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Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 10/26-11/1

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Kristen

The first round of SXSW 2016 attending artists was released last week. I was overjoyed to begin my annual spreadsheet. I already have a small handful of artists I’m looking forward to checking out. Sometimes I think I live only for a single week in March…

A close rival to SXSW Music Week is Rocktober which is sadly coming to a close. My top pick is the too good to believe combination of AWOLNATION, Meg Myers, and Irontom at The Fox Theater in Pomona Friday night. There are also a couple great residencies this month including Ivy Levan at Dirty Laundry and White Sea at Booleg Bar – both free so don’t miss out!

My full list of recommendations:

Monday: Jack Garratt at Samsung Studio LA (7pm)…FREE but first come, first in
ALSO: Shakey Graves at The Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
ALSO: The Silver Lake Chorus at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: The Lonely Wild FREE at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: It’s A School Night at Bardot f. Genevieve, Christopher The Conquered (8:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 f. Michael Doman, Patrick Joseph & Co, Nina Storey, Josiah Leming, etc. (8pm)

Tuesday: Ivy Levan FREE at Dirty Laundry (10pm)
ALSO: Night Beds w/ Dark Waves at The Echoplex (8:30)
ALSO: Rachel Yamagata and My Name is You at Teregram Ballroom (9pm)
ALSO: MS MR w/ Jack Garratt at The Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: State to State, Heaps n Heaps at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Honeyhoney FREE at Amoeba Records (6pm)

Weds: White Sea w/ The Bulls, Sun Drug, Them&Us at FREE Bootleg Bar (8pm)
ALSO: Dead Sara w/ The Bots at The Observatory (7pm)
ALSO: OLYS at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Scott Weiland and The Wildabouts at Saint Rocke (8pm)

Thursday: Matt Nathanson at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Young Rising Sons w/ Night Riots at Club Bahia (8pm)
ALSO: Abbot Kinney w/ Travis Hayes & The Young Daze at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Dustbowl Revival FREE at Mrs. Fish (9:30)
ALSO: Matt Pond PA w/ Laura Stevenson at The Echo (8pm)
ALSO: Noah Gundersen at The Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Walk The Moon w/ Saint Motel and Holychild at The Greek Theatre (6:30)
ALSO: The Neighbourhood w/ Bad Suns and Hunny at Shrine Expo Hall (8:30)

Friday: AWOLNATION w/ Meg Myers and Irontom at Fox Theater Pomona (8pm)
ALSO: Jeffrey James FREE at The Living Room at The W Hotel Beverly Hills (8pm)
ALSO: Halo Circus at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: KROQ Halloween Costume Ball w/ Cage the Elephant at The El Rey (9:30)
ALSO: FIDLAR at The Regent Theater (8pm)
ALSO: John Reilly and Friends at Bootleg Theater f. Tom Brosseau, Andrew Bird, and more (8pm)

Saturday: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Live w/ Danny Elfman at Hollywood Bowl (6:30)
ALSO: FIDLAR at The Regent Theater (8pm)

Sunday: Hanson w/ Paul McDonald at The Fonda Theatre (7pm)
ALSO: Hey Rosetta! w/ Yukon Blonde at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Passport Approve Live at The Viper Room f. Death by Chocolate, Evol Walks, and Sean Kelly (7:30)
ALSO: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Live w/ Danny Elfman at Hollywood Bowl (6:30)

To Keep in Mind:
November 3^rd: Gavin James at The Troubadour
November 3^rd: Little May at The Echo
November 6^th: A Great Big World at The Troubadour
November 7^th: Ryn Weaver at The Belasco Theatre
November 7^th: Dan Wilson at Ivar Theater
November 9^th: Glen Hansard at Walk Disney Concert Hall
November 11^th: Moon Taxi at The Troubadour
November 11^th: Ben Sollee at Teragram Ballroom
November 15^th: The Contenders at The Mint
November 17^th: Meg Myers w/ Dark Waves at The El Rey
November 19^th: Jay Nash at The Hotel Cafe
November 20^th: We Were Promised Jetpacks at The Teragram Ballroom
November 28^th: Kaleo at The Troubadour
December 1^st: James Bay at Hollywood Palladium
December 4^th: Ellie Goulding at Staples Center
December 10^th: The Shadowboxers at The Hotel Cafe
December 11^th: K.Flay, Lights, The Mowgli’s at The Wiltern
December 14^th: The 1975 at Club Nokia
February 14^th: Tyler Hilton at Saint Rocke
March 3^rd: Vance Joy w/ Elle King at The Shrine
March 9^th: Natalie Merchant at Orpheum Theatre

