Last night I saw band love, Nothing But Thieves, for the first time in about 5 years and I walked away with two primary thoughts; 1 – Rock bands are always better live and 2 – Nothing But Thieves have become too big for me. This provokes contradictory impulses as I want to see the band live again (and again, and again), but I don’t want to walk away disappointed from an over-large venue/crowd and setlist that neglects most of the songs I want to hear. I’m still struggling to land on an emotion as both elation and disappointment pop up in equal measure.
Onto the next I suppose. And by next I mean the long list of promising shows I’ve concocted for next week which include Dead Poet Society, Joe Pug, and the return of another favorite, Nickle Creek who are playing two nights at the Ace Theater downtown.
Choices, choices:
Monday: Dead Poet Society at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Lo Moon residency FREE at Zebulon (8pm)
ALSO: Ilsy FREE at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: Judith Owen at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Hamzaa at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Matt Corby at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
ALSO: Landon Barker at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Jesse Ware at the Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Everclear w/ The Ataris and The Pink Spiders at the Wiltern (6pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (6:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
Tuesday: Tommy Lefroy at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Ian Biggs at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: nothing, nowhere at the Regent Theater (6pm)
ALSO: Matt Corby at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
ALSO: Goody Grace at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
ALSO: The Black Angels & The Dandy Warhols at the Bellwether (8pm)
ALSO: Bishop Briggs & MisterWives at the Wiltern (6pm)
ALSO: Noah Reid at the Belasco (7pm)
ALSO: Jessie Ware at the Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
ALSO: Maneskin at the Forum (8:30)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase f. George Stanford FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
Weds: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
ALSO: Neon Trees w/ Laundry Day, Silent Rival at the Belasco (7pm)
ALSO: Sam Tompkins at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Wilco at the Bellwether (7:30)
ALSO: All Time Low at the Wiltern (6pm)
ALSO: Muna at The Greek Theatre (7:15)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
Thursday: Metric at the Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: Big Black Delta at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Tom The Mail Man at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Magnolia Park at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
ALSO: Wilco at the Bellwether (7:30)
ALSO: Muna at the Greek Theatre (7:15)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
Friday: Priscilla Ahn at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Zella Day and Jesse Woods as Chaparelle at the Venice West (11:30)
ALSO: Jake Miller w/ Hariz and Alt Bloom at the Venice West (7pm)
ALSO: Night Talks at Permanent Records (8pm)
ALSO: Crystal Bowersox at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: Nightly at the Fonda (8pm)
ALSO: The Postal Service & Death Cab for Cutie at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
Saturday: Mae at the Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Aijia & Alisan Porter at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Icon for Fire at the Mint (8:30)
ALSO: Dave Yaden at Bourbon Room (10pm)
ALSO: Isabel Dumaa at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Gaby Moreno at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Ray LaMontagne at the Orpheum (6:30)
ALSO: Brandi Carlile & Friends at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
Sunday: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Jukebox the Ghost at the Regent Theater (7pm)
ALSO: Jesse Jo Stark at the El Rey (7:30)
ALSO: The Postal Service & Death Cab for Cutie at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
To Keep in Mind:
October 16th: Jack Botts at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
October 16th: James Supercave at the Troubadour
October 16th: Lizzy McAlpine at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
October 17th: Michelle Branch at the Fonda Theater (8:30)
October 17th: BabyJake at the Roxy (8pm)
October 18th: Abraham Alexander at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
October 18th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 18th: The Breeders at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
October 19th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 19th: Dean Lewis at the Fonda (8pm)
October 19th: Irontom at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
October 20th: Warmduscher at the Paramount (8pm)
October 20th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 20th: Wrabel at the Sun Rose
October 21st: Wrabel at the Sun Rose
October 21st: Crawlers at the Echo
October 22nd: Matt Corby at the Fonda (8pm)
October 22nd: Max Gomez at the Venice West (8pm)
October 22nd: Arkells w/ Robert DeLong at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 23rd: Tom Odell at the Wiltern
October 23rd: Meiko at the Hotel Cafe
October 23rd: Will Linley at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
