Getting through the list of announced SXSW artists has been somewhat slow going, but I’m glad I made it to Sara Hartman’s name before she came to town last week.  The Berlin-based artist inspired at Bardot Monday night. There is not much better than seeing a great new artist for the first time…

Next week is a busy one. All of the holiday shows and festivals are already making my schedule challenging, but then Dear Boy announces a West Coast tour that threatens all previously made plans.  The one show written in black ink in my calendar is Monday night when The Shadowboxers make their return to Los Angeles and play It’s A School Night at Bardot.

Here are the rest of my options:

 

Monday: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. The Shadowboxers, Sun Drugs (8:30)
ALSO: Rainbow Jackson w/ Down and Outlaws, Diamonds, The Dough Rollers FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Figs Vision, Draemings FREE at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Royal Machines at The Roxy (8:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 f. Oak & Gorski, Josiah Lemming, Michael Doman, Clare Means, and more (8pm)

 

Tuesday: The New Politics at The El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Zella Day at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
ALSO: Fairground Saints, Justin Hulsey w/ Sleeping Wolf & Peter Katz at The Hotel Cafe (9, 10)
ALSO: Korey Dane at The Lost Room (8pm)
ALSO: Royal Machines at The Roxy (8:30)

 

Weds: Dear Boy and The Dears at Bootleg Theater (8:30)
ALSO: Komox, The Gabrielz at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: Chris Robinson Brotherhood at The El Rey (9pm)

 

Thursday: The Shadowboxers at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Nikka Costa & Strings at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: Fiona Grey FREE at Mrs. Fish (11:45)
ALSO: Puscifer at The Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
ALSO: Death Cab for Cutie at Orpheum Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Rock the Schools Concert at The Mint f. Johnny Rzeznik, Jordin Sparks, Aaron Carter, and more (8pm)
ALSO: Youbloom Music Festival (7pm) http://www.youbloom.com/la-2015/

 

Friday: K.Flay, The Mowgli’s, Lights at The Wiltern (6:30)
ALSO: Hohotel 2015 day 1 at The Hotel Cafe  f. Curtis Peoples, Dave Yaden, Keaton Simons, Patrick Droney and more (7pm)
ALSO: Bushwalla FREE at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Postmodern Jukebox at Microsoft Theater (8pm)
ALSO: David Wax Museum w/ Marty O’Reilly at The Mint (8pm)
ALSO: Genevieve at El Cid (10:15)
ALSO: Puscifer at The Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
ALSO: The Dustbowl Revival w/ Wild Reeds and Leftover Cuties at The Teragram Ballroom (9pm)
ALSO: Youbloom Music Fest (7pm) http://www.youbloom.com/la-2015/

 

Saturday: Hohotel 2015 day 2 at The Hotel Cafe f. Javier Dun, Jim & Sam, Joel Eckels, Jesse Thomas, Sleeping Wolf, The Absolute and more (7pm)
ALSO: BuzzBands.LA Holiday Hurrah f. SWIMM, Babes, Memory Rounds at El Cid (10pm)
ALSO: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at The Forum (4pm)
ALSO: Youbloom Music Fest (7pm) http://www.youbloom.com/la-2015/

 

Sunday: Jeff Campbell at Room 5 (7:30)
ALSO: The Bird and The Bee FREE at The Federal Bar (11am)
ALSO: Cage The Elephant at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Colin Hay Acoustic at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: Brian Whelan & The Rockin’ Roaches at The Echoplex (7pm)
ALSO: McCabe’s Umpteeth Annual Holiday Show FREE at McCabe’s (7pm)
ALSO: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at The Forum (4pm)
 

