Local Music Nation

After a busy week of screenings and concerts, I have ended up bedridden with the flu.  Fortunately, season 3 of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel has been released, providing a lovely attempt at a distraction. Really hoping the fever breaks soon as there is a lot to do next week including Mongolian rock band, The Hu, Dear Boy opening for Pete Yorn and The Cordovas return to Los Angeles.

As for the rest of my recommendations:

Monday: King Leg residency w/ Photo Ops, Taylor Locke at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night w/ Sam DeRosa, Barnaby Bright, Half Wolf, The Man Who at Bardot (8pm)
ALSO: courtship. at The Echo (8pm)
ALSO: Aimee Mann and Ted Leo Christmas Show (7:30, 9:45)
ALSO: Monday Monday at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: The Hu at The Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Ninet, Writer’s Block LA at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8, 9)
ALSO: Desi Valentine, Parker Ainsworth at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Aimee Mann and Ted Leo Christmas Show (7:30, 9:45)
ALSO: Cyndi Lauper & Friends Home for the Holidays at The Novo (8pm)

Weds: Cordovas at Saint Rocke (8pm)
ALSO: Role Model at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: We Found New Music f. Mothica, Cannons, Hux, Velvet Starlings FREE at The Hi Hat (8pm)
ALSO: Desert Nights f. Beck Pete, Nicole Kiki Jaffe FREE at The Standard (7pm)
ALSO: Bedouine at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Aimee Mann and Ted Leo Christmas Show (7:30, 9:45)

Thursday: Pete Yorn w/ Dear Boy & Rain Phoenix at The El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Cordovas at The Hotel Cafe second stage (10pm)
ALSO: Sea Girls at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: JD McPherson at Teragram Ballroom (9pm)
ALSO: Son Little, Christopher Paul Stelling at Lodge Room (7:30)

Friday: Kolars, The Soft White Sixties at Lodge Room (8pm)
ALSO: Jonah Matranga at The Hi Hat (8pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block LA Holiday Bash at Boardner’s (8:30)
ALSO: Vintage Trouble w/ Hollis Brown at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Georgi Kay w/ Kismit and Loretti at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: She & Him Christmas Tour (8pm)

Saturday: Bayside at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: MUNA at Bootleg Theater (2pm)
ALSO: Vancouver Sleep Clinic at The El Rey (8:30)
ALSO: The California Honeydrops at Teragram Ballroom (9pm)
ALSO: She & Him Christmas Tour (8pm)

Sunday: Alice Phoebe Lou at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Mike Mains & The Branches at Living Room Tour (address provided upon ticket purchase) (6pm)

To Keep in Mind:

December 14^th: Bayside at The Troubadour
December 17^th: Rooney at The Troubadour
December 18^th: Max Gomez at The Troubadour
December 19^th: Phantom Planet at The Fonda Theatre
January 18^th: The Lumineers at the Forum
January 21^st: Anais Mitchell at Lodge Room
January 23^rd: Maverick Sabre at The Echo
January 24^th: Theo Katzman at The Fonda Theatre
January 31^st: Sleeptalk at The Troubadour
February 4^th/5^th: Dermot Kennedy at The Wiltern
February 5^th: Pinegrove at The Roxy
February 6^th: Mondo Cozmo at The Hi Hat
February 11^th: Nightly at The Troubadour
February 21^st: Meg & Dia at The Wiltern
February 24^th: Harrison Storm at The Troubadour
February 26^th: Tall Heights at Moroccan Lounge
February 27^th/28^th: Guster at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
February 28^th: Colony House at Teragram Ballroom
February 28^th: The Amazons at The El Rey
February 29^th: Thrice at The Novo
March 5^th: Echosmith, Weathers at The Fonda Theatre
March 5^th: Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke
March 7^th: Saint Motel at The Fonda Theatre
March 8^th: Saint Motel at The Fonda Theatre
March 10^th: Keane at Dolby Theatre
March 12^th: Frenship at the Regent Theater
March 12^th/13^th: Delta Spirit at Teragram Ballroom.
March 14^th: Third Eye Blind at The Wiltern
March 21^st: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe
March 25^th-28^th: The Tallest Man on Earth at The Troubadour
March 28^th: Larkin Poe at The Fonda Theatre
April 2^nd: The Districts at Teragram Ballroom
April 2^nd/3^rd: Nathaniel Rateliff at The Theatre at Ace Hotel.
Apri. 3^rd: Allen Stone at the Fonda Theatre.
April 16^th: Mighty Oaks at Moroccan Lounge
May 18^th: Lewis Capaldi at The Forum
June 9^th: Alanis Morissette at Hollywood Bowl
June 19^th: AWOLNATION, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at Greek Theatre

~ Kristen

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Despite the fact that both my body and my car tried to fall apart this long holiday weekend, I’m going to call it a win as there was lots of beach time, I finished a book and a puzzle, watched Harry Potter movies, and caught up with a few friends.  More importantly, I listened to a ton of music and got solid starts on both my 2019 music mix and 2020’s SXSW band list.  I kept coming back around to Sam Fender’s Hypersonic Missiles and a new(er) song by Matt Duke called “Mary Got Wasted”.

