Last week I was listening to a promising young artist, Bailey Zimmerman, do his first livestream. He’s a country kid but wants to do a cover inspired by his mother who is a “real rocker”. When I hear this, I’m expecting him to cover some rock band famous in the 70’s or 80’s, the type a real rock mom might favor. But no, Bailey launches into 3 Doors Down “Here Without You” and it hits me that we now live in a world where emerging artists are influenced by their parents’ music from the early 00’s. Let that one sink in…it’s taking me a minute.
Another thing that’s going to take me a minute to adjust to is the return of live concerts. The Hotel Cafe opens back up this week and as anxious as I am to return to one of my favorite spaces, I’m also a bit apprehensive about how comfortable I’m going to feel. In honor of this grand return, I’m (maybe somewhat optimistically) going to switch the calendar back over to focus on the local LA shows. I’ll also mark some of my top streaming options as I’m not ready to give those up quite yet.
We shall see how this goes:
Monday:
STREAMING:
11:30: Scruff of the Neck at Twitch
4pm: Neal Francis at The Relix Channel Twitch
5pm: School Night at Home f. Zoe Modiga, carly and martina, Oracle Sisters at itsaschoolnight Twitch
Whitehorse at oakvillecentre.ca
6pm: JR Moore at FB
Sydney Sprague at Twitch
Tuesday: Breaking Sound LA at Madame Siam (7pm)
STREAMING:
5pm: Moon Taxi (Duo) at nugs.tv
New Madrid at The Relix Channel Twitch
Weds:
STREAMING:
11:30: Scruff of the Neck at Twitch
4pm: Josiah Siska at JaM Cellars FB
5pm: School Night at Home f. Sam Valdez, Alex McArthor, Joy Oladokun at itsaschoolnight Twitch
Thursday: WFNM Showcase f. Gia Woods, Deathbyromy, Miss Madeline, Hollis at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: Breaking Sound at Resident (7pm)
ALSO: Club Electric f. Velour Academy at The Viper Room (7pm)
STREAMING:
12pm: Michigander at Sofar Sounds YT
Saint Sister at YT
4pm: The Districts at Bowery Presents Twitch
Andrea on Kampen at JaM Cellars FB
6pm: Matt Scannell (Vertical Horizon) at StageIt
Chase Atlantic at veeps.com
Friday: David Ryan Harris at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Joel Eckels, Casey Abrams, Jon Licht at The Hotel Cafe Second Stage (8, 9:30, 10:45)
ALSO: Bedouin at Sound Nightclub (10pm)
STREAMING:
9am: Valerie June at livesessions.npr.org/live
10am: Lewis Watson at Twitch
4pm: Leighton Fields at JaM Cellars FB
5pm: Fitz and the Tantrums at boxoffice.mandolin.com
Fantastic Negrito at sessionslive.com
5:30: The Arcadian Wild at stonecottagestudios.com
9pm: Sydney Sprague at Twitch
Saturday: Noah Gundersen at The Hotel Cafe (two shows, 8pm, 10:15)
ALSO: Thomas Nicholas Band at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: What The Sound at The Hotel Cafe Second Stage (9:30)
STREAMING:
12pm: Holding Absence at veeps.com
6:30: Hiss Golden Messenger at flymachine.com
8pm: Noah Gundersen at The Hotel Cafe
Sunday: The Rare Occasions and Cheer Up Club at The Hotel Cafe Second Stage (7:30)
STREAMING:
2pm: Stern Grove Festival f. Thievery Corporation, Dessa at Stage It
5pm: David Cook at boxoffice.mandolin.com
6pm: Joe Pug at YT
7pm: The Main at www.themaineband.com
FB = Facebook, IG = Instagram, YT = YouTube, * = in-person show
To Keep in Mind:
July 12th: Monday Monday at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
July 13th: Writers Block f. Dylan Dunlap, Laura Jean Anderson at The Hotel Cafe Second Stage (9pm)
July 15th: Mr. Max at El Cid
July 17th: Foo Fighters at The Forum
July 24th: Natalie Gelman at The Hotel Cafe (9:30)
July 30th: Justin Furstenfeld (Blue October) at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
August 5th: Moon vs Sun at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
August 6th: Justin Furstenfeld (Blue October) at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
August 11th: The Contenders at The Hotel Cafe (7:30)
August 19th: The Wrecks at The Roxy (8:30)
