Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 03/02-03/08

Anyone interested in kicking off Women’s History Month in a musical fashion should be happy with my calendar options this week, particularly some of the events at the Hotel Cafe including a showcase from Push-Up Bra LA on Sunday the 8th which is International Women’s Day!

I must also point out that Badflower are coming home for a show at the Fonda Saturday night.  I have yet to see their most recent album performed live so I’d very much like to change that.

Also on my list:


Monday: Clover County at the Echo (6:30)
ALSO: BMI Acoustic Lounge FREE at the Hotel Cafe second stage (6:45)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: Black Pistol Fire at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
ALSO: Sienna Spiro at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Local’s Night at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: School Night FREE at the Airliner (7pm)
ALSO: Soft Spot Songwriter’s Night FREE at Desert 5 Spot (7pm)
ALSO: Lucas Flood Presents: Not Another Showcase at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: rocknite.la FREE at Zebulon (8pm)

Weds: Natalie Jane at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: LANY at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: 4th Annual International Women’s Day Celebration at the Hotel Cafe (6:30)
ALSO: rocknite.la FREE at the Goldfish (8pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Round FREE at Universal Bar & Grill (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: HBM Presents: Bitchfest ’26 f. Cary Brothers, Bitters, Daniel Ellsworth and more at the Hotel Cafe (6:30)
ALSO: Ryan Story at the Hotel Cafe second stage (9pm)
ALSO: Pink Skies at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Leroy from the North FREE at Zebulon (8pm)
ALSO: Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Halestorm at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
ALSO: Songs with Strings f. Willa Ford, NoMBe, Lila Forde and more at Two Faced Gallery (8pm)
ALSO: Indigo De Souza w/ Mothe at the Fonda (8pm)
ALSO: Watkins Family Hour at Largo (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: The Strumbellas at the Regent Theater (8pm)
ALSO: Bad Bad Hats at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Sienna Spiro at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Gurriers at Zebulon (7pm)
ALSO: rocknite.la FREE at Gold0Diggers (7pm)

Saturday: Badflower at the Fonda (7pm)
ALSO: Tow’rs w/ Frail Talk at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Carsie Blanton at Zebulon (7pm)
ALSO: Faith Floyd, Devora, Remy Smith at Healing Force of the Universe (7pm)
ALSO: Gokumon at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Willy Tea Taylor & Cotton Clifton at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Pistacioland f. Casper Allen, Buckets and more at Permanent Records (6pm)
ALSO: Gogol Bordello at the Novo (8pm)
ALSO: Aimee Mann at the United Theater on Broadway (8pm)

Sunday: Push-Up Bra LA Presents: Support The Girls Fest f. Carol Ades, Debbii Dawson and many more at the Hotel Cafe (6:30)
ALSO: Carolina Liar at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Willa Ford at Dreamland Malibu (6pm)
ALSO: SZN4 at the Fonda (7pm)

