Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 5/1-5/7

We’ve got music for all sorts of moods this week. Need to rock? Check out Enter Shikari, Plague Vendor or Holy Wars (opening for The Warning). Need to cry? It’s Lewis Capaldi vs Howie Day Wednesday night. Craving that Americana groove? There is a fest for that (Americana West Music Festival). And if you want your big name, familiar bands, there’s a fest for that too (Redondo Beach Festival)! For the truly special shows, check out the Venice West calendar which features artists from the Redondo Beach Festival in a way more intimate setting.

Here’s the rest:

Monday: Katy J Pearson at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: Jamie Drake at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Tony Hawk at the Hotel Cafe (7:30)
ALSO: It’s a School Night f. Harriette, Connor Kauffman at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: The Warning w/ Plush and Holy Wars at the Regent Theater (6pm)
ALSO: Philip Krohnengold & Friends at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Henry Jamison & Donovan Woods at the Torubadour (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Weds: Howie Day at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Enter Shikari at the Echoplex (7pm)
ALSO: Rival Sons FREE Acoustic Set at the Viper Room (12:20pm)
ALSO: Shaed at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Pesci In Pink residency FREE at Silverlake Lounge (7:30)
ALSO: Nothing More at the Belasco (6pm)
ALSO: Lewis Capaldi w/ Medium Build at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: Field Guide at the Lodge Room (8:30)
ALSO: Valley Queen at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Blu Eyes, Savannah Sgro at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Gigi at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: Kurt Vile at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Battle Tapes at Resident (8pm)
ALSO: Cursive at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Friday: Band of Horses at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Americana West Music Festival f. Rose’s Pawn Shop, Leslie Stevens, Honey County, and so many more at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Dawes at Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
ALSO: Chandler Leighton at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Tamino at Lodge Room (8:30)
ALSO: The National Parks at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Caroline Rose at the Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Beachlife Festival at Redondo Beach (12pm)

Saturday: Plague Vendor + The Mainliners FREE at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Americana West Music Festival f. Charlie Overbey & The Broken Arrows, Max Gomez, Brian Wright, Leroy From The North, and many more at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: The Bobby Lees w/ Velvet Starlings at the Echo (8pm)
ALSO: Kendra Morris at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
ALSO: Tamino at Lodge Room (8:30)
ALSO: Beachlife Festival at Redondo Beach (11am)

Sunday: Tow’rs at Gold-Diggers (8pm)
ALSO: Baby Jake at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Sparta at the Roxy (7pm)
ALSO: Tamino at Lodge Room (8pm)
ALSO: Steve Poltz at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: Bloodywood w/ Wargasm at the Echoplex (6pm)
ALSO: Keller Williams at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Beachlife Festival at Redondo Beach (11am)

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

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 4/24-4/30

I’m in San Francisco this week celebrating something I love almost as much as live music- Cardinal’s baseball! Between San Fran and LA, it’ll be seven games in as many days, but I’m hoping to end the week at the Hotel Cafe for Kill the Alarm, one of my favorite artists from college who is making a rare LA appearance. This week also features the begging of a can’t miss Garrison Starr residency, Irish rockers, The Academic, and a new band from The All-American Reject’s Tyson Ritter (Now More Than Ever).

Monday: Kelly Clarkson at the Belasco (7pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night f. Now More Than Ever at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: New West w/ Isaac Lewis at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Iggy Pop & The Losers at LA Orpheum (8pm)
ALSO: Will Solomon w/ Abner, Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7,8)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live f. Fencer at the Mint (7pm)

Tuesday: Show Up! f. John-Robert and Dandelion Head FREE at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Ryan Amador at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Laura Stevenson at Highland Park Ebell (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Weds: Noahfinnce at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
ALSO: Baby Fisher at the Hotel Cafe (9:30)
ALSO: Lily Mae Harrington, Uncut Gems at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7,8)
ALSO: The Backseat Lovers at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)

Thursday: Greg Holden, Garrison Starr w/ Dresage, Brad Byrd & Joseph Arthur at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7,8,10)
ALSO: Cian Ducrot at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Osees at the Viper Room (8:30)
ALSO: Lola Kirke at Gold-Diggers (8pm)
ALSO: Ella Luna at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: Ozomatli at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Iggy Pop & The Losers at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Little Dume at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Brendan Abernathy at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO Daisy the Great w/ Olive Klug and Johanna Samuels at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Altameda at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: The Lemon Twigs at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Ripe w/ Mobley at the El Rey (8:30)
ALSO: Gatsbys American Dream at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)

