Summer is in full swing. Last week was Warped Tour, today was a baseball game, next week is 4^th of July. I am quite excited about the 98.8 block party which has a great line-up with headliners, Semi Precious Weapons. If you’re going, be sure to go early enough to catch Brick + Motor. I sampled them at SXSW and look forward to catching an entire set from the up-and-comers from New Jersey.

This week gets a little show-lite around the holiday, but there is still plenty of great musical opportunities. Don’t miss out!

Here are my recommendations:

 

Monday: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. White Sea, Some Kinda Wonderful (8:30)
ALSO: Not in The Face at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Until The Ribbon Breaks FREE at Bootleg HiFi (10:30)
ALSO: Kwesi K at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Zero 1 at The Dragonfly (10pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday FREE at Room 5 (8pm) f. Jake Newton, Clare Means, Javier Dunn, Jesse Thomas, Casey Abrahms, Joel Eckels, etc. (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Radio Live FREE at The Mint (7pm)

 

Tuesday: The Kin at Skybar (RSVP required)
ALSO: Brother and Bones at The Satellite (9pm)

ALSO: Jesse Thomas and Chris Pureka at Bootleg HiFi (8pm)
ALSO: The Active Set at Molly Malone’s (10:10)
ALSO: Heeney at 5 Star Bar (8pm)

 

Weds: Heeney at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Jenni Alpert at WitZend (8pm)

 

Thursday:

 

Friday: 98.7 block part at Grand Park LA with Semi Precious Weapons, Wild Cub, Brick + Motor, Echosmith, etc. (4pm)

 

Saturday: Badass Bands Blog 3 Year Anniversary Party with King Washington, the Absolute, Wires in the Walls, and Ivory DeVille (9pm)
ALSO: Galvanized Souls at The Troubadour (7:20)

 

Sunday: Of Sunset Street Festival f. The Record Company
ALSO: Toy Bombs FREE at The Virgil (9pm)
ALSO: Grand Ole Echo FREE at The Echo f. Rose’s Pawn Shop (3pm)

 

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
July 8^th: Peter Matthew Bauer at The Satellite
July 8^th/9^th: The Mowgli’s at The Troubadour
July 10^th: Prides at The Troubadour
July 15^th: Mosco Rosco at The Troubadour
July 16^th: Kongos at The Troubadour
July 17^th: The Silent Comedy at Harvard & Stone
July 19^th: Dead Sara and Tonic at Pershing Square
July 21^st: Twin Atlantic at The Troubadour
July 21^st: Nico Vega at The Roxy
July 21^st: Irontom at Bootleg HiFi
July 22^nd: OK Go at The Troubadour
July 23^rd: OK Go at The Echo
July 23^rd: Nightmare & The Cat at The Roxy
July 24^th: The Neighbourhood at Greek Theatre
July 24^th: Wolfmother at House of Blues Sunset
July 27^th: Gavin James at The Mint
July 29^th: Deluka at The Troubadour
July 31^st: Foxy Shazam at The El Rey
August 1^st: The Griswolds at The Echo
August 2^nd: Saint Motel at The Troubadour
August 2^nd: Red Wanting Blue at Bootleg Theater
August 3^rd/4^th: Matt Wertz at Saint Rocke
August 5^th: Emerson Hart and Tony Lucca at The Hotel Café
August 9^th: Truth & Salvage Co. at The Hotel Cafe
August 10^th: Dear Boy at The Troubadour
August 10^th: Iron and Wine and Glen Hansard at Hollywood Bowl
August 13^th: Reignwolf at The Troubadour
August 17^th: Dan Wilson at The Federal Bar
August 20^th: New Empire at The El Rey
August 21^st: Naked and Famous at The Echoplex
August 22^nd: Sylvan Esso at The Trouadour
August 23^rd-24^th: FYF
August 23^rd: Lake Street Dive at The Wiltern
August 23^rd: Rixton at The El Rey
August 25^th: Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden at Hollywood Bowl
August 26^th: Youngblood Hawke at Greek Theatre
August 27^th: Ed Sheeran at Staples Center
September 14^th: The Avett Brothers at Shrine Auditorium
September 15^th: You Me at Six, Young Guns, Stars in Stereo at The Troubadour
September 18^th: Meg Myers and Irontom at The Echo
September 19^th: Kopecky Fmaily Band at The Troubadour
September 20^th: Better Than Ezra and Scars on 45 at The House of Blues
September 25^th: Allen Stone at The Mayan
September 25^th: Rocco DeLuca & The Burden at The Troubadour
September 26th/27^th: Newport Folk Presents Way Over Yonder at Santa Monica Pier
September 28^th: The Gaslight Anthem at Hollywood Palladium
September 30^th: Sam Smith at Greek Theatre
October 2^nd/3^rd: The War on Drugs at Fonda Theatre
October 3^rd: Ben Kweller at The Roxy
October 6^th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy
October 6^th: Boy & Bear at Fonda Theatre
October 6^th/7^th: Lorde at The Greek Theatre
October 8^th: twenty one pilots at Hollywood Palladium
October 8^th: Sondre Lerche at The Troubadour
October 9^th: Wakey! Wakey! at The Roxy
October 10^th: The Pretty Reckless at The Wiltern
October 16^th: Hozier with James Bay at Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian
October 18^th: Kodaline at The Fonda Theatre
October 22^nd: Lewis Watson at The Troubadour
October 27^th: Rachael Yamagata at The Troubadour
November 1^st: New Politics at The Fonda Theatre
November 20^th: Bastille at Shrine Expo Hall
November 21^st/22^nd: The Matches at The Troubadour

