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Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 4/20-4/26

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I hope everyone had a successful and music-filled Record Store Day this weekend. I celebrated with not one, or two, but three shows from one of my very favorite bands, The Silent Comedy. They played acoustic record store sets Friday night in LA and Saturday afternoon in San Diego. Then Saturday night, the band came back in full rocking form at The Irenic in San Diego. They celebrated the 5 year anniversary of their album, Common Faults, by playing the entire album from front to back. It was a unique and very special occasion.  I am very glad I could be there as the band may not be playing again for a while.

Now I’m going to finish my SD burrito before heading back to LA. I’m looking forward to many shows this week, especially Joe Firstman at The Hotel Cafe Thursday night.

Here’s my list:

 

Monday: Badflower FREE at the Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Radio Live FREE at The Mint (7pm)
ALSO: Crobot at The Viper Room (10pm)
ALSO: It’s A School Night at Bardot f. Lunchmoney Lewis and Morgan Karr (8:30)

 

Tuesday: Dark Waves FREE at Dirty Laundry (11pm)
ALSO: Kevin Earnest, Thomas Nicholas Band at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: The Cerny Brothers FREE at Harvard & Stone (10pm)
ALSO: George Stanford FREE at The Piano Bar (10pm)

 

Weds: Dylan Chambers, Haley Reinhart & Casey Abrams at Room 5 (10pm)
ALSO: Halo Circus at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Bad Romantics at The Viper Room (9pm)

 

Thursday: Humming House, Joe Firstman at The Hotel Cafe (9, 11)
ALSO: Jared & The Mill and The Young Wild at Bootleg HiFi (9pm)
ALSO: Lady Lamb w/ Rathborne at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: Forebear FREE at Villains Tavern (two sets: 10, 11:15)
ALSO: The New Peter Gabrielz at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Matt Pond PA at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Drive-By Truckers at The Regent Theater (7:30)

 

Friday: Jim Bianco, David & Devine (9, 10)
ALSO: The Diamond Light, Oil Boom and special guests at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Evol Walks at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Damien Rice w/ Marketa Irglova at The Greek Theatre (7:30)

 

Saturday: The Kaiser Chiefs at The Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Light Up The Blues at Pantages Theater f. Stephen Stills, Neil young, Shawn Colvin, Steve Earle, The White Buffalo, and Chris Stills (7:30)

 

Sunday: Grand Ole Echo w/ Ivory DeVille FREE at The Echo (3pm)

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
April 27th: Zane Carney at The Troubadour
April 27th: Maniac at The Echo
May 1st: Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe
May 2nd: The Decemberists at Greek Theatre
May 2nd: OK Go at The Wiltern
May 3rd: Tonight Alive at The Wiltern
May 5th: Kodaline at The Wiltern
May 5th: Ms Mr at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
May 8th: Jessie Baylin at The Troubadour
May 8th: The Mowgli’s at The Regent Theatre
May 11th/12th: The Bird & The Bee at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
May 14th: James Bay at The Fonda Theatre
May 16th: Two Gallants at The Roxy
May 16th: Lydia at The Troubadour
May 19th: Prides at The Echo
May 20th: Noel Gallagher and the High Flying Birds at The Orpheum
May 20th: Shakey Graves at The Fonda
May 20th: Rocco Deluca at The Troubadour
May 22nd: Against Me! at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
May 28th: Mae at The El Rey
May 29th/30th: The Bangles at The Troubadour
May 31st: Kopecky at Saint Rocke
May 31st/June1st: Jack Garratt at The Troubadour
June 1st: Delta Spirit at Telegram Ballroom
June 2nd: Mother Mother at The Troubadour
June 2nd: The Script at The Wiltern
June 4th: Dustin Kensrue at The Troubadour
June 11th: Neon Trees at The Fonda Theater
June 11th: Black English at The Echo
June 11th: Jukebox the Ghost at The Greek Theatre
June 11th: Ivan & Alyosha at The Roxy
June 16th, 17th, 19th: Butch Walker at The Masonic Lodge
June 24th/25th: Ed Sheeran at Hollywood Bowl
June 30th: The Griswolds at The Troubadour
July 12th: NEEDTOBREATHE at Greek Theatre
August 1st: AWOLNATION at Hollywood Palladium
August 5th: First Aid Kit at Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church
August 17th: Lights at The Greek Theatre
September 16th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy
October 7th: Ben Howard at The Greek Theatre
October 15th: twenty one pilots w/ Echosmith at The Greek Theatre

