Evan Voytas debuts with a little help from his friends

Evan Voytas is a student of jazz who likes to listen to a lot of '60s and '70s pop, spends his spare time writing and recording music at a farmhouse outside of Kutztown, Pa., and, he says, "has a pretty good amount of un-hipster things going for me."

The 24-year-old singer-guitarist also has a batch of catchy pop songs, as well as the respect of his peers, which will come in handy tonight when he plays his first-ever solo show (the 8 p.m. early set) at the Silverlake Lounge. In  a nifty return-of-a-favor, Voytas' backing band will include teen phenom Teddy Geiger (on drums), for whom Voytas plays as a touring guitarist.

Voytas has no trepidation about trying his own material, most of which was conceived "out in the middle of nowhere," he says. "When I write, I'm marooned out there on a dirt road -- I like to avoid people, sleep all day and work at night." Not that he has an aversion to crowds. "I'm always pretty comfortable being onstage, so I'm not nervous about that at all," he says. "And I know the guys who are playing with me are excited."

In addition to Geiger, Voytas will be joined by Mike Fadem of Brooklyn quartet the Jealous Girlfriends (who play the set after him -- see Friday's post about their show last week) and L.A.'s John Girgus (Spider Problem). A For Attack and this month's Silverlake Lounge residents, Caxsio, also are on the bill.

||| Download "We'd Be Good Together" at Evan Voytas' MySpace page.

Other highlights for Monday, Nov. 12

Gliss is back in town, and the L.A. trio is celebrating the physical release of its digital-only album "Love the Virgins" by playing Indie 103.1's night at the Viper Room. ... Feist and Spoon make for a formidable 1-2 punch at the Gibson Amphitheatre. ... The Parson Redheads are on the bill supporting Restaurant's residency at the Echo. ... Sondre Lerche plays the Troubadour. ... The Airborne Toxic Event continues its residency at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. ... And We Barbarians (debut EP available at shows, the trio says) are among the support for the Softlightes' residency at Spaceland.