Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 11/13-11/19

For the third Sunday in a row, I find myself at The Wiltern.  Tonight is all about celebrating Switchfoot’s Beautiful Letdown, an album that has been one of my favorite’s since it was released 20 years ago.

Next week, we might as well be in the UK for all the Brits (and Irish) coming through LA. We’ve got Flyte, Barnes Courtney, Modernlove, Cam Cole and more:

Monday: Bad Suns at the Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Erik Kertes and friends at the Hotel Cafe (7:30)
ALSO: Thomas Day at the Moroccan Lounge (two shows, 6:30, 9:30)
ALSO: Deni w/ Talker & Francesca Blanchard at El Cid (7pm)
ALSO: Rachel Platten at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (6:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live (last show!) FREE at the Mint (7pm)

Tuesday: Flyte at South Pasadena Masonic (7pm)
ALSO: Lily Mae Harrington at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Nisa at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Olivia Dean at the Echoplex (7pm)
ALSO: Mudhoney at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
ALSO: The Hives at the Belasco (7pm)
ALSO: Chappell Roan at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Nathaniel Rateliff at the Orpheum Theatre (8pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block LA at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Weds: Barns Courtney at the Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Dizzy w/ Homeschool at the Echo (6:30)
ALSO: Neska Rose, Kat Cunning at the Hotel Cafe (7,8)
ALSO: Jenny Owen Youngs at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: The Hives at the Belasco (7pm)
ALSO: Ben Howard at the Orpheum (8pm)
ALSO: New Order f. Blossoms at YouTube Theater (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: Georgia Lines, Jesse & Friends at the Hotel Cafe (7,8)
ALSO: Mating Ritual, Loviet, Maxim Ludwig at Zebulon (8pm)
ALSO: Ella Red, Phoebe Katis Songwriters’ Circle at the Hotel Cafe seconds stage (7,8)
ALSO: Olivia Dean at the Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: Blossoms at the Echoplex (7pm)
ALSO: Joan Osborne at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Grace Weber at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Watchhouse at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Modernlove. at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
ALSO: Andy Clockwise at Boardner’s (7pm)
ALSO: Ian Sweet at Zebulon (7pm)
ALSO: French Cassettes at Permanent Records Roadhouse (7pm)
ALSO: ZZ Ward at the Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: Mariah Carey at Hollywood Bowl (7:30)

Saturday: Royal & The Serpent at the Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: The Record Company at the Regent Theater (5pm)
ALSO: Addison Grace at the Echoplex (6:30)
ALSO: Stephen Steinbrink at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: Laufey w/ Adam Melchor at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)

Sunday: Cam Cole at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: North Mississippi All Stars at the Regent Theater (5pm)
ALSO: Laufey w/ Adam Melchor at the Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
ALSO: Mariah Carey at Hollywood Bowl (7pm)

To Keep in Mind:    
November 20th: The Japanese House at the Fonda (8:30)
November 20th: Mumford & Sons at the Bellwether (8pm)
November 23rd: Sun Room at the Fonda (8pm)
November 24th: LP w/ Verite at YouTube Theater (8pm)
November 24th: We Are Scientists at the Roxy (7:30)
November 29th: Baby Queen at the Echoplex
November 30th: Mondo Cozmo at the Lodge Room (8:30)
December 1st: The Strike w/ Dylan Dunlap at the Troubadour
December 2nd: Beauty School Dropout at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
December 3rd: Sam Derosa at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
December 3rd: Glen Phillips at the Venice West (8pm)
December 4th: Ben Abraham at the El Rey (8pm)
December 4th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 4th: Damien Rice at the Orpheum (8pm)
December 5th: Damien Rice at the Orpheum (8pm)
December 5th: Morgan St. Jean at the Moroccan Loune (6:30)
December 6th: Nico Vega at Lodge Room (8:30)
December 6th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 8th: John-Robert at Genghis Cohen
December 9th: girlhouse at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
December 9th: Skid Row & Buckcherry at the Fonda (8pm)
December 9th: Dawes at the Bellwether (8pm)
December 10th: The Struts at the Wiltern
December 11th: Hoobastank at the Echo
December 12th: Coach Party at the Echoplex
December 14th: milk. at the Troubadour
December 16th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 17th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 18th: Josh Radnor at the Echo
January 16th: Dar Williams & Amy Ray Band at the Troubadour
January 18th: Carina Round at the Echo
January 19th: Carina Round at the Echo
January 19th: Rhett Miller at Saint Rocke (8pm)
January 20th: Holding Absence at the Echoplex
February 2nd: Livingmore at the Echo
February 3rd: The Milk Carton Kids at the El Rey (8pm)
February 6th: JP Saxe at the Wiltern
February 8th: The Bones of JR Jones at the Venice West (8pm)
February 8th: Bailen w/ John-Robert at the Troubadour
February 15th: Gov’t Mule at the Wiltern
February 20th: Dylan LeBlanc at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
February 22nd: Talk at the El Rey (8pm)
February 28th: Sarah Jarosz at the Troubadour
March 2nd: Trousdale at the El Rey (9pm)
March 3rd: Josiah and the Bonnevilles at the Troubadour
March 4th: Josiah and the Bonnevilles at the Troubadour
March 5th: The Paper Kites at the Fonda (9pm)
March 6th: K.Flay at Lodge Room (8pm)
March 7th: K.Flay at Lodge Room (8pm)
March 8th: Grouplove at the Wiltern
March 12th: Claire Rosinkranz at the Fonda (8pm)
March 14th: The Kills at the Wiltern
March 14th: Briston Maroney at the Fonda (8pm)
March 15th: Briston Maroney at the Fonda (8pm)
March 15th: Charlotte Sands at the Echoplex
March 15th: Angie McMahon at the Troubadour
March 16th: Tiny Habits at the El Rey (8pm)
March 20th: Cold War Kids at the Fonda (8pm)
March 21st: Cold War Kids at the Fonda (8pm)
March 21st: The Lone Bellow Trio at the Troubadour
March 22nd: The Lone Bellow Trio at the Troubadour
March 23rd: Joe Pug at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
March 27th: CMAT at the Roxy (8pm)
March 29th: Hannah Wicklund at the Troubadour
April 3rd: Dylan at the Roxy (8pm)
April 6th: Kelsey Karter & the Heroines at the Troubadour
April 10th: Bernhoft at the Troubadour
April 30th: Jordan Mackampa at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 30th: Giant Rooks at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 8th: Augustana at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
May 11th: Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors at the Fonda (9pm)
May 22nd: Andrew Cushin at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 23rd: Red Rum Club at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 23rd: Holly Humberstone at the Bellwether (8pm)
May 31st: Yard Act at Regent Theater (7pm)

