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Cool Concerts in L.A. 8/8/18 to 8/14/18

Wednesday 8/8
Weezer, Pixies, and Sleigh Bells at the Forum- $29 and up
Bon Iver and Perfume Genius at the Santa Barbara Bowl- $45.50 to $75.50
Belly at the Teragram Ballroom- $30

Thursday 8/9
Belly at the Teragram Ballroom- $30
So Many Wizards and Dante Elephante at the Hi Hat- $5
The Marías at the Skirball Center- Free!

Friday 8/10
Neon Indian (DJ set) at the Avalon- $15 to $95
Portugal. The Man and Cuco at the Shrine Auditorium- $29.50 to $69.50
Lemuria at the Bootleg- $15
Sleigh Bells at the Observatory- $25

Saturday 8/11
Jim James at KCRW Headquarters- Free!
El Vez & Phranc at Grand Performances at California Plaza- Free!

Sunday 8/12
ALT 98.7 Summer Camp with Death Cab for Cutie, ODESZA, Chvrches, and more at the Queen Mary Events Park- $47.50 to $99.50
Alice Cooper at the Greek Theatre- $19 and up

Monday 8/13
The Kills and Saul Williams at the Regent Theater- Sold out 😦

Tuesday 8/14
Ben Gibbard (of Death Cab for Cutie) at the Grammy Museum- Sold out 😦
The Kills at the Glass House- Sold out 😦
Chvrches at Jimmy Kimmel Live- Waitlist available
Adult Books at the Echo- 18-20 $5 21+ Free!

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 8/1/18 to 8/7/18

Wednesday 8/1
Animal Collective at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel- $33.50-$45
Lunch Lady (with Wimps) at the Hi Hat- $10
The Growlers at the Echo- Sold out 😦
Matt Costa at Gallagher’s Irish Pub & Grill- $20
Oberhofer at the Standard Hollywood- Free!

Thursday 8/2
Courtney Barnett at Jimmy Kimmel Live- Waitlist available
Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, and Dwight Yoakam at the Greek Theatre- $19 and up
Jonathan Richman at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
Eagles of Death Metal at Marty’s on Newport- Sold out 😦
Sweet & Tender Hooligans at OC Summer Concert Series at Mile Square Park- Free!

Friday 8/3
Beach House at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery- Sold out 😦
Dawn Landes at the Moroccan Lounge- $12
Courtney Barnett at the Grammy Museum- Sold out 😦

Saturday 8/4
Cat Power at the Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park- Free with RSVP!
MNDSGN at the Regent Theater- Sold out 😦
Beach House at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery- Sold out 😦
Café Tacvba and more at L.A. Historic State Park- $69 and up

Sunday 8/5
Beach Goth with The Growlers, The Voidz, Bleached, Starcrawler and more at L.A. Historic State Park- $66 and up
Bon Iver and Wye Oak at the Hollywood Bowl- $26 and up
Dynasty Handbag at Zebulon- $15

Monday 8/6
Hop Along at the Teragram Ballroom- $20

Tuesday 8/7
Dimber at the Echo- $5 for 18-20 Free for 21+
Jonathan Rice (at the UnCabaret pop up) at No Name- $15

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 7/11/18 to 7/17/18

Wednesday 7/11
We Are Scientists and Beverly at the Moroccan Lounge- $20
Kina Grannis at the Teragram Ballroom- $25

Thursday 7/12
We Are Scientists and Beverly at the Moroccan Lounge- $20
María del Pilar (with La Chamba) at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park- Free!
Chris Isaak at the City National Grove of Anaheim- $55 and up
Brandi Carlile at the Grammy Museum- Sold out 😦

Friday 7/13
Sotomayor at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park- Free!
Body/Head at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery- $20
The Coathangers at the Resident- $15
Annie Hardy (of Giant Drag), Cory Becker (of Living Things), and Nima Kazerouni (of So Many Wizards) at Stories- Free!
Melvins at the Troubadour- Sold out 😦

