I’ve been in London this month working, exploring, and checking out some bands. This week, the exploration will take me out to the British countryside and the bands to be seen include Tommy Smith (of Leogun renown), Beth McCarthy (a discovery from last year’s Great Escape Festival), The Hara (yes, again!) and Lewis Fitzgerald (a new find).

If you want to do some musical exploration as well, why don’t you check out one (or more) of my recommended artists playing back in Los Angeles:

Monday: Charlie Hickey at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live FREE at the Mint (7pm)

Tuesday: Andy Grammer at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Natalie Clark at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Marty O’Reilly at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Ava Max w/ The Scarlet Opera at the Fonda (8:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Weds: Love You Later at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Irene Diaz Residency FREE at the Silverlake Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: Thrice at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Cake at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: Moon Walker, Annabel Lee at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Jason Mraz at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: The Dirty Nil & Daniel Romano’s Outfit at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Loveless at the Regent Theater (7pm)
ALSO: Blake Mills at Pico Union Project (7pm)
ALSO: Neko Case at the Fonda (8:30)
ALSO: Thrice at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Indigo Girls at the Luckman Fine Ats Complex (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Parker Millsap at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Madilyn Mei at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: M. Ward at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7:30)
ALSO: Barenaked Ladies w/ Semisonic at the Greek Theatre (7pm)

Saturday: New Hope Club at the Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Fencer at Molly Malone’s (9:20)
ALSO: Benson Boone w/ Nicky Youre at the Fonda (9pm)

Sunday: Wax Owls at the Venice West (8pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
June 27^th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
June 27^th: The Record Company at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
July 9^th: The Rocket Summer, The Juliana Theory at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
July 12^th: Charlene Kaye at the Venice West (8pm)
July 18^th: Better Than Ezra at the El Rey (8pm)
July 18^th: Foals at Belasco
July 19^th: Paramore at the Forum
July 19^th: Jimmy Eat World and Manchester Orchestra w/ Middle Kids at the Greek Theatre (6:30)
July 19^th: Cavetown at Belasco
July 20^th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20^th: Donna Missal at the Roxy (9pm)
July 21^st: Zella Day at the Troubadour
July 21^st: Tori Amos at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
July 21^st: Killola at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
July 22^nd: Coffee Shop Arena Rock at the Hotel Cafe (9:30)
July 23^rd: Darren Criss at the Ford (7:30)
July 30^th: Yellowcard w/ Mayday Parade, Anberlin at YouTube Theater (7pm)
August 1^st: Local Natives at the Ford (8pm)
August 2^nd: Blondshell at the Roxy (8pm)
August 4^th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7^th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8^th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16^th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 10^th: Regina Spektor w/ Aimee Mann at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
August 11^th: Wild Child at the Regent Theater (7pm)
August 11^th: Noah Kahan at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
August 16^th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 17^th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 18^th: SYML at the Belasco
August 25^th: Mt. Joy at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
August 27^th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29^th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31^st: Sam Smith at the Forum
August 31^st: Garrison Starr at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
September 1^st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1^st: Hatchie at the Troubadour
September 6^th: Counting Crows at YouTube Theater (7:30)
September 8^th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 10^th: The Revivalists and Band of Horses at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
September 22^nd: Ed Sheeran at Shrine Auditorium
September 25^th: Cian Ducrot at the El Rey (8pm)
September 26^th: Will Hoge, William Elliott Whitmore at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
September 27^th: Matt Maeson at the Regent Theater (7pm)
September 29^th: The Tallest Man on Earth at Ace Hotel (8pm)
September 29^th: Mike Viola Record Release Show at Pico Union Project
September 29^th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 29^th: Wolfmother at Belasco
September 30^th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30^th: Maisie Peters at Hollywood Palladium
September 30^th: Rainbow Kitten Surprise w/ Flipturn at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
October 1^st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 2rd: Fontaines D.C. at the Wiltern
October 3^rd: The All-American Rejects, New Found Glory at YouTube Theater (7pm)
October 4^th: Weyes Blood w/ Perfume Genius at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
October 5^th: Corey Taylor the Wiltern
October 6^th: Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band at the Belasco
October 7^th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7^th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 7^th: Coheed and Cambria at Hollywood Palladium
October 7^th: Los Angeles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 8^th: Los Aneles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 9^th: Everclear w/ The Ataris
October 10^th: Noah Reid at the Belasco
October 10^th: Bishop Briggs & MisterWives at the Wiltern
October 10^th: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
October 11^th: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
October 14^th: You Me at Six at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 15^th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 17^th: Michelle Branch at the Fonda Theater (8:30)
October 18^th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 19^th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 19^th: Dean Lewis at the Novo (8pm)
October 20^th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 22^nd: Matt Corby at the Fonda (8pm)
October 23^rd: Tom Odell at the Wiltern
October 24^th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25^th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
October 25^th: Bobby Bazini at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
October 26^th: Garrison Starr at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
October 28^th: The Aces at the Wiltern
November 1^st: Yam Haus at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 2^nd: Madison Cunningham at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 3^rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
November 3^rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda (9:30)
November 4^th: Ben Kweller at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
November 7^th: Charlotte Cardin at the El Rey (8pm)
November 10^th: Liz Phair at the Wiltern
November 11^th: Charlie Cunningham at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
November 12^th: Switchfoot at the Wiltern
November 14^th: Chappell Roan at the Wiltern
November 14^th: The Hives at the Belasco
November 16^th: Joan Osborne at the Venice West (8pm)
November 17^th: Modernlove. at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 24^th: LP at YouTube Theater (8pm)
December 4^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 9^th: Skid Row & Buckcherry at the Fonda (8pm)
December 16^th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 17^th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour

~ Kristen

This week I’ll be taking a little trip to the Czech Republic to catch The Hara and Beauty School Dropout open for Sum 41. I’ve been practicing my very rudimentary Czech so that I don’t completely embarrass myself in a new country.

