YAY Oscars! What a great ceremony. My favorite moment was Bette Midler sang “Wind Beneath My Wings”.  It’s been a weekend of Film ceremonies for me as I spent yesterday backstage at The Film Independent Spirit Awards which was quite thrilling, especially when stars from my favorite movies of the year, Before Midnight and The Spectacular Now, came into the room.

Next up: SXSW. I have one more week to get in all my RSVPs, finalize my schedule, listen to all the bands, and dig up my most comfortable walking shoes. Can’t be at SXSW? Come to the Aussie BBQ on Sunday at Bootleg! Many of the Aussie artists coming to Austin are making the pit stop in LA for this event.

My other show pick this week is The Ataris at The House of Blues. They are re-touring So Long, Astoria 10 years after its release. I saw them on that tour 10 years ago. It was my first experience in any kind of mosh pit, so let’s just say it was a memorable one. It would be crazy to see them again, same songs but completely different me.

Here are all my picks:

 

Monday: Moses Sumney FREE at Bootleg Theater (10pm)
ALSO: James Supercave FREE at The Echo (11pm)
ALSO: Run River North at The Troubadour (8pm)

 

Tuesday: The Colourist with Night Terrors of 1927 and Max and the Moon at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Fuel at The Viper Room (10pm)
ALSO: Madi Diaz at Bootleg Theater (8:30)
ALSO: George Stanford at The Piano Bar (10pm)

 

Weds: The Ataris at House of Blues (10pm)
ALSO: The Wild Feathers with Saints of Valory and Jamestown Revival at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: The Basement Sessions presents The Echo and the Sound FREE at Hemingway’s (11:30)
ALSO: Nicole Atkins at Bootleg Bar (10pm)
ALSO: 311 at The Roxy (8pm)

 

Thursday: Pawn Shop Kings at WitZend (8pm)
ALSO: Shane Alexander at Room 5 (9pm)
ALSO: Walk Off The Earth with Parachute at The House of Blues (8pm)
ALSO: 311 at The Roxy (8pm)

 

Friday: Korby Lenker and Kevin Earnest at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9)
ALSO: Kris Angelis at Room 5 (8pm)

 

Saturday: NO with Reuben & The Dark and The Darcy’s at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Mirah with Ages and Ages at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Ben Taylor with Suzanna Choffel at The Mint (8:45)
ALSO: Jeff Campbell at Room 5 (9pm)
ALSO: Raquel Rodriguez at WitZend (9pm)
ALSO: Gripin at The Viper Room (10pm)
ALSO: Forrest Day at El Cid (midnight)
ALSO: The Entrance Band at The Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: Mark Kozelek at First Unitarian Church (7:30)

 

Sunday: The Aussie BBQ at Bootleg Theater featuring Ben Lee, Gossling, The Griswolds, Lime Cordiale, Money For Rope, etc. (2pm)
ALSO: Novi Split and Brown and Blue at The Echo (5:30)
ALSO: Greensky Bluegrass with Tumbleweed Wanderers at The Troubadour (8pm)

