Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros at the Railroad Revival Tour – Photo: Wei Shi
We don’t post every show that’s going on every night (in or around L.A.) we just post the goods according to our collective knowledge. We’re music elitists at heart but we try our best to keep an open palette of taste with an affinity towards underground, indie and local musicians and venues. Let us know if we missed something good.
♥ = Top Picks
Click on the venue links to buy tickets and for more info. Set times are added to the show list if and when we receive them and are subject to change. MONDAY-April 30, 2012
- ♥ (FREE w/ RSVP) Yukon Blonde, Ben Browning (of Cut Copy), Noah Gundersen, Harlan, Squeak E. Clean (DJ Set) @ Bardot
- ♥ John Carpenter, The Crystelles, Dead Dawn, Sketch Monster @ Los Globos
- ♥ Jack White @ Mayan Theater
- ♥ Tanlines, Rewards, Gothic Tropic @ The Echo
- (FREE) Melpo Mene 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
- (FREE) The Little One 1030pms, Mid Cities 830pm, Tandemoro 930pm @ Silverlake Lounge
- (FREE) Duniven, Youngblood Hawke, Bixby Knolls, The Chevin, DJ Valida @ The Satellite
- Eve 6 10pm, The Colourist 915pm, Kenan Bell 830pm @ Troubadour
- Frank Fairfield @ Redwood Bar
- Five To One @ The Roxy
- Cosmic Slop @ Alex’s Bar
- (FREE) Let Em Riot!, Neveryoumind,Northern Labour Party, Maxi Wild @ Detroit Bar
- The Echo and The Sound @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- LP 11pm, The Diamond Light 10pm, Diamonds Under Fire 9pm, Digital Daggers 8pm @ The Viper Room
- Jeffrey Joslin 730pm, Nicki Bove 815pm, Chantelle Barry 915pm, The FountNHead @ The Mint
- (FREE) The Downtown Train 730pm , Cuckoo Chaos 1115pm, Gangi 1015pm , Reighnbeau 915pm, Corridor 815pm @ Bootleg Bar
TUESDAY-May 1, 2012
- ♥ Cold Play @ Hollywood Bowl
- ♥ Curren$y, The Jets, Smoke DZA @ The Fonda Theatre
- ♥ Tennis, Wild Belle @ Constellation Room(The Observatory)
- Ocha La Rocha 920pm, Gwendolyn 1010pm , Dallas Don 11pm , Magic Mirror 830pm @ Bootleg Bar
- (FREE) Cash Crop, Small Talk, Alioth, Cardboard Lamb @ Detroit Bar
- Outernational @ The Echo
- (FREE) Burroughs, Toy Bombs, King Devil @ The Satellite
- Sexting, Sister Fucker, Generation, Precious@ The Smell
- Katie Herzig 945pm, Andrew Belle 830pm @ Troubadour
- Bro Safari, Tittsworth, Sazon Booya, Etc! Etc! @ Dim Mak Studios
- Session Americana @ Redwood Bar
- Betty White, The New Room, Adult Books, LOLcats @ Lot 1 Cafe
- (FREE) Lights(Tribute to Journey) @ Slidebar
- Pac Div w/ Tiffany Leigh @ The Roxy
- Austin Brown 10pm, Backdrifter, Christian Rich, The New Division @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- CHRIS HAYZEL 8pm, Portraits 850pm, Alex Nester 945pm, Bella Bazarria 1035pm @ The Mint
- Harpery Blynn 8pm, Naama Kates 10pm, Vassy 9pm, Grace Weber 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
WEDNESDAY-May 2, 2012
- ♥ Coldplay @ Hollywood Bowl
- ♥ (FREE) Tic Tic Boom! 11pm, Mad Planet 10pm, The Open Feel 9pm @ Lot 1 Cafe
- ♥ Cage the Elephant @ Mayan Theater
- ♥ Willis Earl Beal 8:45pm, W/ Emili Kokal (Warpaint) 8pm @ The Echo
- ♥ Carina Round 10:30pm, The Child 9:40pm, Ana Wayland 9pm @ The Satellite
- ♥ Tennis 10pm , Wild Belle 9pm @ Troubadour
- Sophie Baker 10pm , The Janks 11pm , White Dove 9pm @ Bootleg Bar
- Dub Club: Peaking Lights 11ish, Secret Circuit 10ish, Deadly Dragon Sound System, Carl Meeks, Screechy Dan @ Echoplex
- The Two-Man Gentleman Band @ Redwood Bar
- The Meteors @ The Constellation Room
