I’m still feeling the glow from the BottleRock Music Festival last weekend. Songs of new faves Valley, JJ Wilde, and Mod Sun have been floating around my head all week. I was lucky enough to catch Mod Sun again at The Roxy in Los Angeles last week and next week, we’ve got another BottleRock artist, BabyJake at the Morroccan Lounge.

Instead of a show pick of the week, next week I’m going to have a venue pick with the Moroccan Lounge. Every single night, it’s a win. I’m especially looking forward to checking out LA band Moon Walker on Thursday. Also, I may or may not be heading to the venue right now after learning 2021 standout Rightfield is opening for The Orphan The Poet tonight. Check out their album Rightfield, One (and join me in playing “Himalayas” on repeat).

Monday: Gruff Rhys at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Joyous Wolf at the Viper Room (7pm)

Tuesday: King Buffalo at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: Willie Watson at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Maggie Rose at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Daughtry at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Yo-Yo Ma at Hollywood Bowl (8pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at The Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)

Weds: BabyJake at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: Flavia at Resident DTLA (8:30)
ALSO: Gold Star FREE at Zebulon (8pm)
ALSO: Heyrocco, Leon Kight at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: DeathbyRomy w/ Royal & the Serpent, bodyimage at the Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Dayglow w/ Hovvdy at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Bellavolent at El Cid (9:45)
ALSO: Tall Heights at Santa Ana (6pm)

Thursday: Moon Walker at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Chord Overstreet at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: NEEDTOBREATHE w/ Switchfoot & The New Respects at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase f. Windser FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: Bailen at sofarsounds.com (7:30)
ALSO: What the Sound Presents: Sam MacPherson w/ Chance Pena at the Hotel Cafe (9:30)
ALSO: Sir Chloe w/ Luke Wild at The Echo (8pm)
ALSO: half alive at The Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Dayglow w/ Hovvdy at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Vintage Trouble at the Ford (8pm)

Friday: Jukebox the Ghost at the Echoplex (9pm)
ALSO: Matthew Mayfield at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Chris Stills at the Hotel Cafe (9:30)
ALSO: Soraia at Redwood Bar (9pm)
ALSO: The Backseat Lovers at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Jon Batiste at Teragram Ballroom (6:30)
ALSO: Rodriogo y Gabriela w/ David Keenan at the Ford (8pm)
ALSO: City and Colour at Orpheum Theatre (9pm)
ALSO: Andy Frasco & The U.N. at Lodge Room (8pm)

Saturday: Weathers at The Echo (6pm)
ALSO: Charlotte Martin at the Hotel Cafe (8pm, 9:30)
ALSO: Mackin Carroll at the Hotel Cafe second stage (10:30)
ALSO: Andrew Belle at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: Wild Rivers at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Blu Detiger at the Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: Night Talks at the Peppermint Club (8pm)
ALSO: Rodrigo y Gabriela w/ David Keenan at the Ford (8pm)
ALSO: Glass Animals at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (8pm)
ALSO: Brittany Howard at Hollywood Bowl (6:30)
ALSO: Saturdays at Seven at Venice Beach (7pm)