To Keep in Mind:        
March 9th: The Fray at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
March 10th: dodie at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 11th: Phantogram at the Troubadour
March 12th: Phantogram at the Troubadour
March 12th: Margo Price w/ Ny Oh at the Fonda (8pm)
March 13th: Band of Skulls at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 13th: Phantogram at the Troubadour
March 14th: Colony House at the Regent Theater (8pm)
March 14th: Ernie Halter at the Hotel Cafe
March 14th: David Ryan Harris at the Hotel Cafe
March 14th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 15th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 16th: Beauty School Dropout at the Roxy (7pm)
March 16th: Lola Young at the Orpheum (8pm)
March 18th: Foy Vance at Amoeba (5pm)
March 19th: The Barr Brothers at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 19th: Foy Vance at the Sun Rose (8pm)
March 19th: Tin Angel at the Hotel Cafe
March 20th: Taylor Hanson at the Hotel Cafe
March 20th: The Barr Brothers at the Troubadour
March 21st: Radium Dolls at Zebulon (7pm)
March 21st: Charlotte Martin at the Hotel Cafe
March 22nd: I See Stars at the El Rey (7pm)
March 25th: Cailin Russo at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
March 26th: Cailin Russo at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
March 28th: Louis XIV at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 28th: Leap at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
March 28th: The Maine at the Novo (6:30)
March 29th: Pretty Jane at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
March 29th: Glen Hansard at Lodge Room (7pm)
March 31st: Des Rocs at the El Rey (7pm)
April 1st: Winder at the Venice West (8pm)
April 3rd: Winyah at the Echo
April 3rd: The Record Company at the El Rey (7pm)
April 4th: Alexander Stewart at Pacific Electric (8pm)
April 4th: The Early November & Helloboodbye at the Echoplex
April 6th: Borderline at the Echo
April 9th: Leslie Stevens at Permanent Records (9pm)
April 9th: KT Tunstall at the Venice West (8pm)
April 10th: Jon McLaughlin at the Trouabdour
April 12th: Dar Williams at the Troubadour
April 14th: Lykke Li at the Fonda (7pm)
April 15th: Ber at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 17th: Kate Clover at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
April 18th: The Summer Set at the El Rey (7pm)
April 20th: Langhorne Slim at the Troubadour
April 20th: Biffy Clyro at the Belasco (7pm)
April 21st: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 22nd: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 22nd: Maisie Peters at the Fonda (7:30)
April 24th: Coach Party at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 24th: Alice Phoebe Lou at the Wiltern
April 24th: Griffin House at McCabe’s (8pm)
April 25th: Lily Allen at the Orpheum
April 26th: Lily Allen at the Orpheum
May 2nd: Claire Rosinkranz at the El Rey (7pm)
May 3rd: Barns Courtney at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
May 7th: Wolves of Glendale at the Troubadour
May 9th: Mike Doughty at Sid the Cat Auditorium
May 12th: Cardinals at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
May 12th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 13th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 13th: Mika at LA Orpheum (8pm)
May 14th: Indigo Girls at the Bellwether
May 14th: Melrose Avenue at the Roxy (7pm)
May 15th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 20th: Red Rum Club at the Roxy (7pm)
May 21st: Josiah and the Bonnevilles at the Fonda (7:30)
May 22nd: Yungblud at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 24th: Katelyn Tarver at the Echo
May 27th: Ivy at the Teragram Ballroom
May 28th: The Scratch at the Echo
May 28th: Mae at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 29th: Mae at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 29th: The Last Dinner Party at the Orpheum (7:30)
May 31st: Kelsy Karter and The Heroines at the Roxy (7pm)
May 31st: Kylekelly at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 4th: Daisy Grenade w/ Vienna Vienna at the Roxy (7pm)
June 27th: Kaleo w/ Dawes at the Novo (8pm)
July 11th: Wolfmother at the Wiltern
July 17th: Low Cut Connie at the Troubadour
August 8th: Ed Sheeran w/ Sigrid at Sofi Stadium
September 15th: When Chai Met Toast at the Lodge Room (8pm)
October 3rd: Paula Cole at the Bellwether
November 6th: Foy Vance at the El Rey (7pm)
November 7th: Foy Vance at the El Rey (7pm)
November 12th: Lawrence at the Novo (7pm)
November 13th: Lawrence at the Novo (7pm)
November 14th: Lawrence at the Novo (7pm)

~ Kristen

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 3/2-3/8

Would you believe that I went out to not one but two shows this past week? Two! I mean, it’s pretty difficult to forego the beautiful harmonies of Joseph and I had to check out Black Pistol Fire and all their rock n’ rollness. It’s been a good week. Here’s what’s coming up!

Monday: Writer’s Round @ Ould Sod at 6pm
AND: Bryant Barnes @ Soma at 7pm

Tuesday: Clover County @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Taken By Tides @ Soda Bar at 7pm

Wednesday: Indigo De Souza, Mothé @ Music Box at 8pm

Thursday: The Strumbellas @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Aimee Mann @ The Sound at 8pm
AND: SounDivision, Joker’s Hand, Strawberry Cassette @ The Holding Company at 7:30pm

Friday: Ash Easton @ Moonshine Flats at 9pm
AND: Supercool!, Peach Cooler, Cherry Blonde @ The Holding Company at 7:30pm

Saturday: Jonah Kagen @ Belly Up at 9pm – SOLD OUT

Sunday: Greek @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Steep Canyon Rangers, Sara Petite @ Belly Up at 8pm

Keep in Mind:
March 9th: Nine Inch Nails @ Pechanga Arena
March 13th: Colony House @ House of Blues
March 19th: Lady A @ Viejas Resort
March 20: Foreigner & San Diego Symphony Orchestra @ Rady Shell
March 23rd: Hawthorne Heights @ House of Blues
March 27th: The Maine @ Observatory North Park
April 1st 2026: Calum Scott @ Soma
April 4th: The Happy Fits @ Observatory North Park
April 5th: Elise Trouw @ Music Box
April 24th: Cheap Trick @ Humphreys
May 9th: The Academy Is… @ Observatory North Park
May 10th: The Avett Brothers @ Rady Shell
May 17th: MGK @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 20th: Yungblud @ Rady Shell
May 29th: Pitbull @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 12th: Rod Stewart @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 10th: Chris Stapleton @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 11th: Chris Stapleton @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 12th: Wolfmother @ Observatory North Park
July 17th: Evanscence @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 21st: Ed Sheeran @ Petco Park
July 23rd: Rainbow Kitten Surprise @ Gallagher Square
July 31st: Zach Bryan @ Snapdragon Stadium
August 9th 2026: O.A.R., Gavin DeGraw, Lisa Loeb @ Cal Coast Credit Union Theater
August 12th: Toto, The Romatics @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 30th: My Chemical Romance @ Petco Park
September 2nd: Guns N’ Roses @ Snapdragon Stadium
September 18th: Motley Crüe @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 9th 2026: Jack Johnson @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 02/23-03/01