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 11/6-11/12

After a raucous week/month of shows resulting in some light crowd-induced injuries, this weekend offered a respite with the delightful Norwegian folk duo, Kings of Convenience whose 10+ year absence prompted 3 full to sold out shows at the Fonda.  The audience was encouraged to snap along to the acoustic songs as clapping was deemed “too much” and the rage moment of the evening occurred when special guest Feist took to the drum kit. The energy did gradually ascend to a venue-wide dance party defined by gentle swaying and light bouncing.  This vibe is exactly what I needed and proved that you don’t need high decibels or a threat of physical injury to get swept up in the music or express appreciation for a band.   

Next week we have a particularly difficult decision to make Friday night between can’t miss duo, Sydney Sprague and Wheelwright, going up against the Cordovas and Joe Firstman celebrating one of my favorite albums of all time, The War of Women.

Here’s the rest:

Monday: The Last Dinner Party at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: BMI Acoustic Lounge FREE at the Hotel Cafe second stage (6:45)
ALSO: Bush at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO:  Ben Ottewell & Ian Ball at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Cat Power sings Dylan at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Taking Back Sunday at Lodge Room (8pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (6:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: Charlotte Cardin at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Sidney Bird w/ Caity Krone at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Cat Power sings Dylan at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Raye at the Novo (8pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block LA at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Weds: Hardcastle at Permanent Records Roadhouse (8pm)
ALSO: Whitehall w/ The Moon Jays at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Meghan Trainor at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Aidan Bissett w/ Anna Shoemaker at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: Royal Blood at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Durry at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Marc Broussard w/ Field Guide at Lodge Room (7:30)
ALSO: Joshua and the Holy Rollers at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: John Craigie at the El Rey (8:30)
ALSO: St. Paul & the Broken Bones w/ Maggie Rose at the Bellwether (9pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Cordovas & Joe Firstman (20th Anniversary of The War of Women) at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Sydney Sprague w/ Wheelwright at El Cid (6pm)
ALSO: Frenship at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Emily Wolfe at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Rob Giles w/ Heather Bond at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Alexa Rose/Emily Scott Robinson at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: wilt at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Midnight Kids at Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Watkins Family Hour at Largo (8:30)
ALSO: Liz Phair at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Emo Orchestra f. Hawthorne Heights at the Orpheum (8pm)
ALSO: John Mayer at the Forum (8pm)

Saturday: The Maine w/ Flor, Weathers at the Bellweather (7:30)
ALSO: Charlie Cunningham at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
ALSO: An Evening with Mike Garson & Violet Grohl at the Sun Rose (7pm)
ALSO: Queen + Adam Lambert at BMO Stadium (8pm)

Sunday: Switchfoot at the Wiltern (6:30)
ALSO: Soul Asylum at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: Lindsey Kraft at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Queen + Adam Lambert at BMO Stadium (8pm)