~ Kristen

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Last Friday I actual took a day off *gasp* to head out to Pomona and go to Warped Tour. My full recap will be posted later this week, but it was a much needed (albeit overly hot) mini-vacation that left me musical re-charged and with an extreme craving for lemonade. Another musical highlight was my involvement with High Voltage Radio Hour where we chatted with our special guests from OK Go about their new video, time with the Muppets, and upcoming album. You can listen to that interview as well as our stellar musical selections here: http://iamhighvoltage.com/2014/06/22/good-writings-transpose-you/

This week is your last chance to see French Style Furs (Cold War Kids + Barcelona) for their June residency at The Satellite. Monday night also features the wonderfully cutesy/quirky/folky Carsie Blanton at The Hotel Cafe, Danish singer Nabiha playing with White Sea and Until The Ribbon Breaks at Bootleg, and a stellar line-up of singer-songwriters at Room 5 for Monday Monday. All those shows are free so good luck choosing there…

And here’s what I’ve got for the rest of the week:

 

Monday: Chasing Kings and French Style Furs FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Carsie Blanton at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Nabiha, White Sea, and Until The Ribbon Breaks FREE at Bootleg HFi (9, 10, 11)
ALSO: Zero 1 at The Dragonfly (10pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 featuring Chi McClean, Jessie Payo, Jesse Thomas, Michael Doman, Ray Don, Joel Eckels, etc (8pm)

 

Tuesday: The Moth & The Flame at Bootleg HiFi (9:30)
ALSO: George Stanford FREE at The Piano Bar (10pm)

 

Weds: The New Electric Sound and Omniflux FREE at Hemingway’s (9pm)
ALSO: Badass Bands Blog Presents at Silverlake Lounge f. Anthony settecase, Fire The Animal, Cinderella MOTEL, and The Echo and The Sound (8pm)
ALSO: Mark Ballas, Dylan Chambers, Casey Abrams, and Haley Reinhart at Room 5 (8pm)
ALSO: Taylor Locke Band at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: Wild Party at Bootleg HiFi (8:30)
ALSO: A Celebration of Mike Viola at Largo f. Inara George, Mandy Moore, Susanna Hoffs, Dan Wilson, Andrew McMahon, and more (8:30)

 

Thursday: Jake Newton, The Absolute, The Roof Beam Carpenters, Knifeyhead at Silverlake Lounge (8pm)
ALSO: Scarlett Rabe at The WitZend (10pm)
ALSO: Early Winters with Chris Stills and Distant Cousin at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Colin Hay at Largo (8:30)

 

Friday: Zookeeper’s Palace at SIlverlake Lounge (11pm)
ALSO: Radio Black at The Dragonfly (11:15)

 

Saturday: Gun Hill Royals at 5 Star Bar (10pm)
ALSO: Some Go Haunting, Fire in The Hamptons, Deluka at El Cid (10pm)
ALSO: Nina Storey at WitZend (9pm)
ALSO: Sharon Van Etten at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: The Watkins Family Hour at Largo (9pm)
ALSO: Sarah McLaughlin at Greek Theatre (8pm)

 

Sunday: Toy Bombs and Great White Buffalo FREE at The Virgil (9pm)
ALSO: Wildcat! Wildcat! at The Petersen Museum (2pm)
ALSO: The Haden Triplets and Xander Smith at Mimosa Music Series at The Federal Bar (11am)
ALSO: Devo at The Wiltern (7pm)