To Keep in Mind:
December 14^th: The 1975 at Club Nokia
December 14^th: CHVRCHES at Fonda Theatre
December 15^th: Nathaniel Rateliff at The El Rey
December 22^nd: Watkins Family Hour at Largo
January 6^th: Keaton Simons at The Hotel Cafe
January 16^th: Zane Carney at The Troubadour
January 19^th: Half Moon Run at The Troubadour
January 20^th: Honeyhoney at Teragram Ballroom
January 29^th: The Silent Comedy at Saint Rocke
February 3^rd: Stephen Kellogg at The Hotel Café
February 5^th: SafetySuit at The Troubadour
February 5^th: The Neighbourhood at Fox Theater Pomona
February 8^th: Nothing But Thieves at The Troubadour
February 9^th: Jukebox the Ghost at The Regent Theater
February 10^th/11^th: Guster at Teragram Ballroom
February 14^th: Tyler Hilton at Saint Rocke
February 24^th: Jamie N Commons at The Troubadour
February 26^th: Lake Street Dive at The Wiltern
February 26^th: Knox Hamilton at The Troubadour
March 3^rd: Vance Joy w/ Elle King at The Shrine
March 4^th: Penny and Sparrow at The Hotel Cafe
March 9^th: Natalie Merchant at Orpheum Theatre
March 12^th: Anderson East at The Troubadour
April 29^th: The Avett Brothers w/ The Milk Carton Kids at Greek Theatre
June 3^rd: Thrice at Shrine Expo Hall

~ Kristen

 

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Now that’s it’s officially the Christmas season, I’ve started working more fervently on my end of year music mix. Based on yesterday, however, I’m worried I won’t have enough time to get it done. I was debating which Dark Waves song I wanted to include and then ended up listening to my Dark Waves EP on repeat all day…and never quite reached a conclusion on song choice.

This week, a surprising number of bands are giving us options by playing multiple days. The Dandy Warhols, Gary Clark Jr., Amiee Mann and Ted Leo, and Johnnyswimm are all playing two or three times! How considerate! My show pick, however, will go to Thursday night at The Troubadour. Three stellar bands including one of my favorites from SXSW, Hamish Anderson.  This guy knows how to play a guitar!

Here are the rest of my picks:

 

Monday: The Big Pink FREE at The Echo (10:30)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Sara Hartman (8:30)
ALSO: Elle Belle w/ Sleep State, Mothlight, Mynabirds (acoustic) at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Marie Digby w/ Andrew Marks, Fairground Saints at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9)
ALSO: Golden State FREE at Lucky Strike Hollywood (9pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday FREE at Room 5 f. Abbot Kinney, Jesse Thomas, Michael Doman, Patrick Joseph and more (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Radio Live at The Mint (7pm)

 

Tuesday: Dave Yaden and friends FREE at The Hollywood Music Hall (10pm)
ALSO: James Bay at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Atlas Genius at The Roxy (8:30)
ALSO: The Dahls at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Evol Walks at The Viper Room (8pm)

 

Weds: Deluka at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Wilding, Heaps N Heaps at Bootleg Theater (8pm)
ALSO: The Aimee Mann and Ted Leo Christmas Show at Largo (8:30)

 

Thursday: Little Hurricane w/ Sonny Boy Thorn and Hamish Anderson at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Rival Tides at Boardners
ALSO: The Dandy Warhols at Teragram Ballroom (8:30)
ALSO: Gary Clark Jr. at The Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: The Aimee Mann and Ted Leo Christmas Show at Largo (8:30)

 

Friday: Calico The Band Holiday Show at The Hotel Cafe (9pm-1am)
ALSO: Paloalto, National Anthem, The American Spirit at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: A Johnnyswim Christmas at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Gary Clark Jr. at The Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: The Dandy Warhols at Teragram Ballroom (8:30)

 

Saturday: Midnight Divide at The Hotel Cafe (11pm)
ALSO: Holidayfest FREE on South Lake Avenue Pasadena f. DWNTWN, The Dustbowl Revival, Magic Giant (1, 2:30, 4)
ALSO: A Johnnyswim Christmas at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Go Betty Go, The Two Tens at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: Gary Clark Jr. at The Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: The Dandy Warhols at Teragram Ballroom (8:30)

 

Sunday: Josiah & The Bonnevilles w/ Ivory Deville FREE at The Surly Goat (9pm)
ALSO: A Johnnyswim Christmas at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: KOST Christmas Land at Microsoft Theater f. Train, Andy Grammer Pentatonix (6:30)

 