August 21st: William Elliot Whitmore at The Echo (7pm)
August 28th: Nicole Atkins at The Troubadour
September 1st: Olivia O’Brien w/ UPSAHL at The Fonda Theatre (8pm)
September 3rd: Mae at The Roxy (8pm)
September 4th: Mae at The Roxy (8pm)
September 14th: King Buffalo at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
September 15th: Ferris & Sylvester at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
September 16th: half alive at The Wiltern (7pm)
September 17th: Jukebox the Ghost at the Echoplex
September 17th: The Backseat Lovers at The Troubadour
September 18th: Weathers at The Echoplex
September 18th: Andrew Belle at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
September 21st: Ben Abraham at Bootleg Bar (7pm)
September 22nd: Patrick Droney at The Troubadour
September 23rd: wrabel at Regent Theater (8pm)
September 26th: Armor For Sleep at The El Rey (8pm)
September 29th: Carbon Leaf at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
September 29th: Dreamers at 1720 (7pm)
September 29th: Shakey Graves at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
September 29th: Twenty One Pilots at The Wiltern (6:30)
September 30th: Saint Motel at The Roxy (9pm)
October 1st: Saint Motel at The Roxy (9pm)
October 2nd: Saint Motel at The Roxy (9pm)
October 3rd: The Teskey Brothers at The Wiltern (7pm)
October 3rd: The Felice Brothers at Bootleg Theater (8:30)
October 3rd: The Front Bottoms w/ Sydney Sprague at the Fonda Theatre (7:30)
October 5th: cleopatrick at The Echo
October 6th: Michigander at The Roxy (8pm)
October 8th: Wheelwright at Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
October 8th: Miyavi at The El Rey (8:30)
October 9th: Adam Melchor at The El Rey (9pm)
October 13th: Middle Kids at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
October 14th: James Gillespie at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
October 14th: Transviolet at The Echo
October 19th: JP Saxe at The Fonda (8:30)
October 21st: Verite at The Roxy
October 22nd: Anderson East at The Troubadour
October 22nd: Anderson East at The Troubadour
October 22nd: Alexander 23 at The El Rey (9pm)
October 23rd: Alexander 23 at The El Rey (9pm)
October 29th: Wolf Alice at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 2nd: Delta Spirit + Deer Tick at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 3rd: Michigan Rattlers at The Echo (9pm)
November 6th: Colony House at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 6th: Banners at The Roxy (9pm)
November 9th: Billy Raffoul at Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 14th: Passenger at The Wiltern
November 16th; Lovelytheband & Sir Sly at The Fonda (8pm)
November 17th: Aurora at The Mayan (8pm)
November 18th: Aurora at The Mayan (8pm)
November 18th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
November 18th: The Aces at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
November 19th: The Aces at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
November 20th: Hunny at The Fona Theatre (9pm)
November 20th: X Ambassadors at The Belasco (6:30)
November 22nd: The Record Company, JJ Wilde at Teragram Ballroom
November 22nd: Misterwives at The El Rey (8pm)
November 26th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 27th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
December 2nd: Andrew McMahon at The Belasco (7pm)
December 3rd: Blue October at The Belasco (7pm)
December 3rd: Alfie Templeman at The Roxy (9pm)
December 4th: The Hunna at The Roxy (8:30)
December 4th: Jon McLaughlin at The Hotel Cafe (7,9)
December 18th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
December 19th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
January 13th: Mother Mother at Regent Theater (8pm)
January 15th: Greyson Chance at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
February 11th: Smallpools w/ Morgxn at The Roxy (8pm)
March 5th: Kaleo at The Novo
March 13th: K.Flay at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
~ Kristen