There was a moment last week when I was in the middle of conversations with two different friends struggling with “family planning” issues and I look at my computer which has multiple tabs open pricing out the possibility of going from London to the Czech Republic for a day to see The Hara and Beauty School Dropout open for Sum 41. In this moment I felt pretty good about my life choices. I also really appreciate my favorite bands for guiding my travel decisions and taking me to some exciting new places.
No need to travel next week to get international tunes as we’ve got some great artists from around the world playing Los Angeles. Japan (Yoshiki), Canada (Arkells, Valley), England (Dylan, The Heavy), Australia (HUX), and Sweden (First Aid Kit) are all represented on my list:
Monday: David Ramirez at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Miki Ratsula at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Yoshiki at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: James Supercave at Zebulon (8pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
Tuesday: Wilder Woods w/ Ida Mae at the Roxy (7:30)
ALSO: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: The Heavy at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Lovejoy at the Novo (8pm)
ALSO: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Black Box Presents f. Maris FREE at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
Weds: Arkells at the Echoplex (7pm)
ALSO: Dylan Dunlap at the Resident (8pm)
ALSO: Dylan at the Moroccan Lounge
ALSO: After Kepler at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Watkins Family Hour at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: The Heavy at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Sister Hazel at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Nation of Language at the Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Pesci in Pink residency FREE at the Silverlake Lounge (7:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
Thursday: Jesse & Friends at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
ALSO: Mighty Poplar at Pico Union Project
ALSO: James Vickery at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Haley Reinhart at Saint Rocke (8pm)
ALSO: quinnie at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
Friday: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
ALSO: ZG Smith, Ari Dayan at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8,9)
ALSO: Dan Croll w/ Dandelion Head at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: alt bloom FREE at the Venice West (11pm)
ALSO: James Vickery at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Sam MacPherson at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Tom Freund at Harvelle’s (8pm)
ALSO: Magdalena Bay at the Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: Overcoats at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: half alive at the Wiltern (6:30)
ALSO: Lacuna Coil at The Belasco (6pm)
ALSO: Billy Strings at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
Saturday: Sabrosa Purr at Molly Malone’s (7:30)
ALSO: Alex Lahey at Zebulon (7pm)
ALSO: Pedro at Harvelle’s (8pm)
ALSO: Robbie Fulks w/ The Cody Sisters Band at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
Sunday: HUX at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Magdalena Bay at the Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Billy Bob Thorton & The Boxmasters at the Troubadour (8:30)
To Keep in Mind:
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 24th: Quinn XCII w/ Arizona at YouTube Theater (7:30)
May 25th: Pretty Sick at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 25th: The Last Internationale at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
May 26th: Transviolet at the Echo
May 26th: Matt Costa, Sea Wolf at the Venice West (8pm)
May 27th: Sea Wolf, Matt Costa at the Venice West (8pm)
May 28th: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
May 31st: Hozier at the Troubadour
June 1st: Matilda Mann at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 1st: Brick and Mortar at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 2nd: Finneas at the Belasco
June 2nd: Judy Collins at the Saban Theatre
June 5th: Sam Morrow w/ The Silent Comedy at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 7th: Olivia Jean w/ Velvet Starlings at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 7th: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
June 7th: Vincent Lima at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
June 8th: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour
June 8th: Cuffed Up, Ben Grey at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 9th: The Blue Stones at the Troubadour
June 10th: KT Tunstall at the Trouabdour
June 11th: Corook at the Echo
June 11th: Charlotte Martin at the Knitting Factory (6pm)
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 15th: Benjamin Jaffe at Genghis Cohen
June 18th: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour
June 19th: Charlie Hickey at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 20th: Ava Max w/ The Scarlet Opera at the Fonda (8:30)
June 21st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 22nd: Neko Case at the Fonda (8:30)
June 23rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
June 27th: The Record Company at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
July 9th: The Rocket Summer, The Juliana Theory at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
July 12th: Charlene Kaye at the Venice West (8pm)
July 18th: Better Than Ezra at the El Rey (8pm)
July 19th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20th: Donna Missal at the Roxy (9pm)
July 21st: Zella Day at the Troubadour
July 23rd: Darren Criss at the Ford (7:30)
July 30th: Yellowcard w/ Mayday Parade, Anberlin at YouTube Theater (7pm)
August 1st: Local Natives at the Ford (8pm)
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 11th: Wild Child at the Regent Theater (7pm)
August 16th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 17th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
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 6th: Counting Crows at YouTube Theater (7:30)
September 8th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 22nd: Ed Sheeran at Shrine Auditorium
September 25th: Cian Ducrot at the El Rey (8pm)
September 26th: Will Hoge, William Elliott Whitmore at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
September 29th: The Tallest Man on Earth at Ace Hotel (8pm)
September 29th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 1st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 2rd: Fontaines D.C. at the Wiltern
October 3rd: The All-American Rejects, New Found Glory at YouTube Theater (7pm)
October 7th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 7th: Los Angeles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 8th: Los Aneles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 10th: Noah Reid at the Belasco
October 10th: Bishop Briggs & MisterWives at the Wiltern
October 10th: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
October 11th: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
October 14th: You Me at Six at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 15th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 19th: Dean Lewis at the Novo (8pm)
October 22nd: Matt Corby at the Fonda (8pm)
October 23rd: Tom Odell at the Wiltern
October 24th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
October 28th: The Aces at the Wiltern
November 3rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
November 3rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda (9:30)
November 7th: Charlotte Cardin at the El Rey (8pm)
November 11th: Charlie Cunningham at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
November 12th: Switchfoot at the Wiltern
November 16th: Joan Osborne at the Venice West (8pm)
November 24th: LP at YouTube Theater (8pm)
December 4th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 9th: Skid Row & Buckcherry at the Fonda (8pm)
December 16th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 17th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
~ Kristen