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
July 4^th: 98.7 Block Party at Grand Park LA f. Semi Precious Weapons
July 8^th: Peter Matthew Bauer at The Satellite
July 8^th/9^th: The Mowgli’s at The Troubadour
July 10^th: Prides at The Troubadour
July 17^th: The Silent Comedy at Harvard & Stone
July 19^th: Dead Sara and Tonic at Pershing Square
July 21^st: Twin Atlantic at The Troubadour
July 21^st: Nico Vega at The Roxy
July 22^nd: OK Go at The Troubadour
July 23^rd: OK Go at The Echo
July 23^rd: Nightmare & The Cat at The Roxy
July 24^th: The Neighbourhood at Greek Theatre
July 24^th: Wolfmother at House of Blues Sunset
July 31^st: Foxy Shazam at The El Rey
August 1^st: The Griswolds at The Echo
August 2^nd: Saint Motel at The Troubadour
August 2^nd: Red Wanting Blue at Bootleg Theater
August 5^th: Emerson Hart and Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe
August 10^th: Iron and Wine and Glen Hansard at Hollywood Bowl
August 13^th: Reignwolf at The Troubadour
August 17^th: Dan Wilson at The Federal Bar
August 23^rd-24^th: FYF
August 23^rd: Lake Street Dive at The Wiltern
August 23^rd: Rixton at The El Rey
August 25^th: Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden at Hollywood Bowl
August 26^th: Youngblood Hawke at Greek Theatre
August 27^th: Ed Sheeran at Staples Center
September 14^th: The Avett Brothers at Shrine Auditorium
September 15^th: You Me at Six, Young Guns, Stars in Stereo at The Troubadour
September 19^th: Kopecky Fmaily Band at The Troubadour
September 20^th: Better Than Ezra and Scars on 45 at The House of Blues
September 28^th: The Gaslight Anthem at Hollywood Palladium
September 30^th: Sam Smith at Greek Theatre
October 2^nd/3^rd: The War on Drugs at Fonda Theatre
October 3^rd: Ben Kweller at The Roxy
October 6^th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy
October 6^th: Boy & Bear at Fonda Theatre
October 6^th/7^th: Lorde at The Greek Theatre
October 8^th: twenty one pilots at Hollywood Palladium
October 8^th: Sondre Lerche at The Troubadour
October 9^th: Wakey! Wakey! at The Roxy
October 10^th: The Pretty Reckless at The Wiltern
October 16^th: Hozier with James Bay at Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian
October 18^th: Kodaline at The Fonda Theatre
October 27^th: Rachael Yamagata at The Troubadour
November 20^th: Bastille at Shrine Expo Hall
November 21^st/22^nd: The Matches at The Troubadour

~ Kristen

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Work was particularly headache-inducing this week, but life was balanced out nicely with some fabulous musical adventures. They included dinner with the High Voltage crew at Dani Shay’s, an intimate Charli XCX showcase, a drop by casa de Semi Precious Weapons, a classic evening on the Sunset Strip that included Irontom and a run-in with the singer of The Neighbourhood, and two trips to The Hotel Cafe to see new band loves for the first time (Penny & Sparrow and Levi Weaver). I suppose I have absolutely nothing to complain about!

 

Speaking of High Voltage, show pick of the week is our show Wednesday at Silverlake Lounge featuring the aforementioned (and uber talented) Dani Shay.  Warped Tour also comes through So-Cal this week. I hear my LA faves, Queen Caveat, are playing in Pomona and Ventura so I might have to find a way to go see that!

 

Here are the rest of my picks:

 

Monday: French Style Furs FREE at The Satellite (11pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at The Avalon f. U.S. Royalty and Alex & Sierra (8:30)
ALSO: Until The Ribbon Breaks FREE at Bootleg HiFi (10:30)
ALSO: Bernhoft at The Troubadour (9:30)
ALSO: Stars in Stereo, My Body Sings Electric at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Zero 1 at The Dragonfly (10pm)
ALSO: Ed Sheeran, Demi Levato, Colbie Cailat, Andy Grammer at The Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
ALSO: Hunnypot Radio Live featuring Cold Blood Club at The Mint (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 f. Clare Means, Jesse Thomas, Michael Doman, Joel Eckels (8pm)

 

