Local Music Nation

I have found something to love about the Super Bowl! While the game was going on, I was able to drive about town with next to no traffic.  I went to the Farmer’s Market and then took to my favorite beach where I went for a long walk, watched the sun set and caught up with my bestie who lives on the opposite coast (also uninterested in football-related antics).  The sound of the water crashing to the shore made it impossible to be unhappy.  Thank you, Super Bowl!

Lots of musical offerings next week to look forward to. I caught a little bit of Asaf Avidan last week at The Hotel Cafe and the room was electric. There are two more chances to see him this week before he heads to France. He tells a great story about singing like a dying cat!

Here are my other top picks:

 

Monday: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Lewis Watson (8:30)
ALSO: The Palms residency FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Smoke Season, Kolars at The Echoplex (8pm)
ALSO: The Sunset Jam FREE at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at The Hotel Cafe second stage f. Clare Means, Madison Douglas, Kail Baxley, Joel Eckels, and more (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live FREE at The Mint (7pm)

 

Tuesday: Asaf Avidan at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Gallant at The Grammy Museum (8pm)
ALSO: Sam Outlaw, Brian Whelan FREE at Harvard & Stone (10pm)
ALSO: Stop Motion Poetry at The Hotel Cafe second stage (10pm)
ALSO: The Deltaz FREE at The Cinema Bar (9:30)
ALSO: Emo Nite LA at The Echo + Echoplex (9pm)
ALSO: Sound Collective w/ Josh and Kira FREE at Saint Rocke (7pm)
ALSO: Super Tuesday’s FREE at Butter’d Up (10pm)

 

Weds: Asaf Avidan w/ Madison Douglas at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: The Revivalists at The Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Tiger Army at Teragarm Ballroom (8:30)
ALSO: Alicia Keys at The Belasco (7pm)
ALSO: Sting at The Hollywood Palladium (7pm)

 

Thursday: The Brevet and RIVVRS at The Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Jeremy Renner w/ Brother Sal & The Devil May Care at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Garrison Starr at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Givers & Takers at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Valley Queen at Resident (8pm)
ALSO: Hanni El Khatib at Teragram Ballroom (9pm)
ALSO: Sting at The Hollywood Palladium (7pm)

 

Friday: Griffin House at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: Mating Ritual, Satchmode at The Hi Hat (8pm)
ALSO: The Bluegrass Situation at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Tove Lo w/ Phoebe Ryan at The Novo (8:30)
ALSO: Beck at The Hollywood Palladium (9pm)

 

Saturday: The Griswolds w/ Dreamers at Teragram Ballroom (9pm)
ALSO: Abby and the Myth, Distant Cousins at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30)
ALSO: Cody Jay & Patrick Dwyer FREE at Bar 20: The Grafton Hotel (9pm)
ALSO: The Two Tens at The Redwood Bar (9pm)
ALSO: Subtle Kind of Murder at Molly Malone’s (10pm)
ALSO: The Knocks at The Fonda (9pm)

 

Sunday: Ages and Ages and The Brevet at Saint Rocke (8pm)
ALSO: Galentine’s Day f. Lauren Ruth Ward at The Hi Hat (8pm)
ALSO: Jack Tempchin at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Songwriter Sundays at The Fox and Hounds (8pm)
ALSO: Metallica at The Hollywood Palladium (10pm)

 