Sunday: Livingmore w/ Goon, oddnesse at the Moroccan Lounge (7:30)
ALSO: Glass Animals at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (8pm)
ALSO: Grand Ole Echo at The Echo (4pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
September 21^st: Ben Abraham at Bootleg Bar (7pm)
September 21^st: Kings of Leon w/ Cold War Kids at the Forum
September 22^nd: Patrick Droney at The Troubadour
September 23^rd: Frank Turner at the Echo
September 23^rd: wrabel at Regent Theater (8pm)
September 26^th: Armor For Sleep at The El Rey (8pm)
September 28^th: Rivvrs at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
September 29^th: Carbon Leaf at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
September 29^th: Remi Wolf at the Roxy (8pm)
September 29^th: Dreamers at 1720 (7pm)
September 29^th: Shakey Graves at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
September 29^th: Twenty One Pilots at The Wiltern (6:30)
October 2^nd: Jim Ward at the Troubadour (
October 3^rd: The Teskey Brothers at The Wiltern (7pm)
October 3^rd: The Felice Brothers at Bootleg Theater (8:30)
October 3^rd: The Front Bottoms w/ Sydney Sprague at the Fonda Theatre (7:30)
October 5^th: cleopatrick at The Echo
October 6^th: Michigander at The Roxy (8pm)
October 7^th: Holly Humberstone at the Roxy (8pm)
October 8^th: Wheelwright at Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
October 8^th: Miyavi at The El Rey (8:30)
October 9^th: Adam Melchor at The El Rey (9pm)
October 11^th: Gracie Abrams at the Roxy (8pm)
October 12^th; Walk the Moon at the Wiltern (7pm)
October 13^th: Middle Kids at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
October 14^th: James Gillespie at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
October 14^th: Transviolet at The Echo
October 14^th: Chloe Moriondo w/ Thomas Headon & Addison Grace at the Roxy (8pm)
October 14^th: The Maine at the Fonda (8:30)
October 16^th: Badflower at The Fonda (8pm)
October 19^th: JP Saxe at The Fonda (8:30)
October 21^st: Verite at The Roxy
October 22^nd: Anderson East at The Troubadour
October 22^nd: Anderson East at The Troubadour
October 22^nd: Alexander 23 at The El Rey (9pm)
October 23^rd: Alexander 23 at The El Rey (9pm)
October 29^th: Wolf Alice at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
October 30^th: Moses Sumney at the Ford (8pm)
October 31^st: Moses Sumney at the Ford (7:30)
October 31^st: Jake Miller w/ Fly By Midnight at The Roxy (8pm)
November 2^nd: Delta Spirit + Deer Tick at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 3^rd: Michigan Rattlers at The Echo (9pm)
November 6^th: Colony House at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 7^th: Gin Wigmore at Teragram Ballroom
November 6^th: Banners at The Roxy (9pm)
November 9^th: Billy Raffoul at Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 9^th: Claire Rosinkranz at The Echo
November 9^th: Yann Tiersen w/ Charlie Cunningham at the Fonda (9pm)
November 11^th: Max at The Fonda (9pm)
November 14^th: Passenger at The Wiltern
November 16^th; Lovelytheband & Sir Sly at The Fonda (8pm)
November 17^th: Aurora at The Mayan (8pm)
November 18^th: Aurora at The Mayan (8pm)
November 18^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
November 18^th: Charlotte Cardin at The Roxy (9pm)
November 18^th: The Aces at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
November 19^th: The Aces at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
November 20^th: Hunny at The Fona Theatre (9pm)
November 20^th: Charlotte Cardin at The Roxy (9pm)
November 20^th: X Ambassadors at The Belasco (6:30)
November 22^nd: The Record Company, JJ Wilde at Teragram Ballroom
November 22^nd: Misterwives at The El Rey (8pm)
November 26^th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 27^th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
December 2^nd: Andrew McMahon at The Belasco (7pm)
December 3^rd: Blue October at The Belasco (7pm)
December 3^rd: Alfie Templeman at The Roxy (9pm)
December 4^th: The Hunna at The Roxy (8:30)
December 4^th: Jon McLaughlin at The Hotel Cafe (7,9)
December 15^th: Roosevelt at The Fonda (9pm)
December 17^th: Noah Kahan at The Fonda (8pm)
December 18^th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
December 19^th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
January 13^th: Mother Mother at Regent Theater (8pm)
January 15^th: Greyson Chance at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
January 26^th: Augustana at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
February 11^th: Smallpools w/ Morgxn at The Roxy (8pm)
February 16^th: Briston Maroney at The Troubadour
February 17^th: Briston Maroney at The Troubadour
March 5^th: Kaleo at The Novo
March 13^th: K.Flay at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
April 9^th: Tom Grennan at The Troubadour
May 3^rd: easy life at The Troubadour

~ Kristen

As I slowly try to figure out how to both safely and comfortably return to the show-going life, I’ve been struggling with the concept of stopping work in the evening and mustering the energy to go out and run around town on the fumes. Last week I found some inspiration from an unlikely source- a comic book! Volume 8 of The Sandman has a gem of a panel where the faerie Cluarcen, after a busy night of mischief-making, exclaims, “It’s amazing how much one can accomplish in an evening, if one is willing to expend a little effort, and to walk briskly.”  This life motto struck a chord (or maybe a memory) and got me out the door with great success!

Let’s see if my new inspiration will work next week as we have shows featuring favorites like Jamie N Commons and The Wrecks to highlight the week in music:

Monday: Monday Monday at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Warbly Jets FREE at The Echo (8pm)

STREAMING:
11:30: Scruff of the Neck at Twitch
5pm: School Night at Home at itsaschoolnight Twitch
6pm: JR Moore at FB
Sydney Sprague at Twitch
The Mandevilles at Twitch

Tuesday: Writer’s Block f. Morgan St James, Jamie N Commons, Billy Raffoul, Stan Taylor, Sophie Rose, Ashlinn Gray, Shaelana Pass at The Hotel Café second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Music with Friends f. Jesse Thomas at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Arrested Youth at Constellation Room (8pm)
ALSO: Breaking Sound f. Van Scott, Cassidi, Brooke Williams at Adults Only (7pm)

STREAMING:
2pm: Bowling for Soup at StageIt
5pm: Nick Waterhouse at boxoffice.mandolin.com
5:30: Darius & Friends at syman-shop.mandolin.com

Weds: OURS w/ The Revel at the Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Tune-Yards at the Ford (8pm)

STREAMING:
5pm: School Night at Home at itsaschoolnight Twitch
David Cook at boxoffice.mandolin.com
6pm: Saint Motel at dreamstage.live
Bright Light Social Hour at luck.stream/brightlight

Thursday: The Wrecks at The Roxy (8:30)
ALSO: Lauren Ruth Ward at Teragram Ballroom (7:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: OURS w/ The Revel at the Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Jesse Malin at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: The Black Crowes at the Forum (7:30)