Saturday: The Academic at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Joseph w/ Flyte at the Belasco (7pm)
ALSO: Fuller, The Habits, Soundhoose at the Goldfish (7pm)
ALSO: Jill Sobule at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: Ionnalee at the Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Willie Nelson 90 at Hollywood Bowl (7pm)

Sunday: Kill the Alarm at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Kris Allen at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Fly By Midnight at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Willie Nelson 90 at Hollywood Bowl (6:30)

To Keep in Mind:  
May 3rd: Lewis Capaldi at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 3rd: Shaed at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Enter Shikari at the Echoplex
May 3rd: Howie Day at the Hotel Cafe
May 4th: Field Guide at the Lodge Room (8:30)
May 4th: Cursive at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 5th Caroline Rose at the Fonda (9pm)
May 5th: Band of Horses at the Venice West (8pm)
May 5th: Dawes at Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 5th: Tamino at Lodge Room (8:30)
May 5th: The National Parks at the Troubadour
May 6th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge
May 7th: Tow’rs at Gold-Diggers
May 8th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: David Ryan Harris at the Venice West (8pm)
May 9th: Molly Moore at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 11th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
May 12th: Dermot Kennedy at YouTube Theater
May 13th: Ruston Kelly at the Fonda
May 16th: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium
May 16th: Wilder Woods w/ Ida Mae at the Roxy (7:30)
May 16th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 17th: Nation of Language at the Fonda (9pm)
May 17th: The Heavy at the Troubadour
May 17th: Dylan at the Morocan Lounge
May 17th: Arkells at the Echoplex
May 17th: Sister Hazel at the El Rey (8pm)
May 18th: Haley Reinhart at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 18th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Overcoats at Largo (8:30)
May 19th: half alive at the Wiltern
May 20th: Alex Lahey at Zebulon
May 22nd: Matchbox Twenty w/ the Wallflowers at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
May 23rd: Meg Myers at the Regent Theater (6:30)
May 24th: Hayley Warner at Resident (7:30)
May 24th: The Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 25th: Pretty Sick at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 26th: Transviolet at the Echo
May 28th: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
May 31st: Hozier at the Troubadour
June 1st: Matilda Mann at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 7th: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
June 8th: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour
June 9th: The Blue Stones at the Troubadour
June 10th: KT Tunstall at the Trouabdour
June 13th: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13th: The Amazons at the Echo
June 13th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
June 18th: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour
June 21st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 23rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
July 18th: Better Than Ezra at the El Rey (8pm)
July 19th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20th: Paramore at the Forum
July 23rd: Darren Criss at the Ford (7:30)
August 1st: Local Natives at the Ford (8pm)
August 2nd: Blondshell at the Roxy (8pm)
August 4th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 16th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 17th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 18th: SYML at the Belasco
August 27th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Hatchie at the Troubadour
September 8th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 25th: Cian Ducrot at the El Rey (8pm)
September 29th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 1st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 7th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 7th: Los Angeles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 8th: Los Aneles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 15th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 24th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
November 3rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
November 3rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda
December 4th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 4/17-4/23

Thoughts on friendship: Friendships are forged through shared experiences, solidified through shared struggles, and maintained with shared memories. I felt this all in an acute way this past week as one of my long-time favorite bands, The Silent Comedy, returned to play some shows in South California and I was reunited with many friends. A shared love of music or a particular band or artist is such a great way to find community and I feel lucky to have many great memories binding me to some great people.

Hanging out with folks after shows can lead to some late nights, however, so next week maybe I’ll just go back to being that oddball loner at the foot of the stage absorbing the music with a goofy grin on her face who leaves right after the show in order to maintain a reasonable bedtime. Looking at my calendar, I anticipate maximum grinning at the Hotel Cafe for Lucy Clearwater and Friends and at the Moroccan Lounge to see Will Joseph Cook!

