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Cool Shows in LA 8/20 – 8/26

Thursday 8/20
The Jesus and Mary Chain and A Place to Bury Strangers at the Fonda (Sold Out)
Bloc Party at the Roxy (Sold Out)
Mynabirds at the Santa Monica Pier (Free!)
BØRNS at El Rey ($31)
METZ at the Echo ($16)
Savages at Pappy and Harriet’s ($20)
L.A. Witch at the Wayfarer ($8)

Friday 8/21
Modest Mouse at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery ($47.50)
Janelle Monáe secret show (Free with RSVP)
Melody’s Echo Chamber at El Rey ($20)
The Drums at the Glasshouse (Sold Out)
Dinosaur Jr. at the Roxy (Sold Out)
Lower Dens at the Echo (Sold Out)

Saturday 8/22
FYF Fest at the LA Sports Arena (2-day pass $175-$329)

Sunday 8/23
FYF Fest at the LA Sports Arena (2-day pass $175-$329)
Husky at the Hotel Cafe (Free!)

Monday 8/24
Husky at the Hotel Cafe ($12.50)

Tuesday 8/25
Jenny Lewis at the Observatory ($35)

Wednesday 8/26
Savages at the Roxy ($25)
Jenny Lewis at the Observatory ($35)
Ryan Adams at Largo (Sold Out)

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Cool Shows in LA 8/12 – 8/19

Wednesday 8/12
Bomba Estereo at Amoeba (Free!)

Thursday 8/13
The Jesus and Mary Chain and Cold Cave at the Glass House (Sold Out)
Alabama Shakes at the Greek Theatre ($35-$60)
Chris Isaak at the Fred Kavil Theatre ($52-$100)
L.A. Witch at the Garage ($5)
Marriages at Los Globos ($10)

Friday 8/14
Echo Park Rising in Echo Park (Free!)
L.A. Witch at the Velvet Jones ($10)
Cayucas at El Rey ($18)
Alabama Shakes and Chicano Batman at the Santa Barbara Bowl ($35-$65)

Saturday 8/15
Cold War Kids at the Annenberg Space for Photography (RSVP closed)
Echo Park Rising in Echo Park (Free!)
La Sera at American Apparel Echo Park (Free!)
Cayucas at Soho ($12)

Sunday 8/16
Echo Park Rising in Echo Park (Free!)

Monday 8/17
The Henry Clay People at the Echo (Free!)

Tuesday 8/18
The Mynabirds at Amoeba (Free!)

Wednesday 8/19
The Jesus and Mary Chain at the Fonda ($35)
Bloc Party at the Glass House (Sold Out)

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Cool Shows in LA 7/22 – 7/28

Wednesday 7/22
HEALTH at the Echo (Sold Out)
Dengue Fever at Alex’s Bar ($13-$15)
LA Witch and Adult Books at the Constellation Room ($8)

Thursday 7/23
HEALTH at the Echo (Sold Out)
Juliette and the Licks at El Rey (Sold Out)

Friday 7/24
HEALTH at the Echo (Sold Out)
Nina Diaz at Levitt Pavilion (Free!)
Roses at the Smell ($5)
Magic Wands at Mrs. Fish (Free!)

Saturday 7/25
TV on the Radio at the Annenberg Space for Photography (RSVP closed)

Sunday 7/26
Nina Diaz and Maria Del Pilar at Alex’s Bar ($8-$10)

Monday 7/27
Sonny Boy Thorn at the Satellite (Free!)
The Kills at El Rey (Sold Out)

Tuesday 7/28
Andrew Bird at Largo at the Coronet (Sold Out)
Rodrigo Amarante at the Teragram Ballroom ($21)

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Cool Shows in LA 7/15 – 7/21

Wednesday 7/15
Cayucas at the Constellation Room ($13)

Thursday 7/16
Yukon Blonde at the Satellite ($12)
Real Estate at the Santa Monica Pier (Free!)
Sister Crayon at the Echo ($10)

Friday 7/17
GRMLN at the Echo ($12-$14)
Kelela and Moses Sumney at the Lyric Theatre ($10)

Saturday 7/18
Viva! Pomona at the Glass House ($20)
Busdriver at the Smell ($10)

Sunday 7/19
Viva! Pomona at the Glass House ($20)
Alice Bag at Avenue 50 Studio (Free!)

Monday 7/20
Metric at the Honda Center ($39-$86)
Sonny Boy Thorn at the Satellite (Free!)

Tuesday 7/21
Natalia Lafourcade at the Regent ($25-$73)

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Cool Shows in LA 7/8 – 7/14

Sorry there was no post last week.  Was on vacation.  Please enjoy:

Wednesday 7/8
Heathers at the Wayfarer ($5)

Thursday 7/9
Death Valley Girls at Alex’s Bar ($7)
Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas at the Echo ($10)
Lord Huron at the Glass House ($25)
X (performing Los Angeles) at the Observatory ($25)

Friday 7/10
Lord Huron at Pappy and Harriet’s (Sold out)

Saturday 7/11
Veruca Salt at El Rey ($25)
No Age and Surf Curse at Jewels Catch One ($37)
Lissie at the Troubadour (Sold out)

Sunday 7/12
Death Cab for Cutie and tUnE-YaRds at the Hollywood Bowl ($20-$89)
The Bird & the Bee and Zee Avi at the Theatre at the Ace ($25-$30)

Monday 7/13
Nina and Louise of Veruca Salt at Amoeba (Free!)

