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I’ve kept myself properly busy this month, successfully avoiding the bulk of the Christmastime gloom. Last week included a trip to SD with shows at The Casbah and Lestat’s and then a few holiday parties in LA including one at The Hotel Cafe where John Mayer made a surprise appearance.  One simply cannot be upset with life when one is present for a jam session including John Mayer, Zane Carney, and David Ryan Harris.

Next week, once again, we have a Monday of impossible choices and a few Holiday shows then we’ll have to take a couple of days off.  If you’re looking for some live music, here’s what I’d suggest:

 

Monday: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Badflower (8:30)
ALSO: Dead Sara at Harvard & Stone (9pm)
ALSO: The Station Breaks at The Troubadour (7:30)
ALSO: Music Militia Night w/ Naomi and friends FREE at The Satellite f. Wrabel, Audra Mae and more (9pm)
ALSO: Nick Waterhouse at The Regent Theater (8pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at The Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: The Sunset Jam FREE at The Viper Room (9pm)

 

Tuesday: The Watkins Family Holiday Show at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: Lauren Ruth Ward FREE at Harvard & Stone (10pm)
ALSO: Super Tuesday’s FREE at Butter’d Up (10pm)
ALSO: Sound Collective with Josh and Kira FREE at Saint Rocke (8pm)

 

Weds: Holiday Fiesta fundraiser for NELA Winter Shelter for the Homeless at The Hi Hat f. Kate Nash (7pm)
ALSO: HIRSH at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: LOVEYOU FREE at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: Jane Lynch’s A Swingin’ Little Christmas CD Release show at Largo (8pm)

 

Thursday: Stand With Standing Rock Benefit at The Hi Hat (8pm)
ALSO: Avi Buffalo at Bootleg Bar (8:30)

 

Friday: Fishbone at The Roxy (8:30)

 

Saturday:

 

Sunday: Merry Christmas!

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
January 11^th-14^th: Lord Huron at Teragram Ballroom
January 12^th: Dar Williams at The Troubadour
January 13^th: The White Buffalo at The Troubadour
January 17^th: Bear’s Den at The El Rey
January 18^th: DNCE at The Belasco Theatre
January 19h: Jack Savoretti at The Hotel Cafe
January 25^th: Joshua Radin at The Troubadour
January 26^th: Zane Carney at The El Rey
January 28^th: Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls at The Wiltern
January 28^th: SafetySuit at The Regent Theater
January 28^th: Dorothy at The Troubadour
Feb. 2^nd: Mike Doughty at The Troubadour
Feb. 2^nd: Tom Chaplin at The El Rey
Feb. 4^th: Leroy Sanchez at The Troubadour
Feb. 8^th: The Revivalists at The Fonda
Feb. 11^th: The Griswolds w/ Dreamers at Teragram Ballroom
Feb. 14^th: David Duchovny at The Roxy
Feb. 16^th: twenty one pilots, MUTEMATH at Honda Center
Feb. 27^th: Jens Lekamn at Teragram Ballroom
March 24^th: Yellowcard at The Novo by Microsoft
March 25^th: Colony House w/ Knox Hamilton at The Troubadour
April 5^th: Mayday Parade at The Regent Theater

 

~ Kristen

 

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Mid-way through a very full week of shows, I was at The Hotel Cafe to check out LA-based singer, Adam Friedman (one to watch!).  Afterwards, I wandered into the other room to see Sleeping Wolf (always a treat).  I commented to Amanda that after my Hotel Cafe experience I felt refreshed. She said she didn’t realize a band could be refreshing, but that is exactly how I felt. Is that weird?  Maybe it was just a particularly good week, but with each new musical act I sampled last week, I got more and more excited. It wasn’t until I finally took a night off that I had trouble sleeping and life started to feel overwhelming again.

Next week, similar to last, starts off with a Monday that has way too many bands I want to see playing on the same evening.  This trend continues throughout the week, but if there is one show above all that I’d recommend it would be the Hotel Cafe holiday show which is always one of my favorite events of the year.

