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Cool Concerts in L.A. 6/27/18 to 7/3/18

Wednesday 6/27
Gavin Turek at the Grove- Free!
Smashing Pumpkins at the Troubadour- $19.79 on sale at Amoeba
Glasser at Zebulon- $10

Thursday 6/28
Feels at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park- Free!
Janelle Monáe at the Greek Theatre- Sold out 😦
Dâm-Funk at the Resident- $10

Friday 6/29
The Regrettes at the Teragram Ballroom- $16
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at the Regent Theater- $23.50
Fishbone at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park- Free!
The Big Pink at Zebulon- Free!
Devon Welsh (of Majical Cloudz) at the Getty Center- Free!
Jon Brion at Largo at the Coronet- $30
James Supercave at the Wayfarer- $12

Saturday 6/30
Cold Cave at the Fonda Theatre- $23
Snail Mail at the Bootleg- Sold out 😦
Gang Gang Dance and more at the Broad- $30

Sunday 7/1
Dirti Penni Fest with No Age, Sadgirl, Feels, and more at the Echo and Echoplex- $20
The Horrors at the Regent Theater- Sold out 😦
Snail Mail at the Bootleg- Sold out 😦
Dynasty Handbag at Zebulon- $15
Carah Faye (of Shiny Toy Guns) at the Moroccan Lounge- $10

Monday 7/2
Draemings at It’s A School Night- Free with RSVP!

Tuesday 7/3
Frog Eyes at the Moroccan Lounge- $15

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 6/20/18 to 6/26/18

Wednesday 6/20
Nina Diaz at the Hotel Cafe- $12.50
Joe Cardamone (Icarus Line), Annie Hardy (Giant Drag) & Melissa Brooks (the Aquadolls) (plus a screening of the film “The Icarus Line Must Die”) at the Regent Theater- $17.50
Stars and Shamir at the Glass House
Marissa Nadler at the Standard Hollywood- Free!

Thursday 6/21
Dawes at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!
TT (Theresa Wayman of Warpaint) at the MOCA Music at the Geffen Contemporary- Free with RSVP!
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at the Echo- $24

Friday 6/22
La Luz at the Teragram Ballroom- $15
Wavves at FIGat7th- Free!
Death Valley Girls and Lydia Lunch at Zebulon- $20
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at the Echo- Sold out 😦
Olafur Arnalds at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian- Sold out 😦

Saturday 6/23
Arroyo Seco Weekend, with Neil Young + Promise of the Real, Jack White, Seu Jorge, Belle and Sebastian, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and more at Brookside at the Rose Bowl- $154 and up
Japanese Breakfast at the Glass House- $16

Sunday 6/24
Father John Misty, Gillian Welch, and Big Thief at the Hollywood Bowl- $19 and up
Arroyo Seco Weekend, with Kings of Leon, Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters, Alanis Morissette, and more at Brookside at the Rose Bowl ($154 and up)
Batwings Catwings and more at the Hi Hat- $6

Monday 6/25
Cat Scan at the Echoplex- Free!
Meg Myers at the Echo- Sold out 😦
Ex Stains (plus a screening of “Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits” and Q&A) at the Regent Theater- $10

Tuesday 6/26
Shopping and Alice Bag at the Echo- $10

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 6/13/18 to 6/19/18

Wednesday 6/13
Nina Diaz at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)- $12.50
Dirty Projectors at El Rey- $30
Eliza Rickman at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Thursday 6/14
Amadou & Mariam at El Rey- $35
Psychic Twin at the Bootleg- Free with RSVP!
Nicole Atkins opening for JD McPherson at the Teragram Ballroom- $22.50

Friday 6/15
Sunflower Bean and Jesse Jo Stark at the Teragram Ballroom- $16
Har Mar Superstar (sings Sam Cooke) at the Regent- $15
Upset opening at the Hi Hat- $8
Gabriel Garzon-Montano at Figat7th- Free!