To Keep in Mind:
December 8^th: New Politics at The El Rey
December 9^th: Dear Boy at Bootleg Theater
December 10^th: The Shadowboxers at The Hotel Cafe
December 10^th: Death Cab for Cutie at Orpheum Theatre
December 11^th: K.Flay, Lights, The Mowgli’s at The Wiltern
December 12^th/13^th: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at The Forum
December 13^th: The Bird and The Bee at The Federal Bar
December 14^th: The 1975 at Club Nokia
December 14^th: CHVRCHES at Fonda Theatre
December 15^th: Nathaniel Rateliff at The El Rey
December 22^nd: Watkins Family Hour at Largo
January 16^th: Zane Carney at The Troubadour
January 20^th: Honeyhoney at Teragram Ballroom
February 3^rd: Stephen Kellogg at The Hotel Café
February 5^th: SafetySuit at The Troubadour
February 5^th: The Neighbourhood at Fox Theater Pomona
February 9^th: Jukebox the Ghost at The Regent Theater
February 10^th/11^th: Guster at Teragram Ballroom
February 14^th: Tyler Hilton at Saint Rocke
February 24^th: Jamie N Commons at The Troubadour
February 26^th: Lake Street Dive at The Wiltern
February 26^th: Knox Hamilton at The Troubadour
March 3^rd: Vance Joy w/ Elle King at The Shrine
March 4^th: Penny and Sparrow at The Hotel Cafe
March 9^th: Natalie Merchant at Orpheum Theatre

~ Kristen

 

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Happy Thanksgiving week! I am most thankful for the things that keep me going – musical adventures, my LA bands (especially Irontom, Dear Boy, and Dark Waves), friends that buy me boba tea, SXSW, and the imminent return of Mulder and Scully to my TV screen.

If you’re looking for some good music this week, here’s what I’d recommend. Show pick is Andy Clockwise who is celebrating the release of his double single “Open Relationship/C&C” Wednesday night at Hollywood Music Hall.

 

Monday: BORNS w/ Avid Dancer at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: The Big Pink FREE at The Echo (10:30)
ALSO: Elle Belle w/ guests FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Golden State FREE at Lucky Strike Hollywood (9pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Muna, Grace Mitchell, Sego, Manatee Commune (8:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday FREE at Room 5 f. Jesse Cole, Miranda Lee Richards, Michael Doman, and more (8pm)

 

Tuesday: Matthew Logan Vasquez at Lot 613 (8pm)
ALSO: Allison Weiss at The Echo (10pm)

 

Weds: Andy Clockwise FREE at The Hollywood Music Hall (8pm)
ALSO: Copeland w/ Eisley and We Are The City at The Troubadour (7pm)

 

Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Friday: Sir Video at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Family of the Year w/ Kaleo and Cillie Barnes at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Gogol Bordello at The Wiltern (8pm)

 

Saturday: Family of the Year w/ Kaleo and Cillie Barnes  at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Mount Holly at The Wayfarer in Costa Mesa (10pm)
ALSO: Robert Delong at The Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Nikki Lane at The Roxy (8:30)

 

Sunday: Foals at The Wiltern (8pm)

 

To Keep in Mind:
December 1^st: James Bay at Hollywood Palladium
December 1^st: Atlas Genius at The Roxy
December 3^rd: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe
December 3^rd: Little Hurricane at The Troubadour
December 4^th: Ellie Goulding at Staples Center
December 8^th: New Politics at The El Rey
December 10^th: The Shadowboxers at The Hotel Cafe
December 10^th: Death Cab for Cutie at Orpheum Theatre
December 11^th: K.Flay, Lights, The Mowgli’s at The Wiltern
December 12^th/13^th: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at The Forum
December 13^th: The Bird and The Bee at The Federal Bar
December 14^th: The 1975 at Club Nokia
December 14^th: CHVRCHES at Fonda Theatre
December 15^th: Nathaniel Rateliff at The El Rey
December 22^nd: Watkins Family Hour at Largo
January 16^th: Zane Carney at The Troubadour
January 20^th: Honeyhoney at Teragram Ballroom
February 3^rd: Stephen Kellogg at The Hotel Café
February 5^th: SafetySuit at The Troubadour
February 5^th: The Neighbourhood at Fox Theater Pomona
February 9^th: Jukebox the Ghost at The Regent Theater
February 10^th/11^th: Guster at Teragram Ballroom
February 14^th: Tyler Hilton at Saint Rocke
February 24^th: Jamie N Commons at The Troubadour
February 26^th: Lake Street Dive at The Wiltern
February 26^th: Knox Hamilton at The Troubadour
March 3^rd: Vance Joy w/ Elle King at The Shrine
March 4^th: Penny and Sparrow at The Hotel Cafe
March 9^th: Natalie Merchant at Orpheum Theatre

~ Kristen

 

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Today is all about running errands, watching Coupling, listening to Joe Firstman, and finishing the book I’ve been reading. I’m desperately trying to reset myself for the week ahead.