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
March 15^th: Lake Street Dive at The Troubadour
March 17^th: Turin Brakes at The Troubadour
March 18^th: Band of Skulls at The Belasco Theater
March 18^th: Crobot at The Satellite
March 20^th: Apache Relay at The Roxy
March 21^st: St. Vincent at The Wiltern
March 21^st: Bayside at The House of Blues
March 21^st: Wakey! Wakey! At The Bootleg Bar
March 21^st: Kings of Leon at The Forum
March 27^th: Delta Rae at The Troubadour
March 27^th: Tonight Alive at Hollywood Palladium
March 28^th: The Kin at The Troubadour
March 29^th: Miniature Tigers at The Roxy
March 31^st: The Strypes at El Rey Theatre
April 1^st: Betty Who at The Troubadour
April 2^nd: Neil Young at Dolby Theatre
April 3^rd: Petty Fest LA at El Rey Theatre
April 4^th and 5^th: The War on Drugs at The Troubadour
April 8^th: Katie Herzig at The Troubadour
April 11^th: Tyrone Wells at The Troubadour
April 16^th: The 1975 at Club Nokia
April 18^th: Rufus Wainwright at Orpheum Theatre
April 21^st: You Me at Six at The Troubadour
April 23^rd: Terraplane Sun at The Troubadour
April 28^th: Augustana at The Troubadour
May 3^rd: Manchester Orchestra at House of Blues
May 6^th: NEEDTOBREATHE at The Wiltern
May 7^th: Ingrid Michaelson at The Wiltern
May 9^th: twenty one pilots at The Wiltern
May 9^th: We Are Scientists at The Troubadour
May 17^th: Birdy at The Wiltern
May 19^th: James Blunt at The Balasco Theater
May 21^st: Nickel Creek at The Wiltern
May 23^rd: Ben Sollee at Largo
May 24^th: William Fitzsimmons at The Troubadour
May 28^th: First Aid Kit at El Rey Theatre
June 5^th: OneRepublic and The Script at Hollywood Bowl
June 21^st: The Milk Carton Kids at Japan America Theatre
August 26^th: Youngblood Hawke at Greek Theatre

~ Kristen

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The Olympics are ending. The two weeks had their share of triumphs and disappointments, but I’m going to miss watching Curling while eating breakfast, getting incomprehensibly invested in any kind of biathlon or cross-country event, and of course, everything figure skating/ice dancing, especially if it involved my new favorite duo of Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski.

Next up, Oscars week! I still am woefully behind on the nominated films, but I did manage to catch the animated and live action shorts this weekend, so I’m ready with my picks there.

As for music, this week is chock full of great options, but if I could do only one, it would be Thursday or Friday with Kodaline and LP.

Here are all my picks:

Monday: It’s a School Night FREE at Bardot featuring Early Winters and Sleeper Agent (9pm)…RSVP http://itsaschoolnight.com/losangeles/
ALSO: The New Electric Sound, Memoir FREE at Silverlake Lounge (9,10pm)
ALSO: Black Hi-Lighter and Toy Bombs FREE at Harvard and Stone (10:30)
ALSO: Wise Cub, Cillie Barnes, Busy Living FREE at The Satellite (9pm)
ALSO: Hunnpot Radio live FREE at The Mint (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday FREE at Room 5 (8pm) featuring Erin Willett, Scott Mellis, Jesse Thomas, Joel Eckels, etc.

 

Tuesday: The Belle Brigade FREE at The Echo (11pm)
ALSO: The Basement Sessions FREE at Hemingway’s featuring The Last Internationale and The Filthy Souls (9pm)
ALSO: Lemon Sun at The Satellite (11pm)
ALSO: Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights at The Mint (10:30)
ALSO: Francisco the Man, Kins at Bootleg Bar (9:30, 10:30)
ALSO: Daniel Ahearn & The Jones FREE at Little Joy (8pm)
ALSO: George Stanford FREE at The Piano Bar (10pm)
ALSO: Kaiser Chiefs at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO Lucinda Williams at The Echoplex (7:30)
ALSO: Silversun Pickups FREE at Amoeba Records (6pm)

 

Weds: Fine, Belmont Lights and more at The House of Blues (8pm)
ALSO: Early Winters with Carina Round at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: The Other Words, Sad Robot and Decoded at The Viper Room (8pm)
ALSO: Jenni Alpert, Terra Naomi, Elizaveta at WitZend (8, 9, 10)

 

Thursday: Down and Outlaws, Sons of Hippies, Deadly Birds at The Viper Room (9pm)
ALSO: Kodaline with LP at The El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: The Dirty Diamond at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: Joel Eckels at Room 5 (9pm)
ALSO: FIDLAR at The Echoplex (10pm)
ALSO: Dr. Dog with Saint Rich and Moses Sumney at The Wiltern (8pm)

