There was a moment last week at the Luca Fogale show where the entire front row seemed to have glistening cheeks. It was difficult not to be overwhelmed at the power and beauty of his music as Luca and his band played mostly new songs off the album Challenger, which was released that very night. But this is the kind of overwhelm I live for and there is nothing quite like group therapy in music form.

Up next we have the rescheduled Jacob Banks and a mini Truth & Salvage Co. reunion with Tim Jones of Whiskey Wolves of the West and Walker Young highlighting my music wish list.

Here’s the rest:

Monday: BMI Acoustic Lounge FRE at the Hotel Cafe second stage (6:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)

Tuesday: Jacob Banks at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Harvey Brittain + Ylona Garcia at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Mother, an intimate evening honoring the mothers in music at Lodge Room (7pm)
ALSO: Andrew Bird with Band and Friends at Largo (7pm)
ALSO: Local’s Night at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Lucas Flood Presents: Not Another Showcase at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Weds: Hayes Carll w/ Ryan Montbleau at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Cuffed Up at El Cid (7pm)
ALSO: rocknite.la FREE at the Goldfish (8pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Round FREE at Universal Bar & Grill (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: Somewhere in Laurel Record Co. Presents: Hotel Cafe Farewell Show at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Anthony Arya at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9:30)
ALSO: Shannon Lay, Phil Krohengold at Healing Force of the Universe (8pm)
ALSO: Hatchie at Lodge Room (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: rocknite.la. FREE at Zebulon (8pm)

Friday: Casey Abrams Birthday Show at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Silversun Pickups at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7:30)
ALSO: The Rural Alberta Advantage at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Ruston Kelly w/ verygently at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel (of My Morning Jacket) and Moose Loon (of Bendigo Fletcher) at Lodge Room (7pm)
ALSO: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: State Champs at the Wiltern (6pm)
ALSO: Jessie J at the United Theatre on Broadway (8pm)
ALSO: rocknite.la FREE at Gold-Diggers (7pm)

Saturday: Whiskey Wolves of the West w/ Walker Young at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Howie Day at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: The Mowgli’s w/ Hembree at Aviator Nation Dreamland (8pm)
ALSO: Nick Jonas at Blue Note LA (two shows; 7pm, 9:30)
ALSO: Dexter and the Moonrocks w/ Girl Tones at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: shame w/ The Sophs at the Echoplex (7pm)

Sunday:

