I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays. I have filled my music-void with episodes of The X-Files, meals with friends, puzzling, cats, and a few movies. I was largely disappointed by the films I saw in the theater so I’ve now watched Moulin Rouge twice to remind me of what a great film feels like. As a result, I’ve have the Moulin Rouge soundtrack stuck in my head for days. My head radio goes back and forth between those songs and the slowed down version of Sia’s “Chandelier” I heard when I caught up on Selfie (RIP).

People keep asking me about my plans for New Years…I’m just not quite sure yet. I’ve listed some musical options below along with the rest of my picks for the week. My first music list of 2015! I’m looking forward to this year and all the exciting musical adventures it is sure to bring.

 

Monday: Fakers and Kissing Cousins FREE at The Satellite (9pm)

 

Tuesday: Boots Electric at The Viper Room (10pm)
ALSO: Donavon Frankenreiter at Saint Rocke (8pm)

 

Weds: Fitz & The Tantrums, Youngblood Hawke, The New Electric Sound and more at Promenade Square Park in Long Beach (8pm)
ALSO: The Record Company and Dustbowl Revival at The Mint (9pm)
ALSO: Fartbarf and Queen Kwong at The Standing Room in Hermosa Beach (9pm)
ALSO: New Year’s Eve Party at Harvard & Stone f. Jesse Hughes (10pm)
ALSO: NYE LA FREE in Grand Park f. Run River North, Dorothy and more (7pm)
ALSO: Pink Martini at Walt Disney Concert Hall (7, 10:30)

 

Thursday: Happy 2015!

 

Friday: Jimmy Gnecco & Friends w/ Beck Black and Bartholomew (9pm)
ALSO: Dorothy FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Puddle of Mudd at Saint Rocke (8pm)

 

Saturday: Midnight Faces FREE at The Satellite (9:10)

 

Sunday:

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
January 5^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Café
January 7^th: Bernhoft at The Hotel Cafe
January 9^th: 8MM at The Viper Room
January 12^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe
January 15^th: Dark Waves and Parade of Lights at The Echo
January 15^th: Jon Foreman at The House of Blues
January 19^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe
January 22^nd: Terry McDermott at Molly Malone’s
January 23^rd: Maudlin Strangers at The Satellite
January 26^th: The Ting Tings at The Troubadour
January 27^th: Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe
January 29^th: Crash Kings and My Goodness at The Satellite
January 29^th: Brooke Fraser at The Fonda
January 30^th: Sean Watkins at McCabe’s
January 31^st: Jukebox The Ghost at The Roxy
Feb. 6^th: Hozier at The Fonda
Feb. 6-7^th: Blackberry Smoke at The Troubadour
Feb. 9^th: Catfish and the Bottlemen at The Troubadour
Feb. 9^th: Father John Misty at The Roxy
Feb. 9^th: Matthew Perryman Jones at The Hotel Cafe
Feb. 10^th: Ben Howard at Shrine Expo Hall
Feb. 18^th: Over The Rhine and William Fitzsimmons at The Troubadour
Feb. 19^th: Milo Greene at The El Rey
Feb. 24^th: David Cook at The Troubadour
Feb. 24^th: Penny and Sparrow at The Hotel Cafe
March 7^th: Joshua Radin at The Fonda
March 7^th: The Districts at The Troubadour
March 13^th: Sir Sly at The Wiltern
March 19^th: Joe Pug at The Echo
March 27^th: Echosmith at The Fonda Theatre

 

~ Kristen

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For those wondering, I am working on my annual music mix. Songs have been selected and will be posted on the site soon. Listening to all of my favorite songs from this past year, I noticed that there were a lot of waltzes. Anything in ¾ time, makes me want to get up and dance, so I’d call it a dance record, but I’m sure most people wouldn’t see it that way.

As usual, the week of Christmas is a bit show-lite. Make sure you get out Monday where you’ll have to choose between Zane Carney’s last residency night of the year at The Hotel Cafe and Irontom rocking The Bootleg for The Black and The White’s final December show. Then have a fabulous (hopefully) couple of days off. My plan is to catch up on work and then catch up on some movies.