STREAMING:
5pm: Brian Fallon at noonchorus.com
5:30: Ellie Holcomb at ryman-shop.mandolin.com
6pm: Boyce Avenue at sessionslive.com

Friday: Charlie Hickey at Zebulon (7pm)
ALSO: Surfer Blood at The Echo (8:30)
ALSO: The Deltaz, Moonsville Collective & Greg West at Harvelles (9pm)
Joyce Manor at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
Colbie Caillat and Natasha Bedingfield at Pacific Amphitheatre (7pm)

STREAMING:
9am: Manchester Orchestra at livesessions.npr.org/live
10am: Lewis Watson at Twitch
1pm: Boyce Avenue at sessionslive.com
5pm: Switchfoot at switchfoot.com
10pm: Tune-Yards at platform.flymachine.com

Saturday: William Elliot Whitmore at The Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Natewantstobattle w/ CG5 and Vespera at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Joyce Manor at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Saturdays at Seven f. Savannah Sgro at Venice (7pm)

STREAMING:
9am: 59 ½ Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival at folkfest.org  
3:30: J.R. Richards at StageIt
6pm: Rhett Miller at StageIt

Sunday: Grand Ole Echo at The Echo (4pm)

STREAMING:
9am: 59 ½ Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival at folkfest.org  
6pm: Joe Pug at YT
8pm: Adam Melchor at Twitch

FB = Facebook, IG = Instagram, YT = YouTube

To Keep in Mind:  
August 23^rd: Warbly Jets at The Echo
August 28^th: Nicole Atkins at The Troubadour
August 30^th: Warbly Jets at The Echo
August 30^th: Lindsey Stirling at Microsoft Theater (7pm)
September 1^st: Olivia O’Brien w/ UPSAHL at The Fonda Theatre (8pm)
September 3^rd: Mae at The Roxy (8pm)
September 4^th: Mae at The Roxy (8pm)
September 14^th: King Buffalo at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
September 15^th: Ferris & Sylvester at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
September 16^th: half alive at The Wiltern (7pm)
September 17^th: Jukebox the Ghost at the Echoplex
September 17^th: The Backseat Lovers at The Troubadour
September 18^th: Weathers at The Echoplex
September 18^th: Andrew Belle at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
September 21^st: Ben Abraham at Bootleg Bar (7pm)
September 22^nd: Patrick Droney at The Troubadour
September 23^rd: wrabel at Regent Theater (8pm)
September 26^th: Armor For Sleep at The El Rey (8pm)
September 29^th: Carbon Leaf at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
September 29^th: Dreamers at 1720 (7pm)
September 29^th: Shakey Graves at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
September 29^th: Twenty One Pilots at The Wiltern (6:30)
September 30^th: Saint Motel at The Roxy (9pm)
October 1^st: Saint Motel at The Roxy (9pm)
October 2^nd: Saint Motel at The Roxy (9pm)
October 3^rd: The Teskey Brothers at The Wiltern (7pm)
October 3^rd: The Felice Brothers at Bootleg Theater (8:30)
October 3^rd: The Front Bottoms w/ Sydney Sprague at the Fonda Theatre (7:30)
October 5^th: cleopatrick at The Echo
October 6^th: Michigander at The Roxy (8pm)
October 8^th: Wheelwright at Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
October 8^th: Miyavi at The El Rey (8:30)
October 9^th: Adam Melchor at The El Rey (9pm)
October 13^th: Middle Kids at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
October 14^th: James Gillespie at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
October 14^th: Transviolet at The Echo
October 16^th: Badflower at The Fonda (8pm)
October 19^th: JP Saxe at The Fonda (8:30)
October 21^st: Verite at The Roxy
October 22^nd: Anderson East at The Troubadour
October 22^nd: Anderson East at The Troubadour
October 22^nd: Alexander 23 at The El Rey (9pm)
October 23^rd: Alexander 23 at The El Rey (9pm)
October 29^th: Wolf Alice at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
October 31^st: Jake Miller w/ Fly By Midnight at The Roxy (8pm)
November 2^nd: Delta Spirit + Deer Tick at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 3^rd: Michigan Rattlers at The Echo (9pm)
November 6^th: Colony House at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 6^th: Banners at The Roxy (9pm)
November 9^th: Billy Raffoul at Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 9^th: Claire Rosinkranz at The Echo
November 11^th: Max at The Fonda (9pm)
November 14^th: Passenger at The Wiltern
November 16^th; Lovelytheband & Sir Sly at The Fonda (8pm)
November 17^th: Aurora at The Mayan (8pm)
November 18^th: Aurora at The Mayan (8pm)
November 18^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
November 18^th: Charlotte Cardin at The Roxy (9pm)
November 18^th: The Aces at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
November 19^th: The Aces at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
November 20^th: Hunny at The Fona Theatre (9pm)
November 20^th: Charlotte Cardin at The Roxy (9pm)
November 20^th: X Ambassadors at The Belasco (6:30)
November 22^nd: The Record Company, JJ Wilde at Teragram Ballroom
November 22^nd: Misterwives at The El Rey (8pm)
November 26^th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 27^th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
December 2^nd: Andrew McMahon at The Belasco (7pm)
December 3^rd: Blue October at The Belasco (7pm)
December 3^rd: Alfie Templeman at The Roxy (9pm)
December 4^th: The Hunna at The Roxy (8:30)
December 4^th: Jon McLaughlin at The Hotel Cafe (7,9)
December 15^th: Roosevelt at The Fonda (9pm)
December 17^th: Noah Kahan at The Fonda (8pm)
December 18^th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
December 19^th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
January 13^th: Mother Mother at Regent Theater (8pm)
January 15^th: Greyson Chance at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
February 11^th: Smallpools w/ Morgxn at The Roxy (8pm)
February 16^th: Briston Maroney at The Troubadour
February 17^th: Briston Maroney at The Troubadour
March 5^th: Kaleo at The Novo
March 13^th: K.Flay at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
April 9^th: Tom Grennan at The Troubadour
May 3^rd: easy life at The Troubadour