Back in LA, you have the incredibly difficult choice Tuesday night between an amazing British rock band in The Amazons and one of the hottest Australian artists, Amy Shark,  Both acts are playing incredibly small venues for how popular they are back in their home countries. It miiiight bet possible to see catch both sets if the parking gods are with you. Good luck!

Here’s what else you might look into:

Monday: Madison Malone at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Savannah Sgro, Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (6:30, 8pm)
ALSO: Dylan Chambers, Sam Greenfield at the Goldfish (9pm)

Tuesday: The Amazons at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Waterparks w/ Hunny & Sophie Powers at the Fonda (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Weds: Jesse & Friends at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Craig Owens at the 1720 (6pm)
ALSO: Irene Diaz Residency FREE at the Silverlake Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: Waterparks w/ Hunny & Sophie Powers at the Fonda (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: Benjamin Jaffe at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: Ours at the Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Donovan Frankenreiter w/ Goodnight Texas, Christina Holmes at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Ollie Wride at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Neko Cast at the Fonda Theatre (8:30)
ALSO: Mackin Carroll at the Silverlake Lounge (7:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Fenne Lily & Christian Lee Hutson at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: SmithField w/ Kalie Shorr at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: blink-182 at BMO Stadium (7:30)

Saturday: Rosie at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Pride Fest at the Hotel Cafe f. Raya Yarbrough, Praise Kink, Joseph Eid, Jessica Childress & Abby Posner (8pm)
ALSO: Michaela Slinger w/ Emma Ogier at the Hotel Cafe second stage (10pm)
ALSO: Adore Delano at the Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: blink-182 at BMO Stadium (7:30)

Sunday: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour (7pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
June 19^th: Charlie Hickey at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 20^th: Ava Max w/ The Scarlet Opera at the Fonda (8:30)
June 21^st: Killola at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 21^st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22^nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22^nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 22^nd: Neko Case at the Fonda (8:30)
June 23^rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27^th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
June 27^th: The Record Company at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
July 9^th: The Rocket Summer, The Juliana Theory at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
July 12^th: Charlene Kaye at the Venice West (8pm)
July 18^th: Better Than Ezra at the El Rey (8pm)
July 18^th: Foals at Belasco
July 19^th: Paramore at the Forum
July 19^th: Jimmy Eat World and Manchester Orchestra w/ Middle Kids at the Greek Theatre (6:30)
July 19^th: Cavetown at Belasco
July 20^th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20^th: Donna Missal at the Roxy (9pm)
July 21^st: Zella Day at the Troubadour
July 21^st: Tori Amos at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
July 22^nd: Coffee Shop Arena Rock at the Hotel Cafe (9:30)
July 23^rd: Darren Criss at the Ford (7:30)
July 30^th: Yellowcard w/ Mayday Parade, Anberlin at YouTube Theater (7pm)
August 1^st: Local Natives at the Ford (8pm)
August 2^nd: Blondshell at the Roxy (8pm)
August 4^th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7^th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8^th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16^th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 10^th: Regina Spektor w/ Aimee Mann at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
August 11^th: Wild Child at the Regent Theater (7pm)
August 11^th: Noah Kahan at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
August 16^th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 17^th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 18^th: SYML at the Belasco
August 25^th: Mt. Joy at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
August 27^th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29^th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31^st: Sam Smith at the Forum
August 31^st: Garrison Starr at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
September 1^st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1^st: Hatchie at the Troubadour
September 6^th: Counting Crows at YouTube Theater (7:30)
September 8^th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 10^th: The Revivalists and Band of Horses at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
September 22^nd: Ed Sheeran at Shrine Auditorium
September 25^th: Cian Ducrot at the El Rey (8pm)
September 26^th: Will Hoge, William Elliott Whitmore at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
September 27^th: Matt Maeson at the Regent Theater (7pm)
September 29^th: The Tallest Man on Earth at Ace Hotel (8pm)
September 29^th: Mike Viola Record Release Show at Pico Union Project
September 29^th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 29^th: Wolfmother at Belasco
September 30^th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30^th: Maisie Peters at Hollywood Palladium
September 30^th: Rainbow Kitten Surprise w/ Flipturn at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
October 1^st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 2rd: Fontaines D.C. at the Wiltern
October 3^rd: The All-American Rejects, New Found Glory at YouTube Theater (7pm)
October 4^th: Weyes Blood w/ Perfume Genius at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
October 5^th: Corey Taylor the Wiltern
October 6^th: Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band at the Belasco
October 7^th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7^th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 7^th: Coheed and Cambria at Hollywood Palladium
October 7^th: Los Angeles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 8^th: Los Aneles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 9^th: Everclear w/ The Ataris
October 10^th: Noah Reid at the Belasco
October 10^th: Bishop Briggs & MisterWives at the Wiltern
October 10^th: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
October 11^th: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
October 14^th: You Me at Six at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 15^th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 17^th: Michelle Branch at the Fonda Theater (8:30)
October 18^th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 19^th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 19^th: Dean Lewis at the Novo (8pm)
October 20^th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 22^nd: Matt Corby at the Fonda (8pm)
October 23^rd: Tom Odell at the Wiltern
October 24^th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25^th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
October 25^th: Bobby Bazini at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
October 26^th: Garrison Starr at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
October 28^th: The Aces at the Wiltern
November 1^st: Yam Haus at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 2^nd: Madison Cunningham at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 3^rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
November 3^rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda (9:30)
November 4^th: Ben Kweller at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
November 7^th: Charlotte Cardin at the El Rey (8pm)
November 10^th: Liz Phair at the Wiltern
November 11^th: Charlie Cunningham at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
November 12^th: Switchfoot at the Wiltern
November 14^th: Chappell Roan at the Wiltern
November 14^th: The Hives at the Belasco
November 16^th: Joan Osborne at the Venice West (8pm)
November 17^th: Modernlove. at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 24^th: LP at YouTube Theater (8pm)
December 4^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 9^th: Skid Row & Buckcherry at the Fonda (8pm)
December 16^th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 17^th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour

~ Kristen

I’ve been doing some traveling and certainly have some exciting shows lined up, but this week is one to be in Los Angeles. If you haven’t gotten a chance to make it to the revamped Knitting Factory in North Hollywood, this week gives you excellent opportunities with The Silent Comedy opening for Sam Morrow Monday night and Ben Grey on a bill with Cuffed Up on Thursday.