Dancing shoes were activated last night at the Moroccan Lounge when Bristol’s The Ramona Flowers played the entirety of their latest album, Made by Humans. The crowd was small, but connected as the set continued on towards the midnight hour. It was one of those nights when the music transported you out of time and space. Openers, The Lucky were also a delightful new add to my LA band watch list.  

Thinking about next week, I’ve got my eyes on the always stellar Coffee Shop Arena Rock night at the Hotel Cafe, The Classic Crime making a rare LA appearance opening for Emery, and Irish band Somebody’s Child near the end of their North American tour…


Monday: Nathaniel Rateliff and Erin Rae at Zebulon (7pm)
ALSO: Ben Redell Band and Bedeker at The Escondite (8pm)
ALSO: Gorillaz at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Lady Gaga at the Forum (8pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: Sons of Legion at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Soft Spot Songwriter’s Night FREE at Desert 5 Spot (7pm)
ALSO: Lucas Flood Presents: Not Another Showcase at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: rocknite.la FREE at Zebulon (8pm)

Weds: Hannah Crowley at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Hardcastle x Lucky Me at Oblivion (7pm)
ALSO: Sons of Legion at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Gus Seyffert + Friends at Healing Force of the Universe (8pm)
ALSO: rocknite.la FREE at the Goldfish (8pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Round FREE at Universal Bar & Grill (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: Somebody’s Child at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: AHI at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Annika Wells and Rachel Bochner at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Orianthi at Blue Note (two shows; 7pm, 9pm)
ALSO: Porches at Sid the Cat Auditorium (7pm)
ALSO: Eidola at the El Rey (7:30)
ALSO: Aretmas w/ Henry Morris at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: It’s a School Night FREE at the Airliner (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)

Friday: Joseph w/ Sarah Klang at Pico Union Project (8pm)
ALSO: Amber Rubarth FREE at Canyon Square (4:30)
ALSO: Bob Schneider w/ Me Nd Adam at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Lucy Clearwater & Eli Pafumi w/ Lila Forde at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Tom Freund at the Hotel Cafe (9pm)
ALSO: Go Betty Go at The Paramount (8pm)
ALSO: Ordinary Elephant at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: Eidola at the El Rey (7:30)
ALSO: Brandi Carlile w/ The Head and the Heart at the Forum (7:30)

Saturday: Rose’s Pawn Shop, Coffee Shop Arena Rock at the Hotel Cafe (7, 9)
ALSO: Hasson at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Expandards at the Sun Rose (8:30)
ALSO: natalie jinju at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Young Dubliners at the Venice West (8pm)

Sunday: Emery w/ The Classic Crime at the Echoplex
ALSO: Jamie Fine w/ Cassidy King at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: natalie jinju at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Jon Muq Trio w/ Jay Bellerose and Jennifer Condos at McCabe’s (8pm)
ALSO: Lera Lynn w/ Peter Bradley Adams at the Troubadour (7pm)