October 24th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 24th: Birdy at the Belasco
October 24th: Kennyhoopla at the Fonda (9pm)
October 25th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
October 25th: Gayle w/ Dylan at the El Rey (8:30)
October 25th: Bobby Bazini at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
October 26th: Garrison Starr at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
October 26th: Arizona at the Wiltern
October 26th: Sam Nelson at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
October 26th: Lauren Sanderson w/ Poutyface at the Echoplex
October 26th: Aoife O’Donovan at the Troubadour
October 26th: The Wrecks at Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
October 26th: joe p at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
October 27th: Devon Gilfillian at the Troubadour
October 27th: G Flip at the El Rey (8:30)
October 28th: Needtobreathe w/ Judah and the Lion at YouTube Theater (7:30)
October 28th: The Aces at the Wiltern
October 28th: The Wrecks at the Echo
October 30th: Mothica w/ Cami Petyn at the Echoplex
October 31st: Dead Sara at the Echo
November 1st: Yam Haus at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 1st: The Band of Heathens, The Watson Twins at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
November 2nd: Madison Cunningham at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 2nd: Demob Happy at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
November 2nd: The Wrecks at the Troubadour
November 2nd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda (9:30)
November 2nd: Phillip Phillips at the El Rey (9pm)
November 2nd: Billy Raffoul at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
November 3rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
November 3rd: G Flip at the El Rey (8:30)
November 3rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda (9:30)
November 4th: Ben Kweller at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
November 5th: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at the Wiltern
November 6th: Taking Back Sunday at Lodge Room (8pm)
November 7th: Charlotte Cardin at the El Rey (8pm)
November 9th: Royal Blood at the Wiltern
November 9th: Marc Broussard at Lodge Room (7:30)
November 10th: Liz Phair at the Wiltern
November 10th: Sydney Sprague w/ Wheelwright at El Cid (6pm)
November 10th: Frenship at the Troubadour
November 11th: The Maine w/ Flor, Weathers at the Bellweather (7:30)
November 11th: Charlie Cunningham at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
November 11th: Queen + Adam Lambert at BMO Stadium
November 12th: Queen + Adam Lambert at BMO Stadium
November 12th: Switchfoot at the Wiltern
November 12th: Soul Asylum at McCabe’s (8pm)
November 14th: Chappell Roan at the Wiltern
November 14th: The Hives at the Belasco
November 14th: Olivia Dean at the Echoplex
November 14th: Flyte at South Pasadena Masonic (7pm)
November 14th: Nathaniel Rateliff at the Orpheum Theatre (8pm)
November 15th: Barns Courtney at the Roxy (8pm)
November 15th: Ben Howard at the Orpheum (8pm)
November 15th: The Hives at the Belasco
November 16th: Joan Osborne at the Venice West (8pm)
November 16th: Olivia Dean at the Roxy (9pm)
November 16th: Blossoms at the Echoplex
November 16th: Grace Weber at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 16th: Watchhouse at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
November 17th: Modernlove. at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 17th: ZZ Ward at the Roxy (8pm)
November 18th: Royal & The Serpent at the Roxy (8pm)
November 19th: Cam Cole at the Echo
November 20th: The Japanese House at the Fonda (8:30)
November 23rd: Sun Room at the Fonda (8pm)
November 24th: LP at YouTube Theater (8pm)
November 24th: We Are Scientists at the Roxy (7:30)
November 29th: Baby Queen at the Echoplex
November 30th: Mondo Cozmo at the Lodge Room (8:30)
December 1st: The Strike w/ Dylan Dunlap at the Troubadour
December 2nd: Beauty School Dropout at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
December 3rd: Sam Derosa at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
December 3rd: Glen Phillips at the Venice West (8pm)
December 4th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 4th: Damien Rice at the Orpheum (8pm)
December 5th: Damien Rice at the Orpheum (8pm)
December 6th: Nico Vega at Lodge Room (8:30)
December 6th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 9th: girlhouse at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
December 9th: Skid Row & Buckcherry at the Fonda (8pm)
December 10th: The Struts at the Wiltern
December 12th: Coach Party at the Echoplex
December 14th: milk. at the Troubadour
December 16th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 17th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
January 16th: Dar Williams & Amy Ray Band at the Troubadour
February 6th: JP Saxe at the Wiltern
February 28th: Sarah Jarosz at the Troubadour
March 4th: Josiah and the Bonnevilles at the Troubadour
March 5th: The Paper Kites at the Fonda (9pm)
March 6th: K.Flay at Lodge Room (8pm)
March 7th: K.Flay at Lodge Room (8pm)
March 12th: Claire Rosinkranz at the Fonda (8pm)
March 14th: Briston Maroney at the Fonda (8pm)
March 15th: Briston Maroney at the Fonda (8pm)
March 20th: Cold War Kids at the Fonda (8pm)
March 21st: Cold War Kids at the Fonda (8pm)
April 3rd: Dylan at the Roxy (8pm)
April 30th: Jordan Mackampa at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 30th: Giant Rooks at the Regent Theater (7pm)
~ Kristen