~ Kristen

Last week was all about cats, potatoes, and emotional upheavals.  At the end of the madness, I went to a screening of Sean Penn’s Flag Day where Sean Penn himself answered questions about his new film starring his daughter, Dylan Penn. The real star of the film, in my opinion, was the music. Penn found a way to bring out these beautiful songs with visual montages and the combo hit all the right emotional notes. As the credits rolled, I noticed that many of the songs were credited to Glen Hansard, Eddie Vedder, and Cat Power so that explained a lot! I look forward to the release of the Flag Day Soundtrack August 20^th so that I can really dig into these tunes.

But before then we have more show opportunities including The Contenders coming to LA Weds night playing the Hotel Cafe (and also streaming!)

And then: :

Monday: Monday Monday at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Warbly Jets FREE at The Echo (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live at The Mint (7pm)

STREAMING:
11:30: Scruff of the Neck at Twitch
5pm: School Night at Home at itsaschoolnight Twitch
6pm: JR Moore at FB
Sydney Sprague at Twitch
Rhett Miller at StageIt

Tuesday: Writer’s Block at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Kevin Daniel at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)

STREAMING:
12pm: Molly Burch at 88.5FM YT
6pm: Wilco & Sleater-Kinney at nugs.tv

Weds: The Contenders at the Hotel Cafe (7:30)
ALSO: Sharon Silva w/ Juliet Sunflower at the Moroccan Lounge (10pm)
ALSO: Dead Poet Society at The Wayfarer (8pm)

STREAMING:
4pm: Little Hurt at JaM Cellars FB/Twitch
5pm: School Night at Home at itsaschoolnight Twitch

Thursday: WFNM Showcase f. Joe Daccache, Goodboy Noah, YVR, Courtney Paige Nelson, Zee Machine at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: Run River North at The Skirball Center (8pm)
ALSO: The Spotlight Sessions at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: We Are the West at Stories (7pm)

STREAMING:
12pm: Larkin Poe at tv.larkinpoe.com/shows
4pm: gavn! at JaM Cellars FB/Twitch
6pm: Emery at momenthouse.com
Tony Lucca at stagepilot.com/tonylucca
7pm: The Offspring at iHeartRadio YT
Rhett Miller at StageIt

Friday: Katastro at the Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: Dead Poet Society at Break Room 86 (7pm)
ALSO: Futurelust, Wolves at The Federal Bar (6:30)
ALSO: Plain White T’s at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center (8pm)

STREAMING:
9am: Villagers at livesessions.npr.org/live

Saturday: Carlie Hanson at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: The Cautious at the Silverlake Lounge (7:30)
ALSO: Jessica Childress w/ Moorea Masa and the Mood at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Molly Jenson at The Walnut Building (6:30)
ALSO: The Pretty Flowers at
ALSO: Local Natives w/ Cherry Glazerr at the Greek Theatre (8pm)

STREAMING:
12pm: Larkin Poe at tv.larkinpoe.com/shows
5:30: Brandi Carlile w/ Sheryl Crow and Amythyst Kiah at veeps.com
7pm: Better Than Ezra at veeps.com

Sunday: Grand Ole Echo at The Echo (4pm)
ALSO: The Sunday Night Revue: Celebrating the Music of Bob Dylan at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8:30)
ALSO: Mt. Joy & Trampled By Turtles at the Greek Theatre (7:30)

STREAMING:
12pm: Larkin Poe at tv.larkinpoe.com/shows
2pm: Fitz & The Tantrums, Devon Silfillian at StageIt
5pm: Watchhouse at boxoffice.mandolin.com
Anberlin at anberlinmerch.com
6pm: Joe Pug at YT
Rhett Miller at StageIt
8pm: Adam Melchor at Twitch

