Today is the day! I’m in New York City seeing my favorite band, Biffy Clyro, for the first time in 5 years. Since one time is never enough, tomorrow I’m heading to Philly to see the band again. I’m incredibly fortunate to have friends coming to both shows with me and I look forward to spending a week on the east coast seeing people I haven’t seen in three or more years.

Back in LA, we’ve got a crazy good lineup at Monday Monday, the long awaited (by me at least) performance from Tom Grennan, SXSW faves Yard Act and Little Dume, and the grand return of Mondo Cozmo, among other choice musical options:

Monday: Sea Wolf, Matt Costa at Lodge Room (8:30)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday presents Hootenanny LA f. Jamie Drake, Butch Walker, Jay Blynn, Ben Jaffe, Sunny Ozell at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)

Tuesday: Yard Act at Zebulon (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM f. Dylan Chambers FREE at Blackrose LA (7pm)
ALSO: Cassyette at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Kaya Stewart at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Blitzen Trapper at the Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: James Arthur w/ Nina Nesbitt at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Feist at Shrine Auditorium (two shows, 7&9)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)

Weds: Tom Grennan at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Little Dume at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Lady Lamb, The Ballroom Thieves at Lodge Room (8:30)
ALSO: Oberhofer at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: Feist at Shrine Auditorium (two shows, 7&9)
ALSO: Mrs. Henry performs The Band at the Wayfarer (8pm)

Thursday: Allan Rayman at Lodge Room (8:30)
ALSO: Cam Cole at the Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Johnnyswim at Orpheum (8:30)
ALSO: Parquet Courts at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Antigone Rising w/ Michelle Malone at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm0
ALSO: The High Curbs w/ King Shelter at the Echo (8pm)

Saturday: Joseph w/ Brother. at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: The Airborne Toxic Event w/ Matt Maeson, Mondo Cozmo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
ALSO: Cindy Alexander at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Great Good Fine OK w/ Mating Ritual at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
ALSO: Car Seat Headrest at the Wiltern (7pm)

