Now that rent is already in for the month, time to bust out that leftover dinero and get down to the good stuff — live concerts! The local music scene is bustling with great shows this month, from Korey Dane’s Monday Night Residency at The Echo to Transviolet’s Tuesday Night Residency at The Satellite. Plus kick ass local groups like Gothic Tropic, The Dead Ships, and more will be headlining local haunts such as The Hi-Hat, Acerogami, etc. On the other end of the musical spectrum if you’re fiending for a dark, heavy musical escape, Combichrist, Rob Zombie and Killswitch Engage have got you covered. Prefer to get hot and sweaty on the dance floor? Ellie Goulding, Calentura feat. Buraka Som Sistema, and Goldroom are just a few of the groove fueled acts that will get you going. No matter what your fancy, April has got something to fulfill your musical needs. See our top show picks and more below!
♥ = Best Shows
MONDAY – APRIL 4, 2016
- Aurora, Tor MillerTroubadour
- XO, Channel, Teenage WristResident
- (FREE) Robert FrancisSilverlake Lounge
- (FREE) Night Times, Shantees, Los Boulevards, Gold VineMulcaheys
- (FREE) Facial, Fakers, The Primals, KMARTThe Hi Hat
- (FREE) Iska Dhaaf Residency, BOYO, Tashaki Miyaki, SandBootleg Theater
- (FREE) Korey Dane Monday Night Residency w/ Maxim Ludwig, Buckaroo, and more!The Echo
- (FREE) Transviolet April Residency w/ strangeheart, HawaiThe Satellite
- (FREE) King Shelter, Bear Fight, Super WhatevrThe Wayfarer
- Trent Cantrelle, Freddy BeProject Club LA
- Bloody Knives, Luna 13, Mankind Is Obsolete, DraemingsViper Room
- JeremihThe Observatory
- American Pinup, American Splendor, and more!Redwood Bar
- (FREE) Cobi, Mothers, Trickster Guru, and more!Bardot
- Brandy Clark w/ The DeltazHotel Cafe
TUESDAY – APRIL 5, 2016
- Romance and Rebellion, Makeshift Sunshine, Animal Super Species, and more!Silverlake Lounge
- Aurora, Tor MillerTroubadour
- (FREE) Black Sea w/ Raener (debut), Dysplay, La ForzaThe Hi Hat
- Ruby-Throated, The Unending Thread, Justus Proffit, and more!Los Globos
- Little Green Cars, John Mark NelsonThe Echo
- Endless Boogie, ARCTIC, LOOMBootleg Theater
- (FREE for first 100 ppl) Taking Back Tuesday: Emo Night LAThe Echoplex
- Reggie Watts & Karen, The Peach KingsEl Cid
- (FREE) Linney plus special guestsThe Satellite
- (FREE Before 9 pm) Roots Reggae Tuesday ft. Errol BonnickThe Wayfarer
- Rachel Platten w/ Eric Hutchinson, Hunter HuntedEl Rey Theatre
- Elvis Costello, Larkin PoeFox Performing Arts Center
- (Early & Late Show) Fetty WapThe Observatory
- The Living Room, Ruby Friedman Orchestra, and more!Hotel Cafe
WEDNESDAY – APRIL 6, 2016
- The Coathangers, Death Valley Girls, Death Hymn Number 9The Echo
- The Wild Feathers, The Shelters, Bird DogTroubadour
- The Vitals, AOK, Lea LoveSOL Venue
- Austin Kolbe, Sundaes, Mason Prophet & Craig AdamsDragonfly
- Fever Feel, Gold Vine, The Big Gone, Beach BumsSilverlake Lounge
- Frenship & Friends, Sophie & The Bom Boms, and more!Resident
- KONG, T.O.L.D, No Small Children, Neon HitchThe Hi Hat
- Birds of ChicagoLargo Los Angeles
- (FREE Before 10 pm) Dub Club, DJ Tom Chasteen, Boss HarmonyThe Echoplex
- The New King Tour w/ NephLon Don, Duru The King, Slide DillingerUnion Nightclub
- Coyote, shallows, Night LightsThe Satellite
- (FREE) The Standard Affiliates, Alta Sky, Los BarbiesThe Wayfarer
- Eagles & ButterfliesLa Cave
- Rachel Platten w/ Eric Hutchinson, Hunter HuntedEl Rey Theatre
- Michael KiwanukaThe Roxy
- Zero 1 Ft. Hal , Roman, 42 King, and more!Viper Room
- James Fearnley (Of the Pogues), Black Star SafariMolly Malones
- Yung LeanThe Observatory
- (Early Show) TopsConstellation Room