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 10/19-10/25

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Kristen

I had the pleasure of seeing Hozier perform last night for The Artist’s Den and I’ve been obsessively listening to his music all weekend. Talk about soothing for the soul! When I first heard that I had gotten into the performance there was a bit of a panic as I had made plans that night to see the triumphant return of UK’s A Silent Film to The Troubadour. One of my favorite music buddies came to the rescue when she suggested I join her earlier in the week on her trip to SD to see A Silent Film at The Casbah. Problem solved! It was a very eventful trip and I am glad everything worked out so well.

This week might involve more fancy footwork, especially Wednesday night when I hope to catch Frank Turner at The Musician’s Institute followed by San Diego’s Mrs. Henry at Harvard & Stone. My other show pick this week is Thursday night: The Royal Concept with Parade of Lights (!!) at Club Bahia. I have yet to get to this venue so I look forward to checking it out.

Here are the rest of my picks:

Monday: Colony House and Coin w/ Elliot Moss at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: MUTEMATH at Club Bahia (9pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Radio Live FREE at The Mint f. Sun Drug (7pm)
ALSO: The Gabrielz FREE at The Satellite (11pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Vaults (8:30)
ALSO: The Silver Lake Chorus at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Heaps ‘n Heaps FREE at TRiP (8pm)
ALSO: Kid Cadaver FREE at The Bootleg Bar (10:30)
ALSO: Back Pocket Memory FREE at Silverlake Lounge (9pm)
ALSO: Eagles of Death Metal at Teragram Ballroom (9pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 f. Fiona Grey, Michael Doman, etc. (8pm)

Tuesday: Sick of Sarah, Sad Robot, Lost Element at El Cid (8:30)
ALSO: MUTEMATH at The Echo (8:30)
ALSO: Gabe Dixon at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Ivy Levan FREE at Dirty Laundry (10pm)

Weds: Frank Turner FREE at Musicians Institute (RSVP required) (8pm)
ALSO: Mrs. Henry FREE at Harvard & Stone (8pm)
ALSO: Jon McLaughlin at The Hotel Cafe (two shows…7, 9:30)
ALSO: White Sea FREE at Bootleg Bar (10pm)
ALSO: Magic Giant at The Troubadour (9pm)
ALSO: Ari Herstand, Jessie Payo at Genghis Cohen (7:30, 8:30)
ALSO: Back to The Future party FREE w/ RSVP at Swinghouse Studios f. Sir Video (7pm)

Thursday: The Royal Concept w/ Parade of Lights at Club Bahia (7pm)
ALSO: Deluka, Lady Low at The Troubadour (9:30, 10:15)
ALSO: Frank Turner at The Mayan (7pm)
ALSO: Joe Cardillo at Herringbone Santa Monica
ALSO: Ernie Halter Birthday Show at Room 5 (9pm)
ALSO: Go Betty Go and The Dollyrots at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: The Airborne Toxic Event at The Wiltern (7pm)

Friday: Taylor Locke FREE at Mrs. Fish (9:30)
ALSO: Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Natalie Prass at The Echoplex (8:30)
ALSO: Maxim Ludwig at El Cid (10:30)
ALSO: Emily Wells at Bootleg Theater (9pm)
ALSO: Eagles of Death Metal at Teragram Ballroom (9pm)

Saturday: Allen Stone at The Theatre at Ace Hotel (8:30)
ALSO: Jordie Lane at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: CBS Radio’s We Can Survive f. Sam Smith, Maroon 5, 5 Seconds of Summer, etc. at The Hollywood Bowl (6:30)
ALSO: William Fitzsimmons at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Rocco Deluca at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: Swerve, Wet & Reckless, The Fontaines at El Cid (10pm)