 

Friday: Scars on 45, The Record Company at The Hotel Cafe (8, 10:30)
ALSO: Kodaline and LP at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
ALSO: Maudlin Strangers with David Fetter, Y LUV and more at Lyric Theater (8:30)
ALSO: Franky Perez & The Truth at The Viper Room (11pm)
ALSO: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Capital Cities at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Lord Huron with Superhumanoids at Fonda Theatre (9pm)

 

Saturday: Badass Bands Blog Presents at The Viper Room featuring The Shakers and The Soft White Sixties (9pm)
ALSO: Kyle Wyman Band at Five Star Bar (9pm)
ALSO: Raquel Rodriguez at The Mint (10:15)
ALSO: The Diamond Light and Ivory DeVille (10, 11)
ALSO: Jackie Greene with The Wild Reeds at The Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Capital Cities at The Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Lord Huron with Superhumnoids at Fonda Theatre (9pm)

 

Sunday: John Flanagan at The Mint (6pm)
ALSO: Rachel Goodrich & The Grrrls, The Moth & The Flame at The Troubadour (9:10, 10)

 

 

To Keep in Mind:
March 4^th: The Colourist at The Troubadour
March 5^th: The Ataris at The House of Blues
March 5^th: The Wild Feathers at The Troubadour
March 8^th: NO at The Troubadour
March 15^th: Lake Street Dive at The Troubadour
March 17^th: Turin Brakes at The Troubadour
March 18^th: Band of Skulls at The Belasco Theater
March 20^th: Apache Relay at The Roxy
March 21^st: St. Vincent at The Wiltern
March 21^st: Bayside at The House of Blues
March 21^st: Wakey! Wakey! At The Bootleg Bar
March 21^st: Kings of Leon at The Forum
March 27^th: Delta Rae at The Troubadour
March 27^th: Tonight Alive at Hollywood Palladium
March 28^th: The Kin at The Troubadour
March 29^th: Miniature Tigers at The Roxy
March 31^st: The Strypes at El Rey Theatre
April 4^th and 5^th: The War on Drugs at The Troubadour
April 8^th: Katie Herzig at The Troubadour
April 11^th: Tyrone Wells at The Troubadour
April 18^th: Rufus Wainwright at Orpheum Theatre
May 3^rd: Manchester Orchestra at House of Blues
May 6^th: NEEDTOBREATHE at The Wiltern
May 7^th: Ingrid Michaelson at The Wiltern
May 9^th: twenty one pilots at The Wiltern
May 9^th: We Are Scientists at The Troubadour
May 17^th: Birdy at The Wiltern
May 19^th: James Blunt at The Balasco Theater
May 21^st: Nickel Creek at The Wiltern
May 23^rd: Ben Sollee at Largo
May 24^th: William Fitzsimmons at The Troubadour
June 5^th: OneRepublic and The Script at Hollywood Bowl
June 21^st: The Milk Carton Kids at Japan America Theatre

~ Kristen

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This weekend has been full of excitement. Friday night’s Biffy Clyro show got a bit intense, but it was worth it to see my rocking Scots finally back in LA. I’ve also got a bit of Olympics fever. I’ve watched a little of everything, but that shoot-out from the Russia vs. US hockey game was probably the most thrilling. On top of all that, there are a couple of small dogs running around the apartment, providing an excellent excuse for long walks and rolling around on the floor.

I don’t have so much a show pick this week as I do a venue pick. The Hotel Cafe any night next week will hold at least one act that I absolutely adore. What do I have to do to get a week-long venue pass?