To Keep in Mind:        
February 10^th: In Color at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
February 12^th: Erin LeCount at the Roxy (7pm)
February 13^th: Erin LeCount at the Roxy (7pm)
February 14^th: The Rare Occasions at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
February 17^th: David Ramirez at Gold-Diggers
February 18^th: Cordovas w/ George Stanford at the Venice West (8pm)
February 19^th: Common People at the Venice West (8pm)
February 20^th: Joe Pug at the Peppermint Club
February 21^st: The Ramona Flowers at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
February 21^st: Lights at the El Rey (8pm)
February 22^nd: Gorillaz at Hollywood Palladium
February 22^nd: Lights at the El Rey (7pm)
February 23^rd: Gorillaz at Hollywood Palladium
February 26^th: AHI at the Troubadour
February 26^th: Fitz and the Tantrums at the Fonda (7pm)
February 26^th: Somebody’s Child at the Echo
February 27^th: Bob Schneider w/ Me Nd Adam at the Troubadour
February 28^th: Rose’s Pawn Shop at the Hotel Cafe
March 1^st: Emery at the Echoplex
March 3^rd: Black Pistol Fire at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 6^th: The Strumbellas at the Regent (8pm)
March 6^th: Bad Bad Hats at the Echo
March 7^th: Badflower at the Fonda (7pm)
March 7^th: Gogol Bordello at the Fonda (8pm)
March 8^th: SZN4 at the Fonda (7pm)
March 8^th: Carolina Liar at the Venice West (8pm)
March 10^th: dodie at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 11^th: Phantogram at the Troubadour
March 12^th: Phantogram at the Troubadour
March 12^th: Margo Price w/ Ny Oh at the Fonda (8pm)
March 13^th: Band of Skulls at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 13^th: Phantogram at the Troubadour
March 14^th: Colony House at the Regent Theater (8pm)
March 14^th: Ernie Halter at the Hotel Cafe
March 14^th: David Ryan Harris at the Hotel Cafe
March 14^th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 15^th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 16^th: Beauty School Dropout at the Roxy (7pm)
March 19^th: The Barr Brothers at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 20^th: The Barr Brothers at the Troubadour
March 22^nd: I See Stars at the El Rey (7pm)
March 28^th: Louis XIV at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 28^th: Leap at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
March 28^th: The Maine at the Novo (6:30)
March 29^th: Pretty Jane at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
March 31^st: Des Rocs at the El Rey (7pm)
April 3^rd: Winyah at the Echo
April 3^rd: The Record Company at the El Rey (7pm)
April 4^th: Alexander Stewart at Pacific Electric (8pm)
April 4^th: The Early November & Helloboodbye at the Echoplex
April 6^th: Borderline at the Echo
April 9^th: KT Tunstall at the Venice West (8pm)
April 10^th: Jon McLaughlin at the Trouabdour
April 12^th: Dar Williams at the Troubadour
April 15^th: Ber at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 17^th: Kate Clover at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
April 18^th: The Summer Set at the El Rey (7pm)
April 20^th: Langhorne Slim at the Troubadour
April 21^st: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 22^nd: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 22^nd: Maisie Peters at the Fonda (7:30)
April 24^th: Coach Party at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 24^th: Alice Phoebe Lou at the Wiltern
April 25^th: Lily Allen at the Orpheum
April 26^th: Lily Allen at the Orpheum
May 2^nd: Claire Rosinkranz at the El Rey (7pm)
May 3^rd: Barns Courtney at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
May 7^th: Wolves of Glendale at the Troubadour
May 12^th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 13^th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 13^th: Mika at LA Orpheum (8pm)
May 14^th: Indigo Girls at the Bellwether
May 14^th: Melrose Avenue at the Roxy (7pm)
May 15^th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 20^th: Red Rum Club at the Roxy (7pm)
May 22^nd: Yungblud at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 24^th: Katelyn Tarver at the Echo
May 27^th: Ivy at the Teragram Ballroom
May 28^th: The Scratch at the Echo
May 28^th: Mae at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 29^th: Mae at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 29^th: The Last Dinner Party at the Orpheum (7:30)
May 31^st: Kelsy Karter and The Heroines at the Roxy (7pm)
June 27^th: Kaleo w/ Dawes at the Novo (8pm)
July 11^th: Wolfmother at the Wiltern
August 8^th: Ed Sheeran w/ Sigrid at Sofi Stadium
September 15^th: When Chai Met Toast at the Lodge Room (8pm)

~ Kristen

Tony Lucca wrote a new song for the occasion of his final show at the Hotel Cafe, Cahuenga location and, as “Adios, Cahuenga” came to a bridge that was a list of artists that have grown from that scene, my eyes started watering as the memories of my last 18 years of going to shows in this sacred space flashed before my eyes.

I have a feeling this is a sentiment I’ll be sharing a lot in the venue’s remaining months.

Next on my list of can’t miss shows is Dear Boy Friday night at Zebulon. This is the band’s postponed show from the fall when they released their second album, Celebrator. It’s also singer Ben Grey’s birthday party which is one more reason to celebrate.  

Also this week:

Monday: Jack DeMeo, Jake Manzi FREE at Club Tee Gee (8pm)
ALSO: Marcus Eaton at the Hotel Cafe seconds stage (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: Loud As Folk at the Cinema Bar (9pm)
ALSO: Lucas Flood Presents: Not Another Showcase at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Weds: Dean Lewis w/ Matt Hansen at the Bellwether (7:30)
ALSO: Foo Fighters at the Forum (7:30)
ALSO: Ryley Walker + Papa M at 2220 Arts + Archives (8pm)
ALSO: The Lemon Twigs at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Pink Mountaintops, High Tatras, Ann Eliza FREE at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: rocknite.la FREE at the Goldfish (8pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Round FREE at Universal Bar & Grill (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: The Lemon Twigs at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Third Eye Shut Presents f. Maggie Cubillos, Jazmine White, Trinity Reyes, Aly Navarro at Harvard & Stone (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Dear Boy at Zebulon (7pm)
ALSO: Rocko Wheeler, Oli Malbran, Faydean at Harvard and Stone (9pm)
ALSO: Briscoe at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: gavn! at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Goldford at the Fonda (8pm)

Saturday: Nikka Costa w/ Ty Taylor at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Rattlesnake Milk at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Skyler Day at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra at the Troubadour (two shows: 4pm, 7:30)
ALSO:  iHeartRadio ALTer EGO f. Green Day, twenty one pilots, Cage the Elephant, Sublime, Good Charlotte, Mt. Joy, Gigi Perez, almost monday at the Forum (7pm)