To Keep in Mind:    
November 13th: Bad Suns at the Roxy (8pm)
November 14th: Chappell Roan at the Wiltern
November 14th: The Hives at the Belasco
November 14th: Olivia Dean at the Echoplex
November 14th: Flyte at South Pasadena Masonic (7pm)
November 14th: Nathaniel Rateliff at the Orpheum Theatre (8pm)
November 15th: Barns Courtney at the Roxy (8pm)
November 15th: Ben Howard at the Orpheum (8pm)
November 15th: The Hives at the Belasco
November 16th: Joan Osborne at the Venice West (8pm)
November 16th: Olivia Dean at the Roxy (9pm)
November 16th: Blossoms at the Echoplex
November 16th: Grace Weber at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 16th: Watchhouse at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
November 17th: Modernlove. at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 17th: ZZ Ward at the Roxy (8pm)
November 18th: Royal & The Serpent at the Roxy (8pm)
November 18th: The Record Company at the Regent Theater (5pm)
November 19th: Cam Cole at the Echo
November 20th: The Japanese House at the Fonda (8:30)
November 20th: Mumford & Sons at the Bellwether (8pm)
November 23rd: Sun Room at the Fonda (8pm)
November 24th: LP at YouTube Theater (8pm)
November 24th: We Are Scientists at the Roxy (7:30)
November 29th: Baby Queen at the Echoplex
November 30th: Mondo Cozmo at the Lodge Room (8:30)
December 1st: The Strike w/ Dylan Dunlap at the Troubadour
December 2nd: Beauty School Dropout at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
December 3rd: Sam Derosa at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
December 3rd: Glen Phillips at the Venice West (8pm)
December 4th: Ben Abraham at the El Rey (8pm)
December 4th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 4th: Damien Rice at the Orpheum (8pm)
December 5th: Damien Rice at the Orpheum (8pm)
December 6th: Nico Vega at Lodge Room (8:30)
December 6th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 8th: John-Robert at Genghis Cohen
December 9th: girlhouse at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
December 9th: Skid Row & Buckcherry at the Fonda (8pm)
December 9th: Dawes at the Bellwether (8pm)
December 10th: The Struts at the Wiltern
December 11th: Hoobastank at the Echo
December 12th: Coach Party at the Echoplex
December 14th: milk. at the Troubadour
December 16th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 17th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 18th: Josh Radnor at the Echo
January 16th: Dar Williams & Amy Ray Band at the Troubadour
January 18th: Carina Round at the Echo
January 19th: Carina Round at the Echo
January 19th: Rhett Miller at Saint Rocke (8pm)
January 20th: Holding Absence at the Echoplex
February 2nd: Livingmore at the Echo
February 3rd: The Milk Carton Kids at the El Rey (8pm)
February 6th: JP Saxe at the Wiltern
February 8th: The Bones of JR Jones at the Venice West (8pm)
February 15th: Gov’t Mule at the Wiltern
February 20th: Dylan LeBlanc at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
February 22nd: Talk at the El Rey (8pm)
February 28th: Sarah Jarosz at the Troubadour
March 3rd: Josiah and the Bonnevilles at the Troubadour
March 4th: Josiah and the Bonnevilles at the Troubadour
March 5th: The Paper Kites at the Fonda (9pm)
March 6th: K.Flay at Lodge Room (8pm)
March 7th: K.Flay at Lodge Room (8pm)
March 8th: Grouplove at the Wiltern
March 12th: Claire Rosinkranz at the Fonda (8pm)
March 14th: The Kills at the Wiltern
March 14th: Briston Maroney at the Fonda (8pm)
March 15th: Briston Maroney at the Fonda (8pm)
March 15th: Angie McMahon at the Troubadour
March 20th: Cold War Kids at the Fonda (8pm)
March 21st: Cold War Kids at the Fonda (8pm)
March 21st: The Lone Bellow Trio at the Troubadour
March 22nd: The Lone Bellow Trio at the Troubadour
March 23rd: Joe Pug at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
March 27th: CMAT at the Roxy (8pm)
March 29th: Hannah Wicklund at the Troubadour
April 3rd: Dylan at the Roxy (8pm)
April 10th: Bernhoft at the Troubadour
April 30th: Jordan Mackampa at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 30th: Giant Rooks at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 8th: Augustana at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
May 11th: Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors at the Fonda (9pm)
May 23rd: Red Rum Club at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 31st: Yard Act at Regent Theater (7pm)

~ Kristen

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 11/6-11/12

This week I bopped back up to LA for the final show of The Wrecks half marathon. I’m very glad I went but also very glad I plan on being a little more low-key for the rest of this crazy packed month. Although, if I can get my hand on a ticket to see the sold-out show with The Maine, I might consider leaving my hidey-hole. Also, Liz Phair would be fun and The National and Wheelright, and so many others this week!