There are plenty of exciting shows next week, but my pick of the week goes to Meg Myers at The El Rey Tuesday night. I’ve been loving her new album and Meg always puts on an incredibly dynamic performance. Bonus points for having Dark Waves as an opener.

Here are the rest of my musical options:

 

Monday: It’s A School Night at Bardot f. Boy & Bear, Boom Forest, Kevin Garrett (8:30)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live at The Mint f. Fiona Grey (7pm)
ALSO: The Big Pink w/ Sego FREE at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: Island Apollo FREE at The Silverlake Lounge (8pm)
ALSO: Kate Davis w/ Jordie Lane, Honey County at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9)
ALSO: Chris Stapleton at The El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Patti Smith at The Orpheum Theatre (7:30)
ALSO: Seal at The Theatre at Ace Hotel (7pm)
ALSO: Elle Belle, Whispertown FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday FREE at Room 5 (8pm)

 

Tuesday: Meg Myers w/ Dark Waves and Armors at The El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Austin Plaine, Alex & Sierra at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30)
ALSO: Matthew Logan Vasquez at Lot 613 (8pm)
ALSO: Riothorse Royale at The Echo (11pm)
ALSO: Tom Morello & Friends at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Evanescence at The Wiltern (7pm)

 

Wednesday: Andy Clockwise FREE at The Hollywood Music Hall (8pm)
ALSO: Ryan Bingham, Jamestown Revival at The Regent Theater (8pm)
ALSO: Korey Dane, Jenny O FREE at The Standard (8,9)
ALSO: Ships Have Sailed, Blondefire FREE at Bardot (9pm)
ALSO: The Good Life w/ Big Harp and Francisco The Man at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Young Creatures w/ Infantree, Dr. Doctor at Bootleg Bar (8pm)
ALSO: Halsey at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: Shining A Light Benefit Concert f. Bruce Springsteen, Ed Sheeran, Pink, Sia, and more at The Shrine Auditorium (7:30)

 

Thursday: James Hersey, Jay Nash, Joel Eckels Band  at The Hotel Cafe (8, 9, 10)
ALSO: 8MM, Alain Johannes, Free Dominguez at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Good Charlotte at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Broncho at Teragram Ballroom (9pm)
ALSO: Half Moon Run at Bootleg Theatre (8:30)
ALSO: David Ryan Harris w/ Tyler Lyle at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Alvvays at The Echoplex (10pm)
ALSO: Halsey at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: Dear Boy w/ Dark Waves FREE at The Slidebar in Fullerton (8pm)

 

Friday: The Brevet FREE at Mrs. Fish (9:30)
ALSO: We Were Promised Jetpacks at Teragram Ballroom (9pm)
ALSO: New Found Glory/Yellowcard at The Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: The Polyphonic Spree at The El Rey (8:30)
ALSO: Rhett Miller at McCabe’s (two shows: 8pm, 10pm)

 

Saturday: Jim and Sam at The Hotel Cafe (10:30)
ALSO: Steven Roth FREE at The Hollywood Music Hall (11pm)

 

Sunday: Yuna at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Sean Watkins at McCabe’s (8pm)

 

To Keep in Mind:
November 28^th: Kaleo at The Troubadour
December 1^st: James Bay at Hollywood Palladium
December 1^st: Atlas Genius at The Roxy
December 3^rd: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe
December 3^rd: Little Hurricane at The Troubadour
December 4^th: Ellie Goulding at Staples Center
December 8^th: New Politics at The El Rey
December 10^th: The Shadowboxers at The Hotel Cafe
December 10^th: Death Cab for Cutie at Orpheum Theatre
December 11^th: K.Flay, Lights, The Mowgli’s at The Wiltern
December 13^th: The Bird and The Bee at The Federal Bar
December 14^th: The 1975 at Club Nokia
December 14^th: CHVRCHES at Fonda Theatre
December 15^th: Nathaniel Rateliff at The El Rey
December 22^nd: Watkins Family Hour at Largo
February 3^rd: Stephen Kellogg at The Hotel Café
February 10^th/11^th: Guster at Teragram Ballroom
February 14^th: Tyler Hilton at Saint Rocke
February 24^th: Jamie N Commons at The Troubadour
February 26^th: Lake Street Dive at The Wiltern
February 26^th: Knox Hamilton at The Troubadour
March 3^rd: Vance Joy w/ Elle King at The Shrine
March 9^th: Natalie Merchant at Orpheum Theatre

