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Cool Concerts in L.A. 7/24/19 to 7/30/19

Wednesday, July 24
The Beths and more at the Bootleg Theater
- $15-$17
Cuco and more at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Blitz Vega (featuring Andy Rourke of The Smiths) at the House of Machines- Free with RSVP!

Thursday, July 25
The Tracks at the Hammer Museum- Free!
Matt Costa and more at the Troubadour- $18-$20
The English Beat at OC Parks Summer Concert Series at Irvine Regional Park- Free!
Dwight Yoakam at Ventura Theater- $54.50 and up

Friday, July 26
The Raconteurs and Lillie Mae at the Greek Theatre- $39.50 and up
Cuco and more at the Fox Theater Pomona- $99
Odesza and more at the Los Angeles State Historic Park- Sold out 😦
HIDE and more at the Fonda Theatre- $26
Florist at Pico Union Project- $18.50
Ty Segall & Freedom Band at the Teragram Ballroom
- Sold out 😦
Man Man and more at the Lodge Room- $15
Jon Brion at the Largo at the Coronet- $30

Saturday, July 27
Lala Lala at the Getty- Free!
Odesza and more at the Los Angeles State Historic Park- Sold out 😦
Robyn at the Forum- $49.50 and up
Cuco at the Novo- $70 and up
The Raconteurs and the Melvins at the Santa Barbara Bowl- $59-$79
The Drums and CHAI at the Hollywood Palladium- $35
Aterciopelados and Elefante at Pershing Square Downtown Stage Summer Concerts-Free!
Stef Chura and French Vanilla at the Bootleg Theater
- $10-$12
Allah-Las at Pappy and Harriet’s- Sold out 😦

Sunday, July 28
Kinky and Mexican Institute of Sound at the Ford- $25-$50
Guy Blakeslee and more at McCabe’s Guitar Shop- $18
Dwight Yoakam at the Pacific Amphitheatre- Sold out 😦

Monday, July 29
Davíd Garza at the Love Song- Free!
CHAI at the Observatory- $15

Tuesday, July 30
Cuco at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!
Of Monsters and Men at Jimmy Kimmel Live- Free with ticket!

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 7/17/19 to 7/23/19

Wednesday, July 17
Beck, Cage the Elephant, Spoon, and Starcrawler at the FivePoint Amphitheatre- $45 and up
Haim at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
Brandi Carlile at the Pacific Amphitheatre- $50 and up
Deerhunter and Dirty Projectors at the Wiltern- $35-$55

Thursday, July 18
Gaby Moreno at Sunset Concerts at the Skirball Center- Free!
Peach Kelli Pop at Alex’s Bar- $10

Friday, July 19
Dean Wareham (performing Galaxie 500’s “On Fire”) at Teragram Ballroom- $26
Dressy Bessy, Potty Mouth and Colleen Green at the Moroccan Lounge- $12-$15
Fea and more at the Redwood Bar- $12
É Arenas (of Chicano Batman) at the Echoplex- $16-$20

Saturday, July 20
Sheila E. at Pershing Square Downtown Stage Summer Concerts- Free!
The Warlocks and more at the Hi Hat- $10
The Blank Tapes and more at House of Machines
Bardo (Chicano Batman) and É Arenas (Chicano Batman) at Alex’s Bar- $18

Sunday, July 21
Natalia Lafourcade and Gustavo Dudamel at the Hollywood Bowl- $26 and up
Ozomatli at the OC Fair & Event Center- $20 and up
Fundraiser for Turn It Up! with Alice Bag, Nina Diaz, and more at Echoplex (Early Show)- $10-$12

Monday, July 22
Gardens and Villa at the Moroccan Lounge- $15
IAN SWEET at the Echo- Free!
Davíd Garza at the Love Song- Free!

