This week, I made it out 6/7 nights for shows, all of which got high marks. I guess you could say that my April is off to a good start! Between this week and last, I’ve got over half the rainbow of wristbands riding up my arm from the El Rey alone. In addition to the music, inspired by watching the pilot episode of A Discovery of Witches TV series at WonderCon, I’ve plunged into a re-read of the book series upon which the television show is based.  It is very rare to find a character whose life I connect with so well, but the historian/academic central protagonist is written into a world in which I feel instantly familiar…even with the witches, vampires, and daemons….

While I hope to get in more reading this week, the call of the live show is strong.  I’m particularly eyeing Tuesday night which holds quite a list of musical options including Ben Rector who is headlining at The Theatre at Ace Hotel.  This really is blowing my mind as it feels like it was just yesterday that Ben’s early set at The Hotel Cafe started one of the grandest of my grand musical adventures.

Here’s the full list:

Monday: It’s a School Night f. Bad Child, Lauren Aquilina at The Whitley (8pm)
ALSO: Low Hum residency FREE at The Echo (8:30)
ALSO: Forever X2 residency FREE at The Satellite (8pm)
ALSO: Izaak Optaz residency w/ Albert and Hiss Dreamboats at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Manhattan Murder Mystery & Midnight Cities FREE at Harvard & Stone (9pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday f. Sweet Talk Radio, Chi McClean at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

 

Tuesday: Hozier w/ Jade Bird at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (6:30)
ALSO: Ben Rector at Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
ALSO: J.S. Ondara at Moroccan Lounge (7:30)
ALSO: The Beta Machine FREE at Amoeba Records (6pm)
ALSO: Livingmore, Oddnesse, Dream Phases, Liv Slingerland at The Echo (8pm)
ALSO: Ten Fe at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block LA at The Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: We Found New Music f. Colton Avery, Emily Brimlow at Madame Siam (9pm)

 

Weds: Max Frost w/ UPSAHL at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Desert Nights Leonard Cohen tribute FREE at The Standard, Hollywood (7pm)
ALSO: The Blue Stones w/ Charming Liars, Convey at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: The Mondegreens at Resident (8pm)
ALSO: The 1975 at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block LA Under the Covers f. Annabel Lee, Joe Marson at The Hotel Cafe second stage (9:30)

 

Thursday: Taking Back Sunday at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)

 

Friday: Fair Ground Saints w/ Alisan Porter and Oren Levin at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)

 

Saturday: Andy Black at The El Rey Theatre (7:30)

 

Sunday: The Maine at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)

 

 

To Keep in Mind:

April 18^th: Freddy & Francine at The Hotel Cafe
April 19^th: Pink at The Forum
April 23^rd: KidEyes at Bootleg Theater
April 23^rd: Patrick Park at Gold Diggers
April 24^th: Brent Cowles at The Mint
April 25^th: Half the Animal at The Troubadour
April 25^th: The Filthy Souls at Peppermint Club
April 26^th: White Denim at Teragram Ballroom
May 2^nd-4^th: David Ramirez at The Hotel Café
May 6^th: Band of Skulls at The Echo
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 12^th: Morgan Saint at The Belasco Theater
May 14^th: Picture This at The Troubadour
May 16^th: Goody Grace at Regent Theater
May 16^th: Matt Maeson at The Troubadour
May 16^th: The Moth & the Flame at The Fonda Theatre
May 17^th: The Score at The Troubadour
May 18^th: Lydia at Regent Theater
May 18^th: Hollis Brown at Regent Theater
May 19^th: The Unlikely Candidates, Irontom at Bootleg Theater
May 21^st: Allman Brown at The Hotel Cafe
May 22^nd: Jared & The Mill at Moroccan Lounge
May 25^th: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe
May 31^st: Sego at Moroccan Lounge
June 4^th: Marianas Trench at Regent Theater
June 5^th: The Dangerous Summer at The Hi Hat
June 7^th: Greg Holden, Garrison Starr at Moroccan Lounge
June 11^th: Bear’s Den at Fonda Theatre
June 14^th: Frenship at Fonda Theatre
June 15^th/16^th: Betty Who at the Fonda Theatre
June 17^th: Jamestown Revival at The Troubadour
June 19^th: yungblud at the Roxy.
June 20^th: Jamestown Revival at The Troubadour
June 21^st: Jamestown Revival at The Troubadour
June 22^nd: Middle Kid at Hollywood Palladium
June 25^th: Dido at The Wiltern
June 26^th: Rooney at Lodge Room Highland Park
June 29^th: Penny and Sparrow at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
July 2^nd: The Struts at The Wiltern
July 11^th: Blue October at The Hotel Cafe
July 16^th: Red Wanting Blue at Bootleg Theater
July 17^th: Pinegrove at The Fonda Theatre
July 18^th: Blue October at The Hotel Cafe
July 25^th: Blue October at The Hotel Cafe
August 1^st: Blue October at The Hotel Cafe
August 6^th: Our Lady Peace at Greek Theatre
August 7^th: Psychedelic Furs, James, Dear Boy at The Greek Theatre
August 11^th: Death Cab for Cutie at Hollywood Bowl
August 22^nd: Lake Street Dive at Greek Theatre
September 11^th: Sigrid at The Fonda Theatre
September 26^th: AJR at Shrine Expo Hall
October 2^nd: Carbon Leaf at Moroccan Lounge
October 25^th: Hozier at Greek Theatre
November 19^th: The Black Keys at the Forum

~ Kristen

 

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