Upon reflection, there was a lot in the music realm to be excited about last year, but the year isn’t quite over so let’s see if anything in the next few weeks can crack the best of list. Top contenders this week include a slew of options Wednesday night and Dreamers playing Friday at The El Rey.

Here are the rest of my options for the week:

Monday: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Boy in Space (8pm)
ALSO: King Leg Residency FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Henry Hall Residency FREE at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Pixies at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: Motor Sales and friends album release FREE at Zebulon (8:30)
ALSO: Pixies at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Ninet, Writer’s Block LA at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8,9)
ALSO: Mat Kearney at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)

Weds: Magic Giant w/ The Federal Empire at The Troubaour (7pm)
ALSO: Boston Manor w/ Microwave, Heart Attack Man and Selfish Things at The Roxy (7pm)
ALSO: Rockers Ball f. Midnight Divide, The Oil Barons, Ninet Tayeb at Resident DTLA (8pm)
ALSO: Desert Nights “Hommage a Joni” FREE at The Standard (7pm)
ALSO: Finish Ticket at The Three Clubs (8pm)
ALSO: Mat Kearney at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
ALSO: Sheryl Crow at The Theatre at Ace Hotel (7:30)

Thursday: Masvidal and Amy Correia at The Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: The Score w/ Dead Poet Society at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Alex Cameron at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Dir En Grey at Regent Theater DTLA (7pm)

Friday: Dreamers w/ Arrested Youth & American Teeth at The El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: The Wrecks at Constellation Room in Santa Ana (7pm)
ALSO: Madison Cunningham at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Words and Music by Dan Wilson at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: Kills Birds at Moroccan Lounge (8pm)
ALSO: Alex Cameron at The Troubadour (8pm)

Saturday: Holidayfest FREE on South Lake Ave in Pasadena f. Barns Courtney, Trapdoor Social (1pm)
ALSO: Ward, Mean Heat, Letter Openers, Dirty Cakes FREE at The House of Machines (8:30)
ALSO: Fitness at The Hi Hat (8pm)
ALSO: Distant Cousins at The Mint (8pm)
ALSO: From Indian Lakes at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: The Spreewells at The Redwood Bar (9pm)
ALSO: Greyson Chance at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at The Honda Center f. Catfish and the Bottlemen, The Head and the Heart, Cold War Kids, Angels and Airwaves, Young the Giant, Jimmy Eat World, Beck, Cage the Elephant (6pm)

Sunday: Tow’rs at Bootleg Theater (8pm)
ALSO: The Sunday Night Revue Celebrating the Music of John Lennon at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Ours at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
ALSO: With Confidence, Seaway at The Roxy (7pm)
ALSO: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes at The Fonda Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Chvrches at The Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at The Honda Center f. Matt Maeson, lovelytheband, The Interrupters, Of Monsters and Men, The Raconteurs, The 1975, Twenty One Pilots, Mumford & Sons (6pm)

To Keep in Mind:

December 11^th: Mothica at the HI Hat
December 11^th: Cordovas at Saint Rocke
December 12^th: Cordovas at The Hotel Cafe
December 12^th: Dear Boy at The El Rey
December 13^th: Hollis Brown at El Rey Theatre
December 14^th: Bayside at The Troubadour
December 17^th: Rooney at The Troubadour
December 18^th: Max Gomez at The Troubadour
December 19^th: Phantom Planet at The Fonda Theatre
January 18^th: The Lumineers at the Forum
January 21^st: Anais Mitchell at Lodge Room
January 23^rd: Maverick Sabre at The Echo
January 24^th: Theo Katzman at The Fonda Theatre
February 4^th/5^th: Dermot Kennedy at The Wiltern
February 5^th: Pinegrove at The Roxy
February 6^th: Mondo Cozmo at The Hi Hat
February 11^th: Nightly at The Troubadour
February 21^st: Meg & Dia at The Wiltern
February 24^th: Harrison Storm at The Troubadour
February 26^th: Tall Heights at Moroccan Lounge
February 28^th: Colony House at Teragram Ballroom
February 28^th: The Amazons at The El Rey
February 29^th: Thrice at The Novo
March 5^th: Echosmith, Weathers at The Fonda Theatre
March 5^th: Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke
March 7^th: Saint Motel at The Fonda Theatre
March 8^th: Saint Motel at The Fonda Theatre
March 10^th: Keane at Dolby Theatre
March 12^th/13^th: Delta Spirit at Teragram Ballroom.
March 25^th-28^th: The Tallest Man on Earth at The Troubadour
March 28^th: Larkin Poe at The Fonda Theatre
April 2^nd: The Districts at Teragram Ballroom
April 2^nd/3^rd: Nathaniel Rateliff at The Theatre at Ace Hotel.
Apri. 3^rd: Allen Stone at the Fonda Theatre.
April 16^th: Mighty Oaks at Moroccan Lounge
May 18^th: Lewis Capaldi at The Forum
June 19^th: AWOLNATION, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at Greek Theatre