Tuesday, July 23
The Head and the Heart at the Santa Barbara Bowl- $35 and up
Rodrigo y Gabriela at the Greek Theatre- $35.50 and up

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 7/10/19 to 7/16/19

Wednesday, July 10
Billie Eilish at the Shrine Expo Hall- Sold out 😦

Thursday, July 11
Billie Eilish at the Greek Theatre- Sold out 😦
Bleached and the Linda Lindas at the Moroccan Lounge- $20
SadGirl and more at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
Y La Bamba, Rituals Of Mine, and Vanessa Zamora at the Echo
- $15-$18

Friday, July 12
Jackie Mendoza at the Love Song- Free!
DRÆMINGS and more at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park- Free!
Guster and KOLARS at the Ford Amphitheatre- $25-$35
The Crystal Method at Saint Rocke- $35

Saturday, July 13
Paul McCartney at Dodger Stadium- Sold out 😦
Deradoorian and more at the Getty Center- Free!
Hinds at La Santa- $20
Guster and KOLARS at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace- $31

Sunday, July 14
Washed Out (DJ set) at the Academy- $15-$25

Monday, July 15
IAN SWEET at the Echo- Free!
Davíd Garza at the Love Song- Free!

Tuesday, July 16
This is the Kit at the Moroccan Lounge- $15-$18
Mitski and Juliana Barwick at the Palladium- Sold out 😦
Bleached at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!
Joel Jerome and more at Harvard & Stone- Free!
Nina Diaz and more at Hotel Cafe- $10

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 7/3/19 to 7/9/19

Wednesday, July 3
Nile Rodgers & CHIC with the L.A. Phil at the Hollywood Bowl- $25-$283
María del Pilar at Harvard & Stone- Free!
Jim James and the Claypool Lennon Delirium at the Wiltern- $30.50-$50.50
PUP and more at the Observatory- Sold out 😦

Thursday, July 4
Nile Rodgers & CHIC with the L.A. Phil at the Hollywood Bowl- $29-$288

Friday, July 5
Leon Bridges and Rhye at the Hollywood Bowl- $45-$79
Johanna Samuels, A.O. Gerber, and more at the Moroccan Lounge- $8-$10

Saturday, July 6
Cate Le Bon at the Getty Center- Free!
Dirty Penni Fest IV with the Buttertones and more at the Echo and Echoplex- $33-$35
La Marisoul, Gaby Moreno, and Friends at Audacity of Sound- Free!
The Damned, X, and Reverend Horton Heat at the Pacific Amphitheatre- $27.50 and up
NOTHING FEST with James Supercave and more at the Garden Grove Amphitheater- $20
Haunted Summer and more at Highland Park Bowl

Sunday, July 7
Amyl and the Sniffers and Alice Bag at the Teragram Ballroom- $14-$16

Monday, July 8
IAN SWEET, Lunch Lady, and more at the Echo- Free!
Davíd Garza at the Love Song- Free!

Tuesday, July 9
Billie Eilish at the Shrine Expo Hall- Sold out 😦
Raphael Saadiq at the Grammy Museum- Sold out 😦
Matt Costa at Harvard & Stone- Free!

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 6/26/19 to 7/2/19

Wednesday, 6/26
The Raconteurs at Amoeba Hollywood- Sold out 😦
Rooney at the Lodge Room- $20
Matthew Dear at the Sayers Club- $15-$20

Thursday, 6/27
Charly Bliss at the Lodge Room- $18
Mini Mansions at the Constellation Room- Sold out 😦

Friday, 6/28
Mini Mansions at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
Empire of the Sun at the Fonda Theatre- Sold out 😦
STRFKR at FigFest at FIGat7th- Free!
Dynasty Handbag and more at Hotel Figueroa- $10
Okkervil River at the Troubadour- $25
Lou Doillon at the Lodge Room- $20
Jon Brion at Largo at the Coronet- $30
David Gray and Gaby Moreno at the Orpheum Theatre- $32.50-$65
Charly Bliss at Chain Reaction- $15
Rooney at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim- Sold out 😦

Saturday, 6/29
Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals at the Forum- $39.50 and up
The Original Misfits, the Distillers, and more at the Banc of California Stadium- $39.75 and up
Empire of the Sun at the Fonda Theatre- Sold out 😦
Yeasayer and Steady Holiday at the Teragram Ballroom- $30
Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band at the Theatre at Ace Hotel- $32.50-$35

Sunday, 6/30
Empire of the Sun at the Fonda Theatre- Sold out 😦
Girl Pusher, Justus Proffit, and more at Alex’s Bar- $10
Sheer Mag and more at the Observatory- $15

Monday, 7/1
Noël Wells at the Bootleg- $10
Ian Sweet and more at the Echo- Free!
Davíd Garza at the Love Song- Free!