Monday: Black Joe Lewis, Emily Wolfe Low Volts @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Stephen Sanchez  @ The Observatory North Park at 8pm

Tuesday: Liz Phair @ The Magnolia at 8pm
AND: The New Pornographers, Finome @ The Music Box at 8:30pm
AND: DURRY, Roe Kapara @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Drive-By Truckers, Early James @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Kayla Ray @ The Salvation Stage at House of Blues at 6pm

Wednesday: Nessa Barrett @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: John Craige, Bella White @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: We Came As Romans @ House of Blues at 7pm
AND: Between Friends @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Be Your Own Pet @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm
AND: North By North, Infinity Eyes, Signal For Pilot @ The Merrow at 8pm

Thursday: Noah Gundersen @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Sydney Sprague w/ Wheelwright, The Band Cope @ Soda Bar at 7pm
AND: Whitehall @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Joy Oladokun @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT

Friday: The Maine, flor, Weathers @ House of Blues at 7:30pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Blue October @ The Magnolia at 8pm
AND: Last Dinosaurs @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Deap Vally, Death Valley Girls @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Jenny and the Tramps, Fiore @ Prohibition Lounge at 9:30pm

Saturday: The National, Hand Habits @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater at 8pm
AND: Marc Broussard @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: FRENSHIP @ Quartyard at 6pm
AND: Devo @ The Sound at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Ash Easton @ Winstons OB at 9pm
AND: Weatherbox @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm
AND: Becca Mancari @ Casbah at 6:30pm
AND: Sun Kil Moon @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm

Sunday: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus @ Brick By Brick at 7pm
AND: Nathaniel Rateliff @ Balboa Theatre at 7:30pm
AND: Devo @ The Sound at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Vetsaid feat: Joe Walsh, Stephen Stills, The War on Drugs, The Flaming Lip, Lucius @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 5pm
AND: Mudhoney @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Stop Light Observations @ Soda Bar at 7pm

Keep in Mind:
November 13th: REO Speedwagon @ Humphrey’s
November 16th: Xzibit @ The Holding Company
November 21st: Lindsey Sterling @ Harrah’s
November 25th: LP @ Soma
December 1st: Highly Suspect @ House of Blues
December 1st: Mondo Cosmo @ Casbah
December 3rd: Hot Mulligan @ House of Blues
December 6th: Depeche Mode @ Pechanga Arena
December 8th: Depeche Mode @ Pechanga Arena
January 14th: The Temptations, The Four Tops @ Harrah’s
February 2nd: Portugal. The Man @ The Sound
February 23rd: Alkaline Trio @ Soma
February 29th: Arlo Parks @ Observatory North Park
March 12th: Briston Maroney @ Observatory North Park
March 24th: Chelsea Cutler @ Soma
May 7th: NEEDTOBREATHE @ Rady Shell
May 17th: Two Door Cinema Club @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater
June 12th: Madison Beer @ Soma

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 10/30-11/5

We are in the middle of a half marathon, The Wrecks’ LA Half-Marathon that is. It started last week with an invigorating late late show at the Moroccan Lounge and continued on to Echo Park over the weekend where we paused for hydration, dancing, and a Halloween costume contest. Next week, the marathon ends at the Troubadour where we will celebrate at the finish line with one of the best bands to rock the LA scene. This three stop themed event has been an incredibly creative and enjoyable way to celebrate music, friendship, and all things Rocktober.

Also, rocking up the calendar next week we have Evan + Zane, Dead Sara, and G Flip (among other fine musical options):

Monday: Evan + Zane at Zebulon (8pm)
ALSO: Hozier at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: VNXI at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Mothica w/ Cami Petyn at the Echoplex (7pm)
ALSO: The Mary Wallopers at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Interpol at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (6:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: Dead Sara at the Echo (8pm)
ALSO: Fleetwood Mac-O-Ween f. Cassandra Violet, Jackie Cohen, Leponds, and many more FREE at Club Tee Gee (9pm)
ALSO: boygenius at Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Weds: Yam Haus and Sawyer at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Windows Gold w/ The Quija Boards FREE at Harvard & Stone (9pm)
ALSO: The Band of Heathens, The Watson Twins at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
ALSO: Ocie Elliott at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Allison Russell at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Peter McPoland at the Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Guns N’ Roses w/ The Black Keys at Hollywood Bowl (6pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: The Wrecks at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Demob Happy at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Billy Raffoul at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Pep Rally at the Hotel Cafe second stage (10pm)
ALSO: Piao w/ Magic Whatever FREE at Winston House (7pm)
ALSO: Phillip Phillips at the El Rey (9pm)
ALSO: Madison Cunningham at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
ALSO: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda (9:30)
ALSO: Guns N’ Roses w/ The Black Keys at Hollywood Bowl (6pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block LA at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Friday: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda (9:30)
ALSO: G Flip at the El Rey (8:30)
ALSO: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
ALSO: puregoldbaby at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Kiss at Hollywood Bowl (7:30)