- Go Radio, The Providence, Tyler Carter, Ivory Lights, Lido Beach @ The Roxy
- Max and The Moon 1030pm, Dream Panther 930pm, Peachy Keene 830pm, DJ Six.Seven @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- Spazmaics 11pm, Neo Geo @ The Viper Room
- David Ryan Harris 9pm, Clark Graham 7pm, The Blood & Sweat Brigade 10pm, Julie Frost 8pm @ Hotel Cafe
THURSDAY-May 3, 2012
- ♥ James Morrison, Honeyhoney @ Avalon Hollywood
- ♥ Mark Sultan (of King Khan and BBQ), Allah Las, Bombon, The Dirty Brujahs @ Detroit Bar
- ♥ Metronomy, Ben Browning (of Cut Copy) @ El Rey Theatre
- ♥ Say Anything, Kevin Devine @ House of Blues Los Angeles
- ♥ (FREE) Carina Round 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
- ♥ Dirt Dress, Buffalo Electric, Honeybear, *Major Entertainer* Mike H @ The Airliner
- Tiga, Damian Lazarus, Lightyear, Franki Chan @ Echoplex
- ♥ Papa, LA Font, Busy Living @ The Echo
- ♥ (FREE) James Murphy, DJ Harvey @ The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
- ♥ Greenhorse, The Boogie 10pm , Planet Booty @ Bootleg Bar
- Dante Vs. Zombies/ Dirty Ghosts @ Aladdin Jr’s 7-11pm
- Amen Dunes 11pm, Electric Flower Group 10pm, Robedoor 9pm @ The Satellite
- (FREE) Cab 20 850pm , The Cigarette Bums 1050pm , The Ugly Kids 1015pm , They Live 930pm , Lovers Drugs 1140pm @ Lot 1 Cafe
- BRAD 10pm, Everest 915pm , nine50nine 830pm @ Troubadour
- Fast Sails, Haunted Tiger, Dangerously Sleazy @ Redwood Bar
- (FREE) Knock Out, Makeshift Innocence, The Action Potential, Gonzo @ Slidebar
- Jaymee Dee, The Workday Release, Moderne Man, Mr. Downstairs, Daena Jay @ The Roxy
- (FREE before 11pm w/RSVP) Versis ft. Tamara Sky @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- Echo Tape 1145pm, Midnight Youth 11pm, Blonde On Blonde 1015pm, Lonehill Estate 915pm, Kids on Bridges 845pm, Crystal Kid 8pm @ The Viper Room
- Matt Chamberlain w/ Matt Chamberlain’s Company 23, Timothy Young, Kaveh Rastegar @ The Mint
- The Yes Team 8pm, Coultrain 9pm, Marcus Cohen & The Congress @ The Mint
- Bushwalla 10pm, Buddy 8pm, The Days Weight 11pm, Nikki Lang 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
FRIDAY-May 4, 2012
- ♥ Portugal. The Man, The Lonely Forest @ Fox Theater Pomona
- ♥ Coldplay @ Hollywood Bowl
- ♥ AA Bondy, Father John Misty @ Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- ♥ (FREE) Adventure Galley, The Damn Sons @ One-Eyed Gypsy
- ♥ (FREE) Nightmare and the Cat, Noah & The Megafauna @ The Echo
- ♥ Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros @ The Greek Theatre
- ♥ Silversun Pickups @ The Observatory
- ♥ Dante vs. Zombies 11pm, Dirty Ghosts 10pm, The Dead Ships 9pm @ The Satellite
- (FREE) Le Couturier 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
- Ian Cooke, Shenandoah Davis, David Shane Smith @ Bootleg Bar
- Tomas Barfod, Shlohmo, Salva, Groundislava, Suzanne Kraft @ Echoplex
- Middle Class Rut @ Constellation Room(The Observatory)
- howardAmb, LA Fog, Sandy Yang, dubBUMBA @ The Smell
- The Vooduo, Feral Kizzy, Midnight Ghost Train @ Redwood Bar
- (FREE) Jason Cruz( of Strung Out) and his band Howl, Pullmen From Ventura @ Slidebar
- Devin The Dude, Coughee Brothaz North @ The Roxy
- Manic Hispanic, Devil’s Brigade, Left Alone, Love Canal @ House of Blues-Anaheim
- The Secret Affair: Northern Soul Dance Club @ Alex’s Bar
- Ben Browning(Cut Copy) 12am, Blondfire 11pm , Sotto Voce(Featuring Anthony Burulcich from The Bravery) 10pm , Warships 9pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- The Dreaming 11pm, 9 Electric 10pm, Goldsboro 9pm, Fight The Machine 8pm @ The Viper Room
