Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 4/24-4/30

This week, I ventured to Brick by Brick for the first time in my entire life to see Every Avenue. I recently discovered them thanks to a Tidal mix and the band had been on hiatus for 10+ years, until now. I’m so glad I got the opportunity to see them, and while I hadn’t been waiting as long as some fans in the crowd, I still had a great time. The rest of my week and weekend was entirely too short and I’m feeling exhausted for a Sunday but, c’est la vie.

Monday:

Tuesday: Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Melissa Ethridge @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Brad Byrd, Michael McGraw @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm
AND: San Diego Music Awards @ Humphreys at 7pm
AND: Giovannie and the Hired Guns @ Casbah at 8:30pm

Wednesday: Melissa Ethridge @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Icon for Hire @ Brick by Brick at 8pm
AND: Jeremy Passion, Jesse Barrera @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Alex Bergan, Sutton James, Jesse Lamonaca, Justin John Rodriguez @ Casbah at 8pm
AND: PAPA, Lead Pony, Meernaa @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm

Thursday: Noahfinnce @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 7pm
AND: The Lemon Twigs @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Dawes @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT

Friday: The Plot In You, Holding Absence, Thornhill, Banks Arcade @ House of Blues at 7pm
AND: Dawes @ Belly Up at 9:30pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Jenny and the Tramps, Fiore @ Prohibition Lounge at 9:30pm
AND: Rosedale @ Pour House at 9pm
AND: George Clanton @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Gregory Page and Friends @ Studio West at 7pm
AND: Trey Hill @ Tin Roof at 10:30pm

Saturday: Ash Easton @ Prohibition Lounge at 9:30pm
AND: Emo Night Tour @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Daisy the Great, Julianna Zachariou, Olive Klug @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Shake Before Us @ Pour House at 9pm
AND: Gregory Page and Friends @ Studio West at 7pm

Sunday: Joseph @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: The Backseat Lovers @ Soma at 7pm – SOLD OUT
AND: The Warning, Holy Wars @ House of Blues at 7pm
AND: Jamie Drake @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm
AND: Local Band Showcase @ The Holding Company at 5pm

Keep in Mind:
May 3rd: Hunter Hayes @ House of Blues
May 4th: Beth Hart @ Humphrey’s
May 6th: Jimmy Buffet, Jason Mraz @ Snapdragon
May 6th: Midland @ Pala Casino Starlight Theater
May 11th: Ashe @ Humphrey’s
May 12th: Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Snapdragon Stadium
May 12th: Grandson, K. Flay @ House of Blues
May 13th: LoveJoy @ Music Box
May 18th: Thrice @ Observatory North Park
May 19th: Thrice @ Observatory North Park
May 20th: The Cure @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 21st: The Cure @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 25th: Tove Lo @ Soma
May 30th: Matchbox Twenty @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theater
May 31st: Toad the Wet Sprocket @ The Sound
June 2nd: Save Ferris @ Harrah’s Resort
June 6th: lovelytheband @ Observatory North Park
June 7th: KT Tunstall @ Belly Up
June 10th: Garbage, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Metric @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 11th: Waterparks @ Observatory North Park
June 11th: Janet Jackson, Ludacris @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 16th: Dreamers, Robert DeLong@ Soma
June 17th: Tower of Power @ Pala Casino Starlight Theater
June 18th: Graham Nash @ Humphrey’s
June 19th: Ava Max @ House of Blues
June 19th: Blink 182 @ Pechanga Arena
June 20th: Blink 182 @ Pechanga Arena
June 20th: Cake @ Rady Shell
June 22nd: Barenaked Ladies, Semisonic @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
June 25th: Benson Boone @ Music Box
July 1st: Fall Out Boy, Bring Me the Horizon, Royal the Serpent @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 7th: Little Big Town @ Pala Casino Starlight Theater
July 13th: Spitalfield @ Brick by Brick
July 16th: Paramore @ Viejas Arena
July 21st: Jimmy Eat World, Manchester Orchestra @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
July 26th: Bryan Adams, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts @ Viejas Arena
August 1st: Yellowcard, Mayday Parade, Anberlin @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 5th: Rod Stewart, Cheap Trick @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 8th: The Offspring, Sum 41, Simple Plan @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 10th: Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 12th: Los Loney Boys @ Pala Casino Starlight Theater
August 18th: Josh Turner @ Harrah’s Resort
August 22md: Duran Duran @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 7th: Aly & AJ @ Humphrey’s
September 17th: Kansas @ Balboa Theater
September 27th: Coldplay @ Snapdragon Stadium
October 1st: Guns n’ Roses @ Snapdragon
October 3rd: Pink, Brandi Carlile, Grouplove @ Snapdragon Stadium
October 4th: Sting @ Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 6th: Nothing But Thieves @ Observatory North Park
October 17th: Angel Olsen @ Humphreys
October 29th: Hozier @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
December 6th: Depeche Mode @ Pechanga Arena
December 8th: Depeche Mode @ Pechanga Arena