To Keep in Mind:        
March 3rd: Black Pistol Fire at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 4th: LANY at the Gramy Museum (7:30)
March 5th: Lizzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Halestorm at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
March 5th: Leroy from the North at Zebulon (8pm)
March 6th: The Strumbellas at the Regent (8pm)
March 6th: Bad Bad Hats at the Echo
March 7th: Badflower at the Fonda (7pm)
March 7th: Gogol Bordello at the Fonda (8pm)
March 7th: Carsie Blanton at Zebulon (7pm)
March 8th: SZN4 at the Fonda (7pm)
March 8th: Carolina Liar at the Venice West (8pm)
March 9th: The Fray at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
March 10th: dodie at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 11th: Phantogram at the Troubadour
March 12th: Phantogram at the Troubadour
March 12th: Margo Price w/ Ny Oh at the Fonda (8pm)
March 13th: Band of Skulls at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 13th: Phantogram at the Troubadour
March 14th: Colony House at the Regent Theater (8pm)
March 14th: Ernie Halter at the Hotel Cafe
March 14th: David Ryan Harris at the Hotel Cafe
March 14th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 15th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 16th: Beauty School Dropout at the Roxy (7pm)
March 19th: The Barr Brothers at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 19th: Foy Vance at the Sun Rose (8pm)
March 20th: The Barr Brothers at the Troubadour
March 22nd: I See Stars at the El Rey (7pm)
March 26th: Cailin Russo at the Moroccan Lounge
March 28th: Louis XIV at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 28th: Leap at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
March 28th: The Maine at the Novo (6:30)
March 29th: Pretty Jane at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
March 29th: Glen Hansard at Lodge Room (7pm)
March 31st: Des Rocs at the El Rey (7pm)
April 3rd: Winyah at the Echo
April 3rd: The Record Company at the El Rey (7pm)
April 4th: Alexander Stewart at Pacific Electric (8pm)
April 4th: The Early November & Helloboodbye at the Echoplex
April 6th: Borderline at the Echo
April 9th: KT Tunstall at the Venice West (8pm)
April 10th: Jon McLaughlin at the Trouabdour
April 12th: Dar Williams at the Troubadour
April 14th: Lykke Li at the Fonda (7pm)
April 15th: Ber at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 17th: Kate Clover at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
April 18th: The Summer Set at the El Rey (7pm)
April 20th: Langhorne Slim at the Troubadour
April 20th: Biffy Clyro at the Belasco (7pm)
April 21st: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 22nd: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 22nd: Maisie Peters at the Fonda (7:30)
April 24th: Coach Party at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 24th: Alice Phoebe Lou at the Wiltern
April 24th: Griffin House at McCabe’s (8pm)
April 25th: Lily Allen at the Orpheum
April 26th: Lily Allen at the Orpheum
May 2nd: Claire Rosinkranz at the El Rey (7pm)
May 3rd: Barns Courtney at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
May 7th: Wolves of Glendale at the Troubadour
May 9th: Mike Doughty at Sid the Cat Auditorium
May 12th: Cardinals at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
May 12th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 13th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 13th: Mika at LA Orpheum (8pm)
May 14th: Indigo Girls at the Bellwether
May 14th: Melrose Avenue at the Roxy (7pm)
May 15th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 20th: Red Rum Club at the Roxy (7pm)
May 21st: Josiah and the Bonnevilles at the Fonda (7:30)
May 22nd: Yungblud at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 24th: Katelyn Tarver at the Echo
May 27th: Ivy at the Teragram Ballroom
May 28th: The Scratch at the Echo
May 28th: Mae at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 29th: Mae at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 29th: The Last Dinner Party at the Orpheum (7:30)
May 31st: Kelsy Karter and The Heroines at the Roxy (7pm)
May 31st: Kylekelly at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
June 4th: Daisy Grenade w/ Vienna Vienna at the Roxy (7pm)
June 27th: Kaleo w/ Dawes at the Novo (8pm)
July 11th: Wolfmother at the Wiltern
August 8th: Ed Sheeran w/ Sigrid at Sofi Stadium
September 15th: When Chai Met Toast at the Lodge Room (8pm)
October 3rd: Paula Cole at the Bellwether
November 6th: Foy Vance at the El Rey (7pm)
November 7th: Foy Vance at the El Rey (7pm)
November 12th: Lawrence at the Novo (7pm)
November 13th: Lawrence at the Novo (7pm)
November 14th: Lawrence at the Novo (7pm)

~ Kristen

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 2/23-3/1

After what was basically a week of rain and hibernating while watching the Olympics, we’re starting to get back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Monday: Writer’s Round @ Ould Sod at 6pm
AND: Sons of Legion, Ellery Harper @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: SDMA Nominee Announcement Show @ Music Box at 7pm

Tuesday: The Marshall Tucker Band @ The Sound at 8pm
AND: Noeline Hofmann @ Casbah at 8:30pm

Wednesday: Joseph @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: The Violent Femmes @ The Sound at 7pm
AND: Annika Wells @ Soda Bar at 7pm
AND: Bob Schneider @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: The Film Company @ Casbah at 8:30pm

Thursday: The Violent Femmes @ The Sound at 7pm – SOLD OUT
AND: The Warped Band @ Winstons OB at 9pm
AND: G. Love & Special Sauce @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT

Friday: Ryan Barber and the Riches @ Winton’s OB at 6:30pm
AND: Daring Greatly @ The Holding Company at 7:30m
AND: Nate Botsford @ Moonshine Flats at 9pm
AND: Makeout Reef @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Matt Pryor @ Soda Bar at 7pm

Saturday: Black Pistol Fire @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Taylor Dayne @ Viejas Casino at 8pm
AND: Emery @ The Holding Company at 7:30pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Nate Botsford @ Moonshine Flats at 9pm
AND: Brian Jones Rock N Roll Revival @ Winston’s OB at 5pm