Sunday: Mimosa Music Series FREE at The Federal Bar f. Ducktails, The Chapin Sisters (11am)
ALSO: Korey Dane FREE w/ RSVP Upstairs at Ace Hotel Downtown (7pm)
ALSO: Bones Muhroni, Casey Abrams & The Gingerbread Band at Room 5 (8, 9)
ALSO: The North at The Viper Room (9pm)

To Keep in Mind:
October 27^th: Rachel Yamagata at Teragram Ballroom
October 28^th: Atlas Genius at The Wiltern
October 29^th: Young Rising Sons w/ Night Riots at Club Bahia
October 29^th: Saint Motel at The Greek Theater
October 29th: The Neighbourhood at Shrine Expo Hall
October 29^th: Matt Nathanson at The Troubadour
October 30^th: AWOLNATION, Meg Myers, Irontom at Fox Theater Pomona
October 30^th: Tobias Jesso Jr at The Fonda Theatre
November 1^st,2^nd: Hanson at The Fonda Theatre
November 3^rd: Gavin James at The Troubadour
November 3^rd: Little May at The Echo
November 6^th: A Great Big World at The Troubadour
November 7^th: Ryn Weaver at The Belasco Theatre
November 7^th: Dan Wilson at Ivar Theater
November 9^th: Glen Hansard at Walk Disney Concert Hall
November 11^th: Moon Taxi at The Troubadour
November 11^th: Ben Sollee at Teragram Ballroom
November 15^th: The Contenders at The Mint
November 17^th: Meg Myers w/ Dark Waves at The El Rey
November 19^th: Jay Nash at The Hotel Cafe
November 20^th: We Were Promised Jetpacks at The Teragram Ballroom
November 28^th: Kaleo at The Troubadour
December 1^st: James Bay at Hollywood Palladium
December 4^th: Ellie Goulding at Staples Center
December 10^th: The Shadowboxers at The Hotel Cafe
December 11^th: K.Flay, Lights, The Mowgli’s at The Wiltern
December 14^th: The 1975 at Club Nokia
February 14^th: Tyler Hilton at Saint Rocke
March 3^rd: Vance Joy w/ Elle King at The Shrine
March 9^th: Natalie Merchant at Orpheum Theatre

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 10/12-10/18

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Kristen

This week’s concert calendar is brought to you by season 4 of The X-Files. After all of the hullabaloo over The X-Files reboot at Comic Con NY, I felt the urge to watch a few old episodes. I am quite jealous over the people who got an advance preview, but am excited that the reviews are generally positive. Is it January yet?

There are too many great musical options in LA this week. If you can only go to one show, might I suggest UK’s A Silent Film at The Troubadour Saturday night. Their self-titled album is released this week. It’s a good one!

Here are the rest of my picks:

Monday: Kid Cadaver w/ Armors FREE at Bootleg Bar (9pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Aquilo (8pm)
ALSO: Echo In the Canyon f. Beck, Fiona Apple, Jakob Dylan, Regina Spektor and more at The Orpheum (two shows: 7:15, 10:30)

Tuesday: Cobi Mike at The Library at The Redbury (8pm)
ALSO: Dar Williams at Bootleg Theater (8:30)
ALSO: Ivy Levan FREE at Dirty Laundry (10pm)
ALSO: Hozier at Microsoft Theater (8pm)
ALSO: Wolf Alice at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: FFS (Franz Ferdinand and Sparks) at The Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Sara Bareilles at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: My Morning Jacket w/ Dr. Dog at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)

Weds: White Sea w/ Conway FREE at The Bootleg Theater (8pm)
ALSO: The Gabrielz Experience, Midnight Divide at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Ghost Lit Kingdom at The Mint (9:10)
ALSO: The Struts w/ The Shelters at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Jeremy Loops, Brick + Motor at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Distant Cousins at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Kurt Vile and The Violators at The Fonda (9pm)

Thursday: Roses and Revolutions, Jesse Thomas, Terra Naomi FREE at Bardot (9pm)
ALSO: twenty one pilots w/ Echosmith, Finish Ticket at The Greek Theatre (7:30)
ALSO: Delta Rae, Jillette Johnson at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Other Lives at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Alt-J at Hollywood Bowl (8pm)
ALSO: Until The Ribbon Breaks w/ Little Wolves, Raw Fabrics, Kiven FREE at The Slidebar in Fullerton (8pm)