Tuesday: Crash Kings at Bootleg (10pm)
ALSO: Bad Suns at The Troubadour (10pm)
ALSO: Allison Iraheta & Halo Circus and Fyfe Dangerfield & Aristazabal Hawkes at The Hotel Cafe (8, 10)
ALSO: In the Valley Below at Brite Space LA (9pm)…need to RSVP http://www.eventbrite.com/e/eventbrite-la-x-la-canvas-present-in-the-valley-below-registration-11511036821?aff=eorg
ALSO: Amy LaVere at The Mint (10:15)
ALSO: Emily Wells at The Echo (10pm)
ALSO: The Mountain Goats at The Mayan (8pm)
ALSO: A tribute to Bob Dylan FREE at The Satellite f. Brian Whelan, The LA River Bend, and more (9pm)
ALSO: George Stanford FREE at The Piano Bar (10pm)

 

Weds: High Voltage Magazine Summer Issue Launch Party at Silverlake Lounge f. Dani Shay, Sabrina Antoinette, Sex Helicopter (8pm)
ALSO: Gun Hill Royals at Club Moscow (10pm)
ALSO: Sad Robot, Wild Roses at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: Western Scene at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Ivory Deville FREE at Harvard & Stone (10pm)
ALSO: Omniflux FREE at Hemingway’s (10pm)
ALSO: Gavin DeGraw and Matt Nathanson at The Greek Theatre (7pm)

 

Thursday: Scars on 45 with Broken Anchor, Maudlin Strangers, and Stop Motion Poetry at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9, 11)
ALSO: Owl John (Scott Hutchinson of Frightened Rabbit) with Withered Hand at The Echo (8:30)
ALSO: Words & Music by Dan Wilson at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: Fine FREE at The House of Blues (9pm)
ALSO: The Black and The White, Cold Blood Club at The Statellite (9pm)
ALSO: The North at The Mint (10pm)

 

Friday: Yann Tiersen with NO at Fonda Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: Warped Tour in Pomona (11am)

 

Saturday: The Milk Carton Kids with Tom Brosseau at Japan America Theater (7pm)
ALSO: Tournament of Hearts at Molly Malone’s (7:30)
ALSO: No Small Children at The Mint (9pm)
ALSO: Mosco Rosco and The Janks at Bootleg HiFi (10:30, 11:30)
ALSO: Kitten with Liz and Tapioca and the Flea at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Kristin Chenoweth, The Go-Go’s & Pink Martini at The Hollywood Bowl (8pm)

 

Sunday: Grand Ole Echo FREE at The Echo f. Jonathan Tyler (3pm)
ALSO: 10,000 Maniacs FREE at Valley Cultural Center (6pm)
ALSO: Raquel Rodriguez FREE at Bootleg HiFi (9pm)
ALSO: mewithoutYou at The Troubadour (9:45)
ALSO: Janelle Monae at The Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
ALSO: Warped Tour in Ventura (11am)

 

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
June 23^rd: Nabiha at Bootleg HiFi
June 25^th: Wild Party at The Bootleg
June 26^th: Sean Watkins at Largo
July 4^th: 98.7 Block Party at Grand Park LA f. Semi Precious Weapons
July 8^th: Peter Matthew Bauer at The Satellite
July 8^th/9^th: The Mowgli’s at The Troubadour
July 10^th: Prides at The Troubadour
July 17^th: The Silent Comedy at Harvard & Stone
July 21^st: Twin Atlantic at The Troubadour
July 22^nd: OK Go at The Troubadour
July 23^rd: OK Go at The Echo
July 24^th: The Neighbourhood at Greek Theatre
July 31^st: Foxy Shazam at The El Rey
August 1^st: The Griswolds at The Echo
August 2^nd: Saint Motel at The Troubadour
August 2^nd: Red Wanting Blue at Bootleg Theater
August 5^th: Emerson Hart and Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe
August 10^th: Iron and Wine and Glen Hansard at Hollywood Bowl
August 13^th: Reignwolf at The Troubadour
August 17^th: Dan Wilson at The Federal Bar
August 23^rd-24^th: FYF
August 23^rd: Lake Street Dive at The Wiltern
August 23^rd: Rixton at The El Rey
August 25^th: Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden at Hollywood Bowl
August 26^th: Youngblood Hawke at Greek Theatre
September 14^th: The Avett Brothers at Shrine Auditorium
September 15^th: You Me at Six, Young Guns, Stars in Stereo at The Troubadour
September 19^th: Kopecky Fmaily Band at The Troubadour
September 20^th: Better Than Ezra and Scars on 45 at The House of Blues
September 30^th: Sam Smith at Greek Theatre
October 2^nd/3^rd: The War on Drugs at Fonda Theatre
October 3^rd: Ben Kweller at The Roxy
October 6^th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy
October 6^th: Boy & Bear at Fonda Theatre
October 6^th/7^th: Lorde at The Greek Theatre
October 8^th: twenty one pilots at Hollywood Palladium
October 8^th: Sondre Lerche at The Troubadour
October 9^th: Wakey! Wakey! at The Roxy
October 10^th: The Pretty Reckless at The Wiltern
October 16^th: Hozier with James Bay at Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian
October 18^th: Kodaline at The Fonda Theatre
October 27^th: Rachael Yamagata at The Troubadour
November 21^st/22^nd: The Matches at The Troubadour

