Today, I had the unexpected pleasure of visiting both Hogwarts and The Good Place!  My favorite part of this trip to Universal Studios (my first since living in LA) was definitely the butterbeer, but I found the entire experience of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter to be magically immersive.  I even got my wand, which I’m going to put to good use this week casting some spells to make life a little easier.  Things are going to be crazy at work. Plus, we have some truly exciting shows to help kick the new year in the right direction.  KidEyes at The Echo and Jesse and Friends at The Hotel Cafe would be my top picks, but I’ll be out of town for half the week, heading to New York City to see some music over there.

But if you’re in LA, here’s what I’d suggest:

 

Monday: Kate Clover residency FREE at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: WASI residency FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Bedouine at The Hi Hat (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live FREE at The Mint (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

 

Tuesday: Satellite Nights f. My Double, My Brother, Sofia Wolfson FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Lovely World at The Viper Room (7:30)
ALSO: DAVIS, Writer’s Block LA at The Hotel Cafe second stage (7,9)

 

Weds: KidEyes FREE at The Echo (8:30)
ALSO: Satellite Nights f. The Only Ocean FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: WFNM f. Cara Hart, Simon XO FREE at Madame Siam (7pm)

 

Thursday: IDER w/ Allday at The Moroccan Lounge (8pm)
ALSO: Satellite Nights f. The Haunts FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Oddnesse FREE at Gold-Diggers (8pm)
ALSO: Wake Child at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Jesse Malin w/ Chuck Prophet and Diane and The Gentlemen at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)

 

Friday: The Jacks, Livingmore at Boardner’s (8:30)
ALSO: Satellite Nights f. Magic Bronson FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Otherwise at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Dar Williams at McCabes (8pm)
ALSO: Rex Orange County at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)

 

Saturday: Jesse and Friends at The Hotel Cafe (6pm)
ALSO: Gates of the West f. Butch Walker, Jakob Dylan, Duff McKagan, Wayne Kramer at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Kid Giant, Little Dume at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Derek Day, Paper Jackets, The Lovepools FREE at Lucky Strike Hollywood (8pm)
ALSO: Dar Williams at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: Rex Orange County at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)
ALSO: Mandolin Orange at The Theatre at Ace Hotel (8:30)

 

Sunday: Justin Townes Earle w/ Jonny Two Bags at Saint Rocke (8pm)

 

To Keep in Mind:

January 16^th: Watkins Family Hour at Largo
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
January 28^th: Aeges at The Viper Room
January 31^st: Sleeptalk at The Troubadour
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 6^th/7^th: The Rescues at The Hotel Café
February 7^th: Crobot at The Viper Room
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 27^th: Patrick Droney at The Troubadour
February 27^th/28^th: Guster at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
February 28^th: Colony House at Teragram Ballroom
February 28^th: The Amazons at The El Rey
February 28^th: Have Mercy at The Roxy
February 29^th: Thrice at The Novo
March 4^th: Christopher Paul Stelling at Moroccan Lounge
March 4^th: Jamestown Revival at The Fonda Theatre
March 5^th: Echosmith, Weathers at The Fonda Theatre
March 5^th: Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke
March 5^th: Birds of Chicago at Regent Theater
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 12^th: Frenship at the Regent Theater
March 12^th/13^th: Delta Spirit at Teragram Ballroom.
March 14^th: Third Eye Blind at The Wiltern
March 14^th: Frenship at Regent Theater
March 21^st: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Café
March 25^th: Irontom at The Roxy
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 2^nd/3^rd: Nathaniel Rateliff at The Theatre at Ace Hotel.
Apri. 3^rd: Allen Stone at the Fonda Theatre.
April 16^th: Mighty Oaks at Moroccan Lounge
May 18^th: Lewis Capaldi at The Forum
June 9^th: Alanis Morissette at Hollywood Bowl
June 19^th: AWOLNATION, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at Greek Theatre

~ Kristen

 

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