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Cool Concerts in L.A. 8/28/19 to 9/3/19

Wednesday, August 28
Eagles of Death Metal (opening for the Stray Cats) at the Greek Theatre- $53 and up
Cut Chemist and more at Airplane Mode at the Hi Hat- $10
Justus Proffit and more at Non Plus Ultra- $7

Thursday, August 29
Smashing Pumpkins and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds at the FivePoint Amphitheatre- $29.50 and up
Bryan Ferry at the Greek Theatre- $49.50 and up

Friday, August 30
Ty Segall & Freedom Band and more at the Teragram Ballroom- $28-$30
Peach Kelli Pop and more at the Hi Hat- $10-$12
Ian Sweet and more at the Bootleg Theater- $12-$15
Jon Brion at Largo at the Coronet- $30

Saturday, August 31
Pasadena Daydream Festival, with the Cure, Pixies, Deftones, the Joy Formidable, Chelsea Wolfe, Twilight Sad, Emma Ruth Rundle, and more at Brookside at the Rose Bowl- $149-$299
Made in LA Festival, with Cold War Kids, and more at Golden Road Brewing- $25-$40
Riverboat Gamblers and more at the Locker Room at the Garden Amp- $15

Sunday, September 1
Made in LA Festival with Phantom Planet and more at Golden Road Brewing- $25-$40
Dynasty Handbag and more at Zebulon- $15

Monday, September 2
The National and Alvvays at the Greek Theatre- $59.50 and up

Tuesday, September 3
Massive Attack at the Palladium- $79.50

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 8/21/19 to 8/27/19

Wednesday, August 21
Rostam and more at Twilight on the Pier at the Santa Monica Pier
- Free!
Herbie Hancock, Thundercat, and more at the Hollywood Bowl- $16 and up
Matt Costa and more at Zebulon- Free with RSVP!

Thursday, August 22
The Rolling Stones at the Rose Bowl- $97.81 and up
The Avett Brothers at the Greek Theatre- Sold out 😦
Snail Mail and Sasami at the Wiltern- $19.50-$25
Generationals and Pure Bathing Culture at the Lodge Room
- $20
No Parents and Fatty Cakes & the Puff Pastries at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park- Free!

Friday, August 23
Kacey Musgraves and Poolside at the Greek Theatre- Sold out 😦
Raphael Saadiq at the El Rey Theatre- Sold out 😦
Pink Martini and Violent Femmes with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl- $14 and up
Ty Segall & Freedom Band at the Teragram Ballroom- $28-$30
Shonen Knife and more at the Bootleg- $13-$15
Lunch Lady and more at the Hi Hat- Free!
Jessica Lea Mayfield at Pappy & Harriet’s- $15

Saturday, August 24
Noël Wells and more at the Bootleg- $12-$15
Viva! Pomona with Y La Bamba, French Vanilla, Lunch Lady, and more at the Glass House- $25
Mondo Hollywood festival with L.A. Witch and more at Catch One- $20-$25
Pink Martini, La Santa Cecilia, and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl- $17 and up
MNDSGN and more at the Lodge Room- $18
Tim Kasher (Cursive), and more (for Jonah Ray’s record release) at the Hi Hat- $5
Marissa Nadler (opening for Ceremony) and more at the Regent Theater- $20-$25
The Avett Brothers at the Santa Barbara Bowl- Sold out 😦

Sunday, August 25
Mariachi El Bronx and more at Hermosa Beach Summer Concerts at the South Side of the Hermosa Beach Pier- Free!
Kacey Musgraves and Poolside at the Greek Theatre- Sold out 😦
The Coathangers, Cat Scan, and more at Alex’s Bar- Free!
Magic Wands and more at the Moroccan Lounge- $8-$10

Monday, August 26
A.O. Gerber and more at the Bootleg- Free!
Hazel English at Checker Hall- $50 (includes food and select alcohol)
Mutual Benefit and Dustin Wong at the Moroccan Lounge- $10-$12
Automatic, Colleen Green, and more at the Echo- Free!
Local Natives at the Grammy Museum- Sold out 😦
Davíd Garza at the Love Song- Free!
Daniel Caesar at the Greek Theatre- $49.50 and up
‘THE BUTTERFLY CABINET’ Surrealist Variety show curated by Guy Blakeslee at Zebulon- Free!