Saturday 6/16
The Roots at the Queen Mary- Sold out 😦
Pinky Pinky at the Echo- $10 (early show)
Questlove at 1720- $10
Brownout at Alex’s Bar- $15
Dan Deacon at the Echoplex- $15

Sunday 6/17
Flying Lotus, Little Dragon, and BADBADNOTGOOD at the Hollywood Bowl- $24-$134

Monday 6/18
Cat Scan at the Echo- Free!
Stars at the Teragram Ballroom- $26

Tuesday 6/19
Ana Tijoux at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery- $25
Haunted Summer at the Bootleg- $10

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 6/6/18 to 6/12/18

Wednesday 6/6
Johnny Marr at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
Iceage at the Regent Theater- $14.50
Rodrigo Amarante at Zebulon- Sold out 😦
Milo Greene at the Holding Co.- Sold out 😦
Nina Diaz at the Hotel Cafe- $12.50
Todd Rundgren at Jimmy Kimmel Live- Waitlist available

Thursday 6/7
Speedy Ortiz at the Echo- $13
The Kooks at the Wiltern- Resale tickets available through Live Nation
Minus the Bear at the Mayan Theater- $28.50
King Tuff at the Teragram Ballroom- $18
Aterciopelados at the Conga Room- $30-$75
Vetiver at Zebulon- $22

Friday 6/8
Yo La Tengo at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
BRONCHO at the Moroccan Lounge- $20
Alexis Taylor (of Hot Chip) at the Troubadour- $17

Saturday 6/9
Upset at the Resident- Free with RSVP (early show)
Yo La Tengo at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
A Place to Bury Strangers at the Regent Theater- $12.50
Bostich + Fussible at Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles- Free!
Mark Ronson (DJ set) at Inner-City Arts- $50

Sunday 6/10
Patience and Lunch Lady at the Echoplex- $12
Avi Buffalo at the Love Song- Free!
DYNASTY HANDBAG at Zebulon- $15

Monday 6/11
Nightmares on Wax at the Fonda Theatre- $25
Weezer at Jimmy Kimmel Live- Sold out 😦
Cat Scan at the Echo- Free!
Lydia Loveless (opening for Justin Townes Earle) at the Troubadour- $25
Juliana Barwick at Zebulon- Free!

Tuesday 6/12
Dirty Projectors at El Rey- Sold out 😦
Oh Sees at Zebulon- Sold out 😦

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 5/30/18 to 6/5/18

Wednesday 5/30
Eels and Puddles Pity Party at the Fonda Theatre- $42
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts at the FivePoint Ampitheatre- $22 and up
Mellowdrone at the Moroccan Lounge- Sold out 😦
Japandroids and L.A. Witch at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery- Sold out 😦
Rivers Cuomo at the Troubadour- Sold out 😦
Sean Wheeler and the Reluctant Messengers at the Redwood Bar- $5

Thursday 5/31
Okkervil River at the Teragram Ballroom- $25
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at the Palladium- $27 to $60
Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas at the Moroccan Lounge- $12

Friday 6/1
Poolside at FIGat7th- Free!
!!! (DJ set) at Gold Diggers- $10
The Dead Milkmen at the Teragram Ballroom- $25

Saturday 6/2
Lord Huron and Stef Chura at the Greek Theatre- $30.50 to $46
The Dead Milkmen at the Teragram Ballroom- $25
-Josh Rouse at McCabe’s Guitar Shop- 8pm-Sold out 😦 10pm-$25
Wango Tango with Janelle Monáe at the Banc of California Stadium- $29 to $275

Sunday 6/3
Ray Lamontagne and Neko Case at the Greek Theatre- $39.50 to $69.50

Monday 6/4
Cat Scan and Mike Watt at the Echo- Free!
Freedom Fry at Madame Siam- Free with RSVP!

Tuesday 6/5
Johnny Marr at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
Dr. Dog and (Sandy) Alex G at the Theatre at the Ace- $35
Now, Now at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!