Here’s what else I’m considering:  

Monday: Dirty Mondays f. Cody Jasper at Madame Siam (10pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night f. SkyeChristy at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Unprocessed at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Tuesday: Cannons w/ Bay Ledges at the Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)

Weds: Lucy Clearwater and Friends at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Open Folk at the Hotel Cafe (9:30)
ALSO: Christine and the Queens at the Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Blondie at the Greek Theatre (7:30)

Thursday: Will Joseph Cook at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Korey Dane at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: Jesse & Friends at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Ozomatli at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Muszette at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Ron Pope at the Lodge Room (9pm)

Saturday: Wonderland Acoustic Night f. Priscilla Ahn, Cary Brothers, Nikka Costa, Inara George, Ben Lee, Alex Lilly, Sweet Talk Radio at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Dustbowl Revival at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Flyte at Pico Union Project (8pm)
ALSO: SZABO at the Hotel Cafe second stage (10pm)
ALSO: Jane N The Jungle at the Viper Room (6:30)
ALSO: I See Hawks in LA at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: The Home Team at the Regent Theater (7pm)
ALSO: Light Up the Blues 6 (Concert to Benefit Autism Speaks) f. Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Lukas Nelson and more at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
ALSO: Saturdays at Seven at JuneShine Santa Monica (7pm)

Sunday:

To Keep in Mind:  
April 26th: The Backseat Lovers at Hollywood Palladium
April 26th: Noahfinnce at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
April 28th: Little Dume at the Venice West (8pm)
April 28th: Daisy the Great w/ Olive Klug at the Echo
April 29th: The Academic at the Troubadour
April 29th: Joseph at the Belasco
April 30th: Fly By Midnight at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
April 30th: Kris Allen at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Lewis Capaldi at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 3rd: Shaed at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Enter Shikari at the Echoplex
May 3rd: Howie Day at the Hotel Cafe
May 4th: Field Guide at the Lodge Room (8:30)
May 4th: Cursive at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 5th Caroline Rose at the Fonda (9pm)
May 5th: Band of Horses at the Venice West (8pm)
May 5th: Dawes at Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 5th: Tamino at Lodge Room (8:30)
May 5th: The National Parks at the Troubadour
May 6th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge
May 7th: Tow’rs at Gold-Diggers
May 8th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: David Ryan Harris at the Venice West (8pm)
May 9th: Molly Moore at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 11th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
May 12th: Dermot Kennedy at YouTube Theater
May 13th: Ruston Kelly at the Fonda
May 16th: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium
May 16th: Wilder Woods w/ Ida Mae at the Roxy (7:30)
May 16th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 17th: Nation of Language at the Fonda (9pm)
May 17th: The Heavy at the Troubadour
May 17th: Dylan at the Morocan Lounge
May 17th: Arkells at the Echoplex
May 17th: Sister Hazel at the El Rey (8pm)
May 18th: Haley Reinhart at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 18th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Overcoats at Largo (8:30)
May 19th: half alive at the Wiltern
May 20th: Alex Lahey at Zebulon
May 22nd: Matchbox Twenty w/ the Wallflowers at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
May 23rd: Meg Myers at the Regent Theater (6:30)
May 24th: Hayley Warner at Resident (7:30)
May 24th: The Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 25th: Pretty Sick at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 26th: Transviolet at the Echo
May 28th: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
June 1st: Matilda Mann at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 7th: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
June 8th: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour
June 9th: The Blue Stones at the Troubadour
June 10th: KT Tunstall at the Trouabdour
June 13th: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13th: The Amazons at the Echo
June 13th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
June 18th: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour
June 21st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 23rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
July 18th: Better Than Ezra at the El Rey (8pm)
July 19th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20th: Paramore at the Forum
August 2nd: Blondshell at the Roxy (8pm)
August 4th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 16th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 18th: SYML at the Belasco
August 27th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Hatchie at the Troubadour
September 8th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 25th: Cian Ducrot at the El Rey (8pm)
September 29th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 1st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 7th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 15th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 24th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
November 3rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
November 3rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda
December 4th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 4/10-4/16

Hoppy Easter! I got my celebration going Saturday night with Matthew Logan Vasquez at the Moroccan Lounge. After seeing so many younger bands lately with their tik tok friendly tunes, trendsetting lewks, and inflexible setlists, it was refreshing to see a talented band playing purely for the love of it (even if they were having the time of their lives singing about drinking White Claws). Matthew played songs from his various projects, taking notes from the invested audience and even breaking out into a requested tune that would extend beyond the limits of his allergy-impaired voice (do not bring the man any of those yellow wildflowers lining the roadsides). It was the perfect way to celebrate a joyous weekend!   

