Aside from a couple sold out shows from Dermot Kennedy and Bear’s Den, it felt like last week was full of lightly attended concerts. Was it the LA gloom? I don’t generally mind a light crowd, but fewer people can lead to draftier venues so next week I will wear more layers, particularly at The Echo and The Venice West (these venues really pump the AC!). Speaking of The Venice West, Ivan & Alyosha make a long-awaited return to LA at that venue next week bringing one of my newer faves Evan Bartels to open. Also in the long-anticipated return category we have Jim and Sam, Joe Pug, and My Chemical Romance whose reunion tour hits the LA leg.

It’ll be a week of tough choices, but here’s what I’m thinking:  

Monday: Bob Vylan w/ Holy Wars at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Tuesday: Ivan & Alyosha w/ Evan Bartels at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Smith & Thell at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: Yard Act at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
ALSO: Jake Bugg at the Belasco
ALSO: My Chemical Romance w/ Taking Back Sunday and Youth Code at the Forum (7:30)
ALSO: WFNM FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Weds: Andrew McMahon at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Red Rum Club at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Judy Collins at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Sigrid at the Novo (8pm)
ALSO: Morcheeba at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: Aimee Mann and Friends at the Largo (8pm)
ALSO: My Chemical Romance at the Forum (7:30)

Thursday: Jim and Sam w/ Olive Klug and Emily James at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Britton Buchanan, Uncut Gems at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7,9)
ALSO: Amiee Mann and Friends at the Largo (8pm)
ALSO: Dadi Freyr w/ Finish Ticket at the Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)

Friday: Alec Benjamin w/ Claire Rosinkranz at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Jukebox the Ghost w/ Corook at the Echoplex (7pm)
ALSO: Emma Charles at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: FUR at Zebulon (7pm)
ALSO: Gold Star at The Airliner (8pm)
ALSO: Laufey w/ Matilda Mann at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Florence + the Machine at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
ALSO: My Chemical Romance w/ Meg Myers & Nothing at the Forum (7:30)

Saturday: The Milk Carton Kids + Katie Pruitt Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
ALSO: Dylan LeBlanc at Zebulon (8:30)
ALSO: Jennifer Knapp at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Jesse Jo Stark at the Echo (8pm)
ALSO: Maggie Lindemann at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Laufey w/ Matilda Mann at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Sun Room at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Sabrina Carpenter at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Judy Collins & Sophie B. Hawkins at the Saban Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Florence + the Machine at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
ALSO: My Chemical Romance at the Forum (7:30)

Sunday: Joe Pug at Lodge Room (8pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
October 17^th: My Chemical Romance at the Forum
October 18^th: Blake Rose at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
October 18^th: KT Tunstall at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
October 18^th: Walk the Moon at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
October 19^th: Walk the Moon at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
October 19^th: Panic! At the Disco w/ Marina, Jake Wesley Rogers at the Forum
October 19^th: Wolf Alice at the Wiltern
October 19^th: Gayle at the El Rey (8:30)
October 20^th: Novo Amor at the Fonda (9pm)
October 20^th: Paramore at the Wiltern
October 20^th: One OK Rock w/ You Me at Six at Hollywood Palladium
October 21^st: Lissie at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
October 21^st: Michigander at the Echo
October 21^st: Death Cab for Cutie at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
October 22^nd: Plain Whte T’s at Bourbon Room (8pm)
October 22^nd: AHI at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
October 22^nd: Upsahl at the Roxy (8pm)
October 24^th: Alec Benjamin at Hollywood Palladium
October 24^th: Boys Like Girls at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 25^th: Muna at the Wiltern
October 25^th: Evan + Zane at Bourbon Room (8pm)
October 26^th: Muna at the Wiltern
October 26^th: Flor at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
October 26^th: Chloe Moriondo at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 27^th: Allen Stone’s Karaoke Extravaganza at the Roxy (8pm)
October 27^th: Paramore at the Belasco
October 28^th: Dear Boy at the El Rey (8pm)
October 28^th: Max at the Wiltern
October 28^th: The 1975 at the Forum
October 29^th: Alvvays at the Wiltern
October 29^th: Langhorne Slim at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
October 29^th: Tyrone Wells w/ Brendan James at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
October 30^th: Spacey Jane w/ Joe P at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
October 30^th: Adam Lambert at Hollywood Palladium
October 30^th: The Dangerous Summer at the Roxy (8pm)
November 2^nd: Dead Poet Society at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 3^rd: The Summer Set at the Regent Theater (7pm)
November 4^th: Cassyette at the Echo
November 5^th: Mother Mother at Hollywood Palladium
November 5^th: Alexander 23 at the Wiltern
November 5^th: Travis at Theatre at Ace Hotel
November 6^th: The Higher + Anarbor at the Roxy (8pm)
November 7^th: Maneskin at Hollywood Palladium
November 7^th: Butch Walker at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
November 8^th: Barns Courtney at the El Rey (8:30)
November 8^th: Matt Maeson at the Wiltern
November 8^th: Butch Walker at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
November 8^th: Kids in America w/ Cami Petyn at Resident (7:30)
November 8^th: Alfie Templeman & Thomas Headon at the Troubadour
November 9^th: Holly Humberstone at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
November 9^th: Marc Broussard at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
November 10^th: Alice Phoebe Lou at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 10^th: Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers at the Troubadour
November 11^th: AWOLNATION at Hollywood Palladium
November 11^th: Amy Shark at Lodge Room (9pm)
November 11^th: Tyrone Wells w/ Brendan James at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
November 12^th: Young the Giant at YouTube Theater (8pm)
November 14^th: Frenship at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
November 14^th: Maisie Peters at the Wiltern
November 15^th: Tegan and Sara at the Fonda (8pm)
November 15^th: Allison Russell at the Troubadour
November 16^th: Courteeners at the Troubadour
November 16^th: Emarosa at the Lodge Room (8pm)
November 17^th: Echosmith at the El Rey (7pm)
November 17^th: The Backseat Lovers at the Wiltern
November 18^th: Everything Everything at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
November 18^th Greyson Chance at the Troubadour
November 19^th: The Coronas at the Echo
November 19^th: The Record Company at the El Rey (9pm)
November 23^rd: Let’s Eat Grandma at the Regent Theater (8pm)
November 29^th: Royal & The Serpent at the Troubadour
November 30^th: Little Dume at the Venice West (8pm)
December 1^st: The White Buffalo at the Regent Theater (7pm)
December 2^nd: July Talk at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
December 6^th: Mothe at the Echo
December 7^th: Glen Phillips w/ Garrison Starr at Venice West (8pm)
February 11^th: Larkin Poe at the Fonda (9pm)
February 17^th: The Lone Bellow at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
March 2^nd: Samia at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
March 10^th: Adam Melchor at the Fonda (9pm)
March 11^th: Vance Joy at the YouTube Theater (8pm)
March 11^th: JP Cooper at the Roxy (8pm)
April 1^st: Michigander at the Echo (8pm)
April 1^st: Betty Who at the Novo (8pm)
April 15^th: Darren Hayes at the Wiltern
May 11^th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)

~ Kristen