Saturday 7/14
Best Coast (and the Bangles) at Pershing Square- Sold out 😦
Popfuji 2018 with Death Valley Girls and more at Brouwerij West- Free!
Feels at the Getty Center- Free!
L.A. Witch at Twisted at the Pike at Summer and Music in Long Beach at the Pike Outlets- Free!
Y La Bamba at the Bootleg- $12

Sunday 7/15
Freedom Fry and Great Lake Swimmers at the Federal Bar North Hollywood (early show)- Free!
Chris Isaak at the Fox Performing Arts Center- $45 and up

Monday 7/16
Johanna Samuels at the Bootleg- Free!
Flasher at the Echo- $10

Tuesday 7/17
Jim James at Jimmy Kimmel Live- Waitlist available

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 7/4/18 to 7/10/18

Wednesday 7/4
Nosaj Thing at Low End Theory- $10

Thursday 7/5
Surf Curse at Marty’s on Newport- $15
La Santa Cecila at the Concert Lounge- Sold out 😦

Friday 7/6
Imaad Wasif at Gold Diggers- Free!
Surf Curse at the Hi Hat- Sold out 😦
Os Mutantes at the Union Nightclub- $30
Petal and Camp Cope at the Bootleg Theater- $15

Saturday 7/7
Surf Curse and Lunch Lady at the Hi Hat- Sold out 😦
Dean & Britta at the Resident- Free with RSVP!
Wanda Jackson at Marty’s on Newport- $20

Sunday 7/8
Inara George at the Moroccan Lounge- $20
Surf Curse at the Roxy- Sold out 😦

Monday 7/9
Johanna Samuels at the Bootleg Theater- Free!

Tuesday 7/10
Sylvan Esso at the Greek Theatre- $24-$40
Jenny O. at the Moroccan Lounge- $10

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 6/20/18 to 6/26/18

Wednesday 6/20
Nina Diaz at the Hotel Cafe- $12.50
Joe Cardamone (Icarus Line), Annie Hardy (Giant Drag) & Melissa Brooks (the Aquadolls) (plus a screening of the film “The Icarus Line Must Die”) at the Regent Theater- $17.50
Stars and Shamir at the Glass House
Marissa Nadler at the Standard Hollywood- Free!

Thursday 6/21
Dawes at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!
TT (Theresa Wayman of Warpaint) at the MOCA Music at the Geffen Contemporary- Free with RSVP!
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at the Echo- $24

Friday 6/22
La Luz at the Teragram Ballroom- $15
Wavves at FIGat7th- Free!
Death Valley Girls and Lydia Lunch at Zebulon- $20
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at the Echo- Sold out 😦
Olafur Arnalds at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian- Sold out 😦

Saturday 6/23
Arroyo Seco Weekend, with Neil Young + Promise of the Real, Jack White, Seu Jorge, Belle and Sebastian, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and more at Brookside at the Rose Bowl- $154 and up
Japanese Breakfast at the Glass House- $16

Sunday 6/24
Father John Misty, Gillian Welch, and Big Thief at the Hollywood Bowl- $19 and up
Arroyo Seco Weekend, with Kings of Leon, Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters, Alanis Morissette, and more at Brookside at the Rose Bowl ($154 and up)
Batwings Catwings and more at the Hi Hat- $6

Monday 6/25
Cat Scan at the Echoplex- Free!
Meg Myers at the Echo- Sold out 😦
Ex Stains (plus a screening of “Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits” and Q&A) at the Regent Theater- $10

Tuesday 6/26
Shopping and Alice Bag at the Echo- $10

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 6/13/18 to 6/19/18

Wednesday 6/13
Nina Diaz at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)- $12.50
Dirty Projectors at El Rey- $30
Eliza Rickman at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Thursday 6/14
Amadou & Mariam at El Rey- $35
Psychic Twin at the Bootleg- Free with RSVP!
Nicole Atkins opening for JD McPherson at the Teragram Ballroom- $22.50

Friday 6/15
Sunflower Bean and Jesse Jo Stark at the Teragram Ballroom- $16
Har Mar Superstar (sings Sam Cooke) at the Regent- $15
Upset opening at the Hi Hat- $8
Gabriel Garzon-Montano at Figat7th- Free!