Friday: Griffin House at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Pacific Radio, Wake The Sun at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: The War on Drugs at The Greek Theatre (7:30)
ALSO: ZZ Ward w/ The Young Wild at The El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: The National at The Troubadour (two shows: 7,10)
ALSO: Father John Misty at The Wiltern (8pm)
ALSO: Florence and The Machine at Hollywood Bowl (8pm)

Saturday: A Silent Film at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: New Politics, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, The Griswolds at Club Nokia (6:35)
ALSO: Orianthi w/ Halo Circus at Saint Rocke (8:30)
ALSO: Patrick Joseph and Laura Maust at Room 5 (8pm)
ALSO: Strange Talk at The Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: Yards of Blondes at El Cid (10pm)
ALSO: The Districts at Teregram Ballroom (9pm)
ALSO: Father John Misty at The Wiltern (8pm)
ALSO: Chvrches at Shrine Auditorium (8:30)
ALSO: Florence and The Machine at Hollywood Bowl (8pm)

Sunday: VINO-Palooza f. Alex Band, Sleeping Wolf, Amie Miriello at Aventine Hollywood (2pm)
ALSO: MadLyn & The Siren Sound Breast Cancer Fundraising Music Event f. Sonia Rao, Jaq Mackenzie (6:30)
ALSO: Blues Traveler at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Of Monsters and Men at The El Rey (8pm)

To Keep in Mind:
October 19^th: Colony House at The Troubadour
October 19^th: Mute Math at Club Bahia
October 20^th: Mute Math at The Echo
October 21^st: Jon McLaughlin at The Hotel Café
October 22^nd: The Royal Concept and Parade of Lights at Club Bahia
October 22^nd: Frank Turner at The Mayan
October 24^th: Allen Stone at The Theatre at Ace Hotel
October 24^th: Sam Smith at Hollywood Bowl
October 27^th: Rachel Yamagata at Teragram Ballroom
October 28^th: Atlas Genius at The Wiltern
October 29^th: Saint Motel at The Greek Theater
October 29th: The Neighbourhood at Shrine Expo Hall
October 29^th: Matt Nathanson at The Troubadour
October 30^th: AWOLNATION, Meg Myers, Irontom at Fox Theater Pomona
October 30^th: Tobias Jesso Jr at The Fonda Theatre
November 1^st,2^nd: Hanson at The Fonda Theatre
November 3^rd: Gavin James at The Troubadour
November 6^th: A Great Big World at The Troubadour
November 7^th: Ryn Weaver at The Belasco Theatre
November 7^th: Dan Wilson at Ivar Theater
November 9^th: Glen Hansard at Walk Disney Concert Hall
November 11^th: Moon Taxi at The Troubadour
November 11^th: Ben Sollee at Teragram Ballroom
November 15^th: The Contenders at The Mint
November 17^th: Meg Myers at The El Rey
November 19^th: Jay Nash at The Hotel Cafe
November 20^th: We Were Promised Jetpacks at The Teregram Ballroom
November 28^th: Kaleo at The Troubadour
December 1^st: James Bay at Hollywood Palladium
December 11^th: K.Flay, Lights, The Mowgli’s at The Wiltern
December 14^th: The 1975 at Club Nokia
March 3^rd: Vance Joy w/ Elle King at The Shrine

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 10/5-10/11

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Kristen

Last week was near perfect musically-speaking. I saw some great acts for the first time (Evvy, Hollis Brown), caught a few favorites (Joe Pug, Keaton Simons, The Milk Carton Kids), and was taken back about a decade when I discovered Colin Smith (Mr. North, Colin Smith) has a new rock band called Hundred Hounds. Oh, and I hopped in a van with Jamie N Commons et al and headed to San Francisco to see them play (again) at The Fillmore, experiencing an amazing little slice of tour life (complete with multiple vehicle breakdowns). I’m currently watching Mrs. Doubtfire in honor of my brief time in SF.