Sunday: Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra at the Troubadour (7:30)

To Keep in Mind:        
January 19^th: Echosmith at the Echo
January 20^th: Jacob Banks at the Troubadour
January 20^th: Tyler Hilton & Kate Voegele at the Venice West (8pm)
January 22^nd: William Elliot Whitmore at the Peppermint Club
January 23^rd: The Runarounds at the Fonda (7pm)
January 24^th: Pack of Larks at the Hotel Cafe
January 27^th: Nothing More at the Belasco
January 27^th: Pokey LaFarge at the Venice West (8pm)
January 28^th: Pokey LaFarge at the Venice West (8pm)
January 28^th: Madison Cunningham at the Bellwether
January 29^th: Luca Fogale at the Roxy (7pm)
January 29^th: OTW at the Hotel Cafe
January 29^th: Grace Bowers w/ Bruvvy at the Troubadour
January 31^st: Cate Canning at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
January 31^st: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at LA Orpheum (8:30)
February 4^th: Hayes Carll at the Troubadour
February 6^th: The Rural Alberta Advantage at the Peppermint Club
February 6^th: Casey Abrams at the Hotel Cafe
February 6^th: State Champs at the Wiltern
February 6^th: Jessie J at the United Theatre on Broadway (8pm)
February 7^th: Howie Day at the Venice West (8pm)
February 7^th: Whiskey Wolves of the West at the Hotel Cafe
February 12^th: Erin LeCount at the Roxy (7pm)
February 13^th: Erin LeCount at the Roxy (7pm)
February 14^th: The Rare Occasions at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
February 17^th: David Ramirez at Gold-Diggers
February 18^th: Cordovas at the Venice West (8pm)
February 19^th: Common People at the Venice West (8pm)
February 20^th: Joe Pug at the Peppermint Club
February 21^st: The Ramona Flowers at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
February 21^st: Lights at the El Rey (8pm)
February 22^nd: Gorillaz at Hollywood Palladium
February 22^nd: Lights at the El Rey (7pm)
February 23^rd: Gorillaz at Hollywood Palladium
February 26^th: AHI at the Troubadour
February 26^th: Fitz and the Tantrums at the Fonda (7pm)
February 26^th: Somebody’s Child at the Echo
February 27^th: Bob Schneider
February 28^th: Rose’s Pawn Shop at the Hotel Cafe
March 1^st: Emery at the Echoplex
March 3^rd: Black Pistol Fire at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 6^th: The Strumbellas at the Regent (8pm)
March 6^th: Bad Bad Hats at the Echo
March 7^th: Badflower at the Fonda (7pm)
March 7^th: Gogol Bordello at the Fonda (8pm)
March 8^th: SZN4 at the Fonda (7pm)
March 10^th: dodie at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 13^th: Band of Skulls at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 14^th: Colony House at the Regent Theater (8pm)
March 14^th: Ernie Halter at the Hotel Cafe
March 14^th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 15^th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 16^th: Beauty School Dropout at the Roxy (7pm)
March 19^th: The Barr Brothers at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 20^th: The Barr Brothers at the Troubadour
March 22^nd: I See Stars at the El Rey (7pm)
March 28^th: The Record Company at the El Rey (7pm)
March 28^th: Louis XIV at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 28^th: Leap at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
March 28^th: The Maine at the Novo (6:30)
March 31^st: Des Rocs at the El Rey (7pm)
April 3^rd: Winyah at the Echo
April 4^th: Alexander Stewart at Pacific Electric (8pm)
April 4^th: The Early November & Helloboodbye at the Echoplex
April 9^th: KT Tunstall at the Venice West (8pm)
April 12^th: Dar Williams at the Troubadour
April 15^th: Ber at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 18^th: The Summer Set at the El Rey (7pm)
April 20^th: Langhorne Slim at the Troubadour
April 21^st: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 22^nd: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 24^th: Coach Party at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 24^th: Alice Phoebe Lou at the Wiltern
April 25^th: Lily Allen at the Orpheum
April 26^th: Lily Allen at the Orpheum
May 2^nd: Claire Rosinkranz at the El Rey (7pm)
May 12^th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 13^th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 13^th: Mika at LA Orpheum (8pm)
May 15^th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 20^th: Red Rum Club at the Roxy (7pm)
May 22^nd: Yungblud at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 27^th: Ivy at the Teragram Ballroom
May 28^th: The Scratch at the Echo
May 29^th: The Last Dinner Party at the Orpheum (7:30)
July 11^th: Wolfmother at the Wiltern
August 8^th: Ed Sheeran w/ Sigrid at Sofi Stadium
September 15^th: When Chai Met Toast at the Lodge Room (8pm)

~ Kristen

It looked like it wasn’t going to happen, but thanks to a songwriter night at a punk rock club in San Francisco, I was able to hit 200 shows for the year. Once again, I must thank the LA music scene, in particular the venues and staff, for getting me through some difficult times by giving me access to what truly gets me through – live music!   

