Life has been a bit overwhelming lately and it was recently pointed out to me that I hadn’t taken a day off this year, so I did my best this weekend to not put any pressure on myself to do…anything. Having 9 hours of Spring Training baseball to watch certainly helped in this endeavor.
I hope to jump back into the fray tomorrow, motivated by a mid-week treat in the form of UK artists, Freya Ridings and Benedict Cork, playing The Hotel Cafe Wednesday night. Freya and her livestreams were a staple of my pandemic times and this week is the first of her residency shows while she is in LA. Benedict grabbed my attention and quickly stole my heart when I saw him open for Tors in London last year.
As for the rest of my musical wanderings:
Monday: It’s a School Night at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
Tuesday: Never Ending Fall w/ Selfish Sons at the Echo (8pm)
ALSO: Jules Paymer at Resident (8pm)
ALSO: Pink Sweat$ acoustic at The United Theater on Broadway (8pm)
ALSO: S Club at LA Orpheum (8pm)
ALSO: Lucas Flood Presents: Not Another Showcase at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
Weds: Freya Ridings w/ Annika Bennett, Benedict Cork at the Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30)
ALSO: Sarah Jarosz at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Robert Ellis w/ Jenny O at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Juliette and the Licks at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Round LA at Ivanhoe Restaurant (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
Thursday: Haiden w/ Annika Wells at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Juliette Lewis and the Licks at Saint Rocke (8pm)
ALSO: Hyloxolos at Gold-Diggers (8pm)
ALSO: The Wood Brothers at the Fonda (8:30)
ALSO: The Mountain Goats w/ Rett Madison at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
Friday: Kiss Bang at the Hotel Cafe second stage (10pm)
ALSO: The Thing at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: The Rocket Summer w/ Hellogoodbye at Chain Reaction (8pm)
ALSO: Loving at the Regent Theater (7pm)
ALSO: Kevin Devine at the Echo (7pm)
Saturday: Trousdale at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Ron Pope w/ Taylor Bickett & Zach Berkman at the Hotel Cafe (two shows, 7pm, 10pm)
ALSO: Griffin House at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: Judy Collins at Luckman Fine Arts Complex (8pm)
ALSO: Palaye Royale Unplugged at the Regent Theater (7pm)
ALSO: Rufus Wainwright at the United Theater on Broadway (8pm)
ALSO: Arlo Parks at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Mom Jeans w/ Sydney Sprague at the Palladium (6pm)
ALSO: Red Hot Chili Peppers w/ Irontom at the Forum (7:30)
Sunday: Josiah and the Bonnevilles at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Joker’s Hand Ep Release at Saint Rocke (6pm)
To Keep in Mind:
March 4th: Josiah and the Bonnevilles at the Troubadour
March 5th: The Paper Kites at the Fonda (9pm)
March 5th: Hoko at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
March 6th: Charles Esten at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
March 6th: Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real at the Bellwether (8pm)
March 6th: K.Flay at Lodge Room (8pm)
March 7th: K.Flay at Lodge Room (8pm)
March 7th: Conor Oberst and Friends at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 8th: Grouplove at the Wiltern
March 8th: Reality Club at the Roxy (8pm)
March 8th: Sarah Harmer at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre
March 9th: Georgia Gets By w/ Sabrina Song at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
March 11th: Raffaella at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
March 11th: Sycco at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
March 12th: Claire Rosinkranz at the Fonda (8pm)
March 12th: Aoife O’Donovan at McCabe’s (7:30)
March 14th: The Kills at the Wiltern
March 14th: Conor Oberst and Friends at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 14th: Briston Maroney at the Fonda (8pm)
March 15th: Briston Maroney at the Fonda (8pm)
March 15th: Charlotte Sands at the Echoplex
March 15th: Angie McMahon at the Troubadour
March 16th: Tiny Habits at the El Rey (8pm)
March 16th: William Fitzsimmons at the Venice West (8pm)
March 19th: The Dandy Warhols at the Fonda (9pm)
March 19th: Dry Cleaning at the El Rey (8pm)
March 20th: The Snuts at the Troubadour
March 20th: Selfish Sons at the Roxy (8pm)
March 20th: Rachel Chinouriri w/ Gigi Perez at the Echoplex
March 20th: Cold War Kids at the Fonda (8pm)
March 21st: Cold War Kids at the Fonda (8pm)