Saturday: Up Next New Wave: David Alexander, Michael Gerow, Cate Downey & Louis Knight at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Ken Yates w/ Georgia Parker at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Soft White Sixties and more at Permanent Records Roadhouse (6pm)
ALSO: Ben Kweller at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
ALSO: Jonatha Brooke at McCabe’s (8pm, 10pm)
ALSO: friend slash lover w/ The Dales at the Hotel Cafe (9:30)
ALSO: Brandy Clark at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: This Wild Life w/ Worry Club at Regent Theater (6pm)
ALSO: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda (9:30)
ALSO: Hozier w/ Madison Cunningham at Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
ALSO: Ms. Lauryn Hill & The Fugees at cryptoarena.com (7:30)

Sunday: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at the Wiltern (6pm)
ALSO: Des Rocs at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Lyle Divinsky at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7:30)
ALSO: Ray and Paul Holmberg w/ Juniper Honey at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Ms. Lauryn Hill & Fugees at the Forum (7:30)

To Keep in Mind:    
November 6th: Taking Back Sunday at Lodge Room (8pm)
November 7th: Charlotte Cardin at the El Rey (8pm)
November 9th: Royal Blood at the Wiltern
November 9th: Marc Broussard at Lodge Room (7:30)
November 10th: Liz Phair at the Wiltern
November 10th: Sydney Sprague w/ Wheelwright at El Cid (6pm)
November 10th: Frenship at the Troubadour
November 11th: The Maine w/ Flor, Weathers at the Bellweather (7:30)
November 11th: Charlie Cunningham at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
November 11th: Queen + Adam Lambert at BMO Stadium
November 12th: Queen + Adam Lambert at BMO Stadium
November 12th: Switchfoot at the Wiltern
November 12th: Soul Asylum at McCabe’s (8pm)
November 13th: Bad Suns at the Roxy (8pm)
November 14th: Chappell Roan at the Wiltern
November 14th: The Hives at the Belasco
November 14th: Olivia Dean at the Echoplex
November 14th: Flyte at South Pasadena Masonic (7pm)
November 14th: Nathaniel Rateliff at the Orpheum Theatre (8pm)
November 15th: Barns Courtney at the Roxy (8pm)
November 15th: Ben Howard at the Orpheum (8pm)
November 15th: The Hives at the Belasco
November 16th: Joan Osborne at the Venice West (8pm)
November 16th: Olivia Dean at the Roxy (9pm)
November 16th: Blossoms at the Echoplex
November 16th: Grace Weber at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 16th: Watchhouse at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
November 17th: Modernlove. at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 17th: ZZ Ward at the Roxy (8pm)
November 18th: Royal & The Serpent at the Roxy (8pm)
November 19th: Cam Cole at the Echo
November 20th: The Japanese House at the Fonda (8:30)
November 20th: Mumford & Sons at the Bellwether (8pm)
November 23rd: Sun Room at the Fonda (8pm)
November 24th: LP at YouTube Theater (8pm)
November 24th: We Are Scientists at the Roxy (7:30)
November 29th: Baby Queen at the Echoplex
November 30th: Mondo Cozmo at the Lodge Room (8:30)
December 1st: The Strike w/ Dylan Dunlap at the Troubadour
December 2nd: Beauty School Dropout at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
December 3rd: Sam Derosa at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
December 3rd: Glen Phillips at the Venice West (8pm)
December 4th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 4th: Damien Rice at the Orpheum (8pm)
December 5th: Damien Rice at the Orpheum (8pm)
December 6th: Nico Vega at Lodge Room (8:30)
December 6th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 8th: John-Robert at Genghis Cohen
December 9th: girlhouse at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
December 9th: Skid Row & Buckcherry at the Fonda (8pm)
December 9th: Dawes at the Bellwether (8pm)
December 10th: The Struts at the Wiltern
December 11th: Hoobastank at the Echo
December 12th: Coach Party at the Echoplex
December 14th: milk. at the Troubadour
December 16th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 17th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 18th: Josh Radnor at the Echo
January 16th: Dar Williams & Amy Ray Band at the Troubadour
January 18th: Carina Round at the Echo
January 19th: Carina Round at the Echo
January 19th: Rhett Miller at Saint Rocke (8pm)
January 20th: Holding Absence at the Echoplex
February 2nd: Livingmore at the Echo
February 3rd: The Milk Carton Kids at the El Rey (8pm)
February 6th: JP Saxe at the Wiltern
February 15th: Gov’t Mule at the Wiltern
February 20th: Dylan LeBlanc at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
February 22nd: Talk at the El Rey (8pm)
February 28th: Sarah Jarosz at the Troubadour
March 3rd: Josiah and the Bonnevilles at the Troubadour
March 4th: Josiah and the Bonnevilles at the Troubadour
March 5th: The Paper Kites at the Fonda (9pm)
March 6th: K.Flay at Lodge Room (8pm)
March 7th: K.Flay at Lodge Room (8pm)
March 8th: Grouplove at the Wiltern
March 12th: Claire Rosinkranz at the Fonda (8pm)
March 14th: The Kills at the Wiltern
March 14th: Briston Maroney at the Fonda (8pm)
March 15th: Briston Maroney at the Fonda (8pm)
March 15th: Angie McMahon at the Troubadour
March 20th: Cold War Kids at the Fonda (8pm)
March 21st: Cold War Kids at the Fonda (8pm)
March 21st: The Lone Bellow Trio at the Troubadour
March 22nd: The Lone Bellow Trio at the Troubadour
March 23rd: Joe Pug at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
March 27th: CMAT at the Roxy (8pm)
April 3rd: Dylan at the Roxy (8pm)
April 30th: Jordan Mackampa at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 30th: Giant Rooks at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 8th: Augustana at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
May 11th: Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors at the Fonda (9pm)
May 31st: Yard Act at Regent Theater (7pm)

