Concert Picks: Avi Buffalo, Echo Station, 100 Monkeys…

‘Twas the night after Christmas and all through the house, all inhabitants were antsy and needed to get out!

• Avi Buffalo | Saturday, December 26 | 8:00 pm  | $8 | 18+ | The Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA – Map| Our favorite Long Beach guitar slingers, ivory ticklers, and drum players – whose full-length album is expected to drop in Spring 2010 (we wait with bated breath!) – will take the stage; with Wait Think Fast, Angus Khan, and Moses Campbell – Buy Tickets
• Echo Station | Saturday, December 26 | 8:00 pm | $8 | 21+ | Mercury Lounge, New York, NY – Map | The New York-based rock foursome is very clear what they’re about – per their Facebook page: “[...] echo station is about Rock and Roll.” So much so that their EP, Telepathic, is available to listeners completely free via their Myspace. We are so  totally digging it. Pretty Mouth, Stumblebum Brass Band, Ryan Vosler, and Zack Glass – tickets at the door; for more information, call (212) 260-4700.

• Gogol Bordello | Sunday, December 27 | 7:00 pm | $32.50 – $35 | 18+ | Webster Hall, New York, NY – Map | The New York-based aptly coined, self-expressed gypsy punk band will be serving up their unique, unmistakable brand of ear candy alongside their to-be-expected talent at  theatrical display. For ticket information, call (212) 353-1600.
• 100 Monkeys | Sunday, December 21 | 8:00 pm | $15 | The Roxy, West Hollywood, CA – Map | The  Los Angeles-based rock band’s had a busy year – with three singles and three albums, this year alone, we can appreciate hard work when we see – and hear – it. Channeling The Doors, running into superb guitar tangents and rifts, and the sultry execution of the track “Smoke” – we’re just  sitting here, longing the slick edge against our fingertips vinyl already. With The Absolute and Lemon Sun – Buy Tickets

We’ve made our list and checked it twice – who are you going to see this weekend?

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