 

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Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 4/13-4/19

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While putting this week’s calendar together, I popped High Fidelity into the DVD player. I’d forgotten how much I enjoy that movie. Now I want to make all kinds of top five lists that will only hold for like 5 minutes. How about Top 5 Bands to see in LA this week. At this moment, my list would look like:

1 – The Silent Comedy

2 – The Milk Carton Kids

3 – Jakob Dylan

4 – Royal Blood

5 – Spurs (barely beating out Dark Waves but only because I haven’t seen Spurs before)

That was a toughie as there are so many great options this week. Here are the rest:

 

Monday: Lakes at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Royal Blood at The Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Plain White T’s w/ Jessarae and Genevieve at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: The Rebel Light, Dorothy FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Desaparecidos at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Stone Temple Pilots at The House of Blues (7pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. James Hersey (8:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 f. Jesse Thomas, Michael Doman, Joel Eckels (8pm)

 

Tuesday: Spurs w/ Adam Arcuragi, Joel Eckels at The Hotel Cafe (8, 9)
ALSO: Dark Waves FREE at Dirty Laundry (10pm)
ALSO: Tall Tales and the Silver Lining at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Brandon Flowers at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Neil and Liam Finn at Largo (8:30)

 

Weds: Dave Green (of The Filthy Souls) FREE at Dirty Laundry (10pm)
ALSO: Kaleo, Kingswood at The Hotel Cafe (8,9)
ALSO: Bad Romantics at The Viper Room (10pm)
ALSO: Brand New w/ Built to Spill and Desaparecidos at The Shrine Expo Hall (7:30)
ALSO: The Replacements at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Sylvan Esso at The Regent Theater (8pm)
ALSO: Florence and the Machine at The Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)

 

Thursday: decoded at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Lisa Loeb at Saint Rocke (8pm)
ALSO: Drive-By Truckers at The Regent Theater (7:30)
ALSO: The Replacements at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Interpol w/ Perfume Genius at Shrine Expo Hall (8pm)

 

Friday: The Silent Comedy at The Record Parlour (9pm)
ALSO: Polaris Rose, The Roofbeam Carpenters at The Hotel Cafe (10, 12)
ALSO: We Are The West at The Escondite (9pm)

 

Saturday: The Milk Carton Kids at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: Jeff Campbell at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Back Pocket Memory, Bad Wolf, and more at Amplyfi (7pm)
ALSO: Jakob Dylan at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Charles Bradley at The Roxy (9pm)

 

Sunday: Grand Ole Echo w/ Brian Whelan, All Spots to Black, etc. at The Echo (3pm)

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
April 23rd: Joe Firstman at The Hotel Cafe
April 23rd: Jared & The Mill at Bootleg HiFi
April 23rd: Joe Firstman at The Hotel Cafe
April 24th: Damien Rice at The Greek Theatre
April 25th: The Kaiser Chiefs at The Wiltern
April 27th: Zane Carney at The Troubadour
April 27th: Maniac at The Echo
May 1st: Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe
May 2nd: The Decemberists at Greek Theatre
May 2nd: OK Go at The Wiltern
May 3rd: Tonight Alive at The Wiltern
May 5th: Kodaline at The Wiltern
May 5th: Ms Mr at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
May 8th: Jessie Baylin at The Troubadour
May 8th: The Mowgli’s at The Regent Theatre
May 11th/12th: The Bird & The Bee at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
May 14th: James Bay at The Fonda Theatre
May 16th: Two Gallants at The Roxy
May 16th: Lydia at The Troubadour
May 19th: Prides at The Echo
May 20th: Noel Gallagher and the High Flying Birds at The Orpheum
May 20th: Shakey Graves at The Fonda
May 20th: Rocco Deluca at The Troubadour
May 22nd: Against Me! at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
May 28th: Mae at The El Rey
May 29th/30th: The Bangles at The Troubadour
May 31st: Kopecky at Saint Rocke
May 31st/June1st: Jack Garratt at The Troubadour
June 1st: Delta Spirit at Telegram Ballroom
June 2nd: Mother Mother at The Troubadour
June 2nd: The Script at The Wiltern
June 4th: Dustin Kensrue at The Troubadour
June 11th: Neon Trees at The Fonda Theater
June 11th: Black English at The Echo
June 11th: Jukebox the Ghost at The Greek Theatre
June 11th: Ivan & Alyosha at The Roxy
June 16th, 17th, 19th: Butch Walker at The Masonic Lodge
June 24th/25th: Ed Sheeran at Hollywood Bowl
June 30th: The Griswolds at The Troubadour
July 12th: NEEDTOBREATHE at Greek Theatre
August 1st: AWOLNATION at Hollywood Palladium
August 5th: First Aid Kit at Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church
August 17th: Lights at The Greek Theatre
September 16th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy
October 7th: Ben Howard at The Greek Theatre
October 15th: twenty one pilots w/ Echosmith at The Greek Theatre

