Many of the music venues are turning into comedy houses for the Netflix is a Joke festival. I am using this as an excuse to exit not just the city, but the country and will be checking out all the UK bands in their homeland for the next few weeks. Yesterday I was in Leicester, UK rocking out with The Virginmarys (!!). Today I’m in London gearing up for a week that might include Red Rum Club, Kid Kapachi, Will and the People, and Twin Atlantic celebrating the 10 year anniversary of one of my favorite albums, Free.
Back in LA, I’ve earmarked the musical experiences I would love to attend. I’d particularly recommend Quinn Christopherson who is opening for Thao at Teragram Ballroom on Friday (he was a surprise find at SXSW). We also have a pair of rock duos with cleopatrick (my top 2021 pick) opening for Royal Blood.
Here’s the rest:
Monday: It’s a School Night f. Wens, Flowerkid, Grae, Finkel at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live FREE at The Mint (7pm)
Tuesday: Easy Life at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Madeleine Mayi w/ King Mala & Emei at Resident (8pm)
ALSO: Stephanie Tarling at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Lydia Kaseta & Friends at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Wet Sounds & Austin Leonard Jones at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)
Weds: Mehro w/ Flowerkid at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: The Mysterines at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Lean at Resident (8pm)
ALSO: Yumi Zouma w/ Beauty Queen at the Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: Barrie at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
Thursday: Royal Blood w/ cleopatrick at the Novo (8pm)
ALSO: LACES at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: The Talbott Brothers at Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: The Head and the Heart at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Velvet Starlings at Zebulon (8pm)
ALSO: Lorde w/ Remi Wolf at Shrine Auditorium (7:30)
ALSO: Yumi Zouma w/ Beauty Queen at the Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: Sondre Lerche at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
Friday: Thao w/ Black Belt Eagle Scout and Quinn Christopherson at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
ALSO: Mike Garson w/ Evan Rachel Wood and Zane Carney at The Sun Room (8pm)
ALSO: Passenger at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (8pm)
ALSO: Hanna Haas at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Suki Waterhouse w/ Jane. at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Ariel Posen at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: Pearl Jam at the Forum (7:30)
ALSO: Lorde w/ Remi Wolf at Shrine Auditorium (7:30)
ALSO: Leroy From The North FREE at Harvard & Stone (9pm)
Saturday: flor at the Moroccan Lounge (9am…yes, it’s an AM show).
ALSO: Jonathan Roy w/ Peter Raffoul FREE at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Jackie Lipson at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Kevin Devine at the Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Pearl Jam at the Forum (7:30)
ALSO: The Story So Far at Shrine LA Outdoors (7pm)
Sunday: Hembree at Resident (7:30)
ALSO: Yelawolf and Shooter Jennings FREE at The Viper Room (7pm)
ALSO: Sunday Night Revue: An Evening with the Music of The Rolling Stones at the Hotel Cafe (8:30)
ALSO: nothing, nowhere at the Belasco (6pm)
To Keep in Mind:
May 9th: Biffy Clyro w/ Dead Poet Socity at the Belasco (7pm)
May 9th: Ann Wilson (Heart) at the El Rey (8pm)
May 9th: Anais Mitchell at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
May 9th: The Flaming Lips at the Wiltern (7pm)
May 10th: Evan Bartels at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
May 10th: Ann Wilson (Heart) at the El Rey (8pm)
May 12th: Ninet Tayeb at the Troubadour
May 12th: Atlas Genius at the Venice West (8pm)
May 13th: Penny & Sparrow at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 13th: Magic! at the Venice West (8pm)
May 14th: Cobi at the Hotel Cafe (10pm)
May 14th: Michael Franti at the Venice West (8pm)
May 15th: Alo at the Venice West (8pm)
May 16th: Bad Bad Hats at the Echo
May 18th: Gang of Youths at the Belasco (7pm)
May 18th: Griffin House at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
May 18th: Fontaines DC at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Mat Kearney at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 19th: Aurora at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 19th: Fontaines DC at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Ezra Furman w/ Grace Cummings at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 20th: Jesse and Friends at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
