The Echo Park neighborhood really showed up for Echo Park Rising this weekend. Bars had lines out the door on Saturday and music seemed to be pouring from every storefront. It was a fun opportunity to sample local bands, but my weekend highlights were discovering new neighborhood spots including a chocolate dispensary and a tea house that specializes in Taiwanese oolongs (my favorite!).
Next week we have Yungblud in town celebrating my favorite release of the year, Idols, Augustana with an intimate night at the Venice West and SXSW discovery Monobloc rocking the Kibitz Room.
Also:
Monday: BJ Barham at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Henry Hall, Jess Best at Zebulon (8pm)
ALSO: Powder Pink & Sweet FREE at Harvard and Stone (9pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
Tuesday: Ben Sollee at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Renee Rapp at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Carly Rae Jepsen at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: My Morning Jacket at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Soft Spot Songwriters Night at Desert 5 Spot
ALSO: Paint It Rock FREE at Harvard & Stone (8pm)
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)
Weds: Laufey at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Rocknite.la at FREE at Goldfish (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writers Round LA FREE at Ivanhoe’s (7pm)
Thursday: Monobloc at the Kibitz Room (8pm)
ALSO: LJ Benet at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Sam Burchfield at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Caroline Romano at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Addison Rae at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Charlotte Lawrence at the Roxy (7pm)
ALSO: Eagles of Death Metal at Teragram Ballroom (7:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
Friday: Augustana at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: The Imaginaries w/ Shane Alexander and Shawn Jones at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Lauren Ruth Ward at Gibson LA Showroom (7pm)
ALSO: Kristen Ford album release show at The Escondite (7pm)
ALSO: Sam Barber at the Fonda (8:30)
ALSO: Dave Matthews Band at the Forum (7:30)
ALSO: Japanese Breakfast at The Greek Theatre (7:30)
Saturday: Yungblud at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Kevin Earnest at the Hotel Café (7pm)
ALSO: Jack Van Cleaf at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Emile Mosseri FREE at The Getty (6pm)
ALSO: Hand Habits at 2220 Arts + Archives (8pm)
ALSO: Charlie Cunningham at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre (7pm)
ALSO: Emily King at Blue Note (7pm, 9:30)
ALSO: A Night of Acoustic Guitar at Healing Force of the Universe (8pm)
ALSO: WesGhost at the Regent Theater (8pm)
ALSO: The Fray at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Pink Martini at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Lainey Wilson at the Forum (7pm)
Sunday: Rose’s Pawn Shop at the Echo (6pm)
ALSO: Izzy Marcil w/ Daniel Wright Goldberger at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Emily King at Blue Note (7pm, 9:30)
ALSO: The Fray at the Wiltern (7pm)
To Keep in Mind:
August 26th: Cardinal Black at the Troubadour (7pm)
August 26th: Gigi Perez at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
August 30th: Betty Who w/ the LA Phil at the Ford (8pm)
August 30th: Mothe at the Echo
September 1st: Billie Marten at the El Rey (8pm)
September 4th: Everclear at the Regent Theater (7:30)
September 4th: Calva Louise at the Roxy (7pm)
September 4th: Young the Giant at the Troubadour
September 5th: Young the Giant at the Troubadour
September 5th: X Ambassadors at the Wiltern
September 6th: Rob Thomas at YouTube Theater (6:30)
September 8th: CMAT at the Fonda (8pm)
September 9th: Henry Morris at the Troubadour
September 10th: Steven Wilson at the Wiltern
September 10th: Julia Michaels at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
September 11th: Billie Marten w/ yeemz at the El Rey (8pm)
September 12th: Arcy Drive at the Troubadour
September 13th: English Teacher at the Roxy (7pm)
September 18th: JP Saxe at the Ford (8pm)
September 19th: Aly & AJ at the Ford (8pm)
September 19th: Samia at the Fonda (7:30)
September 19th: Nature TV at Zebulon
September 20th: Nature TV at Zebulon
September 20th: Aly & AJ at the Ford (8pm)
September 23rd: The Raveonettes at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
