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Cool Shows in LA 9/23 – 9/29

Wednesday 9/23
Oh Land at the Teragram Ballroom ($15)
CocoRosie at the Belasco Theater ($30)

Thursday 9/24
Future Islands at the Fox Theater Pomona (Sold Out)
The Coathangers at Los Globos ($12)

Friday 9/25
Mew and the Dodos at the Fonda ($23)
Chelsea Wolfe at the Regent (Sold Out)
The Lonely Wild at the Echoplex ($10-$12)
Saul Williams at the Lyric ($20)
Rey Pila at Fingerprints (Free!)

Saturday 9/26
Shamir at El Rey ($16)
Jacuzzi Boys at the Bootleg ($10-$12)
Brandon Flowers and Rey Pila at the Wiltern (Sold Out)

Sunday 9/27
Grace Jones and Future Islands at the Hollywood Bowl ($33)

Monday 9/28
The Happy Hallows at the Satellite (Free!)
Roses at the Bootleg (Free!)

Tuesday 9/29
Peaches at Amoeba (Free!)

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Cool Shows in LA 9/15 – 9/21

Tuesday 9/15
Michael Vidal at the Smell ($5)
Social Distortion and Bleached at the Observatory (Sold out)

Wednesday 9/16
Social Distortion and Bleached at the Observatory (Sold out)

Thursday 9/17
Meiko at the Wayfarer ($10-$12)
Le Butcherettes at Amoeba (Free!)
LA Witch at Human Resources ($12-$15)

Friday 9/18
AlunaGeorge at Staples Center ($30-$60)
Mew and the Dodos at the Observatory ($18)
Michael Vidal at the Smell ($5)

Saturday 9/19
Lila Downs at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre ($36-$66)
Devendra Banhart at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (Free with RSVP)

Sunday 9/20
Le Butcherettes and Sister Crayon at the Constellation Room ($12)
LA Psych Fest at the Echo/Echoplex ($18)
Ratatat at Ventura Theater ($30-$33)
Mew at Fingerprints (Free!)

Monday 9/21
A Place to Bury Strangers at the Echoplex ($14-$16)

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Cool Shows in LA 9/8 – 9/14

Tuesday 9/8
WhoMadeWho at the Roxy ($15)
The Internet at El Rey (Sold out)

Wednesday 9/9
Roses at the Echo ($12-$20)

Thursday 9/10
Tune-Yards at the Santa Monica Pier (Free!)
Man Man and Shilpa Ray at the Observatory ($20)

Friday 9/11
Man Man and Shilpa Ray at the Echoplex ($17-$19)
Roses at the Smell ($5)

Saturday 9/12
Tokyo Police Club at the Regent ($18-23)

Sunday 9/13
Eleni Mandell at the Federal Bar (Free!)

Monday 9/14
Kate Nash DJ Set at the Ace Hotel (Free!)

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Cool Shows in LA 8/30 – 9/5

Sunday 8/30
Erykah Badu, St. Vincent, and Moses Sumney at the Hollywood Bowl (Sold out)

Monday 8/31
The Happy Hallows at the Echo (Free!)

Tuesday 9/1
Family of the Year at Amoeba (Free!)

Wednesday 9/2
KT Tunstall at the Troubadour (Sold out)

Thursday 9/3
KT Tunstall at the Hotel Cafe (Sold out)
FIDLAR at Amoeba (Free!)
Kate Nash at the Echo ($20-$23)

Friday 9/4
The Coathangers at the Observatory ($15)

Saturday 9/5
Burger A-Go-Go at the Observatory ($40-$80)
Dam-Funk and Nite Jewel at the Teragram Ballroom ($18)

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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)