FB = Facebook, IG = Instagram, YT = YouTube

To Keep in Mind:  
August 16^th: Warbly Jets at The Echo
August 18^th: OURS w/ The Revel at the Viper Room (8pm)
August 19^th: OURS w/ The Revel at the Viper Room (8pm)
August 19^th: The Wrecks at The Roxy (8:30)
August 21^st: William Elliot Whitmore at The Echo (7pm)
August 23^rd: Warbly Jets at The Echo
August 28^th: Nicole Atkins at The Troubadour
August 30^th: Warbly Jets at The Echo
September 1^st: Olivia O’Brien w/ UPSAHL at The Fonda Theatre (8pm)
September 3^rd: Mae at The Roxy (8pm)
September 4^th: Mae at The Roxy (8pm)
September 14^th: King Buffalo at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
September 15^th: Ferris & Sylvester at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
September 16^th: half alive at The Wiltern (7pm)
September 17^th: Jukebox the Ghost at the Echoplex
September 17^th: The Backseat Lovers at The Troubadour
September 18^th: Weathers at The Echoplex
September 18^th: Andrew Belle at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
September 21^st: Ben Abraham at Bootleg Bar (7pm)
September 22^nd: Patrick Droney at The Troubadour
September 23^rd: wrabel at Regent Theater (8pm)
September 26^th: Armor For Sleep at The El Rey (8pm)
September 29^th: Carbon Leaf at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
September 29^th: Dreamers at 1720 (7pm)
September 29^th: Shakey Graves at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
September 29^th: Twenty One Pilots at The Wiltern (6:30)
September 30^th: Saint Motel at The Roxy (9pm)
October 1^st: Saint Motel at The Roxy (9pm)
October 2^nd: Saint Motel at The Roxy (9pm)
October 3^rd: The Teskey Brothers at The Wiltern (7pm)
October 3^rd: The Felice Brothers at Bootleg Theater (8:30)
October 3^rd: The Front Bottoms w/ Sydney Sprague at the Fonda Theatre (7:30)
October 5^th: cleopatrick at The Echo
October 6^th: Michigander at The Roxy (8pm)
October 8^th: Wheelwright at Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
October 8^th: Miyavi at The El Rey (8:30)
October 9^th: Adam Melchor at The El Rey (9pm)
October 13^th: Middle Kids at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
October 14^th: James Gillespie at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
October 14^th: Transviolet at The Echo
October 16^th: Badflower at The Fonda (8pm)
October 19^th: JP Saxe at The Fonda (8:30)
October 21^st: Verite at The Roxy
October 22^nd: Anderson East at The Troubadour
October 22^nd: Anderson East at The Troubadour
October 22^nd: Alexander 23 at The El Rey (9pm)
October 23^rd: Alexander 23 at The El Rey (9pm)
October 29^th: Wolf Alice at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
October 31^st: Jake Miller w/ Fly By Midnight at The Roxy (8pm)
November 2^nd: Delta Spirit + Deer Tick at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 3^rd: Michigan Rattlers at The Echo (9pm)
November 6^th: Colony House at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 6^th: Banners at The Roxy (9pm)
November 9^th: Billy Raffoul at Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 11^th: Max at The Fonda (9pm)
November 14^th: Passenger at The Wiltern
November 16^th; Lovelytheband & Sir Sly at The Fonda (8pm)
November 17^th: Aurora at The Mayan (8pm)
November 18^th: Aurora at The Mayan (8pm)
November 18^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
November 18^th: Charlotte Cardin at The Roxy (9pm)
November 18^th: The Aces at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
November 19^th: The Aces at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
November 20^th: Hunny at The Fona Theatre (9pm)
November 20^th: Charlotte Cardin at The Roxy (9pm)
November 20^th: X Ambassadors at The Belasco (6:30)
November 22^nd: The Record Company, JJ Wilde at Teragram Ballroom
November 22^nd: Misterwives at The El Rey (8pm)
November 26^th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 27^th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
December 2^nd: Andrew McMahon at The Belasco (7pm)
December 3^rd: Blue October at The Belasco (7pm)
December 3^rd: Alfie Templeman at The Roxy (9pm)
December 4^th: The Hunna at The Roxy (8:30)
December 4^th: Jon McLaughlin at The Hotel Cafe (7,9)
December 15^th: Roosevelt at The Fonda (9pm)
December 17^th: Noah Kahan at The Fonda (8pm)
December 18^th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
December 19^th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
January 13^th: Mother Mother at Regent Theater (8pm)
January 15^th: Greyson Chance at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
February 11^th: Smallpools w/ Morgxn at The Roxy (8pm)
February 16^th: Briston Maroney at The Troubadour
February 17^th: Briston Maroney at The Troubadour
March 5^th: Kaleo at The Novo
March 13^th: K.Flay at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
April 9^th: Tom Grennan at The Troubadour
May 3^rd: easy life at The Troubadour

~ Kristen

BIG return last week to The Hotel Cafe.  I was reminded of the magic of that space, and it was glorious. I think my favorite part was the sing-alongs with Casey Abrams. You know you’re in a special place when the audience is capable of perfect multi-part harmonies.

