Local Music Nation

Well, my weekend didn’t go exactly as planned, but my 4^th of July ended with friends and fireworks so we’ll call it a win. Next week is Comic Con (!!!!!!!). I’m starting to get that nervous excited feeling. I’m not as prepared as I was last year, but hopefully things will still go smoothly.  I just packed some very exciting snack packs so at least I won’t go hungry. Other things to look forward to: interviewing the cast of Supernatural, seeing a panel with The Muppets, learning more about the new Star Wars movie, and rocking out to Dave Green of The Filthy Souls at a Geeks Go Glam party (which you can join me at if you happen to be in SD Info: http://geeksgoglam.brownpapertickets.com/)

Otherwise, my concert pick of the week: NEEDTOBREATHE’s Tour De Compadres f. Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors, Colony House, and Switchfoot. So many great bands on one bill!

 

Here are the rest of my week’s picks:

 

Monday: It’s A School Night at Bardot f. Air Bag One, Motopony (8:30)
ALSO: Sonny Boy Thorn w/ National Anthem FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: SOAK at The Echo (8pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 f. Wilding!, Kid Bloom, Michael Doman, Josiah & Zara Sky, etc. (8pm)

 

Tuesday: Spurs at The Mint (8:45)
ALSO: Villagers and Calexico at The Regent Theater DTLA (8pm)
ALSO: Indigo Girls at El Rey Theatre (8pm)

 

Weds: Max and The Moon FREE at Mrs. Fish (8pm)

 

Thursday: Javier Dunn at The Hotel Cafe (11pm)
ALSO: Strange Hotel, The Knitts, Nothern American at The Viper Room (8:30)
ALSO: Verite, Air Bag One at The Echoplex (8pm)
ALSO: Bryan Mcpherson at Boardner’s (7pm)
ALSO: Scott Kinnebrew & The Bad Squirrels at El Cid (10:30)

 

Friday: The Shakers FREE at O’Brien’s
ALSO: The Young Dubliners at The House of Blues (7pm)

 

Saturday: Lissie w/ Tyler Lyle and Chase Cohl at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Rachel Goodrich at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)

 

Sunday: Tour De Compadres f. NEEDTOBREATHE, Switchfoot, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors and Colony House at The Greek Theatre (7pm)
ALSO: Grand Ole Echo FREE (before 6pm) at The Echo f. Leslie Stevens (3pm)
ALSO: Allison Iraheta at The House of Blues (5:30)
ALSO: Death Cab for Cutie at Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
ALSO: The Bird and The Bee at The Theater at Ace Hotel (8pm)
ALSO: Mimosa Music Series FREE at The Federal Bar f. Mansions On The Moon, Jim and Sam (11am)

 

To Keep in Mind:
July 13^th: Young Rising Sons at The Roxy
July 23^rd: Red Wanting Blue at The Hotel Café
July 24^th: Sad Robot at Los Globos
July 25^th: Irontom at The Echo
July 30^th: Stone Foxes at The Mint
August 1^st: AWOLNATION at Hollywood Palladium
August 1^st: Keaton Simons at The Hotel Cafe
August 5^th: First Aid Kit at Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church
August 8th: 98.7 Summer Camp at Santa Monica Pier f. Saint Motel
August 11^th: Langhorne Slim and the Law at The Troubadour
August 14^th: George Ezra at The Wiltern
August 15^th: Cold War Kids at Century Park
August 17^th: Lights at The Greek Theatre
August 17^th: Mumford and Sons at The Forum
August 18^th: Badflower at The Roxy Theater
August 21^st: Matthew Mayfield at The Hotel Cafe
August 22^nd: FYF
August 30^th: Howie Day at The Hotel Cafe
September 10^th: Nathaniel Rateliff at The Echo
September 12^th: Passenger at The Wiltern
September 16^th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy
September 19^th: Brandi Carlile at The Wiltern
September 26^th: Brandon Flowers at The Wiltern
September 29^th: Catfish and the Bottleman at The Fonda
October 7^th: Ben Howard at The Greek Theatre
October 13^th: Hozier at Nokia Theatre LA Live
October 13^th: Wolf Alice at The Fonda Theater
October 15^th: twenty one pilots w/ Echosmith at The Greek Theatre
October 16^th: The War on Drugs at The Greek Theatre
October 16^th/17^th: Father John Misty at The Wiltern
October 20^th: Mute Math at The Echo
October 21^st: Jon McLaughlin at The Hotel Cafe
October 22^nd: Frank Turner at The Mayan
October 29^th: Saint Motel at The Greek Theater
October 30^th: Tobias Jesso Jr at The Fonda Theatre
November 2^nd: Hanson at The Fonda Theatre
December 14^th: The 1975 at Club Nokia

