Nothing says welcome home from a long vacation like 5 hours of music at the Hotel Cafe, which is exactly what I did last Tuesday night. The highlight of the night was special guests Matt and Chris of The Amazons who, after playing with friend and tour-mate Joshua Speers, did a couple of their tunes. Seeing them in such an intimate space felt particularly special after watching The Amazons play for huge festival crowds overseas last spring. Gotta love LA!
Next week I’m most looking forward to the long awaited return of Jessie Baylin and a special Ben Grey (of Dear Boy) birthday party.
As for the rest:
Monday: Monday Monday presents The Hootenanny at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Aimee Mann and Ted Leo and their pals at Largo (8pm)
ALSO: Jake Tittle, Bridey & Rainy FREE at Resident (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (7pm)
Tuesday: Windser at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Manitoba Music f. Field Guide, Begonia, Ash Halo FREE at Gold Diggers (8pm)
ALSO: Megan Burtt and Edie Carey at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Will Sheff/Okkervil River at the Lodge Room (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
Weds: Jessie Baylin at Lodge Room (7pm)
ALSO: Sun Kill Moon at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: New Nine Winter Showcase f. Liz Huett at Los Globos (7pm)
ALSO: Devon Again at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Aimee Mann and Ted Leo and their pals at Largo (8pm)
ALSO: Gilby Clarke & Keef Richards at Bourbon Room (8pm)
Thursday: Jesse & Friends at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Ultra Q at Genghis Cohen (7pm)
ALSO: Arden Jones at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Breaking Sound f. Coey Redd, Robb Drew, Fran Roz at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Raquel Rodriguez at Resident (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
Friday: Ben Grey Birthday Party at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Sea Wolf at Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Zen Thomas at the Hotel Cafe (8:30)
ALSO: Modern Eyes at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Fitz and the Tantrums at the Belasco (7pm)
Saturday: Inara George at Zebulon (7:30) ALSO: Wallis Bird w/ Abby Litman at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Nick Mulvey at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
Sunday: Daniel Seavey w/ Alex Warren at the Fonda (8pm)
ALSO: Bush at the Hollywood Palladium (6pm)
ALSO: Mae Martin & Leif Vollebekk at Largo (8pm)
ALSO: Work in Progress at the Venice West (8pm)
To Keep in Mind:
January 31st: Grace Cummings at Genghis Cohen
January 31st: Quinn Christopherson at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
February 1st: Forest Blakk w/ Peter Raffoul at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
February 3rd: Fencer w/ Jokers Hand at Molly Malone’s
February 8th: Ben Barnes at the Troubadour
February 10th: The Last Rockstars at Hollywood Palladium
February 10th: The Stone Foxes at the Venice West (8pm)
February 11th: Larkin Poe at the Fonda (9pm)
February 15th: Evan + Zane at the Bourbon Room (8pm)
February 17th: The Lone Bellow at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
February 17th: Killola at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
February 17th: Vista Kicks at the Fonda (9pm)
February 17th: Bayside at the Belasco
February 18th: Almost Monday at the Troubadour
February 19th: Jaimee Harris at McCabe’s (8pm)
February 21st: Charlie Cunningham at Gold-Diggers
February 21st: Jesca Hoop at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
February 22nd: SonReal at the Troubadour
February 23rd: White Denim at the Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
February 24th: Tsunami Bomb + Death By Stereo at the Knitting Factory (7pm)
February 24th: Charlie Hickey at Brick + Motar
February 25th: Ordinary Elephant at McCabe’s (8pm)
March 1st: Maggie Rogers at Shrine Auditorium
March 2nd: Samia at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
March 3rd: Chiiild at the Roxy (9pm)
March 4th: The Spill Canvas w/ Arms Akimbo at the Echoplex
March 4th: Pokey Lafarge at Lodge Room (8pm)
March 9th: Kimbra at the Fonda (8pm)
March 9th: Alexander Stewart at the Echo
March 9th: Jane’s Addiction at Hollywood Palladium
March 10th: Adam Melchor at the Fonda (9pm)
March 10th: Jake Wesley Rogers at the Belasco
March 10th: Ibeyi at the Regent Theater (7:30)
March 10th: Claire Rosinkranz at the El Rey (8pm)
March 11th: Claire Rosinkranz at the El Rey (8pm)
March 11th: Vance Joy at the YouTube Theater (8pm)
March 11th: JP Cooper at the Roxy (8pm)
March 12th: JP Cooper at the Roxy (9pm)
March 14th: Girli at the Echo
March 15th: Chappell Roan at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
March 17th: Trousdale at the Echoplex
March 18th: Old 97’s at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
March 19th: Louden Swain at the Echo
March 19th: Badflower at the Fonda Theatre (7:30)
March 20th: alt-J at the Wiltern
March 21st: alt-J at the Wiltern
March 21st: Circa Waves at the Troubadour
March 21st: Nessa Barrett at the Fonda (8:30)
March 21st: Algiers at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
March 22nd: Nessa Barrett at the Fonda (8:30)
March 22nd: alt-J at the Wiltern
March 22nd: Fleet Foxes at the Belasco
March 24th: Paolo Nutini at the Belasco
March 25th: Scary Pockets w/ David Ryan Harris at the Fonda (9pm)
March 25th: Nessa Barrett at Hollywood Palladium
March 26th: Theory of a Deadman at the Wiltern
March 29th: Gracie Abrams at the Fonda (8:30)
March 30th: Gracie Abrams at the Fonda (8:30)
March 30th: Vanessa Carlton at the Roxy Theatre (8:30)
March 31st: Colony House at the Belasco
April 1st: Michigander at the Echo (8pm)
April 1st: Betty Who at the Novo (8pm)
April 2nd: Mod Sun w/ Stand Atlantic at the Fonda Theatre (7:30)
April 4th: Bendigo Fletcher at the Echo
April 5th: Inhaler at the Wiltern
April 6th: Inhaler at the Wiltern
April 6th: Self Esteem at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
April 7th: Wldlfe at the Moroccan Lounge
April 7th: The Ataris at the Wiltern
April 8th: Theo Katzman at the Wiltern
April 14th: They Might Be Giants at the Wiltern
April 15th: Darren Hayes at the Wiltern
April 21st: Easy Life at the El Rey (8pm)
April 26th: The Backseat Lovers at Hollywood Palladium
April 26th: Noahfinnce at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
April 29th: The Academic at the Troubadour
May 3rd: Lewis Capaldi at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 3rd: Enter Shikari at the Echoplex
May 5th Caroline Rose at the Fonda (9pm)
May 5th: Dawes at Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 5th: Tamino at Lodge Room (8:30)
May 5th: The National Parks at the Troubadour
May 8th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 11th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
May 16th: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium
May 17th: Nation of Language at the Fonda (9pm)
May 19th: half alive at the Wiltern
May 22nd: Matchbox Twenty w/ the Wallflowers at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
May 26th: Transviolet at the Echo
May 28th: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
June 13th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
August 31st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 8th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 30th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 1st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 15th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
~ Kristen