Saturday 6/16
The Roots at the Queen Mary- Sold out 😦
Pinky Pinky at the Echo- $10 (early show)
Questlove at 1720- $10
Brownout at Alex’s Bar- $15
Dan Deacon at the Echoplex- $15

Sunday 6/17
Flying Lotus, Little Dragon, and BADBADNOTGOOD at the Hollywood Bowl- $24-$134

Monday 6/18
Cat Scan at the Echo- Free!
Stars at the Teragram Ballroom- $26

Tuesday 6/19
Ana Tijoux at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery- $25
Haunted Summer at the Bootleg- $10

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

Wednesday 6/6
Johnny Marr at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
Iceage at the Regent Theater- $14.50
Rodrigo Amarante at Zebulon- Sold out 😦
Milo Greene at the Holding Co.- Sold out 😦
Nina Diaz at the Hotel Cafe- $12.50
Todd Rundgren at Jimmy Kimmel Live- Waitlist available

Thursday 6/7
Speedy Ortiz at the Echo- $13
The Kooks at the Wiltern- Resale tickets available through Live Nation
Minus the Bear at the Mayan Theater- $28.50
King Tuff at the Teragram Ballroom- $18
Aterciopelados at the Conga Room- $30-$75
Vetiver at Zebulon- $22

Friday 6/8
Yo La Tengo at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
BRONCHO at the Moroccan Lounge- $20
Alexis Taylor (of Hot Chip) at the Troubadour- $17

Saturday 6/9
Upset at the Resident- Free with RSVP (early show)
Yo La Tengo at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
A Place to Bury Strangers at the Regent Theater- $12.50
Bostich + Fussible at Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles- Free!
Mark Ronson (DJ set) at Inner-City Arts- $50

Sunday 6/10
Patience and Lunch Lady at the Echoplex- $12
Avi Buffalo at the Love Song- Free!
DYNASTY HANDBAG at Zebulon- $15

Monday 6/11
Nightmares on Wax at the Fonda Theatre- $25
Weezer at Jimmy Kimmel Live- Sold out 😦
Cat Scan at the Echo- Free!
Lydia Loveless (opening for Justin Townes Earle) at the Troubadour- $25
Juliana Barwick at Zebulon- Free!

Tuesday 6/12
Dirty Projectors at El Rey- Sold out 😦
Oh Sees at Zebulon- Sold out 😦

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Cool Concerts in L.A. 5/30/18 to 6/5/18

Wednesday 5/30
Eels and Puddles Pity Party at the Fonda Theatre- $42
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts at the FivePoint Ampitheatre- $22 and up
Mellowdrone at the Moroccan Lounge- Sold out 😦
Japandroids and L.A. Witch at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery- Sold out 😦
Rivers Cuomo at the Troubadour- Sold out 😦
Sean Wheeler and the Reluctant Messengers at the Redwood Bar- $5

Thursday 5/31
Okkervil River at the Teragram Ballroom- $25
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at the Palladium- $27 to $60
Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas at the Moroccan Lounge- $12

Friday 6/1
Poolside at FIGat7th- Free!
!!! (DJ set) at Gold Diggers- $10
The Dead Milkmen at the Teragram Ballroom- $25

Saturday 6/2
Lord Huron and Stef Chura at the Greek Theatre- $30.50 to $46
The Dead Milkmen at the Teragram Ballroom- $25
-Josh Rouse at McCabe’s Guitar Shop- 8pm-Sold out 😦 10pm-$25
Wango Tango with Janelle Monáe at the Banc of California Stadium- $29 to $275

Sunday 6/3
Ray Lamontagne and Neko Case at the Greek Theatre- $39.50 to $69.50

Monday 6/4
Cat Scan and Mike Watt at the Echo- Free!
Freedom Fry at Madame Siam- Free with RSVP!

