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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

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 10/24/18 to 10/30/18

Wednesday 10/24
H.E.R. on Jimmy Kimmel Live- Waitlist available
Papercuts at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!
Deap Vally at the Wayfarer- $15

Thursday 10/25
Nina Diaz at the Hotel Café- $10

Friday 10/26
Danny Elfman: the Nightmare Before Christmas at the Hollywood Bowl- $37.50 and up
Black Moth Super Rainbow at the Lodge Room- Sold out 😦
Cosmonauts and Entrance at Zebulon- $10
Jon Brion at Largo at the Coronet- $30

Saturday 10/27
Danny Elfman: the Nightmare Before Christmas at the Hollywood Bowl- $37.50 and up
KCRW Masquerade with White Denim, Cherry Glazerr, Santigold (DJ set), DāM-FunK (DJ set), Shannon Shaw, and more at the Los Angeles Theatre- $89.90
Mellowdrone at the Teragram Ballroom- $20
Christine & the Queens at the Wiltern- $47-$100.17
Seu Jorge at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex- $45-$65
Dia De Los Muertos with Hello Seahorse!, Mexican Institute of Sound, Y La Bamba and more at Hollywood Forever Cemetery- $25 and up
Black Moth Super Rainbow at the Lodge Room- $20-$22
All Hallows Eve with WhoMadeWho and more at the Belasco- $49 and up

Sunday 10/28
Danny Elfman: the Nightmare Before Christmas at the Hollywood Bowl- $37.50 and up
Y La Bamba at the Lodge Room- $12-$15
Busdriver at Zebulon- $12-$15
The Adicts at the House of Blues Anaheim- $25
Surf City Blitz with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Social Distortion, and more- $59.50 and up

Monday 10/29
Halloween Covers Night with Nina Diaz and more at the Hi Hat- $8
Hello Seahorse! at the Roxy- $47.50
St. Vincent at the Palladium- $39.50
The Adicts at the Novo by Microsoft- $19.50-$29.50
Dangerbird Records Residency with Criminal Hygiene and NO WIN at the Echo- Free!

Tuesday 10/30
Deap Vally at the Echoplex- $13-$18
Wolfmother at the Observatory- $35

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 10/16/18 to 10/23/18

Wednesday 10/17
Arctic Monkeys at the Hollywood Bowl- $29 and up
Dwight Yoakam at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Ty Segall (solo acoustic) and Shannon Lay at the Highland Park Ebell Club- $32
Alice Smith at the Hotel Café- $30
Yaeji at the Observatory- $25

Thursday 10/18
The Growlers at the Hollywood Palladium- $38.50-$45
tUne-YaRdS at the Mayan- $29.50
Yaeji at the Regent- Sold out 😦
Rhye at the Glass House- $30
Ian Sweet at the Lodge Room- $13-$15
Alice Smith at the Hotel Café- $30
Devon Welsh (of Majical Cloudz) at the Pico-Union Project- $15
Thievery Corporation at the House of Blues Anaheim- $35.50

Friday 10/19
Thievery Corporation at the Wiltern- $31 and up
Yaeji at the Regent- Sold out 😦
Gardens and Villa at Zebulon- $15
The Crystal Method at the Viaduct- $30-$35
The Joy Formidable at the Lodge Room- $25
Empress Of at El Cid- $13
tUne-YaRdS at the Glass House- $25
Milo Greene at the Constellation Room- $22
Dante Elephante (opening for the Love Language)at the Bootleg- $12
Feels (opening for Surfbort) at the Factory- $12
Arctic Monkeys at the Santa Barbara Bowl- $64.50

Saturday 10/20
Le Butcherettes and Niña Dioz at the Hi Hat- Sold out 😦
Demon Dayz Festival L.A. with Gorillaz, Erykah Badu, Chulita Vinyl Club, The Internet, Ana Tijoux and more at the Pico Rivera Sports Arena- $99-$349
Sunstock Solar Festival with Cayucas and more at Gramercy Pl. between Hollywood and Franklin- Free!
Pinky Pinky at the Resident- Free with RSVP!
The Crystal Method at Saint Rocke- $35
The Black Madonna at Lot 613- Sold out 😦

