Last week was a wonderful emotional/musical boost full of magical moments.  There was Canadia rockers, daysormay, ending an already rousing set with an explosive Beastie Boys cover, Barns Courtney’s intimate acoustic set stage dive, Milk Carton Kids sharing the stage with Kenneth’s dog and elevating their hit “Michigan” with an assist from Madison Cunningham, getting to know Vienna Vienna at their soundcheck, Mitchy Collins (lovelytheband) demonstrating his songwriter prowess with new solo material at The Hotel Cafe, and watching a terminator sing along to Snow Patrol’s “Chasing Cars.”

I’m not entirely sure where to go from there, but next week we’ve got potential with SXSW ’25 selection Twin Shadow playing two nights at the Bansdall Gallery Theatre, brothers Raffoul (Billy and Peter) at The Peppermint Club, and Grace Cummings’ return to Gold-Diggers (her last show there left the entire room transfixed).

Other promising options include:

Monday: Shakey Graves at the Bellwether (8pm)
ALSO: Charlie Archer w/ Sayaka at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Chidos at Hollywood Palladium (6pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: Billy Raffoul w/ Peter Raffoul at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Martha Wainwright at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Role Model at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Lucas Flood presents “Not Another Showcase” at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Open Folk at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Soft Spot Songwriter Night FREE at Desert 5 Spot (7pm)

Weds: Caiola, Bre Kennedy at El Cid (6pm)
ALSO: Mia Hart at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Hey, Nothing w/ Sean Solomon at the Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: La Roux at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Corinne Bailey Rae w/ Haley Reinhart at LA Orpheum (9pm)
ALSO: Role Model at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writers Round LA FREE at Ivanhoe’s (7pm)

Thursday: Twin Shadow at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre (7pm)
ALSO: Unlike Pluto at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: ggwendolyn at Permanent Records Roadhouse (6pm)
ALSO: GoldFord at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Twin Shadow at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre (7pm)
ALSO: Geographer at Lodge Room (8:30)
ALSO: Pagoda at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Wheatus at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Dustbowl Revival at the Venice West (8pm)

Saturday: Grace Cummings at Gold-Diggers (5pm)
ALSO: Jared Benjamin at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Arlie at Permanent Records Roadhouse (9pm)
ALSO: Judy Collins at the Grammy Museum (7pm)
ALSO: La Roux at El Cid (9:30)
ALSO: Sarah Julia at Scribble (8pm)
ALSO: Stephen Day at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Emei at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Annie DiRusso at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)

Sunday: Alice Phoebe Lou at Lodge Room (8pm)
ALSO: Sophia Zamani at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Love, LA f. Nicole Han, Mikayla Geier, and Tristan at the Roxy (7:30)
ALSO: No Win at Permanent Records Roadhouse (8pm)
ALSO: Myles Smith w/ Tors at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Grand Ole Echo Presents: Leroy From The North at the Echo (5pm)

