I’ve been sorting through and organizing old ticket stubs and setlists and have landed in a place of gratitude for all of the amazing shows I’ve been able to attend over the years. The activity has also got me thinking about the waves of “scenes” I’ve felt a part of and wondering if geographic music scenes/communities still exist or if social media has diffused fandom in such a way that playing bar or club gigs weekly/monthly has been replaced by posting videos and building online engagement.

Whether it’s me or the times that have changed, local live gigs are (thankfully) still happening and I continue to do my best to discover and support emerging local artists even if they only play a handful of times a year vs in a single month…

As for this week:  

Monday: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: milk. at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Locals Night w/ Kat Hall, Parker Ainsworth, Juliana Riccardi, & Casino Breakfast FREE at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Faye Webster at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: young friend at Genghis Cohen (7pm)
ALSO: Open Folk at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Not Another Showcase at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Weds: Moon Taxi at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Leif Bent at the Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Ice Nine Kills at Hollywood Palladium (5pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: altgrandma FREE at El Cid (9:30)
ALSO: Keni Titus w/ Ella Woolsey at Genghis Cohen (7pm)
ALSO: Lainey Wilson at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Ashes To Amber w/ Ryan Wright & Whisker at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Keane w/ Everything Everything at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Kris Allen at the Peppermint Club (6:30)
ALSO: Sea Wolf w/ Jim and Sam at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Aeges FREE at Harvard & Stone (9pm)
ALSO: Ellen Winter and Octobr at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Passenger at the Wiltern (7pm)

Saturday: Jackie Bristow and friends at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Evening Elephants at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
ALSO: Big Top Fest at Permanent Records Roadhouse (6pm)

Sunday: Vance Joy, Grouplove w/ Tiny Habits at Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
ALSO: Ringo Starr and His All-Starr band at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Train & REO Speedwagon at the Forum (6:25)