Monday: It’s A School Night FREE at Bardot featuring Meg Myers (10:30)
ALSO: Duncan Sheik and Tony Lucca at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30)
ALSO: The New Electric Sound FREE at Silverlake Lounge (10pm)
ALSO: Charming Liars FREE at The Troubadour (9:20)
ALSO: Monday Monday FREE at Room 5 (8pm)

 

Tuesday: Hudson Taylor at The Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Harper Blynn at Bootleg Bar (11:30)
ALSO: The Basement Sessions FREE at Hemingway’s featuring Bravesoul (9:45)
ALSO: The Belle Brigade FREE at The Echo (11pm)
ALSO: George Stanford FREE at The Piano Bar (10pm)
ALSO: The Cerny Brothers at The Mint (9:15)
ALSO: A Tribute to Heart FREE at The Satellite featuring Miranda Lee Richards, Black Belt Karate, Jacqueline Campa, etc (9pm)

 

Weds: Night Riots with Kiven at Los Globos (8pm)
ALSO: Jon McLaughlin at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Jukebox the Ghost with Mother Falcon at The Echo (8pm)
ALSO: New Politics with Sleeper Agent and Magic Man at The Troubadour (8pm)

 

Thursday: Jon McLaughlin and Jars of Clay at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30)
ALSO: Matt Jordan at WitZend (9pm)
ALSO: Deluka at Bootleg Bar (10:30)
ALSO: Allen Stone at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: The Dollyrots and Go Betty Go at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: Karmin at The House of Blues (9pm)

 

Friday: Griffin House at The Mint (10pm)
ALSO: Wildcat! Wildcat! at The Echoplex (9pm)
ALSO: Magic Man at The Echo (9pm)
ALSO: Act As If at The Hotel Cafe (10pm)
ALSO: The Weeks at The Satellite (10pm)
ALSO: We Were Promised Jetpacks at The El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Langhorne Slim and Amos Lee at The Wiltern (7pm)

 

Saturday: ElectroPR Charity Music and Arts Festival at The Airliner featuring Diamonds Under Fire, Dekades, and more! (8pm)
ALSO: Charlotte Martin, Will Champlin and Curtis Peoples at The Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30, 10:30)

 

Sunday: Ivory Deville at Deus Ex Machina
ALSO: An Evening with David Crosby at The Troubadour (7pm)

 

To Keep in Mind:
February 25^th: Kaiser Chiefs at The El Rey
February 27^th: Kodaline at The El Rey
February 28^th: Scars on 45 at The Hotel Café
February 28^th: Kodaline at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
March 1^st: The Shakers and The Janks at The Viper Room
March 2^nd: John Flanagan at The Mint
March 4^th: The Colourist at The Troubadour
March 5^th: The Ataris at The House of Blues
March 5^th: The Wild Feathers at The Troubadour
March 8^th: NO at The Troubadour
March 15^th: Lake Street Dive at The Troubadour
March 17^th: Turin Brakes at The Troubadour
March 18^th: Band of Skulls at The Belasco Theater
March 20^th: Apache Relay at The Roxy
March 21^st: St. Vincent at The Wiltern
March 21^st: Bayside at The House of Blues
March 21^st: Wakey! Wakey! At The Bootleg Bar
March 21^st: Kings of Leon at The Forum
March 27^th: Delta Rae at The Troubadour
March 27^th: Tonight Alive at Hollywood Palladium
March 28^th: The Kin at The Troubadour
March 31^st: The Strypes at El Rey Theatre
April 4^th and 5^th: The War on Drugs at The Troubadour
April 8^th: Katie Herzig at The Troubadour
April 11^th: Tyrone Wells at The Troubadour
April 18^th: Rufus Wainwright at Orpheum Theatre
May 3^rd: Manchester Orchestra at House of Blues
May 7^th: Ingrid Michaelson at The Wiltern
May 9^th: twenty one pilots at The Wiltern
May 9^th: We Are Scientists at The Troubadour
May 17^th: Birdy at The Wiltern
May 19^th: James Blunt at The Balasco Theater
May 23^rd: Ben Sollee at Largo
May 24^th: William Fitzsimmons at The Troubadour
June 5^th: OneRepublic and The Script at Hollywood Bowl
June 21^st: The Milk Carton Kids at Japan America Theatre

~ Kristen

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