Sunday: Yellow Days @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Young Dubliners @ Belly Up at 7:30pm

Keep in Mind:
March 5th: The Strumbellas @ Music Box
March 9th: Nine Inch Nails @ Pechanga Arena
March 13th: Colony House @ House of Blues
March 19th: Lady A @ Viejas Resort
March 20: Foreigner & San Diego Symphony Orchestra @ Rady Shell
March 23rd: Hawthorne Heights @ House of Blues
March 27th: The Maine @ Observatory North Park
April 1st 2026: Calum Scott @ Soma
April 4th: The Happy Fits @ Observatory North Park
April 5th: Elise Trouw @ Music Box
April 24th: Cheap Trick @ Humphreys
May 9th: The Academy Is… @ Observatory North Park
May 10th: The Avett Brothers @ Rady Shell
May 17th: MGK @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 20th: Yungblud @ Rady Shell
May 29th: Pitbull @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 12th: Rod Stewart @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 10th: Chris Stapleton @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 11th: Chris Stapleton @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 12th: Wolfmother @ Observatory North Park
July 17th: Evanscence @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 21st: Ed Sheeran @ Petco Park
July 23rd: Rainbow Kitten Surprise @ Gallagher Square
July 31st: Zach Bryan @ Snapdragon Stadium
August 9th 2026: O.A.R., Gavin DeGraw, Lisa Loeb @ Cal Coast Credit Union Theater
August 12th: Toto, The Romatics @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 30th: My Chemical Romance @ Petco Park
September 2nd: Guns N’ Roses @ Snapdragon Stadium
September 18th: Motley Crüe @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 9th 2026: Jack Johnson @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 02/16-02/22

As this calendar comes out, I’ll be visiting a new venue, Sid the Cat Auditorium, for the first time.  The occasion is a Valentine’s Day Ball with Z Berg and friends and the one and only Sarah McLachlan is listed as one of those friends. Also listed is Z Berg’s band, The Like, which was a big college era band for me so potential for nostalgia is high.

More long-time favorites highlight the calendar next week. The Cordovas with George Stanford, Joe Pug, and two nights of Lights at the El Rey are all bound to stir those musically driven emotions.

As well as:


Monday: Sweet Undertow and Judd Warrick at the Hotel Cafe second stage (6:30)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: David Ramirez at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Keni Titus w/ Eilish Constance at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Kathleen Edwards at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Cat Power at the Orpheum (8pm)
ALSO: JJerome87 at Sid the Cat Auditorium (7pm)
ALSO: Del Water Gap at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Soft Spot Songwriter’s Night FREE at Desert 5 Spot (7pm)
ALSO: Lucas Flood Presents: Not Another Showcase at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Weds: Cordovas w/ George Stanford at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Nathan Evans, Saint Phnx at Lodge Room (7pm)
ALSO: Hana Eid at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Kathleen Edwards at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: Lady Gaga at the Forum (8pm)
ALSO: The Goffin & King Foundation Presents: A Celebration of the Hotel Cafe at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: rocknite.la FREE at the Goldfish (8pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Round FREE at Universal Bar & Grill (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: Common People at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: Taj Mahal and Patty Griffin at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Lady Gaga at the Forum (8pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: School Night FREE at the Airliner (7pm)

Friday: Joe Pug at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
ALSO: Taylor Hanson at the Hotel Cafe (8pm)
ALSO: Forty Feet Tall FREE at Zebulon (7pm)
ALSO: Rhett Miller at Largo (7pm)
ALSO: Lizzo at Blue Note (two shows; 7pm, 9:30)
ALSO: Big Black Delta at Bob Baker Marionette Theater (7:30)

Saturday: The Ramona Flowers at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Nikka Costa, Julian Forest FREE at the Sun Rose (6pm)
ALSO: Raye Zaragoza w/ David Redd at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: Kristiane at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart + Living Hour at the Echoplex (7pm)
ALSO: Lights at the El Rey (8pm)
ALSO: Lizzo at Blue Note (two shows; 7pm, 9:30)

Sunday: Lights at the El Rey (7pm)
ALSO: Anna Ash & Her Band at Zebulon (8pm)
ALSO: Sun Howler at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)
ALSO: The Warlocks at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Gorillaz at Hollywood Palladium (7pm)
ALSO: Lizzo at Blue Note (two shows; 7pm, 9:30)
ALSO: Lady Gaga at the Forum (8pm)