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 4/24-4/30

I’m in San Francisco this week celebrating something I love almost as much as live music- Cardinal’s baseball! Between San Fran and LA, it’ll be seven games in as many days, but I’m hoping to end the week at the Hotel Cafe for Kill the Alarm, one of my favorite artists from college who is making a rare LA appearance. This week also features the begging of a can’t miss Garrison Starr residency, Irish rockers, The Academic, and a new band from The All-American Reject’s Tyson Ritter (Now More Than Ever).

Monday: Kelly Clarkson at the Belasco (7pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night f. Now More Than Ever at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: New West w/ Isaac Lewis at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Iggy Pop & The Losers at LA Orpheum (8pm)
ALSO: Will Solomon w/ Abner, Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7,8)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live f. Fencer at the Mint (7pm)

Tuesday: Show Up! f. John-Robert and Dandelion Head FREE at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Ryan Amador at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Laura Stevenson at Highland Park Ebell (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Weds: Noahfinnce at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
ALSO: Baby Fisher at the Hotel Cafe (9:30)
ALSO: Lily Mae Harrington, Uncut Gems at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7,8)
ALSO: The Backseat Lovers at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)

Thursday: Greg Holden, Garrison Starr w/ Dresage, Brad Byrd & Joseph Arthur at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7,8,10)
ALSO: Cian Ducrot at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Osees at the Viper Room (8:30)
ALSO: Lola Kirke at Gold-Diggers (8pm)
ALSO: Ella Luna at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: Ozomatli at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Iggy Pop & The Losers at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Little Dume at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Brendan Abernathy at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO Daisy the Great w/ Olive Klug and Johanna Samuels at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Altameda at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: The Lemon Twigs at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Ripe w/ Mobley at the El Rey (8:30)
ALSO: Gatsbys American Dream at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)

Saturday: The Academic at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: Joseph w/ Flyte at the Belasco (7pm)
ALSO: Fuller, The Habits, Soundhoose at the Goldfish (7pm)
ALSO: Jill Sobule at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: Ionnalee at the Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Willie Nelson 90 at Hollywood Bowl (7pm)

Sunday: Kill the Alarm at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Kris Allen at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Fly By Midnight at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Willie Nelson 90 at Hollywood Bowl (6:30)

To Keep in Mind:  
May 3rd: Lewis Capaldi at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 3rd: Shaed at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Enter Shikari at the Echoplex
May 3rd: Howie Day at the Hotel Cafe
May 4th: Field Guide at the Lodge Room (8:30)
May 4th: Cursive at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 5th Caroline Rose at the Fonda (9pm)
May 5th: Band of Horses at the Venice West (8pm)
May 5th: Dawes at Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 5th: Tamino at Lodge Room (8:30)
May 5th: The National Parks at the Troubadour
May 6th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge
May 7th: Tow’rs at Gold-Diggers
May 8th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: David Ryan Harris at the Venice West (8pm)
May 9th: Molly Moore at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 11th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
May 12th: Dermot Kennedy at YouTube Theater
May 13th: Ruston Kelly at the Fonda
May 16th: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium
May 16th: Wilder Woods w/ Ida Mae at the Roxy (7:30)
May 16th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 17th: Nation of Language at the Fonda (9pm)
May 17th: The Heavy at the Troubadour
May 17th: Dylan at the Morocan Lounge
May 17th: Arkells at the Echoplex
May 17th: Sister Hazel at the El Rey (8pm)
May 18th: Haley Reinhart at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 18th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Overcoats at Largo (8:30)
May 19th: half alive at the Wiltern
May 20th: Alex Lahey at Zebulon
May 22nd: Matchbox Twenty w/ the Wallflowers at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
May 23rd: Meg Myers at the Regent Theater (6:30)
May 24th: Hayley Warner at Resident (7:30)
May 24th: The Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 25th: Pretty Sick at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 26th: Transviolet at the Echo
May 28th: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
May 31st: Hozier at the Troubadour
June 1st: Matilda Mann at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 7th: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
June 8th: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour
June 9th: The Blue Stones at the Troubadour
June 10th: KT Tunstall at the Trouabdour
June 13th: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13th: The Amazons at the Echo
June 13th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
June 18th: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour
June 21st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 23rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
July 18th: Better Than Ezra at the El Rey (8pm)
July 19th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20th: Paramore at the Forum
July 23rd: Darren Criss at the Ford (7:30)
August 1st: Local Natives at the Ford (8pm)
August 2nd: Blondshell at the Roxy (8pm)
August 4th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 16th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 17th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 18th: SYML at the Belasco
August 27th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Hatchie at the Troubadour
September 8th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 25th: Cian Ducrot at the El Rey (8pm)
September 29th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 1st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 7th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 7th: Los Angeles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 8th: Los Aneles Folk Festival at the Ford (6pm)
October 15th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 24th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
November 3rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
November 3rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda
December 4th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum

~ Kristen

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 4/17-4/23

This has been a truly amazing weekend. It reminded me of the community and friendships that music is capable of creating and how it can bring people together from all over with one goal, to share in a moment, an experience, something so unique and memorable that is not likely to be forgotten. The nostalgia was heavy in the best possible way.

But now it’s time to look at what’s on the horizon for this week. Lots of exciting options!

Monday: jxdn, Beauty School Dropout @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Summer Years @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Christine and the Queens @ Humphreys at 7:30pm
AND: Hotel Mira @ House of Blues at 8pm

Tuesday:

Wednesday: Yungblud @ The Sound at 8pm
AND: Every Avenue, Makeout @ Brick by Brick at 7:30pm
AND: Sabrina Carpenter @ Humphreys at 8pm
AND: Felly @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Gungor @ Soda Bar at 7pm

Thursday: Shane Hall Duo @ Pour House at 8pm
AND: Sunrose @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm
AND: The Breeders @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Crocodiles @ Whistlestop Bar at 9pm

Friday: The Home Team, Broadside, Honey Revenge @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: TOTO @ Humphrey’s at 8pm
AND: Kimmi Bitter @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: Emo Nite @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Dougie Poole, Emily Rose & the Rounders @ Soda Bar at 8pm
AND: Trey Hill @ Tin Roof at 7pm

Saturday: We The Commas @ Casbah at 9:30pm
AND: Silverstein @ Observatory North Park at 7pm – SOLD OUT
AND: VV @ House of Blues at 8pm

Sunday: Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, Between You & Me @ House of Blues at 7:30pm
AND: Tei Shi, Loyal Lobos @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm
AND: Teenage Bottlerocket, Broadway Calls @ Brick by Brick at 8pm

