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2009 Stories by L.A. Weekly Music Critics

• Rock Picks: Jon Brion, Andrew Bird, Tortoise, Vice Squad

  published July 9, 2009

  FRIDAY, JULY 10Jon Brion at Largo at the Coronet It’s easy for Angelenos to take for granted... More >>

• Rock Picks: Riot Girl Carnival, Miniature Tigers, Death Cab for Cutie, Deer Tick

  published July 2, 2009

  FRIDAY, JULY 3Infinity, Priss at SpacelandIrony alert: Spaceland, which plays host to some... More >>

• Rock Picks: Electric Daisy Carnival, Explosion in the Sky, Rodriguez

  published June 25, 2009

  FRIDAY, JUNE 26THE HICKOIDS AT THE REDWOOD BAR & GRILLApart from maybe the Groovy Rednecks... More >>

• Rock Picks: Daedelus, Peanut Butter Wolf, Femi Kuti, Isis

  published June 18, 2009

  FRIDAY, JUNE 19LoveLikeFire at the Bootleg TheatreEmotional for sure, but call them emo and... More >>

• Rock Picks: Sly & Robbie, Johanna Kunin, White Rabbits, Daniel Francis Doyle

  published June 11, 2009

  FRIDAY, JUNE 12JAY REATARD AT THE ECHOJay Reatard has come a long way in the decade or... More >>

• Rock Picks: Erykah Badu, Peaches, The Church, Camera Obscura

  published June 4, 2009

  FRIDAY, JUNE 5Erykah Badu at Club NokiaSince Erykah Badu’s nu-soul juggernaut... More >>

• Rock Picks: Fol Chen, Moonrats, Brightblack Morning Light, Bachelorette

  published May 28, 2009

  FRIDAY, MAY 29 Brightblack Morning Light at Eagle Rock Cultural CenterBrightblack... More >>

• Rock Picks: The Kills, Lady Sovereign, Fischerspooner, the Dears

  published May 21, 2009

  FRIDAY, MAY 22THE KILLS, THE HORRORS AT HENRY FONDA THEATERThe Kills' 2008 album,... More >>

• Rock Picks: Doves, Ceci Bastida, Carina Round, New York Dolls

  published May 14, 2009

  FRIDAY, MAY 15 THE AGGROLITES AT EL REY THEATREDespite looking like they’re about to... More >>

• Rock Picks: Iron & Wine, Mika Miko, the Vaselines, Extra Golden

  published May 7, 2009

  FRIDAY, MAY 8IRON & WINE AT HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERYSam Beam, former math teacher, beard-rock... More >>

• Rock Picks: Black Lips, Maria Taylor, Audacity, Irina Bjorklund

  published April 30, 2009

  FRIDAY, MAY 1 BLACK LIPS AT EL REY THEATRE Black Lips come trudging out of a thick swamp of... More >>

• Rock Picks: Winifred E. Eye, Stagecoach, Marianne Dissard, Thao

  published April 23, 2009

  FRIDAY, APRIL 24 Winifred E. Eye at the Smell Winifred E. Eye have been around for nearly a... More >>

• Ten Coachella Picks: Ariel Pink, Genghis Tron, Vivian Girls, Mastodon

  published April 16, 2009

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• Rock Picks: Mark Eitzel, Wanda Jackson, Dan Deacon, Heartless Bastards

  published April 16, 2009

  FRIDAY, APRIL 17 COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL AT EMPIRE POLO FIELDThe... More >>

• Rock Picks: Leonard Cohen, Wavves, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Britney Spears

  published April 9, 2009

  FRIDAY, APRIL 10LOS FABULOSOS CADILLACS AT GIBSON AMPHITHEATREAfter a seven-year hiatus, Los... More >>

• Rock Picks: Acid Mothers Temple, Kate Maki, Marissa Nadler, Mirah

  published April 2, 2009

  FRIDAY, APRIL 3 Acid Mothers Temple, Kinski at the Echoplex A “freak-out group for... More >>

• Rock Picks: Black Mountain, PJ Harvey and John Parish, Alice Russell, Starfucker

  published March 19, 2009

  FRIDAY, MARCH 20Paul Wall, Aplus Certified at the Knitting FactoryDown South it’s too... More >>

• Rock Picks: Dan Auerbach, Primal Scream, Lyrics Born

  published March 12, 2009

  Friday, March 13Francois K. with John Tejada and Robtronik at King KingDance music is a... More >>

• Rock Picks: BLK JKS, Lambchop, Efterklang, Yelle

  published March 5, 2009

  FRIDAY, MARCH 6BLK JKS at the Natural History MuseumThere’s a lot of excitement... More >>

• Rock Picks: Everest, Mumiy Troll, Busta Rhymes

  published February 26, 2009

  FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Mike Watt & The Secondmen, Lee Ranaldo, The Nichemakers, The Electric Illuminati, The... More >>

• Rock Picks: Thurston Moore, James Blackshaw, Lisa Hannigan, Modest Mouse

  published February 19, 2009

  FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20Thurston Moore, the Haters, Dead Machines, Hive Mindand others at the... More >>

• Rock Picks: Don Caballero, Yo! Majesty, Joan Baez, Juana Molina

  published February 12, 2009

  FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13DON CABALLERO, SBACH AT THE ECHOVeteran Pittsburgh atom-smashers Don Caballero... More >>

• Rock Picks: Mulatu Astatke, The Soft Pack, Katy Perry, Merle Haggard

  published January 29, 2009

  FRIDAY, JANUARY 30Infinity at SpacelandBeware detached hipster: One refrain of that first keyboard... More >>

• Rock Picks: Raveonettes, Amebix, Thorns of Life

  published January 22, 2009

  THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 CHROMEO AT THE KEY CLUBChromeo robo-walk down the... More >>

• Rock Picks: Scarcity of Tanks, the Walkmen, Chromeo

  published January 15, 2009

  THURSDAY, JANUARY 15Playing Thursday:BRIAN WILSON at the Grammy Museum;... More >>