Tuesday, August 27
MC50 at the Teragram Ballroom- $40
Tim Heidecker at the Moroccan Lounge- $20-$25

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 8/14/19 to 8/20/19

Wednesday, August 14
Maggie Rogers (DJ set), Hana (DJ set), and more at House of Machines- $10
Orville Peck at the Observatory- Sold out 😦

Thursday, August 15
Echo Park Rising at multiple venues in Echo Park- Free!
Mark Ronson at Catch One- Sold out 😦
DeVotchKa at the Roxy- $32-$35
Nicole Dollanganger at the Hi Hat- $15-$20
The Watkins Family Hour with Gaby Moreno and more at the Largo at the Coronet- $30
Guy Blakeslee and more at Zebulon- Free!
The Avett Brothers at Jimmy Kimmel Live!- Free with ticket

Friday, August 16
Echo Park Rising with Cat Scan, Justus Proffit, Colleen Green, Traps PS, and more
 at multiple venues in Echo Park- Free!
María del Pilar at Luxe de Ville- Free!
Ty Segall and the Intelligence at the Teragram Ballroom
- $28-$30

Saturday, August 17
Echo Park Rising with SadGirl, French Vanilla, Guy Blakeslee + Lael Neale, and more at multiple venues in Echo Park- Free!
James Supercave at One Colorado, Pasadena- Free!
Pete Yorn at Fingerprints- Free with RSVP
Orville Peck at the Troubadour- Sold out 😦
Andrew Bird at KCRW Summer Nights at KCRW HQ- Free!
Pod Save America with Maggie Rogers, Best Coast, Jim James, and more at the Greek Theatre- $39.75 and up
Cat Power at the Lobero Theatre- Sold out 😦

Sunday, August 18
Echo Park Rising (see full set times) with The Entrance Band, Draemings, and more at multiple venues in Echo Park- Free!
YOLA Fest f. Lykke Li, Cat Power, Courtney Love, and more at Los Angeles State Historic Park- $68 and up
Orville Peck at the Troubadour- Sold out 😦

Monday, August 19
A.O. Gerber at the Bootleg- Free!
Automatic, Adult Books, and more at the Echo- Free!
‘THE BUTTERFLY CABINET’ Surrealist Variety show curated by Guy Blakeslee at Zebulon- Free!
Davíd Garza at the Love Song- Free!

Tuesday, August 20
Noël Wells at the Bootleg- $5

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 7/31/19 to 8/6/19

Wednesday, July 31
Chaka Khan (with Michael McDonald) at the Hollywood Bowl- $16 and up
Orchin and more at Zebulon- Free!

Thursday, August 1
Julia Holter at the Teragram Ballroom
- $20-$25
Cherie Currie (and Brie Darling) at the Grammy Museum- $25
She Wants Revenge at Saint Rocke- $35
NO WIN and more at Alex’s Bar- $7
The B-52’s and Dead Man’s Party at the Pacific Amphitheatre- $27.50

Friday, August 2
The Bird and the Bee at the Ford- $39.50
Cayucas and more at the Roxy- $16-$20
Ty Segall & Freedom Band at the Teragram Ballroom
- $28-$30
Of Monsters and Men at the Grammy Museum- Sold out 😦
She Wants Revenge at Saint Rocke- Sold out 😦
Chaka Khan (and Michael McDonald) at the Pacific Ampitheatre- $32.50 and up

Saturday, August 3
Portugal. The Man (with Mumford & Sons) at the Banc of California Stadium- $39.50 and up
Alt 98.7 Summer Camp with Of Monsters & Men, Phantogram, Cold War Kids, and more at the Queen Mary Events Park- $71 and up
Robert Francis at the Hi Hat- $10
Future Sounds Festival with Jesse Jo Stark, and more at the Viaduct- $20-$45
Jimmy Eat World and Ra Ra Riot (with Third Eye Blind) at the FivePoint Amphitheatre- $35.43 and up
Mystic Braves at the Wayfarer- $15

Sunday, August 4
Lord Huron and more at the Hollywood Bowl- $15 and up
Elvis Costello & the Imposters and Blondie at the FivePoint Amphitheatre- $30 and up
The B-52’s and more at the Microsoft Theater- $49.50 and up
Dynasty Handbag and more at Zebulon- $15

Monday, August 5
Automatic and more at the Echo- Free!
Blondie and Elvis Costello at the Greek Theatre- $29.50 and up
Davíd Garza at the Love Song- Free!