~ Kristen

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 10/30-11/5

Greetings from La La Land this time. I came up here for The Wrecks show last night and am still here for now but I go back home tonight. Last night was super fun but I really wish bands could spread out the fun throughout the year instead of compacting everything in October and bleed it into November. I’m also fighting a tiny cold because going from the hot desert of Vegas to the cold and damp reality of home was too much of a shock, apparently. Let’s check out the madness for this week…

Monday: Band of Heathens, Watson Twins @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Jervis Campbell @ Casbah at 8pm
AND: Secret San Diego Open Mic @ Music Box at 6:30pm
AND: Daryl Hall and Daryl Hall’s House Band @ Humphrey’s at 7:30 – SOLD OUT

Tuesday: Daring Greatly, Ash Easton @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm
AND: The Mary Wallopers @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm

Wednesday: Billy Raffoul w/ Lucy Gaffney @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm
AND: Demob Happy, Swimm @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Men I Trust @ Soma at 7pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Price of Eden, Brice Niemond @ Music Box at 8pm

Thursday: This Wild Life, Broadside, Worry Club, Not My Weekend @ Soma 6pm
AND: Yam Haus @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Monophonics @ Belly Up at 8pm

Friday: Phillip Phillips @ Music Box at 9pm
AND: The Crane Wives @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Yes @ The Magnolia at 7pm
AND: Greensky Bluegrass @ The Sound at 8pm
AND: Jenny & The Tramps, Fiore @ Prohibition Lounge at 9:30pm

Saturday: Andrew McMahon in The Wilderness, Michigander, Wildermiss @ The Sound at 7pm
AND: Story of the Year, Four Year Strong @ Observatory North Park at 7:30pm
AND: Peter McPoland @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Creature Canyon, Donna Drive @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Chase Petra @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm

Sunday: Bachman-Turner Overdrive @ The Magnolia at 8pm
AND: Charlotte Cardin @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Kim Petras @ Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheatre @ 8pm
AND: A Wilhelm Scream, Urethane @ Casbah at 8:30pm

Keep in Mind:
November 7th: Liz Phair @ The Magnolia
November 8th: Nessa Barrett @ Observatory North Park
November 10th: The Maine, flor, Weathers @ House of Blues
November 11th: The National @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater
November 12th: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus @ Brick By Brick
November 13th: REO Speedwagon @ Humphrey’s
November 16th: Xzibit @ The Holding Company
November 21st: Lindsey Sterling @ Harrah’s
November 25th: LP @ Soma
December 1st: Highly Suspect @ House of Blues
December 1st: Mondo Cosmo @ Casbah
December 3rd: Hot Mulligan @ House of Blues
December 6th: Depeche Mode @ Pechanga Arena
December 8th: Depeche Mode @ Pechanga Arena
January 14th: The Temptations, The Four Tops @ Harrah’s
February 2nd: Portugal. The Man @ The Sound
February 23rd: Alkaline Trio @ Soma
February 29th: Arlo Parks @ Observatory North Park
March 12th: Briston Maroney @ Observatory North Park
March 24th: Chelsea Cutler @ Soma
May 7th: NEEDTOBREATHE @ Rady Shell
May 17th: Two Door Cinema Club @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater
June 12th: Madison Beer @ Soma

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 10/23-10/29

Greetings from Las Vegas! I’m here for the When We Were Young festival, again. I’m such a sucker for a nostalgia hit these days but how can you pass up seeing Green Day, Blink 182, The Offspring, All Time Low, Gym Class Heroes, The Academy Is, 30 Seconds to Mars, Simple Plan, Bowling For Soup, and the like? I’m headed back home tomorrow so this is what we have to look forward to…

