Music Picks: M83, Club Cheval, Chuck Inglish, Meshell Ndegeocello
Also, Elvis Birthday Bash, Barbara Morrison, Phonte and 9th Wonder, and others
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COYOL, THE MOWGLIS at Bootleg Bar.
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Key Club
9039 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Category: Bars/Clubs
Region: West Hollywood
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El Rey Theatre
5515 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Category: Bars/Clubs
Region: Mid-Wilshire/ Hancock Park
Blue Whale
123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St., No. 301
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Category: Bars/Clubs
Region: Chinatown/ Elysian Park
The Baked Potato
3787 Cahuenga Blvd. W.
Studio City, CA 91604
Category: Bars/Clubs
Region: San Fernando Valley
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mon 1/9
BOOTLEG BAR
FYI, Princeton's twin brothers Jesse and Matt Kivel and cohorts named themselves after not the Ivy League university but the Santa Monica street where they once lived. An artfully melodious combo capable of cramming disparate strains into the pop-song box without losing a winsome (and slightly disturbing) charm, Princeton deftly weave clever cribs of classic British, French and Brazilian pop and Stax-like soul sonorities. They aren't above refashioning the concept album of art-rock's past, either. The result is a veritable cornucopia of atypical pop delights, crafted with brainy good humor and — this is the best part — a persistent element of surprise. —John Payne
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THE YOUNG at the Satellite.
tue 1/10
Club Cheval (Canblaster, Myd, Panteros666 and Sam Tiba)
THE ECHOPLEX
Club Cheval isn't a band. Instead, it's a group of four DJs/producers from France, each with a distinct sound and individual discography. There's Canblaster, who put an '80s electro stamp on his mix of the Boys Noize, Erol Alkan and Jarvis Cocker collaboration "Avalanche (Terminal Velocity)." Myd made mash-ups interesting again when he fused Rihanna and Ace of Base. Panteros666 takes a minimal approach when remixing hip performers like Yelle. Sam Tiba incorporates more house, dub and hip-hop influences into his DJ sets and tracks. Collectively, they stand against the bombastic dubstep and progressive house sounds that have been ubiquitous for the past few years. Club Cheval's approach is subtle compared with today's big names, yet far more compelling. If you've sworn 1,000 times that you're over the sound and scene of big raves, you should be here. —Liz Ohanesian
Johnny Mandel Big Band
CATALINA
Johnny Mandel is one of America's great musical treasures. Still going strong past 80, Mandel won an Oscar in 1965 for the song "The Shadow of Your Smile" and is the author of such classics as the M*A*S*H theme ("Suicide Is Painless"), "Emily" and "A Time for Love." Mandel has won five Grammy Awards and worked with a who's who of vocalists and jazz figures, including Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Shirley Horn, Diana Krall, Natalie Cole and Quincy Jones. His lush arrangements and sensitive treatment of lyrics have won him respect shared by almost no one else in American popular music of the last half-century, culminating with an NEA 2011 Jazz Master Award. A chance to hear Mandel work his magic live with an orchestra is a rare treat, and one that may well provide memories for a lifetime. —Tom Meek
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FIDLAR, THE YOUNG at the Smell.
wed 1/11
THE AIRLINER
When L.A. electronic-music mecca Low End Theory first rose to fame, its superstars were beat-makers who had decided they didn't need rappers to be relevant. Now, the MCs flock to them. Odd Future's first show took place in this small, bass-addled room, Soulja Boy protégé Riff Raff recently visited, and now the Cool Kids' über-hip ambassador Chuck Inglish is headlining. The Detroit rhymer-producer is set to drop a collaborative album with Curren$y, dubbed Puff Daddy, so expect to hear that gruff voice slanging pot puns in addition to his usual topics: sneakers, bike rims, pool parties, eating cereal and being "cooler than that guy." Of course, Inglish wouldn't be stopping by if he weren't looking to re-up on cred, so take advantage of this opportunity to see the guy spit in a space where you'll feel the spray. —Chris Martins
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VOXHAUL BROADCAST at the Satellite; IDLE WARSHIP FEATURING TALIB KWELI AND RES at Key Club; LEONARD THOMPSON/MATT OTTO DUO, ARIEL ALEXANDER GROUP, MATT OTTO QUINTET at Blue Whale.
thu 1/12
M83
CLUB NOKIA
Big shit poppin': L.A.-based Frenchman Anthony Gonzalez follows up his rapturously received November Music Box gig with a pair of sold-out shows at the 2,300-capacity Club Nokia. And that's after the numerous year-end honors bestowed upon Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, Gonzalez's latest album under the M83 moniker, as well as its semi-hit single, "Midnight City." (At press time the song's video had racked up more than 2 million views on YouTube.) That kind of renown could spell trouble for many of the hermetic chillwave dudes who've sprung up in M83's wake; lots of this new synth stuff seems dependent upon its maker's latent inferiority complex. Gonzalez, though, pursues an openly ambitious sound that probably will improve the closer he gets to stardom. Bring it on, bébé. —Mikael Wood
Roach Gigz
KEY CLUB
If 2011 was the year that youth bum-rushed the rap game (and it was), then 2012 is staged to be a potential killing field as the newcomers battle for legitimacy and limited resources. Unlike some of his flashier contemporaries, San Francisco–born Roach Gigz has what it takes to outlast his own hype: a quick wit, undeniable style and the drive of his on-screen idol, Rocky (they both rep their Italian heritage with pride). The 22-year-old's Roachy Balboa Round 2 was one of the most consistent mixtapes of the last 12 months. Buttressed by a set of beats that repurpose hyphy's bounce as swaggy pop-to-be, Gigz rhymes about lost love, found lust, chasing fame and getting "higher than a hundred bats" in a flow that owes to easy-riding Bay Area heroes like Andre Nikatina and Mac Dre. —Chris Martins
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