Tuesday, August 6
Lord Huron at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre- $50 and up

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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. 5/8/19 to 5/14/19

Wednesday 5/8
Kevin Morby at the Theatre at Ace Hotel- $22.50
White Lies at the Fonda Theatre- $30
FKA Twigs at the Palace Theatre- $79.50
The Faint and more at the Roxy- Sold out 😦
Local Natives (acoustic set) at HomeState Highland Park- $15 donation

Thursday 5/9
The Dodos at the Love Song- Sold out 😦
Eels at the Observatory- $35
The Church at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace- Sold out 😦

Friday 5/10
HEALTH at the Teragram Ballroom- $20
Lila Downs at the Walt Disney Concert Hall- Sold out 😦
L7 and Le Butcherettes at the Glass House- $24.50
Flying Lotus 3D and more at Lightning in a Bottle at Lake Buena Vista- $185 and up
Sondre Lerche at the Largo at the Coronet- $30
Phantom Planet at Resident- $12
Magic Wands and more at House of Machines- Free
Ian Sweet and more at Zebulon- $12-$15

Saturday 5/11
Starcrawler, Death Valley Girls, and more at Brouwerij West- Free!
Like Totally Music Festival with Public Image Ltd. and more at Huntington State Beach- $65 and up
Santigold and more at Lightning in a Bottle at Lake Buena Vista- $185 and up
Jenny Lewis at the Hollywood Palladium- $50
Amanda Palmer at the Theatre at Ace Hotel- $45-$60
TOKiMONSTA and more at the Ford- Sold out 😦
HEALTH at the Teragram Ballroom- $20
The Bouncing Souls, the Bronx, and more at the Fonda Theatre- $30
Phantom Planet at the Constellation Room- $12
Now, Now and Foxing at the Observatory- $20

Sunday 5/12
Eels at the Theatre at Ace Hotel- $45-$53.50
American Football at the Regent Theater- $25-$32
Toro Y Moi, Khruangbin, and more at Lightning in a Bottle at Lake Buena Vista- $185 and up
Florence & the Machine and Perfume Genius at the Santa Barbara Bowl- $65-$145
The Bouncing Souls, the Bronx, and more at the Observatory- $25

Monday 5/13
Moaning at Zebulon- $12
The Strokes at the Wiltern- Sold out 😦

Tuesday 5/14
Filthy Friends at the Echo- $25-$30
Kali Uchis and Jorja Smith at the Greek Theatre- $39 and up
Now, Now and Foxing at El Rey Theatre- $19.99

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 5/1/19 to 5/7/19

Wednesday 5/1
Bikini Kill at the Hollywood Palladium- $39.50
Hot Chip at the El Rey Theatre- Sold out 😦
Lissie at the Largo at the Coronet- $31-$75

Thursday 5/2
Bikini Kill and Le Butcherettes at the Hollywood Palladium- Sold out 😦
Chromatics and more at the Wiltern- $20 and up
Big Thief and Victoria Williams at the Fonda Theatre- $26
Andrew Stockdale (of Wolfmother) and more at Harvard & Stone- Free!
Broncho and more at the Wayfarer- $15
Hot Chip at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace- Sold out 😦

Friday 5/3
Just Like Heaven Fest with Phoenix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT, Beach House, Louis XIV, Grizzly Bear, the Rapture, Neon Indian, and more at the Queen Mary Events Park- VIP available $250-$270
First Fridays with Lauren Ruth Ward and Broncho at the Natural History Museum- $20
The Church at the Regent Theater- $27.50 and up
Big Thief and Jolie Holland at the Bootleg Theater- Sold out 😦
Mike Watt + the Secondmen and more at the Redwood Bar- $10
The Entrance Band at Zebulon- $15-$20
Lissie at the Largo at the Coronet- Sold out 😦
City of the Sun at the Roxy- $16-$18
Chromatics and more at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace- $30

Saturday 5/4
Just Like Heaven Fest with Phoenix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT, Beach House, Louis XIV, Grizzly Bear, the Rapture, Neon Indian, and more at the Queen Mary Events Park- Sold out 😦
Beachlife Festival with Brian Wilson, Violent Femmes, Dawes, Best Coast, and more at Seaside Lagoon Redondo Beach- $97 and up
City of the Sun at the Observatory- $15

