Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 12/29-1/4

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

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 12/22-12/28

Things have slowed down for Christmas week as people enter that weird end of year bubble. I am on a mission to squeeze in at least one more show so that I can hit 200 for the year. I’ve also started working on my 2025 Music Mix which features a surprising number of artists that I have not seen live this year…I may need to make some alterations. More on that next week. In the meantime, Happy Holidays!


Monday: Photo Ops FREE at Club Tee Gee (8pm)
ALSO: Leon Thomas at the Wiltern (7pm)

Tuesday: Largo Holiday Show at Largo (8pm)
ALSO: Gaby Moreno at Zebulon (8pm)
ALSO: Leon Thomas at the Wiltern (7pm)

Weds:

Thursday: Merry Christmas!!

Friday: Aquinomas, The Treedome, Dead Monks Club FREE at Gold-Diggers (7pm)

Saturday:

Sunday:

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

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 12/15-12/21

Between The Hotel Cafe’s holiday party, 4 Non Blondes taking the stage for the first time in 20 years and the Stevie Wonder residency, next week feels like a special one for music in LA (There’s a joke here about it being the most WONDERful time of the year…).  I will be in San Francisco closing out the year where my big celebration will be another round of rock with Himalayas – ending 2025 with one of my top bands of the year!

Also Happening:


Monday: Kevin Garrett at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Oh. What. Fun. with The Bird and the Bee & Friends at Largo (8pm)
ALSO: Wet Leg at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: 4 Non Blondes at the Roxy (7pm)
ALSO: Westside Cowboy at Scribble (8pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: Victoria Blade EP release w/ Holly Blair, Tin Angel at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: James and the Cold Gun at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Caleb Nichols w/ Alexander Biggs at Scribble (7:30)
ALSO: 4 Non Blondes at the Roxy (7pm)
ALSO: Lucas Flood presents “Not Another Showcase” at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Open Folk at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)

Weds: Lou Hazel & Alexa Rose at Permanent Records (6pm)
ALSO: Andrew Sheppard at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Colin Meloy at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
ALSO: Okkervil River (solo) at Scribble (8pm)
ALSO: Freya Skye at the El Rey (7:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: rocknite.la FREE at the Goldfish (8pm)

Thursday: David Archuleta at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Hunny w/ Ava Maybee at the Roxy (6pm)
ALSO: Billy Gibbons at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Stevie Wonder at the Fonda (7pm)
ALSO: The Academy Is… at the Belasco (7pm)
ALSO: Waterparks w/ Plain White T’s, Landon Barker at the Novo (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: The Hotel Cafe Presents: Home For the Holidays f. Cary Brothers, Taylor Hanson, Garrison Starr, The Rescues, Rett Madison, and more at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: A very MARIS Holiday Show at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Colin Meloy at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
ALSO: David Archuleta at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Billy Gibbons at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Osees Last but Not Least Holiday Spectacular at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
ALSO: Stevie Wonder at the Fonda (7pm)
ALSO: The Academy Is… at the Belasco (7pm)

Saturday: Watkins Family Hour Holiday Show (8:30)
ALSO: Colin Meloy at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm )
ALSO: Alice Smith at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Billy Gibbons at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Stevie Wonder at the Fonda (7pm)

Sunday: Stevie Wonder at the Fonda (7pm)

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

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 12/8-12/14

As a research scientist and live music enthusiast, my worlds collided last week when The Gibson Showroom hosted an event supporting research in women’s health. Representatives from Women Who Rock and the Magee-Womens Research Institute as well as drum queen Sheila E. gave speeches on the importance of women’s health research and how those in music can help as funding for an already under-funded, yet critical area of research becomes increasingly scarce. It warmed my heart to see women from across life genres coming out to support one another (and to help protect our future).

Speaking of cross support, this scientist is very excited to support one of her 2025 most listened to acts, UK rockers Himalayas, as they FINALLY come to Los Angeles Saturday night (supporting The Haunt at the Echo). Give their new album, BAD STAR a listen or, even better, come out to rock with me.


