After a raucous week/month of shows resulting in some light crowd-induced injuries, this weekend offered a respite with the delightful Norwegian folk duo, Kings of Convenience whose 10+ year absence prompted 3 full to sold out shows at the Fonda.  The audience was encouraged to snap along to the acoustic songs as clapping was deemed “too much” and the rage moment of the evening occurred when special guest Feist took to the drum kit. The energy did gradually ascend to a venue-wide dance party defined by gentle swaying and light bouncing.  This vibe is exactly what I needed and proved that you don’t need high decibels or a threat of physical injury to get swept up in the music or express appreciation for a band.   

Next week we have a particularly difficult decision to make Friday night between can’t miss duo, Sydney Sprague and Wheelwright, going up against the Cordovas and Joe Firstman celebrating one of my favorite albums of all time, The War of Women.

Here’s the rest:

Monday: The Last Dinner Party at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: BMI Acoustic Lounge FREE at the Hotel Cafe second stage (6:45)
ALSO: Bush at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO:  Ben Ottewell & Ian Ball at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Cat Power sings Dylan at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Taking Back Sunday at Lodge Room (8pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (6:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: Charlotte Cardin at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Sidney Bird w/ Caity Krone at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Cat Power sings Dylan at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Raye at the Novo (8pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block LA at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Weds: Hardcastle at Permanent Records Roadhouse (8pm)
ALSO: Whitehall w/ The Moon Jays at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Meghan Trainor at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Aidan Bissett w/ Anna Shoemaker at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: Royal Blood at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Durry at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Marc Broussard w/ Field Guide at Lodge Room (7:30)
ALSO: Joshua and the Holy Rollers at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: John Craigie at the El Rey (8:30)
ALSO: St. Paul & the Broken Bones w/ Maggie Rose at the Bellwether (9pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Cordovas & Joe Firstman (20^th Anniversary of The War of Women) at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Sydney Sprague w/ Wheelwright at El Cid (6pm)
ALSO: Frenship at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Emily Wolfe at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Rob Giles w/ Heather Bond at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Alexa Rose/Emily Scott Robinson at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: wilt at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Midnight Kids at Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Watkins Family Hour at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: Liz Phair at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Emo Orchestra f. Hawthorne Heights at the Orpheum (8pm)
ALSO: John Mayer at the Forum (8pm)

Saturday: The Maine w/ Flor, Weathers at the Bellweather (7:30)
ALSO: Charlie Cunningham at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
ALSO: An Evening with Mike Garson & Violet Grohl at the Sun Rose (7pm)
ALSO: Queen + Adam Lambert at BMO Stadium (8pm)

Sunday: Switchfoot at the Wiltern (6:30)
ALSO: Soul Asylum at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: Lindsey Kraft at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Queen + Adam Lambert at BMO Stadium (8pm)

To Keep in Mind:    
November 13^th: Bad Suns at the Roxy (8pm)
November 14^th: Chappell Roan at the Wiltern
November 14^th: The Hives at the Belasco
November 14^th: Olivia Dean at the Echoplex
November 14^th: Flyte at South Pasadena Masonic (7pm)
November 14^th: Nathaniel Rateliff at the Orpheum Theatre (8pm)
November 15^th: Barns Courtney at the Roxy (8pm)
November 15^th: Ben Howard at the Orpheum (8pm)
November 15^th: The Hives at the Belasco
November 16^th: Joan Osborne at the Venice West (8pm)
November 16^th: Olivia Dean at the Roxy (9pm)
November 16^th: Blossoms at the Echoplex
November 16^th: Grace Weber at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 16^th: Watchhouse at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
November 17^th: Modernlove. at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 17^th: ZZ Ward at the Roxy (8pm)
November 18^th: Royal & The Serpent at the Roxy (8pm)
November 18^th: The Record Company at the Regent Theater (5pm)
November 19^th: Cam Cole at the Echo
November 20^th: The Japanese House at the Fonda (8:30)
November 20^th: Mumford & Sons at the Bellwether (8pm)
November 23^rd: Sun Room at the Fonda (8pm)
November 24^th: LP at YouTube Theater (8pm)
November 24^th: We Are Scientists at the Roxy (7:30)
November 29^th: Baby Queen at the Echoplex
November 30^th: Mondo Cozmo at the Lodge Room (8:30)
December 1^st: The Strike w/ Dylan Dunlap at the Troubadour
December 2^nd: Beauty School Dropout at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
December 3^rd: Sam Derosa at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
December 3^rd: Glen Phillips at the Venice West (8pm)
December 4^th: Ben Abraham at the El Rey (8pm)
December 4^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 4^th: Damien Rice at the Orpheum (8pm)
December 5^th: Damien Rice at the Orpheum (8pm)
December 6^th: Nico Vega at Lodge Room (8:30)
December 6^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 8^th: John-Robert at Genghis Cohen
December 9^th: girlhouse at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
December 9^th: Skid Row & Buckcherry at the Fonda (8pm)
December 9^th: Dawes at the Bellwether (8pm)
December 10^th: The Struts at the Wiltern
December 11^th: Hoobastank at the Echo
December 12^th: Coach Party at the Echoplex
December 14^th: milk. at the Troubadour
December 16^th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 17^th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 18^th: Josh Radnor at the Echo
January 16^th: Dar Williams & Amy Ray Band at the Troubadour
January 18^th: Carina Round at the Echo
January 19^th: Carina Round at the Echo
January 19^th: Rhett Miller at Saint Rocke (8pm)
January 20^th: Holding Absence at the Echoplex
February 2^nd: Livingmore at the Echo
February 3^rd: The Milk Carton Kids at the El Rey (8pm)
February 6^th: JP Saxe at the Wiltern
February 8^th: The Bones of JR Jones at the Venice West (8pm)
February 15^th: Gov’t Mule at the Wiltern
February 20^th: Dylan LeBlanc at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
February 22^nd: Talk at the El Rey (8pm)
February 28^th: Sarah Jarosz at the Troubadour
March 3^rd: Josiah and the Bonnevilles at the Troubadour
March 4^th: Josiah and the Bonnevilles at the Troubadour
March 5^th: The Paper Kites at the Fonda (9pm)
March 6^th: K.Flay at Lodge Room (8pm)
March 7^th: K.Flay at Lodge Room (8pm)
March 8^th: Grouplove at the Wiltern
March 12^th: Claire Rosinkranz at the Fonda (8pm)
March 14^th: The Kills at the Wiltern
March 14^th: Briston Maroney at the Fonda (8pm)
March 15^th: Briston Maroney at the Fonda (8pm)
March 15^th: Angie McMahon at the Troubadour
March 20^th: Cold War Kids at the Fonda (8pm)
March 21^st: Cold War Kids at the Fonda (8pm)
March 21^st: The Lone Bellow Trio at the Troubadour
March 22^nd: The Lone Bellow Trio at the Troubadour
March 23^rd: Joe Pug at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
March 27^th: CMAT at the Roxy (8pm)
March 29^th: Hannah Wicklund at the Troubadour
April 3^rd: Dylan at the Roxy (8pm)
April 10^th: Bernhoft at the Troubadour
April 30^th: Jordan Mackampa at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 30^th: Giant Rooks at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 8^th: Augustana at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
May 11^th: Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors at the Fonda (9pm)
May 23^rd: Red Rum Club at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 31^st: Yard Act at Regent Theater (7pm)

~ Kristen