Here’s what else I’d suggest looking into:

 

Monday: Badflower FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Mondo Cozmo at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)…free with RSVP
ALSO: The Shelters w/ Dear Boy at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. The National Parks, Morgxn, Incan Abraham (8:30)
ALSO: The Sunset Jam w/ Dig the Kid FREE at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: Duniven’s Annual Holiday Hoopla at The Hi Hat (8pm)
ALSO: Glass Animals w/ Judah & The Lion at The El Rey (8:30)
ALSO: Fitz & The Tantrums w/ The Arkells at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Carah Faye w/ Weathers at The Echoplex (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live FREE at The Mint (7pm)

 

Tuesday: Wild Child at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Eagles of Death Metal at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
ALSO: The Sounds at The Belasco (6:30)
ALSO: Super Tuesday’s FREE at Butter’d Up (10pm)
ALSO: Sound Collective w/ Josh and Kira FREE at Saint Rocke (8pm)

 

Weds: Rooney at The El Rey (8:30)
ALSO: Royal Teeth w/ Kolars at The Hi Hat (8pm)
ALSO: Sara Watkins at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: The Afghan Whigs w/ Carina Round at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
ALSO: The Sounds at The Belasco (6:30)

 

Thursday: The Hotel Cafe Holiday Show at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: The Mowgli’s w/ Dreamers at Teragram Ballroom (8:30)
ALSO: Band of Merrymakers at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: The Dustbowl Revival at The Hi Hat (8pm)
ALSO: Heaps N Heaps at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Metallica at The Fonda (9pm)

 

Friday: The Elizabeth Kill at Molly Malone’s (8:30)
ALSO: Marie Digby, Paul McDonald & Friends at The Hotel Cafe (8,11)
ALSO: Royal Machines at The Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: Michael Blume at Bootleg Theatre (8:30)
ALSO: The Dandy Warhols w/ Telegram & Warbly Jets at The Fonda (9pm)

 

Saturday: Arkivist at The Study (9pm)
ALSO: Ghost Lit Kingdom at The Mint (7:30)
ALSO: Royal Machines at The Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: James Supercave, SWIMM at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Chris Robinson Brotherhood at The Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Dennis Quaid and The Sharks at Saint Rocke (8pm)

 

Sunday: Maria Taylor, Matt Costa FREE at The Federal Bar (11am)
ALSO: We Rock With Standing Rock at The Fonda (8pm)
ALSO: Select Songwriter Sundays FREE at The Fox and Hounds (9pm)

 

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
January 11^th-14^th: Lord Huron at Teragram Ballroom
January 12^th: Dar Williams at The Troubadour
January 13^th: The White Buffalo at The Troubadour
January 17^th: Bear’s Den at The El Rey
January 18^th: DNCE at The Belasco Theatre
January 19h: Jack Savoretti at The Hotel Cafe
January 25^th: Joshua Radin at The Troubadour
January 26^th: Zane Carney at The El Rey
January 28^th: Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls at The Wiltern
January 28^th: SafetySuit at The Regent Theater
January 28^th: Dorothy at The Troubadour
Feb. 2^nd: Mike Doughty at The Troubadour
Feb. 2^nd: Tom Chaplin at The El Rey
Feb. 4^th: Leroy Sanchez at The Troubadour
Feb. 8^th: The Revivalists at The Fonda
Feb. 11^th: The Griswolds w/ Dreamers at Teragram Ballroom
Feb. 14^th: David Duchovny at The Roxy
Feb. 16^th: twenty one pilots, MUTEMATH at Honda Center
Feb. 27^th: Jens Lekamn at Teragram Ballroom
March 24^th: Yellowcard at The Novo by Microsoft
March 25^th: Colony House w/ Knox Hamilton at The Troubadour
April 5^th: Mayday Parade at The Regent Theater

 

~ Kristen

 

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Last week was a blur of music and French fries ending with a lovely birthday party at a park where there were cupcakes, live music, balloon animals, some coloring with markers…okay, the party was ostensibly for a 2 year old and the live music involved a few creative rounds of “Wheels on the Bus”, but I was given ginger beer which made me feel like the party was for me too!

Next week, The Shadowboxers are in town, the stream of holiday shows begin, and I’m having a very difficult time deciding on a game plan for Monday night.  Why do all the good free shows have to be on the same evening?!?