Monday: The Struts at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Hyloxolos at Zebulon (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: Ben Abraham’s Christmas Special at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Harvey Brittain at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9:30)
ALSO: Chelsea Cutler at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: Sam Bettens at Bar Lubitsch (9pm)
ALSO: Post Animal at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
ALSO: Lucas Flood presents “Not Another Showcase” at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Open Folk at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)

Weds: Lucia Dostal at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Chelsea Cutler at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Asha Banks at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Couch w/ Night Talks at the Fonda (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: rocknite.la FREE at the Goldfish (8pm)

Thursday:Hohnen Ford at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Ben Folds at The Blue Note (two shows; 7pm, 9:30)
ALSO: Luvcat w/ Tor Miller at the El Rey (7pm)
ALSO: Molly Tuttle at the Fonda (7:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Echosmith at the Mint (7pm)
ALSO: Ally Nicholas at Brain Dead Studios (7pm)
ALSO: Luke Spiller at the Sun Rose (7:30)
ALSO: Young Gun Silver Fox at the Venice West (8:30)
ALSO: The Mountain Goats at the Teragram Ballroom (8pm)

Saturday: The Haunt w/ Himalayas at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Jon Batiste at the Grammy Museum (5pm)
ALSO: Luke Spiller at the Sun Rose (7:30)
ALSO: Lizzy McAlpine at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
ALSO: Duunes at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Johnny Fritz, Nick Thune at Permanent Records (6pm)
ALSO: The Mountain Goats at the Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
ALSO: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at the Forum (5pm)

Sunday: Sarah Kang at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: The Mountain Goats at the Teragram Ballroom (8pm)

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

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 12/1-12/7

I thought it was going to be a slow end of week until local band love, Blame My Youth came through with a last minute banger of a bar show Saturday night. We’ve got more rising local rockers on the horizon with the likes of Bruvvy and Hardcastle and as the calendar turns to its final month, holiday shows have begun!  On a final note, if anyone is going to the Regent Theater Thursday night, please be sure to get there early for Big Special who are opening for Public Service Broadcasting. They are absolutely worth the extra time spent in traffic.


Monday: Vincent Lima at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Lady Blackbird residency at Blue Note (two shows; 7pm, 9:30)
ALSO: BMI Acoustic Lounge FREE at the Hotel Cafe (6:45)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: Lily Kershaw at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: The Lovepools FREE at Harvard & Stone (9pm)
ALSO: Sydney Rose at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Andrew Bird and Friends at Largo (6pm)
ALSO: Lucas Flood presents “Not Another Showcase” at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Open Folk at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)

Weds: Kids in America at Permanent Records (6pm)
ALSO: Ni/Co at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Joel Eckels and Friends at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Twin Shadow at the Regent Theater (8pm)
ALSO: Jutes w/ Scarlet House at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Jamie Drake residency at Good Times at Davey Wayne’s (10pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: rocknite.la FREE at the Goldfish (8pm)

Thursday:Public Service Broadcasting w/ Big Special at the Regent Theater (7pm)
ALSO: barrett w/ phin, Sophia Zamani at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7,9:30)
ALSO: Philip Krohnengold, Kenneth Pattingale at Healing Force of the Universe (8pm)
ALSO: Under the Mistletoe Holiday Show at Silver Lake Community Church (7pm)
ALSO: Ronboy’s Rockin’ Disco (holiday benefit concert) f. Aly & AJ, Leila Broussard, LP, Wrabel, and more at Zebulon (7:30)
ALSO: Ron Sexsmith at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Amelia Day w/ Semler, Erin McKeown’s Anti-Holiday Spectacular at the Hotel Cafe (7pm, 9:30)
ALSO: Carly Bannister at Healing Force of the Universe (8pm)
ALSO: Chaparelle at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Luke Spiller Presents at the Sun Rose (7:30)
ALSO: Pleasure Pill at Permanent Records (9pm)
ALSO: Flock of Dimes at Zebulon (7pm)
ALSO: Vassy at the Peppermint Club (7:30)
ALSO: Anna of the North at the Roxy (7pm)

Saturday: Chaparelle at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
ALSO: seeTrees w/ Alex Levene at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Dirty Mondays Presents Jaxon w/ Zen Thomas, Familiar Faces and more at Universal Bar and Grill (7pm)
ALSO: Alice Smith at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Plague Vendor at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
ALSO: The Aces at the Bellwether (8pm)

Sunday: Bruvvy at Permanent Records (6pm)
ALSO: Hardcastle w/ Muttlee at the Venice West (7pm)
ALSO: Ken Yates w/ Emily Kinney at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: A Very Gribble LA Christmas at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Devon Gabriella at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Ben Barnes at the El Rey (7pm)
ALSO: Say Anything and Motion City Soundtrack at the Wiltern (6pm)
ALSO: Fletcher at the United Theater on Broadway (8pm)
ALSO: Hooray For Hollydays: A Celebration of the Season with Rufus & Martha Wainwright at the Saban Theatre (6:30)