 

Monday: The Black and The White with Irontom, Mercies, and Figs Vision FREE at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Haas Kowert Tice and Zane Carney at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9)
ALSO: Say Anything & Saves the Day with Reggie and The Full Effect (6:30)

 

Tuesday:

 

Weds:

 

Thursday: Merry Christmas!

 

Friday: Leftover Cuties at Hotel Casa Del Mar (7pm)

 

Saturday: Distant Cousins at Room 5 (10pm)
ALSO: Little Dove at Canter’s Kibitz Room

 

Sunday:

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
December 31^st: The Record Company at The Mint
January 5^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe
January 9^th: 8MM at The Viper Room
January 12^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe
January 15^th: Dark Waves and Parade of Lights at The Echo
January 15^th: Jon Foreman at The House of Blues
January 19^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe
January 22^nd: Terry McDermott at Molly Malone’s
January 23^rd: Maudlin Strangers at The Satellite
January 26^th: The Ting Tings at The Troubadour
January 27^th: Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe
January 29^th: Crash Kings and My Goodness at The Satellite
January 29^th: Brooke Fraser at The Fonda
January 30^th: Sean Watkins at McCabe’s
January 31^st: Jukebox The Ghost at The Roxy
Feb. 6^th: Hozier at The Fonda
Feb. 6-7^th: Blackberry Smoke at The Troubadour
Feb. 9^th: Catfish and the Bottlemen at The Troubadour
Feb. 10^th: Ben Howard at Shrine Expo Hall
Feb. 18^th: Over The Rhine and William Fitzsimmons at The Troubadour
Feb. 19^th: Milo Greene at The El Rey
Feb. 24^th: David Cook at The Troubadour
Feb. 24^th: Penny and Sparrow at The Hotel Cafe
March 7^th: Joshua Radin at The Fonda
March 7^th: The Districts at The Troubadour
March 13^th: Sir Sly at The Wiltern
March 19^th: Joe Pug at The Echo
March 27^th: Echosmith at The Fonda Theatre

 

~ Kristen

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With all the holiday parties last week, I’m beginning to get into the spirit. It also helps that my Charlie Brown-esque Christmas Tree has a present underneath it, and (Merry Christmas to me!) the Beard Papa’s down the street just started selling drinks with boba!

We still have one more full week of shows before the holiday lull. At the end of the week, Royal Machines (formally Camp Freddy) are doing their thing at The Roxy. Sadly, this sold out before I even knew about the name change, but if you were wondering about a Camp Freddy residency this year, there’s your answer.

Here are the rest of my picks:

 

Monday: Marie Digby, Zane Carney, Taylor Locke at The Hotel Cafe (8, 9, 10)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, Sean Watkins, Hidden Charms, Tijuana Panthers (8:30)
ALSO: The Black and The White w/ The Rebel Light and more FREE at Bootleg HiFi (9pm)
ALSO: Lord Huron and Escondido at The El Rey (7:30)
ALSO: Dekades FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Goo Goo Dolls w/ Run River North at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Radio Live FREE at The Mint (7pm)

 

Tuesday: The Silent War at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: A Tribute to Linda Ronstadt FREE at The Satellite f. Chris Pierce, Leslie Stevens, The Zmed Brothers, and more (9pm)
ALSO: Francisco The Man at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: Amber Riley at The El Rey (8pm)

 

Weds: The Watkins Family Hour w/ John C. Reilly and Tom Brosseau at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: Katy Rose at Bootleg HiFi (9pm)
ALSO: Meiko and Tyler Lyle at The Hotel Cafe (8, 9)
ALSO: Scott Kinnebrew and the Squirrels FREE at Harvard and Stone (10pm)
ALSO: Jackie Tohn at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: The Ready Set, The Downtown Fiction, and more at The Mint (8pm)
ALSO: Ryan Adams at The Wiltern (7pm)

 

Thursday: Halo Circus at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Brian Whelan and Gun Hill Royals at El Cid (9:30, 10:30)
ALSO: Where’s The Band at The Troubadour (7:30)
ALSO: Ryan Adams at The Wiltern (7pm)

 

Friday: Juliet Simms at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Songwriters Round with Mariah McManus, Alex G & David Greco at Room 5 (8pm)
ALSO: Royal Machines at The Roxy (10pm)

 

