Had a bit of an adventure Friday night when, driving to First Fridays at The Natural History Museum, I got a flat tire.  It was raining, rush hour, and most auto shops were closing, but I was surprisingly calm as I called for the tow, figured out where I could go to get it fixed that night, and somehow, miraculously made it to the Natural History Museum in time for the main event, Mondo Cozmo.  I’m not sure if it was because of the car troubles or the fact that I hadn’t been to a show all week or the beautiful friends that I ran into at the event or maybe the buffalos the band was playing in front of, but the night turned into one of the most uplifting and transformative Mondo Cozmo experiences (and they are all quite good so this is saying something).

I know I’m not supposed to be going to many shows next week either, but with so many faves (Dear Boy, Dreamers/The Wrecks, Hudson Taylor, A Silent Film, HAWAI) and a plethora of highly anticipated acts (The Academic, Charlie Cunningham, Mt. Joy, Billy Raffoul) coming through, we’ll see how much I can hold to that. Either way, I anticipate a sleep-light week.

Here’s what else I’d suggest:

 

Monday: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Dear Boy, Flora Cash (7:30)
ALSO: SYML at Moroccan Lounge (7:30)
ALSO: The Blank Tapes residency FREE at The Echo (8:30)
ALSO: Jordan Davis at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Lucius at Largo (8pm)
ALSO: K.D. Lang at The Theatre at Ace Hotel (8:30)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live FREE at The Mint (7pm)

 

Tuesday: The Academic, Hamish Anderson at Resident (7pm)
ALSO: Lucy Rose, Charlie Cunningham at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: The Rubens at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: The Classic Crime at Union Nightclub (6:30)
ALSO Johnny Gates & The Habits, Katelyn Tarver at The Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: The Deltaz + guests FREE at The Cinema Bar (8pm)
ALSO: Ian Moore at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Jessie Jo Stark FREE at Harvard & Stone (10pm)
ALSO: Jordan Rakei at The El Rey (8:30)

 

Weds: States & Capitals, Bellsaint at The Study (8pm)
ALSO: Joey McIntyre at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Young Creatures residency f. LA River Bend, The Two Tens FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Albert Hammond Jr. at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Talib Kweli at The Regent Theater (8pm)
ALSO: The Suffers at The Echo (8:30)
ALSO: Billie Eilish at The El Rey (8:30)

 

Thursday: Run River North, HAWAI at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Mt. Joy, Korey Dane at Moroccan Lounge (8pm)
ALSO: Glen Hansard at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: Sun Lux, Gordi at The Regent Theater (9pm)
ALSO: Ninet Tayeb, Little Empire at The Peppermint Club (7:30)
ALSO: Holly Miranda FREE at Zebulon (9pm)
ALSO: Spindrift, Restavrant, Low Volts at Resident (8pm)
ALSO: Lord Huron, Lo Moon at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
ALSO: Stone Temple Pilots at The Rose (8pm)

 

Friday: Billie Eilish at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: The Naked and Famous at Largo (8pm)
ALSO: Walk Off the Earth at The Belasco Theater (7pm)

 

Saturday: New Politics, Dreamers, The Wrecks at The Belasco Theater (6:30)
ALSO: Gabrielle Aplin, Hudson Taylor at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Robert Stevenson (A Silent Film) at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: Albert & His Dreamboats FREE at The Love Song (9pm)
ALSO: Dustbowl Revival at The El Rey (8:15)
ALSO: Livingmore, Down and Outlaws at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Glen Hansard at Walt Disney Concert Hall (8pm)

 

Sunday: ZZ Ward w/ Black Pistol Fire, Billy Raffoul at The Fonda Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Talisco at Union Nightclub (8pm)
ALSO: Glen Hansard at Walt Disney Concert Hall (7:30)
ALSO: Songwriter Sundays FREE at The Fox and Hounds (9pm)

 

To Keep in Mind:
March 13^th: Rachel Yamagata at Moroccan Lounge
March 15^th: Andy Grammer at The Belasco Theatre
March 15^th,16^th: AWOLNATION, Nothing But Thieves at The Wiltern
March 16^th: The Mowgli’s at Moroccan Lounge
March 20^th: AJR at The Belasco Theatre
March 20^th: RIVVRS at Resident
March 21^st: Phillip Phillips at The Fonda Theater
March 21^st: The Naked and Famous at Moroccan Lounge
March 23^rd: Dermot Kennedy at The El Rey
March 29^th: The Darkness at The Fonda
March 29^th: Jay Nash at The Hotel Café
March 30^th: Declan McKenna at Constellation Room
March 31^st: The Hunna at The Troubadour
April 7^th: Coffee Shop Arena Rock at The Hotel Cafe
April 8^th: Lincoln Durham at Moroccan Lounge
April 9^th, 10^th: Joshua Radin at The Troubadour
April 11^th: St. Vincent at Orpheum Theatre
April 13^th-15^th: Coachella weekend 1
April 16^th: Sigrid at The El Rey
April 19^th: The War on Drugs at Fox Theater Pomona
April 20^th-22^nd: Coachella weekend 2
April 26^th: Tyler Hilton at The Troubadour
May 4^th: Matt Maeson at The Fonda Theatre
May 5^th: Coffee Shop Arena Rock at The Hotel Café
May 11^th: Frenship at The El Rey
May 12^th: The Score at The Fonda
May 13^th: George Ezra at The Wiltern
May 15^th: Franz Ferdinand at The Wiltern
May 15^th: Red Wanting Blue at Peppermint Club
May 15^th: U2 at The Forum
May 15^th: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at Ford Theatres
May 16^th: Judy Collins at The Rose
May 18^th: Tony Lucca at The Hotel Café
May 31^st: James Taylor at Hollywood Bowl
June 1^st: James Taylor at Hollywood Bowl
June 2^nd: Coffee Shop Arena Rock at The Hotel Café
June 2^nd: Lord Huron at The Greek Theatre
June 7^th: Barns Courtney at The Wiltern
June 16^th: Frank Turner at Hollywood Palladium
June 23^rd/24^th: Arroyo Seco Weekend
June 26^th: Middle Kids at Lodge Room
June 30^th: Night Riots at The El Rey
July 19^th: Thirty Seconds to Mars at The Forum
July 21^st: Imagine Dragons at The Forum
July 22^nd: Imagine Dragons at The Forum
August 15^th: Nathaniel Rateliff at The Greek Theatre
August 17^th: Brandi Carlile at The Greek Theatre
August 18^th: Ed Sheeran at The Rose Bowl
September 10^th: Dave Matthews Band at Hollywood Bowl
September 28^th: Beck at Hollywood Bowl
January 22^nd: Elton John at Staples Center
January 23^rd: Elton John at Staples Center