It’s the week before SXSW, and concerts in Los Angeles are pretty good (but not the best), but there are some gems happening; especially a lot of local Los Angeles bands performing at some small venues before they head out to SXSW. You can find the best concerts happening in Los Angeles, Orange County and more neighboring cities on Grimy Goods’ custom show list. While keeping it selective, we’ve handpicked shows from all genres to satisfy your musical palette. The show listings with hot pink hearts are our top show picks! Let us know if we missed something GOOD on our Los Angeles Concert Calendar (March 3-9, 2014).

♥ = Best Shows

Thee Rain Cats

MONDAY – March 3, 2014

• TOSCA live feat Cath Coffey & Robert Gallagher on vocalsEl Rey Theatre
• Run River North (record release show), The Prowling KindThe Troubadour
• Glasvegas, The Darcys, Howler, Gang of YouthsBardot
• CHURCH FT, MARIA BAMFORD, JOE MANDE, JAMES ADOMIANThe Church on York
• (FREE) James Supercave
  De Lux, Dead Times, DJ Eli GladThe Echo
• (FREE) Almost Classy, The Gents, The Elovay, Laurelin KruseSilverlake Lounge
• (FREE) Jerome Holloway, Vikesh Kapoor, Moses SumneyBootleg Bar
• (FREE) The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, DA and The Jones (record release party), Rich Aucoin, Banta, Cory BeckerThe Satellite
• Henry SaizSound Nightclub
• (FREE) LA Drugz, People TalkHarvard & Stone
• Thee Rain Cats, Gazoota, White Night, The 144Constellation Room

PAPA

TUESDAY – March 4, 2014

• All For The Hall featuring Vince Gill and Emmylou Harris with Heart, Jason Mraz, Rita WilsonClub Nokia
• (FREE) Sweet Bump ItHarvard & Stone
• (FREE before 8:30pm) Jazz Tuesdays/The Moonrise Club: DoozyEl Cid
• The Colourist, Night Terrors of 1927, Max and The MoonThe Troubadour
• Nacosta, Thieves & Gypsys, Audioplacebo, MinnowSilverlake Lounge
• Glasvegas, The CeremoniesThe Echo
• Social Studies, Aan, Madi DiazBootleg Theater
• Leslie and The Lys, Dean and the Delilahs, Boone County Comedy TroupeThe Satellite
• Painted Palms, R.L. Kelly, holychild, Kid TrailsBootleg Bar
• Walk Off the Earth, Parachute, Camera2House of Blues Sunset Strip
• PapaConstellation Room

Youth Code

WEDNESDAY – March 5, 2014

• (FREE) Telepathe, HOTT MT (record release party), Dude YorkThe Satellite
• Skinny Puppy, BaalMayan Theater
• PigPen Theatre Co, The Tragic Thrills, PHOXThe Echo
• The Wild Feathers, Saints of Valory, Jamestown RevivalThe Troubadour
• New BumsThe Church on York
• (FREE) Almost Classy, The Gents, The Elovay, Laurelin KruseSilverlake Lounge
• The Body, Youth Code, Obliterations, Skin Father 7th St. Warehouse
• Peach Kelli Pop, Wyatt Blair, GirlpoolThe Smell
• (FREE) Almost Classy, The Gents, The Elovay, Laurelin KruseSilverlake Lounge
• The Ataris, Authority ZeroGrove of Anaheim
• Merle HaggardGrove of Anaheim
• Nicole Atkins, Arc IrisBootleg Bar
• (FREE) The Anitjob, Air Life, The HighlandsThe Virgil
• Focus! Focus!, Send Medicine, RYAN FULLER, Alana Amram, BLACK BUFFALO MANSilverlake Lounge
• The Garden, Cosmonauts, Gap Dream, The Abigails, Summer TwinsConstellation Room
• We Butter The Bread With ButterWhiskey A Go Go
• Terraplane SunGRAMMY Museum
• Sistermoon, Batmaker, Elephant Hill, Dive (Tribute to Nirvana)The Viper Room
• From Indian Lakes, The American Scene, Golden SunConstellation Room
• CYLVIAThe Other Door
• Walk Off the Earth, Parachute, Camera2House of Blues Anaheim

THURSDAY – March 6, 2014

• Gary Numan, Big Black Delta, Roman RemiansMayan Theater
• Jonny CraigChain Reaction
• Typhoon, Line & CircleEl Rey Theatre
• Iamsu, p-lo, Skipper, Trav WallsThe Glass House
• (FREE before 8:30pm) Honky Tonk Hacienda: Gabby Young & Other Animals, Moot DavisEl Cid
• The Casket Girls, The Stargazer Lillies, Dott, DreamendThe Echo
• Signor Benedick The Moor, Coasta, GRYPT Alpha MCThe Smell
• Wild BeastsThe Troubadour
• Kastle ft. Ayah Marar, Sweater Beats, Lindsay Lowend, VindataSound Nightclub
• elle belle, Western Lows, Jonny Come Lately, Rooster RASilverlake Lounge
• Four Tet, Anthony Naples, DJ NobodyThe Echoplex
• (FREE) Haunted Summer, Sea Lions, Winter, Bronson CavesLos Globos
• Respect’s 15th Anniversary Bash!, DJ HYPE, DJ Clutch (not the band, the drum & bass DJ), MC Dino, MC XYZ, Visuals By GneticDragonFly
• Ava Luna, TOPS, Krill, Calvin LoveBootleg Bar
• 311The Roxy
• Walk Off the Earth, Parachute, Camera2House of Blues Sunset Strip
• The Ataris, Authority Zero, Versus the WorldHouse of Blues Sunset Strip
• The Pizza Underground plus Toby GoodshankWhiskey A Go Go

