I started reading The Death Cure today. For those of you who don’t know, that’s the third book in The Maze Runner series. I read The Maze Runner based on a recommendation. I tend to like those dystopian novels. The Maze Runner was not my favorite, but I was invested enough in the characters to go to the end of the seemingly short tome. Then I reached the end and realized that it was not the end at all and that it was just book one in a three book trilogy! At this point, there was no turning back so I’ve spent the last few weeks existing in this treacherous universe where you constantly question the point of your own existence. I guess this is not really too far from graduate school, but I’ll be happy to finish off this book, hopefully get some closure, and move on.

Last week was fantastically show-heavy, highlighted by sets from White Sea, The Kin, Sean Watkins, and Semi Precious Weapons. I also discovered a few new artists to keep tabs on like LA’s Roméo Testa and San Digeo’s The Midnight Pine. This week will probably be show-lite for me, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of great things going on around town.

Here’s what I’d recommend:

Monday: Lime Cordiale, The Black and The White, LA Font FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Island Apollo (formally The Bolts) FREE at Silverlake Lounge (8pm)
ALSO: Not In The Face and Little Dove at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 (8pm)

 

Tuesday: Peter Matthew Bauer at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: Mia Dyson at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: The Mowgli’s with WATERS, Night Riots, and The Janks at The Troubadour (7pm)

 

Weds: The Mowgli’s with WATERS, Max and The Moon, The Lucky Lonely at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Sonia Rao and Terra Naomi at WitZend (7:30, 9:45)
ALSO: Kyle Riabko and Javier Dunn at Room 5 (8,9)
ALSO: Via Echo with Strangers You Know at Bootleg Hi Fi (8pm)
ALSO: Swear and Shake and Tyler Lyle at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9)

 

Thursday: Prides at The Troubadour (7:30)
ALSO: Jake Newton at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Maudlin Strangers at Lyric Theater (9pm)
ALSO: Citizun at The Viper Room (9pm)

 

Friday: Scarlett Rabe and Ernie Halter and Friends at The Hotel Cafe (8,9)
ALSO: Chevelle at The Wiltern (7pm)

 

Saturday: Chinatown Summer Nights f. Franscisco the Man, Madi Diaz, Eastern Conference Champions (6pm)
ALSO: Taylor Locke Band at El Cid (11pm)

 

Sunday: Xavier Rudd at Bootleg HiFi (8pm)
ALSO: Until The Ribbon Breaks at Petersen Automotive Museum (2pm)

 

To Keep in Mind:
July 15^th: Mosco Rosco at The Troubadour
July 16^th: Kongos at The Troubadour
July 17^th: The Silent Comedy at Harvard & Stone
July 19^th: Dead Sara and Tonic at Pershing Square
July 21^st: Twin Atlantic at The Troubadour
July 21^st: Nico Vega at The Roxy
July 21^st: Irontom at Bootleg HiFi
July 22^nd: OK Go at The Troubadour
July 23^rd: OK Go at The Echo
July 23^rd: Nightmare & The Cat at The Roxy
July 24^th: The Neighbourhood at Greek Theatre
July 24^th: Wolfmother at House of Blues Sunset
July 27^th: Gavin James at The Mint
July 29^th: Deluka at The Troubadour
July 31^st: Foxy Shazam at The El Rey
August 1^st: The Griswolds at The Echo
August 2^nd: Saint Motel at The Troubadour
August 2^nd: Red Wanting Blue at Bootleg Theater
August 3^rd/4^th: Matt Wertz at Saint Rocke
August 5^th: Emerson Hart and Tony Lucca at The Hotel Café
August 9^th: Truth & Salvage Co. at The Hotel Cafe
August 10^th: Dear Boy at The Troubadour
August 10^th: Iron and Wine and Glen Hansard at Hollywood Bowl
August 13^th: Reignwolf at The Troubadour
August 17^th: Dan Wilson at The Federal Bar
August 20^th: New Empire at The El Rey
August 21^st: Naked and Famous at The Echoplex
August 22^nd: Sylvan Esso at The Trouadour
August 23^rd-24^th: FYF
August 23^rd: Lake Street Dive at The Wiltern
August 23^rd: Rixton at The El Rey
August 25^th: Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden at Hollywood Bowl
August 26^th: Youngblood Hawke at Greek Theatre
August 27^th: Ed Sheeran at Staples Center
September 13^th: William Beckett at The Roxy
September 14^th: The Avett Brothers at Shrine Auditorium
September 15^th: You Me at Six, Young Guns, Stars in Stereo at The Troubadour
September 18^th: Meg Myers and Irontom at The Echo
September 19^th: Kopecky Fmaily Band at The Troubadour
September 20^th: Better Than Ezra and Scars on 45 at The House of Blues
September 25^th: Allen Stone at The Mayan
September 25^th: Rocco DeLuca & The Burden at The Troubadour
September 26th/27^th: Newport Folk Presents Way Over Yonder at Santa Monica Pier
September 28^th: The Gaslight Anthem at Hollywood Palladium
September 30^th: Sam Smith at Greek Theatre
October 2^nd/3^rd: The War on Drugs at Fonda Theatre
October 3^rd: Ben Kweller at The Roxy
October 6^th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy
October 6^th: Moon Taxi at House of Blues
October 6^th: Boy & Bear at Fonda Theatre
October 6^th/7^th: Lorde at The Greek Theatre
October 8^th: twenty one pilots at Hollywood Palladium
October 8^th: Sondre Lerche at The Troubadour
October 9^th: Wakey! Wakey! at The Roxy
October 9^th: Anberlin at House of Blues
October 10^th: The Pretty Reckless at The Wiltern
October 16^th: Hozier with James Bay at Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian
October 18^th: Kodaline at The Fonda Theatre
October 22^nd: Lewis Watson at The Troubadour
October 27^th: Rachael Yamagata at The Troubadour
November 1^st: New Politics at The Fonda Theatre
November 20^th: Bastille at Shrine Expo Hall
November 21^st/22^nd: The Matches at The Troubadour

~ Kristen

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