To Keep in Mind:     
September 10^th: The Mysterines at the Roxy (7pm)
September 10^th: When Chai Met Toast at the Paramount (7pm)
September 10^th: Polyphonic Spree at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
September 11^th: Upsahl at the El Rey (8pm)
September 11^th: Ingrid Michaelson at the Sun Rose (6pm)
September 12^th: John Vincent III at the Fonda Theater (9pm)
September 12^th: Ballroom Thieves at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
September 12^th: Theo Katzman at the Troubadour
September 13^th: Soul Coughing at the Bellwether (9pm)
September 15^th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
September 17^th: Boy & Bear at the Troubadour
September 19^th: Friday Pilots Club at the Echo
September 22^nd: Kelsy Karter & The Heroines at the Roxy (7pm)
September 24^th: Caroline Rose at the Venice West (8pm)
September 25^th: Caroline Rose at the Venice West (8pm)
September 25^th: The Sheepdogs at Lodge Room (8pm)
September 25^th: Pillow Queens at the Troubadour
September 26^th: Perfume Genius at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
September 25^th: Tokyo Police Club w/ Born Ruffians at the Regent Theater (8pm)
September 26^th: Tokyo Police Club w/ Born Ruffians at the Regent Theater (8pm)
September 26^th: renforshort at the Echo
September 26^th: Perfume Genius at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
September 27^th: Perfume Genius at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
September 28^th: Nicky Youre at the Roxy (8pm)
September 29^th: Joywave at the Regent Theater (8pm)
September 30^th: Nikka Costa at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
October 1^st: Glen Hansard at the Wiltern
October 2^nd: Carbon Leaf at the Peppermint Club
October 2^nd: Allen Stone at the Bellwether (8pm)
October 3^rd: The National Parks at Largo (8pm)
October 4^th: Field Guide at the Venice West (8pm)
October 5^th Novo Amor at the Bellwether (8:30)
October 5^th: Tom Walker at the Troubadour
October 5^th: Alice Phoebe Lou at the Moroccan Lounge (9pm)
October 5^th: Catfish and the Bottlemen at Hollywood Palladium
October 6^th: Dashboard Confessional at Hollywood Palladium
October 6^th: Bonny Light Horseman at the Ford (7:30)
October 6^th: Emarosa at the El Rey (8pm)
October 7^th: Griff at the Wiltern
October 7^th: Joe P at the Roxy (7pm)
October 7^th: Catfish and the Bottlemen at Belasco
October 8^th: Rival Songs & Clutch at the Wiltern
October 9^th: Lawrence at the Wiltern
October 9^th: JP Cooper at the Belasco
October 9^th: The Warning at the Bellwether (8pm)
October 9^th: Badflower at the Echoplex
October 10^th: Badflower at the Echoplex
October 10^th: David Ramirez at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
October 10^th: The Fray at the Bellwether (8pm)
October 10^th: Stephen Kellogg at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
October 11^th: Something Corporate at Hollywood Palladium
October 11^th: Wild Rivers at the Fonda (9pm)
October 11^th: Soul Asylum at the Regent Theater (8pm)
October 12^th: Wilderado at the Regent Theater (8pm)
October 12^th: Bright Eyes at the Bellwether (8pm)
October 13^th: Calum Scott at the Wiltern
October 13^th: Carsie Blanton at Saint Be
October 13^th: Young the Giant at the Troubadour
October 14^th: Young the Giant at the Troubadour
October 14^th: Jake Bugg at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
October 16^th: New Found Glory at the Wiltern
October 16^th: JJ Wilde at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
October 16^th: Misterwives at the Bellwether (7:30)
October 16^th: Alfie Templeman at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
October 16^th: The Black Angels at Lodge Room (8pm)
October 17^th: The Black Angels at Lodge Room (8pm)
October 17^th: Griffin House at the Venice West (8pm)
October 18^th: Stars at the Fonda (9pm)
October 18^th: Valley at the Wiltern
October 18^th: The Black Angels at the Lodge Room (9pm)
October 18^th: The Airborne Toxic Event at the Ford (8pm)
October 19^th: The Airborne Toxic Event at the Wiltern
October 20^th: Jet at the Troubadour
October 21^st: Jet at the Troubadour
October 21^st: The Rare Occasions w/ Bel at Lodge Room (8pm)
October 21^st: Robert DeLong x Atlas Genius at the Echoplex
October 23^rd: Nada Surf at the Troubadour
October 24^th: Over the Rhine at the Troubadour
October 24^th: Rachel Yamagata at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
October 24^th: Rachel Yamagata at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
October 25^th: Alec Benjamin at Hollywood Palladium
October 25^th: Michigander at the Troubadour
October 25^th: Loveless w/ Beauty School Dropout at the Belasco (6:30)
October 27^th: iDKHOW at the Wiltern
October 29^th: Jess Glynn at the Wiltern
October 30^th: Nothing But Thieves at Hollywood Palladium
October 30^th: Forest Blakk at the Troubadour
November 1^st: Shawn Colvin & KT Tunstall at the Troubadour
November 1^st: Aimee Mann at the United Theater on Broadway (8pm)
November 1^st: Inhaler at Hollywood Palladium
November 2^nd: Kate Nash at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
November 6^th: Carol Ades at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 7^th: Wild Child + Susto at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
November 8^th; The Record Company at the Troubadour
November 8^th: Tyrone Wells at the Venice West (8pm)
November 9^th: Tori Kelly at the Wiltern
November 9^th: Enter Shikari w/ You Me at Six at the Belasco
November 10^th: Hanson at the Belasco
November 11^th: Hanson at the Belasco
November 11^th: lovelytheband & Mod Sun at the Wiltern
November 12^th: Sting at the Wiltern
November 12^th: Allison Russell at the Belasco
November 13^th: Sting at the Wiltern
November 13^th: Manchester Orchestra at Hollywood Palladium
November 14^th: Nico Vega at the Troubadour
November 14^th: Rainbow Kitten Surprise at Hollywood Palladium
November 15^th: Rainbow Kitten Surprise at Hollywood Palladium
November 15^th: Sting at the Wiltern
November 15^th: JD Mcpherson at the El Rey (9pm)
November 16^th: Sting at the Wiltern
November 16^th: The Wldlfe at the Roxy (8pm)
November 20^th: Vincent Lima w/ Chance Emerson at the Troubadour
November 20^th: Jordan Mackampa at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 20^th: Lucero at the Regent Theater
November 21^st: Marc Broussard at Lodge Room (7:30)
December 3^rd: Better Than Ezra at the El Rey (8pm)
December 6^th: Shovels & Rope at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
December 15^th: Sixpence None the Richer at the Troubadour
December 19^th: Ride at the Fonda (9pm)
January 28^th: Travis at the Wiltern
February 4^th: Lo Moon at the Roxy (7pm)
May 2^nd: Dean Lewis at Bellwether (8pm)

~ Kristen