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Cool Concerts in LA 5/23/18 to 5/29/18

Wednesday 5/23
Natalia Lafourcade at the Theatre at Ace Hotel- Sold out 😦
Godspeed You! Black Emperor at the Wiltern- $25 and up
Wajatta at the Teragram Ballroom- $26
Sean Wheeler and the Reluctant Messengers at the Redwood Bar- $5

Thursday 5/24
Turbonegro and Against Me! at Ventura Theater- $27
Fun Lovers Unite! An Evening of Music, Comedy, and Gun Sense with Moby and Dengue Fever at the Regent Theater- $25 to $100
Nellie McKay at the Catalina Club- $20

Friday 5/25
Peach Kelli Pop at the Hi Hat- $10
Fever Ray at the Palladium- $37 and up
Jon Brion at Largo at the Coronet- $30

Saturday 5/26
Alice Bag at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon- Free!
Lunch Lady at the Ham & Eggs Tavern- $5
Topanga Days with Milo Greene at Topanga Community Club- $25
Rey Pila at the Echoplex- $12
Carla dal Forno at the Resident- $5
Turbonegro and Against Me! at the Regent Theater- Sold out 😦

Sunday 5/27
Topanga Days with X at Topanga Community Club- $25
Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Fonda Theatre- Sold out 😦
Esya (of Savages) at Zebulon- Free!

Monday 5/28
Eels and Puddles Pity Party at the Glass House- $40
Hinds at the Teragram Ballroom- $18
Numb.er, Feels, and Adult Books at the Echo- Free!

Tuesday 5/29
Japandroids and L.A. Witch at the Masonic Lodge At Hollywood Forever Cemetery- Sold out 😦
Todd Rundgren at the Wiltern- $24 and up

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Cool Concerts in LA 5/16/18 to 5/22/18

Wednesday 5/16
U2 at the Forum- $46 and up
Sofi Tukker at the Fonda Theatre- $26
Zoé at the Wiltern- $28 and up
Z Berg & Friends at the Highland Park Ebell Club- $12
Franz Ferdinand at Jimmy Kimmel Live- Waitlist available
Beach House at Jimmy Kimmel Live- Waitlist available

Thursday 5/17
Ariel Pink and DIIV at the Wiltern- $30 and up
Aggretsuko at Amoeba- Free!
Sofi Tukker at the Fonda Theatre- Sold out 😦
Preoccupations at the Echo- Sold out 😦
The Marías at MOCA- Free with RSVP!
MGMT at Jimmy Kimmel Live- Sold out 😦

Friday 5/18
MGMT at the Palladium- Sold out 😦
Tricky at the Fonda Theatre- $29
Peter Hook & the Light at the Wiltern- $25 and up
Preoccupations at the Echo- Sold out 😦
Kim and the Created at the Wayfarer- $8
Modest Mouse at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium- $49 and up

Saturday 5/19
Modest Mouse at the Arlington Theater- $38.50 to $48.50
Allah-Las at the Getty- Free!

Sunday 5/20
Magic Wands at the Hi Hat- $5

Monday 5/21
Numb.er and POW! at the Echo- Free!
Pond at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦

Tuesday 5/22
Haunted Summer at the Hi Hat- Free!
Lykke Li at the Moroccan Lounge- Sold out 😦
Depeche Mode and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the Honda Center- $88 and up
Kevin Barnes at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery- $20

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Cool Concerts in LA 5/9/18 to 5/15/18

Wednesday 5/9
Vagabon at the Bootleg Theater- $15 to $17
Eleanor Friedberger at the Moroccan Lounge- $20
BØRNS at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!
Liminal Sound Bath with Jónsi, Alex Somers and Paul Corley at the Marciano Art Foundation Theater Gallery- Sold out 😦
Low End Theory with Daedelus at the Airliner- $10
Sean Wheeler & the Reluctant Messengers at the Redwood Bar- $5

Thursday 5/10
Erika Wennerstrom (of Heartless Bastards) at the Bootleg Theater (Bar Stage)- $15
The Afghan Whigs and Built To Spill at the Wiltern- $20 to $59
Kendrick Lamar and SZA at the Forum- $59 and up
Courtney Barnett at the Pico Union Project- Sold out 😦

Friday 5/11
Half Waif at the Moroccan Lounge- $12 to $15
Kendrick Lamar and SZA at the Forum- $109 and up
Liam Gallagher and Richard Ashcroft at the Greek- $20 and up

Saturday 5/12
Alice Bag at the Museum of Latin American Art- $20
Brazilian Girls at El Rey- $28.50
Jenny Hval at the Lodge Room- $15
Mount Kimbie at the Echoplex- Sold out 😦
Nada Surf at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
Hot Snakes and Le Butcherettes at the Troubadour- Sold out 😦
Little Boots at El Cid- $15 to $25
Editors at the Glass House- $25