~ Kristen

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I’m about to head out the door to get to The Hotel Cafe to check out acoustic duo, Penny & Sparrow. I’ve been listening to their album, Struggle Pretty, and I’ve high hopes for this live experience. There are several artists in town this week whose records I’ve been obsessed with, but who I’ve never seen live. On the top of that list is British singer-songwriter, James Bay playing twice this week at Bardot and The Hotel Cafe. We also have Seattle’s HARPS and Levi Weaver whose album, Your Ghost Keeps Finding Me is one of my favorite releases this year.

And that’s just the beginning! This is truly a great week for music discovery so get out there and fall in love with something new. Here are the rest of my recommendations:

Monday: It’s A School Night at Bardot featuring James Bay
ALSO: Lime Cordiale at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Maudlin Strangers, Wild Ones, Until The Ribbon Breaks, MYPET FREE at Bootleg HiFi (8pm)
ALSO: French Style Furs FREE at The Satellite (11pm)
ALSO: Zero 1 at Dragonfly (8pm)

 

Tuesday: James Bay at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Scott Kinnebrew (Truth & Salvage Co) and Patrick Park at The Fold (9, 10)
ALSO: Jack White with Cold War Kids at The Fonda (8:30)
ALSO: Joseph Arthur at The Troubadour (10pm)
ALSO: George Stanford FREE at The Piano Bar (10pm)

 

Weds: The Rocketboys FREE at Fifty Seven (10pm)
ALSO: Broken Arrow, Ben Lee at The Hotel Cafe (9, 10)
ALSO: Jack White with Cold War Kids at The Mayan (7pm)
ALSO: Bob Schneider and Hayes Carll at The Troubadour (9pm)

 

Thursday: HARPS at Silverlake Lounge (11:30)

ALSO: Memoir FREE at The Spare Room at The Roosevelt Hotel (10pm)
ALSO: Old Man Canyon at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Scarlett Rabe and Songwriters in the Round f. Clare Means, Joy Autumn, Stephen Lowll at Room 5 (7, 9)
ALSO: Hayes Carll and Bob Schneider at The Troubadour (9pm)

 

Friday: Irontom at The Roxy (8:15)
ALSO: Patrick Joseph and Cassi Nichols at Room 5 (9pm)
ALSO: 8MM, Kiven at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Judith Owen at The Mint (8pm)

 

Saturday: Levi Weaver at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Nightmare & The Cat and Neon Trees at The Wiltern
ALSO: The Both at El Rey Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: Ages and Ages with Phoebe Bridgers at Bootleg HiFi (8pm)
ALSO: Fire in The Hamptons at El Cid (11pm)
ALSO: The Fray with Oh Honey and Barcelona at The Greek Theatre (7:30)

 

Sunday:

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
June 16^th: Ed Sheeran at The Hollywood Bowl
June 17^th: Crash Kings at Bootleg HiFi
June 18^th: Matt Nathanson at Greek Theatre
June 18^th: High Voltage show at The Silverlake Lounge
June 19^th: Dan Wilson at Largo
June 21^st: The Milk Carton Kids at Japan America Theatre
July 10^th: Prides at The Troubadour
July 22^nd: OK Go at The Troubadour
July 23^rd: OK Go at The Echo
July 24^th: The Neighbourhood at Greek Theatre
July 31^st: Foxy Shazam at The El Rey
August 1^st: The Griswolds at The Echo
August 2^nd: Saint Motel at The Troubadour
August 2^nd: Red Wanting Blue at Bootleg Theater
August 5^th: Emerson Hart and Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe
August 10^th: Iron and Wine and Glen Hansard at Hollywood Bowl
August 13^th: Reignwolf at The Troubadour
August 23^rd-24^th: FYF
August 23^rd: Lake Street Dive at The Wiltern
August 25^th: Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden at Hollywood Bowl
August 26^th: Youngblood Hawke at Greek Theatre
September 30^th: Sam Smith at Greek Theatre
October 2^nd: The War on Drugs at Fonda Theatre
October 3^rd: Ben Kweller at The Roxy
October 6^th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy
October 8^th: twenty one pilots at Hollywood Palladium
October 10^th: The Pretty Reckless at The Wiltern
October 16^th: Hozier with James Bay at Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian
October 18^th: Kodaline at The Fonda Theatre
October 27^th: Rachael Yamagata at The Troubadour

~ Kristen

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I’ve been doing a lot of “career” work this week, bulking up the Linkedin, going on job sites to see what’s available, making lists of my skills, etc. I go back and forth between being excited and panicked, thinking I’ve accomplished a lot and wondering what I’ve done with my life. I actually got a headache this week which is a rare thing for me…it’s hard to stare into the future when it’s so fuzzy!

