Greetings from Manchester! Birthplace of Oasis and The Smiths, Pale Waves and Longview (gosh, I miss that band).  Doing my best to check out the scene while not being too deterred by the rain. This weekend starts a vacation that includes Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Glasgow, and Edinburgh! Feel free to send recommendations or requests.

Tomorrow, while I am seeing an LA band (Badflower) in the UK, back in LA you have the opportunity to see Liverpool’s Circa Waves (we just flip flopped there!). I’d also recommend Tuesday night at The Echo with Pip Blom, a band from Amsterdam who served up THE best dance party at SXSW this year.

As for the rest:

Monday: Circa Waves, ufo ufo at Moroccan Lounge (8pm)
ALSO: Ben Thornewill w/ Alex Bloom at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Rosie Tucker residency FREE at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (8pm)
ALSO: Liz Phair at Largo (7:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

 

Tuesday: Pip Blom at The Echo (8:30)
ALSO: WFNM showcase FREE at Madame Siam (8pm)
ALSO: Bird Concerns at The Love Song Bar (9pm)
ALSO: The Colour Coast w/ Aloud, Talk Time at The HI Hat (8pm)
ALSO: Alexandra Savior, Kera at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Bloc Party at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Madonna at The Wiltern (7:30)
ALSO: The Black Keys at The Forum (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block LA at The Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)

 

Weds: X Ambassadors at Hollywood Palladium (6:30)
ALSO: New Politics, Plain White T’s, The Mowgli’s at The Mayan (7pm)
ALSO: Over the Rhine at Largo (8pm)
ALSO: Madonna at The Wiltern (7:30)

 

Thursday: Meiko w/ Anna Shoemaker at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase at The Satellite (8pm)
ALSO: The Get Up Kids at The Echoplex (8pm)
ALSO: Bloc Party at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Madonna at The Wiltern (7:30)

 

Friday: Mayday Parade at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Holy Wars, Draemings at The Echo (8pm)
ALSO: Kate Voegele & Tyler Hilton at Saint Rocke (8pm)
ALSO: Eilse Trouw w/ Rett Madison, Asa Ey at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9)
ALSO: Thom Sawyr and Ruby Sparks at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Pearl Charles at Zebulon (8pm)
ALSO: MisterWives w/ Foreign Air at Teragram Ballroom (9pm)
ALSO: Ray Lamontagne at Orpheum Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Simple Plan and State Champs at Hollywood Palladium (5:30)

 

Saturday: Coffee Shop Arena Rock at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Manchester Orchestra at Los Angeles Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Sego at The Hi Hat (8pm)
ALSO: Elderbrook at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Charlotte Lawrence w/ Goody Grace at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: Ray Lamontagne at Orpheum Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Madonna at The Wiltern (7:30)

 

Sunday: Pink Skies at Moroccan Lounge (8pm)
ALSO: Meiko at Saint Rocke (7pm)
ALSO: Madonna at The Wiltern (7:30)

 

To Keep in Mind:

November 29^th: Transviolet, The Griswolds at The Troubadour
December 4^th: Magic Giant at The Troubadour
December 5^th: The Score at The Roxy
December 6^th: Dreamers at El Rey Theatre
December 6^th: Sam Smith at The Forum
December 8^th: Seaway at The Roxy
December 11^th: Mothica at the HI Hat
December 11^th: Cordovas at Saint Rocke
December 12^th: Cordovas at The Hotel Cafe
December 12^th: Dear Boy at The El Rey
December 13^th: Hollis Brown at El Rey Theatre
December 14^th: Bayside at The Troubadour
December 17^th: Rooney at The Troubadour
December 18^th: Max Gomez at The Troubadour
December 19^th: Phantom Planet at The Fonda Theatre
January 18^th: The Lumineers at the Forum
January 21^st: Anais Mitchell at Lodge Room
January 23^rd: Maverick Sabre at The Echo
January 24^th: Theo Katzman at The Fonda Theatre
February 4^th/5^th: Dermot Kennedy at The Wiltern
February 5^th: Pinegrove at The Roxy
February 6^th: Mondo Cozmo at The Hi Hat
February 11^th: Nightly at The Troubadour
February 21^st: Meg & Dia at The Wiltern
February 24^th: Harrison Storm at The Troubadour
February 26^th: Tall Heights at Moroccan Lounge
February 28^th: Colony House at Teragram Ballroom
February 29^th: Thrice at The Novo
March 5^th: Echosmith, Weathers at The Fonda Theatre
March 5^th: Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke
March 7^th: Saint Motel at The Fonda Theatre
March 8^th: Saint Motel at The Fonda Theatre
March 10^th: Keane at Dolby Theatre
March 25^th-28^th: The Tallest Man on Earth at The Troubadour
March 28^th: Larkin Poe at The Fonda Theatre
April 2^nd: The Districts at Teragram Ballroom
April 16^th: Mighty Oaks at Moroccan Lounge
May 18^th: Lewis Capaldi at The Forum
June 19^th: AWOLNATION, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at Greek Theatre

~ Kristen

 

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