To Keep in Mind:       
December 8th: The Struts at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
December 10th: Couch w/ Night Talks at the Fonda (1pm)
December 11th: Ben Folds at The Blue Note (two shows; 7pm, 9:30)
December 11th: Hohnen Ford at the Hotel Cafe
December 12th: Echosmith at the Mint (7pm)
December 12th: Ally Nicholas at Brain Dead Studios
December 13th: The Haunt w/ Himalayas at the Echo
December 14th: Sarah Kang at the El Rey (8pm)
December 15th: Wet Leg at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
December 15th: 4 Non Blondes at the Roxy (7pm)
December 16th: 4 Non Blondes at the Roxy (7pm)
December 17th: Colin Meloy at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
December 18th: The Academy Is at the Belasco (7pm)
December 18th: Waterparks at the Novo (7pm)
December 19th: The Academy Is at the Belasco (7pm)
December 19th: Colin Meloy at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
December 20th: Colin Meloy at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
January 10th: Lee Dewyze at the Hotel Cafe
January 14th: Dean Lewis at the Bellwether (7:30)
January 16th: gavn! at the Troubadour
January 20th: Jacob Banks at the Troubadour
January 20th: Tyler Hilton & Kate Voegele at the Venice West (8pm)
January 22nd: William Elliot Whitmore at the Peppermint Club
January 23rd: The Runarounds at the Fonda (7pm)
January 27th: Nothing More at the Belasco
January 28th: Madison Cunningham at the Bellwether
January 31st: Cate Canning at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
February 4th: Hayes Carll at the Troubadour
February 6th: The Rural Alberta Advantage at the Peppermint Club
February 20th: Joe Pug at the Peppermint Club
February 21st: Lights at the El Rey (8pm)
February 22nd: Lights at the El Rey (7pm)
February 26th: AHI at the Troubadour
February 26th: Fitz and the Tantrums at the Fonda (7pm)
February 26th: Somebody’s Child at the Echo
February 27th: Bob Schneider
March 1st: Emery at the Echoplex
March 3rd: Black Pistol Fire at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 6th: The Strumbellas at the Regent (8pm)
March 6th: Bad Bad Hats at the Echo
March 7th: Badflower at the Fonda (7pm)
March 7th: Gogol Bordello at the Fonda (8pm)
March 8th: SZN4 at the Fonda (7pm)
March 10th: dodie at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 14th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 15th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 19th: The Barr Brothers at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 20th: The Barr Brothers at the Troubadour
March 28th: The Record Company at the El Rey (7pm)
March 28th: Louis XIV at the Lodge Room (8pm)
April 4th: Alexander Stewart at Pacific Electric (8pm)
April 12th: Dar Williams at the Troubadour
April 18th: The Summer Set at the El Rey (7pm)
April 20th: Langhorne Slim at the Troubadour
April 21st: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 22nd: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 24th: Coach Party at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 24th: Alice Phoebe Lou at the Wiltern
May 20th: Red Rum Club at the Roxy (7pm)
May 22nd: Yungblud at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 28th: The Scratch at the Echo
July 11th: Wolfmother at the Wiltern
August 8th: Ed Sheeran w/ Sigrid at Sofi Stadium
September 15th: When Chai Met Toast at the Lodge Room (8pm)

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 11/24-11/30

It was adventure time this weekend with The Wrecks in Riverside. That was exactly my idea of celebrating Thanksgiving, dancing with friends and one of my favorite bands. However you celebrate, I hope it’s a good one. If you’d like to squeeze in some live music, I’ve got a few options for you:


Monday: 3Quency w/ Soulidified at the Belasco (7pm)
ALSO: Eleni Meandell, Miranda Lee Richards FREE at Club Tee Gee (8pm)
ALSO: Kimya Dawson at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: Damiano David at the Wiltern (7:30)
ALSO: Of Monsters and Men at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Soft Spot Songwriters Night at Desert 5 Spot
ALSO: Lucas Flood presents “Not Another Showcase” at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Open Folk at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)

Weds: The Bros. Landreth at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday: Jens Lekman at Lodge Room (8pm)
ALSO: The Faint at the Fonda (8pm)

Saturday: Sarah McLachlan at the Orpheum Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Dirty Monday Presents Samy Sharif at the Venice West (7pm)
ALSO: Jens Lekmam at the Lodge Room (7pm)

Sunday:

To Keep in Mind:       
December 1st: Vincent Lima at the Troubadour
December 3rd: Jutes at the El Rey (8pm)
December 3rd: Kids in America at Permanent Records (6pm)
December 3rd: Twin Shadow at the Regent Theater (8pm)
December 5th: Anna of the North at the Roxy (7pm)
December 5th: Chaparelle at the Troubadour
December 6th: Chaparelle at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
December 6th: The Aces at the Bellwether (8pm)
December 6th: Plague Vendor at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
December 6th: Chaparelle at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
December 6th: Lola Young at the Palladium
December 7th: Lola Young at the Palladium
December 7th: Bruvvy at Permanent Records (6pm)
December 7th: Ken Yates w/ Emily Kinney at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
December 7th: Ben Barnes at the El Rey (7pm)
December 8th: The Struts at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
December 10th: Couch w/ Night Talks at the Fonda (1pm)
December 12th: Echosmith at the Mint (7pm)
December 12th: Ally Nicholas at Brain Dead Studios
December 13th: The Haunt w/ Himalayas at the Echo
December 14th: Sarah Kang at the El Rey (8pm)
December 15th: Wet Leg at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
December 15th: 4 Non Blondes at the Roxy (7pm)
December 16th: 4 Non Blondes at the Roxy (7pm)
December 17th: Colin Meloy at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
December 18th: The Academy Is at the Belasco (7pm)
December 18th: Waterparks at the Novo (7pm)
December 19th: The Academy Is at the Belasco (7pm)
December 19th: Colin Meloy at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
December 20th: Colin Meloy at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
January 14th: Dean Lewis at the Bellwether (7:30)
January 16th: gavn! at the Troubadour
January 20th: Jacob Banks at the Troubadour
January 20th: Tyler Hilton & Kate Voegele at the Venice West (8pm)
January 22nd: William Elliot Whitmore at the Peppermint Club
January 23rd: The Runarounds at the Fonda (7pm)
January 27th: Nothing More at the Belasco
January 28th: Madison Cunningham at the Bellwether
January 31st: Cate Canning at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
February 20th: Joe Pug at the Peppermint Club
February 21st: Lights at the El Rey (8pm)
February 22nd: Lights at the El Rey (7pm)
February 26th: AHI at the Troubadour
February 26th: Fitz and the Tantrums at the Fonda (7pm)
February 26th: Somebody’s Child at the Echo
February 27th: Bob Schneider
March 1st: Emery at the Echoplex
March 3rd: Black Pistol Fire at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 6th: The Strumbellas at the Regent (8pm)
March 6th: Bad Bad Hats at the Echo
March 7th: Badflower at the Fonda (7pm)
March 7th: Gogol Bordello at the Fonda (8pm)
March 8th: SZN4 at the Fonda (7pm)
March 10th: dodie at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 14th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 15th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 19th: The Barr Brothers at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 20th: The Barr Brothers at the Troubadour
March 28th: The Record Company at the El Rey (7pm)
March 28th: Louis XIV at the Lodge Room (8pm)
April 4th: Alexander Stewart at Pacific Electric (8pm)
April 12th: Dar Williams at the Troubadour
April 18th: The Summer Set at the El Rey (7pm)
April 20th: Langhorne Slim at the Troubadour
April 21st: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 22nd: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 24th: Coach Party at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 24th: Alice Phoebe Lou at the Wiltern
May 22nd: Yungblud at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 28th: The Scratch at the Echo
July 11th: Wolfmother at the Wiltern
August 8th: Ed Sheeran w/ Sigrid at Sofi Stadium
September 15th: When Chai Met Toast at the Lodge Room (8pm)

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 11/17-11/23

Last week got off to a raucous start with The Barbarians of California at the Roxy. Now that I’m nice and warmed up for some rock music, I look forward to more of the same next week highlighted by Grandson at the Bellwether performing songs from one of my most listened to albums of 2025, INERTIA.

The rest of my recs:


Monday: Baby Nova at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Anikka Bennett at TreePeople (7pm)
ALSO: Cam at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Amy Allen at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: Lila Forde FREE at Club Tee Gee (8pm)
ALSO: Toledo at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: School Night FREE at Zebulon (6:30)
ALSO: Bryan Adams w/ Pat Benatar + Neil Giraldo at the Forum (7:30)
ALSO: Soft Spot Songwriters Night at Desert 5 Spot
ALSO: Lucas Flood presents “Not Another Showcase” at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Open Folk at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)

Weds: Grandson at the Bellwether (8pm)
ALSO: Chris Lanzon at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Dama Blake at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9:30)
ALSO: Hot Mulligan at Hollywood Palladium (6pm)
ALSO: Rocknite.la at FREE at Goldfish (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: Hayden Everett at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9:30)
ALSO: Big Black Delta at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: ITAI residency f. Whatever Mike, Anilee List at Zulu Den (8pm)
ALSO: Ramonda Hammer at the Goldfish (7pm)
ALSO: GUNNAR w/ thebandfriday at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Madi Diaz at Highland Park Ebell (8pm)
ALSO: Anson Seabra at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Holy Wars and Saint Blonde at Pico Union Project (7pm)
ALSO:  Slower Power, Anna Mooon, Daniel St. Black at the Goldfish (7pm)
ALSO: Michael Cimino at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: LJ Benet and Friends at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Laura Stevenson at Scribble (8pm)
ALSO: Hannah Bahng at the Fonda (7:30)
ALSO: Lucius at the Wiltern (6:30)

