Music Picks: Coachella, Girls in Trouble, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Paul Simon
Also, Mary Anne Hobbs, Yoni Wolf, Emmylou Harris and others
Also playing Monday:
ANA EGGE at Hotel Café.
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Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
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Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90068
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tues 4/19
Dengue Fever, the Holloys, Jail Weddings
@ TROUBADOUR
Formed in 2001, Dengue Fever has been one of the most enduring, hype-sustaining acts in the L.A. area since its inception, largely because there's not another band in the universe that does what they do. Theirs is a timeless, genreless, polyglot sound forged of surf guitar, space rock, Afro rhythms and Cambodian pop. The sextet is set to release its fifth album the same day as this show, and like its predecessors, Cannibal Courtship is expected to be a swooning, upbeat blend of the exotic and the familiar, tied together by the strange but comely coo of Chhom Nimal, who sings in both English and Khmer. Opening are Echo Park psychedelic pop crew the Holloys and local garage-punk big band Jail Weddings. —Chris Martins
@ THE MUSIC BOX
On his new album, So Beautiful or So What, Paul Simon made a conscious decision to move away from the rhythmic-based work he's been doing since Graceland and get back to the melodic folk songs of his early solo career and days with Simon & Garfunkel. At the same time, he experimented with samples and bluegrass influences, and the resulting album feels both familiar and strange. Spiritual themes abound in tracks like "The Afterlife" and "Questions for the Angels," while the title track is rooted in traditional blues guitar riffs. Although Simon often comes off as overly serious, he's at his best when he loosens up and croons relatively playful lyrics like "Well, the music made me merry, but it's only temporary." Also at the Pantages, Wed.-Thurs. —Falling James
Lost in the Trees, Sean Rowe
@ THE ECHO
A perfect storm of American folk and classical orchestration, Lost in the Trees is the poignant brainchild of Chapel Hill, N.C.'s, Ari Picker. Imagine a more direct Sufjan Stevens or a less arty St. Vincent, led by a heartbroken man holding a razor-sharp pen. The group's 2008 full-length masterpiece All Alone in an Empty House was as sorely unsung as it was incredibly inspired, and handpicked by the estimable ANTI- Records (Tom Waits et al.) for a reissue last year. Chances are Picker and co. have had enough time to divine some new material since then, so there could be some unreleased gems in the mix. Opening is label mate Sean Rowe, a baritone-voiced singer-songwriter with brooding tunes. —Chris Martins
Fishtank Ensemble
@ FAIS DO DO
Sometimes it's hard to keep track of your Gogol Bordellos, your DeVotchKas and your opportunistic unemployed Eastern Europeans putting to profitable use the free musical training they received from the Soviet educational system. That's why the L.A.-based Fishtank Ensemble is so special: They operate within the slightly clichéd genre of "gypsy-xploitation," yet they're truly different. Everyone in the quartet is a virtuoso of sympatico different musical forms, from flamenco to Eastern European grooves to extremely credible tangos. And singer Ursula Knudsen is that rare thing: a vocalist who delivers consistent showstoppers without overshadowing her bandmates. —Gustavo Turner
Also playing Tuesday:
PLAN B at El Rey Theatre; GO! TEAM at the Echoplex; THOSE DARLINS at the Satellite; ÓLAFUR ARNALDS at Bootleg Theater; LINDI ORTEGA at Hotel Café; JOY ORBISON at Key Club; CAGE, EVIL DEAD, OCTANE MOB at House of Blues.
wed 4/20
Mary Anne Hobbs
LOW END THEORY
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@ KEY CLUB
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Subhumans
@ GLASS HOUSE
Though their jagged logo adorns the jackets of Hot Topic teens nationwide, England's Subhumans (who formed in 1980) way predate punk as an off-the-shelf "style." Likewise, their organic musicality and liberal palette, which includes bluesy licks and pallid reggae, transcend the conservative three-chord template of later waves of the genre. The on-again/off-again Subhumans don't bother much with image, either, being more interested in anarcho-tinted issues (they have a drummer called Trotsky and a singer, Dick, who almost burst blood vessels railing against Britain's brutal poll tax in the late 1980s). Their sweaty, inclusive live shows belie any "godfather" tags, with sheer anti-injustice anger overriding borderline monotone, chant-along melodies and a tendency to overarrange. After so many years of suffering van tours and hard floors, assume these geezers mean every word. —Paul Rogers
Revolver Golden Gods Awards
@ CLUB NOKIA
Old and new are set to rub leather-clad elbows at heavy-metal magazine Revolver's third-annual Golden Gods Awards, which this year will feature headlining performances by O.C. mall-goth heroes Avenged Sevenfold and O.G. shock-rock progenitors Alice Cooper (reviving their classic lineup). Also on the bill: U.K. electro-metallers Asking Alexandria (who'll be joined by Sebastian Bach of Skid Row), ex–Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan's Loaded (with a guest appearance by Corey Taylor of Slipknot), Santa Barbara–based DevilDriver (doing a tribute to Black Flag with members of Hatebreed and Sepultura) and Danish rockabilly revivalists Volbeat. William Shatner is scheduled to attend as well — he's being designated a so-called "Honorary Headbanger" thanks to his work on an upcoming metal album. Expect an acceptance speech loopier than most. —Mikael Wood
Also playing Wednesday:
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