More opportunities for live music next week at The Hotel Cafe including the return of the Monday Monday and Writers Block series. Also, a few choice streams:

Monday: Monday Monday at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live at The Mint (7pm)

STREAMING:
10am: Jesse Terry at Nashville Meets London FB
11:30: Scruff of the Neck at Twitch
5pm: School Night at Home at itsaschoolnight Twitch
6pm: JR Moore at FB
Sydney Sprague at Twitch

Tuesday: Writers Block f. Dylan Dunlap, Laura Jean Anderson at The Hotel Cafe Second Stage (9pm)

STREAMING:
12pm: The Vaccines at thereislight Twitch
4pm: Hayes Carll at YT/Twitch
6pm: Rhett Miller at StageIt

Weds:

STREAMING:
11:30: Scruff of the Neck at Twitch
12pm: Alberta Cross at StageIt
Saint John and the Revelations at YT
4pm: Jared James Nichols at JaM Cellars FB
5pm: School Night at Home at itsaschoolnight Twitch
6pm: Ed Sheeran w/ Tones and I and Maisie Peters at Pandora.live


Thursday: WFNM Showcase at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: Mr. Max at El Cid (8:30)
ALSO: Kate Earl at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Kissflame at The Hotel Cafe second stage (9:30)
ALSO: Fartbarf w/ Melted Bodies at The Echo (9pm)

STREAMING:
4pm: Shortly at JaM Cellars FB
6pm: Matt Scannell (Vertical Horizon) at StageIt

Friday: Casey Abbrams at The Hotel Cafe (9:30)
ALSO: Wyman & The Wolves at The Old Towne Pub (10pm)
ALSO: Christina Aguilera w/ the LA Phil at Hollywood Bowl (8pm)

STREAMING:
9am: Brett Dennen at livesessions.npr.org/live
10am: Lewis Watson at Twitch
12pm: Enter Shikari at www.entershikari.com
4pm: Fly By Midnight at JaM Cellars FB
9pm: Sydney Sprague at Twitch

Saturday: Foo Fighters at The Forum (6:30)
ALSO: Christina Aguilera w/ the LA Phil at Hollywood Bowl (8pm)

STREAMING:
11am: Jacob Whitesides at boxoffice.mandolin.com
12:30: Jesca Hoop at Bandcamp
3:30: J.R. Richards at StageIt

Sunday: Grand Ole Echo at The Echo (4pm)

STREAMING:
12pm: Larkin Poe at tv.larkinpoe.com
Diane Birch at StageIt
2pm: Bob Dylan at veeps.com
6pm: Joe Pug at YT

FB = Facebook, IG = Instagram, YT = YouTube, * = in-person show

To Keep in Mind:  
July 20^th: Breaking Sound LA f. Zen Thomas at Madame Siam (7pm)
July 24^th: Natalie Gelman at The Hotel Cafe (9:30)
July 30^th: Justin Furstenfeld (Blue October) at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
August 2^nd: Warbly Jets at The Echo
August 5^th: Moon vs Sun at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
August 6^th: Justin Furstenfeld (Blue October) at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
August 9^th: Warbly Jets at The Echo
August 11^th: The Contenders at The Hotel Cafe (7:30)
August 12^th: Run River North at The Skirball Center
August 16^th: Warbly Jets at The Echo
August 19^th: The Wrecks at The Roxy (8:30)
August 21^st: William Elliot Whitmore at The Echo (7pm)
August 23^rd: Warbly Jets at The Echo
August 28^th: Nicole Atkins at The Troubadour
August 30^th: Warbly Jets at The Echo
September 1^st: Olivia O’Brien w/ UPSAHL at The Fonda Theatre (8pm)
September 3^rd: Mae at The Roxy (8pm)
September 4^th: Mae at The Roxy (8pm)
September 14^th: King Buffalo at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
September 15^th: Ferris & Sylvester at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
September 16^th: half alive at The Wiltern (7pm)
September 17^th: Jukebox the Ghost at the Echoplex
September 17^th: The Backseat Lovers at The Troubadour
September 18^th: Weathers at The Echoplex
September 18^th: Andrew Belle at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
September 21^st: Ben Abraham at Bootleg Bar (7pm)
September 22^nd: Patrick Droney at The Troubadour
September 23^rd: wrabel at Regent Theater (8pm)
September 26^th: Armor For Sleep at The El Rey (8pm)
September 29^th: Carbon Leaf at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
September 29^th: Dreamers at 1720 (7pm)
September 29^th: Shakey Graves at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
September 29^th: Twenty One Pilots at The Wiltern (6:30)
September 30^th: Saint Motel at The Roxy (9pm)
October 1^st: Saint Motel at The Roxy (9pm)
October 2^nd: Saint Motel at The Roxy (9pm)
October 3^rd: The Teskey Brothers at The Wiltern (7pm)
October 3^rd: The Felice Brothers at Bootleg Theater (8:30)
October 3^rd: The Front Bottoms w/ Sydney Sprague at the Fonda Theatre (7:30)
October 5^th: cleopatrick at The Echo
October 6^th: Michigander at The Roxy (8pm)
October 8^th: Wheelwright at Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
October 8^th: Miyavi at The El Rey (8:30)
October 9^th: Adam Melchor at The El Rey (9pm)
October 13^th: Middle Kids at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
October 14^th: James Gillespie at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
October 14^th: Transviolet at The Echo
October 19^th: JP Saxe at The Fonda (8:30)
October 21^st: Verite at The Roxy
October 22^nd: Anderson East at The Troubadour
October 22^nd: Anderson East at The Troubadour
October 22^nd: Alexander 23 at The El Rey (9pm)
October 23^rd: Alexander 23 at The El Rey (9pm)
October 29^th: Wolf Alice at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 2^nd: Delta Spirit + Deer Tick at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 3^rd: Michigan Rattlers at The Echo (9pm)
November 6^th: Colony House at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 6^th: Banners at The Roxy (9pm)
November 9^th: Billy Raffoul at Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 14^th: Passenger at The Wiltern
November 16^th; Lovelytheband & Sir Sly at The Fonda (8pm)
November 17^th: Aurora at The Mayan (8pm)
November 18^th: Aurora at The Mayan (8pm)
November 18^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
November 18^th: The Aces at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
November 19^th: The Aces at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
November 20^th: Hunny at The Fona Theatre (9pm)
November 20^th: X Ambassadors at The Belasco (6:30)
November 22^nd: The Record Company, JJ Wilde at Teragram Ballroom
November 22^nd: Misterwives at The El Rey (8pm)
November 26^th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 27^th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
December 2^nd: Andrew McMahon at The Belasco (7pm)
December 3^rd: Blue October at The Belasco (7pm)
December 3^rd: Alfie Templeman at The Roxy (9pm)
December 4^th: The Hunna at The Roxy (8:30)
December 4^th: Jon McLaughlin at The Hotel Cafe (7,9)
December 18^th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
December 19^th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
January 13^th: Mother Mother at Regent Theater (8pm)
January 15^th: Greyson Chance at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
February 11^th: Smallpools w/ Morgxn at The Roxy (8pm)
March 5^th: Kaleo at The Novo
March 13^th: K.Flay at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)

