This week’s best concerts in Los Angeles start off with Lucinda Williams, The Black Ryder, GZA and Sweden’s Alice Boman, all performing at intimate venues. Once Friday hits, we are packed with a variety of great shows. From Dan Deacon and Caribou, to Kevin Morby and TheeSATISFACTION, there’s a lot of Los Angeles and Orange County concerts to choose from.
♥ = Best Shows
The Vim Dicta
MONDAY – FEBRUARY 23, 2015
- (FREE) Harvard & Stone’s 4th Anniversary! w/ Teleskopes, Vim Dicta, and special TBH bandHarvard & Stone
- (FREE) Young Creatures, Carly & The Universe, Slooth Dogs, The CarrionsSilverlake Lounge
- (FREE) Wild Child, Midnight Swim Club, The Family Crest, Kris OrlowskiBardot
- (FREE) The Bluffs, Fellow Bohemian, Work Friend, 47 Degrees NorthThe Wayfarer
- Lucinda Williams, The Kenneth Brian BandThe Troubadour
- Avid Dancer, Haunted Summer, Light FMThe Echo
- (FREE) Banta, The Mynabirds, Spurs, Elle Belle, Fools Gold Daughter, DJ Gentle GiantThe Satellite
- Butane, Tara Brooks, Lonely BoySound Nightclub
- Miranda SingsClub Nokia
- Mick Jenkins, Kirk KnightConstellation Room
- (FREE) Scavenger Hunt, Pollimer, Satchmode, Burning Ear DJ SetBootleg HiFi
- Acoustic Punk Night w/ Trail of Beer Cans, Robo Joe, Snake Morales, Harry JerkfaceRedwood Bar
- The Workday Release; DugasHotel Cafe
TUESDAY – FEBRUARY 24, 2015
- Jherek Bischoff, Brother, Sister, Tim CarrThe Echoplex
- David Cook, Dylan GardnerThe Troubadour
- SALES, Winter, FilardoThe Echo
- Otis English, Heyrocco, LEX, Evolution BeatSilverlake Lounge
- EDJ (Eric D. Johnson of The Fruit Bats), Two Sheds, Aaron Espinoza (of Earlimart)The Satellite
- (FREE Before 9pm) Roots Reggae Tuesday w/ Guest Singer Delhart “Massive” McGregorThe Wayfarer
- Monster Smash Tuesday’s Presents Gal Pals Record Release Party w/ Feels, LA LENGUASLos Globos
- Miranda SingsClub Nokia
- Gregory Alan IsakovEl Rey Theatre
- Alien Ant FarmWhiskey A Go Go
- Theyovth, Jackjamesdean, Tino XXXViper Room
- (FREE) Prism Tats, Adventurous Sleeping, Jeffrey BrodskyBootleg HiFi
- (FREE) Wet & Reckless ResidencyHarvard & Stone
- T-Vibes, The ElectretsRedwood Bar
- Leon Bridges; Penny & Sparrow; Fairground SaintsHotel Cafe
The Black Ryder
WEDNESDAY – FEBRUARY 25, 2015
- The Black Ryder, Vinyl Williams, Slow WhiteThe Echo
- Alice Boman, Among Savages, DeradoorianBootleg HiFi
- Mick Jenkins, Kirk Knight, Saba Pivot, NoName GypsyLos Globos
- Lucinda Williams, Buick 6The Troubadour
- Sierra and the Radicals, Exes, Ocelot Robot, Tiffinni Saint Renae, Life As LionsDragonfly
- Last Giant, The Spreewells, Goldenboy feat. The New FamiliarSilverlake Lounge
- SALES w/ Haunted Summer & L I T R O N I XThe Wayfarer
- Jameson Burt, Purple Crayon, DakotahEl Cid
- (FREE Before 10 pm) Dub Club, DJ Tom Chasteen, Boss HarmonyThe Echoplex
- Kindness w/ Pell & special guest Angel DeradoorianEl Rey Theatre
- Flight Facilities w/ Touch SensitiveFonda Theatre
- Taking Back Sunday, letlive., The MenzingersRiverside Municipal Auditorium
- Brent James & the Vintage Youth, Naked Walrus, Ian MellencampViper Room
- Gza Playing Liquid Swords Album In It’s EntiretyThe Observatory
- CathedralsConstellation Room