Sunday 10/21
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Cigarettes After Sex at the Forum- $19-$99.50
KT Tunstall at El Rey- $30
A Celebration of Elliott Smith with Johanna Samuels and more at the Bootleg- $15
The Black Madonna at Lot 613- $20

Monday 10/22
Dangerbird Records Residency with Randy Randall (of No Age), Aaron Espinoza (of Earlimart), and more at the Echo- Free!
Colleen Green and Cassie Ramone at the Love Song Bar- Free!
Oneohtrix Point Never at the Walt Disney Concert Hall- $50-$85

Tuesday 10/23
Hellogoodbye at the Roxy- $20

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 10/10/18 to 10/16/18

Wednesday 10/10
Jarvis Cocker at the Regent Theater- Sold out 😦
Dream Wife at the Echo- $14
A Perfect Circle at the Grammy Museum- Sold out 😦
SadGirl at Marty’s on Newport- $10

Thursday 10/11
Andrew Bird & the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall- $59 and up
Tom Morello at the Lodge Room- Sold out 😦
Beak> and A Place to Bury Strangers at the Echoplex- $16
Mothers at the Constellation Room- $12

Friday 10/12
Screaming Females and Double Scorpio (Alice Bag, Allison Wolfe, and Seth Bogart) at the Bootleg- $13
Desert Daze with Tame Impala, Warpaint, Jarvis Cocker, and more at Moreno Beach- $110 and up
Mothers at the Resident- $16
Mew at the Regent Theater- $22.50
Moby & the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall- Sold out 😦
The Twilight Sad at Marty’s on Newport- $20
Strange 80’s II at the Fonda Theatre- $43
Tycho (DJ set) at MOXI- $49.50

Saturday 10/13
Desert Daze with Slowdive, Mercury Rev, Chelsea Wolfe, Beak>, A Place to Bury Strangers, Shannon and the Clams, Deap Vally, and more at Moreno Beach- $110 and up
Secret Project Festival with Bonobo (DJ set) and more at 1756 Naud St., DTLA ($89 and up)
The Dodos at the Moroccan Lounge- $18
Herbie Hancock & the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall- $58 and up
Dream Wife at the Constellation Room- $13

Sunday 10/14
Desert Daze with My Bloody Valentine, Preoccupations, King Khan and the Shrines, Julia Holter, Death Valley Girls, and more at Moreno Beach- $110 and up
Festival of Disruption with Mercury Rev, TOKiMONSTA, Saint Motel and more at the Theatre at Ace Hotel- $65 and up
La Santa Cecilia at the Walt Disney Concert Hall- $55 and up
Tom Morello at the Lodge Room- Sold out 😦
The Cool Off with Tycho (DJ set) and more in downtown Santa Barbara- $30 and up

Monday 10/15
Marissa Nadler at the Moroccan Lounge- $13
Dangerbird Records Residency with Dev Ray and more at the Echoplex- Free!
Desert Daze Official After Party at Pappy & Harriet’s- Free!

Tuesday 10/16
Arctic Monkeys at the Hollywood Bowl- $29 and up
Spiritualized at the Orpheum Theatre- $39 and up
Soccer Mommy at the Teragram Ballroom- $16
The Growlers at the Glass House- Sold out 😦
Lykke Li at the Wiltern- $30 and up

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 10/3/18 to 10/9/18

Wednesday 10/3
Roky Erickson and Death Valley Girls at the Teragram Ballroom- $30
The B-52’s (with Boy George & Culture Club) at the Greek Theatre- $59.50 and up