Sunday 5/5
Weirdo Night with Dynasty Handbag at Zebulon- $15
The Voidz and True Blue at the Observatory- $39.50

Monday 5/6
STRFKR at La Santa- $30

Tuesday 5/7
FKA Twigs at the Palace- $229
The Faint at the Roxy- $25-$28
STRFKR at Ventura Theatre- $22.50

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 4/10/19 to 4/16/19

Wednesday 4/10
Leonard Cohen Tribute with Laura Bird (Mynabirds), Pearl Charles, and more at the Standard Hollywood- Free!
Mac DeMarco at the Echo- Sold out 😦
Hozier at the Arlington Theatre- Sold out 😦

Thursday 4/11
Tame Impala at the Fox Theater Pomona- Sold out 😦
Taking Back Sunday at the Palladium- $35-$49
Blood Orange at the Roxy- Sold out 😦
Hozier at Jimmy Kimmel Live- Free with ticket!

Friday 4/12
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival with Childish Gambino, Janelle Monáe, Anderson .Paak, Kacey Musgraves, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Let’s Eat Grandma, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Khruangbin, Beach Fossils, Las Robertas, and more at the Empire Polo Club- Sold out 😦
Taking Back Sunday at the Palladium- Sold out 😦
Flipper, Mike Watt & the Secondmen, and more at the Regent- $17.50-$25

Saturday 4/13- Record Store Day
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival with Tame Impala, Weezer, Aphex Twin, Christine and the Queens, Mac DeMarco, Ty Segall & White Fence, Hop Along, Superorganism, and more at the Empire Polo Club- Sold out 😦
Gaby Moreno at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!
Chad Smith & Josh Klinghoffer (play T.Rex), Milo Greene, and Chicano Batman at Fingerprints- Free!
Desert Gold: DJ sets and atmospheres with Jónsi (Sigur Rós), Julianna Barwick, and more- Free with RSVP!
Flipper, Cat Scan, and more at Alex’s Bar- $17

Sunday 4/14
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival with CHVRCHES, H.E.R., Blood Orange, SOFI TUKKER, Lizzo, Soccer Mommy, Jon Hopkins, Iceage, and more at the Empire Polo Club- Sold out 😦
Summer Cannibals at the Redwood Bar- $10
John Vanderslice at the Bootleg Theater- $13-$15
Desert Gold: DJ sets and atmospheres with Jónsi (Sigur Rós), Julianna Barwick, and more- Free with RSVP!

Monday 4/15
Iceage at the Roxy- $20-$22

Tuesday 4/16
Hop Along, Soccer Mommy, and Las Robertas at El Rey- $25
Shana Cleveland (La Luz) at the Tangier Room at the Hotel Figueroa- $10-$12
Avey Tare (of Animal Collective) at the Echo- Sold out 😦

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 11/7/18 to 11/13/18

Wednesday 11/7
A Birthday Celebration for Joni Mitchell with James Taylor, Brandi Carlile, Glen Hansard, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Chaka Khan, Diana Krall, Kris Kristofferson, Los Lobos, Graham Nash, Seal and Rufus Wainwright at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion- Sold out 😦
Mitski at the Wiltern- Sold out 😦
Tokyo Police Club at the Moroccan Lounge- Sold out 😦
Dirty Projectors at Zebulon- Sold out 😦

Thursday 11/8
Mr. Little Jeans and Taken by Trees at the Lodge Room- $20-$22
Lawrence Rothman at the Pico Union Project- $15
Dirty Projectors at Zebulon- Sold out 😦
Daughters at the Echo- Sold out 😦
Of Montreal at the Fonda Theatre- $25
Tokyo Police Club at the Moroccan Lounge- Sold out 😦

Friday 11/9
Little Dragon at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!
Scorpio Scorpio (Alice Bag, Seth Bogart, Allison Wolfe) at La Cita- Free before 10PM, $5 after
Rufus Wainwright at the Orpheum Theatre- $45-$85
Young Fathers at the Fonda Theatre- $23
Guided By Voices at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
Film School at Zebulon- $12-$15
Letters to Cleo at the Hi Hat- $25
TOKiMONSTA at the Regent Theater- Sold out 😦
Daughters at the Echo- Sold out 😦
Mountain Man at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever- Sold out 😦
Tokyo Police Club at the Constellation Room- Sold out 😦
Peach Kelli Pop opening for Vundabar at the Troubadour- $13-$15