 

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Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 4/6-4/12

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I am finally home from a long but exciting weekend at WonderCon where I was working a small press booth for High Voltage. Highlights from the weekend include a sneak peak at Wayward Pines, The Orphan Black panel, my new boba-tastic t-shirt, meeting so many cool people, and having all sorts of fun with our High Voltage fill in the blank fandom buttons (mine said I was a fan of live music most of the weekend).  All I really want to do right now is go through all my WonderCon goodies, but it’s Sunday so I must spend some time preparing for the sadly cosplay-less week ahead.

Musically speaking, we’ve got some promising shows. I missed Elliott Brood at SXSW, so I’m hoping to catch them at The Satellite this week. Another can’t miss would be the Young Romans record release show Saturday night at The Hotel Cafe.

Here’s to a great week!

 

Monday: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Francisco The Man (8:30)
ALSO: Jonny Polonsky at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Ivory DeVille, Dorothy FREE at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: Evol Walks FREE at TRiP (10:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Radio Live FREE at The Mint (7pm)

 

Tuesday: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Civil Twilight w/ Knox Hamilton at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Great Ceasar at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: Vans Warped Tour Kick Off at Club Nokia (7pm)

 

Weds: The Cordovas at Saint Rocke (8pm)
ALSO: The Watkins Family Hour w/ Fiona Apple and Sam Amldon at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: Sam Morrow at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Picture Atlantic at The Mint (10:20)
ALSO: Golden State and The Wilding at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: Jessie Ware at The Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Concert for Social Justic at The Fonda Theatre f. Jackson Browne, Melissa Etheridge, David Crosby & Graham Nash and more (7pm)

 

Thursday: Jesse Thomas at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Forebear at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: The Dead Ships at Harvard & Stone
ALSO: Kimbra at The El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Jenny Lewis at The Echoplex (8:30)
ALSO: Colin Hay at Largo (8:30)

 

Friday: Elliott Brood w/ Shelby Earl and The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: We Are The West at The Hotel Cafe (11pm)
ALSO: Colin Hay at Largo (8:30)

 

Saturday: The Young Romans at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)…record release show!
ALSO: Genevieve, Afternoons, The Husth Sound  at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Sam Morrow at WitZend (7:15)
ALSO: Wake Up Lucid at El Cid (11pm)
Sunday: War & Pierce at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)

 