Thursday 10/4
Interpol, the Kills and Sunflower Bean at the Hollywood Bowl- $36 and up
Johnny Marr at the Theatre at Ace Hotel- Sold out 😦
Chelsea Wolfe and Russian Circles at the Regent Theater- Sold out 😦
Roky Erickson and Death Valley Girls at Marty’s on Newport- $25

Friday 10/5
Ghostland Observatory at the Regent Theater- $27.50
Cal Jam with Billy Idol, Mexrrissey, and more at the Glen Helen Regional Park & Festival Grounds- $30
Courtney Barnett, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks and Waxahatchee at the Greek Theatre- $29.50-$49.50
Shonen Knife and Kim and the Created at the Bootleg Theatre- $13
Lily Allen at the Observatory- $35
MC50 and Starcrawler at the Ford Theatres- $35-$150

Saturday 10/6
Cal Jam with Foo Fighters, Iggy Pop, Garbage, Silversun Pickups, FEA, and more at the Glen Helen Regional Park & Festival Grounds- $49
Adult Swim Festival with Flying Lotus, Zola Jesus, Thundercat, Chad VanGaalen, Wavves, and more at ROW DTLA- $85 and up
Eagle Rock Music Festival with Cut Chemist and more at Colorado Blvd at Eagle Rock Blvd
Tennis and Matt Costa at the Troubadour- Sold out 😦
Gary Numan and Nightmare Air at the Fonda Theatre- $40
MC50 at the Observatory- $30

Sunday 10/7
Adult Swim Festival with Neko Case, Dan Deacon, Julianna Barwick, and more at ROW DTLA- $85 and up
Dynasty Handbag at Zebulon- $15
WAR STORIES: Tales of 70’s & 80’s Punk Mayhem Told By The Perpetrators Themselves at the Roxy- $40-$45

Monday 10/8
Lily Allen at the Fonda Theatre- $34.50-$39.50
Dangerbird Records Residency with NO WIN and more at the Echo- Free!

Tuesday 10/9
Shannon and the Clams at the Regent Theater- $20
The Twilight Sad at the Troubadour- $20

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 9/26/18 to 10/2/18

Wednesday 9/26
First Aid Kit and M. Ward at the Greek Theatre- $29.50 to $49
Florence & The Machine and Kamasi Washington at the Hollywood Bowl- $37 and up
Norah Jones at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel- Sold out 😦
Brazilian Girls and Sudan Archives at the Santa Monica Pier- Free!
Hercules and Love Affair at El Rey- $28
Stella Mozgawa, Devendra Banhart (DJ set) and more at the Satellite- $8

Thursday 9/27
Astronautica at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!
The Wombats at the Belasco Theater- $28
The Boxer Rebellion at the Teragram Ballroom- $26
Alanis Morissette at the Santa Barbara Bowl- $34.50-$84.50

Friday 9/28
Beck and ST. VICIOUS (aka St. Vincent DJ set) at the Hollywood Bowl- $25 and up
Death Cab for Cutie at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery- Sold out 😦
Houndmouth at El Rey- $35
Ohana Fest with Norah Jones and more at Doheny State Beach- $99.75 and up
The Pink Slips at the Hi Hat- $5
Gavin Turek at the Viaduct- $25-$30
Juan Maclean (DJ set) at the Sound Nightclub- $10
Jon Brion at Largo at the Coronet- $30
Ikey Fest with Free Moral Agents and more at Alex’s Bar- $10
Moon Honey at the Echo- $12

Saturday 9/29
Music Tastes Good Festival with Santigold, New Order, Broken Social Scene, Princess Nokia, Big Thief, Cherry Glazerr, Feels and more at Marina Green Park- $85-$300
Ohana Fest with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Johnny Marr, and more at Doheny State Beach- $99.75 and up
DeVotchKa at the Fonda Theatre- $33.50
Kim Gordon and YoshimiO at the Broad- $30
The Marías at the Lodge Room- Sold out 😦
Natalie Prass at the Troubadour- $16