Keep in Mind:
April 25th: San Diego Music Awards @ Humphreys
April 25th: Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real @ Observatory North Park
April 25th: Melissa Ethridge @ Belly Up
April 26th: Melissa Ethridge @ Belly Up
April 30th: Joseph @ Music Box
May 3rd: Hunter Hayes @ House of Blues
May 4th: Beth Hart @ Humphrey’s
May 6th: Jimmy Buffet, Jason Mraz @ Snapdragon
May 6th: Midland @ Pala Casino Starlight Theater
May 11th: Ashe @ Humphrey’s
May 12th: Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Snapdragon Stadium
May 12th: Grandson, K. Flay @ House of Blues
May 13th: LoveJoy @ Music Box
May 18th: Thrice @ Observatory North Park
May 19th: Thrice @ Observatory North Park
May 20th: The Cure @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 21st: The Cure @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 25th: Tove Lo @ Soma
May 30th: Matchbox Twenty @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theater
May 31st: Toad the Wet Sprocket @ The Sound
June 2nd: Save Ferris @ Harrah’s Resort
June 6th: lovelytheband @ Observatory North Park
June 7th: KT Tunstall @ Belly Up
June 10th: Garbage, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Metric @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 11th: Waterparks @ Observatory North Park
June 11th: Janet Jackson, Ludacris @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 16th: Dreamers, Robert DeLong@ Soma
June 17th: Tower of Power @ Pala Casino Starlight Theater
June 18th: Graham Nash @ Humphrey’s
June 19th: Ava Max @ House of Blues
June 19th: Blink 182 @ Pechanga Arena
June 20th: Blink 182 @ Pechanga Arena
June 20th: Cake @ Rady Shell
June 22nd: Barenaked Ladies, Semisonic @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
June 25th: Benson Boone @ Music Box
July 1st: Fall Out Boy, Bring Me the Horizon, Royal the Serpent @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 7th: Little Big Town @ Pala Casino Starlight Theater
July 13th: Spitalfield @ Brick by Brick
July 16th: Paramore @ Viejas Arena
July 21st: Jimmy Eat World, Manchester Orchestra @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
July 26th: Bryan Adams, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts @ Viejas Arena
August 1st: Yellowcard, Mayday Parade, Anberlin @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 5th: Rod Stewart, Cheap Trick @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 8th: The Offspring, Sum 41, Simple Plan @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 10th: Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 12th: Los Loney Boys @ Pala Casino Starlight Theater
August 18th: Josh Turner @ Harrah’s Resort
August 22md: Duran Duran @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 7th: Aly & AJ @ Humphrey’s
September 17th: Kansas @ Balboa Theater
September 27th: Coldplay @ Snapdragon Stadium
October 1st: Guns n’ Roses @ Snapdragon
October 3rd: Pink, Brandi Carlile, Grouplove @ Snapdragon Stadium
October 4th: Sting @ Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 6th: Nothing But Thieves @ Observatory North Park
October 29th: Hozier @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
December 6th: Depeche Mode @ Pechanga Arena
December 8th: Depeche Mode @ Pechanga Arena

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 4/17-4/23

Thoughts on friendship: Friendships are forged through shared experiences, solidified through shared struggles, and maintained with shared memories. I felt this all in an acute way this past week as one of my long-time favorite bands, The Silent Comedy, returned to play some shows in South California and I was reunited with many friends. A shared love of music or a particular band or artist is such a great way to find community and I feel lucky to have many great memories binding me to some great people.

Hanging out with folks after shows can lead to some late nights, however, so next week maybe I’ll just go back to being that oddball loner at the foot of the stage absorbing the music with a goofy grin on her face who leaves right after the show in order to maintain a reasonable bedtime. Looking at my calendar, I anticipate maximum grinning at the Hotel Cafe for Lucy Clearwater and Friends and at the Moroccan Lounge to see Will Joseph Cook!

Here’s what else I’m considering:  

Monday: Dirty Mondays f. Cody Jasper at Madame Siam (10pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night f. SkyeChristy at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Unprocessed at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Tuesday: Cannons w/ Bay Ledges at the Roxy (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)

Weds: Lucy Clearwater and Friends at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Open Folk at the Hotel Cafe (9:30)
ALSO: Christine and the Queens at the Fonda (9pm)
ALSO: Blondie at the Greek Theatre (7:30)

Thursday: Will Joseph Cook at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Korey Dane at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: Jesse & Friends at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Ozomatli at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Muszette at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Ron Pope at the Lodge Room (9pm)

Saturday: Wonderland Acoustic Night f. Priscilla Ahn, Cary Brothers, Nikka Costa, Inara George, Ben Lee, Alex Lilly, Sweet Talk Radio at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Dustbowl Revival at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Flyte at Pico Union Project (8pm)
ALSO: SZABO at the Hotel Cafe second stage (10pm)
ALSO: Jane N The Jungle at the Viper Room (6:30)
ALSO: I See Hawks in LA at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: The Home Team at the Regent Theater (7pm)
ALSO: Light Up the Blues 6 (Concert to Benefit Autism Speaks) f. Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Lukas Nelson and more at the Greek Theatre (7pm)
ALSO: Saturdays at Seven at JuneShine Santa Monica (7pm)

Sunday:

To Keep in Mind:  
April 26th: The Backseat Lovers at Hollywood Palladium
April 26th: Noahfinnce at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
April 28th: Little Dume at the Venice West (8pm)
April 28th: Daisy the Great w/ Olive Klug at the Echo
April 29th: The Academic at the Troubadour
April 29th: Joseph at the Belasco
April 30th: Fly By Midnight at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
April 30th: Kris Allen at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Lewis Capaldi at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 3rd: Shaed at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Enter Shikari at the Echoplex
May 3rd: Howie Day at the Hotel Cafe
May 4th: Field Guide at the Lodge Room (8:30)
May 4th: Cursive at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 5th Caroline Rose at the Fonda (9pm)
May 5th: Band of Horses at the Venice West (8pm)
May 5th: Dawes at Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 5th: Tamino at Lodge Room (8:30)
May 5th: The National Parks at the Troubadour
May 6th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge
May 7th: Tow’rs at Gold-Diggers
May 8th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: David Ryan Harris at the Venice West (8pm)
May 9th: Molly Moore at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 11th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
May 12th: Dermot Kennedy at YouTube Theater
May 13th: Ruston Kelly at the Fonda
May 16th: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium
May 16th: Wilder Woods w/ Ida Mae at the Roxy (7:30)
May 16th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 17th: Nation of Language at the Fonda (9pm)
May 17th: The Heavy at the Troubadour
May 17th: Dylan at the Morocan Lounge
May 17th: Arkells at the Echoplex
May 17th: Sister Hazel at the El Rey (8pm)
May 18th: Haley Reinhart at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 18th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Overcoats at Largo (8:30)
May 19th: half alive at the Wiltern
May 20th: Alex Lahey at Zebulon
May 22nd: Matchbox Twenty w/ the Wallflowers at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
May 23rd: Meg Myers at the Regent Theater (6:30)
May 24th: Hayley Warner at Resident (7:30)
May 24th: The Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 25th: Pretty Sick at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 26th: Transviolet at the Echo
May 28th: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
June 1st: Matilda Mann at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 7th: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
June 8th: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour
June 9th: The Blue Stones at the Troubadour
June 10th: KT Tunstall at the Trouabdour
June 13th: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13th: The Amazons at the Echo
June 13th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
June 18th: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour
June 21st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 23rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
July 18th: Better Than Ezra at the El Rey (8pm)
July 19th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20th: Paramore at the Forum
August 2nd: Blondshell at the Roxy (8pm)
August 4th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 16th: Airborne Toxic Event at the El Rey (8:30)
August 18th: SYML at the Belasco
August 27th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Hatchie at the Troubadour
September 8th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 25th: Cian Ducrot at the El Rey (8pm)
September 29th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 1st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 7th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 15th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 24th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
November 3rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
November 3rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda
December 4th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum

~ Kristen

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 4/10-4/16

I’ve spent the past twoish weeks fighting off a weird lingering cold/virus thing. I’m happy to say I feel like I’m almost back to normal sans some lingering fatigue and just in time for my highlight of the week, The Silent Comedy at the Casbah!! See ya there, yeah?

Monday: Muse, Evanescence, Highly Suspect @ Pechanga Arena at 6:30pm
AND: Tyson Motsenbocker @ Soda Bar at 7pm
AND: Writer’s Round @ Old Sod at 6pm

Tuesday: Dulaney And Company, Kevin Childs @ Belly Up at 8pm

Wednesday: They Might Be Giants @ Humphrey’s at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Howlin’ Moon @ Park & Rec at 6pm
AND: Pop Evil @ House of Blues at 7:30pm

Thursday: The Brothers Comatose @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: They Might Be Giants @ Humphrey’s at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Until I Wake, Sleep It Off, Catch Your Breath @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 6pm
AND: Lonestar @ Syucan Casino at 8pm

Friday: The Silent Comedy, American Restless, Shane Hall @ Casbah at 8pm
AND: Joan Jett and The Blackhearts @ Pala Casino at 8pm
AND: Dude Cervantes & The Ponchos @ Pour House at 9pm
AND: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 10:30pm

Saturday: Third Eye Blind @ Pala Casino at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: SD Music Awards Benefits Showcase feat: Gregory Page and more @ Pour House at 9pm