To Keep in Mind:
April 13th: Royal Blood at The Fonda
April 13th: Plain White T’s at The Troubadour
April 13th: Desaparecidos at The Roxy
April 14th: Brandon Flowers at The Troubadour
April 15th: Desaparecidos at The Shrine
April 15th: Night Riots at The Troubadour
April 16th: Mighty Oaks and Milky Chance at The Mayan Theatre
April 17th: The Silent Comedy at The Record Parlour
April 18th: Jakob Dylan at The Troubadour
April 23rd: Joe Firstman at The Hotel Cafe
April 23rd: Jared & The Mill at Bootleg HiFi
April 23rd: Joe Firstman at The Hotel Cafe
April 24th: Damien Rice at The Greek Theatre
April 25th: The Kaiser Chiefs at The Wiltern
April 27th: Zane Carney at The Troubadour
April 27th: Maniac at The Echo
May 1st: Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe
May 2nd: The Decemberists at Greek Theatre
May 2nd: OK Go at The Wiltern
May 3rd: Tonight Alive at The Wiltern
May 5th: Kodaline at The Wiltern
May 8th: Jessie Baylin at The Troubadour
May 8th: The Mowgli’s at The Regent Theatre
May 11th/12th: The Bird & The Bee at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
May 14th: James Bay at The Fonda Theatre
May 16th: Two Gallants at The Roxy
May 16th: Lydia at The Troubadour
May 19th: Prides at The Echo
May 20th: Noel Gallagher and the High Flying Birds at The Orpheum
May 20th: Shakey Graves at The Fonda
May 20th: Rocco Deluca at The Troubadour
May 28th: Mae at The El Rey
May 29th/30th: The Bangles at The Troubadour
May 31st: Kopecky at Saint Rocke
May 31st/June1st: Jack Garratt at The Troubadour
June 2nd: The Script at The Wiltern
June 4th: Dustin Kensrue at The Troubadour
June 11th: Jukebox the Ghost at The Greek Theatre
June 11th: Ivan & Alyosha at The Roxy
June 16th, 17th, 19th: Butch Walker at The Masonic Lodge
June 24th/25th: Ed Sheeran at Hollywood Bowl
June 30th: The Griswolds at The Troubadour
July 12th: NEEDTOBREATHE at Greek Theatre
August 1st: AWOLNATION at Hollywood Palladium
August 17th: Lights at The Greek Theatre
September 16th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy
October 15th: twenty one pilots w/ Echosmith at The Greek Theatre

 

~ Kristen

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Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 3/30-4/5

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I tried a new boba establishment today. I went all the way to Little Tokyo to get it, but the brown sugar milk tea was top notch!  It was almost worth the ridiculous drive home fighting all the beach traffic. I guess this is what happens when LA decides to be ridiculously warm in March…sigh. I’m looking forward to next week when the weather (hopefully) cools down a bit. Next weekend is WonderCon in Anaheim. If you’re planning on being there, come visit The High Voltage small press booth. There will be some fun fill in the blank buttons!

As for music, my show pick of the week is Thursday  night at The Hotel Cafe for the Tim Jones record release show. Tim is a member of Truth & Salvage Co., one of my beloved LA bands (before they up and moved to Nashville). The special guest list looks includes Cary Brothers, Scott Kinnebrew, and Leslie Stevens. It’s going to be a great night!

Here are the rest of my picks:

 

Monday: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts
ALSO: Conway FREE at The Satellite (11pm)
ALSO: Brian Fest at The Fonda Theater (8:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 (8pm)

 

Tuesday: Dark Waves FREE at Dirty Laundry (10pm)
ALSO: Spurs w/ Adam Arcuragi, Great Ceasar at The Hotel Cafe (8, 9)
ALSO: The Two Tens at Los Globos (9pm)
ALSO: George Stanford FREE at The Piano Bar (10pm)

 

Weds: Bronze Radio Return w/ Swear and Shake at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: The Soft White Sixties at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Ibeyi at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (9pm)

 

Thursday: Tim Jones w/ special guests at The Hotel Cafe…record release show (9pm)
ALSO: The Mondegreen’s at Silverlake Lounge
ALSO: Spin Cycle Music Series FREE at TRiP f. Gun Hill Royals (8pm)
ALSO: Guster at The Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Punch Brothers at The Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Sam Jam w/ HAIM at The Troubadour (7pm)

 

Friday: Dear Boy and Kitten at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: The Cerny Brothers, The Roofbeam Carpenters at The Hotel Cafe (10,12)
ALSO: AMFMS, Western Scene at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Nikka Costa at The Roxy (9pm)

 

Saturday: Ernie Halter at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Tobias Jesso Jr. at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: Puddle of Mudd at The El Rey (7:30)
ALSO: Ben Sollee and Yonder Mountain String Band at The House of Blues (8pm)

 

Sunday: Tobias Jesso Jr at Bootleg HiFi (8pm)

 