~ Kristen

 

 

I realized today that I ended my month of June much like it began, with an Urth Caffe boba green tea followed directly by a set from Dark Waves.  That Make Music Pasadena set seems like a lifetime ago, but nope, that was June. After today’s set (at a street festival in Santa Monica), the Dark Waves EP was put on repeat for the rest of the day. Those songs just get in there and don’t let go!

Next weekend is July 4^th! I hope you have some fun plans. My plan is to get a lot of work done this week so that I might be able to get to a BBQ or two. Although I will make an exception for Monday night where I hope to be playing the how many venues can you squeeze into one evening game.

If you’re looking for some music, here’s what I recommend:

 

Monday: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats FREE at The Echo (8pm)
ALSO: Crash Kings FREE at The Satellite (11pm)
ALSO: It’s A School Night FREE at Bardot f. SPURS, Ceremonies (8:30)
ALSO: Hunnypot Radio Live FREE at The Mint (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 f. Joel Eckels, Michael Doman, Josiah Leming & Co. (8pm)

 

Tuesday: The Griswolds at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: John Reilly & Friends at Largo (8:30)

 

Weds: Honeyhoney at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Magic Giant FREE at 800 Main (9:20)
ALSO: Maudlin Strangers w/ SWIMM at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: Elle King at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Amie Miriello at The Viper Room (8pm)

 

Thursday: Jonny Gray at Room 5 (10pm)
ALSO: Aaron Gillespie w/ William Beckett at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donovan at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: Belmont Lights at House of Blues (8pm)
ALSO: Honey County, Jim and Sam at The Hotel Cafe (9, 10)
ALSO: The Ting Tings at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)

 

Friday: Tristen, Motopony, Big Harp at Madame Siam (7pm)

 

Saturday: The Dustbowl Revival FREE at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
ALSO: Air Bag One FREE at The Satellite (9pm)

 

Sunday: enjoy the holiday weekend!

 

To Keep in Mind:
July 7^th: Villagers at The Regent Theater DTLA
July 7^th: Spurs at The Mint
July 11^th: Lissie at The Troubadour
July 12^th: NEEDTOBREATHE at Greek Theatre
July 13^th: Young Rising Sons at The Roxy
July 23^rd: Red Wanting Blue at The Hotel Cafe
July 25^th: Irontom at The Echo
July 30^th: Stone Foxes at The Mint
August 1^st: AWOLNATION at Hollywood Palladium
August 1^st: Keaton Simons at The Hotel Cafe
August 5^th: First Aid Kit at Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church
August 8th: 98.7 Summer Camp at Santa Monica Pier f. Saint Motel
August 11^th: Langhorne Slim and the Law at The Troubadour
August 14^th: George Ezra at The Wiltern
August 15^th: Cold War Kids at Century Park
August 17^th: Lights at The Greek Theatre
August 17^th: Mumford and Sons at The Forum
August 21^st: Matthew Mayfield at The Hotel Cafe
August 22^nd: FYF
August 30^th: Howie Day at The Hotel Cafe
September 10^th: Nathaniel Rateliff at The Echo
September 12^th: Passenger at The Wiltern
September 16^th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy
September 19^th: Brandi Carlile at The Wiltern
September 26^th: Brandon Flowers at The Wiltern
September 29^th: Catfish and the Bottleman at The Fonda
October 7^th: Ben Howard at The Greek Theatre
October 13^th: Hozier at Nokia Theatre LA Live
October 15^th: twenty one pilots w/ Echosmith at The Greek Theatre
October 16^th: The War on Drugs at The Greek Theatre
October 16^th/17^th: Father John Misty at The Wiltern
October 20^th: Mute Math at The Echo
October 22^nd: Frank Turner at The Mayan
October 29^th: Saint Motel at The Greek Theater
October 30^th: Tobias Jesso Jr at The Fonda
December 14^th: The 1975 at Club Nokia

~ Kristen

I’ve been struggling this week, with the heat among other things. I saw a picture of a squirrel lying on a bowl of ice someone had put in their backyard. That’s pretty much what I’d like to do at the moment. It looked really uncomfortable, but the squirrel seemed so happy. Who has a giant bowl of ice?