I’m not sure that can be topped, but this week we’ve got Dear Boy opening for The Maccabees, Badflower at The Viper Room, and one of my very favorite events, The Culture Collide Music Festival. I have yet to listen to all of the bands, many of whom are international artists, but you can bet by next weekend, I’ll have my list of acts worth checking out.

There are the rest of my musical recommendations:

Monday: Midnight Faces, Kid Cadaver FREE at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: The Silver Lake Chorus at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: The Magnettes FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: An Evening with Scott Weiland at The Grammy Museum (8pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Radio Live FREE at The Mint (7pm)

Tuesday: Civil Twilight w/ Knox Hamilton at The Roxy Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Sweet Talk Radio at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear w/ KaiL Baxley at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Charli XCX & Bleachers at The Palladium (7pm)

Weds: The Maccabees w/ Dear Boy at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Joe Firstman FREE at The Standard Hollywood (8pm)
ALSO: Ben Howard w/ Daughter at The Greek Theatre (7:30)
ALSO: The Alternate Routes at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: The Entrance Band at The Satellite (11pm)
ALSO: The Sheepdogs at The Roxy (8pm)

Thursday: Badflower w/ Joyous Wolf at The Viper Room (10pm)
ALSO: The Filthy Souls FREE at The Spare Room
ALSO: Korey Dane at The Lyric Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: Sun Drug at The Well (free w/ RSVP) (9pm)
ALSO: Leftover Cuties FREE at Mrs. Fish (10:30)
ALSO: Garbage at The Greek Theatre (7:30)
ALSO: The Fratellis at The Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Culture Collide Festival at Echo Park f. Caught a Ghost (6pm)

Friday: Sad Robot, 8MM at Complex LA Gendale (9pm)
ALSO: Alice Wallace, Josiah Bell, Dave Yaden at The Hotel Cafe (8,9,10)
ALSO: Raquel Rodriguez FREE at Mrs. Fish (5:45)
ALSO: The Wind and the Wave at The Mint (9pm)
ALSO: Culture Collide Festival at Echo Park f. Dark Waves, Ash, etc. (6pm)

Saturday: Jeff Campbell at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at Teregram Ballroom (9pm)
ALSO: Tyrone Wells w/ Joe Brooks at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Ivory Deville FREE at The Lost Knight (10:15)
ALSO: Festival Supreme at Shrine Expo Hall & Grounds (2pm)
ALSO: Taste of South Lake FREE in Pasadena f. Freedom Fry, Run River North, The Bird and The Bee, etc. (11am)
ALSO: Culture Collide Festival at Echo Park (12pm)

Sunday:

To Keep in Mind:
October 13^th: Hozier at Nokia Theatre LA Live
October 13^th: Wolf Alice at The Fonda Theater
October 13^th: Franz Ferdinand at Hollywood Palladium
October 13^th: Dar Williams at Bootleg Theatre
October 15^th: twenty one pilots w/ Echosmith at The Greek Theatre
October 15^th: Delta Rae at The Roxy
October 16^th: The War on Drugs at The Greek Theatre
October 16^th: Griffin House at The Hotel Cafe
October 16^th/17^th: Father John Misty at The Wiltern
October 17^th: A Silent Film at The Troubadour
October 17^th: Foo Fighters at Honda Center
October 17^th: Florence and The Machine at Hollywood Bowl
October 17^th: New Politics, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at Club Nokia
October 17^th: Chvrches at The Shrine Auditorium
October 19^th: Colony House at The Troubadour
October 19^th: Mute Math at Club Bahia
October 20^th: Mute Math at The Echo
October 21^st: Jon McLaughlin at The Hotel Café
October 22^nd: The Royal Concept and Parade of Lights at Club Bahia
October 22^nd: Frank Turner at The Mayan
October 24^th: Allen Stone at The Theatre at Ace Hotel
October 24^th: Sam Smith at Hollywood Bowl
October 27^th: Rachel Yamagata at Teragram Ballroom
October 28^th: Atlas Genius at The Wiltern
October 29^th: Saint Motel at The Greek Theater
October 29th: The Neighbourhood at Shrine Expo Hall
October 29^th: Matt Nathanson at The Troubadour
October 30^th: AWOLNATION, Meg Myers, Irontom at Fox Theater Pomona
October 30^th: Tobias Jesso Jr at The Fonda Theatre
November 1^st,2^nd: Hanson at The Fonda Theatre
November 3^rd: Gavin James at The Troubadour
November 6^th: A Great Big World at The Troubadour
November 7^th: Ryn Weaver at The Belasco Theatre
November 7^th: Dan Wilson at Ivar Theater
November 9^th: Glen Hansard at Walk Disney Concert Hall
November 11^th: Moon Taxi at The Troubadour
November 11^th: Ben Sollee at Teragram Ballroom
November 15^th: The Contenders at The Mint
November 17^th: Meg Myers at The El Rey
November 19^th: Jay Nash at The Hotel Cafe
November 20^th: We Were Promised Jetpacks at The Teregram Ballroom
November 28^th: Kaleo at The Troubadour
December 1^st: James Bay at Hollywood Palladium
December 11^th: K.Flay, Lights, The Mowgli’s at The Wiltern
December 14^th: The 1975 at Club Nokia
March 3^rd: Vance Joy w/ Elle King at The Shrine

