Happy Easter everyone! It’s a time for rebirth and I certainly feel like my life is changing. I have this horrible feeling like the decisions I make in the next couple of weeks will have a profound influence on the rest of my life. At Easter mass, I prayed for the strength to make the right choices. Currently I’m failing at boiling some eggs for dying so clearly my prayers have not been heard quite yet. Friday night, I was lucky enough to be at The Bootleg Theater to watch Garbage “rehearse” for their upcoming tour. Shirley Manson and company are still on top of their game, rocking out a lengthy set list of Garbage hits as well as a couple new tunes from their forthcoming record. Here’s a review of the show my friend Steve wrote. He borrowed some of my pictures. (http://www.antiquiet.com/shows/2012/04/garbage-bootleg-theater-la/ ). If you’re in LA, I hope you were able to get tickets to their El Rey shows this week…
Here’s what else is going on:
Monday: Garbage at The El Rey (7pm) ALSO: Haim FREE at The Echoplex (10pm) ALSO: Arlo Guthrie at The Grammy Museum (8pm) ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot featuring Elle King and Nico Vega (9:30)…FREE with RSVP (http://www.itsaschoolnight.com/losangeles/) ALSO: Songwriters in the Round at Room 5 (9pm)
Tuesday: Nico Vega and Neon Trees at The Troubadour (8pm) ALSO Garbage at The El Rey (7pm) ALSO: Oh Land at The Echoplex (10pm) ALSO: Scars on 45 Record Release Party at Footprints in Long Beach (7pm)
Weds: Mike Doughty at Bootleg Theater (8pm)…Book of Drugs reading, concert, and Q & A ALSO: Jane Carrey at The Mint (8pm) ALSO: The Civil Wars on Jimmy Kimmel Live! FREE with reservation on 1iota.com (5:30)
Thursday: Queen Caveat at The Roxy (9pm) ALSO: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe (9pm) ALSO: The Honeytrees, Whispertown, and Sucre at Bootleg Bar (9,10,11) ALSO: James Durbin at The Viper Room (10pm) ALSO: Joseph Arthur at Largo (8pm) ALSO: Republic of Letters at Silverlake Lounge (10pm)
Friday: Kill the Alarm at Room 5 (10pm) ALSO: Keaton Simons at Witzend (10pm) ALSO: The Dahls, Alexz Johnson at The Hotel Cafe (8,11) ALSO: Coachella Weekend 1 begins!
Saturday: Bonnie Bishop and Jesse Thomas at The Hotel Cafe (7,9) ALSO: Terra Naomi at Witzend (9pm)
Sunday: Adam Bones at The Roxy (8pm)
To Keep in Mind: April 16th: Band of Skulls, We Are Augustines, The Sheepdogs at The El Rey April 17th: The Big Pink at The El Rey April 18th: Dar Williams at The Largo April 18th: Nathaniel Rateliff at The Troubadour April 19th: Foxy Shazam at The Roxy April 13th-15th AND 20th- 22nd: Coachella April 24th: The Milk Carton Kids at The Largo April 24th: Eve 6 at The Grammy Museum April 25th: Ben Kweller at The El Rey April 25th: Dead Sara at Club Nokia April 26th: Jasmine Ash at The Roxy April 26th: Zoe Keating at The Largo April 27th: Ingrid Michaelson at The Troubadour May 2nd: Cage the Elephant at The Mayan May 3rd: James Morrison at The Avalon May 6th: Middle Class Rut at The Troubadour May 8th: Snow Patrol at The Hollywood Palladium May 10th: Jay Nash at The Hotel Cafe May 11th: Imagine Dragons at The Troubadour May 12th: Augustana at The El Rey May 19th: Eric Hutchinson and Graffiti6 at The Troubadour May 30th: Eve 6 at The Troubadour May 31st: Greg Laswell at The El Rey June 3rd: Deas Vail at The Troubadour June 5th and 6th: Ben Howard at The Troubadour June 6th: The Cordovas at Saint Rocke June 7-10th: Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN June 13th and 14th: Phantom Planet at The Troubadour June 16th: Thrice at Club Nokia June 23rd: Milo Greene at The Troubadour June 25th: Graffiti6 at The Troubadour
~ Kristen
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