- Langhorne Slim w/ Jonny Fritz; Chris Stills; Mia DysonHotel Cafe
- (FREE) Shallow and Blood CandyHarvard & Stone
- It’s Casual + more TBARedwood Bar
THURSDAY – FEBRUARY 26, 2015
- Caribou w/ KorelessFonda Theatre
- Terry Malts, The Two Tens, Hillary Chillton, JoosFox Alley
- RESPECT – Drum & Bass (Priority Entry), Kronology, Sub Killaz, Machete, MC XYZDragonfly
- Gateway Drugs, The Most BestChain Reaction
- Popshop West 028 w/ Cathedrals, Empires, LANY, Rush MidnightThe Echo
- T Bird & The Breaks, Los Angelics, Creature, FlorSilverlake Lounge
- Blaze- Ya dead homie, BoondoxLos Globos
- The Ecology Album Release Concert with Fashawn, Emanon, Blu & Exile, Dag Savage, and many more!The Echoplex
- Daniel Bonte & The Bona Fide, Ry Bradley, Katelyn MarieThe Wayfarer
- Bear On Fire, Archer Black, The End of Summer, Sons of SwedenThe Satellite
- Lucinda Williams, Kenneth Brian BandThe Glass House
- Honky Tonk Hacienda: I See Hawks in L.A., Alias MeansEl Cid
- Cage & Sadistic w/ DJ Halo, Graves33 and Rafael VigilanticsThe Roxy
- Mali Music w/ KPEl Rey Theatre
- Kirko BangzThe Observatory
- Boots Electric ResidencyViper Room
- How To Dress WellConstellation Room
- The Suffers, weareTheBigBangBootleg HiFi
- Skin Town, Homegirl, DJ Sister Act 2Complex
- Alexz Johnson; The Silent War; Animal Years; KayaHotel Cafe
- The Budrows, The Doggerels, Plant Tribe, Desert Soul RevivalAlex’s Bar
Dan Deacon
FRIDAY – FEBRUARY 27, 2015
- Dan Deacon, DeradoorianCenter For The Arts, Eagle Rock
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Heartless BastardsThe Forum
- Charts, Mope Grooves, Ruby De Anda, Isa Tineo (of Beechwood);
Joe BuddenLos Globos - KindnessConstellation Room
- White Arrows w/ Say Say, GRMLN and The Entrance BandThe Roxy
- Turnstile, Superheaven, Take Offense, Forced Order, Seasons ChangeChain Reaction
- The Sidekicks, Cayetana, Dirt DressJewels Catch One
- Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World – A Solo Acoustic Performance, Reubens AccompliceThe Wayfarer
- Up In Hell US Tour 2015, Incite, Better Left Unsaid, Spades & BladesThe Troubadour
- LittleBear, Party Gardens, Heyrocco, Bad Lands, Heyrocco, Bad LandsThe Lyric Theatre
- Six Organs Of Admittance, Elisa Ambrogio, Residual EchoesThe Echo
- Craft Spells, The Bilinda Butchers, MEISHI SMILEThe Echoplex
- Sidewave, Barrows, Mossbreaker, All the Way RiderSilverlake Lounge
- The Controversy (Album Release Party), Green Gerry, Death Valley Girls, Charlie Bird, dj MANIMALThe Satellite
- Jon BrionLargo Los Angeles
- Alisal, Wartime Recitals, Cataline, TitsEl Cid
- DJ Diz, Wally Callerio, DJ TrustThe Wayfarer
- Alan Jackson w/ Brandy Clark & Jon PardiNokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
- Ledisi w/ Raheem DeVaughn and Leela JamesClub Nokia
- The ChurchEl Rey Theatre
- Caribou w/ KorelessFonda Theatre
- Jack Russell’s Great WhiteWhiskey A Go Go
- Taking Back Sunday, letlive., The MenzingersHollywood Palladium
- Hannibal Buress with Eric Andre, Thundercat, Open Mike Eagle & moreWiltern
- Andy Grammer, Alex & Sierra, Paradise Fears, Rachel PlattenHouse of Blues Anaheim
- Flight Facilities with Touch SensitiveThe Observatory