But you really can’t go wrong with any of these shows this week:  

Monday: Sam Morrow with The Silent Comedy at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live FREE at the Mint (7pm)

Tuesday: Chloe Southern at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Youth Lagoon FREE at Amoeba (5pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Weds: Vincent Lima at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Olivia Jean, Velvet Starlings at Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
ALSO: Seal at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
ALSO: Irene Diaz Residency FREE at the Silverlake Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: Cuffed Up, Ben Grey at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
ALSO: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Charming Liars at the Hotel Cafe (9:30)
ALSO: Ally Nicholas at El Cid (7pm)
ALSO: Night Moves at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Wild Party at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Luke Hemmings at the Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: The Blue Stones at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Magic! at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Night Moves at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Groz at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Luke Hemmings at the Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Melanie Martinez at YouTube Theater (8pm)
ALSO: Garbage and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds w/ Metric at the Greek Theatre (7pm)

Saturday: KT Tunstall at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: The Brevet at One Colorado Old Pasadena (7pm)
ALSO: Spare Parts for Broken Hearts, Ramonda Hammer, Speed of Light at Permanent Records (8pm)
ALSO: Eels at the Fonda (8pm)
ALSO: Mariah Carey at LA State Historic Park
ALSO: Janet Jackson at the Hollywood Bowl (8pm)

Sunday: Corook with Olivia Barton at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Charlotte Martin at the Knitting Factory (6pm)
ALSO: Boyish, BEL at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: The Driver Era at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
ALSO: Grand Ole Echo f. Leslie Stevens at the Echo (4pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
June 13^th: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13^th: The Amazons at the Echo
June 13^th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14^th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
June 15^th: Benjamin Jaffe at Genghis Cohen
June 18^th: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour
June 19^th: Charlie Hickey at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 20^th: Ava Max w/ The Scarlet Opera at the Fonda (8:30)
June 21^st: Killola at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 21^st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22^nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22^nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 22^nd: Neko Case at the Fonda (8:30)
June 23^rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27^th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
June 27^th: The Record Company at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
July 9^th: The Rocket Summer, The Juliana Theory at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
July 12^th: Charlene Kaye at the Venice West (8pm)
July 18^th: Better Than Ezra at the El Rey (8pm)
July 18^th: Foals at Belasco
July 19^th: Paramore at the Forum
July 19^th: Jimmy Eat World and Manchester Orchestra w/ Middle Kids at the Greek Theatre (6:30)
July 19^th: Cavetown at Belasco
July 20^th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20^th: Donna Missal at the Roxy (9pm)
July 21^st: Zella Day at the Troubadour
July 21^st: Tori Amos at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
July 22^nd: Coffee Shop Arena Rock at the Hotel Cafe (9:30)
July 23^rd: Darren Criss at the Ford (7:30)
July 30^th: Yellowcard w/ Mayday Parade, Anberlin at YouTube Theater (7pm)
August 1^st: Local Natives at the Ford (8pm)
August 2^nd: Blondshell at the Roxy (8pm)
August 4^th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7^th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8^th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16^th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 10^th: Regina Spektor w/ Aimee Mann at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
August 11^th: Wild Child at the Regent Theater (7pm)
August 11^th: Noah Kahan at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
August 16^th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 17^th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 18^th: SYML at the Belasco
August 25^th: Mt. Joy at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
August 27^th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29^th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31^st: Sam Smith at the Forum
August 31^st: Garrison Starr at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
September 1^st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1^st: Hatchie at the Troubadour
September 6^th: Counting Crows at YouTube Theater (7:30)
September 8^th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 10^th: The Revivalists and Band of Horses at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
September 22^nd: Ed Sheeran at Shrine Auditorium
September 25^th: Cian Ducrot at the El Rey (8pm)
September 26^th: Will Hoge, William Elliott Whitmore at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
September 27^th: Matt Maeson at the Regent Theater (7pm)
September 29^th: The Tallest Man on Earth at Ace Hotel (8pm)
September 29^th: Mike Viola Record Release Show at Pico Union Project
September 29^th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 29^th: Wolfmother at Belasco
September 30^th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30^th: Maisie Peters at Hollywood Palladium
September 30^th: Rainbow Kitten Surprise w/ Flipturn at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
October 1^st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 2rd: Fontaines D.C. at the Wiltern
October 3^rd: The All-American Rejects, New Found Glory at YouTube Theater (7pm)
October 4^th: Weyes Blood w/ Perfume Genius at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
October 5^th: Corey Taylor the Wiltern
October 6^th: Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band at the Belasco
October 7^th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7^th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 7^th: Coheed and Cambria at Hollywood Palladium
October 7^th: Los Angeles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 8^th: Los Aneles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 9^th: Everclear w/ The Ataris
October 10^th: Noah Reid at the Belasco
October 10^th: Bishop Briggs & MisterWives at the Wiltern
October 10^th: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
October 11^th: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
October 14^th: You Me at Six at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 15^th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 17^th: Michelle Branch at the Fonda Theater (8:30)
October 18^th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 19^th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 19^th: Dean Lewis at the Novo (8pm)
October 20^th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 22^nd: Matt Corby at the Fonda (8pm)
October 23^rd: Tom Odell at the Wiltern
October 24^th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25^th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
October 25^th: Bobby Bazini at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
October 26^th: Garrison Starr at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
October 28^th: The Aces at the Wiltern
November 1^st: Yam Haus at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 2^nd: Madison Cunningham at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 3^rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
November 3^rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda (9:30)
November 4^th: Ben Kweller at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
November 7^th: Charlotte Cardin at the El Rey (8pm)
November 10^th: Liz Phair at the Wiltern
November 11^th: Charlie Cunningham at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
November 12^th: Switchfoot at the Wiltern
November 14^th: Chappell Roan at the Wiltern
November 14^th: The Hives at the Belasco
November 16^th: Joan Osborne at the Venice West (8pm)
November 17^th: Modernlove. at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 24^th: LP at YouTube Theater (8pm)
December 4^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 9^th: Skid Row & Buckcherry at the Fonda (8pm)
December 16^th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 17^th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour

~ Kristen

I guess Memorial Day weekend means summer is here! I’m spending the weekend in rural Maryland where I’m doing some light DJing at a friend’s wedding. By DJing, I mean I’ve created a playlist to be used in between people singing karaoke. My objective with this project was to create a music mix so banging that no one will want to sing…

Lately it feels like my 2023 top songs playlist is getting a healthy expansion.  One recent addition is the Hozier single, “Francesca” which is doing its job whetting the appetite for more Hozier tunes and gets me particularly excited about next week’s intimate show at the Troubadour.

Other top picks include Mandy Moore w/ Taylor Goldsmith at the Hotel Cafe and Matilda Mann at the Moroccan Lounge.

Monday: Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Tuesday: It’s a School Night at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Show Up! f. Rosie Tucker & Meernaa FREE at Gold-Diggers (8pm)
ALSO: Under the Rug at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: The National at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Weds: Hozier at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Mandy Moore w/ Taylor Goldsmith, The Spoilers at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: POP Montreal & Socan Present Beyries FREE at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Cub Sport at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: The National at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
ALSO: Pesci In Pink Residency FREE at the Silverlake Lounge (7:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: Matilda Mann at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Winona Forever at Genghis Cohen (7pm)
ALSO: Brick and Motor at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
ALSO: Madison McFerrin at Zebulon (8pm)
ALSO: Rodrigo y Gabriela w/ Bahamas at YouTube Theater (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Friday: Noah Vonne with Kissflame & Zach Day at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Bayonne w/ Jaws of Love at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Finneas at the Belasco (7pm)
ALSO: Judy Collins at the Saban Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Rufus Wainwright at Walt Disney Concert Hall (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Outloud Music Festival f. Idina Menzel, Jesse Ware and more at West Hollywood Park (6pm)

Saturday: boygenius, Bartees Strange at Brookside at the Rose Bowl (5pm)
ALSO: Outloud Music Festival f. Grace Jones, Orville Peck and more at West Hollywood Park (12pm)

Sunday: Outloud Music Festival f. Carly Rae Jepson, Passion Pit and more at West Hollywood Park (12pm)
ALSO: LCD Soundsystem, Idles and more at Brookside at the Rose Bowl (4pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
June 5^th: Sam Morrow w/ The Silent Comedy at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 7^th: Olivia Jean w/ Velvet Starlings at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 7^th: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
June 7^th: Vincent Lima at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
June 8^th: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour
June 8^th: Cuffed Up, Ben Grey at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 8^th: Night Moves at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 9^th: The Blue Stones at the Troubadour
June 10^th: KT Tunstall at the Trouabdour
June 11^th: Corook at the Echo
June 11^th: Charlotte Martin at the Knitting Factory (6pm)
June 13^th: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13^th: The Amazons at the Echo
June 13^th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14^th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
June 15^th: Benjamin Jaffe at Genghis Cohen
June 18^th: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour
June 19^th: Charlie Hickey at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 20^th: Ava Max w/ The Scarlet Opera at the Fonda (8:30)
June 21^st: Killola at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 21^st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22^nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22^nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 22^nd: Neko Case at the Fonda (8:30)
June 23^rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27^th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
June 27^th: The Record Company at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
July 9^th: The Rocket Summer, The Juliana Theory at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
July 12^th: Charlene Kaye at the Venice West (8pm)
July 18^th: Better Than Ezra at the El Rey (8pm)
July 18^th: Foals at Belasco
July 19^th: Paramore at the Forum
July 19^th: Jimmy Eat World and Manchester Orchestra w/ Middle Kids at the Greek Theatre (6:30)
July 19^th: Cavetown at Belasco
July 20^th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20^th: Donna Missal at the Roxy (9pm)
July 21^st: Zella Day at the Troubadour
July 21^st: Tori Amos at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
July 22^nd: Coffee Shop Arena Rock at the Hotel Cafe (9:30)
July 23^rd: Darren Criss at the Ford (7:30)
July 30^th: Yellowcard w/ Mayday Parade, Anberlin at YouTube Theater (7pm)
August 1^st: Local Natives at the Ford (8pm)
August 2^nd: Blondshell at the Roxy (8pm)
August 4^th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7^th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8^th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16^th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 10^th: Regina Spektor w/ Aimee Mann at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
August 11^th: Wild Child at the Regent Theater (7pm)
August 11^th: Noah Kahan at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
August 16^th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 17^th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 18^th: SYML at the Belasco
August 25^th: Mt. Joy at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
August 27^th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29^th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31^st: Sam Smith at the Forum
August 31^st: Garrison Starr at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
September 1^st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1^st: Hatchie at the Troubadour
September 6^th: Counting Crows at YouTube Theater (7:30)
September 8^th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 10^th: The Revivalists and Band of Horses at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
September 22^nd: Ed Sheeran at Shrine Auditorium
September 25^th: Cian Ducrot at the El Rey (8pm)
September 26^th: Will Hoge, William Elliott Whitmore at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
September 27^th: Matt Maeson at the Regent Theater (7pm)
September 29^th: The Tallest Man on Earth at Ace Hotel (8pm)
September 29^th: Mike Viola Record Release Show at Pico Union Project
September 29^th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 29^th: Wolfmother at Belasco
September 30^th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30^th: Maisie Peters at Hollywood Palladium
September 30^th: Rainbow Kitten Surprise w/ Flipturn at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
October 1^st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 2rd: Fontaines D.C. at the Wiltern
October 3^rd: The All-American Rejects, New Found Glory at YouTube Theater (7pm)
October 4^th: Weyes Blood w/ Perfume Genius at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
October 5^th: Corey Taylor the Wiltern
October 6^th: Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band at the Belasco
October 7^th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7^th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 7^th: Coheed and Cambria at Hollywood Palladium
October 7^th: Los Angeles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 8^th: Los Aneles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 9^th: Everclear w/ The Ataris
October 10^th: Noah Reid at the Belasco
October 10^th: Bishop Briggs & MisterWives at the Wiltern
October 10^th: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
October 11^th: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
October 14^th: You Me at Six at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 15^th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 17^th: Michelle Branch at the Fonda Theater (8:30)
October 18^th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 19^th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 19^th: Dean Lewis at the Novo (8pm)
October 20^th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 22^nd: Matt Corby at the Fonda (8pm)
October 23^rd: Tom Odell at the Wiltern
October 24^th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25^th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
October 25^th: Bobby Bazini at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
October 26^th: Garrison Starr at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
October 28^th: The Aces at the Wiltern
November 1^st: Yam Haus at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 2^nd: Madison Cunningham at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 3^rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
November 3^rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda (9:30)
November 4^th: Ben Kweller at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
November 7^th: Charlotte Cardin at the El Rey (8pm)
November 10^th: Liz Phair at the Wiltern
November 11^th: Charlie Cunningham at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
November 12^th: Switchfoot at the Wiltern
November 14^th: Chappell Roan at the Wiltern
November 14^th: The Hives at the Belasco
November 16^th: Joan Osborne at the Venice West (8pm)
November 17^th: Modernlove. at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 24^th: LP at YouTube Theater (8pm)
December 4^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 9^th: Skid Row & Buckcherry at the Fonda (8pm)
December 16^th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 17^th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour

~ Kristen

I think I’ve been seeing/listening to too many pop artists lately. They all just kind of blend together after a while and I’m left uninspired. I felt saved this weekend absorbing recent albums from grandson (I Love You, I’m Trying) and The Milk Carton Kids (I Only See the Moon). I’m not sure I’d recommend pairing the two albums together, but one thing they have in common is that neither will easily blend in with what is considered popular music today (and this is a good thing).

Hopefully the trend of inspired music will continue into next week where we’ve got shows from Meg Myers (w/ Weathers), The Stone Foxes, a very (very) busy Thursday night, and more:  

Monday: Hootenanny LA at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Genevieve Stokes at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Gary LeVox at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Matchbox Twenty w/ the Wallflowers at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
ALSO: Megan Slankard, Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7,8)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live FREE at the Mint (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Tuesday: Meg Myers w/ Weathers at the Regent Theater (6:30)
ALSO: Rachel Lily at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: The Cure w/ Twilight Sad at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Weds: The Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke (8pm)
ALSO: Paul Adelstein and Emily Halpern w/ Linsey Kraft, Uncut Gems at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7,8)
ALSO: Hayley Warner at Resident (7:30)
ALSO: Pesci In Pink Residency FREE at the Silverlake Lounge (7:30)
ALSO: Quinn XCII w/ Arizona at YouTube Theater (7:30)
ALSO: The Cure w/ Twilight Sad at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)

Thursday: Good Folk f. Sarah Julia, Sara Watkins, Rett Madison at Saint Be (7:30)
ALSO: Pretty Sick at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
ALSO: The Dahls and Rocco Deluca w/ Johnny Shepherd at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: May Erlewine w/ Theo Katzman at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9:30)
ALSO: The Last Internationale at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Sondre Lerche at Zebulon (7pm)
ALSO: Arlo Parks at In Sheep’s Clothing (5pm)
ALSO: Olivia Olson at Harvelle’s (8pm)
ALSO: Jared James Nichols, Lemmo, Jasmine Star at the Viper Room (7pm)
ALSO Miya Folick at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: The Cure w/ the Twilight Sad at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Transviolet at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Goblynee w/ Night Talks, Dear Boy and Ian Jacobson at Zebulon (6:30)
ALSO: Act As If at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Kate Clover at Monty Bar (8pm)
ALSO: Matt Costa, Sea Wolf at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Black Crystal Wolf Kids late show at the Venice West (11pm)