- (Late Show) Yung Simmie, Bodega Bamz, Derek LuhConstellation Room
- Aaron TownsComplex
- GonzophonicRedwood Bar
- Noah Gundersen, Alex DezenHotel Cafe
THURSDAY – APRIL 7, 2016
- Calentura ft. Buraka Som SistemaThe Roxy
- Cullen OmoriTeragram Ballroom
- Janiva Magness, Rod Melancon, Chelsea WilliamsTroubadour
- Cameron Avery (Tame Impala), Peter Matthew BauerThe Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
- Basement, Turnstile, Defeater, Colleen GreenThe Echoplex
- Distinguisher, Purge, Heretic A.D, and more!White Oak Music & Art
- Backwards Shaka, Silbo, G FlowSOL Venue
- Curley The 5th, Too Coo/Marrie Germosen, Openour3rdeye, and more!Chain Reaction
- #REGGAETHURSDAYS ft. The Question & Rital MovementDiscovery Ventura
- XO, Channel, Teenage WristAlex’s Bar
- TUFT Album Release w/ Holiday Friends & BoroughsThe Hi Hat
- Rebel Souljahz, The Vitals, Reggae Bandits, Hooliganz ReggaeThe Auditorium (at The Yost Theater)
- Ned and the Dirt, Asian She, Ben Foerg & The Absurd, The VoxesSilverlake Lounge
- Joey Dosik, Coco O., VulfmonThe Lyric Theatre
- EDEN, pennybirdrabbitThe Echo
- POLARTROPICA ‘Astrodreams’ EP release w/ Crown Plaza, and more!Bootleg Theater
- (FREE w/ RSVP) Drinking The Sunlight, Elvis & Max Kuehn of FIDLAR (DJ Set), and more!Resident
- Honky Tonk Hacienda: JD Bender, Penny MatchesEl Cid
- Tim Hecker, Alessandro Cortini, John WieseUnion Nightclub
- Tearist, Vowws, Night Club, Street FeverComplex
- Manifestival ft. Like, The Koreatown Oddity, Pheo, and more!Los Globos
- (FREE) Confetti: “We All Fall Together”, The Primals, HolloweyedUnion Nightclub
- (FREE) Chief Jesta, DaVoidThe Wayfarer
- RESPECT – Drum & Bass (Priority Entry), Marcus Intalex, Commix, and more!Dragonfly
- Kittens, Sasha Marie, Bella FiascoThe Regent Theater
- Third Eye Blind, Bad Bad HatsArlington Theatre
- All Hail the Yeti, We Are the Riot, Sisters Ov the Black MoonWhiskey A Go Go
- Yung Lean, Thaiboy DigitalWiltern
- Between California and Summer, In Her Own Words, and more!Constellation Room
- Rivvrs, Jim & Sam, Coyler, Righteous & the WickedViper Room
- Metro BoominThe Observatory
- Similar Fashion, Like A Villain, Water SliceThe Smell
- The Hard R, The 131ers, Vultures of VinylRedwood Bar
- (FREE) Cabaret- Noir, Jessie Payo, Los 440’sMrs. Fish
- Space Cadets, Goodnight KissHotel Cafe
FRIDAY – APRIL 8, 2016
- Gothic Tropic w/ Moon Honey, HOTT MT, TriptidesThe Hi Hat
- Man Overboard, Forever Came Calling, Souvenirs, and more!Chain Reaction
- Firestone Friday ft. Evolution Beat & Jade HendrixDiscovery Ventura
- Nerf Herder (Album Release), FartBarf, Geezer, Allie GoertzTroubadour
- ReverieResident
- Acid Dad, Melted, PlumBootleg Theater
- Leæther Strip, Ludovico Technique, Pure GroundComplex
- King Columbia, Setting Silver, Gene Louis, and more!Silverlake Lounge
- (FREE Before 10 pm) Chills N’ FeverThe Echo
- The Dead Ships, The Soft White SixtiesAcerogami
- KM, PJKTS, Hershlucci, and more!Alex’s Bar
- R&B ONLY ft. DJ Printz, DJ Super Nova, JabarThe Echoplex
- TeamMate, Moons of Mars, Party NailsThe Satellite
- ill-ēsha, DotUnion Nightclub
- (FREE) Jello Biafra, In the WhaleDiego’s Rock n’ Roll Bar
- Downtown Soul ft. SiR, Joomanji, Iman Omari, and more!The Regent Theater
- Organ Freeman, Little MonarchEl Cid
- Corey BlackUnion Nightclub
- Dren CalisasLos Globos
- Killswitch Engage w/ Memphis May Fire and more!Fox Theater Pomona
- Ellie Goulding w/ BROODS & Bebe RexhaSTAPLES Center
- moe.Fonda Theatre
- Rob ZombieThe Roxy
- We the Kings, AJR, She Is We, Elena CoatsHouse of Blues Anaheim
- Floetry, Kris KelliWiltern
- HudsonWhiskey A Go Go