Sunday: Jenny & the Tramps @ Tin Roof at 4pm

Keep in Mind:
April 19th: Yungblud @ The Sound
April 21st: TOTO @ Humphrey’s
April 25th: Melissa Ethridge @ Belly Up
April 26th: Melissa Ethridge @ Belly Up
April 30th: Joseph @ Music Box
May 4th: Beth Hart @ Humphrey’s
May 6th: Jimmy Buffet, Jason Mraz @ Snapdragon
May 6th: Midland @ Pala Casino Starlight Theater
May 11th: Ashe @ Humphrey’s
May 12th: Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Snapdragon Stadium
May 12th: Grandson, K. Flay @ House of Blues
May 13th: LoveJoy @ Music Box
May 18th: Thrice @ Observatory North Park
May 19th: Thrice @ Observatory North Park
May 25th: Tove Lo @ Soma
May 30th: Matchbox Twenty @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theater
May 31st: Toad the Wet Sprocket @ The Sound
June 2nd: Save Ferris @ Harrah’s Resort
June 6th: lovelytheband @ Observatory North Park
June 7th: KT Tunstall @ Belly Up
June 11th: Waterparks @ Observatory North Park
June 11th: Janet Jackson, Ludacris @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 17th: Tower of Power @ Pala Casino Starlight Theater
June 18th: Graham Nash @ Humphrey’s
June 19th: Blink 182 @ Pechanga Arena
June 20th: Blink 182 @ Pechanga Arena
June 25th: Benson Boone @ Music Box
July 7th: Little Big Town @ Pala Casino Starlight Theater
July 16th: Paramore @ Viejas Arena
August 5th: Rod Stewart, Cheap Trick @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 12th: Los Loney Boys @ Pala Casino Starlight Theater
August 18th: Josh Turner @ Harrah’s Resort
September 7th: Aly & AJ @ Humphrey’s
October 3rd: Pink, Brandi Carlile, Grouplove @ Snapdragon
October 6th: Nothing But Thieves @ Observatory North Park

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 4/10-4/16

Hoppy Easter! I got my celebration going Saturday night with Matthew Logan Vasquez at the Moroccan Lounge. After seeing so many younger bands lately with their tik tok friendly tunes, trendsetting lewks, and inflexible setlists, it was refreshing to see a talented band playing purely for the love of it (even if they were having the time of their lives singing about drinking White Claws). Matthew played songs from his various projects, taking notes from the invested audience and even breaking out into a requested tune that would extend beyond the limits of his allergy-impaired voice (do not bring the man any of those yellow wildflowers lining the roadsides). It was the perfect way to celebrate a joyous weekend!   

Next up we have an important week for one of my favorite bands, The Silent Comedy who are making their return to Los Angeles (it’s been years!) playing Harvard & Stone Thursday night.

Here’s what else I’m thinking:  

Monday: It’s a School Night f. Woodes at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Hunnypot Live FREE at the Mint (7pm)

Tuesday: Maddie Zahm w/ Corook at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Tyson Motsenbocker, Sleeping Lion, Nate Amor at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7,9, 10:30)
ALSO: Microwave w/ Oso Oso, Delta Sleep and Mothe at the El Rey (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Weds: Down Under Wednesday f. Mane, Fox Fagan, Desert Sparrow FREE at Harvard & Stone (9pm)
ALSO: The Scarlet Opera at the Echoplex (7pm)
ALSO: Tiny Habits at the Troubadour (7pm)

Thursday: The Silent Comedy w/ Shane Hall and Blaze Francisco at Harvard & Stone (7:30)
ALSO: onelinedrawing, Alex Francis at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9,10)
ALSO: Mike Viola and Everybody Else at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Roe Kapara at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Friday: Ron Sexsmith, Steve Carlson at the Hotel Cafe (8,9:30)
ALSO: Sylvie w/ Zella Day, Jack Kilmer at Lodge Room (9pm)
ALSO: They Might Be Giants at the Wiltern (6:30)
ALSO: John Mayer w/ Alec Benjamin at the Forum (8pm)

Saturday: Dude Cervantes w/ Kilo Bravo and American Restless at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Darren Hayes at the Wiltern (6:30)
ALSO: The Brother Brothers at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: Saturdays at Seven at Dogtown Coffee (7pm)

