Local Music Nation

This week felt very well-rounded. I found myself in a variety of places – lecture hall, hospital, ballpark, club, coffee shop, music venue, restaurant, train, park, etc. Musically, I was introduced to a new band love (Sonny Boy Thorn), danced with Little Boots, and had the extreme pleasure of not just listening to but meeting a living legend (Judy Collins). It was a pretty productive week. And far from boring!

Next week, show-wise at least, promises to be just as exciting. Top pick is a tie between Red Wanting Blue playing The Hotel Cafe and Sad Robot’s record release party at El Cid Wednesday night.

Here’s what else I’d recommend:

 

Monday: Sonny Boy Thorn FREE at The Satellite (11pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (8:30)
ALSO: Joel Eckels, The Band of Heathens at The Hotel Cafe (8,9)
ALSO: Soul Asylum at The House of Blues (7pm)
ALSO: Imagine Dragons w/ Metric and Halsey at The Honda Center (7:30)

 

Tuesday: Alex & Sierra at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Barenaked Ladies w/ Violent Femmes, Colin Hay at The Greek Theatre (7pm)

 

Weds: Sad Robot w/ Omniflux, Coyote at El Cid (9pm)…record release show
ALSO: Gun Hill Royals FREE at The Cactus Lounge of The Standard (7:30)
ALSO Alpha Rev w/ Uncle Lucius and Drew Chadwick at The Mint (8pm)
ALSO: Gungor at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)

 

Thursday: Red Wanting Blue, Seryn, Distant Cousins, Javier Dunn at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9, 10, 11)
ALSO: Hamish Anderson w/ The Lulls and Sam Morrow at The Mint (9pm)
ALSO: The Rigs, Haley Reinhart at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Badflower, SWIMM FREE at The Slidebar (8pm)
ALSO: Joss Stone at The Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Juliette & The Licks at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: The Ataris at The Roxy (8:30)

 

Friday: Quiet Company w/ Sad Robot and The Knitts at Los Globos (7pm)
ALSO: Sticky Fingers w/ Shikobi Inc. at The Mint (9pm)
ALSO Dead Sara at The Glass House Pomona (8pm)

 

Saturday: Justin Nozuka at The Hotel Cafe (8:30)
ALSO: Dreaming in Stereo at Molly Malone’s (10:30)

ALSO: Chinatown Summer Nights FREE at Chinatown Central Plaza f. SWIMM, Andy Clockwise (5pm)

 

Sunday: Melissa Etheridge and Blondie at The Greek Theatre (7pm)

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
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 10^th: Coasts at The Roxy
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, Raw Fabrics 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 10^th: Green River Ordinance at The Mint
September 12^th: Passenger at The Wiltern
September 19^th: Brandi Carlile at The Wiltern
September 24^th: Gin Wigmore at The Troubadour
September 26^th: Brandon Flowers at The Wiltern
September 29^th: Catfish and the Bottleman at The Fonda
September 29^th: The Maine at The Troubadour
October 1^st/2^nd: The Milk Carton Kids at The Theatre at Ace Hotel
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 17^th: Foo Fighters at Honda Center
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 1^st,2^nd: Hanson at The Fonda Theatre
November 9^th: Glen Hansard at Walk Disney Concert Hall
November 11^th: Ben Sollee at Tetragram Ballroom
December 14^th: The 1975 at Club Nokia

~ Kristen

 

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Another year’s Comic Con has come and gone. I’m sure it was a blast full of exciting encounters, memorable conversations, and all the geekiness my little heart desired. Seeing that I’m writing this calendar a week in advance, you’ll have to inquire about the details.

 

Looking forward to getting back into the musical swing of things this week. Here’s what I’m thinking:

 

Monday: Young Rising Sons, Dreamers at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO:  It’s A School Night at Bardot f. Fort Lean (8:30)
ALSO: Sonny Boy Thorn FREE at The Satellite (11pm)
ALSO: Ryn Weaver at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Radio Live FREE at The Mint (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at Room 5 (8pm)

 

Tuesday: King Washington at El Cid (9pm)
ALSO: The Thomas Nicholas Band FREE at O’Brien’s (10pm)

 

Weds: The Gabrielz at The Viper Room (8pm)

 

Thursday: Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Chappo, Yukon Blonde and Fort Lean at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Evol Walks at The Viper Room (9:30)
ALSO: The Watkins Family Hour at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: The Deslondes w/ Leslie Stevens at The Roxy (9pm)

 

Friday: Ben Lee at The Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Jill Sobule at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: David Gray and Amos Lee at Hollywood Bowl (8pm)
ALSO: Judy Collins FREE at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Saturday: Jay Brannan at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: David Gray and Amos Lee at Hollywood Bowl (8pm)
ALSO: Willie Nelson and Family, Alison Krauss and Union Station at The Greek Theatre (7:30)

 

Sunday: Grand Ole Echo FREE (before 6pm) at The Echo (3pm)
ALSO: Mimosa Music Series f. Veruca Salt and Holly Miranda FREE at The Federal Bar (11am)
ALSO: Sugar Ray, Better Than Ezra, Uncle Kracker, and Eve 6 at The Greek Theatre (7pm)

 

To Keep in Mind:
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

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