- Basement, Turnstile, Defeater, Colleen GreenThe Observatory
- Keith SweatCity National Grove of Anaheim
- Rjd2Teragram Ballroom
- XyloConstellation Room
- Chris Murray Combo, The Plainfield Butchers, and more!Redwood Bar
- (FREE) DJ Mr. Mean Mustard, IVA DAWN, John BlackMrs. Fish
- The Proof., The CeremoniesHotel Cafe
SATURDAY – APRIL 9, 2016
- (FREE) Buyepongo, Swimm, & Pom PomsUSC Campus
- We The Kings, AJR, She Is We, and more!Troubadour
- LACES Performing Arts Gala FundraiserThe Echoplex
- Burn, The Warriors, Retaliate, AxisUnion Nightclub
- The ResidentsThe Regent Theater
- Escondido, Dick StussoThe Echo
- SWMRS, Partybaby, Melted, Jakob DangerChain Reaction
- Alex Wiley, Corey From The Conscious, FourSeven, and more!Los Globos
- We The Monsters, Kings Prophet, Surge, and more!The Glass House
- Los Chiles Verdes, The Steady 45s, La Infinita, and more!Union Nightclub
- All Flows Reach Out, inDJnousLos Globos
- Through the Roots, Thrive, Bad NeighborzSOL Venue
- Private Island, Kid Cadaver, Casinos, DJ GroupchatThe Lyric Theatre
- (FREE) QUNQ Album Release w/ Barrows, BoarchuckerThe Hi Hat
- (FREE) Blontourage, Sometimes We Sing TogetherAcerogami
- Operators (Wolf Parade / Divine Fits), Bogan ViaBootleg Theater
- Johnson & McAuley, The Great Indoors, Brad ByrdResident
- BOOTIE LA: GlitterazziThe Echoplex
- Acid Dad, The Futures League, The SoaksThe Wayfarer
- Combichrist, The Witch Was RightComplex
- (FREE) The Low Down – Hip Hip DJ NightAlex’s Bar
- (FREE Before 10 PM) Dance Yourself CleanThe Satellite
- (FREE Before 10:30 PM) Funky SoleThe Echo
- Meth Dad & Terror Pigeon: Always Hungry TourLos Globos
- Brave Native, Midnight Divide, The LimitsEl Cid
- (FREE) Drac and the Swamp Rats, Pat Regan and the Baby Boys, and more!Silverlake Lounge
- Ginuwine & MyaThe Novo
- Goldroom w/ Chela, Matt DiMonaThe Roxy
- Silento, iLoveMemphis, DLOW, and more!Hollywood Palladium
- Third Eye Blind, Bad Bad HatsWiltern
- Radio Hamra Spring FestivalThe Forum
- Zebrahead, Slick ShoesHouse of Blues Anaheim
- The Reluctant Apostles, Damian Sage, Natalie RoseMolly Malones
- DMXThe Observatory
- Punk Rock Karaoke, David and the Curse, the Sweat Act, the RocketzViper Room
- Trixie WhitleyTeragram Ballroom
- Swami John Reis & The Blind ShakeConstellation Room
- Sector, The Hub City Rockers, and more!Redwood Bar
- (FREE) DJ Phatrick, Planet BootyMrs. Fish
- Strangers You Know, Ghost Lit Kingdom, Horses HeavenHotel Cafe
SUNDAY – APRIL 10, 2016
- (FREE) John Doe and Miya FolickUSC Campus
- (FREE Before 5 pm) Grand Ole Echo, The Far WestThe Echo
- Man Overboard, Forever Came Calling, Souvenirs, Such a MessLos Globos
- Let’s Cry About It: A Celebration of Melancholia ft. DJ Bumbaclot and more!The Hi Hat
- Darkness Divide, My Enemies & I, DivisionsWhite Oak Music & Art
- Youth Code, Wreck and Reference, Doses, Field AgentThe Regent Theater
- (FREE) Slow Dance ft. Cooljacket, Rom-Dos, and more!Resident
- Spork, Brite Sides, Litronix, and more!Bootleg Theater
- Peelander-Z, Skapeche Mode, Tartar ControlAlex’s Bar
- 10 Years of Deep Medi, Mala, Gorgon Sound, and more!Union Nightclub
- Capitalist Casualties, VIVISICK, Excruciating Terror, and more!Los Globos
- Missing Persons, Panthar, Fatal JamzThe Echo
- 90s Goth Klub ft. Rev.John, Liz O, Gerber, and more!The Lash
- SWMRS, The Frights, Partybaby, and more!The Roxy
- DMXThe Novo
- (Early Show) Skylar SteckerConstellation Room
- Black Crystal Wolf KidsMolly Malones
- Third Eye BlindThe Observatory
- (Late Show) Bane, Terror, Burn, Death By Stereo, AxisConstellation Room
- French Vanilla, Roses, Frisco Dykes, YAAWNThe Smell
- Fools On Stools, The Hollywood Blues DestroyersRedwood Bar