Saturday: Royal Machines at The Roxy (10pm)
ALSO: Vonda Shepard at WitZend (8:30)
ALSO: The Two Tens at 3 Of Clubs (10pm)

 

Sunday:

To Keep in Mind:
December 31^st: The Record Company at The Mint
January 5^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe
January 12^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Café
January 15^th: Dark Waves and Parade of Lights at The Echo
January 15^th: Jon Foreman at The House of Blues
January 19^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe
January 23^rd: Maudlin Strangers at The Satellite
January 26^th: The Ting Tings at The Troubadour
January 27^th: Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe
January 29^th: Crash Kings and My Goodness at The Satellite
January 29^th: Brooke Fraser at The Fonda
January 30^th: Sean Watkins at McCabe’s
January 31^st: Jukebox The Ghost at The Roxy
Feb. 6^th: Hozier at The Fonda
Feb. 6-7^th: Blackberry Smoke at The Troubadour
Feb. 9^th: Catfish and the Bottlemen at The Troubadour
Feb. 10^th: Ben Howard at Shrine Expo Hall
Feb. 18^th: Over The Rhine and William Fitzsimmons at The Troubadour
Feb. 19^th: Milo Greene at The El Rey
Feb. 24^th: David Cook at The Troubadour
Feb. 24^th: Penny and Sparrow at The Hotel Cafe
March 7^th: Joshua Radin at The Fonda
March 7^th: The Districts at The Troubadour
March 13^th: Sir Sly at The Wiltern
March 27^th: Echosmith at The Fonda Theatre

 

~ Kristen

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Based on all the great parties this week, I’d say the Holiday season is in full swing. If you just hit one party this year, make sure it’s our High Voltage Holiday party this Wednesday night. We’ve got some great bands, free gifts, and the whole she-bang is being co-sponsored by Badass Bands Blog.

Here are my other musical selections:

 

Monday: Zane Carney, Javier Dunn at The Hotel Cafe (9, 10)
ALSO: Madi Diaz and Mosco Rosco at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: The Black and The White and Midnight Faces FREE at Bootleg HiFi (8:30)
ALSO: Witucky Derby at The Kibitz Room (9pm)
ALSO: Dave Stewart and Friends at The Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: W.A.R.S. FREE at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Borns (8:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 (8pm)

 

Tuesday: Dear Boy at Bootleg HiFi (9pm)
ALSO: Matthew Jordan at WitZend (9pm)
ALSO: Augustana w/ Scars on 45 at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: Eric Hutchinson w/ Tristan Prettyman at The El Rey (7:30)
ALSO: Andrew Bird at Largo (8:30)

 

Weds: High Voltage/Badass Bands Blog Holiday Party f. Bizzy Kiddo, The Active Set, LA River Bend, and Young Creatures (7:30)
ALSO: Howie Day at Saint Rocke (8pm)
ALSO: Kevin Hammond at Room 5 (9pm)
ALSO: Korey Dane and The Hereafter at The Hotel Cafe (7, 10)
ALSO: The Ataris at The El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Tune-Yards at The Wiltern (7pm)

 

Thursday: Hotel Cafe Holiday Party f. Zane Carney, David & Devine, Josh Kelley, Keaton Simons, Jesse Thomas, Young Romans, and more (7pm)
ALSO: Josh Garrels at Bootleg HiFi (9pm)
ALSO: Black Belt Karate w/ Hobart W Fink and Will Love at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: The Brave Ones at The Mint (10:35)
ALSO: Gaby Moreno at Largo (8pm)
ALSO: Phillip Phillips w/ Saints of Valory at Club Nokia (8pm)

 

Friday: Hotel Cafe Holiday Party f. Broken Anchor, Cary Brothers, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, My Name Is You, Sweet Talk Radio, and more (7pm)
ALSO: The Barr Brothers at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: The Soft White Sixties at The Lyric Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Kina Grannis at The Fonda Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Melissa Etheridge at Orpheum Theatre (8pm)

 

Saturday: Howie Day and King Washington at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30)
ALSO: Jeff Campbell at The Mint (11:05)
ALSO: Ceasefire and Fire In the Hamptons at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: The Lonely Wild at Bootleg HiFi (9pm)
ALSO: Shelby Lynne at McCabe’s (8pm)

 