Saturday: Frank Fussa (Morning Fuzz), Charming Liars at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8:30, 9:30)
ALSO: Sea Wolf, Matt Costa at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Debbii Dawson at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Sunday: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
May 31^st: Hozier at the Troubadour
June 1^st: Matilda Mann at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 1^st: Brick and Mortar at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 2^nd: Finneas at the Belasco
June 2^nd: Judy Collins at the Saban Theatre
June 5^th: Sam Morrow w/ The Silent Comedy at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 7^th: Olivia Jean w/ Velvet Starlings at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 7^th: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
June 7^th: Vincent Lima at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
June 8^th: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour
June 8^th: Cuffed Up, Ben Grey at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 8^th: Night Moves at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 9^th: The Blue Stones at the Troubadour
June 10^th: KT Tunstall at the Trouabdour
June 11^th: Corook at the Echo
June 11^th: Charlotte Martin at the Knitting Factory (6pm)
June 13^th: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13^th: The Amazons at the Echo
June 13^th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14^th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
June 15^th: Benjamin Jaffe at Genghis Cohen
June 18^th: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour
June 19^th: Charlie Hickey at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 20^th: Ava Max w/ The Scarlet Opera at the Fonda (8:30)
June 21^st: Killola at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 21^st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22^nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22^nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 22^nd: Neko Case at the Fonda (8:30)
June 23^rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27^th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
June 27^th: The Record Company at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
July 9^th: The Rocket Summer, The Juliana Theory at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
July 12^th: Charlene Kaye at the Venice West (8pm)
July 18^th: Better Than Ezra at the El Rey (8pm)
July 18^th: Foals at Belasco
July 19^th: Paramore at the Forum
July 19^th: Jimmy Eat World and Manchester Orchestra w/ Middle Kids at the Greek Theatre (6:30)
July 19^th: Cavetown at Belasco
July 20^th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20^th: Donna Missal at the Roxy (9pm)
July 21^st: Zella Day at the Troubadour
July 21^st: Tori Amos at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
July 22^nd: Coffee Shop Arena Rock at the Hotel Cafe (9:30)
July 23^rd: Darren Criss at the Ford (7:30)
July 30^th: Yellowcard w/ Mayday Parade, Anberlin at YouTube Theater (7pm)
August 1^st: Local Natives at the Ford (8pm)
August 2^nd: Blondshell at the Roxy (8pm)
August 4^th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7^th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8^th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16^th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 10^th: Regina Spektor w/ Aimee Mann at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
August 11^th: Wild Child at the Regent Theater (7pm)
August 11^th: Noah Kahan at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
August 16^th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 17^th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 18^th: SYML at the Belasco
August 25^th: Mt. Joy at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
August 27^th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29^th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31^st: Sam Smith at the Forum
August 31^st: Garrison Starr at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
September 1^st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1^st: Hatchie at the Troubadour
September 6^th: Counting Crows at YouTube Theater (7:30)
September 8^th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 10^th: The Revivalists and Band of Horses at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
September 22^nd: Ed Sheeran at Shrine Auditorium
September 25^th: Cian Ducrot at the El Rey (8pm)
September 26^th: Will Hoge, William Elliott Whitmore at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
September 27^th: Matt Maeson at the Regent Theater (7pm)
September 29^th: The Tallest Man on Earth at Ace Hotel (8pm)
September 29^th: Mike Viola Record Release Show at Pico Union Project
September 29^th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 29^th: Wolfmother at Belasco
September 30^th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30^th: Maisie Peters at Hollywood Palladium
September 30^th: Rainbow Kitten Surprise w/ Flipturn at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
October 1^st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 2rd: Fontaines D.C. at the Wiltern
October 3^rd: The All-American Rejects, New Found Glory at YouTube Theater (7pm)
October 4^th: Weyes Blood w/ Perfume Genius at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
October 5^th: Corey Taylor the Wiltern
October 6^th: Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band at the Belasco
October 7^th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7^th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 7^th: Coheed and Cambria at Hollywood Palladium
October 7^th: Los Angeles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 8^th: Los Aneles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 9^th: Everclear w/ The Ataris
October 10^th: Noah Reid at the Belasco
October 10^th: Bishop Briggs & MisterWives at the Wiltern
October 10^th: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
October 11^th: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
October 14^th: You Me at Six at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 15^th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 17^th: Michelle Branch at the Fonda Theater (8:30)
October 18^th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 19^th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 19^th: Dean Lewis at the Novo (8pm)
October 20^th: Say Anything at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 22^nd: Matt Corby at the Fonda (8pm)
October 23^rd: Tom Odell at the Wiltern
October 24^th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25^th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
October 25^th: Bobby Bazini at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
October 26^th: Garrison Starr at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
October 28^th: The Aces at the Wiltern
November 1^st: Yam Haus at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 2^nd: Madison Cunningham at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 3^rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
November 3^rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda (9:30)
November 4^th: Ben Kweller at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
November 7^th: Charlotte Cardin at the El Rey (8pm)
November 10^th: Liz Phair at the Wiltern
November 11^th: Charlie Cunningham at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
November 12^th: Switchfoot at the Wiltern
November 14^th: Chappell Roan at the Wiltern
November 14^th: The Hives at the Belasco
November 16^th: Joan Osborne at the Venice West (8pm)
November 17^th: Modernlove. at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 24^th: LP at YouTube Theater (8pm)
December 4^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 9^th: Skid Row & Buckcherry at the Fonda (8pm)
December 16^th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 17^th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour

~ Kristen

There was a moment last week when I was in the middle of conversations with two different friends struggling with “family planning” issues and I look at my computer which has multiple tabs open pricing out the possibility of going from London to the Czech Republic for a day to see The Hara and Beauty School Dropout open for Sum 41. In this moment I felt pretty good about my life choices. I also really appreciate my favorite bands for guiding my travel decisions and taking me to some exciting new places.

No need to travel next week to get international tunes as we’ve got some great artists from around the world playing Los Angeles. Japan (Yoshiki), Canada (Arkells, Valley), England (Dylan, The Heavy), Australia (HUX), and Sweden (First Aid Kit) are all represented on my list:

Monday: David Ramirez at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Miki Ratsula at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Yoshiki at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: James Supercave at Zebulon (8pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: Wilder Woods w/ Ida Mae at the Roxy (7:30)
ALSO: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: The Heavy at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Lovejoy at the Novo (8pm)
ALSO: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Black Box Presents f. Maris FREE at Gold-Diggers (7pm)