Saturday 11/10
Cloak & Dagger Festival with She Wants Revenge, the Faint, HEALTH and more at the Los Angeles Theatre- $59 and up
Mountain Man at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever- $25
Tokyo Police Club at the Constellation Room- Sold out 😦
Sweet and Tender Hooligans at Alex’s Bar- Sold out 😦

Sunday 11/11
Khruangbin at the Wiltern- Sold out 😦
Ben Is Dead 30th Anniversary Celebration and Zinefest with Jawbreaker and more at Catch One- Sold out 😦
Black Lips and Iceage at Marty’s on Newport- $20
Cayucas at the Federal Bar (brunch show)- Free!

Monday 11/12
Gary Clark Jr. at the Fonda Theatre- Sold out 😦
Iceage and Black Lips at the Regent Theater- $20-$27

Tuesday 11/13
Gary Clark Jr. at the Fonda Theatre- Sold out 😦
Digitalism at El Rey- $25

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 10/31/18 to 11/6/18

Wednesday 10/31
Thee Oh Sees at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
The Adicts at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium- $30
Morrissey at Ventura Theater- Sold out 😦
Moon Honey at Harvard and Stone- Free!

Thursday 11/1
Morrissey and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts at the Microsoft Theater- $49.50-$129.50
Mazzy Star at Ventura Theater- Sold out 😦
The Last Weekend Kickoff Rally with The Bird And The Bee with Dave Grohl, Karen O and Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright, Chloe X Halle, Moby, and more at the Palace Theater- Free with RSVP!
Touché Amoré at Amoeba- Free!

Friday 11/2
The Damned at the Fonda Theatre- Sold out 😦
Cloud Nothings at the Teragram Ballroom- $20
Toro Y Moi at the Novo- Sold out 😦
Natalia Lafourcade at the Fox Theater Pomona- Sold out 😦
Kero Kero Bonito and Frankie Cosmos at the Regent- Sold out 😦
Jim James at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian- Sold out 😦
Matthew Dear at 1720- Free with RSVP 21+ or $20 Guaranteed entry
Lunch Lady at the Echo- $15

Saturday 11/3
Tropicália with Morrissey, Mazzy Star, Kali Uchis, Toro Y Moi, Natalia Lafourcade, Devendra Banhart, Broncho, Frankie Cosmos, and more at the Queen Mary Events Park- $150 and up
Big Adventure with Empire of the Sun, Phantogram, and more at the OC Fair & Event Center- $49.50 and up
FIDLAR at the Hollywood Palladium- $26.50
Erika Wennerstrom (of Heartless Bastards) opening for The Devil Makes Three at the Wiltern- $27.50
Colleen Green and more at the Hi Hat- $13-$15
Public Image Ltd at the Fonda Theatre- Sold out 😦

Sunday 11/4
Tropicália with Chicano Batman, BadBadNotGood, Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes, Allah-Las, Surf Curse, The Marias, Flor de Toloache and more at the Queen Mary Events Park- $150 and up
Big Adventure with Modest Mouse, Cold War Kids, and more at the OC Fair & Event Center- $49.50 and up
Death From Above at the Teragram Ballroom- $28.50
La Luz at the Echo- $14-$17
Frankie Cosmos and Kero Kero Bonito at the Regent- $22.50-$30
Dynasty Handbag at Zebulon- $15
Public Image LTD at the Observatory- $45
Entrance at the Bootleg- $10

Monday 11/5
It’s a School Night with Yukon Blonde at Bardot- Free with RSVP!
Jenny O. and more at the Bootleg- Free!
Daedelus at the Satellite- Free!

Tuesday 11/6
Joni Mitchell 75th Birthday Tribute with Glen Hansard, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Chaka Khan, Diana Krall, Kris Kristofferson, Los Lobos, Graham Nash, Seal, and Rufus Wainwright at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion- Sold out 😦
Los Campesinos! at the Echoplex- $20
Death from Above at the Observatory- $27.50
Dirty Projectors at Zebulon- $35