Here’s my mix (and this week’s show list below):

Monday:

Tuesday: Rocco DeLuca FREE at Zebulon (8pm)

Weds: Chevy Metal w/ Special Guests and The Alive at the Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: The Roots at Walt Disney Concert Hall (7:30)

Thursday: Jon Brion at Largo (8pm)

Friday: Levitation Room, The Mystery Lights at Lodge Room (7pm)
ALSO: Jon Brion at Largo (8pm)

Saturday: REL at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Colin Hay at Largo (8pm)

Sunday: Jeff Tweedy at Largo (8pm)
ALSO: Carden & Crutchfield at the El Rey (7pm)

To Keep in Mind:      
January 10^th: Lee Dewyze at the Hotel Cafe
January 10^th: Tony Lucca at the Hotel Cafe
January 14^th: Dean Lewis at the Bellwether (7:30)
January 16^th: gavn! at the Troubadour
January 17^th: Nikka Costa at the Venice West (8pm)
January 20^th: Jacob Banks at the Troubadour
January 20^th: Tyler Hilton & Kate Voegele at the Venice West (8pm)
January 22^nd: William Elliot Whitmore at the Peppermint Club
January 23^rd: The Runarounds at the Fonda (7pm)
January 27^th: Nothing More at the Belasco
January 27^th: Pokey LaFarge at the Venice West (8pm)
January 28^th: Pokey LaFarge at the Venice West (8pm)
January 28^th: Madison Cunningham at the Bellwether
January 29^th: Luca Fogale at the Roxy (7pm)
January 31^st: Cate Canning at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
February 4^th: Hayes Carll at the Troubadour
February 6^th: The Rural Alberta Advantage at the Peppermint Club
February 14^th: The Rare Ocassions at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
February 20^th: Joe Pug at the Peppermint Club
February 21^st: The Ramona Flowers at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
February 21^st: Lights at the El Rey (8pm)
February 22^nd: Lights at the El Rey (7pm)
February 26^th: AHI at the Troubadour
February 26^th: Fitz and the Tantrums at the Fonda (7pm)
February 26^th: Somebody’s Child at the Echo
February 27^th: Bob Schneider
February 28^th: Rose’s Pawn Shop at the Hotel Cafe
March 1^st: Emery at the Echoplex
March 3^rd: Black Pistol Fire at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 6^th: The Strumbellas at the Regent (8pm)
March 6^th: Bad Bad Hats at the Echo
March 7^th: Badflower at the Fonda (7pm)
March 7^th: Gogol Bordello at the Fonda (8pm)
March 8^th: SZN4 at the Fonda (7pm)
March 10^th: dodie at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 14^th: Colony House at the Regent Theater (8pm)
March 14^th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 15^th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 19^th: The Barr Brothers at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 20^th: The Barr Brothers at the Troubadour
March 28^th: The Record Company at the El Rey (7pm)
March 28^th: Louis XIV at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 28^th: Leap at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
March 28^th: The Maine at the Novo (6:30)
March 31^st: Des Rocs at the El Rey (7pm)
April 3^rd: Winyah at the Echo
April 4^th: Alexander Stewart at Pacific Electric (8pm)
April 12^th: Dar Williams at the Troubadour
April 18^th: The Summer Set at the El Rey (7pm)
April 20^th: Langhorne Slim at the Troubadour
April 21^st: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 22^nd: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 24^th: Coach Party at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 24^th: Alice Phoebe Lou at the Wiltern
May 12^th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 13^th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 15^th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 20^th: Red Rum Club at the Roxy (7pm)
May 22^nd: Yungblud at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 27^th: Ivy at the Teragram Ballroom
May 28^th: The Scratch at the Echo
July 11^th: Wolfmother at the Wiltern
August 8^th: Ed Sheeran w/ Sigrid at Sofi Stadium
September 15^th: When Chai Met Toast at the Lodge Room (8pm)

~ Kristen