Music Picks: Liz Phair, DeVotchKa, Peter Murphy, Fergus & Geronimo

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The Redwood Bar & Grill

316 W. Second St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Category: Bars/Clubs

Region: Downtown

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Walt Disney Concert Hall

111 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Category: Music Venues

Region: Out of Town

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Key Club

9039 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Category: Bars/Clubs

Region: West Hollywood

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Music Box Cocktail

13114 Downey Ave.
Paramount, CA 90723-2413

Category: Bars/Clubs

Region: Southeastern Cities

House of Blues Sunset Strip

8430 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069

Category: Bars/Clubs

Region: Out of Town

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The Troubadour

9081 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Category: Bars/Clubs

Region: West Hollywood

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Alex's Bar

2913 E. Anaheim St.
Long Beach, CA 90804

Category: Music Venues

Region: Out of Town

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Peter Murphy

@ MAYAN THEATRE

Peter Murphy's cameo appearance in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse may have updated his Gothfather status and reeled in some younger fans, but to many he'll forever be "that bloke from Bauhaus." Lucky them, as since the final laying-to-rest of that wonderfully gloomy group in 2008, Murphy seems to be carrying its torch more than ever (rather immodestly describing Bauhaus and himself as "the same artist in essence" last year). His much-delayed new collection, Ninth, due in June, apparently will continue where Bauhaus left off, which should mean much dark melodrama topped with Murphy's hugely Bowie-indebted inflections. Since his move to Turkey, ol' Cheekbones' music has become more exotic, esoteric and, some would say, pretentious. Expect all of this, and a consummate frontman performance. —Paul Rogers

Tahiti 80

@ THE TROUBADOUR

A great musical surprise of this 21st century is the carefully orchestrated takeover of a large chunk of pop by French artists in a diversity of styles, be it the demagogic club cool of Daft Punk, the elitist anarchy of the Ed Banger crowd or the trust-fund, car commercial–ready slickness of Phoenix. The Past, the Present & the Possible, the most recent release by veteran French indie popsters Tahiti 80, exists somewhere in the intersection of all those sounds. —Gustavo Turner

Also playing Monday:

BOWERY BEASTS at Silverlake Lounge; TUJUNGA, INJURED NINJA, FORCED INTO FEMININITY at Pehrspace; HONEYHONEY at Bootleg Theater; SPIRIT VINE, RUMSPRINGA, DANTE VS. ZOMBIES at the Echo.

tue 3/15

The Death Set, The Gaslamp Killer, Ninjasonik

@ THE ECHOPLEX

There are shows that implore the crowd to dance, and then there are shows that beg you to shed clothing, convulse madly and slam into your neighbors with the courtesy of a drunken rhino. This is most certainly the latter. Sydney-via-Brooklyn electro-punk trio the Death Set are notorious for their raucous show, which typically finds them eschewing the stage in favor of the dance floor itself. Think the Beastie Boys in their hardcore days but siphoned through an array of modern tubes and wires, then produced by Public Enemy's Bomb Squad. New York's Ninjasonik aren't any calmer — a rap-punk hybrid known for songs with titles like "Somebody's Gonna Get Pregnant." In between, L.A.'s Gaslamp Killer will slay with a high-energy mix of aggro dubstep and heavy psych. —Chris Martins

Also playing Tuesday:

ALPINE DECLINE, RESIDUAL ECHOES at the Echo; TRIUMPH OF LETHARGY at the Smell; L.A. PHILHARMONIC NEW MUSIC GROUP PLAY UNSUK CHIN at Walt Disney Concert Hall; NOAH & THE WHALE, LUKE RATHBORNE at the Troubadour.

wed 3/16

Liz Phair, Cathy

@ THE TROUBADOUR

After she became an indie star with her excellent 1993 debut, Exit in Guyville, Liz Phair's credibility took a massive dive as she spent the better part of a decade courting major success on Capitol Records. For years, her story was stalled. But Phair returned in 2010 with her self-released sixth album, Funstyle, and it finds the industry veteran taking some serious chances. She actually raps on the tabla-accompanied "Bollywood," and sure, it's silly, but it's nice to hear her, in her own words, "untethered from the machine." Though a couple of the tracks are built around jumpy samples and fake drums, much of the record returns to the power-pop and singer-songwriter fare of her fondly remembered past. Noisy Brooklyn alt-rock throwbacks Cathy open. —Chris Martins

Also playing Wednesday:

CLUBFOOT ORCHESTRA LIVE SCORING BUSTER KEATON FILMS at Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre; SING ORPHEUS at Que Sera in Long Beach; SPAIN at the Satellite.

thu 3/17

Martha Argerich

@ WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL

Gustavo Dudamel winds up March's L.A. Phil events with a choice batch of works to be performed by celebrated veteran pianist Martha Argerich. The Buenos Aires–born legend is much talked about for the crisp vigor, effortless rhythmic chops and slew of spontaneous surprises she brings to her repertory, as well as for imagination and prowess that have only sharpened over the years. The bill of fare comprises Beethoven's airily grand Piano Concerto No. 1, a piece seemingly custom-designed for Argerich's sprightly joie de vivre; her stately rendering of Mozart's Masonic Funeral Music, and his more good-humored, Haydnesque Symphony No. 35, "Haffner." (Performances March 17-20.) [Ed.'s note: Argerich was also a remarkable, stylish Antonioni-style beauty in the '60s. Google her.] —John Payne

The Entrance Band, White Fence

@ The Satellite

A fantastic idea for one of the Satellite's inaugural residencies: L.A.'s unique wild jammers the Entrance Band. Every Entrance Band show is a physical workout for the psyche. Go. [Check out our interview with force-of-nature bassist Paz Lenchantin at laweekly.com.] —Gustavo Turner

Also playing Thursday:

PHAROAH SANDERS QUARTET at Catalina Bar & Grill; LE SWITCH, SOUNDS OF ASTEROTH, LAST ROUND DOWN at the Echo.