Sunday: Haim at the Hollywood Bowl (6:30)
ALSO: Mrs. Henry presents music from The Band at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
May 3^rd: easy life at The Troubadour
May 4^th: mehro at the Echo
May 4^th: The Mysterines at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 5^th: The Talbott Brothers at Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 5^th: Royal Blood w/ cleopatrick at the Novo (8pm)
May 5^th: Lorde w/ Remi Wolf at Shrine Auditorium
May 5^th: Sondre Lerche at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
May 5^th: Quinn Christopherson at Teragram Ballroom
May 6^th: Quinn Christopherson at Teragram Ballroom
May 6^th: Lorde w/ Remi Wolf at Shrine Auditorium (7:30)
May 6^th: Passenger at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (8pm)
May 8^th: nothing, nowhere at the Belasco (6pm)
May 8^th: Hembree at Resident (7:30)
May 9^th: Biffy Clyro w/ Dead Poet Socity at the Belasco (7pm)
May 9^th: Ann Wilson (Heart) at the El Rey (8pm)
May 9^th: Anais Mitchell at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
May 9^th: The Flaming Lips at the Wiltern (7pm)
May 10^th: Evan Bartels at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
May 10^th: Ann Wilson (Heart) at the El Rey (8pm)
May 12^th: Ninet Tayeb at the Troubadour
May 12^th: Atlas Genius at the Venice West (8pm)
May 13^th: Penny & Sparrow at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 13^th: Magic! at the Venice West (8pm)
May 14^th: Cobi at the Hotel Cafe (10pm)
May 14^th: Michael Franti at the Venice West (8pm)
May 15^th: Alo at the Venice West (8pm)
May 16^th: Bad Bad Hats at the Echo
May 18^th: Gang of Youths at the Belasco (7pm)
May 18^th: Griffin House at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
May 18^th: Fontaines DC at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19^th: Mat Kearney at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 19^th: Aurora at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 19^th: Fontaines DC at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19^th: Ezra Furman w/ Grace Cummings at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 20^th: Jesse and Friends at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
May 22^nd: Yael Naim at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
May 22^nd: Women Who Rock Benefit f. Aimee Mann, Emily Wolfe, and more (8pm)
May 23^rd: Strand of Oaks at Lodge Room (8pm)
May 23^rd: Little Hurt at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 25^th: Lauren Sanderson at the El Rey (8:30)
May 25^th: Winnetka Bowling League at the Peppermint Club (7:30)
May 26^th: Lily Kershaw at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 20^th: Bastille at YouTube Theatre (8pm)
May 20^th: Delta Spirit at Lodge Room (9pm)
May 21^st: LP at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 21^st: Charlie Hickey at the Troubadour
May 23^rd: The Warning at the Troubadour
May 23^rd: mewithoutYou at the Belasco (7pm)
May 24^th: The Warning at the Troubadour
May 24^th: Olivia Rodrigo w/ Holly Humberstone at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 25^th: Olivia Rodrigo w/ Holly Humberstone at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 25^th: Lauren Sanderson at the El Rey (8:30)
May 25^th: Watkins Family Hour at Largo (8:30)
May 26^th: Hatchie at Lodge Room (8:30)
May 26^th: Ada Lea at Zebulon
May 28^th: Vincint at the Fonda (9pm)
May 28^th: Aly & AJ at the Wiltern
May 28^th: Cheers Elephant at the Echo
May 28^th: Jonathan Tyler at the Hotel Cafe (11pm)
May 31^st: Foy Vance at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 31^st: Jack White at the YouTube Theatre (8pm)
May 31^st: Oh Wonder at the Wiltern
June 1^st: Jack White at the YouTube Theatre (8pm)
June 2^nd: Spoon at the Hollywood Palladium
June 3^rd: David Ryan Harris at the Troubadour
June 4^th: Leroy Sanchez at the Echo
June 5^th: The Old 97’s at the Bourbon Room (8pm)
June 6^th: The Kills at the Mayan (8pm)
June 6^th: The Tesky Brothers at the Wiltern
June 7^th: Annie DiRusso at the Echo
June 8^th: Dean Lewis at the Fonda (9pm)
June 8^th: Teenage Wrist at the Echo
June 10^th: Leon at the Wiltern
June 11^th: Marty O’Reily & The Old Soul Orchestra at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
June 14^th: Rufus Wainwright at the Ford (8pm)
June 15^th: Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine at the Greek Theatre (6:45)
June 19^th: Joe Purdy at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
June 20^th: Mary Chapin Carpenter at the Ford (8pm)
June 23^rd: Ani DiFranco at the Ford (8pm)
June 24^th: Brandi Carlile at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
June 25^th: Brandi Carlile at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
June 25^th: Jesse McCartney at the Wiltern
June 26^th: Last Dinosaurs at the Fonda (8:30)
June 28^th: Lo Moon at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
June 29^th: Norah Jones at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
June 30^th: Tony Lucca at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
July 8^th: Fleet Foxes at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
July 8^th: Livingmore, Dream Phases, Coyle Girelli, Kat Myers at the Moroccan Lounge (7:30)
July 22^nd: Mandy Moore at the Fonda (8pm)
July 25^th: The Chicks at the Greek Theatre
July 26^th: The Chicks at the Greek Theatre
July 30^th: Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls at the Wiltern
August 2^nd: Josh Groban at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
August 6^th: BabyJake at the Echo
August 7^th: Punch Brothers and Watchhouse f. Sarah Jarosz at the Ford (7:30)
August 9^th: The Decemberists at the Wiltern
August 10^th: Tones and I at the Wiltern
August 17^th: My Morning Jacket at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 18^th: Blossoms at the El Rey (9pm)
August 20^th: The Head and the Heart w/ Dawes at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
August 23^rd: Shakey Graves at the Wiltern
August 23^rd: Switchfoot and Collective Soul at the YouTube Theatre
August 23^rd: Melissa Etheridge at the Ford (8pm)
September 2^nd: Goo Goo Dolls w/ Blue October at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
September 10^th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
September 10^th: Boy & Bar at the Troubadour
October 6^th: Enter Shikari at the Regent Theater (7:30)
October 8^th: Bear’s Den at the Troubadour
October 8^th: Jacob Banks at the Wiltern
October 10^th: Rag’N’Bone Man at the Fonda (8:30)
October 11^th: Smith & Thell at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
October 14^th: FUR at Zebulon
October 20^th: Novo Amor at the Fonda (9pm)
October 22^nd: AHI at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
November 8^th: Barns Courtney at the El Rey (8:30)

~ Kristen