Sunday: Jonah Matranga, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, and Lakes at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9, 10)
ALSO: Mimosa Music Series at The Federal Bar f. Meiko (11am)
ALSO: The Forest Rangers at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Miyavi at The El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: McCabe’s Annual Holiday Show FREE at McCabe’s (7pm)

 

To Keep in Mind:
December 15^th: Goo Goo Dolls at The Troubadour
December 17^th/18^th: Ryan Adams at The Wiltern
December 30^th: Yuna at The Fonda Theatre
December 31^st: The Record Company at The Mint
January 5^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe
January 12^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Café
January 15^th: Jon Foreman at The House of Blues
January 19^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe
January 23^rd: Maudlin Strangers at The Satellite
January 26^th: The Ting Tings at The Troubadour
January 27^th: Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe
January 29^th: Crash Kings and My Goodness at The Satellite
January 29^th: Brooke Fraser at The Fonda
January 30^th: Sean Watkins at McCabe’s
January 31^st: Jukebox The Ghost at The Roxy
Feb. 6^th: Hozier at The Fonda
Feb. 6-7^th: Blackberry Smoke at The Troubadour
Feb. 9^th: Catfish and the Bottlemen at The Troubadour
Feb. 10^th: Ben Howard at Shrine Expo Hall
Feb. 18^th: Over The Rhine and William Fitzsimmons at The Troubadour
Feb. 19^th: Milo Greene at The El Rey
Feb. 24^th: David Cook at The Troubadour
Feb. 24^th: Penny and Sparrow at The Hotel Cafe
March 7^th: Joshua Radin at The Fonda
March 7^th: The Districts at The Troubadour
March 13^th: Sir Sly at The Wiltern
March 27^th: Echosmith at The Fonda Theatre

 

~ Kristen

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Last week I was happy for the sunshine, this week, I’m grateful for the rain. I’m also glad I ran all of my errands this morning before it starting coming down very hard. I hear the rain will continue into the week, but don’t let the wet stuff keep you from going out! We’ve got an amazing trio of acts at The Hotel Cafe on Monday. K. Flay, Zane Carney, and Sleeping at Last are so different, but I would challenge you to sample all three. My other can’t miss shows are acoustic Crash Kings on Wednesday and Anna Nalick and Tyler Hilton Friday night. What a genius pairing!

Here are the rest of my selections:

Monday: K. Flay, Zane Carney, Sleeping at Last at The Hotel Cafe (8, 9, 10)
ALSO: Sonia Rao FREE at Genghis Cohen (7pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Dark Waves (8:30)
ALSO: The Black and The White FREE at Bootleg HiFi (9pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Radio live FREE at The Mint (7pm)
 

Tuesday: ?

 

Weds: Jamie T w/ Irontom at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: David Hodges & Jake Scott, Crash Kings at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30)
ALSO: Caught a Ghost w/ In The Valley Below and more at The Troubadour (7:30)
ALSO: The Two Tens at Boardner’s (10pm)…record release
ALSO: Witucky Derby at The Other Door (8pm)
ALSO: Anchor & Bell at Room 5 (8pm)
ALSO: The Aimee Mann Christmas Show at Largo (8:30)

 

Thursday: Komox FREE at Lucky Strike Hollywood (10pm)
ALSO: The New Electric Sound at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Sleeping at Last, Act As If at The Hotel Cafe (8, 10)
ALSO: Dustbowl Revival w/ Leftover Cuties at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Toy Drive Show at The Echoplex f. The Absolute (8pm)
ALSO: The Aimee Mann Christmas Show at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: Ryan Bingham at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (9pm)

 

Friday: Tyler Hilton and Anna Nalick at Bootleg HiFi (8pm)
ALSO: David & Devine at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Roof Beam Carpenters at Room 5 (9pm)

 

Saturday: Blue October at The Fonda Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Michelle Chamuel at The Mint (8pm)
ALSO: The Girls at Bootleg HiFi (8pm)
ALSO: Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn at The Regent Theater (7pm)

 

Sunday: Alisan Porter at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)

 