Next up we have an important week for one of my favorite bands, The Silent Comedy who are making their return to Los Angeles (it’s been years!) playing Harvard & Stone Thursday night.

Here’s what else I’m thinking:  

Monday: It’s a School Night f. Woodes at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live FREE at the Mint (7pm)

Tuesday: Maddie Zahm w/ Corook at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Tyson Motsenbocker, Sleeping Lion, Nate Amor at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7,9, 10:30)
ALSO: Microwave w/ Oso Oso, Delta Sleep and Mothe at the El Rey (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Weds: Down Under Wednesday f. Mane, Fox Fagan, Desert Sparrow FREE at Harvard & Stone (9pm)
ALSO: The Scarlet Opera at the Echoplex (7pm)
ALSO: Tiny Habits at the Troubadour (7pm)

Thursday: The Silent Comedy w/ Shane Hall and Blaze Francisco at Harvard & Stone (7:30)
ALSO: onelinedrawing, Alex Francis at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9,10)
ALSO: Mike Viola and Everybody Else at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Roe Kapara at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Friday: Ron Sexsmith, Steve Carlson at the Hotel Cafe (8,9:30)
ALSO: Sylvie w/ Zella Day, Jack Kilmer at Lodge Room (9pm)
ALSO: They Might Be Giants at the Wiltern (6:30)
ALSO: John Mayer w/ Alec Benjamin at the Forum (8pm)

Saturday: Dude Cervantes w/ Kilo Bravo and American Restless at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Darren Hayes at the Wiltern (6:30)
ALSO: The Brother Brothers at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: Saturdays at Seven at Dogtown Coffee (7pm)

Sunday: Never Ending Fall at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
April 19th: Christine and the Queens at the Fonda (9pm)
April 20th: Will Joseph Cook at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 20th: Korey Dane at Genghis Cohen
April 21st: Easy Life at the El Rey (8pm)
April 26th: The Backseat Lovers at Hollywood Palladium
April 26th: Noahfinnce at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
April 28th: Little Dume at the Venice West (8pm)
April 28th: Daisy the Great w/ Olive Klug at the Echo
April 29th: The Academic at the Troubadour
April 29th: Joseph at the Belasco
April 30th: Fly By Midnight at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
April 30th: Kris Allen at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Lewis Capaldi at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 3rd: Shaed at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Enter Shikari at the Echoplex
May 4th: Field Guide at the Lodge Room (8:30)
May 4th: Cursive at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 5th Caroline Rose at the Fonda (9pm)
May 5th: Band of Horses at the Venice West (8pm)
May 5th: Dawes at Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 5th: Tamino at Lodge Room (8:30)
May 5th: The National Parks at the Troubadour
May 6th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge
May 7th: Tow’rs at Gold-Diggers
May 8th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: David Ryan Harris at the Venice West (8pm)
May 9th: Molly Moore at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 11th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
May 12th: Dermot Kennedy at YouTube Theater
May 13th: Ruston Kelly at the Fonda
May 16th: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium
May 16th: Wilder Woods w/ Ida Mae at the Roxy (7:30)
May 16th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 17th: Nation of Language at the Fonda (9pm)
May 17th: The Heavy at the Troubadour
May 17th: Dylan at the Morocan Lounge
May 17th: Arkells at the Echoplex
May 17th: Sister Hazel at the El Rey (8pm)
May 18th: Haley Reinhart at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 18th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Overcoats at Largo (8:30)
May 19th: half alive at the Wiltern
May 20th: Alex Lahey at Zebulon
May 22nd: Matchbox Twenty w/ the Wallflowers at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
May 23rd: Meg Myers at the Regent Theater (6:30)
May 24th: Hayley Warner at Resident (7:30)
May 24th: The Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 25th: Pretty Sick at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 26th: Transviolet at the Echo
May 28th: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
June 1st: Matilda Mann at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 7th: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
June 8th: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour
June 9th: The Blue Stones at the Troubadour
June 10th: KT Tunstall at the Trouabdour
June 13th: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13th: The Amazons at the Echo
June 13th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
June 18th: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour
June 21st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 23rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
July 19th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20th: Paramore at the Forum
August 2nd: Blondshell at the Roxy (8pm)
August 4th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 18th: SYML at the Belasco
August 27th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Hatchie at the Troubadour
September 8th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 29th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 1st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 7th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 15th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 24th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
November 3rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
November 3rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda
December 4th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 4/3-4/9