At least I have my short term music plan worked out. This week brings some exciting shows at The Hotel Cafe (Max Collins, Curtis Peoples, Penny & Sparrow, etc.). I’m also looking forward to seeing Chicago rockers Empires Monday night at Bardot.

Here are the rest of my musical selections:

 

Monday: French Style Furs FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Until The Ribbon Breaks FREE at Bootleg HiFi (10:30)
ALSO: It’s A School Night at Bardot f. Empires and The Preatures (8:30)
ALSO: Sean Watkins w/ Erin McLaughlin and Tournament of Hearts at The Hotel Cafe (7, 11)
ALSO: Hugh Laurie at The Fonda Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Radio Live FREE at The Mint (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday FREE at Room 5 (8pm)

 

Tuesday: Johnnyswim at The El Rey (8pm)

 

Weds: Max Collins at The Hotel Cafe (10:30)
ALSO: American Pyramids at Bootleg HiFi (9pm)
ALSO: MO at The Troubadour (10pm)

 

Thursday: MAX with Alexz Johnson at The Troubadour (7pm)

ALSO: OneRepublic and The Script at Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
ALSO: Brothers Zmed and LA River Bend at The Hotel Cafe (10, 11)
ALSO: Xander Smith and Run Run Run at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: tUnE-yArDs at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Summer Party at Bardot (8pm)

 

Friday: Queen Caveat at The Satellite (11pm)
ALSO: Brian Wright and Joe Purdy at Bootleg HiFi (8pm)
ALSO: The Echo and The Sound at Los Globos (8pm)
ALSO: Little Hurricane at The Echo (10pm)
ALSO: Aoife O’Donovan at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: A Prairie Home Companion at The Greek Theater f. Heart (7:30)
 

Saturday: Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe (9:30)
ALSO: Black Hi-Lighter at El Cid (11pm)
ALSO: James Taylor at The Hollywood Bowl (8pm)
ALSO: Make Music Pasadena FREE downtown Pasadena f. Tennis, Saint Motel, Sylvan Esso, Finish Ticket, Moses Sumney, Run River North, The Record Company, Max and The Moon, etc. (noon)

 

Sunday: Penny & Sparrow at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Grand Ole Echo at The Echo FREE featuring Ivory DeVille, All Sports to Black (6pm)
ALSO: James Taylor at The Hollywood Bowl (7:30)

 

To Keep in Mind:
June 10^th: James Bay at The Hotel Cafe
June 10^th: Jack White at The Fonda Theatre
June 11^th: Jack White at The Mayan
June 14^th: The Both at El Rey Theatre
June 14^th: Levi Weaver at The Hotel Cafe
June 16^th: Ed Sheeran at The Hollywood Bowl
June 17^th: Crash Kings at Bootleg HiFi
June 18^th: Matt Nathanson at Greek Theatre
June 18^th: High Voltage show at The Silverlake Lounge
June 19^th: Dan Wilson at Largo
June 21^st: The Milk Carton Kids at Japan America Theatre
July 10^th: Prides at The Troubadour
July 22^nd: OK Go at The Troubadour
July 23^rd: OK Go at The Echo
July 24^th: The Neighbourhood at Greek Theatre
July 31^st: Foxy Shazam at The El Rey
August 1^st: The Griswolds at The Echo
August 2^nd: Saint Motel at The Troubadour
August 2^nd: Red Wanting Blue at Bootleg Theater
August 5^th: Emerson Hart and Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe
August 10^th: Iron and Wine and Glen Hansard at Hollywood Bowl
August 13^th: Reignwolf at The Troubadour
August 23^rd-24^th: FYF
August 23^rd: Lake Street Dive at The Wiltern
August 25^th: Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden at Hollywood Bowl
August 26^th: Youngblood Hawke at Greek Theatre
September 30^th: Sam Smith at Greek Theatre
October 2^nd: The War on Drugs at Fonda Theatre
October 3^rd: Ben Kweller at The Roxy
October 6^th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy
October 8^th: twenty one pilots at Hollywood Palladium
October 10^th: The Pretty Reckless at The Wiltern
October 16^th: Hozier with James Bay at Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian
October 18^th: Kodaline at The Fonda Theatre
October 27^th: Rachael Yamagata at The Troubadour

