A big research presentation next Friday means working through the weekend.  I’ve already experienced the typical computer freak-out leading to loss of work/data so hopefully it will be smooth sailing through the week. My Power Point Playlist has been an eclectic mix of new music including tunes from Pawnshop Roses, Aurora, and Yard Act.

Next week’s top show pick for me is Augustana w/ John-Robert at the Teragram Ballroom. But here are other shows to consider:

Monday: Jessie J at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Juniper Park, Lily Water, Friends Don’t Die FREE at Harard & Stone (9pm)
ALSO: Amy Allen at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: Jason Achilles at the Baked Potato (8pm)

Tuesday: The Struts w/ Charming Liars at House of Blues Anaheim (7pm)

Weds: Augustana w/ John-Robert at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
ALSO: Joyous Wolf at the Viper Room (7pm)
ALSO: Jack Kays at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Allen Stone at the El Rey (8:30)
ALSO: Remi Wolf at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: Bjork at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)

Thursday: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: Remi Wolf at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: Allen Stone at the El Rey (8:30)
ALSO: Third Eye Blind at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Robert Delong at Lodge Room (8:30)

Friday: Peter Bradley Adams at the Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: RAYLR at the Hotel Cafe second stage (10pm)
ALSO: Sean Rowe at Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Shinedown at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Mike Doughty FREE at Harvard & Stone (8:30)

Saturday: The Dumes w/ Tolliver, Lone Kodiak at Moroccan Lounge (6pm)
ALSO: Bjork at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)
ALSO: Martin Sexton at the El Rey (8pm)

Sunday: Action Bronson at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Puppet at Moroccan Lounge (8:30)

To Keep in Mind:  
February 1^st: Bjork at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)
February 2^nd: Grizfolk at the Troubadour
February 2^nd: Bad Suns at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
February 3^rd: Bad Suns at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
February 3^rd: Dylan Dunlap at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
February 8^th: Brian Fallon & The Howling Weather w/ The Dirty Nil at the Fonda Theatre (8:30)
February 11^th: Smallpools  at The Roxy (8pm)
February 12^th: Houndmouth at the El Rey (8pm)
February 12^th: Houndmouth at the El Rey (8pm)
February 16^th: Briston Maroney at The Troubadour
February 17^th: Briston Maroney at The Troubadour
February 17^th: Eddie Vedder and the Earthlings w/ Glen Handard at YouTube Theater (
February 17^th: Joshua Radin at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
February 18^th: Carsie Blanton at McCabe’s (8pm)
February 18^th: Magic Giant at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
February 19^th: We Are Scientists at Zebulon
February 20^th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern (7pm)
February 21^st: Phantom Planet at the Novo (8pm)
February 22^nd: Alice Phoebe Lou at the Roxy (8pm)
February 22^nd: Mayday Parade at the El Rey (7:30)
February 23^rd: Alice Phoebe Lou at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
February 26^th: Manchester Orchestra at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
February 26^th: The War on Drugs at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)
February 26^th: Grandson at the El Rey (8pm)
February 27^th: Grandson at the El Rey (8pm)
March 1^st: AHI at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
March 2^nd: Fletcher w/ G Flip at the Fonda Theatre (8:30)
March 3^rd: Fletcher w/ G Flip at the Fonda Theatre (8:30)
March 3^rd: Griffin House at McCabe’s (8pm)
March 4^th: Gracie Abrams at the El Rey (8pm)
March 4^th: Tall Heights at the Troubadour
March 5^th: Gracie Abrams at the El Rey (8pm)
March 5^th: An Evening with Drew and Ellie Holcomb at the Regent Theatre (6pm)
March 5^th: Kaleo at The Novo (7pm)
March 9^th: Tones and I at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 13^th: K.Flay at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
March 15^th: The Staves at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
March 15^th: The Darkness at the Novo (7:30)
March 16^th: Joywave at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 16^th: Claire Rosinkranz at the Roxy (8pm)
March 17^th: Claire Rosinkranz at the Roxy (8pm)
March 18^th: James Vincent McMorrow at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 18^th: Yungblud w/ Palaye Royale and Upshal at Shrine Expo Hall
March 18^th: Slothrust at Lodge Room (9pm)
March 21^st: Snow Patrol at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (8pm)
March 22^nd: Snow Patrol at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (8pm)
March 22^nd: Barns Courtney at the El Rey (8:30)
March 22^nd: Patrick Droney at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
March 24^th: We Were Promised Jetpacks at the El Rey (9pm)
March 28^th: Elle King at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
March 29^th: Sarah Jarosz at the Troubadour
March 30^th: Wet Leg at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
March 30^th: The Script at the Wiltern (6:30)
March 31^st: Maisie Peters at the El Rey (8:30)
March 31^st: Inhaler at the Belasco (7pm)
April 1^st: Inhaler at the Belasco (7pm)
April 1^st: Maisie Peters at the El Rey (8:30)
April 2^nd: Dayseeker w/ Holding Absence at Teragram Ballroom (5pm)
April 6^th: Tom Odell at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
April 7^th: Lights at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
April 8^th: The Band Camino w/ flor at the Novo (7:30)
April 9^th: Tom Grennan at The Troubadour
April 14^th: Aoife O’Donovan at the Troubadour
April 22^nd: Enter Shikari at the Regent Theater (7:30)
April 22^nd: The Menzingers at the Roxy (9pm)
April 23^rd: The Mezingers at the Roxy (9pm)
April 23^rd: Sarah Harmer at McCabe’s (8pm)
April 26^th: James Arthur at the Wiltern (7pm)
April 30^th: Joseph at the Troubadour
May 3^rd: easy life at The Troubadour
May 5^th: The Talbott Brothers at Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 5^th: Lorde at Shrine Auditorium (7:30)
May 5^th: Lorde w/ Remi Wolf at Shrine Auditorium
May 6^th: Lorde w/ Remi Wolf at Shrine Auditorium (7:30)
May 6^th: Passenger at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (8pm)
May 13^th: Penny & Sparrow at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19^th: Mat Kearney at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 21^st: LP at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 31^st: Foy Vance at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 8^th: Bear’s Den at the Troubadour

