I’m feeling very grateful this week for living in LA. There aren’t many places where you can sit outside and work all day long. It’s quite pleasant until you get locked out of the house because you didn’t think to take your keys to sit in the backyard. Then, suddenly, it just feels cold.
On the music front, I’ve been obsessively listening to Badflower’s “The Jester”, Brandi Carlile’s “The Eye”, Paul Keen’s “Pick Another Part” and Tony Lucca’s entire self-titled album. Tony’s album release party last week featured an appearance from Keaton Simons who is playing three shows this week on Friday, including a double set at my newly discovered downtown club, Mrs Fish. My other show pick this week is Wednesday night at Harvard & Stone where The Active Set will be celebrating their EP release.
If you’re looking to get out for some music, here is what I’d recommend:
Monday: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. LP, PPL MVR, and more (8:30)
ALSO: Scavenger Hunt FREE at Bootleg HiFi (10:30)
ALSO: Avid Dancer FREE at The Echo (10pm)
ALSO: Young Creatures FREE at Silverlake Lounge (8pm)
ALSO: Run River North w/ Steven McMorran (Satellite) at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Patti Smith at The Roxy (9pm)
Tuesday: Little Dove at The Escondite (10pm)
Weds: AKW + Active Set FREE at Harvard & Stone (10:30)…EP Release party
ALSO: Seinabo Sey w/ Gavin James at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (9pm)
ALSO: Haim at The Grammy Museum (8pm)
Thursday: Cage the Elephant at Tower Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: MTV Artists to Watch f. MisterWives, Jacquie Lee at House of Blues (6pm)
ALSO: John Oates at Amoeba Records (6pm)
Friday: Keaton Simons, John Oates, The Absolute at The Hotel Cafe (8, 9, 10:30)
ALSO: Keaton Simons at Mrs. Fish (10:45, midnight)
ALSO: Hozier at The Fonda (8:30)
ALSO: Cage the Elephant at Tower Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: Blackberry Smoke at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Rocco DeLuca at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: Seether, Papa Roach at The Wiltern (5:30)
Saturday: Noah Guthrie & Gabe Dixon at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Blackberry Smoke at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Dustbowl Revival at Boulevard Music (8pm)
ALSO: Gwen Stefani at Orpheum Theatre (8pm)
Sunday: The Bones of J.R. Jones at Silverlake Lounge (9pm)
ALSO: Gin Blossoms at Saint Rocke (7:30)
ALSO: Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga at The Wiltern (9:30)
To Keep in Mind:
Feb. 9th: Catfish and the Bottlemen at The Troubadour
Feb. 9th: Father John Misty at The Roxy
Feb. 9th: Matthew Perryman Jones at The Hotel Cafe
Feb. 10th: Ben Howard at Shrine Expo Hall
Feb. 10th: Nicole Atkins at Booleg HiFi
Feb. 13th: Dr. Dog at The Wiltern
Feb. 14th: Saints of Valory at The Hotel Café
Feb. 14th: Beth Hart at The El Rey
Feb. 15th: The Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke
Feb. 16th: Charming Liars w/ Irontom at The Roxy
Feb. 18th: Over The Rhine and William Fitzsimmons at The Troubadour
Feb. 18th: Miyavi at The El Rey
Feb. 19th: The Janks at The Bootleg
Feb. 19th: Milo Greene at The El Rey
Feb. 24th: David Cook at The Troubadour
Feb. 24th: Penny and Sparrow at The Hotel Café
Feb. 26th: Empires at The Echo
March 3rd: Brandi Carlile at The Troubadour
March 6th: Umphrey’s McGee at The Wiltern
March 7th: Joshua Radin w/ Rachael Yamagata & Cary Brothers at The Fonda
March 7th: The Districts at The Troubadour
March 10th: San Cisco at The Troubadour
March 13th: Sir Sly at The Wiltern
March 13th: MisterWives at The Troubadour
March 14th: Wolf Alice at Bootleg HiFi
March 19th: Joe Pug at The Echo
March 24th: Neulore at The Mint
March 24th: The Ting Tings at The Fonda
March 27th: Echosmith at The Fonda Theatre
April 2nd: Punch Brothers at The Fonda
April 4th: Ben Sollee at The House of Blues
April 7th: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at The Roxy
April 13th: Desaparecidos at The Roxy
April 25th: The Kaiser Chiefs at The Wiltern
April 27th: Zane Carney at The Troubadour
May 3rd: Tonight Alive at The Wiltern
May 16th: Two Gallants at The Roxy
May 20th: Noel Gallagher and the High Flying Birds at The Orpheum
May 29th/30th: The Bangles at The Troubadour
September 16th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy
~ Kristen
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