A year or so ago I saw Abraham Alexander for the first time, playing a few songs for a radio show. I was particularly inspired by one song so I went online to identify its name and could not locate it anywhere. Months went by and I felt like maybe I had imagined this song. Fast forward to last week when I attended a listening party for the artist’s album, Sea/Sons, at the Gibson Showroom. About halfway through the album, Abraham gets out the guitar to play a couple tunes including one called “Blood Under the Bridge.” A few notes in and I realize that THIS IS MY SONG! There is nothing quite like discovering a new favorite song or artist live for the first time, but in this case, I was able to have that moment twice!

Hoping to have more discovery moments next week with a newer favorite artists such as Bendigo Fletcher, Self Esteem, Wldlfe and more:  

Monday: Carlie Hanson w/ Sophie Powers and Senses at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Tuesday: Bendigo Fletcher at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Medium Build at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Riley Biederer, Dylan Dunlap, Liv Miraldi, Bryce Drew at Black Rabbit Rose (7pm)
ALSO: Sir Chloe at the Smell (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Weds: Charlotte Lawrence w/ Hayley Gene Penner at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Sir Chloe at the Smell (8pm)
ALSO: Alta Avenue, Wolves at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: The Bots at Genghis Cohen (7pm)
ALSO: Tommy Newport at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Inhaler at the Wiltern (7pm)

Thursday: Yam Haus at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Self Esteem at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
ALSO: Sir Chloe at the Smell (8pm)
ALSO: Dragonette at the Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: Casey Cook at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Nik Freitas, No Win, Fan Fiction at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: Inhaler at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Muse w/ Evanescence, Highly Suspect at Crypto.com Arena (6:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Friday: Wldlfe at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Alexz Johnson w/ Lucy Clearwater, Grand Canyon, Lady Denim at the Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30, 10:30)
ALSO: Lucero at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: The Ataris at the Wiltern (6pm)

Saturday: Sego at The Cube (8pm)
ALSO: Alexz Johnson w/ Kat Hamilton, Leah Capelle at the Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30)
ALSO: Matthew Logan Vasquez at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Pinback at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
ALSO: Theo Katzman at the Wiltern (7:30)
ALSO: Colin Hay at the Saban Theatre (8pm)

Sunday: Liam St. John at the Moroccan Lounge (8pm)
ALSO: Sunny Day Real Estate at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Grand Ole Echo Presents: Leroy From the North at the Echo (5pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
April 11th: Maddie Zahm w/ Corook at the Troubadour
April 12th: The Scarlet Opera at the Echoplex
April 14th: They Might Be Giants at the Wiltern
April 14th: John Mayer at the Forum
April 15th: Darren Hayes at the Wiltern
April 15th: The Brother Brothers at Genghis Cohen
April 19th: Christine and the Queens at the Fonda (9pm)
April 20th: Will Joseph Cook at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 21st: Easy Life at the El Rey (8pm)
April 26th: The Backseat Lovers at Hollywood Palladium
April 26th: Noahfinnce at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
April 28th: Little Dume at the Venice West (8pm)
April 29th: The Academic at the Troubadour
April 29th: Joseph at the Belasco
April 30th: Fly By Midnight at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
April 30th: Kris Allen at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Lewis Capaldi at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 3rd: Shaed at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Enter Shikari at the Echoplex
May 4th: Field Guide at the Lodge Room (8:30)
May 5th Caroline Rose at the Fonda (9pm)
May 5th: Band of Horses at the Venice West (8pm)
May 5th: Dawes at Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 5th: Tamino at Lodge Room (8:30)
May 5th: The National Parks at the Troubadour
May 6th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge
May 7th: Tow’rs at Gold-Diggers
May 8th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: David Ryan Harris at the Venice West (8pm)
May 11th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
May 12th: Dermot Kennedy at YouTube Theater
May 16th: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium
May 16th: Wilder Woods w/ Ida Mae at the Roxy (7:30)
May 17th: Nation of Language at the Fonda (9pm)
May 17th: The Heavy at the Troubadour
May 17th: Dylan at the Morocan Lounge
May 17th: Arkells at the Echoplex
May 18th: Haley Reinhart at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 18th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Overcoats at Largo (8:30)
May 19th: half alive at the Wiltern
May 20th: Alex Lahey at Zebulon
May 22nd: Matchbox Twenty w/ the Wallflowers at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
May 23rd: Meg Myers at the Regent Theater (6:30)
May 24th: Hayley Warner at Resident (7:30)
May 24th: The Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 26th: Transviolet at the Echo
May 28th: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
June 1st: Matilda Mann at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 7th: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
June 8th: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour
June 9th: The Blue Stones at the Troubadour
June 10th: KT Tunstall at the Trouabdour
June 13th: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
June 18th: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour
June 21st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 23rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
July 19th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20th: Paramore at the Forum
August 4th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 18th: SYML at the Belasco
August 27th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 8th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 29th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 1st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 7th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 15th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 24th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
November 3rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
December 4th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 3/27-4/2