To Keep in Mind:        
February 23rd: Gorillaz at Hollywood Palladium
February 26th: AHI at the Troubadour
February 26th: Fitz and the Tantrums at the Fonda (7pm)
February 26th: Somebody’s Child at the Echo
February 28th: Expandards at the Sun Rose (8:30)
February 27th: Bob Schneider w/ Me Nd Adam at the Troubadour
February 28th: Rose’s Pawn Shop at the Hotel Cafe
March 1st: Emery w/ The Classic Crime at the Echoplex
March 3rd: Black Pistol Fire at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 4th: LANY at the Gramy Museum (7:30)
March 5th: Lizzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Halestorm at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
March 6th: The Strumbellas at the Regent (8pm)
March 6th: Bad Bad Hats at the Echo
March 7th: Badflower at the Fonda (7pm)
March 7th: Gogol Bordello at the Fonda (8pm)
March 8th: SZN4 at the Fonda (7pm)
March 8th: Carolina Liar at the Venice West (8pm)
March 10th: dodie at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 11th: Phantogram at the Troubadour
March 12th: Phantogram at the Troubadour
March 12th: Margo Price w/ Ny Oh at the Fonda (8pm)
March 13th: Band of Skulls at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 13th: Phantogram at the Troubadour
March 14th: Colony House at the Regent Theater (8pm)
March 14th: Ernie Halter at the Hotel Cafe
March 14th: David Ryan Harris at the Hotel Cafe
March 14th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 15th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 16th: Beauty School Dropout at the Roxy (7pm)
March 19th: The Barr Brothers at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 19th: Foy Vance at the Sun Rose (8pm)
March 20th: The Barr Brothers at the Troubadour
March 22nd: I See Stars at the El Rey (7pm)
March 26th: Cailin Russo at the Moroccan Lounge
March 28th: Louis XIV at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 28th: Leap at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
March 28th: The Maine at the Novo (6:30)
March 29th: Pretty Jane at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
March 31st: Des Rocs at the El Rey (7pm)
April 3rd: Winyah at the Echo
April 3rd: The Record Company at the El Rey (7pm)
April 4th: Alexander Stewart at Pacific Electric (8pm)
April 4th: The Early November & Helloboodbye at the Echoplex
April 6th: Borderline at the Echo
April 9th: KT Tunstall at the Venice West (8pm)
April 10th: Jon McLaughlin at the Trouabdour
April 12th: Dar Williams at the Troubadour
April 15th: Ber at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 17th: Kate Clover at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
April 18th: The Summer Set at the El Rey (7pm)
April 20th: Langhorne Slim at the Troubadour
April 20th: Biffy Clyro at the Belasco (7pm)
April 21st: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 22nd: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 22nd: Maisie Peters at the Fonda (7:30)
April 24th: Coach Party at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 24th: Alice Phoebe Lou at the Wiltern
April 25th: Lily Allen at the Orpheum
April 26th: Lily Allen at the Orpheum
May 2nd: Claire Rosinkranz at the El Rey (7pm)
May 3rd: Barns Courtney at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
May 7th: Wolves of Glendale at the Troubadour
May 12th: Cardinals at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
May 12th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 13th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 13th: Mika at LA Orpheum (8pm)
May 14th: Indigo Girls at the Bellwether
May 14th: Melrose Avenue at the Roxy (7pm)
May 15th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 20th: Red Rum Club at the Roxy (7pm)
May 21st: Josiah and the Bonnevilles at the Fonda (7:30)
May 22nd: Yungblud at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 24th: Katelyn Tarver at the Echo
May 27th: Ivy at the Teragram Ballroom
May 28th: The Scratch at the Echo
May 28th: Mae at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 29th: Mae at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 29th: The Last Dinner Party at the Orpheum (7:30)
May 31st: Kelsy Karter and The Heroines at the Roxy (7pm)
June 4th: Daisy Grenade w/ Vienna Vienna at the Roxy (7pm)
June 27th: Kaleo w/ Dawes at the Novo (8pm)
July 11th: Wolfmother at the Wiltern
August 8th: Ed Sheeran w/ Sigrid at Sofi Stadium
September 15th: When Chai Met Toast at the Lodge Room (8pm)
October 3rd: Paula Cole at the Bellwether
November 12th: Lawrence at the Novo (7pm)
November 13th: Lawrence at the Novo (7pm)
November 14th: Lawrence at the Novo (7pm)

~ Kristen

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 2/16-2/22

Has anyone else been really interested in watching the Olympic Curling? Just me? Cool.