~ Kristen

I went down a bit of an Anais Mitchell rabbit hole this week sparked by repeated listening of recent single “Bright Star”. The good news is there is a new album on the horizon –  her first solo work in over a decade!  The bad news is the singer’s planned tour stop in Los Angeles has been postponed…

Focusing on what is still happening next week we have Punch Brothers and Jamestown Revival doing their best to satisfy my need for some folksy, bluegrassy goodness.

As for the rest:

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

Tuesday: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Bonavega, Broken Baby, The Chonks at Resident (8pm)

Weds: Punch Brothers at the Ace Hotel (8pm)
ALSO: John Moreland at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)

Thursday: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: The Warning at the Troubadour (8pm)

Friday: Jamestown Revival w/ Mipso & Robert Ellis at the Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: iDKHOW at the Belasco (6pm)
ALSO: Lil Dusty G at the Echo (8pm)
ALSO: Mewithouyou at the Regent Theater (9pm)
ALSO: Sammy Rae & Friends w/ Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
ALSO: Mike Doughty FREE at Harvard & Stone (8:30)

Saturday: Wingtip at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: The Warning at the Troubadour (8pm)

Sunday: KT Tunstall w/ Haley Johnsen at the Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Jessie J at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
January 26^th: Augustana at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
January 26^th: Allen Stone at the El Rey (8:30)
January 26^th: Remi Wolf at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
January 26^th: Beware of Darkness at the Viper Room (7pm)
January 26^th: Bjork at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)
January 26^th: Allen Stone at the El Rey (8:30)
January 27^th: Remi Wolf at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
January 27^th: Jane. At the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
January 27^th: Anais Mitchell at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
January 28^th: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at the Novo (7:30)
January 29^th: Bjork at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)
February 1^st: Bjork at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)
February 11^th: Smallpools w/ Morgxn at The Roxy (8pm)
February 12^th: Houndmouth at the El Rey (8pm)
February 16^th: Briston Maroney at The Troubadour
February 17^th: Briston Maroney at The Troubadour
February 17^th: Eddie Vedder and the Earthlings w/ Glen Handard at YouTube Theater (
February 17^th: Joshua Radin at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
February 19^th: We Are Scientists at Zebulon
February 20^th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern (7pm)
February 21^st: Phantom Planet at the Novo (8pm)
February 22^nd: Alice Phoebe Lou at the Roxy (8pm)
February 22^nd: Mayday Parade at the El Rey (7:30)
February 26^th: Manchester Orchestra at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
February 26^th: The War on Drugs at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)
March 1^st: AHI at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
March 4^th: Gracie Abrams at the El Rey (8pm)
March 4^th: Tall Heights at the Troubadour
March 5^th: Gracie Abrams at the El Rey (8pm)
March 5^th: Kaleo at The Novo
March 9^th: Tones and I at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 13^th: K.Flay at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
March 15^th: The Staves at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
March 18^th: James Vincent McMorrow at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 21^st: Snow Patrol at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (8pm)
March 22^nd: Snow Patrol at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (8pm)
March 22^nd: Patrick Droney at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
March 24^th: We Were Promised Jetpacks at the El Rey (9pm)
March 30^th: The Script at the Wiltern (6:30)
March 31^st: Maisie Peters at the El Rey (8:30)
March 31^st: Inhaler at the Belasco (7pm)
April 1^st: Inhaler at the Belasco (7pm)
April 1^st: Maisie Peters at the El Rey (8:30)
April 6^th: Tom Odell at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
April 9^th: Tom Grennan at The Troubadour
April 22^nd: Enter Shikari at the Regent Theater (7:30)
April 26^th: James Arthur at the Wiltern (7pm)
April 30^th: Joseph at the Troubadour
May 3^rd: easy life at The Troubadour
May 5^th: The Talbott Brothers at Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 5^th: Lorde at Shrine Auditorium (7:30)
May 6^th: Lorde at Shrine Auditorium (7:30)
May 6^th: Passenger at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (8pm)
May 19^th: Mat Kearney at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 21^st: LP at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 31^st: Foy Vance at the Regent Theater (7pm)

