Thoughts on friendship: Friendships are forged through shared experiences, solidified through shared struggles, and maintained with shared memories. I felt this all in an acute way this past week as one of my long-time favorite bands, The Silent Comedy, returned to play some shows in South California and I was reunited with many friends. A shared love of music or a particular band or artist is such a great way to find community and I feel lucky to have many great memories binding me to some great people.

Hanging out with folks after shows can lead to some late nights, however, so next week maybe I’ll just go back to being that oddball loner at the foot of the stage absorbing the music with a goofy grin on her face who leaves right after the show in order to maintain a reasonable bedtime. Looking at my calendar, I anticipate maximum grinning at the Hotel Cafe for Lucy Clearwater and Friends and at the Moroccan Lounge to see Will Joseph Cook!

Here’s what else I’m considering:  

Monday: Dirty Mondays f. Cody Jasper at Madame Siam (10pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night f. SkyeChristy at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Unprocessed at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Tuesday: Cannons w/ Bay Ledges at the Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)

Weds: Lucy Clearwater and Friends at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Open Folk at the Hotel Cafe (9:30)
ALSO: Christine and the Queens at the Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Blondie at the Greek Theatre (7:30)

Thursday: Will Joseph Cook at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Korey Dane at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: Jesse & Friends at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Ozomatli at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Muszette at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Ron Pope at the Lodge Room (9pm)

Saturday: Wonderland Acoustic Night f. Priscilla Ahn, Cary Brothers, Nikka Costa, Inara George, Ben Lee, Alex Lilly, Sweet Talk Radio at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Dustbowl Revival at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Flyte at Pico Union Project (8pm)
ALSO: SZABO at the Hotel Cafe second stage (10pm)
ALSO: Jane N The Jungle at the Viper Room (6:30)
ALSO: I See Hawks in LA at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: The Home Team at the Regent Theater (7pm)
ALSO: Light Up the Blues 6 (Concert to Benefit Autism Speaks) f. Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Lukas Nelson and more at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
ALSO: Saturdays at Seven at JuneShine Santa Monica (7pm)

Sunday:

To Keep in Mind:  
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 28^th: Daisy the Great w/ Olive Klug at the Echo
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 3^rd: Howie Day at the Hotel Cafe
May 4^th: Field Guide at the Lodge Room (8:30)
May 4^th: Cursive at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
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 9^th: Molly Moore at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 11^th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
May 12^th: Dermot Kennedy at YouTube Theater
May 13^th: Ruston Kelly at the Fonda
May 16^th: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium
May 16^th: Wilder Woods w/ Ida Mae at the Roxy (7:30)
May 16^th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
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 17^th: Sister Hazel at the El Rey (8pm)
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 25^th: Pretty Sick at Teragram Ballroom (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: The Amazons at the Echo
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 18^th: Better Than Ezra at the El Rey (8pm)
July 19^th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20^th: Paramore at the Forum
August 2^nd: Blondshell at the Roxy (8pm)
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 16^th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
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 1^st: Hatchie at the Troubadour
September 8^th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 25^th: Cian Ducrot at the El Rey (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)
November 3^rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda
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