Saturday: Folk Bitch Trio at Scribble (8pm)
ALSO: Trestles, Buckets at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Taylor Acorn w/ Wilt at the Echoplex (7pm)
ALSO: Rocket at the Roxy (7pm)
ALSO: Your Smith at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Thrice at the Novo (7:30)
ALSO: King Princess at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Robert Plant’s Saving Grace at the United Theater on Broadway (7:30)

Sunday: Porch Sessions f. Zach Day, Lisa Crawley, Haley Fishberger, Nick Petroccione at Pasadena (Location TBA)

To Keep in Mind:       
November 24th: 3Quency w/ Soulidified at the Belasco
November 25th: Damiano David at the Wiltern
November 25th: Of Monsters and Men at Hollywood Palladium
November 29th: Jens Lekman at Lodge Room (8pm)
November 29th: Sarah McLachlan at Orpheum Theatre (8pm)
December 1st: Vincent Lima at the Troubadour
December 3rd: Jutes at the El Rey (8pm)
December 3rd: Kids in America at Permanent Records (6pm)
December 3rd: Twin Shadow at the Regent Theater (8pm)
December 5th: Anna of the North at the Roxy (7pm)
December 5th: Chaparelle at the Troubadour
December 6th: Chaparelle at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
December 6th: The Aces at the Bellwether (8pm)
December 6th: Plague Vendor at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
December 6th: Chaparelle at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
December 6th: Lola Young at the Palladium
December 7th: Lola Young at the Palladium
December 7th: Bruvvy at Permanent Records (6pm)
December 7th: Ken Yates w/ Emily Kinney at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
December 7th: Ben Barnes at the El Rey (7pm)
December 8th: The Struts at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
December 10th: Couch w/ Night Talks at the Fonda (1pm)
December 13th: The Haunt w/ Himalayas at the Echo
December 14th: Sarah Kang at the El Rey (8pm)
December 15th: 4 Non Blondes at the Roxy (7pm)
December 16th: 4 Non Blondes at the Roxy (7pm)
December 17th: Colin Meloy at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
December 18th: The Academy Is at the Belasco (7pm)
December 19th: The Academy Is at the Belasco (7pm)
December 19th: Colin Meloy at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
December 20th: Colin Meloy at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
January 14th: Dean Lewis at the Bellwether (7:30)
January 16th: gavn! at the Troubadour
January 20th: Jacob Banks at the Troubadour
January 20th: Tyler Hilton & Kate Voegele at the Venice West (8pm)
January 22nd: William Elliot Whitmore at the Peppermint Club
January 23rd: The Runarounds at the Fonda (7pm)
January 27th: Nothing More at the Belasco
January 28th: Madison Cunningham at the Bellwether
January 31st: Cate Canning at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
February 20th: Joe Pug at the Peppermint Club
February 21st: Lights at the El Rey (8pm)
February 22nd: Lights at the El Rey (7pm)
February 26th: AHI at the Troubadour
February 26th: Fitz and the Tantrums at the Fonda (7pm)
February 26th: Somebody’s Child at the Echo
February 27th: Bob Schneider
March 1st: Emery at the Echoplex
March 3rd: Black Pistol Fire at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 6th: The Strumbellas at the Regent (8pm)
March 6th: Bad Bad Hats at the Echo
March 7th: Badflower at the Fonda (7pm)
March 8th: SZN4 at the Fonda (7pm)
March 10th: dodie at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 19th: The Barr Brothers at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 20th: The Barr Brothers at the Troubadour
March 28th: The Record Company at the El Rey (7pm)
March 28th: Louis XIV at the Lodge Room (8pm)
April 4th: Alexander Stewart at Pacific Electric (8pm)
April 12th: Dar Williams at the Troubadour
April 18th: The Summer Set at the El Rey (7pm)
April 20th: Langhorne Slim at the Troubadour
April 21st: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 22nd: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 24th: Coach Party at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 24th: Alice Phoebe Lou at the Wiltern
May 22nd: Yungblud at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 28th: The Scratch at the Echo
July 11th: Wolfmother at the Wiltern
August 8th: Ed Sheeran w/ Sigrid at Sofi Stadium
September 15th: When Chai Met Toast at the Lodge Room (8pm)

~ Kristen