- The Very Best of Celtic ThunderOrpheum Theatre
- La Luz, The Shivas, The Lovely Bad ThingsBootleg HiFi
- SLUTEVER, No Parents, Batwings Catwings, Slow HollowsThe Smell
- (FREE) Cold Blue Mountain, Destroy Judas, Nagual Sun, Man After ManComplex
- 80’s Night w/ DJ Saint PatrickRedwood Bar
- Laleh; Sarah Walk; Jay Stolar; The Score; ShapreceHotel Cafe
- Rose’s Pawn Shop, RT N The 44s, The Freight Shakers, Tom Vandenavond & BandAlex’s Bar
- ROLL CALL: New Photography from Matt Draper & Nicolai Dorian5672 York
Kevin Morby
SATURDAY – FEBRUARY 28, 2015
- Kevin Morby, Jessica Pratt, Matt KivelThe Echo
- The Garden, Geneva Jacuzzi, DINNERJewels Catch One
- Warpaint, The Garden, L.A. Witch, and more!Fais Do-Do
- The Fossil YouthWhite Oak Music & Art
- Capsize, To The Wind, Exalt, LesserChain Reaction
- Father; The Mighty Diamonds, Mass DJ’s & DJ MilaLos Globos
- FinchThe Glass House
- THEESatisfaction, Open Mike Eagle, Erik BloodJewels Catch One
- Annie Bosko, Danny Schnair, Céleigh ChapmanThe Troubadour
- Robert Jon & the Wreck w/ Big Monsta & Sir MadamThe Wayfarer
- Lucinda Williams, Kenneth Brian BandThe Regent Theater
- Busy Living, Rachel Goodrich, StaG, Z BergThe Lyric Theatre
- (FREE until 10:30 pm) Dance Yourself Clean feat. 8th Grader, ThrillersThe Satellite
- (FREE Before 10:30 pm) Funky SoleThe Echoplex
- Empty Palace, Corima, BoarchuckerEl Cid
- Black Veil Brides w/ Memphis May Fire and Ghost TownFox Theater Pomona
- Caribou w/ KorelessFonda Theatre
- Giraffage w/ Spazzkid & StarRoEl Rey Theatre
- The Very Best of Celtic ThunderFox Performing Arts Center
- Andy Grammer, Alex & Sierra, Paradise Fears, Rachel PlattenHouse of Blues Anaheim
- Taking Back SundayThe Observatory
- Yeghikian, Ed, CleptoViper Room
- The White Buffalo, Jade JacksonHouse of Blues Sunset
- Slow MagicConstellation Room
- Peter Bradley Adams, Eleni MandellBootleg HiFi
- Ash Riser & The Cause, Inner Wave, Flako Siete, Papermashay NavarroThe Smell
- SHADOW w/ special guest DJ Dingbat/The OperativeComplex
- Evul Maniax, Facelift, Festering Grave, Blood of the Heretic, and more!Redwood Bar
- Tyrone Wells w/ Moi Navarro; Julian Velard; Ryan Sallis; Doran DanoffHotel Cafe
- Santos Y Sinners, LP3 and The Tragedy, Magnolia Fire, David and The CursedAlex’s Bar
- L.A. Cumbia Festival feat. Buyepongo, Viento Callejero, La Chamba and Eduardo Martinez y Su Palo CueroAratani Theatre
Vinyl Williams
SUNDAY – MARCH 1, 2015
- The Unending Thread, Vinyl Williams, Rollercoasterwater, Celebrity CrushWhite Oak Music & Art
- Jesse Saunders; (Early Show) Black Sheep Wall Album Release Party w/ Colombian Necktie
-(16)-, TEETH, Snide, SkinslipLos Globos - Eric NamThe Theatre at Ace Hotel
- Milk Music, Nude Beach, Destruction UnitJewels Catch One
- The Originalites w/ Stonefeathers, Reggae on Sunset, The Originalites, Stonefeather, The Steady 45s;
Escential Sundays, Haunta, p0gman, Styn, Obey, DJ JuJu, XaeboRLos Globos - No Joy, Nightmare Air, FlaamingosThe Echo
- Young Thug, Travis Scott;
The Observatory - Hobart Ocean, Oliver Riot, Good Morning CoffeeComplex
- Noah & The Megafauna; Adam Tressler; Lou Pine; Teddy PushpinHotel Cafe