This week, another year comes to a close. I put together this whole “best of” 2018 document.  A lot of it revolves around all the traveling I was able to do (best food = Mag Mud at Magnolia’s in Austin; best art = galleries around the Hi Line in NYC; best concert = being on stage with Frank Turner at SXSW).  One of my top accomplishments of the year is finally starting an online catalogue of all of the shows I’ve been to.  I totaled 206 in 2018 and now I’m working my way backwards.  Of course, my recap includes my 2018 Music Mix! Here’s the Spotify version (B-Sides still to come): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Mbx9QKPP7NLVtQ9DcfEOn.

Next week, I’m looking forward to getting out, especially Thursday night to see Holy Wars at The Echo!

Also listed, some potentials for live music on NYE:

 

Monday: The DALES Hotel at El Cid (10pm)
ALSO: A Night at the Hollywood Opera featuring the music of QUEEN w/ Moon Honey, Lauren Ruth Ward, Smoke Season and more at Harvard & Stone (9pm)
ALSO: NYE Bootleg Party f. the Tracks at Bootleg Theater (8pm)
ALSO: New Year’s Prom at Catch One f. Puscie Jones Revue (9pm)
ALSO: NYE with The Higgs at The Mint (8pm)
ALSO: Pink Martini at Walt Disney Concert Hall (7pm)

 

Tuesday: Happy 2019!

 

Weds: Raised on TV FREE at Harvard & Stone (9pm)

 

Thursday: Holy Wars FREE at The Echo (7:30)

 

Friday: AMES at The Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Georgi Kay at The Peppermint Club (8pm)
ALSO: Josh Arbour at The Troubadour (7pm)

 

Saturday: REL FREE at The Echo (5:30)
ALSO: Adelitas Way at The Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: Rainne at The Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: New American at The Redwood Bar (8pm)

 

Sunday: Fell Runner FREE at The Echo (7:30)

 

To Keep in Mind:

January 11^th: Warbly Jets at The Echo
January 16^th: Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke
January 16^th: Mother Mother at Moroccan Lounge
January 17^th: Mother Mother at Moroccan Lounge
January 16^th: Foo Fighers at the Forum
January 17^th: Dirty Sweet at Resident
January 18^th: The Districts at The Moroccan Lounge
January 19^th: Matthew Perryman Jones at The Hotel Café
January 19^th: Muse at The Forum
January 19^th: The Districts at The Moroccan Lounge
January 21^st: Skylar Grey at Largo
January 22^nd: Elton John at Staples Center
January 23^rd: Elton John at Staples Center
January 24^th: The Pink Spiders at The Satellite
January 25^th: Thomas Dybdahl at The Troubadour
January 25^th: Static and Surrender at The Hotel Café
January 25^th: Mainland at the Satellite
January 27^th: Transviolet at The Echo
January 31^st: Beta Play at The Mint
February 1^st: Future Generations at The Troubadour
February 8^th: Sego at The Echoplex
February 12^th: Dean Lewis, SYML at El Rey Theatre
February 13^th: Dean Lewis, SYML at El Rey Theatre
February 15^th: Kongos at The Teragram Ballroom
February 15^th: Panic at the Disco at The Forum
February 19^th/20^th: Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real at The Troubadour
February 22^nd: Badflower at El Rey Theatre
February 23^rd: Tonight Alive at Moroccan Lounge
February 26^th: Gavin James at The Roxy Theatre
February 27^th: Meg Mac at Bootleg Theater
February 28^th: Lukas Graham at The Wiltern
March 1^st: Dorothy, Spirit Animal at Regent Theater
March 2^nd: Caroline Rose at Teragram Ballroom
March 6^th: July Talk at Hollywood Palladium
March 6^th: Jukebox the Ghost at Fonda Theatre
March 8^th: Welles at Moroccan Lounge
March 9^th: LP at The Wiltern
March 9^th: Nightly at Moroccan Lounge
March 11^th: You Me at Six, Dreamers at The Teragram Ballroom
March 19^th: Nina Nesbitt at The Roxy
March 21^st: Alice Phoebe Lu at Moroccan Lounge
March 22^nd: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness w/ flor at The Orpheum Theatre
March 22^nd: Tyler Hilton at The Hotel Cafe
March 26^th: Matt Nathanson at The El Rey
March 26^th: Arkells at the Troubadour.
March 27^th: Bronze Radio Return at Moroccan Lounge
March 29^th: Stephen Kellogg at Bootleg Theater
March 29^th: Donna Missal at El Rey Theatre
April 1^st: The Rubens at Moroccan Lounge
April 2^nd: Grandson at The Roxy Theatre
April 5^th: Switchfoot, Colony House at The Wiltern
April 5^th: Wilderado at Teragram Ballroom
April 6^th: Lincoln Durham at The Echo
April 9^th: Hozier at Hollywood Forever
April 19^th: Pink at The Forum
April 26^th: White Denim at Teragram Ballroom
May 7^th: Tom Odell at The El Rey
May 9^th: Rival Sons at The Fonda Theatre
May 9^th: Alec Benjamin at El Rey Theatre
May 14^th: Picture This at The Troubadour
May 22^nd: Jared & The Mill at Moroccan Lounge
June 4^th: Marianas Trench at Regent Theater
June 25^th: Dido at The Wiltern
October 2^nd: Carbon Leaf at Moroccan Lounge

~ Kristen

 

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