September 23rd: Martin Luke Brown at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
September 24th: Band of Horses & Iron and Wine at the Wiltern
September 24th: Allan Rayman at the Echoplex
September 24th: Neon Trees at the Bellwether
September 25th: The Hives at Hollywood Palladium
September 25th: Jonnyswim at the Fonda
September 26th: Chevelle at Hollywood Palladium
September 26th: Mae and The Spill Canvas at the Roxy (7pm)
September 27th: The Lone Bellow at the Troubadour
September 27th: James at the Bellwether (7pm)
September 28th: David Duchovny at the Regent Theater (8pm)
September 28th: Marvelous 3 at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
September 29th: Marvelous 3 at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
September 30th: Spacey Jane at the Fonda
September 30th: The Criticals at the Echo
October 1st: Amble at the El Rey (8pm)
October 1st: Carbon Leaf at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
October 1st: Spacey Jane at the Fonda
October 2nd: I’m With Her at the Ford (8pm)
October 2nd: Gavin James at the Troubadour
October 2nd: Maruja at the El Rey (8pm)
October 2nd: Matt Maeson w/ Joe P at the Wiltern
October 3rd: The Struts at the Wiltern
October 3rd: Dice at the Echo
October 3rd: Watchhouse at the Ford (8pm)
October 4th: Perfume Genius at the Ford (8pm)
October 6th: The Dandy Warhols at the Bellwether (8pm)
October 7th: Jasmine.4.t. at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
October 10th: Penny & Sparrow at the Regent Theater (8pm)
October 11th: Jack’s Mannequin at the Wiltern
October 11th: Dermot Kennedy at LA Orpheum (8pm)
October 11th: Flyte at the Lodge Room
October 13th: Wolf Alice at the Wiltern
October 13th: Kingfishr at the Troubadour
October 14th: The Click Five at the Troubadour
October 14th: David Cook at the Venice West (8pm)
October 16th: Elbow at the Wiltern
October 16th: Fly By Midnight at the Echoplex
October 16th: The Rocket Summer at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
October 17th: Bad Suns w/ Joe P at the Belasco Theater
October 18th: Borns at the Novo (8pm)
October 19th: Lila Forde at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
October 21st: Gigi Perez at the Wiltern
October 22nd: Aidan bissett at the Fonda
October 22nd: All Time Low at YouTube Theater (6pm)
October 22nd: The Wombats w/ Only the Poets & Red Rum Club at the Novo (8pm)
October 23rd: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the Wiltern
October 23rd: The Band Camino at the Hollywood Palladium
October 24th: The Starting Line w/ Finch and stateside at the Novo (8pm)
October 25th: The Revivalists at the Novo (8:30)
October 25th: Stereolab at the Bellwether (8pm)
October 26th: Stereolab at the Bellwether (8pm)
October 26th: Voila at the Troubadour
October 30th: The Bones of JR Jones at the Venice West (8pm)
October 31st: The Bones of JR Jones at the Venice West (8pm)
November 2nd: Tors at the Troubadour
November 5th: Garbage at Hollywood Palladium
November 6th: G Flip w/ Beth McCarthy at the Fonda (8pm)
November 11th: Casey Lowery at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
November 11th: Chris Pierce & Garrison Starr at the Troubadour
November 12th: The Darkness at the Wiltern
November 12th: The Darkness at the Wiltern
November 12th: Good Neighbours w/ Nicky Youre at the El Rey (8pm)
November 13th: Brent Cobb at the Troubadour
November 13th: Jesse McCartney at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
November 15th: Midnight Til Morning at the El Rey (8pm)
November 19th: Grandson at the Bellwether (8pm)
November 15th: Smallpools at the Echoplex
November 15th: Adam Melchor at the Fonda
November 15th: Midnight Til Morning at the El Rey (8pm)
November 19th: Grandson at the Bellwether (8pm)
November 20th: Jessie J at the United Theatre on Broadway (8pm)
November 21st: Laura Stevenson at Scribble
November 22nd: Thrice at the Novo (7:30)
November 22nd: Your Smith at the Troubadour
November 25th: Damiano David at the Wiltern
November 29th: Jens Lekman at Lodge Room (8pm)
December 1st: Vincent Lima at the Troubadour
December 6th: The Aces at the Bellwether (8pm)
December 6th: Lola Young at the Palladium
December 7th: Lola Young at the Palladium
December 10th: Couch w/ Night Talks at the Fonda (1pm)
December 13th: The Haunt w/ Himalayas at the Echo
December 19th: The Academy Is at the Belasco
January 14th: Dean Lewis at the Bellwether (7:30)
January 16th: gavn! at the Troubadour
January 20th: Jacob Banks at the Troubadour
January 27th: Nothing More at the Belasco
~ Kristen