Weds: Arkells at the Echoplex (7pm)
ALSO: Dylan Dunlap at the Resident (8pm)
ALSO: Dylan at the Moroccan Lounge
ALSO: After Kepler at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Watkins Family Hour at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: The Heavy at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Sister Hazel at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Nation of Language at the Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Pesci in Pink residency FREE at the Silverlake Lounge (7:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: Jesse & Friends at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
ALSO: Mighty Poplar at Pico Union Project
ALSO: James Vickery at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Haley Reinhart at Saint Rocke (8pm)
ALSO: quinnie at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
ALSO: ZG Smith, Ari Dayan at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8,9)
ALSO: Dan Croll w/ Dandelion Head at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: alt bloom FREE at the Venice West (11pm)
ALSO: James Vickery at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Sam MacPherson at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Tom Freund at Harvelle’s (8pm)
ALSO: Magdalena Bay at the Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: Overcoats at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: half alive at the Wiltern (6:30)
ALSO: Lacuna Coil at The Belasco (6pm)
ALSO: Billy Strings at the Greek Theatre (8pm)

Saturday: Sabrosa Purr at Molly Malone’s (7:30)
ALSO: Alex Lahey at Zebulon (7pm)
ALSO: Pedro at Harvelle’s (8pm)
ALSO: Robbie Fulks w/ The Cody Sisters Band at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)

Sunday: HUX at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Magdalena Bay at the Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Billy Bob Thorton & The Boxmasters at the Troubadour (8:30)

To Keep in Mind:  
May 22^nd: Matchbox Twenty w/ the Wallflowers at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
May 23^rd: Meg Myers at the Regent Theater (6:30)
May 24^th: Hayley Warner at Resident (7:30)
May 24^th: The Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 24^th: Quinn XCII w/ Arizona at YouTube Theater (7:30)
May 25^th: Pretty Sick at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 25^th: The Last Internationale at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
May 26^th: Transviolet at the Echo
May 26^th: Matt Costa, Sea Wolf at the Venice West (8pm)
May 27^th: Sea Wolf, Matt Costa at the Venice West (8pm)
May 28^th: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
May 31^st: Hozier at the Troubadour
June 1^st: Matilda Mann at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 1^st: Brick and Mortar at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 2^nd: Finneas at the Belasco
June 2^nd: Judy Collins at the Saban Theatre
June 5^th: Sam Morrow w/ The Silent Comedy at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 7^th: Olivia Jean w/ Velvet Starlings at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 7^th: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
June 7^th: Vincent Lima at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
June 8^th: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour
June 8^th: Cuffed Up, Ben Grey at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 9^th: The Blue Stones at the Troubadour
June 10^th: KT Tunstall at the Trouabdour
June 11^th: Corook at the Echo
June 11^th: Charlotte Martin at the Knitting Factory (6pm)
June 13^th: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13^th: The Amazons at the Echo
June 13^th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14^th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
June 15^th: Benjamin Jaffe at Genghis Cohen
June 18^th: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour
June 19^th: Charlie Hickey at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 20^th: Ava Max w/ The Scarlet Opera at the Fonda (8:30)
June 21^st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22^nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22^nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 22^nd: Neko Case at the Fonda (8:30)
June 23^rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27^th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
June 27^th: The Record Company at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
July 9^th: The Rocket Summer, The Juliana Theory at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
July 12^th: Charlene Kaye at the Venice West (8pm)
July 18^th: Better Than Ezra at the El Rey (8pm)
July 19^th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20^th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20^th: Donna Missal at the Roxy (9pm)
July 21^st: Zella Day at the Troubadour
July 23^rd: Darren Criss at the Ford (7:30)
July 30^th: Yellowcard w/ Mayday Parade, Anberlin at YouTube Theater (7pm)
August 1^st: Local Natives at the Ford (8pm)
August 2^nd: Blondshell at the Roxy (8pm)
August 4^th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7^th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8^th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16^th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 11^th: Wild Child at the Regent Theater (7pm)
August 16^th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 17^th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 18^th: SYML at the Belasco
August 27^th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29^th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31^st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1^st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1^st: Hatchie at the Troubadour
September 6^th: Counting Crows at YouTube Theater (7:30)
September 8^th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 22^nd: Ed Sheeran at Shrine Auditorium
September 25^th: Cian Ducrot at the El Rey (8pm)
September 26^th: Will Hoge, William Elliott Whitmore at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
September 29^th: The Tallest Man on Earth at Ace Hotel (8pm)
September 29^th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30^th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 1^st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 2rd: Fontaines D.C. at the Wiltern
October 3^rd: The All-American Rejects, New Found Glory at YouTube Theater (7pm)
October 7^th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7^th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 7^th: Los Angeles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 8^th: Los Aneles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 10^th: Noah Reid at the Belasco
October 10^th: Bishop Briggs & MisterWives at the Wiltern
October 10^th: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
October 11^th: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
October 14^th: You Me at Six at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 15^th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 19^th: Dean Lewis at the Novo (8pm)
October 22^nd: Matt Corby at the Fonda (8pm)
October 23^rd: Tom Odell at the Wiltern
October 24^th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25^th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
October 28^th: The Aces at the Wiltern
November 3^rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
November 3^rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda (9:30)
November 7^th: Charlotte Cardin at the El Rey (8pm)
November 11^th: Charlie Cunningham at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
November 12^th: Switchfoot at the Wiltern
November 16^th: Joan Osborne at the Venice West (8pm)
November 24^th: LP at YouTube Theater (8pm)
December 4^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 9^th: Skid Row & Buckcherry at the Fonda (8pm)
December 16^th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 17^th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour

~ Kristen

Next week is gearing up to be one of those weeks where I am ever so grateful to be living in Los Angeles. We’ve got intimate gigs from Sam Nelson (X Ambassadors), The Hives, Dorothy, and The Milk Carton Kids! I’m also eager to welcome back Nashville favorite, Evan Bartels who plays the School Night showcase Monday night and Dermot Kennedy who will surely melt the hearts of everyone at the YouTube Theater on Friday.