~ Kristen

 

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Today appears to be a creepy crawly sits on your shoulder/$600 utility bill for a place you no longer live kind of day. I did get to play with a nice young woman’s puppy outside of a coffee shop so I suppose there was some brightness. New goal: work in a place that is pet friendly.

Musically speaking, show pick of the week has to be Nashville’s Moon Taxi playing The Troubadour Wednesday night.

Here are my other picks:

 

Monday: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Frances (8:30)
ALSO: Glen Hansard at Walt Disney Concert Hall (7pm)
ALSO: Summer Twins w/ Rachel Goodrich, Cobalt Cranes, Francisco The Man FREE at The Echoplex (8:30)
ALSO: Elle Belle FREE at The Satellite (11pm)
ALSO: Houndmouth at The Grammy Museum (8pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 (8pm)

 

Tuesday: Frances, Alex & Sierra at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30)
ALSO: Houndmouth w/ Howard at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Matthew Logan Vasquez w/ The Dough Rollers at Lot 613 (8pm)
ALSO: Gill Landry, Stelth Ulvang, KaiL Baxley at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Kyle Britton at Harvelles (9pm)

 

Weds: Moon Taxi at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO:  In The Valley Below w/ Handsome Ghost and The Bulls at El Rey Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: The Gabrielz Experience at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: Mother Falcon and Ben Sollee at Teregram Ballroom (9pm)

 

Thursday: Badass Bands Blog presents at Silverlake Lounge f. Folk Riot, LA River Bend, Bones Muhroni (8pm)
ALSO: Freedom Fry at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Marianas Trench FREE at Lucky Strike Hollywood (7pm)
ALSO: Ghost Lit Kingdom at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Bird Dog at Townhouse Venice (9pm)
ALSO: Katy Rose FREE at The Library at The Redbury Hotel (7:30)
ALSO: Real Rock n Roll Movers 5 year Anniversary Party at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: The Paper Kites w/ Old Man Canyon at The Troubadour (8pm)

 

Friday: Collective Soul w/ Magnets and Ghosts at The Wiltern (8pm)
ALSO: The North, The Absolute at The Mint (9:15, 11:05)
ALSO: Hayley Kiyoko at The Lyric Theater (8pm)
ALSO: Blitzen Trapper at Teregram Ballroom (9pm)

 

Saturday: Lady Sinatra at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: King Washington, The Diamond Light, Opus Vitae at The Echo (6pm)
ALSO: Jewel at Palace Theatre (7pm)
ALSO: X Ambassadors w/ Skylar Grey and Kevin Garrett at Fonda Theater (8pm)
ALSO: Erin McKeown w/ Rod Picott at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Jaq Mackenzie at Room 5 (7pm)
ALSO: Chris Pierce at Harvelles (8:30)
ALSO: Circa Survive at Shrine Expo Hall (8pm)

 

Sunday: Joe Firstman at Saint Rocke (7pm)
 

To Keep in Mind:
November 17^th: Meg Myers w/ Dark Waves at The El Rey
November 18^th: Jamestown Revival at the Regent Theater
November 19^th: Jay Nash at The Hotel Café
November 19^th: 8MM at The Viper Room
November 20^th: We Were Promised Jetpacks at The Teragram Ballroom
November 28^th: Kaleo at The Troubadour
December 1^st: James Bay at Hollywood Palladium
December 4^th: Ellie Goulding at Staples Center
December 10^th: The Shadowboxers at The Hotel Cafe
December 11^th: K.Flay, Lights, The Mowgli’s at The Wiltern
December 14^th: The 1975 at Club Nokia
February 3^rd: Stephen Kellogg at The Hotel Cafe
February 14^th: Tyler Hilton at Saint Rocke
March 3^rd: Vance Joy w/ Elle King at The Shrine
March 9^th: Natalie Merchant at Orpheum Theatre

~ Kristen

 

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Last week was a busy one. From an intimate Jack Garratt show, dancing with Young Rising Sons, interviewing Aaron Bruno (AWOLNATION) before one of the best shows I’ve seen this year, and a full weekend of Comikaze craziness, I’m feeling a bit…tired? Aiming to go to bed early tonight to be ready for whatever adventures next week has in store…especially since Monday night is one of my fave LA bands, Badflower, at Lucky Strike in Hollywood.