To Keep in Mind:
December 8^th: Mosco Rosco at The Troubadour
December 9^th: Dear Boy at Bootleg HiFi
December 9^th: Augustana at The Fonda Theatre
December 10^th: High Voltage Holiday Party at Silverlake Lounge
December 10^th: Howie Day at Saint Rocke
December 11^th: Saints of Valory and Phillip Phillips at Club Nokia
December 11^th/12^th: Ho Ho Hotel Cafe
December 12^th: Kina Grannis at The Fonda Theatre
December 12^th: Melissa Etheridge at Orpheum Theatre
December 13^th: Howie Day at The Hotel Café
December 15^th: Goo Goo Dolls at The Troubadour
December 30^th: Yuna at The Fonda Theatre
December 31^st: The Record Company at The Mint
January 5^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe
January 12^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe
January 19^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe
January 23^rd: Maudlin Strangers at The Satellite
January 29^th: Brooke Fraser at The Fonda
January 31^st: Jukebox The Ghost at The Roxy
Feb. 6^th: Hozier at The Fonda
Feb. 9^th: Catfish and the Bottlemen at The Troubadour
Feb. 10^th: Ben Howard at Shrine Expo Hall
Feb. 19^th: Milo Greene at The El Rey
March 7^th: Joshua Radin at The Fonda
March 13^th: Sir Sly at The Wiltern
March 27^th: Echosmith at The Fonda Theatre

 

~ Kristen

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Back in LA after a week on the east coast and I couldn’t be more grateful to call this city my home. I do enjoy traveling, but it is always nice to come back to the weather, the people, and, of course, the music that is uniquely LA.

It’s the last week in November (wow!), so if you haven’t gotten out to this month’s residencies, here’s your last chance. The Diamond Light is particularly appealing this week as LP has been added to that bill. Otherwise, have a Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Monday: Zane Carney at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: The Diamond Light w/ LP and more FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 (8pm)

 

Tuesday: George Stanford FREE at The Piano Bar (9pm)

 

Weds: Clockwise at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: Deluka at The Viper Room (8pm)…FREE w/ RSVP rsvp@viperroom.com
ALSO: Viza at The Troubadour (8pm)
Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Friday: Vance Joy and Jaymes Young at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: Alvvays at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: Joe Firstman at Saint Rocke (9pm)
ALSO: Lydia w/ Cheers Elephant and Max and the Moon at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Bad Wolf at Dragonfly (9:45)

 

Saturday: The Lovebirds at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Jamestown Revival w/ Nikki Lane and Pete Molinari at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Toad and Wet Sprocket at The Fonda Theatre (7pm)
ALSO: Circa Survive at Club Nokia (8pm)
ALSO: The White Buffalo at Saint Rocke (9pm)

 

Sunday: Jamestown Revival w/ Nikki Lane and Pete Molinari at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Jill Sobule at McCade’s (8pm)

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
December 1^st: K. Flay, Sleeping at Last at The Hotel Cafe
December 1^st: Joy Williams, Dan Wilson at Wilshire Ebell Theatre
December 3^rd: Crash Kings at The Hotel Cafe
December 3^rd: Irontom at The Roxy
December 3^rd: Caught a Ghost at The Troubadour
December 5th: Tyler Hilton at Bootleg HiFi
December 8^th: Mosco Rosco at The Troubadour
December 9^th: Dear Boy at Bootleg HiFi
December 9^th: Augustana at The Fonda Theatre
December 10^th: High Voltage Holiday Party at Silverlake Lounge
December 10^th: Howie Day at Saint Rocke
December 11^th: Saints of Valory and Phillip Phillips at Club Nokia
December 12^th: Kina Grannis at The Fonda Theatre
December 13^th: Howie Day at The Hotel Café
December 15^th: Goo Goo Dolls at The Troubadour
December 30^th: Yuna at The Fonda Theatre
December 31^st: The Record Company at The Mint
January 23^rd: Maudlin Strangers at The Satellite
January 29^th: Brooke Fraser at The Fonda
January 31^st: Jukebox The Ghost at The Roxy
Feb. 6^th: Hozier at The Fonda
Feb. 9^th: Catfish and the Bottlemen at The Troubadour
Feb. 19^th: Milo Greene at The El Rey
March 7^th: Joshua Radin at The Fonda
March 13^th: Sir Sly at The Wiltern
March 27^th: Echosmith at The Fonda Theatre

 

~ Kristen

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