To Keep in Mind:
April 7th: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at The Roxy
April 7th: Civil Twilight at The Troubadour
April 9th: Kimbra at The El Rey
April 13th: Royal Blood at The Fonda
April 13th: Plain White T’s at The Troubadour
April 13th: Desaparecidos at The Roxy
April 14th: Brandon Flowers at The Troubadour
April 15th: Desaparecidos at The Shrine
April 15th: Night Riots at The Troubadour
April 16th: Mighty Oaks and Milky Chance at The Mayan Theatre
April 17th: The Silent Comedy at The Record Parlour
April 18th: Jakob Dylan at The Troubadour
April 23rd: Joe Firstman at The Hotel Cafe
April 23rd: Jared & The Mill at Bootleg HiFi
April 23rd: Joe Firstman at The Hotel Cafe
April 24th: Damien Rice at The Greek Theatre
April 25th: The Kaiser Chiefs at The Wiltern
April 27th: Zane Carney at The Troubadour
April 27th: Maniac at The Echo
May 1st: Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe
May 2nd: The Decemberists at Greek Theatre
May 2nd: OK Go at The Wiltern
May 3rd: Tonight Alive at The Wiltern
May 5th: Kodaline at The Wiltern
May 8th: Jessie Baylin at The Troubadour
May 8th: The Mowgli’s at The Regent Theatre
May 11th/12th: The Bird & The Bee at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
May 14th: James Bay at The Fonda Theatre
May 16th: Two Gallants at The Roxy
May 16th: Lydia at The Troubadour
May 19th: Prides at The Echo
May 20th: Noel Gallagher and the High Flying Birds at The Orpheum
May 20th: Shakey Graves at The Fonda
May 20th: Rocco Deluca at The Troubadour
May 28th: Mae at The El Rey
May 29th/30th: The Bangles at The Troubadour
May 31st: Kopecky at Saint Rocke
May 31st/June1st: Jack Garratt at The Troubadour
June 2nd: The Script at The Wiltern
June 4th: Dustin Kensrue at The Troubadour
June 11th: Jukebox the Ghost at The Greek Theatre
June 11th: Ivan & Alyosha at The Roxy
June 16th, 17th, 19th: Butch Walker at The Masonic Lodge
June 24th/25th: Ed Sheeran at Hollywood Bowl
June 30th: The Griswolds at The Troubadour
July 12th: NEEDTOBREATHE at Greek Theatre
August 1st: AWOLNATION at Hollywood Palladium
August 17th: Lights at The Greek Theatre
September 16th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy
October 15th: twenty one pilots w/ Echosmith at The Greek Theatre

 

~ Kristen

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Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 3/23-3/29

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I hope you’ve been checking out my SXSW recaps on both LMN and High Voltage. Austin, as usual, has given me everything I wanted and more during this most special week of the year (including an amazing birthday). I’m heading back to LA tomorrow with great sadness.

Next week, I’d highly recommend checking out Jack Garratt at The Hotel Cafe Thursday night. Also Thursday, I’ve been hearing great things about the Swedish band, Indevotion playing Amplyfi.

Here’s the rest of my suggestions:

 

Monday: Years & Years w/ Laura Welsh at The Avalon (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Radio FREE at The Mint (7pm)
ALSO: Airbag One FREE at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: Conway FREE at The Satellite (11pm)
ALSO: of Montreal at Largo (8:30)

 

Tuesday: Neulore and The Last Bison at The Mint (9pm)
ALSO: Greg Holden, Toby Lightman at The Hotel Cafe (7, 8)
ALSO: Oh Honey at The Roxy (8:30)
ALSO: Matthew E. White at The Echo (10pm)
ALSO: The Delta Riggs at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: Rubblebucket w/ SWIMM at The Echoplex (8pm)
ALSO: The Ting Tings at The Fonda (9pm)

 

Weds: Years & Years w/ Laura Welsh at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Orla Gartland, Distant Cousins at The Hotel Cafe (8, 10)
ALSO: The Watkins Family Hour at Largo (8:30)

 

Thursday: Jack Garratt w/ Javier Dunn at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Indevotion at Amplyfi (8pm)
ALSO: River City Extension, The Wild Reeds, Air Traffic Controller at The Troubadour (8pm)

 

Friday: Jim Bianco, The New Peter Gabrielz at The Hotel Cafe (9, 10)
ALSO: Echosmith at The Fonda Theater (9pm)
ALSO: JEFF the Brotherhood at The Troubadour (8pm)