~ Kristen

Last week I was listening to a promising young artist, Bailey Zimmerman, do his first livestream. He’s a country kid but wants to do a cover inspired by his mother who is a “real rocker”. When I hear this, I’m expecting him to cover some rock band famous in the 70’s or 80’s, the type a real rock mom might favor. But no, Bailey launches into 3 Doors Down “Here Without You” and it hits me that we now live in a world where emerging artists are influenced by their parents’ music from the early 00’s. Let that one sink in…it’s taking me a minute.  

Another thing that’s going to take me a minute to adjust to is the return of live concerts.  The Hotel Cafe opens back up this week and as anxious as I am to return to one of my favorite spaces, I’m also a bit apprehensive about how comfortable I’m going to feel. In honor of this grand return, I’m (maybe somewhat optimistically) going to switch the calendar back over to focus on the local LA shows. I’ll also mark some of my top streaming options as I’m not ready to give those up quite yet.

We shall see how this goes:  

Monday:

STREAMING:
11:30: Scruff of the Neck at Twitch
4pm: Neal Francis at The Relix Channel Twitch
5pm: School Night at Home f. Zoe Modiga, carly and martina, Oracle Sisters at itsaschoolnight Twitch
Whitehorse at oakvillecentre.ca
6pm: JR Moore at FB
Sydney Sprague at Twitch

Tuesday: Breaking Sound LA at Madame Siam (7pm)

STREAMING:
5pm: Moon Taxi (Duo) at nugs.tv
New Madrid at The Relix Channel Twitch

Weds:

STREAMING:
11:30: Scruff of the Neck at Twitch
4pm: Josiah Siska at JaM Cellars FB
5pm: School Night at Home f. Sam Valdez, Alex McArthor, Joy Oladokun at itsaschoolnight Twitch

Thursday: WFNM Showcase f. Gia Woods, Deathbyromy, Miss Madeline, Hollis at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: Breaking Sound at Resident (7pm)
ALSO: Club Electric f. Velour Academy at The Viper Room (7pm)

STREAMING:
12pm: Michigander at Sofar Sounds YT  
Saint Sister at YT
4pm: The Districts at Bowery Presents Twitch
Andrea on Kampen at JaM Cellars FB
6pm: Matt Scannell (Vertical Horizon) at StageIt
Chase Atlantic at veeps.com

Friday: David Ryan Harris at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Joel Eckels, Casey Abrams, Jon Licht at The Hotel Cafe Second Stage (8, 9:30, 10:45)
ALSO: Bedouin at Sound Nightclub (10pm)

STREAMING:
9am: Valerie June at livesessions.npr.org/live
10am: Lewis Watson at Twitch
4pm: Leighton Fields at JaM Cellars FB
5pm: Fitz and the Tantrums at boxoffice.mandolin.com
Fantastic Negrito at sessionslive.com
5:30: The Arcadian Wild at stonecottagestudios.com
9pm: Sydney Sprague at Twitch

Saturday: Noah Gundersen at The Hotel Cafe (two shows, 8pm, 10:15)
ALSO: Thomas Nicholas Band at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: What The Sound at The Hotel Cafe Second Stage (9:30)