Tuesday 7/14
Tanlines at the Observatory ($12)

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Cool Shows in LA 6/24 – 6/30

Wednesday 6/24
FEA at Alex’s Bar ($5)

Thursday 6/25
Houndmouth at the Troubadour (Sold out)
Bella Novela at Silverlake Lounge ($8)
Young Light at the Satellite (Free!)
Nosaj Thing at Amoeba (Free!)
FEA at La Cita (TBA)

Friday 6/26
Head Wound City at the Echoplex ($13-$15)
Sex Stains at the Regent ($20-$25)
Vetiver at the Troubadour ($15)
Run River North at California Plaza (Free!)

Saturday 6/27
Lolipalooza 2 at the Echo and Echoplex ($21-$30)
Best Coast at the Wiltern (Sold out)
Houndmouth at the Constellation Room ($20)
Roses and Dunes at a house party ($5)
Bella Novela and Tijuana Panthers at Pine Avenue (Free!)

Sunday 6/28
Devendra Banhart at LACMA (Free!)

Monday 6/29
Tennis System at the Echo (Free!)

Tuesday 6/30
Elle King at the Observatory ($15)

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Cool Shows in LA 6/17 – 6/23

Wednesday 6/17
Rhye at the Observatory ($35)

Thursday 6/18
Michael Vidal at Amoeba (Free!)

Friday 6/19
Spain at the Bootleg ($12-$15)
Gaslamp Killer at California Plaza (Free!)
Surfer Blood at the Troubadour ($18-$20)

Saturday 6/20
Run River North at Levitt Pavilion (Free!)
Cayucas at One Colorado (Free!)
Shannon and the Clams at the Getty (Free!)

Sunday 6/21
Colleen Green, Mike Watt and the Missingmen, and GRMLN at the Satellite ($10-$12)

Monday 6/22
Until the Ribbon Breaks at the Roxy ($15)

Tuesday 6/23
PPL MVR at Los Globos ($13-$15)

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Cool Shows in LA 6/10 – 6/16

Wednesday 6/10
LA Witch at the Echo ($8-$10)
The Kooks at the Glasshouse (Sold Out)
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings at the Greek Theatre ($40-$85)
The Warlocks at the Wayfarer ($10-$12)

Thursday 6/11
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at the Troubadour (Sold Out)
The Janks at Hotel Cafe (TBA)

Friday 6/12
Guy Blakeslee at the Echo ($8-$10)

Saturday 6/13
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at the Observatory ($18)
So Many Wizards at the Troubadour ($15)
The Warlocks and Magic Wands at the Bootleg ($12)

Sunday 6/14
Peter Murphy at Ink-N-Iron Festival ($43-$80)

Monday 6/15
J Mascis at the Constellation Room ($20)
PINS at the Echo ($10-$12)

Tuesday 6/16
Roses at Los Globos ($12-$15)
Conway at the Echo ($8-$10)

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Cool Shows in LA 6/3 – 6/9

Wednesday 6/3
Sufjan Steven at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (Sold out)
Delta Spirit at the Observatory ($25)
No Age at the Smell (Sold out)

Thursday 6/4
Sufjan Stevens at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion ($45-$60)

Friday 6/5
Hanni El Khatib and Chicano Batman at the Natural History Museum ($20)

Saturday 6/6
VUM at Non Plus Ultra ($5)
Michael Vidal at the Smell ($5)

Sunday 6/7
Death from Above 1979, The Cult, Public Enemy, and Modest Mouse at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre ($20-$60)

Monday 6/8
The Kooks at the Observatory (Sold out)

Tuesday 6/9
Reggie & Karen and The Peach Kings at El Cid ($10)

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Cool Shows in LA 5/27 – 6/2

Wednesday 5/27
Neutral Milk Hotel at the Warner Grand Theatre (Sold out)

Thursday 5/28
L7 at the Echo (Sold out)
Josh Rouse at the Troubadour ($25)

Friday 5/29
Neutral Milk Hotel at the Observatory (Sold out)

Saturday 5/30
Rocket from the Crypt and the Bronx at the Observatory ($20)
Neutral Milk Hotel at Pappy and Harriet’s (Sold out)
Twin Peaks at HiFi Deli ($12)

Sunday 5/31
Courtney Barnett at the Roxy (Sold out)
Neutral Milk Hotel at the Ventura Theater (Sold out)
Spoon at the Teragram Ballroom (Sold out)
Courtney Barnett at the Grammy Museum (Sold out)

Monday 6/1
Girlpool and Michael Vidal at the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock ($13)
Delta Spirit at the Teragram Ballroom ($25)

Tuesday 6/2
Taking Back Tuesday at the Echoplex (Free before 10pm)
Girlpool at Amoeba (Free!)