 

Saturday: Michael Bernard Fitzgerald at The Hotel Cafe (midnight)
ALSO: The Entrance Band, Twerps, Happyness at The Echo (9pm)

 

Sunday: The Brevet at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Dana Fuchs at Saint Rocke (7pm)
ALSO: Hawthorne Heights at The Mint (8pm)

 

To Keep in Mind:
March 30th: Brian Fest at The Fonda Theatre
April 2nd: Guster at The Wiltern
April 2nd: Punch Brothers at The Fonda
April 3rd: Jason Walker at The Hotel Cafe
April 3rd: Dear Boy at The Troubadour
April 4th: Ben Sollee at The House of Blues
April 7th: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at The Roxy
April 7th: Civil Twilight at The Troubadour
April 13th: Royal Blood at The Fonda
April 13th: Desaparecidos at The Roxy
April 15th: Desaparecidos at The Shrine
April 16th: Mighty Oaks and Milky Chance at The Mayan Theatre
April 17th: The Silent Comedy at The Record Parlour
April 23rd: Joe Firstman at The Hotel Cafe
April 23rd: Jared & The Mill at Bootleg HiFi
April 24th: Damien Rice at The Greek Theatre
April 25th: The Kaiser Chiefs at The Wiltern
April 27th: Zane Carney at The Troubadour
May 1st: Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe
May 2nd: The Decemberists at Greek Theatre
May 2nd: OK Go at The Wiltern
May 3rd: Tonight Alive at The Wiltern
May 14th: James Bay at The Fonda Theatre
May 16th: Two Gallants at The Roxy
May 16th: Lydia at The Troubadour
May 19th: Prides at The Echo
May 20th: Noel Gallagher and the High Flying Birds at The Orpheum
May 29th/30th: The Bangles at The Troubadour
June 11th: Ivan & Alyosha at The Roxy
June 16th: Butch Walker at The Masonic Lodge
June 24th/25th: Ed Sheeran at Hollywood Bowl
July 12th: NEEDTOBREATHE at Greek Theatre
August 1st: AWOLNATION at Hollywood Palladium
September 16th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy

 

~ Kristen

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SXSW 2015 Saturday Recap

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I think it was Amanda who said SXSW is all about the small miracles.  From stumbling upon your new favorite band to feeling hungry and wandering into a party with free food to constantly running into your friends, SXSW is just a magical place where everything seems to go right. This year has been particularly generous with the miracles. Today’s manifested itself in a last minute set from our new favorite Irish rockers, Walking on Cars. We were devastated to miss their final show so when a friend had a band cancel a showcase, we helped reach out to Walking on Cars (thank you twitter!) and somehow, about an hour later, the band was on stage performing for us. Dream come true!

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After this unexpected glory, the rest of the day was just gravy. The sky drizzled, but the weather held fairly well as we spent the early afternoon wandering around The Rainey Street area. We sampled parties such as the Culture Collide/Hard Rock event, The Noisetrade Party, and the Closets for Causes event which featured some pretty amazing Australian yogurt. Other band highlights include the incredibly fun and infectious Taymir and Nashville’s Colony House. I had seen Colony House before, but I had forgotten just how hard the band can rock. They made me very excited about their upcoming tor opening for NEEDTOBREATHE.

Our final day party was at Lucky Lounge, our first real venture to the west side all week (!). We went to see Irontom.  I’ve seen this LA band countless times, but there is something special about seeing a favorite band at the end of SXSW on the brink of delirium. Everyone was exhausted but still having the time of their lives. The band didn’t even blink when the audience demanded an encore and they launched into their high energy cover of Gorillaz’s “Feel Good Inc.”  This will go down as one of my top sets of the week…and not just because we got a song dedication.

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Saturday night, I tried to get in as many sets as possible, seeing artists I’d missed earlier in the week. I finally got to see a full set from UK rock outfit, Mallory Knox. I also was thrilled to catch bits of Rueben and the Dark, Not In Your Face, Air Bag One, The Two Tens and Steve Smyth. However, more so than discovering new music, the end of the evening became about spending some last moments with friends, both new and old. I kept running into people on the street which is an amazing feat considering the flood of pedestrians on Sixth Street. The midnight set of Mini Mansion brought out quite a few familiar faces. It was an experience seeing some of the musicians I am used to seeing on the stage, being in the audience and completely geeking out over live music.