STREAMING:
12pm: Holding Absence at veeps.com
6:30: Hiss Golden Messenger at flymachine.com
8pm: Noah Gundersen at The Hotel Cafe

Sunday: The Rare Occasions and Cheer Up Club at The Hotel Cafe Second Stage (7:30)

STREAMING:
2pm: Stern Grove Festival f. Thievery Corporation, Dessa at Stage It
5pm: David Cook at boxoffice.mandolin.com
6pm: Joe Pug at YT
7pm: The Main at www.themaineband.com

FB = Facebook, IG = Instagram, YT = YouTube, * = in-person show

To Keep in Mind:
July 12^th: Monday Monday at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
July 13^th: Writers Block f. Dylan Dunlap, Laura Jean Anderson at The Hotel Cafe Second Stage (9pm)
July 15^th: Mr. Max at El Cid
July 17^th: Foo Fighters at The Forum
July 24^th: Natalie Gelman at The Hotel Cafe (9:30)
July 30^th: Justin Furstenfeld (Blue October) at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
August 5^th: Moon vs Sun at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
August 6^th: Justin Furstenfeld (Blue October) at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
August 11^th: The Contenders at The Hotel Cafe (7:30)
August 19^th: The Wrecks at The Roxy (8:30)
August 21^st: William Elliot Whitmore at The Echo (7pm)
August 28^th: Nicole Atkins at The Troubadour
September 1^st: Olivia O’Brien w/ UPSAHL at The Fonda Theatre (8pm)
September 3^rd: Mae at The Roxy (8pm)
September 4^th: Mae at The Roxy (8pm)
September 14^th: King Buffalo at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
September 15^th: Ferris & Sylvester at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
September 16^th: half alive at The Wiltern (7pm)
September 17^th: Jukebox the Ghost at the Echoplex
September 17^th: The Backseat Lovers at The Troubadour
September 18^th: Weathers at The Echoplex
September 18^th: Andrew Belle at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
September 21^st: Ben Abraham at Bootleg Bar (7pm)
September 22^nd: Patrick Droney at The Troubadour
September 23^rd: wrabel at Regent Theater (8pm)
September 26^th: Armor For Sleep at The El Rey (8pm)
September 29^th: Carbon Leaf at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
September 29^th: Dreamers at 1720 (7pm)
September 29^th: Shakey Graves at the Fonda Theatre (9pm)
September 29^th: Twenty One Pilots at The Wiltern (6:30)
September 30^th: Saint Motel at The Roxy (9pm)
October 1^st: Saint Motel at The Roxy (9pm)
October 2^nd: Saint Motel at The Roxy (9pm)
October 3^rd: The Teskey Brothers at The Wiltern (7pm)
October 3^rd: The Felice Brothers at Bootleg Theater (8:30)
October 3^rd: The Front Bottoms w/ Sydney Sprague at the Fonda Theatre (7:30)
October 5^th: cleopatrick at The Echo
October 6^th: Michigander at The Roxy (8pm)
October 8^th: Wheelwright at Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
October 8^th: Miyavi at The El Rey (8:30)
October 9^th: Adam Melchor at The El Rey (9pm)
October 13^th: Middle Kids at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
October 14^th: James Gillespie at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
October 14^th: Transviolet at The Echo
October 19^th: JP Saxe at The Fonda (8:30)
October 21^st: Verite at The Roxy
October 22^nd: Anderson East at The Troubadour
October 22^nd: Anderson East at The Troubadour
October 22^nd: Alexander 23 at The El Rey (9pm)
October 23^rd: Alexander 23 at The El Rey (9pm)
October 29^th: Wolf Alice at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 2^nd: Delta Spirit + Deer Tick at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 3^rd: Michigan Rattlers at The Echo (9pm)
November 6^th: Colony House at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 6^th: Banners at The Roxy (9pm)
November 9^th: Billy Raffoul at Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 14^th: Passenger at The Wiltern
November 16^th; Lovelytheband & Sir Sly at The Fonda (8pm)
November 17^th: Aurora at The Mayan (8pm)
November 18^th: Aurora at The Mayan (8pm)
November 18^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
November 18^th: The Aces at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
November 19^th: The Aces at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
November 20^th: Hunny at The Fona Theatre (9pm)
November 20^th: X Ambassadors at The Belasco (6:30)
November 22^nd: The Record Company, JJ Wilde at Teragram Ballroom
November 22^nd: Misterwives at The El Rey (8pm)
November 26^th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 27^th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
December 2^nd: Andrew McMahon at The Belasco (7pm)
December 3^rd: Blue October at The Belasco (7pm)
December 3^rd: Alfie Templeman at The Roxy (9pm)
December 4^th: The Hunna at The Roxy (8:30)
December 4^th: Jon McLaughlin at The Hotel Cafe (7,9)
December 18^th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
December 19^th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
January 13^th: Mother Mother at Regent Theater (8pm)
January 15^th: Greyson Chance at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
February 11^th: Smallpools w/ Morgxn at The Roxy (8pm)
March 5^th: Kaleo at The Novo
March 13^th: K.Flay at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)

~ Kristen