Is that not enough? Here’s my complete list of recommendations:

Monday: It’s a School Night f. Evan Bartels, Starry Eyes at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: YDE w/ John-Robert at El Cid (8pm)
ALSO: Dirty Mondays f. Zen Thomas at Madame Siam (10pm)
ALSO: Joesef at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Crowded House at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday f. James Spaite, Beck Pete, Victoria Canal at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live FREE at the Mint (7pm)

Tuesday: Sam Nelson (X Ambassadors) w/ Kathleen at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: The Hives at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Joesef at Amoeba (5pm)
ALSO: Joel Eckels at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Lauren Daigle at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: David Ryan Harris at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Molly Moore at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Crowded House at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)

Weds: Dorothy (acoustic) FREE at The Viper Room (12:30pm)
ALSO: Begonia at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Pesci in Pink residency FREE at the Silverlake Lounge (7:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: The Milk Carton Kids at Genghis Cohen (7pm)
ALSO: Talker at the Silverlake Lounge (7:30)
ALSO: Bizzy w/ Jules Paymer at the Hotel Cafe second stage (6:45)
ALSO: Greg in Good Company FREE at Lucky Strike Hollywood (7pm)
ALSO: Macy Gray at Herb Albert’s Vibrato Grill & Jazz (6pm)
ALSO: Lizzy McAlpine at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Fruit Bats at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
ALSO: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Dermot Kennedy at YouTube Theater (7:30)
ALSO: Belle Shea at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Ryan Montbleau at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Lizzy McAlpine at the Wiltern (7pm)

Saturday: Lily Papas at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Raynes at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Jackie Greene at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO Ruston Kelly at the Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Just Like Heaven f. MGMT, The Bravey, The Sounds, The Walkmen, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more at The Rose Bowl (noon)

Sunday: Hippo Campus at the Greek Theatre (8pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
May 15^th: Yoshiki at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
May 16^th: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium
May 16^th: Wilder Woods w/ Ida Mae at the Roxy (7:30)
May 16^th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 16^th: The Heavy at the Troubadour
May 17^th: Nation of Language at the Fonda (9pm)
May 17^th: The Heavy at the Troubadour
May 17^th: Dylan at the Morocan Lounge
May 17^th: Arkells at the Echoplex
May 17^th: Sister Hazel at the El Rey (8pm)
May 17^th: Dylan Dunlap at the Resident (8pm)
May 18^th: Haley Reinhart at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 18^th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19^th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19^th: Overcoats at Largo (8:30)
May 19^th: half alive at the Wiltern
May 20^th: Alex Lahey at Zebulon
May 21^st: Billy Bob Thorton & The Boxmasters at the Troubadour
May 22^nd: Matchbox Twenty w/ the Wallflowers at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
May 23^rd: Meg Myers at the Regent Theater (6:30)
May 24^th: Hayley Warner at Resident (7:30)
May 24^th: The Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 25^th: Pretty Sick at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 25^th: The Last Internationale at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
May 26^th: Transviolet at the Echo
May 26^th: Matt Costa, Sea Wolf at the Venice West (8pm)
May 27^th: Sea Wolf, Matt Costa at the Venice West (8pm)
May 28^th: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
May 31^st: Hozier at the Troubadour
June 1^st: Matilda Mann at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 2^nd: Finneas at the Belasco
June 7^th: Olivia Jean w/ Velvet Starlings at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 7^th: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
June 7^th: Vincent Lima at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
June 8^th: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour
June 8^th: Cuffed Up, Ben Grey at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
June 9^th: The Blue Stones at the Troubadour
June 10^th: KT Tunstall at the Trouabdour
June 11^th: Corook at the Echo
June 11^th: Charlotte Martin at the Knitting Factory (6pm)
June 13^th: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13^th: The Amazons at the Echo
June 13^th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14^th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
June 15^th: Benjamin Jaffe at Genghis Cohen
June 18^th: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour
June 20^th: Ava Max w/ The Scarlet Opera at the Fonda (8:30)
June 21^st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22^nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22^nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 22^nd: Neko Case at the Fonda (8:30)
June 23^rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27^th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
July 9^th: The Rocket Summer, The Juliana Theory at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
July 18^th: Better Than Ezra at the El Rey (8pm)
July 19^th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20^th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20^th: Donna Missal at the Roxy (9pm)
July 21^st: Zella Day at the Troubadour
July 23^rd: Darren Criss at the Ford (7:30)
August 1^st: Local Natives at the Ford (8pm)
August 2^nd: Blondshell at the Roxy (8pm)
August 4^th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7^th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8^th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16^th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 11^th: Wild Child at the Regent Theater (7pm)
August 16^th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 17^th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 18^th: SYML at the Belasco
August 27^th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29^th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31^st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1^st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1^st: Hatchie at the Troubadour
September 8^th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 22^nd: Ed Sheeran at Shrine Auditorium
September 25^th: Cian Ducrot at the El Rey (8pm)
September 26^th: Will Hoge, William Elliott Whitmore at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
September 29^th: The Tallest Man on Earth at Ace Hotel (8pm)
September 29^th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30^th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 1^st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 2rd: Fontaines D.C. at the Wiltern
October 7^th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7^th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 7^th: Los Angeles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 8^th: Los Aneles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 10^th: Noah Reid at the Belasco
October 10^th: Bishop Briggs & MisterWives at the Wiltern
October 10^th: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
October 11^th: Nickel Creek at Ace Hotel (8pm)
October 14^th: You Me at Six at the Regent Theater (7pm)
October 15^th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 19^th: Dean Lewis at the Novo (8pm)
October 22^nd: Matt Corby at the Fonda (8pm)
October 23^rd: Tom Odell at the Wiltern
October 24^th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25^th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
October 28^th: The Aces at the Wiltern
November 3^rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
November 3^rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda (9:30)
November 11^th: Charlie Cunningham at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
November 12^th: Switchfoot at the Wiltern
November 16^th: Joan Osborne at the Venice West (8pm)
December 4^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6^th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 9^th: Skid Row & Buckcherry at the Fonda (8pm)
December 16^th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 17^th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour

~ Kristen