Anyway, here is what I am thinking for this week:

 

Monday: Kaleo at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: The Shakers FREE at Harvard & Stone (8:30)
ALSO: ExSage residency w/ Bones FREE at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Sundara Karma (8:30)
ALSO: Peppina at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Andrew Bird at The Grammy Museum (8pm)
ALSO: The Sunset Jam FREE at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: Johnny Gates, Monday Monday at The Hotel Cafe second stage (7,8)

 

Tuesday: The Shadowboxers at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Spurs at Bootleg Theater (8:30)
ALSO: Miike Snow w/ Morgxn at The El Rey (8:30)
ALSO: The Pretty Reckless at The Mayan (6:30)
ALSO: CRX at Teragram Ballroom (9pm)
ALSO: Super Tuesday’s FREE at Butter’d Up (10pm)
ALSO: Sound Collective w/ Josh and Kira FREE at Saint Rocke (8pm)
ALSO: Emo Nite at The Echo + Echoplex f. Tyson Ritter & Nick Wheeler (All-American Rejects) and more (8:30)

 

Weds: Sleeping Wolf at The Hotel Cafe second stage (10pm)
ALSO: Polaris Rose at The Lexington (9:30)
ALSO: Adam Friedman w/ Will Champlin at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Cold War Kids w/ The Shelters at The El Rey (8:30)
ALSO: The Lumineers at The Fonda (9:30)
ALSO: Venus and the Moon, Chris Stills at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: The Japanese House at The Echo (8:30)

 

Thursday: The Americans at The Hotel Cafe (9:30)
ALSO: Bones FREE at Harvard and Stone (10pm)
ALSO: flor, lostboycrow at Bootleg Theater (8:30)
ALSO: Reverend Tall Tree FREE at Mrs. Fish (10pm)
ALSO: Kidneythieves at The Viper Room (9pm)

 

Friday: David Ryan Harris & Gabe Dixon at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: The Soft White Sixties at Fais Do Do (10:30)
ALSO: The Beta Machine, 8MM at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Chris Pierce at Genghis Cohen (8:15)
ALSO: Benjamin Francis Leftwich at The Roxy (8:30)
ALSO: Sego at The Hi Hat (8pm)
ALSO: Jim James at The Orpheum Theatre (8:30)
ALSO: Conor Oberst at The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (7pm)

 

Saturday: Jackie Greene w/ The Cordovas at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: KT Tunstall FREE at One Colorado (7:30)
ALSO: Distant Cousins, Ninet at The Hotel Cafe (8,9)
ALSO: Sløtface at Bootleg Bar (8:30)
ALSO: Conor Oberst at The Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian (7pm)
ALSO: Anderson .paak & The Free Nationals at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Riot Grill fest at The Regent Theater (6pm)
ALSO: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at The Forum (5pm)

 

Sunday: Maria Taylor w/ Ben Lee and Cillie Barnes at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: A Tribute to Linda Ronstadt f. Jackson Browne, Grace Potter, Dawes, Sara & Sean Watkins, and more (8pm)
ALSO: Select Songwriter Sundays FREE at The Fox and Hounds (8pm)
ALSO: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at The Forum (5pm)

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
December 12^th: The Shelters w/ Dear Boy at The Troubadour
December 12^th: Badflower at The Satellite
December 12^th: Glass Animals, Judah & The Lion at The El Rey
December 12^th: Fitz & The Tantrums, Arkells at The Roxy
December 12^th: Michael Kiwanuka at The Fonda
December 14^th: Sara Watkins at The Troubadour
December 14^th: Rooney at The El Rey
December 14^th: Royal Teeth at The Hi Hat
December 14^th: Carina Round at Teragram Ballroom
December 15^th: The Mowgli’s w/ Dreamers at Teragram Ballroom
December 15^th: Band of Merrymakers at The Troubadour
December 16^th/17^th: Royal Machines at The Roxy
January 11^th-14^th: Lord Huron at Teragram Ballroom
January 12^th: Dar Williams at The Troubadour
January 13^th: The White Buffalo at The Troubadour
January 17^th: Bear’s Den at The El Rey
January 18^th: DNCE at The Belasco Theatre
January 19h: Jack Savoretti at The Hotel Cafe
January 25^th: Joshua Radin at The Troubadour
January 26^th: Zane Carney at The El Rey
January 28^th: Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls at The Wiltern
January 28^th: SafetySuit at The Regent Theater
Feb. 2^nd: Mike Doughty at The Troubadour
Feb. 4^th: Leroy Sanchez at The Troubadour
Feb. 11^th: The Griswolds w/ Dreamers at Teragram Ballroom
Feb. 14^th: David Duchovny at The Roxy
Feb. 16^th: twenty one pilots, MUTEMATH at Honda Center
Feb. 27^th: Jens Lekamn at Teragram Ballroom
March 24^th: Yellowcard at The Novo by Microsoft
March 25^th: Colony House w/ Knox Hamilton at The Troubadour

 

~ Kristen

 

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