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 9/28-10/4

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Kristen

The sun is going down and we’ll soon see what this blood moon business is all about. Last week had some highs (Circa Waves! The Arkells! The Shelters at Tarfest!) and a few lows including two missed shows due to car issues and the incredibly unfortunate incident of being served a poorly made milkshake.

From Jamie N Commons and Catfish and the Bottlemen to The Milk Carton Kids with Joe Pug, there is no short of exciting shows this week. Here’s what I’ve uncovered:

Monday: It’s a School Night f. Evvy and Farao (8:30)
ALSO: Denny White, Sleeping Wolf at The Hotel Cafe (7:30, 9)
ALSO: Riothorse Royale FREE at The Satellite (11pm)
ALSO: Echo Park rEPRising FREE at The Echo/Echoplex f. Jim and Sam, James the Human, and more (6pm)
ALSO: Melanie Martinez w/ Handsome Ghost at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Brendan James w/ Jesse Thomas at The Lyric Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Algiers at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Silversun Pickups at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
ALSO: Imagine Dragons at The Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 (8pm)

Tuesday: Catfish and the Bottlemen w/ Jamie N Commons at The Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Evvy FREE at Dirty Laundry (10pm)
ALSO: The Maine at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: JT Woodruff at The Viper Room (10pm)
ALSO: Farao at The Echo (8pm)
ALSO: Silversun Pickups at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)

Weds: Greg Holden, Jamie Lawson, Allison Pierce, Craig Strickland, Joe Firstman at The Hotel Cafe (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
ALSO: Jonathan Rice at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Years & Years at The Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Susanna Hoffs & Friends at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: Silversun Pickups at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)

Thursday: Milk Carton Kids w/ Joe Pug at The Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
ALSO: BORNS w/ Dark Waves at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (9pm)
ALSO: Leslie Stevens at The Echo (8pm)
ALSO: Tove Lo at The Wiltern (7pm)
Friday: The Watkins Family Hour at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: Tei Shi at The Roxy (9pm)

Saturday: Keaton Simons, Hollis Brown at The Hotel Cafe (8, 9)
ALSO: LA Bluegrass Situation at Greek Theatre f. Dawes, Punch Brothers, The Lone Bellow, and more (2pm)
ALSO: No Small Children, Jonny Polonsky at El Cid (11, 12)
ALSO: Holly Miranda w/ Gracie and Rachel at The Echo (6pm)
ALSO: Maria Taylor w/ Big Harp at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: The National Parks at Open Space Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Night Terrors of 1927 w/ Raw Fabrics and Machineheart at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Idina Menzel at Hollywood Bowl (8pm)
ALSO: Randy Newman at Royce Hall (8pm)

Sunday: David Cook w/ Andrew Ripp at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: The Kendricks at Molly Malone’s (8pm)