May 22nd: Yael Naim at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
May 22nd: Women Who Rock Benefit f. Aimee Mann, Emily Wolfe, and more (8pm)
May 23rd: Strand of Oaks at Lodge Room (8pm)
May 23rd: Little Hurt at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 25th: Lauren Sanderson at the El Rey (8:30)
May 25th: Winnetka Bowling League at the Peppermint Club (7:30)
May 26th: Lily Kershaw at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 20th: Bastille at YouTube Theatre (8pm)
May 20th: Delta Spirit at Lodge Room (9pm)
May 21st: LP at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 21st: Charlie Hickey at the Troubadour
May 23rd: The Warning at the Troubadour
May 23rd: mewithoutYou at the Belasco (7pm)
May 24th: The Warning at the Troubadour
May 24th: Olivia Rodrigo w/ Holly Humberstone at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 25th: Olivia Rodrigo w/ Holly Humberstone at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 25th: Lauren Sanderson at the El Rey (8:30)
May 25th: Watkins Family Hour at Largo (8:30)
May 26th: Hatchie at Lodge Room (8:30)
May 26th: Ada Lea at Zebulon
May 28th: Vincint at the Fonda (9pm)
May 28th: Aly & AJ at the Wiltern
May 28th: Cheers Elephant at the Echo
May 28th: Jonathan Tyler at the Hotel Cafe (11pm)
May 31st: Foy Vance at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 31st: Jack White at the YouTube Theatre (8pm)
May 31st: Oh Wonder at the Wiltern
May 31st: Leann Rimes at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
June 1st: Jack White at the YouTube Theatre (8pm)
June 2nd: Spoon at the Hollywood Palladium
June 3rd: David Ryan Harris at the Troubadour
June 4th: Leroy Sanchez at the Echo
June 5th: The Old 97’s at the Bourbon Room (8pm)
June 6th: The Kills at the Mayan (8pm)
June 6th: The Tesky Brothers at the Wiltern
June 7th: Annie DiRusso at the Echo
June 8th: Dean Lewis at the Fonda (9pm)
June 8th: Teenage Wrist at the Echo
June 10th: Leon at the Wiltern
June 11th: Marty O’Reily & The Old Soul Orchestra at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
June 14th: Rufus Wainwright at the Ford (8pm)
June 15th: Andrew Bird and Iron & Wine at the Greek Theatre (6:45)
June 19th: Joe Purdy at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
June 20th: Mary Chapin Carpenter at the Ford (8pm)
June 23rd: Ani DiFranco at the Ford (8pm)
June 24th: Brandi Carlile at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
June 25th: Brandi Carlile at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
June 25th: Jesse McCartney at the Wiltern
June 26th: Last Dinosaurs at the Fonda (8:30)
June 28th: Lo Moon at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
June 29th: Norah Jones at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
June 30th: Tony Lucca at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
July 8th: Fleet Foxes at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
July 8th: Livingmore, Dream Phases, Coyle Girelli, Kat Myers at the Moroccan Lounge (7:30)
July 22nd: Mandy Moore at the Fonda (8pm)
July 25th: The Chicks at the Greek Theatre
July 26th: The Chicks at the Greek Theatre
July 30th: Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls at the Wiltern
August 2nd: Josh Groban at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
August 6th: BabyJake at the Echo
August 7th: Punch Brothers and Watchhouse f. Sarah Jarosz at the Ford (7:30)
August 9th: The Decemberists at the Wiltern
August 10th: Tones and I at the Wiltern
August 17th: My Morning Jacket at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 18th: Blossoms at the El Rey (9pm)
August 20th: The Head and the Heart w/ Dawes at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
August 23rd: Shakey Graves at the Wiltern
August 23rd: Switchfoot and Collective Soul at the YouTube Theatre
August 23rd: Melissa Etheridge at the Ford (8pm)
September 2nd: Goo Goo Dolls w/ Blue October at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
September 10th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
September 10th: Boy & Bar at the Troubadour
October 6th: Enter Shikari at the Regent Theater (7:30)
October 8th: Bear’s Den at the Troubadour
October 8th: Jacob Banks at the Wiltern
October 10th: Rag’N’Bone Man at the Fonda (8:30)
October 11th: Smith & Thell at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
October 14th: FUR at Zebulon
October 20th: Novo Amor at the Fonda (9pm)
October 22nd: AHI at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
November 8th: Barns Courtney at the El Rey (8:30)
~ Kristen