I’m still rocking from the album release party Saturday night with Annabel Lee. Check out her new album, Mother’s Hammer and be transported. Last week was a full slate of shows and the March madness continues next week with some special shows from Colbie Caillat, Andy Clockwise, and Dorothy as well as a chance to see one of my new favorites from Ireland, modernlove.

Here’s my full list with plenty of excellent musical offerings:

Monday: Colbie Caillat at the Hotel Cafe (two shows; 7, 9:30)
ALSO: Veers at Madame Siam (10pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night f. Alexa Villa, Forrest Nolan, Nicole Han, Suriel Hess at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live FREE at the Mint (7pm)

Tuesday: Annika Bennett at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Uncut Gems Showcase at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Show Up! f. Olivia Kaplan & Lady Apple Tree FREE at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Gunnar w/ Stereo Jane and Emi Grace at Venice West (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Weds: Andy Clockwise at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Demob Happy at the Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Matt Corby at the Masonic Lodge (8pm)
ALSO: waveform* at El Cid (6pm)
ALSO: Anna of the North at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Gracie Abrams at the Fonda (8:30)

Thursday: Gracie Abrams at the Fonda (8:30)
ALSO: Vanessa Carlton at the Roxy Theatre (8:30)
ALSO: Amanda Brown w/ LACES at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Robert Jon & The Wreck at the Viper Room (7pm)
ALSO: Nicky Youre at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Chest Fever at the Mint (8:30)
ALSO: Matt Corby at the Masonic Lodge (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Friday: modernlove at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Colony House at the Belasco (8pm)
ALSO: Dorothy at the Troubadour (7:30)
ALSO: Witt Lowry at the Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: Mike Schiavo w/ Own Danoff, Ryan Nealon w/ Deza & Julia Gartha at the Hotel Cafe (7,9)
ALSO: Theo Kandel w/ Ashlynn Malia, Wyatt Pike, Savannah Sgro at the Mint (8pm)
ALSO: Mason Jennings at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Saturday: Michigander w/ Bel at the Echo (8pm)
ALSO: Charlie Hickey w/ Kristiane, The Milk Carton Kids at Pico Union Project (8pm)
ALSO: Nick Waterhouse at Genghis Cohen (7pm)
ALSO: Rayland Baxter at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Claire Rosinkranz at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Betty Who at the Novo (8pm)
ALSO: Unknown Mortal Orchestra at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO Reba McEntire at the Hollywood Bowl (6:30)
ALSO: Saturdays at Seven at Venice (7pm)