Tuesday, 7/2
Jim James and more at the House of Blues Anaheim- $46
Echo in the Canyon (Jakob Dylan & Jade Castrinos) at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!
Nile Rogers and CHIC at the Hollywood Bowl- $14-$283
Sheer Mag and more at Zebulon- Sold out 😦

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 6/19/19 to 6/25/19

-Wednesday, June 19
Jesse Jo Stark (opening for The Heavy) at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
Houndmouth at the Troubadour- Sold out 😦
Geographer and more at the Moroccan Lounge- $15
NO WIN and more at the Hi Hat- $12

Thursday, June 20
Mike Watt & the Missingmen, Bastidas! and Don Bolles at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park- Free!
Local Natives and Middle Kids at the Observatory- Sold out 😦
JR JR at the Lodge Room- $22
James Supercave and more at the Bootleg Theater- $15-$18
Summer Cannibals and more at the Satellite- $10-$12
-...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead at Alex’s Bar- $20
PUP and more at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦

Friday, June 21
Buscabulla at FigFest at FIGat7th- Free!
Bedouine at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!
Ian Sweet and more at the Echoplex- $14-$18
…And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead and Death Valley Girls at the Echo- Sold out 😦
PUP and more at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦

Saturday, June 22
Local Natives and the Middle Kids at Hollywood Palladium- Sold out 😦
Fruit Bats at the Lodge Room- $20
Katie Toupin (formerly of Houndmouth) at the Bootleg Theater- $15
Davíd Garza at the Love Song- Free!

Sunday, June 23
Tashaki Miyaki at Gold Diggers- Free!
Lunch Lady and more at the Echoplex- $12-$15

Monday, June 24
Miya Folick at Checker Hall- $50

Tuesday, June 25
Tacocat at the Bootleg- $15

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 6/12/19 to 6/18/19

Wednesday 6/12
The Babe Rainbow at the Lodge Room- Sold out 😦

Thursday 6/13
Sea Wolf at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever- Sold out 😦
Imogen Heap at the Greek Theatre- $29.50-$69.50
Weyes Blood at the Troubadour- Sold out 😦
Bedouine at the Moroccan Lounge- $15-$17

Friday 6/14
Sea Wolf at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever- Sold out 😦
John Paul White at the Troubadour- $20

Saturday 6/15
Fred Armisen at Largo at the Coronet- Sold out 😦
Girlpool at One Colorado Courtyard- Free!
The Cult, Zola Jesus, and more at the Greek Theatre- $19.50-$59.50
Shannon Lay and Half Gringa at the Love Song- Free!
Allah-Las, Connan Mockasin, and Andrew VanWygarden of MGMT doing a live score of the film “Self Discovery for Social Survival” at the Palace Theatre”- $25-$40
Go Betty Go at the Wayfarer- $15

Sunday 6/16
Chromeo, Toro y Moi, and Noname at the Hollywood Bowl- $15-$112
The Pink Slips at the Moroccan Lounge- $10-$12
Feels at Rec Center- $10
Sky Ferreira and more at the Faultline- $25 and up

Monday 6/17
The Felice Brothers and Johnathan Rice at the Bootleg- $17-$20

Tuesday 6/18
Hozier at the Fairbanks Lawn at Hollywood Forever Cemetery- Sold out 😦
Geographer at the Moroccan Lounge- $15
Dead Meadow and more at the Echo- $16-$20
Los Espookys live at the Regent Theater- $30-$37.50
Houndmouth at the Troubadour- $25
“The Case For Birth Control” with Inara George, Leslie Feist, Alex Lilly, Kate Micucci, and more at Largo at the Coronet- $30
JANE ROE v 2019: A Benefit For the ACLU with Dead Sara, Mondo Cozmo, Death Valley Girls, Shannon Lay, and more at the Echoplex- $25 suggested donation

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 6/5/19 to 6/11/19

Wednesday 6/5
Broken Social Scene and Sasami at the Fonda Theatre- $39
Connan Mockasin at the Lodge Room- Sold out 😦
Pure Bathing Culture at the Bootleg Theater- $12
Real Estate at Soho- Sold out 😦

Thursday 6/6
Kindness at Zebulon- $17-$20
Sebadoh at the Roxy- $25-$28
Broken Social Scene at the Fonda Theatre- $39
Connan Mockasin at the Lodge Room- Sold out 😦
Annie Hardy at Stories- Free!