Sunday 9/30
Music Tastes Good Fest with Janelle Monae, James Blake, The Black Angels, and more at Marina Green Park- $85-$300
Ohana Fest with Beck and more at Doheny State Beach- $99.75 and more
The Marías at the Lodge Room- $16
The Vaccines at the Teragram Ballroom- $25
The LA Phil with Katy Perry, Kali Uchis, and Herbie Hancock at the Hollywood Bowl- Sweepstakes closed 😦
Z Berg (of the Like) & Friends at the Bootleg Theater- $12
Ozomatli and more at the MacArthur Park Hub- Free!
Dengue Fever and more at the Koreatown Hub- Free!

Monday 10/1
Graham Coxon at the Lodge Room- $35
The Vaccines and Jesse Jo Stark at the Teragram Ballroom- $25

Tuesday 10/2
Desert Daze Kick Off with Ty Segall and White Fence at the Echoplex- $23
Japanese Breakfast and Ought at the Fonda Theatre- $23
Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band at the Glass House- $31

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 9/19/18 to 9/25/18

Wednesday 9/19
Carbon Leaf at the Bootleg- $20
Entrance and Paz Lenchantin at Zebulon- Free!
Foster the People at the Observatory- Sold out 😦

Thursday 9/20
The National and Phoebe Bridgers at the Hollywood Palladium- $49 and up
Arcade Fire and the Zombies at the Greek Theatre- $96 and up
Jonathan Wilson at the Fonda Theatre- $31
Built to Spill at the Roxy- $30
Maya Jupiter at the Virgil- $10
Margaret Glaspy and Jenny O. at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever- $20

Friday 9/21
The National and Phoebe Bridgers at the Hollywood Palladium- $69 and up
The Charlatans UK at the Teragram Ballroom- $32.50
Blood Orange at the Greek Theatre- $30 to $49.50
Gabriel Garzón-Montano at the Moroccan Lounge- $15
Liz Phair and Speedy Ortiz at the Theatre at Ace Hotel- $35 and up

Saturday 9/22
Mavis Staples at the Ford Theatres- $50 and up
Tarfest with Freedom Fry and more at the La Brea Tar Pits Park- Free!
Leonard Cohen Tribute with Entrance, Imaad Wasif, Joel Jerome, and more at the Echo- $10
The National and Phoebe Bridgers at the Santa Barbara Bowl- $40.50 to $50.50
Colleen Green and more at 1720- Free with RSVP

Sunday 9/23
Grizzly Bear and TV on the Radio at the Hollywood Bowl- $15 and up
CHVRCHES at the Greek Theatre- $40.50 to $60.50
Speedy Ortiz at Chain Reaction- $13

Monday 9/24
Traps PS and Mike Watt and the Secondmen at the Echo- Free!
Foster the People at the Observatory- Sold out 😦
The The at the Ford Theatres- Sold out 😦
Gaz Coombes at the Echo- $20

Tuesday 9/25
Norah Jones at the Arlington Theater- $39 to $125.50
Florence & the Machine and Kamasi Washington at the Hollywood Bowl- $37 and up
The The at the Hollywood Palladium- $73 and up
Eleanor Friedberger at the Resident- $20

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 9/12/18 to 9/18/18

Wednesday 9/12
Phoenix at the Fonda Theatre- Sold out 😦
STRFKR at the Troubadour- Sold out 😦
Cut Chemist at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!
Leon Bridges and Khruangbin at the Santa Barbara Bowl- $40 to $51

Thursday 9/13
Azealia Banks at the Fonda Theatre- $36
STRFKR at the Troubadour- Sold out 😦
Slothrust at Amoeba- Free!
Future Islands at the Observatory- $36

Friday 9/14
Juana Molina at the Teragram Ballroom- $18
Rostam at the Fonda Theatre- $25
Sophie at 1720- Sold out 😦
STRFKR at the Troubadour- Sold out 😦
Slothrust and Summer Cannibals at the Lodge Room- $16