~ Kristen

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Music and memories often go hand in hand. I have certain artists that I associate with particular traumas in my life because they were playing at the time of the incident. For example, Sheryl Crow goes with that time I got run off the highway in rural PA and Fall Out Boy is paired with the time someone smashed into my car in South Carolina (completely his fault, but of course my car was totaled). I added a new one to the list this week. James Blunt will now forever be associated with that time I fainted at a show. Before anyone asks, I am okay. At least I feel okay now. It’s just kind of sad that I’ll never be able to listen to Back to Bedlam again without feeling a little woozy.

 

So, last week didn’t go exactly as anticipated, but here’s to hoping this week doesn’t have any similar surprises. There are several great show options this week, especially on Wednesday, but show pick of the week must go to Irontom who are playing along with The Janks Tuesday night at Townhouse & The Del Monte in Venice.

 

Here are the rest of my picks. Happy Memorial Day!

 

Monday: In the Valley Below with Omniflux and Will Love FREE at The Echo (9pm)

 

Tuesday: The Janks and Irontom at Townhouse & The Del Monte in Venice (9,10)
ALSO: Brian Marquis at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Billy Joel at The Hollywood Bowl (8pm)
ALSO: George Stanford FREE at The Piano Bar (10pm)

 

Weds: Max Collins and Sad Robot FREE at Hemingway’s (10pm)
ALSO: Mosco Rosco and The New Electric Sound FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: The Bolts at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: Thomas Dybdahl and Broken Arrow at The Hotel Cafe (8, 9)
ALSO: Elbow at The Wiltern (8pm)
ALSO: First Aid Kit at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Jamestown Revival at The Grammy Museum (8pm)

 

Thursday: Kris Orlowski, The Wind + The Wave, Jamestown Revival at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: The Wellspring at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Terra Naomi and Our Lady J at WitZend (7, 10)

 

Friday: Priscilla Ahn at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (9pm)
ALSO: The Record Company (acoustic) at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Brody Dalle at The Troubadour (9pm)

 

Saturday: Ron Pope at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Caught a Ghost at Bootleg HiFi (9pm)
ALSO: The Watkins Family Hour at Largo (9pm)
ALSO: The Mowgli’s at Hollister House in Santa Monica (7pm)…FREE with RSVP
ALSO: Chris Pierce at Genghis Cohen (10pm)
ALSO: KROQ Weenie Roast at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater f. Beck, Fall Out Boy, The Neighbourhood, Bastille, Fitz & The Tantrums, The 1975, Phantogram, American Authors, Bleachers, etc.

 

Sunday: Madi Diaz FREE at Bootleg HiFi (8pm)

 

To Keep in Mind:
June 5^th: OneRepublic and The Script at Hollywood Bowl
June 7^th: Make Music Pasadena
June 8^th: Penny & Sparrow at The Hotel Cafe
June 10^th: James Bay at The Hotel Cafe
June 10^th: Jack White at The Fonda Theatre
June 11^th: Jack White at The Mayan
June 14^th: The Both at El Rey Theatre
June 14^th: Levi Weaver at The Hotel Cafe
June 16^th: Ed Sheeran at The Hollywood Bowl
June 17^th: Crash Kings at Bootleg HiFi
June 18^th: Matt Nathanson at Greek Theatre
June 18^th: High Voltage show at The Silverlake Lounge
June 19^th: Dan Wilson at Largo
June 21^st: The Milk Carton Kids at Japan America Theatre
July 10^th: Prides at The Troubadour
July 22^nd: OK Go at The Troubadour
July 23^rd: OK Go at The Echo
July 24^th: The Neighbourhood at Greek Theatre
July 31^st: Foxy Shazam at The El Rey
August 1^st: The Griswolds at The Echo
August 2^nd: Saint Motel at The Troubadour
August 2^nd: Red Wanting Blue at Bootleg Theater
August 5^th: Emerson Hart and Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe
August 10^th: Iron and Wine and Glen Hansard at Hollywood Bowl
August 13^th: Reignwolf at The Troubadour
August 23^rd: Lake Street Dive at The Wiltern
August 25^th: Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden at Hollywood Bowl
August 26^th: Youngblood Hawke at Greek Theatre
October 2^nd: The War on Drugs at Fonda Theatre
October 3^rd: Ben Kweller at The Roxy
October 6^th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy
October 8^th: twenty one pilots at Hollywood Palladium
October 10^th: The Pretty Reckless at The Wiltern
October 16^th: Hozier with James Bay at Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian
October 18^th: Kodaline at The Fonda Theatre
October 27^th: Rachael Yamagata at The Troubadour

~ Kristen

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I crossed “bonfire at the beach” off my LA bucket list this weekend. There were s’mores! It took me back to my Girl Scout days. I also hadn’t been to the beach in a really long time so it was nice to be reminded that I do indeed live near the ocean.