- Elysian Fields 8pm @ The Mint
- WISE100DOORS 10PM, Dub Marine 11pm @ The Mint
- Matt Alber w/ Bryce Alber 7pm, The Mots Nouveaux 1030pm, Christine Donaldson w/ Amber Navran 9pm @ Hotel Cafe
SATURDAY-May 5, 2012
- ♥ Little Hurricane, Nick Waterhouse, Micah Brown @ Detroit Bar
- ♥ Deer Tick, Turbo Fruits @ El Rey Theatre
- ♥ The Weeknd @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- ♥ Meshuggah, Baroness, Decapitated @ House of Blues Los Angeles
- ♥ Coldplay, Incubus, The Offspring, Silversun Pickups, Pennywise, Angels and Airwaves, Dirty Heads, Garbage, AWOLNATION, Grouplove, Of Monsters and Men, Walk The Moon @ Irvine Meadows / Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
- ♥ Washed Out, Memoryhouse @ The Fonda Theatre
- ♥ (FREE) Diplo, Mad Decent Crew @ The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
- ♥ Los Lobos, Neko Case, Alejandro Escovedo, X, Mariachi El Bronx @ The Greek Theatre
- ♥ Night Beats 11pm, Cosmonauts 10pm, The Abigails 9pm @ The Satellite
- ♥ MC Hammer @ Club Nokia
- Lambchop 8pm @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop
- Lambchop 10pm @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop
- Allo Darlin, The Wave Pictures, Yellow Red Sparks @ The Echo
- Toh Kay 1030pm, Sycamore Smith, Dan Potthast @ Bootleg Bar
- Ruins Alone, The Haters, Gil Kuno, Styrofoam Sanchez, Corima, Horaflora @ The Smell
- Rocky Votolato 10pm , Kevin Long @ Troubadour
- Black Bunny Disco @ Redwood Bar
- Devin The Dude @ Constellation Room
- (FREE) Prima Donna, Countless Thousands, JJ & The Real Jerks @ Slidebar
- Metalachi, Kyle Glass Band, Peelander-Z, Vincent Bantasan, Monster Truck Frisky Honey @ The Roxy
- (FREE before 11pm) Funky Sole @ The Echo
- Bootie LA@ Echoplex
- Sublmnl Sound System 1030pm , SAMPLES 1130pm , Elliot Lipp 1230am @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- Val and Her Lovers 12am, Sonsoles Musica 11pm, Adrien Vera 1020pm, RocKimera 930pm, Ralph Oyaga 850pm, Hotel Sleep 8pm @ The Viper Room
- California Honey Drops “Live Album Release Party”, The Expanders @ The Mint
- John Torres 10pm, Julian Velard 8pm, Matt Cardle 7pm, Eddie Grey 9pm, Davis Fetter 1130pm @ Hotel Cafe
SUNDAY-May 6, 2012
- ♥ (FREE) Nick Waterhouse 6pm @ Amoeba Music- Hollywood
- ♥ The Weeknd @ The Fonda Theatre
- ♥Deer Tick, Turbo Fruits @ Yost Theater
- ♥ Washed Out, Memoryhouse @ The Observatory
- ♥ Grand Ole Echo: Angela Bruyere, Brian Spence & The T.H.H., Grant Langston, & The Supermodels/Hot Club de LA @ The Echo
- Toh Kay 945pm , Sycamore Smith 8pm , Dan Potthast 845pm @ Bootleg Bar
- Clockwork and Special Guest @ Drai’s
- (FREE) Kick Everything 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
- Middle Class Rut 1010pm , Secret Music 915pm , Beware of Darkness 830pm @ Troubadour
- Part Time Punks @ The Echo
- The Condors, Plastic Soul, Nice Guy Eddie @ Redwood Bar
- (FREE) Rappin 4-Tay, O.K.I.M.,Merlo, Starting Six @ Slidebar
- Lora G @ On The Rox (The Roxy)
- Abbey Road: Beatles Tribute Band @ Alex’s Bar
- Narc(Release Party)10pm , Alyssa Broke The Organ 9pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
- Biker Night at the movies featuring: La Carerra Panamericana 8pm @ The Satellite
- Yeah.Okay.Alright 1115pm, The Show Ponies 1015pm, Indian School 915pm, Firefox 815pm, Galen & Compedium @ The Viper Room
- All Play Music 12pm @ The Mint
- Jesca Hoop 8pm, Butterfly Boucher 10pm, Nicole Eva Emery 7pm, All Spots To Black 11pm @ Hotel Cafe
