The best Halloween concert is one that does more than merely dress up a band to play an otherwise ordinary show. I’ve been to a few memorable themed shows (Nico Vega’s Witch Hunt comes quickly to mind), and last week seeing the gents of Dear Boy break their typically unyielding mold in the spirit of Halloween will be added to that list. I guess there is something about wearing skeleton onesies that inspires a musical freedom complete with instrument swapping and the covering of punk rock songs with abandon.
Next week brings with it a new month and several exciting bands from overseas. Top on my list are Walking On Cars and the combo of The Hunna and The Struts who will be sure to dominate the stage of The Fonda Thursday night.
Here is the rest of my list:
Monday: Mars and the Massacre residency FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Cocorosie at The Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Steel Panther at The Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: The Sunset Jam FREE at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live FREE at The Mint (7pm)
ALSO: Halloween Hootenanny Monday Monday at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
Tuesday: Walking on Cars at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Jens Lekman at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (9pm)
ALSO: Reggie Watts & Karen w/ Decorator at El Cid (9pm)
ALSO: Coby Brown at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Calum Scott at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Sound Collective w/ Josh and Kira FREE at Saint Rocke (8pm)
ALSO: Emo Nite LA at The Echo and Echoplex (9pm)
ALSO: Super Tuesday’s FREE at Butter’d Up (10pm)
Weds: Boy & Bear w/ Cobi at Teragram Ballroom (9pm)
ALSO: Trapdoor Social at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: The Americans, George Stanford at The Hotel Cafe (8,9)
ALSO: Grace Mitchell FREE at The Hi Hat (10pm)
ALSO: Sunflower Bean at The Roxy (8:30)
ALSO: Fictionist at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: Tim Reynolds at Saint Rocke (8pm)
ALSO: Shovels & Rope at The Fonda (9pm)
Thursday: The Struts w/ The Hunna and Bleeker at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: The Contenders at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: The Rescues, Kyle Britton at The Hotel Cafe (9:30, 11)
ALSO: Kiiara at The Echo (8:30)
ALSO: The Ballroom Thieves at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Weezer at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Andra Day at The Belasco Theater
Friday: Jared & The Mill at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Raquel Rodriguez at El Cid (9:30)
ALSO: Pete RG at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Smithfield Bargain at The Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Kiiara at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Nahko and Medicine for The People at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: Ty Segall acoustic at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (9pm)
ALSO: Against Me! and Bad Religion at Hollywood Palladium (6:30)
Saturday: From Indian Lakes w/ Made Violent and Wild Wild Horses at The Echo (6pm)
ALSO: Andy Lawrence at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Ceasefire at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Groves at The Study (9pm)
ALSO: Ty Segall acoustic at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (9pm)
ALSO: Bush at The Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Joan Baez at The Walt Disney Concert Hall (8pm)
Sunday: King Washington Residency FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: The Regrettes at The Echo (5:30)
ALSO: The Cave Singers at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Zookeeper’s Palace FREE at The Venice Beach Bar (7pm)
ALSO: Sum 41 at Club Mayan (6:30)
ALSO: Songwriter Showcase FREE at The Fox and Hounds (9pm)
To Keep in Mind:
November 10th: Jamestown Revival at The El Rey
November 11th: Dan Wilson at McCabe’s
November 11th/12th: Amos Lee at The Theatre at Ace Hotel
November 15th: William Fitzsimmons at The Troubadour
November 16th: Joshua Radin at The Fonda Theatre
November 16th: Lapsley at The Mayan
November 17th: The Record Company at The El Rey
November 17th: Will Dailey at The Hotel Cafe
November 18th: July Talk at Bootleg Bar
November 19th: Tony Lucca at The Troubadour
November 19th/20th: LANY at The Fonda
November 21st: Lukas Graham at The Wiltern
November 21st: Gavin James at The Troubadour
November 25th: Switchfoot at Hollywood Palladium
November 26th: Lincoln Durham at The Roxy
November 27th: Tonight Alive at The Wiltern
December 1st/2nd: Gary Clark Jr at The Theatre at Ace Hotel
December 6th: The Pretty Reckless at The Mayan
December 9th/10th: Conor Oberst at The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian
December 10th: Jackie Greene, The Cordovas at The Troubadour
December 12th: The Shelters at The Troubadour
December 12th: Michael Kiwanuka at The Fonda
December 14th: Sara Watkins at The Troubadour
December 15th: Band of Merrymakers at The Troubadour
December 16th/17th: Royal Machines at The Roxy
January 12th: Dar Williams at The Troubadour
January 26th: Zane Carney at The El Rey
~ Kristen
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