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The end of SXSW became like the end of any good show with that slow walk to the door becoming a slow walk to the hotel, taking time saying goodbye and goodnight to everyone. Lots of hugs. Always lots of hugs. I interviewed the singer from Colony House earlier in the day and asked what he learned from his SXSW experience. He mentioned the importance of hugs. I think he knows what’s up.

So, there you go. SXSW, all about miracles and hugs. I already can’t wait for next year!

 

If you are still around Austin, Stubb’s is hosting a great party today. Stellar line-up including several of our SXSW 2015 faves. Check it out here: http://consciousimmaturity.org/

 

~ Kristen

SXSW 2015 – Thursday Recap

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Man oh man, I am loving SXSW 2015! My feet are killing me and my memory is foggy, but I’ll do my best to relay the glories of my Thursday in Austin.

The rain held off for another day, but the morning heat was a bit much to deal with. After a breakfast of fruit and bagels at the Planet Quebec Mixer, I found myself standing in the sun, dripping with sweat, waiting for James Bay to take the stage. Thankfully, by the time he got there, I had squeezed my way into the shade of the speakers so I could fully enjoy his set. I keep seeming to miss James but his song “Move Together” is in regular rotation in my head radio. I was thrilled when he played it. Thrilled! If the audience at The Spotify House is any indication, this guy is going places.

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Most of the afternoon, Amanda and I spent running from set to set sampling as many bands as we could. We danced with Misterwives and Whiskey Shivers, ate McDonald’s French Fries with Yukon Blonde, and chilled with The Ballroom Thieves and some Boston-ites at the Berklee Music Party. Today also had some slower grooves. Paper Aeroplanes at The British Embassy sounded like a breath of fresh air after walking down the noise of 6th street. I also really enjoyed Thrice frontman, Dustin Kensrue showing his softer side with just his voice and acoustic guitar.

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At some point, we found our way into the convention center meandering around the Gear Expo and Flatstock, an exposition of poster art design. The later was like an art museum. It was fascinating to see the different styles and techniques. We also had run-ins with a couple bands we saw and enjoyed yesterday, Buffalo Sunn and Mallory Knox.

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The evening began with the Nylon Party at The W Hotel where we were entertained both by the bell-bottomed rocking Zella Day and a photo booth where people could pose with pink Nylon guitars.  Then it was on to dinner and dancing. Dinner provided by the King’s Hawaiian food truck at Rachael Ray’s Feedback Party (desert courtesy of Jeni’s ice cream) and dancing with Rubblebucket at the IFC Fairgrounds and Jared & The Mill at The Feedback Party. The highlight for me was Jared & The Mill’s harmonious “Breathe Me In”.

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We capped off the night with a one two punch from Frank Turner and Butch Walker. After seeing the pair at The Hotel Cafe a couple months ago, having them play back to back seems the most obvious thing in the world. Frank incited the room at The Red 7 Patio, playing hit after hit, joking about his struggles to keep the drinking to a minimum, and swapping shirts with a fan onstage. Butch took it down a notch next door at Red 7, singing songs off his new album, Afraid of Ghosts, and telling tales of his SXSW experiences. The man knows how to hold an audience. The cries for an encore did not move the venue to adjust their schedule, but on the bright side, it meant home and in bed just that much sooner.

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We had one on the street random run-in with Taylor Hanson and thus ended Thursday SXSW 2015.

 

~ Kristen

 

If you’re in Austin, here are a few acts we recommend for tomorrow (Friday 3/20):

1:55 – Walking on Cars at BD Riley’s (Great Irish Breakfast)

2:30 – Charlotte OC at Palm Door Indoors (UMG Experience)

3:15 – Clockwise at Brush Square Park

4:30 – Young Rising Sons at Palm Door (UMG Experience)

6-9pm – Dotan, The Mowglis, and Charles Hamilton at Republic SX Compound

8:45 – Laura Marling, Foreign Fields, Leon Bridges, James Bay, and Jack Garratt at St. David’s Church (go for the whole night and stay out of the rain!)