Sunday: Mod Sun w/ Stand Atlantic at the Fonda Theatre (7:30)
ALSO: Claire Rosinkranz at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Rocco DeLuca FREE at Zebulon (8pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
April 4th: Bendigo Fletcher at the Echo
April 4th: Medium Build at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 5th: Inhaler at the Wiltern
April 6th: Inhaler at the Wiltern
April 6th: Yam Haus at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 6th: Self Esteem at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
April 6th: Dragonette at the Roxy (9pm)
April 6th: Muse w/ Evanescence, Highly Suspect at Crypto.com Arena (6:30)
April 7th: Wldlfe at the Moroccan Lounge
April 7th: The Ataris at the Wiltern
April 8th: Theo Katzman at the Wiltern
April 8th: Matthew Logan Vasquez at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 11th: Maddie Zahm w/ Corook at the Troubadour
April 12th: The Scarlet Opera at the Echoplex
April 14th: They Might Be Giants at the Wiltern
April 14th: John Mayer at the Forum
April 15th: Darren Hayes at the Wiltern
April 15th: The Brother Brothers at Genghis Cohen
April 19th: Christine and the Queens at the Fonda (9pm)
April 20th: Will Joseph Cook at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 21st: Easy Life at the El Rey (8pm)
April 26th: The Backseat Lovers at Hollywood Palladium
April 26th: Noahfinnce at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
April 28th: Little Dume at the Venice West (8pm)
April 29th: The Academic at the Troubadour
April 29th: Joseph at the Belasco
April 30th: Fly By Midnight at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
April 30th: Kris Allen at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Lewis Capaldi at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 3rd: Shaed at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Enter Shikari at the Echoplex
May 4th: Field Guide at the Lodge Room (8:30)
May 5th Caroline Rose at the Fonda (9pm)
May 5th: Band of Horses at the Venice West (8pm)
May 5th: Dawes at Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 5th: Tamino at Lodge Room (8:30)
May 5th: The National Parks at the Troubadour
May 6th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge
May 7th: Tow’rs at Gold-Diggers
May 8th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: David Ryan Harris at the Venice West (8pm)
May 11th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
May 12th: Dermot Kennedy at YouTube Theater
May 16th: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium
May 16th: Wilder Woods w/ Ida Mae at the Roxy (7:30)
May 17th: Nation of Language at the Fonda (9pm)
May 17th: The Heavy at the Troubadour
May 17th: Dylan at the Morocan Lounge
May 17th: Arkells at the Echoplex
May 18th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Overcoats at Largo (8:30)
May 19th: half alive at the Wiltern
May 20th: Alex Lahey at Zebulon
May 22nd: Matchbox Twenty w/ the Wallflowers at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
May 23rd: Meg Myers at the Regent Theater (6:30)
May 24th: Hayley Warner at Resident (7:30)
May 26th: Transviolet at the Echo
May 28th: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
June 1st: Matilda Mann at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 7th: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
June 8th: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour
June 10th: KT Tunstall at the Trouabdour
June 13th: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
June 18th: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour
June 21st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 23rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
July 19th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20th: Paramore at the Forum
August 4th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 18th: SYML at the Belasco
August 27th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 8th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 29th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 1st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 7th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 15th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 24th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
November 3rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
December 4th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 3/20-3/26

I am back in LA and despite not getting much sleep over the last week, I am en route to the Fonda to rock out with Badflower! My SXSW 2023 list of top sets include Circa Waves, Bailen, and Andrew McMahon, all playing LA next week along with several other stand outs from my week in Austin (milk, The Scratch, Annabel Lee).

Here are the rest of my top show picks:

Monday: It’s a School Night at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: alt-J w/ Girli at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Tuesday: Circa Waves w/ the Ramona Flowers at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: milk. At the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Ailbhe Reddy at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Scout Gillett w/ Ben Grey at Genghis Cohen (7pm)
ALSO: Bailen at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Algiers at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
ALSO: Nessa Barrett at the Fonda (8:30)
ALSO: alt-J w/ Girli at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)

Weds: The Scratch at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: The Tallest Man on Earth at Masonic Lodge (7pm)
ALSO: Sorcha Richardson at Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Nessa Barrett at the Fonda (8:30)
ALSO: Fleet Foxes at the Belasco (7pm)
ALSO: alt-J w/ Girli at the Wiltern (7pm)

Thursday: Arcy Drive at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: The Tallest Man on Earth at Masonic Lodge (7pm)
ALSO: Maria Taylor w/ Sally Dworsky and Mike Bloom at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: The Golden Dregs at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: wilt, Ari Rivera, Maisyn at El Cid (7pm)
ALSO: Morgan Wade at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Friday: Paolo Nutini at the Belasco (7pm)
ALSO: Victoria Canal and friends at the Sun Room (8pm)
ALSO: Andrew McMahon at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Sara Jean Kelley at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: The Mother Hips at the Lodge Room (9pm)
ALSO: Delta Rae at the Troubadour (7pm)

