Leaving for Austin tomorrow! I can’t believe we are here…SXSW time! I won’t have Amanda with me this year so I’m not sure how much I’ll be able to recap, but I’m sure I will have plenty of pictures and stories to share. Stay tuned for my top picks and music recommendations.
For those staying in LA (which seems to be quite a few of you this year), check out some of the bands that will also be in Austin like Gutxi Bilbang and Aquilo and please please please get out to the final show of the Dead Sara residency at El Cid Thursday night. Hot tip: get there early!
Here’s what else I’ve got in LA. I’ll see you all in a week!
Monday: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Gutxi Bibang (8:30)
ALSO: Aquilo at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Steel Panther at The Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: Hurray For The Riff Raff at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (9pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
Tuesday: The Elizabeth Kill at Vampire Lounge in Beverly Hills (9pm)
ALSO: Late Night Live w/ Donald Barrett at The Hotel Cafe second stage (10pm)
ALSO: Night Talks residency FREE at The Hi Hat (8pm)
ALSO: Sound Collective w/ Josh and Kira FREE at Saint Rocke (7pm)
ALSO: Super Tuesday’s FREE at Butter’d Up (10pm)
Weds: Zach Williams (Lone Bellow) at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Jillette Johnson, Ernie Halter at The Hotel Cafe second stage (7, 8)
ALSO: Karmic and Taylor John Williams at The Standard Cactus Lounge (7:30)
Thursday: Dead Sara FREE at El Cid (8pm)
ALSO: Harley Cortez at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Dennis Quaid and The Sharks at Harvelle’s (9:30)
ALSO: Shiny Tony Guns w/ Kitten at The Regent Theater (8:30)
Friday: We the Kings, Cute Is What We Aim For at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Van Morrison at The Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
ALSO: Flogging Molly at The Forum (7:30)
Saturday: The Dig at The Echo (5:30)
ALSO: Umphrey’s McGee at The Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Van Morrison at The Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
Sunday: Brother SAL and the Devil May Care at The Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Let’s Eat Grandma at The Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Yellowcard at The Novo (8:30)
ALSO: Van Morrison at The Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
ALSO: Death Cab For Cutie at House of Blues Anaheim (7pm)
To Keep in Mind:
March 21st: Lake Street Dive at Theatre at Ace Hotel
March 21st: Wrabel at Bootleg Theater
March 22nd: The Brevet at The Satellite
March 23rd: King Washington at Molly Malone’s
March 23rd: Dia Frampton at The Hotel Cafe
March 23rd: Dear Boy at Acerogami
March 24th: Yellowcard at The Novo by Microsoft
March 25th: Colony House w/ Knox Hamilton at The Troubadour
March 26th: Biffy Clyro at Belasco Theater
March 27th: Eisley at The Troubadour
March 28th: King Washington at The Hi Hat
March 30th: Old 97’s at The Fonda Theatre
March 30th: Dia Frampton at The Hotel Cafe
March 30th: JP Cooper at The Hotel Café
March 31st: Night Lights and The Score at Amplyfi
April 1st: Lincoln Durham at Resident
April 1st: Dawes at The Theatre at Ace Hotel
April 1st: Passenger at The Wiltern
April 3rd: Imagine Dragons at Staples Center
April 5th: Mayday Parade at The Regent Theater
April 5th: K.Flay at The El Rey
April 14th: Simple Plan at The Wiltern
April 14th: Joe Purdy at The Troubadour
April 15th: Kid Wave at The Echo
April 18th: TFDI at The Hotel Cafe
April 18th: The Arkells at The Echo
April 19th: Jack Garratt at The Roxy
April 19th: Bastille at The NOVO
April 20th: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes at The Hi Hat
April 21st: John Mayer at The Forum
April 22nd: Howie Day at The Hotel Cafe
April 26th: The Unlikely Candidates at Bootleg Theater
April 27th: Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors at The El Rey
April 27th: The 1975 at The Greek Theatre
April 27th: Sundara Karma at The Troubadour
April 27th: Stephen Kellogg at The El Rey
May 2nd: Laura Marling at Mayan Theater
May 2nd: Betty Who at The Fonda Theatre
May 4th: Sondre Lerche at The Troubadour
May 5th: Blue October at The Fonda Theater
May 5th: The Dead Ships at Teragram Ballroom
May 6th: Lewis Watson at The Troubadour
May 9th: Barns Courtney at The El Rey
May 11th: Dear Boy at The Echo
May 13th: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at The Belasco Theater
May 13th: Nightlands at The Echo
May 13th: Billy Joel at Dodger Stadium
May 18th: Michael Kiwanuka at The Fonda Theatre
May 19th: Matthew Logan Vasquez at Bootleg Theater
May 22nd: The Strumbellas at The Fonda Theater
May 25th: Band of Horses w/ Frightened Rabbit at The Greek Theatre
May 31st: The Mountain Goats at Mayan Theatre
June 1st: Little Hurricane at The Echoplex
June 2nd/3rd: Vulpeck at The Regent Theater
June 3rd: Highly Suspect at The Fonda Theatre
June 3rd: Ryan Adams at The Greek Theatre
June 8th: Sheryl Crow at The Greek Theatre
June 12th: Franz Ferdinand at Regent Theater
June 16th: Bad Suns at The Fonda Theatre
June 17th: The Record Company at The Fonda Theatre
July 20th: Third Eye Blind at Greek Theatre
July 25th: John Mayer at The Honda Center
July 30th: John Mayer at The Forum
August 11th: The Avett Brothers at The Greek Theatre
~ Kristen
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