~ Kristen

I am spending the weekend walking dogs and catching up on movies. There were some decent films in 2021, beautifully shot with particularly fun supporting characters/actors. I’m catching up on some of the award-nominated films, but honestly my favorite movie of the year is still The Matrix Resurrection which I appreciate more and more with each re-watch.

I’m guessing next week will just bring more movie-watching, but if I decide to venture out for some music, here are my top picks:

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

Tuesday: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)

Weds:

Thursday: Mother Mother at Regent Theater (8pm)
ALSO: Cheers Elephant w/ Annabel Lee at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Tom Mackell, Kaya Stewart at the Hotel Cafe (7, 8)
ALSO: Sheva Elliot w/ Joshua & The Holy Rollers at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Robert Jon & The Wreck at The Mint (7:30)
ALSO: Craig Owens at the Peppermint Club (6:30)
ALSO: Mike Doughty FREE at Harvard & Stone (8:30)

Saturday: Max Frost at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Velvet Starlings, Fencer, Broken Baby at Locker Room Garden Grove (6:30)
ALSO: Greyson Chance at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: iHeartRadio ALTer Ego f. All Time Low, Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, Kings of Leon, Maneskin, twenty one pilots, and Willow (7pm)

Sunday: The Sunday Night Revue – Celebrating The Life & Music of Davie Bowie at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8:30)

To Keep in Mind:  
January 21^st: Jamestown Revival at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
January 21^st: Jacob Banks at the Wiltern (7pm)
January 23^rd: KT Tunstall at the Roxy (8pm)
January 26^th: Augustana at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
January 26^th: Allen Stone at the El Rey (8:30)
January 26^th: Remi Wolf at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
January 26^th: Beware of Darkness at the Viper Room (7pm)
January 26^th: Bjork at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)
January 26^th: Allen Stone at the El Rey (8:30)
January 27^th: Remi Wolf at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
January 27^th: Jane. At the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
January 27^th: Anais Mitchell at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
January 28^th: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at the Novo (7:30)
January 29^th: Bjork at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)
February 1^st: Bjork at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)
February 11^th: Smallpools w/ Morgxn at The Roxy (8pm)
February 12^th: Houndmouth at the El Rey (8pm)
February 16^th: Briston Maroney at The Troubadour
February 17^th: Briston Maroney at The Troubadour
February 17^th: Eddie Vedder and the Earthlings w/ Glen Handard at YouTube Theater (
February 17^th: Joshua Radin at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
February 19^th: We Are Scientists at Zebulon
February 20^th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern (7pm)
February 21^st: Phantom Planet at the Novo (8pm)
February 22^nd: Alice Phoebe Lou at the Roxy (8pm)
February 22^nd: Mayday Parade at the El Rey (7:30)
February 26^th: Manchester Orchestra at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
February 26^th: The War on Drugs at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)
March 1^st: AHI at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
March 4^th: Gracie Abrams at the El Rey (8pm)
March 4^th: Tall Heights at the Troubadour
March 5^th: Gracie Abrams at the El Rey (8pm)
March 5^th: Kaleo at The Novo
March 9^th: Tones and I at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 13^th: K.Flay at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
March 15^th: The Staves at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
March 18^th: James Vincent McMorrow at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 21^st: Snow Patrol at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (8pm)
March 22^nd: Snow Patrol at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (8pm)
March 22^nd: Patrick Droney at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
March 24^th: We Were Promised Jetpacks at the El Rey (9pm)
March 30^th: The Script at the Wiltern (6:30)
March 31^st: Maisie Peters at the El Rey (8:30)
March 31^st: Inhaler at the Belasco (7pm)
April 1^st: Inhaler at the Belasco (7pm)
April 1^st: Maisie Peters at the El Rey (8:30)
April 6^th: Tom Odell at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
April 9^th: Tom Grennan at The Troubadour
April 22^nd: Enter Shikari at the Regent Theater (7:30)
April 26^th: James Arthur at the Wiltern (7pm)
April 30^th: Joseph at the Troubadour
May 3^rd: easy life at The Troubadour
May 5^th: The Talbott Brothers at Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 5^th: Lorde at Shrine Auditorium (7:30)
May 6^th: Lorde at Shrine Auditorium (7:30)
May 6^th: Passenger at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (8pm)
May 19^th: Mat Kearney at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 21^st: LP at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 31^st: Foy Vance at the Regent Theater (7pm)