Sunday: Never Ending Fall at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
April 19th: Christine and the Queens at the Fonda (9pm)
April 20th: Will Joseph Cook at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 20th: Korey Dane at Genghis Cohen
April 21st: Easy Life at the El Rey (8pm)
April 26th: The Backseat Lovers at Hollywood Palladium
April 26th: Noahfinnce at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
April 28th: Little Dume at the Venice West (8pm)
April 28th: Daisy the Great w/ Olive Klug at the Echo
April 29th: The Academic at the Troubadour
April 29th: Joseph at the Belasco
April 30th: Fly By Midnight at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
April 30th: Kris Allen at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Lewis Capaldi at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 3rd: Shaed at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Enter Shikari at the Echoplex
May 4th: Field Guide at the Lodge Room (8:30)
May 4th: Cursive at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 5th Caroline Rose at the Fonda (9pm)
May 5th: Band of Horses at the Venice West (8pm)
May 5th: Dawes at Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 5th: Tamino at Lodge Room (8:30)
May 5th: The National Parks at the Troubadour
May 6th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge
May 7th: Tow’rs at Gold-Diggers
May 8th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: David Ryan Harris at the Venice West (8pm)
May 9th: Molly Moore at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 11th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
May 12th: Dermot Kennedy at YouTube Theater
May 13th: Ruston Kelly at the Fonda
May 16th: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium
May 16th: Wilder Woods w/ Ida Mae at the Roxy (7:30)
May 16th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
May 17th: Nation of Language at the Fonda (9pm)
May 17th: The Heavy at the Troubadour
May 17th: Dylan at the Morocan Lounge
May 17th: Arkells at the Echoplex
May 17th: Sister Hazel at the El Rey (8pm)
May 18th: Haley Reinhart at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 18th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Overcoats at Largo (8:30)
May 19th: half alive at the Wiltern
May 20th: Alex Lahey at Zebulon
May 22nd: Matchbox Twenty w/ the Wallflowers at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
May 23rd: Meg Myers at the Regent Theater (6:30)
May 24th: Hayley Warner at Resident (7:30)
May 24th: The Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 25th: Pretty Sick at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
May 26th: Transviolet at the Echo
May 28th: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
June 1st: Matilda Mann at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 7th: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
June 8th: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour
June 9th: The Blue Stones at the Troubadour
June 10th: KT Tunstall at the Trouabdour
June 13th: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13th: The Amazons at the Echo
June 13th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
June 18th: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour
June 21st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 23rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
July 19th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20th: Paramore at the Forum
August 2nd: Blondshell at the Roxy (8pm)
August 4th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 18th: SYML at the Belasco
August 27th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Hatchie at the Troubadour
September 8th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 29th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 1st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 7th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 15th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 24th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
November 3rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
November 3rd: Kings of Convenience at the Fonda
December 4th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum

~ Kristen

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 4/3-4/9

A year or so ago I saw Abraham Alexander for the first time, playing a few songs for a radio show. I was particularly inspired by one song so I went online to identify its name and could not locate it anywhere. Months went by and I felt like maybe I had imagined this song. Fast forward to last week when I attended a listening party for the artist’s album, Sea/Sons, at the Gibson Showroom. About halfway through the album, Abraham gets out the guitar to play a couple tunes including one called “Blood Under the Bridge.” A few notes in and I realize that THIS IS MY SONG! There is nothing quite like discovering a new favorite song or artist live for the first time, but in this case, I was able to have that moment twice!

Hoping to have more discovery moments next week with a newer favorite artists such as Bendigo Fletcher, Self Esteem, Wldlfe and more:  

Monday: Carlie Hanson w/ Sophie Powers and Senses at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Tuesday: Bendigo Fletcher at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Medium Build at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Riley Biederer, Dylan Dunlap, Liv Miraldi, Bryce Drew at Black Rabbit Rose (7pm)
ALSO: Sir Chloe at the Smell (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Weds: Charlotte Lawrence w/ Hayley Gene Penner at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Sir Chloe at the Smell (8pm)
ALSO: Alta Avenue, Wolves at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: The Bots at Genghis Cohen (7pm)
ALSO: Tommy Newport at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Inhaler at the Wiltern (7pm)

Thursday: Yam Haus at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Self Esteem at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
ALSO: Sir Chloe at the Smell (8pm)
ALSO: Dragonette at the Roxy (9pm)
ALSO: Casey Cook at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Nik Freitas, No Win, Fan Fiction at Genghis Cohen (8pm)
ALSO: Inhaler at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Muse w/ Evanescence, Highly Suspect at Crypto.com Arena (6:30)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Friday: Wldlfe at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Alexz Johnson w/ Lucy Clearwater, Grand Canyon, Lady Denim at the Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30, 10:30)
ALSO: Lucero at the Troubadour (8pm)
ALSO: The Ataris at the Wiltern (6pm)

Saturday: Sego at The Cube (8pm)
ALSO: Alexz Johnson w/ Kat Hamilton, Leah Capelle at the Hotel Cafe (7, 9:30)
ALSO: Matthew Logan Vasquez at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Pinback at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
ALSO: Theo Katzman at the Wiltern (7:30)
ALSO: Colin Hay at the Saban Theatre (8pm)