To Keep in Mind:
Feb. 14^th: David Duchovny at The Roxy
Feb. 15^th: Night Lights at Resident
Feb. 16^th: twenty one pilots, MUTEMATH at Honda Center
Feb. 16^th: Ninet Tayeb at The Echoplex
Feb. 16^th: The Americans at The Hotel Cafe
Feb. 18th: The Cordovas at The Hotel Cafe
Feb. 21st: Meiko at The Hotel Cafe
Feb. 22^nd: Ruby Friedman Orchestra at The Study
Feb. 22^nd: Hawai at Bootleg Theater
Feb. 22^nd: Andy Suzuki & The Method at The Hotel Cafe
Feb. 24^th: Acceptance at The El Rey
Feb. 25^th: Raw Fabrics, Middle Kids at The Echo
Feb. 26^th: Ben Hazelwood at The Viper Room
Feb. 27^th: Jens Lekman at Teragram Ballroom
Feb. 27^th: Gold Star at Bootleg Bar
Feb. 28^th: Birds of Chicago at Genghis Cohen
March 1^st: Mondo Cozmo at The Troubadour
March 2^nd: Jack Savoretti at The Hotel Cafe
March 3rd: Jens Lekman at Teragram Ballroom
March 3^rd: Shiny Toy Guns at Regent Theater
March 7^th: Half the Animal at The Echo
March 10^th: Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke
March 19th: The Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke
March 21st: Lake Street Dive at Theatre at Ace Hotel
March 21^st: Wrabel at Bootleg Theater
March 24^th: Yellowcard at The Novo by Microsoft
March 25^th: Colony House w/ Knox Hamilton at The Troubadour
March 26^th: Biffy Clyro at Belasco Theater
March 27th: Eisley at The Troubadour
March 30th: Old 97’s at The Fonda Theatre
April 1st: Lincoln Durham at Resident
April 1st: Dawes at The Theatre at Ace Hotel
April 1^st: Passenger at The Wiltern
April 5^th: Mayday Parade at The Regent Theater
April 5^th: K.Flay at The El Rey
April 14^th: Simple Plan at The Wiltern
April 18^th: TFDI at The Hotel Café
April 21^st: John Mayer at The Forum
April 27th: Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors at The El Rey
April 27^th: The 1975 at The Greek Theatre
May 2^nd: Laura Marling at Mayan Theater
May 2^nd: Betty Who at The Fonda Theatre
May 4th: Sondre Lerche at The Troubadour
May 9^th: Barns Courtney at The El Rey
May 13th: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at The Belasco Theater
May 13^th: Billy Joel at Dodger Stadium
May 18^th: Michael Kiwanuka at The Fonda Theatre
May 19^th: Matthew Logan Vasquez at Bootleg Theater
May 22^nd: The Strumbellas at The Fonda Theater
May 25th: Band of Horses w/ Frightened Rabbit at The Greek Theatre
June 2nd/3rd: Vulpeck at The Regent Theater
June 16^th: Bad Suns at The Fonda Theatre
July 20^th: Third Eye Blind at Greek Theatre

 

~ Kristen

 

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Saturday night at the punk rock show, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls transformed a traditional mosh pit “wall of death” into a much needed wall of hugs. He spoke of the importance of being part of a community that extolled the values of tolerance, kindness, compassion, and consideration as he literally transformed something quite scary (I mean it’s called a wall of death!?!?) into a positive, bonding experience.  It was quite the evening full of singing and jumping and jazz hands, but the best part might have been the feeling of pride towards my community of musicians and music lovers that spans the globe.  Hugs all around!

As we venture into another week of the unknown, there are a few great show options to help pull us all through. I’m particularly looking forward to Wednesday night at The Hotel Cafe which features several amazing artists including Ben Grey (of Dear Boy) doing a unique acoustic set on the second stage.

Here’s my entire list of music recommendations:

 

Monday: Warbly Jets residency FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Albert and his Dreamboats residency FREE at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Foxtrax, The Absurd at The Silverlake Lounge (9, 10)
ALSO: Backbone at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Lea Michele at The Broad Stage (8pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot. f. Ella Vos, Matt Maeson (8:30)
ALSO: Lucinda Williams at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at The Hotel Cafe second stage f. Sean Watkins, honey honey, Joel Eckels, and more (8pm)

 

Tuesday: July Talk w/ MONA at The Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO:  Wilderado w/ Hawai FREE at Resident (8pm)
ALSO: Jeffrey Austin at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Clare Means at The Hotel Cafe second stage (11pm)
ALSO: Dream Phases FREE at Harvard & Stone (10pm)
ALSO: Lucinda Williams at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Devendra Banhart at Club Mayan (8pm)
ALSO: Sound Collective with Josh and Kira FREE at Saint Rocke (8pm)
ALSO: Super Tuesday’s at Butter’d Up (10pm)

 

Weds: Eliza Rickman, Ben Grey w/ Avid Dancer at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8, 9)
ALSO: Asaf Avidan w/ special guests at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO Fenech Soler at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Muna w/ Lo Moon at Teragram Ballroom (9pm)
ALSO: Lucinda Williams at The Troubadour (8pm)

 