~ Kristen

This year has been bereft of the usual holiday soirees, but I did go to the Music with Friends show at the Hotel Cafe which featured some powerhouse vocalists who did bust out a festive tune or two. I also managed to attend the Jessie J show earlier in the week which was an experience special enough that I can attribute it to the Holidays.  Today, The Milk Carton Kids Livestream had me smiling. They ended with a uniquely Milk Carton Kids rendition of “O Holy Night”, one of my favorite Christmas songs.

I have a feeling there will be an increase in livestreams for the rest of the year and beyond as we deal with another wave of this pandemic.  Hopefully, it won’t take as long to figure out how we can safely return to our shows.  In the meantime, here’s what we’ve got:

Monday: Covet w/ Mothe at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: Carols on the Plaza FREE at the Jerry Moss Plaza 6pm)
ALSO: Above Ground 3: Presented by Dave Navarro & Billy Morrison (8:30)

Tuesday: Well Well Well and Emily Afton at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)

Weds: Andy Clockwise residency FREE at the Silverlake Lounge (7:30)
ALSO: Jessie J at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Jason Mraz with Roca Rivera at Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside (7pm)

Thursday: Hold Strong Thursdays with Tom Freund and Friends at Venice West (8pm)

Friday: Happy Christmas Eve!

Saturday: Merry Christmas!

Sunday: Mighty Glad f. Rocco Deluca FREE at Zebulon (10pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
January 6^th: The Unlikely Candidates at the Troubadour
January 13^th: Mother Mother at Regent Theater (8pm)
January 15^th: Greyson Chance at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
January 21^st: Jamestown Revival at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
January 21^st: Jacob Banks at the Wiltern (7pm)
January 23^rd: KT Tunstall at the Roxy (8pm)
January 26^th: Augustana at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
January 26^th: Allen Stone at the El Rey (8:30)
January 26^th: Remi Wolf at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
January 26^th: Bjork at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)
January 26^th: Allen Stone at the El Rey (8:30)
January 27^th: Remi Wolf at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
January 27^th: Jane. At the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
January 27^th: Anais Mitchell at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
January 29^th: Bjork at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)
February 1^st: Bjork at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)
February 11^th: Smallpools w/ Morgxn at The Roxy (8pm)
February 12^th: Houndmouth at the El Rey (8pm)
February 16^th: Briston Maroney at The Troubadour
February 17^th: Briston Maroney at The Troubadour
February 17^th: Eddie Vedder and the Earthlings w/ Glen Handard at YouTube Theater (
February 17^th: Joshua Radin at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
February 19^th: We Are Scientists at Zebulon
February 20^th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern (7pm)
February 22^nd: Alice Phoebe Lou at the Roxy (8pm)
February 22^nd: Mayday Parade at the El Rey (7:30)
February 26^th: Manchester Orchestra at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
February 26^th: The War on Drugs at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)
March 1^st: AHI at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
March 4^th: Gracie Abrams at the El Rey (8pm)
March 4^th: Tall Heights at the Troubadour
March 5^th: Gracie Abrams at the El Rey (8pm)
March 5^th: Kaleo at The Novo
March 9^th: Tones and I at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 13^th: K.Flay at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
March 15^th: The Staves at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
March 18^th: James Vincent McMorrow at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 21^st: Snow Patrol at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (8pm)
March 22^nd: Snow Patrol at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (8pm)
March 22^nd: Patrick Droney at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
March 24^th: We Were Promised Jetpacks at the El Rey (9pm)
March 30^th: The Script at the Wiltern (6:30)
March 31^st: Maisie Peters at the El Rey (8:30)
March 31^st: Inhaler at the Belasco (7pm)
April 1^st: Inhaler at the Belasco (7pm)
April 1^st: Maisie Peters at the El Rey (8:30)
April 6^th: Tom Odell at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
April 9^th: Tom Grennan at The Troubadour
April 22^nd: Enter Shikari at the Regent Theater (7:30)
April 26^th: James Arthur at the Wiltern (7pm)
April 30^th: Joseph at the Troubadour
May 3^rd: easy life at The Troubadour
May 5^th: The Talbott Brothers at Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 5^th: Lorde at Shrine Auditorium (7:30)
May 6^th: Lorde at Shrine Auditorium (7:30)
May 6^th: Passenger at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (8pm)
May 19^th: Mat Kearney at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 21^st: LP at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 31^st: Foy Vance at the Regent Theater (7pm)

~ Kristen