Cherry Glazerr

FRIDAY – March 7, 2014

• San Fermin, Son Lux, wild Up!Natural History Museum
• We Butter The Bread With Butter, LIONS LIONS, Honour CrestChain Reaction
• Nick Waterhouse, Boogaloo AssassinsThe Legion
• Aer, RDGLDGRNEl Rey Theatre
• Dustin & The Explosions, WASI, Post-Life, Kid CadaverThe Smell
• Popshop West 018 with Arthur Beatrice, Babes, Gang of YouthsThe Echo
• Four Tet, Anthony Naples, DJ NobodyThe Echoplex
• Railroad EarthThe Troubadour
• Cherry Glazerr, Meat Market, Froth, HollowsThe Church on York
• Nick Kroll & FriendsLargo at the Coronet
• JD Samson & MEN
  Hi Fashion, Sister MantosBootleg Theater
• Foreign Press, Seasons, the sunset drifters, GOLDEN GLOVES, The SeatsSilverlake Lounge
• The Pimps of Joytime, The LionsThe Satellite
• A Club Called RhondaLos Globos
• The Cold and Lovely, Light FM, BearcubbinEl Cid>
• HIM, AnathemaHouse of Blues Sunset Strip
• The Expendables, Stick Figure, SeedlessHouse of Blues Anaheim
• Cadillac TrampsThe Observatory
• Con Bro ChillConstellation Room
• Hunter Green, Oak Street Blues, Karly Moreno & The Stevie G BandHarvelle’s
• Rexx, Santoros, The Molochs, Flying HandTarete Vintage
• The Gears, The Dirty Eyes, Shafto, Babylon SweetheartsThe Viper Room
• Mary and Eli: Dagons, Moment Trigger, Dawn of SequinsPehrspace

NO

SATURDAY – March 8, 2014

• Solids, PUP, CREATIVE ADULTThe Church on York
• The Entrance Band, La LuzThe Roxy
• The Sound of Q-danceShrine Expo Hal
• Laurie BerknerClub Nokia
• Railroad EarthThe Troubadour
• Gardens & VillaEl Rey Theatre
• Jeb Lipson with Douglas Jessop, Sit Kitty Sit, Rush the Throne, The Steady Rock, VanderockerSilverlake Lounge
• Scale The Summit, The Ocean, The Atlas Moth, Silver SnakesThe Lyric Theatre
• Emily Reo, Julie Byrne, LABS, Kevin GreensponPehrspace
• Face Your Maker, So This Is Suffering, Inceptions, Empire for All, AIL, Chrysalis, Desert EclipseThe Glass House
• Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon & Red House PaintersFirst Unitarian Church
• The ExpendablesVentura Theater
• The Entrance Band, LA LuzRoxy Theatre
• The Electric West, Children, Champagne Leader, The Black Heartthrobs, NightFive Star Bar
• NO, Reuben & The Dark, The Darcy’sThe Troubadour
• Check Yo Ponytail 2 with RÜFÜS DU SOL, Lemâitre, Gavin TurekEchoplex
• Mirah, Ages and AgesThe Satellite
• Funky Sole (FREE before 10:30pm)The Echo
• Lick My Disco, DJ WuakeenLos Globos
• Forrest Day, Thieves, BeeswaxEl Cid>
• Winds of Plague, Arkaik, Lord of War, The Kennedy VeilHydra
• Coachwhips(member of Thee Oh Sees and Pink & Brown), Mary Ocher, Hyenaz, HOTT MTThe Smell
• The Pizza Underground plus Toby GoodshankWhiskey A Go Go
• Cattle Decapitation, King Parrot & NauseaWhiskey A Go Go
• Oddience, Dub Fx, Glass TowersBootleg Bar
• HIM, AnathemaHouse of Blues Anaheim
• Asaf AvidanLuckman Fine Arts Complex Tickets
• Datsik, Cookie Monsta, Protohype, Must Die!The Wiltern

SUNDAY – March 9, 2014

• Brown and Blue, Novi Split record release show, Arjuna GenomeThe Echo
• Neck Deep, Knuckle Puck, Light YearsChain Reaction
• THE AUSSIE BBQ w/ Ben Lee, Sun Rai, Gossling, OXBLVD, Glass Towers, The Griswolds, Kid Mac, Gang of Youths, The Creases, The Jungle Giants & moreBootleg Bar
• Greensky Bluegrass, Tumbleweed WanderersThe Troubadour
• DEAD GHOSTS, Adult Books, Tacocat, Mujeres, Gangrene GangThe Church on York
• Michael Vidal, Tabor Mountain, Julius Smack, David Scott StoneThe Smell
• The Parson Red Heads (10 Year Anniversary Party!), Mimicking Birds, The World RecordThe Satellite
• The Cure Nite with Guest DJ Alex TransistorThe Echo
• The Entrance Band, La LuzConstellation Room
• ShpongleThe Observatory