Thursday: Dear Lemon Trees, Ben Jaffe at The Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: James Arthur w/ Tom Crouch at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Mike Doughty at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: OK Go at The Grammy Museum (8pm)
ALSO: Rooney at The Satellite (9pm)…FREE w/ RSVP
ALSO: Pinback at The Echoplex (8:30)
ALSO: Thomas Nicholas Band at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: The Walcotts at The Mint (10:30)
ALSO: Tom Chaplin at The El Rey (8:30)

 

Friday: John Isaac Watters Rainstorm Brother residency w/ Anna Vogelzang, Rachel Goodrich, Brendan Hines FREE at The Hi Hat (8pm)
ALSO: Aeges at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: The Blank Tapes at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Pinback at The Echo (8:30)
ALSO: Buddy at The Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Kitten at The Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: First Friday’s at Natural History Museum f. DAWN (5pm)

 

Saturday: Leroy Sanchez at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: The Shakers at Genghis Cohen (9:30)
ALSO: A Night of Michael Jackson at The Hotel Cafe f. Katharine McPhee, Smithfield Bargain, Jared Lee and more (10pm)
ALSO: Kitten at The Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: The Dustbowl Revival at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: Dashboard Confessional at The Wiltern (7pm)

 

Sunday: Songwriter Sundays FREE at The Fox and Hounds (8pm)

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
Feb. 8^th: The Revivalists at The Fonda
Feb. 8^th: Asaf Avidan at The Hotel Cafe
Feb. 8^th: Tiger Army at Teragram Ballroom
Feb. 11^th: The Griswolds w/ Dreamers at Teragram Ballroom
Feb. 14^th: David Duchovny at The Roxy
Feb. 15^th: Night Lights at Resident
Feb. 16^th: twenty one pilots, MUTEMATH at Honda Center
Feb. 16^th: Ninet Tayeb at The Echoplex
Feb. 16^th: The Americans at The Hotel Cafe
Feb. 18th: The Cordovas at The Hotel Cafe
Feb. 21st: Meiko at The Hotel Cafe
Feb. 22^nd: Ruby Friedman Orchestra at The Study
Feb. 22^nd: Hawai at Bootleg Theater
Feb. 22^nd: Andy Suzuki & The Method at The Hotel Cafe
Feb. 24^th: Acceptance at The El Rey
Feb. 25^th: Raw Fabrics, Middle Kids at The Echo
Feb. 26^th: Ben Hazelwood at The Viper Room
Feb. 27^th: Jens Lekman at Teragram Ballroom
Feb. 27^th: Gold Star at Bootleg Bar
Feb. 28^th: Birds of Chicago at Genghis Cohen
March 1^st: Mondo Cozmo at The Troubadour
March 2^nd: Jack Savoretti at The Hotel Cafe
March 3rd: Jens Lekman at Teragram Ballroom
March 3^rd: Shiny Toy Guns at Regent Theater
March 7^th: Half the Animal at The Echo
March 10^th: Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke
March 19th: The Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke
March 21st: Lake Street Dive at Theatre at Ace Hotel
March 21^st: Wrabel at Bootleg Theater
March 24^th: Yellowcard at The Novo by Microsoft
March 25^th: Colony House w/ Knox Hamilton at The Troubadour
March 26^th: Biffy Clyro at Belasco Theater
March 27th: Eisley at The Troubadour
March 30th: Old 97’s at The Fonda Theatre
April 1st: Lincoln Durham at Resident
April 1st: Dawes at The Theatre at Ace Hotel
April 1^st: Passenger at The Wiltern
April 5^th: Mayday Parade at The Regent Theater
April 14^th: Simple Plan at The Wiltern
April 18^th: TFDI at The Hotel Cafe
April 27th: Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors at The El Rey
April 27^th: The 1975 at The Greek Theatre
May 2^nd: Laura Marling at Mayan Theater
May 4th: Sondre Lerche at The Troubadour
May 13th: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at The Belasco Theater
May 13^th: Billy Joel at Dodger Stadium
May 19^th: Matthew Logan Vasquez at Bootleg Theater
May 22^nd: The Strumbellas at The Fonda Theater
May 25th: Band of Horses w/ Frightened Rabbit at The Greek Theatre
June 2nd/3rd: Vulpeck at The Regent Theater
July 20^th: Third Eye Blind at Greek Theatre

 

~ Kristen

 

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