To Keep in Mind:
October 6^th: Civil Twilight at The Roxy
October 7^th: Ben Howard at The Greek Theatre
October 8^th: Badflower at The Viper Room
October 9^th: Ash at The Echoplex
October 13^th: Hozier at Nokia Theatre LA Live
October 13^th: Wolf Alice at The Fonda Theater
October 13^th: Dar Williams at Bootleg Theatre
October 15^th: twenty one pilots w/ Echosmith at The Greek Theatre
October 15^th: Delta Rae at The Roxy
October 16^th: The War on Drugs at The Greek Theatre
October 16^th: Griffin House at The Hotel Cafe
October 16^th/17^th: Father John Misty at The Wiltern
October 17^th: A Silent Film at The Troubadour
October 17^th: Foo Fighters at Honda Center
October 17^th: Florence and The Machine at Hollywood Bowl
October 17^th: New Politics, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at Club Nokia
October 17^th: Chvrches at The Shrine Auditorium
October 19^th: Colony House at The Troubadour
October 19^th: Mute Math at Club Bahia
October 20^th: Mute Math at The Echo
October 21^st: Jon McLaughlin at The Hotel Cafe
October 22^nd: Frank Turner at The Mayan
October 24^th: Allen Stone at The Theatre at Ace Hotel
October 27^th: Rachel Yamagata at Teragram Ballroom
October 28^th: Atlas Genius at The Wiltern
October 29^th: Saint Motel at The Greek Theater
October 29th: The Neighbourhood at Shrine Expo Hall
October 29^th: Matt Nathanson at The Troubadour
October 30^th: AWOLNATION, Meg Myers, Irontom at Fox Theater Pomona
October 30^th: Tobias Jesso Jr at The Fonda Theatre
November 1^st,2^nd: Hanson at The Fonda Theatre
November 9^th: Glen Hansard at Walk Disney Concert Hall
November 11^th: Moon Taxi at The Troubadour
November 11^th: Ben Sollee at Teragram Ballroom
November 17^th: Meg Myers at The El Rey
November 19^th: Jay Nash at The Hotel Cafe
November 20^th: We Were Promised Jetpacks at The Teregram Ballroom
November 28^th: Kaleo at The Troubadour
December 1^st: James Bay at Hollywood Palladium
December 14^th: The 1975 at Club Nokia
March 3^rd: Vance Joy w/ Elle King at The Shrine

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 9/21-9/27

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Kristen

Meg Myers’ debut full length album, Sorry, came out last week and I cannot stop listening. There were quite a few promising-sounding albums that dropped last week, but I have yet to get past this one. Actually, I’m kind of struggling to listen beyond the first two songs…

Speaking of powerful female singers, my show pick of the week (and it’s quite a full week) goes to Gin Wigmore who comes to The Troubadour on Thursday. The Troubadour plays host to a number of exciting acts this week…people must agree with me as most of the shows have sold out.

Next weekend, there are several festival options in the general LA area. Past precedent suggests heading over to The La Brea Tar Pits for Tarfest, a free music and art festival that features several up and coming musical acts. For more info: http://www.launchla.org/tarfest/

Here are the rest of my musical selections:

Monday: Oberhofer, Circa Waves, Bird Dog at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. The Arkells (8:30)
ALSO: Ghost Lit Kingdom, Garret Lee Robinson FREE at Lucky Strike Hollywood (9pm)
ALSO: AWOLNATION at The Grammy Museum (8pm)
ALSO: Foo Fighters w/ Gary Clark Jr. at The Forum (7pm)
ALSO: Riothorse Royale FREE at The Satellite (11pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Radio Live FREE at The Mint (7pm)

Tuesday: Jacob + Fanny at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: John Isaac Watters, We Are The West, Alex Rhodes FREE at Hyperion Tavern (9pm)
ALSO: Joywave w/ Pheobe Bridgers at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Pompeya FREE at Dirty Laundry (10pm)
ALSO: Foo Fighters at The Forum (7pm)

Weds: Joe Firstman at The Hotel Cafe (11pm)
ALSO: Gary Clark Jr. at Amoeba (6pm)
ALSO: Judd Apatow & Friends w/ Beck at The Largo (8:30)
ALSO: Brandi Carlile at The Grammy Museum (8pm)
ALSO: Oh Land at Teregram Ballroom (9pm)
ALSO: CocoRosie at Belasco Theater (9pm)