~ Kristen

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It feels very odd to be walking around in a t-shirt after weeks bundled up and prepared for the rain, but here I am.  I really must be back in Los Angeles.  That is going to take a minute to sink in.  Last week’s UK trip was definitely a success.  Highlights include hiking Arthur’s Seat, a successful quest for sticky toffee pudding, and introducing The Virginmarys to bubble tea (what they call boba over there).  I also discovered a few promising local bands like Polar States, Wild Front, and Jaws.  Of all the cities I visited, the best music scene (by far) was Manchester.  All the venues (I went to 4) were solid and you’ve got to love a city that offers multiple choice show options on a Monday night.

Speaking of multiple options on a Monday night, I present to you this week’s LA musical options.

Monday: Rosie Tucker residency FREE at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (8pm)
ALSO: Liz Phair at Largo (7:30)
ALSO: Madonna at The Wiltern (7:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: The Colour Coast residency w/ Surely Lorraine, Time Travelers, All Things Blue FREE at The Hi Hat (8pm)
ALSO: WILD w/ Johnny Gates at Bootleg Theater (8:30)
ALSO: Writer’s Block LA at The Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)

Weds: Filter at The Regent Theater (7pm)

Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving

Friday: Transviolet x ARMORS w/ The Griswolds at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: The Deltaz and friends at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)

Saturday: Festy Baby at The Lodge Room f. Andy Clockwise.

Sunday: Be Kind Holiday Benefit at The Troubadour (7pm)

To Keep in Mind:

December 4^th: Magic Giant at The Troubadour
December 5^th: The Score at The Roxy
December 6^th: Dreamers at El Rey Theatre
December 6^th: Sam Smith at The Forum
December 6^th: Madison Cunningham at Bootleg Theater
December 8^th: Seaway at The Roxy
December 11^th: Mothica at the HI Hat
December 11^th: Cordovas at Saint Rocke
December 12^th: Cordovas at The Hotel Cafe
December 12^th: Dear Boy at The El Rey
December 13^th: Hollis Brown at El Rey Theatre
December 14^th: Bayside at The Troubadour
December 17^th: Rooney at The Troubadour
December 18^th: Max Gomez at The Troubadour
December 19^th: Phantom Planet at The Fonda Theatre
January 18^th: The Lumineers at the Forum
January 21^st: Anais Mitchell at Lodge Room
January 23^rd: Maverick Sabre at The Echo
January 24^th: Theo Katzman at The Fonda Theatre
February 4^th/5^th: Dermot Kennedy at The Wiltern
February 5^th: Pinegrove at The Roxy
February 6^th: Mondo Cozmo at The Hi Hat
February 11^th: Nightly at The Troubadour
February 21^st: Meg & Dia at The Wiltern
February 24^th: Harrison Storm at The Troubadour
February 26^th: Tall Heights at Moroccan Lounge
February 28^th: Colony House at Teragram Ballroom
February 28^th: The Amazons at The El Rey
February 29^th: Thrice at The Novo
March 5^th: Echosmith, Weathers at The Fonda Theatre
March 5^th: Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke
March 7^th: Saint Motel at The Fonda Theatre
March 8^th: Saint Motel at The Fonda Theatre
March 10^th: Keane at Dolby Theatre
March 12^th/13^th: Delta Spirit at Teragram Ballroom.
March 25^th-28^th: The Tallest Man on Earth at The Troubadour
March 28^th: Larkin Poe at The Fonda Theatre
April 2^nd: The Districts at Teragram Ballroom
April 2^nd/3^rd: Nathaniel Rateliff at The Theatre at Ace Hotel.
Apri. 3^rd: Allen Stone at the Fonda Theatre.
April 16^th: Mighty Oaks at Moroccan Lounge
May 18^th: Lewis Capaldi at The Forum
June 19^th: AWOLNATION, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at Greek Theatre

~ Kristen

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