bay psych stylists Gris-Gris; also, Belong, 8:30 p.m.; $10; over 18. See Music Pick.

Sat.—Stockholm, with guest DJs; $8; over 18. Also, in the adjacent pleasure pit, Dragstrip 66, with more DJs, 9 p.m.; $15 (enter through Glendale Blvd.).

Sun.—Army Navy, Everybody Else, Black Black, Farraby Lionheart, After Hours, 5 p.m.; no cover ($5 if under 21); over 18. At 10 p.m., Part Time Punks, with The Witnesses, The Magic Bullets, DJs; no cover; over 18.

GO Mon.—The Cloud Room, Helen Stellar, Josh Haden, Order of the Wand, 8:30 p.m.; no cover.

GO Tues.—Give Up’s A Violet Valentine with “love songs by sad souls,” namely, Dntel, The Long Lost, Becky Stark, Winter Flowers, plus DJs Jimmy Tamborello, Frosty, Nobody, Tommy DeNys, 9 p.m.; $5; over 18. See Music Pick.

Wed.—Dub Club with DJs (and who knows what else? Last week they had U Roy; call for info), 9 p.m.; $5.

Thurs.—Ill Lit, Armtrs, 8:30 p.m.; no cover.

14 BELOW, 1348 14th St., Santa Monica. Full bar. Over 21. (310) 451-5040.

Fri.—The Old Ground, Sticky Fingers.

Sat.—In Bloom, Dropastone, The Mornings.

Every Sun.—Deadheads Cubensis.

Every Mon.—The Soulutionaries,Meet Me at the Pub.

Tues.—Psyche Origami, Libra Project.

Wed.—Leftover Salmon dude Drew Emmitt’s band.

Thurs.—Porque Si, Wes Styles.

GENGHIS COHEN, 740 N. Fairfax Ave., W. Hlywd. Cozy but crucial A&R hang. Full bar. All ages. (323) 653-0640.

Fri.—Rootsy fiddler Amy Farris; also, Ilsey Juber, Aversion.

Sat.—Amy Lacour, Rene Reyes,Greg Blum, Alex Davis.

Mon.—Michelle Featherstone, Eddie Cohn, Mark Renk.

Tues.—Jack Dill, Todd Washington, Liz Foster, Jose Promis, Tina Ferraro.

Wed.—Gina Cano, C. Ashleigh Caldwell, Jason Roe.

Thurs.—Pi, Big Red Button, Christie McCarthy; mellow Ohio pop singer Leah-Carla Gordone (new CD, Dancing on the Dragon).

THE GIG, 7302 Melrose Ave., Hlywd. Over 21. (323) 936-4440.

Fri.—Charissa Nichole, Misty, The Newman Project, Soul Rebel.

Sat.—Greenleaf Ave., High Cyde, Shaley Scott.

Sun.—Rock Paper Scissors, Walter Rossini, Stone Thrown, Jos Cardillo.

Mon.—Anna Bowman, The Spot, Elke Robitaille & JP Downer, Steven Perricone.

Wed.—Chris Shinn, Ink Blot Opera, Guy Ross.

Thurs.—WesFEST, a benefit for Berklee College of Music’s Wes Wehmiller Scholarship with performers TBA; $25.

HALLENBECK’S GENERAL STORE & CAFÉ, 5510 Cahuenga Blvd., N. Hlywd. (818) 985-5916.

Fri.—Elise Burrell, Jarrion Scott, Grupo Subconscious.

Sat.—Sam Mellon, David Serby, Gordon Mahlone.

Every Tues.—Open Mike Tuesdays, 8 p.m.; $5 sign-up fee.

HIGHLAND GROUNDS, 742 N. Highland Ave., Hlywd. Full bar. All ages. (323) 466-1507.

Fri.—Drew Broderick, Albert Khasky, Wendy Liu.

Sat.—Marc Platt’s CD release; also, Rob & Nova, Michael Cain.

Tues.—The Alternative Valentine’s Dinner Afterglow Show has Wormstew, Becky Martinez, Krista Knott, Mike Holley, Tiffany Lettieri, Chissum Worthington (dinner at 7 p.m.; the 9 p.m. show has no cover).

Wed.—Monster Music with Deirdre Moncy, Peter Randolph, Laura Martin, Shotgun Honeymoon.

Thurs.—Michael McCarthy hosts the open mike.

THE HOTEL CAFÉ, 1623½ N. Cahuenga Blvd. Full bar. All ages. (323) 461-2040.

Fri.—Charlie Turner, Uncle Cowboy, Written House, Sara Sharp, Andy Davis.

Sat.—Rusty Anderson, Chris Pierce, Cindy Alexander, Nina Story.

Sun.—Meiko, Buddy, Simone White.

Mon.—Joshua Radin, Justin King, Justin Hopkins,Mateo Denali.

Tues.—Zack Hexum & Jessie Baylin, Howard Brownstone, Alana Sweetwater.

Wed.—Alaskan songstress Kate Earl; Russian-born piano-pop princess Marina V. celebrates her freshly minted U.S. citizenship; Sara Dashew; also, Jack Johnson collaborator Todd Hanniganand pro surfer/acoustic folkie Timmy Curran.

GO Thurs.—David Ryan Harris; charming, easygoing singer-actor Minnie Driver; blues radicals The Otis Taylor Band, with a stinging new CD, Below the Fold; plus, Adrianne; $12.

HOUSE OF BLUES, 8430 Sunset Blvd., W. Hlywd. (323) 848-5100.

GO Fri.—Photek, DJ Craze, Mental Sharp, Infiltrata, KRS-One make with the hip-hop for this TEKDBZ Records night; $21.

GO Sat.—Galactic's New Orleans funk; also Crescent City Indians Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles, who are sure to kill; $23.

Sun.—Lively ska-punks Las 15 Letras; plus, Cabula, Ezkalad, Miranda Recovery Project; $15.

GO Thurs.—X, Los Angeles punk royals, ride again; plus, The Johns; $32.50.

THE JOINT, 8771 W. Pico Blvd., W.L.A. Pizza. Full bar. Over 21. (310) 275-2619.

Every Mon.—Big Mondays with Waddy Wachtel, Rick Rosas,Phil Jones, 9:30 p.m.; $10.