I tried a new boba establishment today. I went all the way to Little Tokyo to get it, but the brown sugar milk tea was top notch!  It was almost worth the ridiculous drive home fighting all the beach traffic. I guess this is what happens when LA decides to be ridiculously warm in March…sigh. I’m looking forward to next week when the weather (hopefully) cools down a bit. Next weekend is WonderCon in Anaheim. If you’re planning on being there, come visit The High Voltage small press booth. There will be some fun fill in the blank buttons!

As for music, my show pick of the week is Thursday  night at The Hotel Cafe for the Tim Jones record release show. Tim is a member of Truth & Salvage Co., one of my beloved LA bands (before they up and moved to Nashville). The special guest list looks includes Cary Brothers, Scott Kinnebrew, and Leslie Stevens. It’s going to be a great night!

Here are the rest of my picks:

 

Monday: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts
ALSO: Conway FREE at The Satellite (11pm)
ALSO: Brian Fest at The Fonda Theater (8:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 (8pm)

 

Tuesday: Dark Waves FREE at Dirty Laundry (10pm)
ALSO: Spurs w/ Adam Arcuragi, Great Ceasar at The Hotel Cafe (8, 9)
ALSO: The Two Tens at Los Globos (9pm)
ALSO: George Stanford FREE at The Piano Bar (10pm)

 

Weds: Bronze Radio Return w/ Swear and Shake at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: The Soft White Sixties at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Ibeyi at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (9pm)

 

Thursday: Tim Jones w/ special guests at The Hotel Cafe…record release show (9pm)
ALSO: The Mondegreen’s at Silverlake Lounge
ALSO: Spin Cycle Music Series FREE at TRiP f. Gun Hill Royals (8pm)
ALSO: Guster at The Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Punch Brothers at The Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Sam Jam w/ HAIM at The Troubadour (7pm)

 

Friday: Dear Boy and Kitten at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: The Cerny Brothers, The Roofbeam Carpenters at The Hotel Cafe (10,12)
ALSO: AMFMS, Western Scene at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Nikka Costa at The Roxy (9pm)

 

Saturday: Ernie Halter at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Tobias Jesso Jr. at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: Puddle of Mudd at The El Rey (7:30)
ALSO: Ben Sollee and Yonder Mountain String Band at The House of Blues (8pm)

 

Sunday: Tobias Jesso Jr at Bootleg HiFi (8pm)

 

To Keep in Mind:
April 7^th: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at The Roxy
April 7^th: Civil Twilight at The Troubadour
April 9^th: Kimbra at The El Rey
April 13^th: Royal Blood at The Fonda
April 13^th: Plain White T’s at The Troubadour
April 13^th: Desaparecidos at The Roxy
April 14^th: Brandon Flowers at The Troubadour
April 15^th: Desaparecidos at The Shrine
April 15^th: Night Riots at The Troubadour
April 16^th: Mighty Oaks and Milky Chance at The Mayan Theatre
April 17^th: The Silent Comedy at The Record Parlour
April 18^th: Jakob Dylan at The Troubadour
April 23^rd: Joe Firstman at The Hotel Cafe
April 23^rd: Jared & The Mill at Bootleg HiFi
April 23^rd: Joe Firstman at The Hotel Cafe
April 24^th: Damien Rice at The Greek Theatre
April 25^th: The Kaiser Chiefs at The Wiltern
April 27^th: Zane Carney at The Troubadour
April 27^th: Maniac at The Echo
May 1^st: Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe
May 2^nd: The Decemberists at Greek Theatre
May 2^nd: OK Go at The Wiltern
May 3^rd: Tonight Alive at The Wiltern
May 5^th: Kodaline at The Wiltern
May 8^th: Jessie Baylin at The Troubadour
May 8^th: The Mowgli’s at The Regent Theatre
May 11^th/12^th: The Bird & The Bee at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
May 14^th: James Bay at The Fonda Theatre
May 16^th: Two Gallants at The Roxy
May 16^th: Lydia at The Troubadour
May 19^th: Prides at The Echo
May 20^th: Noel Gallagher and the High Flying Birds at The Orpheum
May 20^th: Shakey Graves at The Fonda
May 20^th: Rocco Deluca at The Troubadour
May 28^th: Mae at The El Rey
May 29^th/30^th: The Bangles at The Troubadour
May 31^st: Kopecky at Saint Rocke
May 31^st/June1st: Jack Garratt at The Troubadour
June 2^nd: The Script at The Wiltern
June 4^th: Dustin Kensrue at The Troubadour
June 11^th: Jukebox the Ghost at The Greek Theatre
June 11^th: Ivan & Alyosha at The Roxy
June 16^th, 17^th, 19^th: Butch Walker at The Masonic Lodge
June 24^th/25^th: Ed Sheeran at Hollywood Bowl
June 30^th: The Griswolds at The Troubadour
July 12^th: NEEDTOBREATHE at Greek Theatre
August 1^st: AWOLNATION at Hollywood Palladium
August 17^th: Lights at The Greek Theatre
September 16^th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy
October 15^th: twenty one pilots w/ Echosmith at The Greek Theatre

 

~ Kristen

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