Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 4/10-4/16

Hoppy Easter! I got my celebration going Saturday night with Matthew Logan Vasquez at the Moroccan Lounge. After seeing so many younger bands lately with their tik tok friendly tunes, trendsetting lewks, and inflexible setlists, it was refreshing to see a talented band playing purely for the love of it (even if they were having the time of their lives singing about drinking White Claws). Matthew played songs from his various projects, taking notes from the invested audience and even breaking out into a requested tune that would extend beyond the limits of his allergy-impaired voice (do not bring the man any of those yellow wildflowers lining the roadsides). It was the perfect way to celebrate a joyous weekend!   

Next up we have an important week for one of my favorite bands, The Silent Comedy who are making their return to Los Angeles (it’s been years!) playing Harvard & Stone Thursday night.

Here’s what else I’m thinking:  

Monday: It’s a School Night f. Woodes at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live FREE at the Mint (7pm)

Tuesday: Maddie Zahm w/ Corook at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Tyson Motsenbocker, Sleeping Lion, Nate Amor at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7,9, 10:30)
ALSO: Microwave w/ Oso Oso, Delta Sleep and Mothe at the El Rey (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Weds: Down Under Wednesday f. Mane, Fox Fagan, Desert Sparrow FREE at Harvard & Stone (9pm)
ALSO: The Scarlet Opera at the Echoplex (7pm)
ALSO: Tiny Habits at the Troubadour (7pm)

Thursday: The Silent Comedy w/ Shane Hall and Blaze Francisco at Harvard & Stone (7:30)
ALSO: onelinedrawing, Alex Francis at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9,10)
ALSO: Mike Viola and Everybody Else at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Roe Kapara at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Friday: Ron Sexsmith, Steve Carlson at the Hotel Cafe (8,9:30)
ALSO: Sylvie w/ Zella Day, Jack Kilmer at Lodge Room (9pm)
ALSO: They Might Be Giants at the Wiltern (6:30)
ALSO: John Mayer w/ Alec Benjamin at the Forum (8pm)

Saturday: Dude Cervantes w/ Kilo Bravo and American Restless at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Darren Hayes at the Wiltern (6:30)
ALSO: The Brother Brothers at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: Saturdays at Seven at Dogtown Coffee (7pm)

Sunday: Never Ending Fall at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
April 19th: Christine and the Queens at the Fonda (9pm)
April 20th: Will Joseph Cook at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 20th: Korey Dane at Genghis Cohen
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 28th: Little Dume at the Venice West (8pm)
April 28th: Daisy the Great w/ Olive Klug at the Echo
April 29th: The Academic at the Troubadour
April 29th: Joseph at the Belasco
April 30th: Fly By Midnight at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
April 30th: Kris Allen at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Lewis Capaldi at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 3rd: Shaed at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Enter Shikari at the Echoplex
May 4th: Field Guide at the Lodge Room (8:30)
May 4th: Cursive at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 5th Caroline Rose at the Fonda (9pm)
May 5th: Band of Horses at the Venice West (8pm)
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 6th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge
May 7th: Tow’rs at Gold-Diggers
May 8th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: David Ryan Harris at the Venice West (8pm)
May 9th: Molly Moore at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 11th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
May 12th: Dermot Kennedy at YouTube Theater
May 13th: Ruston Kelly at the Fonda
May 16th: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium
May 16th: Wilder Woods w/ Ida Mae at the Roxy (7:30)
May 16th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 17th: Nation of Language at the Fonda (9pm)
May 17th: The Heavy at the Troubadour
May 17th: Dylan at the Morocan Lounge
May 17th: Arkells at the Echoplex
May 17th: Sister Hazel at the El Rey (8pm)
May 18th: Haley Reinhart at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 18th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Overcoats at Largo (8:30)
May 19th: half alive at the Wiltern
May 20th: Alex Lahey at Zebulon
May 22nd: Matchbox Twenty w/ the Wallflowers at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
May 23rd: Meg Myers at the Regent Theater (6:30)
May 24th: Hayley Warner at Resident (7:30)
May 24th: The Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 25th: Pretty Sick at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 26th: Transviolet at the Echo
May 28th: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
June 1st: Matilda Mann at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 7th: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
June 8th: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour
June 9th: The Blue Stones at the Troubadour
June 10th: KT Tunstall at the Trouabdour
June 13th: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13th: The Amazons at the Echo
June 13th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
June 18th: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour
June 21st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 23rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
July 19th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20th: Paramore at the Forum
August 2nd: Blondshell at the Roxy (8pm)
August 4th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 18th: SYML at the Belasco
August 27th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Hatchie at the Troubadour
September 8th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 29th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 1st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 7th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 15th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 24th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
November 3rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
November 3rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda
December 4th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum

~ Kristen