Tuesday 6/5
Johnny Marr at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
Dr. Dog and (Sandy) Alex G at the Theatre at the Ace- $35
Now, Now at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!

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Cool Concerts in LA 5/23/18 to 5/29/18

Wednesday 5/23
Natalia Lafourcade at the Theatre at Ace Hotel- Sold out 😦
Godspeed You! Black Emperor at the Wiltern- $25 and up
Wajatta at the Teragram Ballroom- $26
Sean Wheeler and the Reluctant Messengers at the Redwood Bar- $5

Thursday 5/24
Turbonegro and Against Me! at Ventura Theater- $27
Fun Lovers Unite! An Evening of Music, Comedy, and Gun Sense with Moby and Dengue Fever at the Regent Theater- $25 to $100
Nellie McKay at the Catalina Club- $20

Friday 5/25
Peach Kelli Pop at the Hi Hat- $10
Fever Ray at the Palladium- $37 and up
Jon Brion at Largo at the Coronet- $30

Saturday 5/26
Alice Bag at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon- Free!
Lunch Lady at the Ham & Eggs Tavern- $5
Topanga Days with Milo Greene at Topanga Community Club- $25
Rey Pila at the Echoplex- $12
Carla dal Forno at the Resident- $5
Turbonegro and Against Me! at the Regent Theater- Sold out 😦

Sunday 5/27
Topanga Days with X at Topanga Community Club- $25
Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Fonda Theatre- Sold out 😦
Esya (of Savages) at Zebulon- Free!

Monday 5/28
Eels and Puddles Pity Party at the Glass House- $40
Hinds at the Teragram Ballroom- $18
Numb.er, Feels, and Adult Books at the Echo- Free!

Tuesday 5/29
Japandroids and L.A. Witch at the Masonic Lodge At Hollywood Forever Cemetery- Sold out 😦
Todd Rundgren at the Wiltern- $24 and up

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Cool Concerts in LA 5/2/18 to 5/8/18

Wednesday 5/2
Rituals of Mine at the Satellite- $12
Lissie at the Teragram Ballroom- $23
Sean Wheeler and the Reluctant Messengers at the Redwood Bar- $5
Jenny O at the Cactus Lounge at the Standard, Hollywood- Free!
Young Fathers at the Moroccan Lounge- Sold out 😦

Thursday 5/3
Cullen Omori at Brouwerij West- $8
Young Fathers at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!
Descendents at Ventura Theater- Sold out 😦
Dante Elephante at the Hi Hat- $8

Friday 5/4
LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Young Fathers at the Hollywood Bowl- $45 and up
Perera Elsewhere at the Hi Hat- $10
Rosie Flores at the Love Song Bar- Free!
of Montreal at the Teragram Ballroom- Sold out 😦
Girl Pusher at the Smell- $5
Sylvain Sylvain (New York Dolls 45th Anniversary) at El Cid- $20
The Buttertones at the Regent- Sold out 😦

Saturday 5/5
Niña Dioz at Zebulon- Suggested $10 donation
Quetzal with Mariachi Flor de Toloache at the Soraya (VPAC)- $28 and up
LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Young Fathers at the Hollywood Bowl- $45 and up
Cullen Omori at the Echo (early show 5:30)- $10
Arctic Monkeys at Hollywood Forever Cemetery- Sold out 😦
Rogue Wave at the Lodge Room- $20
Angélique Kidjo at the Theatre At Ace Hotel- $29.50 to $59.50
Pink Mexico and Honus Honus at the Hi Hat- $8
La Batalla Festival with Joel Jerome and Adult Books at the Observatory- $20

Sunday 5/6
Meshell Ndegeocello at the Teragram Ballroom- $27

Monday 5/7
Houndmouth at the Teragram Ballroom- $30
Peach Kelli Pop at the Resident- Free!
Piñata Protest at the Slidebar- Free!
Death Valley Girls at Zebulon- Free!

Tuesday 5/8
Kelsey Lu at the Moroccan Lounge- $12
The Buttertones at Amoeba Hollywood- Free!