A year or so ago I saw Abraham Alexander for the first time, playing a few songs for a radio show. I was particularly inspired by one song so I went online to identify its name and could not locate it anywhere. Months went by and I felt like maybe I had imagined this song. Fast forward to last week when I attended a listening party for the artist’s album, Sea/Sons, at the Gibson Showroom. About halfway through the album, Abraham gets out the guitar to play a couple tunes including one called “Blood Under the Bridge.” A few notes in and I realize that THIS IS MY SONG! There is nothing quite like discovering a new favorite song or artist live for the first time, but in this case, I was able to have that moment twice!

Hoping to have more discovery moments next week with a newer favorite artists such as Bendigo Fletcher, Self Esteem, Wldlfe and more:  

Monday: Carlie Hanson w/ Sophie Powers and Senses at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Tuesday: Bendigo Fletcher at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Medium Build at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Riley Biederer, Dylan Dunlap, Liv Miraldi, Bryce Drew at Black Rabbit Rose (7pm)
ALSO: Sir Chloe at the Smell (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Weds: Charlotte Lawrence w/ Hayley Gene Penner at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Sir Chloe at the Smell (8pm)
ALSO: Alta Avenue, Wolves at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: The Bots at Genghis Cohen (7pm)
ALSO: Tommy Newport at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Inhaler at the Wiltern (7pm)

Thursday: Yam Haus at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Self Esteem at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
ALSO: Sir Chloe at the Smell (8pm)
ALSO: Dragonette at the Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: Casey Cook at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Nik Freitas, No Win, Fan Fiction at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: Inhaler at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Muse w/ Evanescence, Highly Suspect at Crypto.com Arena (6:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Friday: Wldlfe at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Alexz Johnson w/ Lucy Clearwater, Grand Canyon, Lady Denim at the Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30, 10:30)
ALSO: Lucero at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: The Ataris at the Wiltern (6pm)

Saturday: Sego at The Cube (8pm)
ALSO: Alexz Johnson w/ Kat Hamilton, Leah Capelle at the Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30)
ALSO: Matthew Logan Vasquez at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Pinback at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
ALSO: Theo Katzman at the Wiltern (7:30)
ALSO: Colin Hay at the Saban Theatre (8pm)

Sunday: Liam St. John at the Moroccan Lounge (8pm)
ALSO: Sunny Day Real Estate at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Grand Ole Echo Presents: Leroy From the North at the Echo (5pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
April 11^th: Maddie Zahm w/ Corook at the Troubadour
April 12^th: The Scarlet Opera at the Echoplex
April 14^th: They Might Be Giants at the Wiltern
April 14^th: John Mayer at the Forum
April 15^th: Darren Hayes at the Wiltern
April 15^th: The Brother Brothers at Genghis Cohen
April 19^th: Christine and the Queens at the Fonda (9pm)
April 20^th: Will Joseph Cook at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 21^st: Easy Life at the El Rey (8pm)
April 26^th: The Backseat Lovers at Hollywood Palladium
April 26^th: Noahfinnce at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
April 28^th: Little Dume at the Venice West (8pm)
April 29^th: The Academic at the Troubadour
April 29^th: Joseph at the Belasco
April 30^th: Fly By Midnight at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
April 30^th: Kris Allen at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3^rd: Lewis Capaldi at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 3^rd: Shaed at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3^rd: Enter Shikari at the Echoplex
May 4^th: Field Guide at the Lodge Room (8:30)
May 5^th Caroline Rose at the Fonda (9pm)
May 5^th: Band of Horses at the Venice West (8pm)
May 5^th: Dawes at Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 5^th: Tamino at Lodge Room (8:30)
May 5^th: The National Parks at the Troubadour
May 6^th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge
May 7^th: Tow’rs at Gold-Diggers
May 8^th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9^th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9^th: David Ryan Harris at the Venice West (8pm)
May 11^th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
May 12^th: Dermot Kennedy at YouTube Theater
May 16^th: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium
May 16^th: Wilder Woods w/ Ida Mae at the Roxy (7:30)
May 17^th: Nation of Language at the Fonda (9pm)
May 17^th: The Heavy at the Troubadour
May 17^th: Dylan at the Morocan Lounge
May 17^th: Arkells at the Echoplex
May 18^th: Haley Reinhart at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 18^th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19^th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19^th: Overcoats at Largo (8:30)
May 19^th: half alive at the Wiltern
May 20^th: Alex Lahey at Zebulon
May 22^nd: Matchbox Twenty w/ the Wallflowers at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
May 23^rd: Meg Myers at the Regent Theater (6:30)
May 24^th: Hayley Warner at Resident (7:30)
May 24^th: The Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 26^th: Transviolet at the Echo
May 28^th: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
June 1^st: Matilda Mann at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 7^th: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
June 8^th: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour
June 9^th: The Blue Stones at the Troubadour
June 10^th: KT Tunstall at the Trouabdour
June 13^th: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13^th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14^th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
June 18^th: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour
June 21^st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22^nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22^nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 23^rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27^th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
July 19^th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20^th: Paramore at the Forum
August 4^th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7^th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8^th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16^th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 18^th: SYML at the Belasco
August 27^th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29^th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31^st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1^st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 8^th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 29^th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30^th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 1^st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 7^th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7^th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 15^th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 24^th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25^th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
November 3^rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
December 4^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum

~ Kristen