Thursday: Gin Wigmore w/ Patrick Park at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Andy Davis, Joel Eckels/Jackie Does Joel at Room 5 (7, 10)
ALSO: The Lighthouse and The Whaler w/ Born Cages at Club Bahia (8:30)
ALSO: Leo Stannard at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Friday: The Absolute w/ Ainjel Emme, Ghost Lit Kingdom, The Zmed Brothers and more at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds w/ The Shakers at The Roxy (8:30)
ALSO: Marc Broussard w/ Fairground Saints at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: The Lonely Wild w/ Moon Honey, Jim and Sam at The Echoplex (7pm)
ALSO: Mew at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: James Taylor at The Grammy Museum (8pm)

Saturday: Tarfest FREE at The La Brea Tar Pits f. The Shelters, Jessica Childress, etc. (1pm)
ALSO: Lobsterfest at Port of Los Angeles f. Kid Cadaver, Max and The Moon, Parade of Lights, Vanessa Silberman, Run River North and more (noon)
ALSO: Brandon Flowers at The Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister at Teregram Ballroom (9pm)

Sunday: Silversun Pickups at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
ALSO: Abbot Kinney Festival FREE at Venice f. Lacey Kay Cowden, Matt Ellis, National Anthem (10am)
ALSO: Lobsterfest at Port of Los Angeles f. Fakers, Andy Clockwise, James Supercave, and more (noon)

To Keep in Mind:
September 28^th: Brendan James at The Lyric Theatre
September 29^th: Catfish and the Bottleman at The Fonda
September 29^th: The Maine at The Troubadour
October 1^st: BORNS and Dark Waves at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
October 1^st: The Milk Carton Kids at The Theatre at Ace Hotel
October 6^th: Civil Twilight at The Roxy
October 7^th: Ben Howard at The Greek Theatre
October 8^th: Badflower at The Viper Room
October 9^th: Ash at The Echoplex
October 13^th: Hozier at Nokia Theatre LA Live
October 13^th: Wolf Alice at The Fonda Theater
October 13^th: Dar Williams at Bootleg Theatre
October 15^th: twenty one pilots w/ Echosmith at The Greek Theatre
October 15^th: Delta Rae at The Roxy
October 16^th: The War on Drugs at The Greek Theatre
October 16^th: Griffin House at The Hotel Cafe
October 16^th/17^th: Father John Misty at The Wiltern
October 17^th: A Silent Film at The Troubadour
October 17^th: Foo Fighters at Honda Center
October 17^th: Florence and The Machine at Hollywood Bowl
October 17^th: New Politics, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at Club Nokia
October 17^th: Chvrches at The Shrine Auditorium
October 19^th: Colony House at The Troubadour
October 19^th: Mute Math at Club Bahia
October 20^th: Mute Math at The Echo
October 21^st: Jon McLaughlin at The Hotel Cafe
October 22^nd: Frank Turner at The Mayan
October 24^th: Allen Stone at The Theatre at Ace Hotel
October 27^th: Rachel Yamagata at Teragram Ballroom
October 28^th: Atlas Genius at The Wiltern
October 29^th: Saint Motel at The Greek Theater
October 29th: The Neighbourhood at Shrine Expo Hall
October 29^th: Matt Nathanson at The Troubadour
October 30^th: AWOLNATION, Meg Myers, Irontom at Fox Theater Pomona
October 30^th: Tobias Jesso Jr at The Fonda Theatre
November 1^st,2^nd: Hanson at The Fonda Theatre
November 9^th: Glen Hansard at Walk Disney Concert Hall
November 11^th: Moon Taxi at The Troubadour
November 11^th: Ben Sollee at Teragram Ballroom
November 17^th: Meg Myers at The El Rey
November 19^th: Jay Nash at The Hotel Cafe
November 20^th: We Were Promised Jetpacks at The Teregram Ballroom
November 28^th: Kaleo at The Troubadour
December 1^st: James Bay at Hollywood Palladium
December 14^th: The 1975 at Club Nokia
March 3^rd: Vance Joy w/ Elle King at The Shrine

~ Kristen