Sunday 5/13
Mitski at the Observatory- $20
Editors at the Belasco Theater- $25
Nada Surf at the Moroccan Lounge- Sold out 😦

Monday 5/14
Crystales and Lunch Lady at the Resident- $8

Tuesday 5/15
Franz Ferdinand at the Wiltern- $33 and up
U2 at the Forum- $46 and up

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Cool Concerts in LA 5/2/18 to 5/8/18

Wednesday 5/2
Rituals of Mine at the Satellite- $12
Lissie at the Teragram Ballroom- $23
Sean Wheeler and the Reluctant Messengers at the Redwood Bar- $5
Jenny O at the Cactus Lounge at the Standard, Hollywood- Free!
Young Fathers at the Moroccan Lounge- Sold out 😦

Thursday 5/3
Cullen Omori at Brouwerij West- $8
Young Fathers at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!
Descendents at Ventura Theater- Sold out 😦
Dante Elephante at the Hi Hat- $8

Friday 5/4
LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Young Fathers at the Hollywood Bowl- $45 and up
Perera Elsewhere at the Hi Hat- $10
Rosie Flores at the Love Song Bar- Free!
of Montreal at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
Girl Pusher at the Smell- $5
Sylvain Sylvain (New York Dolls 45th Anniversary) at El Cid- $20
The Buttertones at the Regent- Sold out 😦

Saturday 5/5
Niña Dioz at Zebulon- Suggested $10 donation
Quetzal with Mariachi Flor de Toloache at the Soraya (VPAC)- $28 and up
LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Young Fathers at the Hollywood Bowl- $45 and up
Cullen Omori at the Echo (early show 5:30)- $10
Arctic Monkeys at Hollywood Forever Cemetery- Sold out 😦
Rogue Wave at the Lodge Room- $20
Angélique Kidjo at the Theatre At Ace Hotel- $29.50 to $59.50
Pink Mexico and Honus Honus at the Hi Hat- $8
La Batalla Festival with Joel Jerome and Adult Books at the Observatory- $20

Sunday 5/6
Meshell Ndegeocello at the Teragram Ballroom- $27

Monday 5/7
Houndmouth at the Teragram Ballroom- $30
Peach Kelli Pop at the Resident- Free!
Piñata Protest at the Slidebar- Free!
Death Valley Girls at Zebulon- Free!

Tuesday 5/8
Kelsey Lu at the Moroccan Lounge- $12
The Buttertones at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!

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Cool Concerts in LA 4/25/18 to 5/1/18

Wednesday 4/25
Lily Allen at El Rey- Sold out 😦
Sloan at the Moroccan Lounge- $20
Bishop Briggs at Amoeba- Free!

Thursday 4/26
Alice Glass, Zola Jesus, and Pictureplane at the Teragram Ballroom- $25
Giorgio Moroder (DJ set) and YACHT at the Globe Theater- $45 and up
Diamanda Galás at the Palace Theater- $37-$72

Friday 4/27
The Distillers at the Observatory- Sold out 😦
The Crystal Method at Alex’s Bar- $25
James Supercave at the Bootleg- $13
Thursday at the Echoplex- Sold out 😦
Cigarettes After Sex at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel- Sold out 😦

Saturday 4/28
Cigarettes After Sex at the Fonda Theatre- Sold out 😦
Phoebe Bridgers at the Troubadour- Sold out 😦
Nikki Lane at Pappy and Harriet’s- Sold out 😦
Thursday at the Echoplex- Sold out 😦
Back to the Beach Festival with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and the Aquabats at Huntington State Beach ($59.50 and up)

Sunday 4/29
Smoking Popes at the Viper Room- $17
Visqueen at the Ham and Eggs Tavern- Free!
Back to the Beach Festival with Fishbone and Save Ferris at Huntington State Beach ($59.50 and up)

Monday 4/30
Angelique Kidjo at Jimmy Kimmel Live- Waitlist available

Tuesday 5/1
Smoking Popes at Rock City Studios- $15
Lo Moon and Kraus at the Teragram Ballroom- $15
The Fratellis and Blood Red Shoes at the Belasco Theater- $25