Saturday 9/15
The Glendale Open Arts & Music Festival with Allah-Las, Jesse Jo Stark,and more in downtown Glendale- Free!
Vagabon at the Getty Center- Free!
The Distillers, Starcrawler, and L.A. Witch at the Palladium- $35 and up
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick at the L.A. County Fair- $44 and up
Jimmy Eat World at the Wiltern- $35 and up
Inara George and Van Dyke Parks at McCabe’s Guitar Shop- $60
Future Islands at the Lobero- Sold out 😦

Sunday 9/16
The War on Drugs and Alvvays at the Hollywood Bowl- $19 and up
Pathway To Paris with Patti Smith, Jim James , Karen O, Flea, Lucinda Williams, Dhani Harrison, Talib Kweli , and more at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel- $39-$100
Mirah at the Echo- $14
Johanna Samuels at the Moroccan Lounge- $8
Future Islands at the Observatory- Sold out 😦

Monday 9/17
Traps PS at the Echo- Free!

Tuesday 9/18
Ms. Lauryn Hill and De La Soul at the Hollywood Bowl- $69 and up
Honus Honus at the Echo- $10
Foster the People at the Observatory- Sold out 😦

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 9/5/18 to 9/11/18

Wednesday 9/5
Phoenix at the Observatory- Sold out 😦

Thursday 9/6
Milo Greene at Amoeba- Free!
Phoenix at the Fonda Theatre- Sold out 😦
Saul Williams and Mivos Quartet at the Ford Amphitheatre- Sold out 😦

Friday 9/7
Cut Copy and Kauf at the Wiltern- $27-$61
Phoenix at the Fonda Theatre- Sold out 😦
Jade Bird at the Troubadour- Sold out 😦
Wavves (DJ set) at the Ace Hotel Los Angeles- Free!
Mike Watt & the Secondmen at McCabe’s Guitar Shop- $15

Saturday 9/8
Buskerfest with Mike Watt & the Secondmen and more at the East Village Arts District- Free!
Ceramic Animal and Pinky Pinky at the Roxy- $15
Blushh, The Total Bettys, and Colleen Green (DJ set) at the Smell- $5

Sunday 9/9
Meiko at Saint Rocke- $20

Monday 9/10
Phoenix at the Fonda Theatre- Sold out 😦
Chai and Peach Kelli Pop at the Echo- $12

Tuesday 9/11
Leon Bridges and Khruangbin at the Greek Theatre- $96 and up
Phoenix at the Fonda Theatre- Sold out 😦
Meiko at the Hotel Cafe- $15
Dustin Wong at Coaxial
Azealia Banks at the Observatory- $25

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 8/29/18 to 9/4/18

Wednesday 8/29
Little Boots at the Hollywood Roosevelt- Free with RSVP!

Thursday 8/30
Taken By Trees at Amoeba Hollywood (her first show in 5 years!)- Free!
Alice Bag at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park- Free!
The Smashing Pumpkins and Metric at the Forum- $49 and up

Friday 8/31
The Smashing Pumpkins and Metric at the Forum- $19.50 and up
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit and Aimee Mann at the Greek Theatre- $29.50 to $75
DIIV at the Echoplex- Free with RSVP!
French Vanilla and Cat Scan at the Rec Center- $8

Saturday 9/1
La Santa Cecilia at Burton Chace Park- Free!
The Aquabats! at El Rey- $50
Phantogram at Wake Up Call at the W Hollywood- $69

Sunday 9/2
Saint Motel at Made in LA Fest at Golden Road Brewing- $10
Sheer Mag at the Troubadour- $15
Dynasty Handbag at Zebulon- $15
Niña Dioz and more at West Adams Block Party at Delicious Pizza- Free!

Monday 9/3
Happy Labor Day!

Tuesday 9/4
Let’s Eat Grandma at the Moroccan Lounge- Sold out 😦
Gary Numan and Nightmare Air at the Observatory- $35