Monday: Secret San Diego Open Mic @ Music Box at 6:30pm
AND: Christopher Cross @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT

Tuesday: Bowling For Soup, Mest @ House of Blues at 7:30pm
AND: Christopher Cross @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: The Bright Light Social Hour @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Civic @ Soda Bar at

Wednesday: Citizen @ Observatory North Park at 7:30pm
AND: Adam Doleac @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Kenzie @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Stacy Antonel, Alex Woodard, Francis Blume ShareShare Ash Easton, and more @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Interpol @ The Sound at 8pm

Thursday: Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 7:30pm
AND: T.S.O.L., Doll Riot @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Interpol @ The Sound at 8pm
AND: Deer Tick @ Belly Up at 8pm

Friday: A R I Z O N A @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: The Frights @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Geese @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Blue Hour @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Air Supply @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Karina Rykman @ Winstons OB at 9pm
AND: Jenny And The Tramps + Fiore @ Prohibition Lounge at 9:30pm

Saturday: Amigo the Devil, David Ramirez, The Silent Comedy @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Oingo Boingo Former Members with The Tubes, Dramarama and The Untouchables @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
AND: Joe P @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: The Creepy Creeps, The Loons, Scary Pierre, Low Volts @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Rocket From the Crypt @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: underscores @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm

Sunday: Hozier, Madison Cunningham @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park at 7pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Bullet For My Valentine @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Nation Of Language @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Chloe Lou & The Liddells ShareShare Lauren Leigh @ Casbah at 4pm

Keep in Mind:
November 2nd: Yam Haus @ House of Blues Voodoo Room
November 3rd: Phillip Phillips @ Music Box
November 4th: Andrew McMahon in The Wilderness @ The Sound
November 4th: Story of the Year @ Observatory North Park
November 7th: Liz Phair @ The Magnolia
November 8th: Nessa Barrett @ Observatory North Park
November 10th: The Maine, flor, Weathers @ House of Blues
November 11th: The National @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater
November 12th: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus @ Brick By Brick
November 13th: REO Speedwagon @ Humphrey’s
November 16th: Xzibit @ The Holding Company
November 21st: Lindsey Sterling @ Harrah’s
November 25th: LP @ Soma
December 1st: Highly Suspect @ House of Blues
December 3rd: Hot Mulligan @ House of Blues
December 6th: Depeche Mode @ Pechanga Arena
December 8th: Depeche Mode @ Pechanga Arena
January 14th: The Temptations, The Four Tops @ Harrah’s
May 7th: NEEDTOBREATHE @ Rady Shell
May 17th: Two Door Conema Club @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater
June 12th: Madison Beer @ Soma

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 10/23-10/29

It’s been a weekend of shenanigans in Las Vegas with the When We Were Young festival. There was SO much nostalgia brought on by the likes of Yellowcard, Relient K, Michelle Branch and many more, but there was nothing quite as emotional as the reunion of Something Corporate. Talk about when we were young, this band was such a seminal part of my youth (and my musical tastes) and I still can’t quite believe that I was able to see them again.

Another festival highlight was a more contemporary favorite, The Wrecks who start their LA tour next week with stops at the Moroccan Lounge and the Echo. There are also can’t miss shows from Will Linley, Sam Nelson, and joe P. It’s going to be a busy one…

Monday: Will Linley at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Meiko at the Hotel Café (7pm)
ALSO: Lo Moon residency FREE at Zebulon (8pm)
ALSO: Tom Odell at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Jackson Browne at Hollywood Pantages (8pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (6:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: Kennyhoopla at the Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Half Moon Run w/ Billie Marten at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Birdy at the Belasco (6:30)
ALSO: Show Up! f. Ella Luna & Temme Scott FREE at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase f. George Stanford FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Weds: Bobby Bazini at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: The Backfires w/ Secondhand Sound at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Jesse & Friends at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Great Lake Swimmers at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Gayle w/ Dylan at the El Rey (8:30)
ALSO: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: Sam Nelson at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: The Wrecks at Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: joe p w/ John Robert and Good Boy Daisy at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
ALSO: Garrison Starr at the Hotel Cafe (6:30)
ALSO: Charli Adams at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: Hunny at Amoeba (5pm)
ALSO: Lauren Sanderson w/ Poutyface at the Echoplex (7pm)
ALSO: Aoife O’Donovan at the Troubadour
ALSO: Arizona w/ Fly by Midnight at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: G Flip at the El Rey (8:30)
ALSO: Annabel Lee at the Paramount (8pm)
ALSO: Tophouse at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Devon Gilfillian at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Nick Cave at LA Orpheum (7:30)

Saturday: The Wrecks at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Nation of Language at the Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: The Aces w/ Carol Ades at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Nick Cave at LA Orpheum (7:30)
ALSO: Needtobreathe w/ Judah and the Lion at YouTube Theater (7:30)