Thankfully it has been cooling down enough at night to get out for some shows. Here are my options this week.

 

Monday: Crash Kings w/ yOya and Armors FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Sleeping Wolf at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Until The Ribbon Breaks at The Roxy (8:30)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot f. Oberhofer (8:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 f. Jenni Alpert, Clare Means, Jesse Thomas, etc. (8pm)

 

Tuesday: King Washington FREE at The Federal Bar (8pm)
ALSO: PPL MVR at Los Globos (9pm)
ALSO: The Lonely Wild w/ The Filthy Souls, The Dead Ships, and The Active Set FREE at The Slidebar in Fullerton (8pm)

 

Weds: Nate Ruess at Teragram Ballroom (9pm)
ALSO: Ed Sheeran at Hollywood Bowl (7:30)

 

Thursday: Anderson East, Distant Cousins at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9)
ALSO: Houndmouth at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Ed Sheeran at Hollywood Bowl (7:30)

 

Friday: My Name is You at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Alisan Porter at Room 5 (7pm)
ALSO: Miguel at Club Nokia (11pm)
ALSO: mewithoutYou at The Roxy (8:30)

 

Saturday: Ben Folds at Greek Theatre (7:30)
ALSO: Nathan Fox at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Decorator FREE at Mrs. Fish
ALSO: Chinatown Summer Nights FREE at downtown Chinatown f. The Janks (6pm)

 

Sunday: Sunday Serenades with Fancy at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Grand Ole Echo FREE at The Echo f. Jonathan Tyler (3pm)
ALSO: Motopony and The Bad Years FREE at The Federal Bar (11am)

 

To Keep in Mind:
June 30^th: The Griswolds at The Troubadour
July 1^st: Elle King at The Troubadour
July 2^nd: William Beckett at The Roxy
July 7^th: Villagers at The Regent Theater DTLA
July 7^th: Spurs at The Mint
July 11^th: Lissie at The Troubadour
July 12^th: NEEDTOBREATHE at Greek Theatre
July 13^th: Young Rising Sons at The Roxy
July 23^rd: Red Wanting Blue at The Hotel Cafe
July 25^th: Irontom at The Echo
July 30^th: Stone Foxes at The Mint
August 1^st: AWOLNATION at Hollywood Palladium
August 5^th: First Aid Kit at Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian Church
August 8th: 98.7 Summer Camp at Santa Monica Pier f. Saint Motel
August 11^th: Langhorne Slim and the Law at The Troubadour
August 14^th: George Ezra at The Wiltern
August 15^th: Cold War Kids at Century Park
August 17^th: Lights at The Greek Theatre
August 17^th: Mumford and Sons at The Forum
August 21^st: Matthew Mayfield at The Hotel Cafe
August 22^nd: FYF
August 30^th: Howie Day at The Hotel Cafe
September 12^th: Passenger at The Wiltern
September 16^th: Carbon Leaf at The Roxy
September 19^th: Brandi Carlile at The Wiltern
September 26^th: Brandon Flowers at The Wiltern
September 29^th: Catfish and the Bottleman at The Fonda
October 7^th: Ben Howard at The Greek Theatre
October 13^th: Hozier at Nokia Theatre LA Live
October 15^th: twenty one pilots w/ Echosmith at The Greek Theatre
October 16^th: The War on Drugs at The Greek Theatre
October 16^th/17^th: Father John Misty at The Wiltern
October 22^nd: Frank Turner at The Mayan
October 30^th: Tobias Jesso Jr at The Fonda
December 14^th: The 1975 at Club Nokia

~ Kristen