Monday: Cat Power @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Writer’s Round @ Ould Sod at 6pm
AND: Mama’s Broke, Clinton Davis @ Soda Bar at 7pm

Tuesday: Maggie Lindemann @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Spiritual Cramp @ Casbah at 8pm

Wednesday: David Ramirez, Sharon Silva @ Soda Bar at 8:30pm
AND: Leo Kottke @ Belly Up at 8pm

Thursday: Kitchen Dwellers, Cordovas @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Tigers in Cairo @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Wild Wild Wets, Sunbendr @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm

Friday: Del Water Gap @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Emo Nite @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Cold Cave @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Colter Wall @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park at 7pm
AND: Jenny & The Tramps @ Prohibition Lounge at 8pm

Saturday: Steve Poltz 17th Annual 50th Birthday Bash @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Justin Renaissance @ Voodoo Room at House of Blues at 7:30pm
AND: Saint Luna @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm

Sunday: Justin Furstenfeld @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Steve Poltz & Friends – 17th Annual 50th Birthday Bash @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Avenue Army, Evol Walks, RoseThorne @ Soda Bar at 7pm
AND: Shaun Cassidy @ Magnolia at 7pm

Keep in Mind:
February 25th: Joseph @ Music Box
February 25th: The Violent Femmes @ The Sound
February 26th: The Violent Femmes @ The Sound
March 5th: The Strumbellas @ Music Box
March 9th: Nine Inch Nails @ Pechanga Arena
March 13th: Colony House @ House of Blues
March 19th: Lady A @ Viejas Resort
March 20: Foreigner & San Diego Symphony Orchestra @ Rady Shell
March 23rd: Hawthorne Heights @ House of Blues
March 27th: The Maine @ Observatory North Park
April 1st 2026: Calum Scott @ Soma
April 4th: The Happy Fits @ Observatory North Park
April 5th: Elise Trouw @ Music Box
April 24th: Cheap Trick @ Humphreys
May 9th: The Academy Is… @ Observatory North Park
May 10th: The Avett Brothers @ Rady Shell
May 17th: MGK @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 20th: Yungblud @ Rady Shell
May 29th: Pitbull @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 12th: Rod Stewart @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 10th: Chris Stapleton @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 11th: Chris Stapleton @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 12th: Wolfmother @ Observatory North Park
July 17th: Evanscence @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 21st: Ed Sheeran @ Petco Park
July 23rd: Rainbow Kitten Surprise @ Gallagher Square
July 31st: Zach Bryan @ Snapdragon Stadium
August 9th 2026: O.A.R., Gavin DeGraw, Lisa Loeb @ Cal Coast Credit Union Theater
August 12th: Toto, The Romatics @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 30th: My Chemical Romance @ Petco Park
September 2nd: Guns N’ Roses @ Snapdragon Stadium
September 18th: Motley Crüe @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 9th 2026: Jack Johnson @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

Kristen’s LA Concert Calendar: 02/09-02/15

Sign me up to live at the Moroccan Lounge next week please! Starting Tuesday night with one of my top rated SXSW bands, In Color, every night next week the venue hosts at least one show I want to be at. In addition, Sarah McLachlan plays special guest at a night with Z Berg and Friends at the new Sid the Cat Auditorium, Ye Vagabonds offers lush Irish harmonies at Gold-Diggers, and buzzy English artist Erin LeCount has two nights at the Roxy. It feels like there is a lot of potential for some magical musical moments.

Here are my thoughts:


Monday: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (7pm)

Tuesday: In Color at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: Lizzie Weber and golda may at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)
ALSO: Naima Bock, Mildred at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Silversun Pickups at Amoeba (5pm)
ALSO: Freya Skye at the Wiltern (7pm)
ALSO: Loud As Folk FREE at the Cinema Bar (9pm)
ALSO: Lucas Flood Presents: Not Another Showcase at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Weds: Ye Vagabonds at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Dan Mangan & Israel Nebeker at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: shellshaker, hummer FREE at Permanent Records (9pm)
ALSO: rocknite.la FREE at the Goldfish (8pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Round FREE at Universal Bar & Grill (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Hotel Ziggy (7pm)

Thursday: Haffway at the Moroccan Louge (6:30)
ALSO: tig3r Lewis at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
ALSO: Erin LeCount at the Roxy (7pm)
ALSO: The Dahls at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
ALSO: Skye Newman at the Troubadour (7pm)
ALSO: WFNM Showcase FREE at Bar Lubitsch (7pm)
ALSO: School Night FREE at the Airliner (7pm)

Friday: Erin LeCount at the Roxy (7pm)
ALSO: The Rare Ocassions at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Mattstagraham at Permanent Records (6pm)
ALSO: Susanna Hoffs & Friends at Largo (7pm)

Saturday: Tin Angel, Alexander Biggs, Francesca Blanchard at Little Blue House (6:30)
ALSO: The Rare Occasions at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Dev Lemons at the Echo (7pm)
ALSO: Mister Romantic at Glendale Presbyterian Church (7pm)

Sunday: Kylekelly at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
ALSO: Z Berg and Friends at Sid The Cat Auditorium (7pm)
ALSO: The Warlocks w/ Dream Phases at Gold-Diggers (7pm)
ALSO: Suzanne vega at Largo (7pm)