There are a couple really special shows happening this week. The Nickel Creek tour hits the Wiltern on Wednesday. It seems like several lifetimes ago when I stumbled upon this folk trio in Keystone, Colorado and I couldn’t be more excited about their return to the music scene after a seven year absence. Also Tuesday night my (thus far) favorite musical discovery of 2014, Hozier, will be at The Troubadour.  That show is sold out, but if you ever get the opportunity to hear this Irish bard sing, do it!

As for the rest of my musical recommendations:

Monday: it’s a school night at Bardot featuring Wild Party…FREE with RSVP http://itsaschoolnight.com/losangeles/
ALSO: In The Valley Below FREE at The Echo (11pm)
ALSO: Badass Bands Blog Presents at The Viper Room f. The Crazy Brave, The Pocket Rockets, The Brothers Zmed (9pm)
ALSO: Oh Honey and James Blunt at The Belasco Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Coldplay at Royce Hall (8pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday FREE at Room 5 featuring Jesse Thomas, Casey Abrams, Joel Eckels, Michael Doman, etc. (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Radio FREE at The Mint featuring Palaye Royale and more (7pm)

 

Tuesday: Hozier at The Troubadour (9:30)
ALSO: Trapdoor Social, King Washington, Timmy Sean and the Celebrities at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: The Basement Sessions FREE at Hemingway’s f. Scarlett Rabe
ALSO: Roses & Revolutions at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: George Stanford FREE at The Piano Bar (10pm)

 

Weds: Nickel Creek at The Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Dead Sara with Rival Tides and Giver at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Thomas Dybdahl and Alex Dezen with Jay Blynn & friends at The Hotel Cafe (8, 9)
ALSO: Band of Skulls at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (9pm)

 

Thursday: The Unlikely Candidates and The New Electric Sound at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Wild Party at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Nathaniel Ratliff at The Echo (10pm)
ALSO: decoded at Loaded (10pm)
ALSO: Fauntella Crow at WitZend (8pm)
ALSO: 22 Kings at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Billy Joel with Gavin DeGraw at Hollywood Bowl (8pm)

 

Friday: Howlin’ Rain at The Echo (10pm)
ALSO: Matt Pond PA with The Lighthouse And The Whaler at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: The Raskins with Betty Moon and The Gallery at The Viper Room (9pm)

 

Saturday: William Fitzsimmons at The Troubadour (10pm)
ALSO: Against Me! at The Roxy (7:30)
ALSO: Nina Storey at WitZend (9pm)
ALSO: State Line Syndicate and The Brave Ones at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: Ari Hest and Suzanne Vega at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Joan Osborne at McCabe’s (8pm and 10pm)

 

Sunday: Against Me! at The Roxy (7:30)
ALSO: Kevin Earnest at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
May 28^th: First Aid Kit at El Rey Theatre
May 30^th: Priscilla Ahn at The Masonic Lodge
May 31^st: Ron Pope at The Roxy
June 5^th: OneRepublic and The Script at Hollywood Bowl
June 7^th: Make Music Pasadena
June 14^th: The Both at El Rey Theatre
June 16^th: Ed Sheeran at The Hollywood Bowl
June 17^th: Crash Kings at Bootleg HiFi
June 18^th: Matt Nathanson at Greek Theatre
June 19^th: Dan Wilson at Largo
June 21^st: The Milk Carton Kids at Japan America Theatre
July 10^th: Prides at The Troubadour
July 22^nd: OK Go at The Troubadour
July 23^rd: OK Go at The Echo
July 24^th: The Neighbourhood at Greek Theatre
August 10^th: Iron and Wine and Glen Hansard at Hollywood Bowl
August 23^rd: Lake Street Dive at The Wiltern
August 25^th: Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden at Hollywood Bowl
August 26^th: Youngblood Hawke at Greek Theatre
October 2^nd: The War on Drugs at Fonda Theatre
October 3^rd: Ben Kweller at The Roxy
October 6^th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy
October 8^th: twenty one pilots at Hollywood Palladium
October 18^th: Kodaline at The Fonda Theatre

~ Kristen

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