March 21st: Conor Oberst and Friends at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 21st: The Lone Bellow Trio at the Troubadour
March 21st: Mehro w/ King Isis at the El Rey (8pm)
March 22nd: Meg Myers at the Echo
March 22nd: The Lone Bellow Trio at the Troubadour
March 23rd: Joe Pug at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
March 27th: CMAT at the Roxy (8pm)
March 28th: Conor Oberst and Friends at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 28th: Freya Ridings at the Hotel Cafe
March 28th: Em Beihold w/ Will Linley at the El Rey (8pm)
March 29th: Em Beihold w/ Will Linley at the Roxy
March 29th: Hannah Wicklund at the Troubadour
March 29th: Mike Mains & The Branches at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
March 29th: An Evening with Mike Doughty and Ghost of Vroom at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 30th: The Vices at the Echo (7pm)
April 1st: Victoria Canal at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 3rd: Nico Vega at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 4th: Madi Diaz at the Troubadour
April 4th: Dylan at the El Rey (8pm)
April 5th: Donna Missal at Lodge Room (9pm)
April 5th: Emei at the El Rey (8pm)
April 5th: Brendan Abernathy at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 6th: Kelsey Karter & the Heroines at the Troubadour
April 6th: Waterparks at Hollywood Palladium
April 6th: Old 97’s at the Fonda (9pm)
April 9th: Games We Play at El Cid (7:30)
April 10th: Bernhoft at the Troubadour
April 13th: Alice Phoebe Lou at the Bellwether (8pm)
April 13th: Kate Clover at the Echo
April 14th: Low Cut Connie at the Troubadour
April 16th: Knox at the Echoplex (6:30)
April 17th: Matthew Logan Vasquez at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
April 17th: Bayside at the Wiltern
April 17th: White Denim at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
April 18th: Bar Italia at the Fonda (9pm)
April 18th: Stephen Day at the Troubadour
April 19th: The Strumbellas at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
April 24th: The Staves at the Troubadour
April 26th: Harrison Storm at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
April 26th: Eliza McLamb at the Torubadour
April 26th: Young Rising Sons at the Lodge Room (8pm)
April 27th: Great Good Fine Ok at the Troubadour
April 30th: Jordan Mackampa at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 30th: Giant Rooks at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 1st: James Arthur at the Wiltern
May 1st: Bendigo Fletcher at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 2nd: Cuffed Up at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 5th: The Veronicas at the Fonda (8pm)
May 5th: Jon McLaughlin at the Troubadour
May 6th: Caroline Rose at Lodge Room (8pm)
May 6th: Blake Rose at the Echo
May 7th: Caroline Rose at Lodge Room (8pm)
May 8th: Augustana at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
May 11th: Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors at the Fonda (9pm)
May 12th: Bear McCreary at the Fonda (8:30)
May 13th: Belle & Sebastian at the Bellwether (8pm)
May 14th: Belle & Sebastian at the Bellwether (8pm)
May 16th: Jesse McCartney at the Wiltern
May 18th: Dustin Kensrue at the Roxy (8pm)
May 19th: Dave Barnes at the Troubadour
May 20th: Freya Ridings at the Hotel Cafe
May 22nd: Andrew Cushin at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 22nd: Alice Merton at the Troubadour
May 23rd: Red Rum Club at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 23rd: Holly Humberstone at the Bellwether (8pm)
May 23rd: Medium Build at the Troubadour
May 24th: Medium Build at the Troubadour
May 28th: Tors at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 30th: Dead Poet Society at the Troubadour
May 31st: Yard Act at Regent Theater (7pm)
May 31st: Babyjake at the Venice West (8pm)
June 1st: Forester at the Fonda (9pm)
June 6th: The Raveonettes at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
June 8th: Mother Mother, Cavetown at The Torch
June 9th: Howie Day at the Venice West (8pm)
June 9th: The HawtThorns at McCabe’s (8pm)
June 14th: Middle Kids at Lodge Room (8:30)
June 15th: X Ambassadors at the Fonda (8pm)
June 15th: Pokey LaFarge at the Troubadour
June 22nd: Say Anything at the Wiltern
June 22nd: Hollow Coves at the El Rey (9pm)
June 27th: Freya Ridings at the Hotel Cafe
June 28th: Iron & Wine at the Bellwether (8pm)
June 29th: Iron & Wine at the Bellwether (8pm)
July 12th: PVRIS at the Wiltern
July 14th: The Decemberists at the Bellwether (8pm)
July 15th: The Decemberists at the Bellwether (8pm)
September 6th: Passenger at the Wiltern
October 5th Novo Amor at the Bellwether (8:30)
October 9th: Lawrence at the Wiltern
~ Kristen