To Keep in Mind:        
February 17th: David Ramirez at Gold-Diggers
February 18th: Cordovas w/ George Stanford at the Venice West (8pm)
February 19th: Common People at the Venice West (8pm)
February 20th: Joe Pug at the Peppermint Club
February 21st: The Ramona Flowers at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
February 21st: Lights at the El Rey (8pm)
February 22nd: Gorillaz at Hollywood Palladium
February 22nd: Lights at the El Rey (7pm)
February 23rd: Gorillaz at Hollywood Palladium
February 26th: AHI at the Troubadour
February 26th: Fitz and the Tantrums at the Fonda (7pm)
February 26th: Somebody’s Child at the Echo
February 27th: Bob Schneider w/ Me Nd Adam at the Troubadour
February 28th: Rose’s Pawn Shop at the Hotel Cafe
March 1st: Emery w/ The Classic Crime at the Echoplex
March 3rd: Black Pistol Fire at the Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 4th: LANY at the Gramy Museum (7:30)
March 5th: Lizzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Halestorm at the Grammy Museum (7:30)
March 6th: The Strumbellas at the Regent (8pm)
March 6th: Bad Bad Hats at the Echo
March 7th: Badflower at the Fonda (7pm)
March 7th: Gogol Bordello at the Fonda (8pm)
March 8th: SZN4 at the Fonda (7pm)
March 8th: Carolina Liar at the Venice West (8pm)
March 10th: dodie at the Wiltern (7pm)
March 11th: Phantogram at the Troubadour
March 12th: Phantogram at the Troubadour
March 12th: Margo Price w/ Ny Oh at the Fonda (8pm)
March 13th: Band of Skulls at Teragram Ballroom (7pm)
March 13th: Phantogram at the Troubadour
March 14th: Colony House at the Regent Theater (8pm)
March 14th: Ernie Halter at the Hotel Cafe
March 14th: David Ryan Harris at the Hotel Cafe
March 14th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 15th: Darren Hayes at the Troubadour
March 16th: Beauty School Dropout at the Roxy (7pm)
March 19th: The Barr Brothers at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 20th: The Barr Brothers at the Troubadour
March 22nd: I See Stars at the El Rey (7pm)
March 28th: Louis XIV at the Lodge Room (8pm)
March 28th: Leap at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
March 28th: The Maine at the Novo (6:30)
March 29th: Pretty Jane at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
March 31st: Des Rocs at the El Rey (7pm)
April 3rd: Winyah at the Echo
April 3rd: The Record Company at the El Rey (7pm)
April 4th: Alexander Stewart at Pacific Electric (8pm)
April 4th: The Early November & Helloboodbye at the Echoplex
April 6th: Borderline at the Echo
April 9th: KT Tunstall at the Venice West (8pm)
April 10th: Jon McLaughlin at the Trouabdour
April 12th: Dar Williams at the Troubadour
April 15th: Ber at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 17th: Kate Clover at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
April 18th: The Summer Set at the El Rey (7pm)
April 20th: Langhorne Slim at the Troubadour
April 20th: Biffy Clyro at the Belasco (7pm)
April 21st: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 22nd: Flyte at Lodge Room (7pm)
April 22nd: Maisie Peters at the Fonda (7:30)
April 24th: Coach Party at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
April 24th: Alice Phoebe Lou at the Wiltern
April 25th: Lily Allen at the Orpheum
April 26th: Lily Allen at the Orpheum
May 2nd: Claire Rosinkranz at the El Rey (7pm)
May 3rd: Barns Courtney at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
May 7th: Wolves of Glendale at the Troubadour
May 12th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 13th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 13th: Mika at LA Orpheum (8pm)
May 14th: Indigo Girls at the Bellwether
May 14th: Melrose Avenue at the Roxy (7pm)
May 15th: Hayley Williams at the Wiltern
May 20th: Red Rum Club at the Roxy (7pm)
May 22nd: Yungblud at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 24th: Katelyn Tarver at the Echo
May 27th: Ivy at the Teragram Ballroom
May 28th: The Scratch at the Echo
May 28th: Mae at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 29th: Mae at the Peppermint Club (7pm)
May 29th: The Last Dinner Party at the Orpheum (7:30)
May 31st: Kelsy Karter and The Heroines at the Roxy (7pm)
June 27th: Kaleo w/ Dawes at the Novo (8pm)
July 11th: Wolfmother at the Wiltern
August 8th: Ed Sheeran w/ Sigrid at Sofi Stadium
September 15th: When Chai Met Toast at the Lodge Room (8pm)

~ Kristen