Here are the rest of my music options:

 

Monday: Badflower FREE at Lucky Strike Hollywood (9:30)
ALSO: It’s A School Night at Bardot f. Christopher Paul Stelling, Ivy Levan (8:30)
ALSO: No Win w/ Big Harp and more FREE at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: The Dough Rollers FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Young Creatures FREE at Harvard & Stone (10pm)
ALSO: Hanson at The Fonda (7pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Radio Live FREE at The Mint (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 f. Ivory Deville, Kid Bloom, Michael Doman, etc. (8pm)

 

Tuesday: Gavin James at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Little May at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: LP w/ Josiah and The Bonneville FREE at No Vacancy (10pm)
ALSO: Sylvan Esso at The Fonda (8pm)
ALSO: Matthew Logan Vasquez at Lot 613 (8pm)
ALSO: Rhonda’s Kiss Presents Live Benefit Concert f. Dave Navarro, Juliette Lewis, Duff McKagan, etc. (7pm)

 

Weds: DNCE at The Roxy (8:30)
ALSO: White Sea FREE at Bootleg Bar (8pm)
ALSO: Lauren Ruth Ward w/ James the Human and Jim and Sam FREE at The Lost Room (8pm)
ALSO: The Maybe Somedays, Prints, The Blues and Grey’s at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Of Montreal at The Regent Theater (8pm)

 

Thursday: Penny and Sparrow at Pepperdine University (7:30)
ALSO: French Cassettes FREE at The Record Parlour (9pm)
ALSO: Smallpools w/ The Score at The Fonda Theatre (7pm)
ALSO: Kristin Chenoweth at Walt Disney Concert Hall (8pm)

 

Friday: The Shakers FREE at O’Briens (10pm)
ALSO: The Rocket Summer at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Christopher Paul Stelling w/ John Timothy at Silverlake Lounge (9pm)
ALSO: David Ramirez w/ Liza Anne, Kevin Earnest at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30)
ALSO: Beat Connection at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: A Great Big World w/ Sawyer Fredericks at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: The Watkins Family Hour at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: Patty Griffin at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: The Winery Dogs at Saban Theatre (9pm)

 

Saturday: Dan Wilson at Ivar Theater (8pm)
ALSO: Lenka, Chris Pierce and Jon Butcher at Genghis Cohen (7:30, 9:30)
ALSO: Tall Tales and the Silver Lining at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Ryn Weaver at The Belasco Theatre (7pm)
ALSO: Duncan Sheik and Suzanne Vega at Saban Theatre (8pm)

 

Sunday: The Menzingers & mewithoutYou at The Echoplex (8pm)
ALSO: Art Garfunkel at The Wiltern (7pm)

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
November 9^th: Glen Hansard at Walk Disney Concert Hall
November 11^th: Moon Taxi at The Troubadour
November 11^th: Ben Sollee at Teragram Ballroom
November 14^th: Skylar Grey at The Fonda Theater
November 15^th: The Contenders at The Mint
November 17^th: Meg Myers w/ Dark Waves at The El Rey
November 18^th: Jamestown Revival at the Regent Theater
November 19^th: Jay Nash at The Hotel Cafe
November 20^th: We Were Promised Jetpacks at The Teragram Ballroom
November 28^th: Kaleo at The Troubadour
December 1^st: James Bay at Hollywood Palladium
December 4^th: Ellie Goulding at Staples Center
December 10^th: The Shadowboxers at The Hotel Cafe
December 11^th: K.Flay, Lights, The Mowgli’s at The Wiltern
December 14^th: The 1975 at Club Nokia
February 14^th: Tyler Hilton at Saint Rocke
March 3^rd: Vance Joy w/ Elle King at The Shrine
March 9^th: Natalie Merchant at Orpheum Theatre

~ Kristen

 

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

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

My full list of recommendations:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

~ Kristen

 

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