Sunday: Liam St. John at the Moroccan Lounge (8pm)
ALSO: Sunny Day Real Estate at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Grand Ole Echo Presents: Leroy From the North at the Echo (5pm)

To Keep in Mind:  
April 11th: Maddie Zahm w/ Corook at the Troubadour
April 12th: The Scarlet Opera at the Echoplex
April 14th: They Might Be Giants at the Wiltern
April 14th: John Mayer at the Forum
April 15th: Darren Hayes at the Wiltern
April 15th: The Brother Brothers at Genghis Cohen
April 19th: Christine and the Queens at the Fonda (9pm)
April 20th: Will Joseph Cook at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 21st: Easy Life at the El Rey (8pm)
April 26th: The Backseat Lovers at Hollywood Palladium
April 26th: Noahfinnce at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
April 28th: Little Dume at the Venice West (8pm)
April 29th: The Academic at the Troubadour
April 29th: Joseph at the Belasco
April 30th: Fly By Midnight at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
April 30th: Kris Allen at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Lewis Capaldi at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 3rd: Shaed at the Venice West (8pm)
May 3rd: Enter Shikari at the Echoplex
May 4th: Field Guide at the Lodge Room (8:30)
May 5th Caroline Rose at the Fonda (9pm)
May 5th: Band of Horses at the Venice West (8pm)
May 5th: Dawes at Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 5th: Tamino at Lodge Room (8:30)
May 5th: The National Parks at the Troubadour
May 6th: Alix Page at the Moroccan Lounge
May 7th: Tow’rs at Gold-Diggers
May 8th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: Crowded House at the Wiltern
May 9th: David Ryan Harris at the Venice West (8pm)
May 11th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
May 12th: Dermot Kennedy at YouTube Theater
May 16th: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium
May 16th: Wilder Woods w/ Ida Mae at the Roxy (7:30)
May 17th: Nation of Language at the Fonda (9pm)
May 17th: The Heavy at the Troubadour
May 17th: Dylan at the Morocan Lounge
May 17th: Arkells at the Echoplex
May 18th: Haley Reinhart at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 18th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Valley at the Regent Theater (7pm)
May 19th: Overcoats at Largo (8:30)
May 19th: half alive at the Wiltern
May 20th: Alex Lahey at Zebulon
May 22nd: Matchbox Twenty w/ the Wallflowers at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
May 23rd: Meg Myers at the Regent Theater (6:30)
May 24th: Hayley Warner at Resident (7:30)
May 24th: The Stone Foxes at Saint Rocke (8pm)
May 26th: Transviolet at the Echo
May 28th: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
June 1st: Matilda Mann at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 7th: Lovelytheband at the Novo (7:30)
June 8th: Annie DiRusso at the Troubadour
June 9th: The Blue Stones at the Troubadour
June 10th: KT Tunstall at the Trouabdour
June 13th: Amy Shark at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 13th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
June 14th: Waterparks at the Fonda (8pm)
June 18th: Dreamers & Robert DeLong at the Troubadour
June 21st: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: Thrice at the Wiltern
June 22nd: The Dirty Nil at the Troubadour
June 23rd: Parker Milsap at the Troubadour
June 27th: Grandson & K. Flay at the Wiltern
July 19th: Paramore at the Forum
July 20th: Paramore at the Forum
August 4th: Lime Cordiale at the Fonda (9pm)
August 7th: Beck & Phoenix at the Forum
August 8th: JVKE at the Wiltern
August 16th: Ben Folds at the Wiltern
August 18th: SYML at the Belasco
August 27th: The Swell Season at LA Orpheum (7:30)
August 29th: The Swell Season at Hollywood Forever (6pm)
August 31st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 1st: Sam Smith at the Forum
September 8th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
September 29th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
September 30th: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 1st: Arctic Monkeys at the Forum
October 7th: Nothing But Thieves at the Wiltern
October 7th: Joshua Radin at the Troubadour
October 15th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
October 24th: Half Moon Run at the El Rey (8pm)
October 25th: The Teskey Brothers at the Wiltern
November 3rd: Declan McKenna at the Novo (8pm)
December 4th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum
December 6th: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band at the Forum

~ Kristen