Friday 6/7
Gavin Turek and more at the Natural History Museum- $20
Broken Social Scene at the Fonda Theatre- $39
Cherry Glazerr and Lilly at FIGFest at FIGat7th- Free!
Cosmonauts, Adult Books and more at the Lodge Room- $14
Julianna Barwick at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever- $20
French Vanilla and Lunch Lady at Zebulon- $10-$13
Ladies of LCD Soundsystem DJ Tour at 1720- $17-$20
Father John Misty, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit and Jade Bird at the Santa Barbara Bowl- $35-$65

Saturday 6/8
Summer on 7th with Best Coast, Shannon & the Clams, and more at Inner-City Arts- $55-$110
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears at the Echo- $23-$26
Sebadoh at La Santa (early show)- $22.50
Princess at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
SOAK. at the Echo- $15-$18

Sunday 6/9
The Babe Rainbow at the Observatory- Sold out 😦

Monday 6/10
Band of Skulls at the Echo- Sold out 😦
Kishi Bashi at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever- Sold out 😦

Tuesday 6/11
Silversun Pickups at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!
The Buttertones at the Concert Lounge- Sold out 😦
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever at the Lodge Room- $18
Kishi Bashi at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever- Sold out 😦

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 5/29/19 to 6/4/19

Wednesday 5/29
The Marías at Royce Hall UCLA- Sold out 😦

Thursday 5/30
Nina Diaz (opening for Alih Jey) at Civic Center Studios- $10-$12
The Twilight Sad at the Teragram Ballroom- $20
Crickets at Zebulon- $12
Xiu Xiu at the Lodge Room- $17
HR (of Bad Brains) at Catch One- $15

Friday 5/31
Wavves at the Lodge Room- $26
Cherry Glazerr at Chain Reaction- $15
Jon Brion at Largo at the Coronet- $30
FIDLAR at the House of Blues Anaheim- $27.50

Saturday 6/1
The Specials at the Novo- Sold out 😦
Wavves at the Lodge Room- $26
Z Berg & Friends Prom with Phoebe Bridgers, and more at the Garibaldina Society Highland Park- $24.60

Sunday 6/2
Dynasty Handbag and more at Zebulon- $15
Silversun Pickups at the Velvet Jones- Sold out 😦

Monday 6/3
Andrew Bird at the Wiltern- $40.50-$66
Mono and Emma Ruth Rundle at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever- Sold out 😦
Twin Peaks (DJ Set) at Gold-Diggers- Free with RSVP!

Tuesday 6/4
Connan Mockasin at the Lodge Room- Sold out 😦

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 5/22/19 to 5/28/19

Wednesday 5/22
Mavis Staples and Friends at the Theatre at Ace Hotel- Sold out 😦
The Damned (performing Machine Gun Etiquette) and Jello Biafra’s Incredibly Strange Dance Party (DJ set) at Alex’s Bar- Sold out 😦
Downtown Boys and more at Chain Reaction- $12
Geographer at La Santa- $15
Sweet and Tender Hooligans at the Parish at the House of Blues Anaheim- Sold out 😦

Thursday 5/23
Justus Proffit, Lunch Lady, and more at Non Plus Ultra- $8
Nosaj Thing at the Lodge Room- Free with RSVP!
Sonny and the Sunsets and more at Zebulon- $12-$15
The Damned (performing Machine Gun Etiquette) and Jello Biafra’s Incredibly Strange Dance Party (DJ set) at Alex’s Bar- Sold out 😦
Puddles Pity Party, Neil Hamburger and Sean Wheeler & the Reluctant Messengers at the Coach House- $35

Friday 5/24
The Lemonheads at the Teragram Ballroom- $30
Teen Daze and Geotic (aka Baths) at El Cid- $10
Puddles Pity Party at the Canyon- Santa Clarita- $34 and up

Saturday 5/25
The Warlocks and more at House of Machines- $8
Puddles Pity Party at the Canyon- Montclair- $38 and up

Sunday 5/26
The Avengers and more at Echoplex- $25-$30
Crickets (members of Le Tigre, MEN and Faith No More) at the Smell- $10

Monday 5/27
Happy Memorial Day

Tuesday 5/28
The Hives, Refused, and Bleached at the Fox Theater- $34.50
The Specials on Jimmy Kimmel Live- Free with ticket!
The Specials at the House of Blues Anaheim- $40