To Keep in Mind:      
April 7^th: Alice Phoebe Lou at Lodge Room (8pm)
April 7^th: Greg Holden at the Hotel Café
April 7^th: The Unlikely Candidates at the Echo
April 8^th: Stereophonics at the Wiltern
April 8^th: Dir En Grey at the Belasco
April 8^th: Wet Leg at The River
April 8^th: Alice Phoebe Lou at Lodge Room (8pm)
April 9^th: Dir En Grey at the Belasco
April 9^th: almost monday at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
April 12^th: The Avett Brothers at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
April 13^th: Matthew Logan Vasquez at Gold-Diggers (8pm)
April 13^th: Jon Foreman at the Troubadour
April 13^th: BBMAK at the Hotel Cafe
April 13^th: Laura Jane Grace & The Mississippi Medicals at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
April 15^th: Lola Young w/ Bob Vylan at the Fonda (7:30)
April 16^th: Ider at the Echo
April 17^th: Medium Build at the El Rey (8pm)
April 22^nd: Melissa Ferrick at the Venice West (8pm)
April 23^rd: Larkin Poe at the Fonda (8pm)
April 26^th: Maudlin Strangers at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
April 27^th: Jutes at the Troubadour
April 28^th: Knox at the El Rey (8pm)
April 30^th: Alix Page at the Troubadour
April 30^th: Phantom Planet at the Venice West (8pm)
April 30^th: Nikka Costa at the Roxy (7pm)
May 1^st: Josh Radnor at the Troubadour
May 2^nd: Dean Lewis at Bellwether (8pm)
May 2^nd: Half Alive at Hollywood Palladium
May 4^th: Lily Meola at the Venice West (8pm)
May 7^th: Gigi Perez at the Fonda Theatre (7:30)
May 8^th: Rett Madison + John-Robert at the Echo
May 8^th: The Used at the Wiltern
May 8^th: Sleigh Bells at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
May 8^th: The Weather Station at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 9^th: Circa Waves & Friday Pilots Club at the El Rey (8pm)
May 9^th: Chloe Moriondo at the Echoplex
May 10^th: The Used at the Wiltern
May 10^th: Awolnation at the Belasco
May 10^th: Orla Gartland at the Fonda (8pm)
May 10^th: Gungor at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 11^th: The Used at the Wiltern
May 12^th: Jack White at Hollywood Palladium
May 13^th: Jack White at Hollywood Palladium
May 13^th: Babyjake at the Echo
May 14^th: James Bay at the Bellwether (8pm)
May 14^th: Nightly at the Fonda (8pm)
May 14^th: Jacob Banks at the Belasco
May 15^th: The Menzingers at the Belasco
May 15^th: White Denim at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 16^th: OK Go at the Bellwether (8pm)
May 17^th: OK Go at the Bellwether (8pm)
May 17^th: Magnolia Park at the Echoplex
May 18^th: Grace VanderWaal at the Roxy (7pm)
May 20^th: Allison Russell at the Belasco
May 20^th: Adam Melchor at the Troubadour
May 20^th: Lights at the Roxy (7pm)
May 21^st: Sam Ryder at the Troubadour
May 21^st: Daisy the Great at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 22^nd: Matt Hansen at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
May 22^nd: Hembree at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 23^rd: The Fray at the Wiltern
May 24^th: The Fray at the Wiltern
May 24^th: House of Protection at the Roxy (8pm)
May 25^th: Lissie at the Venice West (8pm)
May 28^th: Jensen McRae at the El Rey (8pm)
May 29^th: Jensen McRae at the El Rey (8pm)
May 28^th: The War and Treaty at the Troubadour
May 29^th: Wild Party w/ Arms Akimbo at the Echo
May 30^th: Deathbyromy at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
May 31^st: The Wrecks at the Wiltern
June 1^st: James Arthur at Hollywood Palladium
June 2^nd: Rachel Chinouriri at the Fonda (7pm)
June 3^rd: Rachel Chinouriri at the Fonda (7pm)
June 5^th: Mallrat at the Echoplex
June 5^th: Finn Wolfhard at the Lodge Room (8pm)
June 6^th: Finn Wolfhard at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
June 6^th: Sunflower Bean at Lodge Room (8pm)
June 12^th: Livingston at the Fonda Theatre (7pm)
June 13^th: West 22^nd at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13^th: The Blue Stones at the Regent Theater (8pm)
June 14^th: Weathers at the El Rey (8pm)
June 18^th: Band of Skulls at the Troubadour
June 21^st: Samantha Crain at Gold-Diggers
June 21^st: Trousdale at the El Rey (9pm)
June 18^th: Band of Skulls at the Troubadour
June 19^th: Lola Kirke at the Troubadour
June 26^th: Cobi at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 28^th: Young Gun Silver Fox at the Troubadour
July 9^th: Low Cut Connie at the Troubadour
July 11^th: gavn! at the Troubadour
July 18^th: The Driver Era at Hollywood Palladium
July 23^rd: Ben Kweller at the Troubadour
August 7^th: Wunderhorse at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
August 23^rd: Charlie Cunningham at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre
September 1^st: Billie Marten at the El Rey (8pm)
September 4^th: Young the Giant at the Troubadour
September 5^th: Young the Giant at the Troubadour
September 10^th: Steven Wilson at the Wiltern
September 19^th: Nature TV at Zebulon
September 20^th: Nature TV at Zebulon
October 11^th: Jack’s Mannequin at the Wiltern
November 15^th: Smallpools at the Echoplex

~ Kristen