Sunday: Interpol at the Greek Theater (7:30)
ALSO: Nick Cave at LA Orpheum (7:30)

To Keep in Mind:    
October 30th: Mothica w/ Cami Petyn at the Echoplex
October 31st: Dead Sara at the Echo
November 1st: Yam Haus at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 1st: The Band of Heathens, The Watson Twins at the Knitting Factory (8pm)
November 2nd: Madison Cunningham at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 2nd: Demob Happy at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
November 2nd: The Wrecks at the Troubadour
November 2nd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda (9:30)
November 2nd: Phillip Phillips at the El Rey (9pm)
November 2nd: Billy Raffoul at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
November 3rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
November 3rd: G Flip at the El Rey (8:30)
November 3rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda (9:30)
November 4th: Ben Kweller at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
November 5th: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at the Wiltern
November 6th: Taking Back Sunday at Lodge Room (8pm)
November 7th: Charlotte Cardin at the El Rey (8pm)
November 9th: Royal Blood at the Wiltern
November 9th: Marc Broussard at Lodge Room (7:30)
November 10th: Liz Phair at the Wiltern
November 10th: Sydney Sprague w/ Wheelwright at El Cid (6pm)
November 10th: Frenship at the Troubadour
November 11th: The Maine w/ Flor, Weathers at the Bellweather (7:30)
November 11th: Charlie Cunningham at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (7pm)
November 11th: Queen + Adam Lambert at BMO Stadium
November 12th: Queen + Adam Lambert at BMO Stadium
November 12th: Switchfoot at the Wiltern
November 12th: Soul Asylum at McCabe’s (8pm)
November 14th: Chappell Roan at the Wiltern
November 14th: The Hives at the Belasco
November 14th: Olivia Dean at the Echoplex
November 14th: Flyte at South Pasadena Masonic (7pm)
November 14th: Nathaniel Rateliff at the Orpheum Theatre (8pm)
November 15th: Barns Courtney at the Roxy (8pm)
November 15th: Ben Howard at the Orpheum (8pm)
November 15th: The Hives at the Belasco
November 16th: Joan Osborne at the Venice West (8pm)
November 16th: Olivia Dean at the Roxy (9pm)
November 16th: Blossoms at the Echoplex
November 16th: Grace Weber at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 16th: Watchhouse at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (8pm)
November 17th: Modernlove. at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
November 17th: ZZ Ward at the Roxy (8pm)
November 18th: Royal & The Serpent at the Roxy (8pm)
November 19th: Cam Cole at the Echo
November 20th: The Japanese House at the Fonda (8:30)
November 23rd: Sun Room at the Fonda (8pm)
November 24th: LP at YouTube Theater (8pm)
November 24th: We Are Scientists at the Roxy (7:30)
November 29th: Baby Queen at the Echoplex
November 30th: Mondo Cozmo at the Lodge Room (8:30)
December 1st: The Strike w/ Dylan Dunlap at the Troubadour
December 2nd: Beauty School Dropout at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
December 3rd: Sam Derosa at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
December 3rd: Glen Phillips at the Venice West (8pm)
December 4th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 4th: Damien Rice at the Orpheum (8pm)
December 5th: Damien Rice at the Orpheum (8pm)
December 6th: Nico Vega at Lodge Room (8:30)
December 6th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 9th: girlhouse at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
December 9th: Skid Row & Buckcherry at the Fonda (8pm)
December 10th: The Struts at the Wiltern
December 11th: Hoobastank at the Echo
December 12th: Coach Party at the Echoplex
December 14th: milk. at the Troubadour
December 16th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 17th: Highly Suspect at the Troubadour
December 18th: Josh Radnor at the Echo
January 16th: Dar Williams & Amy Ray Band at the Troubadour
Janurary 19th: Rhett Miller at Saint Rocke (8pm)
January 20th: Holding Absence at the Echoplex
February 2nd: Livingmore at the Echo
February 6th: JP Saxe at the Wiltern
February 15th: Gov’t Mule at the Wiltern
February 28th: Sarah Jarosz at the Troubadour
March 4th: Josiah and the Bonnevilles at the Troubadour
March 5th: The Paper Kites at the Fonda (9pm)
March 6th: K.Flay at Lodge Room (8pm)
March 7th: K.Flay at Lodge Room (8pm)
March 8th: Grouplove at the Wiltern
March 12th: Claire Rosinkranz at the Fonda (8pm)
March 14th: Briston Maroney at the Fonda (8pm)
March 15th: Briston Maroney at the Fonda (8pm)
March 20th: Cold War Kids at the Fonda (8pm)
March 21st: Cold War Kids at the Fonda (8pm)
April 3rd: Dylan at the Roxy (8pm)
April 30th: Jordan Mackampa at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 30th: Giant Rooks at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 11th: Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors at the Fonda (9pm)

~ Kristen