Saturday: Anabel Lee w/ Sydney Sprague at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Scary Pockets w/ David Ryan Harris at the Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Nessa Barrett at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Jeff Goldblum and The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra at LA Orpheum (8pm)

Sunday: Hamish Anderson at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Cindy Alexander at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Theory of a Deadman at the Wiltern (6pm)
ALSO: The War & Treaty at the Troubadour (7pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
March 28th: Annika Bennett at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
March 29th: Andy Clockwise at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
March 29th: Matt Corby at the Masonic Lodge (8pm)
March 29th: Gracie Abrams at the Fonda (8:30)
March 30th: Gracie Abrams at the Fonda (8:30)
March 30th: Matt Corby at the Masonic Lodge (8pm)
March 30th: Nicky Youre at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
March 30th: Vanessa Carlton at the Roxy Theatre (8:30)
March 31st: Colony House at the Belasco
March 31st: modernlove at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
March 31st: Dorothy at the Troubadour
April 1st: Michigander at the Echo (8pm)
April 1st: Betty Who at the Novo (8pm)
April 1st: Charlie Hickey at Pico Union Project
April 2nd: Mod Sun w/ Stand Atlantic at the Fonda Theatre (7:30)
April 4th: Bendigo Fletcher at the Echo
April 4th: Medium Build at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 5th: Inhaler at the Wiltern
April 6th: Inhaler at the Wiltern
April 6th: Yam Haus at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 6th: Self Esteem at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
April 6th: Muse w/ Evanescence, Highly Suspect at Crypto.com Arena (6:30)
April 7th: Wldlfe at the Moroccan Lounge
April 7th: The Ataris at the Wiltern
April 8th: Theo Katzman at the Wiltern
April 8th: Matthew Logan Vasquez at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 11th: Maddie Zahm w/ Corook at the Troubadour
April 12th: The Scarlet Opera at the Echoplex
April 14th: They Might Be Giants at the Wiltern
April 14th: John Mayer at the Forum
April 15th: Darren Hayes at the Wiltern
April 15th: The Brother Brothers at Genghis Cohen
April 19th: Christine and the Queens at the Fonda (9pm)
April 20th: Will Joseph Cook at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 21st: Easy Life at the El Rey (8pm)
April 26th: The Backseat Lovers at Hollywood Palladium
April 26th: Noahfinnce at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
April 28th: Little Dume at the Venice West (8pm)
April 29th: The Academic at the Troubadour
April 29th: Joseph at the Belasco
April 30th: Fly By Midnight at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
April 30th: Kris Allen at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Lewis Capaldi at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 3rd: Shaed at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Enter Shikari at the Echoplex
May 4th: Field Guide at the Lodge Room (8:30)
May 5th Caroline Rose at the Fonda (9pm)
May 5th: Band of Horses at the Venice West (8pm)
May 5th: Dawes at Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 5th: Tamino at Lodge Room (8:30)
May 5th: The National Parks at the Troubadour
May 6th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge
May 8th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: David Ryan Harris at the Venice West (8pm)
May 11th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
May 12th: Dermot Kennedy at YouTube Theater
May 16th: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium
May 16th: Wilder Woods w/ Ida Mae at the Roxy (7:30)
May 17th: Nation of Language at the Fonda (9pm)
May 17th: The Heavy at the Troubadour
May 17th: Dylan at the Morocan Lounge
May 18th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Overcoats at Largo (8:30)
May 19th: half alive at the Wiltern
May 20th: Alex Lahey at Zebulon
May 22nd: Matchbox Twenty w/ the Wallflowers at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
May 23rd: Meg Myers at the Regent Theater (6:30)
May 24th: Hayley Warner at Resident (7:30)
May 26th: Transviolet at the Echo
May 28th: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
June 7th: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
June 8th: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour
June 13th: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
June 21st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 23rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
July 19th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20th: Paramore at the Forum
August 4th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 18th: SYML at the Belasco
August 27th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 8th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 29th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 1st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 15th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 24th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
December 4th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum

~ Kristen