Usually, Memorial Day Weekend finds me in Napa at the BottleRock Music Festival, but this year I’m at a different fest, Neighbourhood Weekender in Warrington, UK. It was a bit smaller and full of young folk wearing bucket hats, but the music was a stellar combination of exciting new artists (Michael Aldag, The Royston Club, Pixey) and established favorites (James Bay, Starsailor, Razorlight). I loved seeing massive crowds sing along with every song for bands like Red Rum Club, Blossoms, and Tom Grennan. This would not be happening back home…

What is happening back home is some exciting shows next week highlighted by the return of Coffee Shop Arena Rock at the Hotel Cafe Saturday night. 

Monday: Wargasm at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the Teragram Ballroom (7:30)
ALSO: It’s a School Night f. Sunday Mourners, Eric Krasno, Budjerah, Bulgarian Cartrader at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: Foy Vance at the Regent Theater (7pm)
ALSO: Wyatt Pike & Theo Kandel at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Amos Lee at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (7:30)
ALSO: Jack White at the YouTube Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: LeAnn Rimes at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Oh Wonder at the Belasco (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)

Weds: Jack White at the YouTube Theatre (8pm)

Thursday: Still Corners at the Echoplex (8pm)
ALSO: Spoon at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Sunflower Bean w/ Palehound & Liily at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: David Ryan Harris at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Caroline Taylor & Meg Smith at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Gwen Stefani at Hollywood Bowl (8pm)

Saturday: Coffee Shop Arena Rock at the Hotel Cafe
ALSO: SmithField at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Leroy Sanchez at the Echo (8pm)
ALSO: Gaby Morena f. Watkins Family Hour at Lodge Room (9pm)
ALSO: Belle & Sebastian at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
ALSO: Rex Orange County at Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
ALSO: Boomfest f. Raised on TV, Tiny Stills, Mr. Max and more at Boomtown Brewery (3pm)
ALSO: WeHo Pride Music Festival f. The Aces, Greyson Chance, Jessie J, Jake Wesley Rogers at West Hollywood (1pm)

Sunday: Lauren Ruth Ward at the Troubadour (6:30)
ALSO: The Old 97’s at the Bourbon Room (8pm)
ALSO: RX Bandits at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: WeHo Pride Music Festival f. Years & Years, Muna at West Hollywood (2pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
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