Every month I listen to the majority of bands/musicians that play in Los Angeles before deciding which shows to recommend. Songs are then added to a playlist for that month. If there are a lot of good bands, it gets split into two. These are September’s selections.
Every month I listen to the majority of bands/musicians that play in Los Angeles before deciding which shows to recommend. Songs are then added to a playlist for that month. If there are a lot of good bands, it gets split into two. These are August’s selections.
Goon- Choke Throat
This week from Thursday to Sunday (8/15-8/18/19) is Echo Park Rising and there are SO MANY bands playing- all for FREE! (full list here) There are also deals from local businesses, DJ sets, and more, happening as well so make sure to check out their website.
In the listings below I have chosen some of the best shows to see for each day. I’ve also made a playlist if you want to check out some of the bands ahead of time.
Thursday
Janelane are playing at The Echo from 6-6:30pm and later Skin Mag are at there from 7:40 to 8:10pm.
Beauty Queen are at Sticky Rice from 8:10 to 8:40pm
Billy Changer are playing at Spacedust from 9-9:30 followed by Foliage from 10-10:30pm
Healing Gems are at The Echo from 10:30-11pm followed by Goon from 11:30-11:59pm
Friday
If you are starting the day early- Cigarette Bums are playing at Spacedust from 3:30-4pm followed by Vaguess from 4:30-5
Jane Church is playing at Sticky Rice from 4:50-5:20pm
Rosie Tucker is playing at Sticky Rice from 6:30-7pm
Veronica Bianqui is playing at TAIX French Restaurant from 7-7:30pm
Ariel Beesley is playing at Little Joy Cocktails from 7:10-7:40pm
Paper Idol are playing at The Echo from 7:30-8pm
Colleen Green is playing at Cosmic Vinyl from 8-9pm
Tracy Bryant is playing the Echoplex from 8:30-9pm
Sister Mantos is playing on the Liberty Stage from 8-8:40pm followed by The Red Pears playing from 9-10pm
Justus Proffit is playing at Stories Books & Cafe from 9:30-10pm
ela minus is playing at The Echo from 9:45-10:15pm
Death Hags are playing at Sticky Rice from 9:50-10:20pm
Juiceboxxx is playing at TAIX French Restaurant from 10-10:45pm
The Paranoyds are playing at the Echoplex from 10-10:30pm
Neil Frances is playing at The Echo from 10:30-11:30pm
MIRSY is playing at Sticky Rice from 11:30-11:59pm
Drinker are playing at The Semi-Tropic from 12-12:40am
Saturday
LA Qoolside are playing the Liberty Stage from 4-4:30pm
Tanukichan is playing at The Echo from 4-4:30pm
Small Forward are playing at Trencher from 6-6:30pm
Los Retros is playing at The Echo from 6:30-7pm
French Vanilla are playing the Liberty Stage from 7-7:45pm
Matt Rose is playing at The Semi-Tropic from 7-7:40pm
Ryan Pollie (LAPD) is playing at Sticky Rice from 8:10-8:40pm
Sofia Bolt is playing at The Echo from 8:20-8:50pm
Cosmonauts are playing the Echoplex from 9-9:40pm
Austin Manuel is playing at Cosmic Vinyl from 9-10pm
SadGirl are playing the Liberty Stage from 9-10pm
Big Search is playing at Sticky Rice from 9:50-10:20pm
Hooveriii are playing at Little Joy Cocktails from 10-10:30pm
Caught a Ghost are playing TAIX French Restaurant from 10-10:45pm
TV Party are playing at Sticky Rice from 11:30 to 11:59pm
Sunday
Loyal Lobos is playing at Sticky Rice from 4-4:30pm
Brendan Eder Ensemble are playing at Stories Books & Cafe from 5-5:30pm
Spelles is playing at Trencher from 5:30-6pm
The Entrance Band are playing at the Echoplex from 7:30-8pm
Draemings are playing at The Echo from 8:15-8:45pm
The High Curbs are playing at Spacedust from 8:30-9pm
Photo Ops is playing at Sticky Rice from 9-9:30pm
Fell Runner are playing at The Semi-Tropic from 9-9:40pm
Steady 45s are playing at the Echoplex from 10-10:30pm
Susan are playing at Sticky Rice from 10:40-11:10pm
Dream Phases are playing at Sticky Rice from 11:30-11:59pm
Every week before making suggestions for which bands to see in Los Angeles, I preview every band or performer I find a listing for. If I think they are worth checking out I put them in that month’s playlist and then when the month is over I review it and make it public.
This month there was a lot of good music so the playlist has been split into two.
The playlists above are a selection of songs from the bands and performers that played in Los Angeles last month.
May was a great month to see music in Los Angeles- so good one playlist for the month wasn’t enough!
There were a lot of great bands in Los Angeles last month, so many that I broke it down into two playlists.
Coachella is this weekend (4/12-4/14) and next (4/19-4/21) and features a lot of great bands. Below are playlists with a selection of some of the bands playing on each day and a list of their set times and locations at the festival as a way to help narrow down some of the choices.
Friday
Let’s Eat Grandma- 2-2:40 on the Gobi Stage
Las Robertas- 2:55- 3:25 on the Sonora Stage
Hurray for the Riff Raff- 3:05-3:45 on the Gobi Stage
Beach Fossils- 4:10-4:55 on the Gobi Stage
JPEGMAFIA- 5:00-5:40 on the Outdoor Theatre Stage
Tierra Whack – 6:35-7:30 on the Mojave Stage and leave early to see Anderson .Paak from 7:05-7:55 on the Coachella Stage or see The Frights on the Sonora Stage from 7:30-8:10
BLACKPINK- 8-9:00 on the Sahara Stage
SOPHIE- 9:10-10:00 on the Mojave Stage then head to the Coachella Stage to see some of Janelle Monáe’s set from 9:50-10:40
Charlotte Gainsbourg- 10:45-11:30 on the Mojave Stage
End the night with Childish Gambino on the Coachella Stage at 11:25
Saturday
The Red Pears- 1-1:30 on the Sonora Stage
Wallows- 1:30-2:15 on the Mojave Stage
Ty Segall and White Fence- 2:45- 3:35 on the Outdoor Theatre Stage
Shame- 3:40-4:15 on the Sonora Stage
Hop Along- 4:35- 5:10 on the Sonora Stage
JAIN- 5-5:45 on the Gobi Stage
Fashion designer and Louis Vuitton artistic director Virgil Abloh is DJ’ing on the Mojave Stage- 6:20-7:10
Superorganism- 7:40-8:25 on the Sonora Stage
Weezer- 8:35- 9:35 on the Coachella Stage or check out Idris Elba’s DJ skills on the Yuma Stage for a bit, he’s on from 9-11:00
Billie Eilish- 9:35-10:40 on the Outdoor Theatre stage or catch some of Aphex Twin’s 9:05-10:35 set on the Mojave Stage
Tame Impala starts at 10:35 on the Coachella Stage
Little Simz is on the Gobi Stage starting at 11:00
Kid Cudi starts his set on the Sahara Stage at 11:55
Sunday
Easy Life- 1:10-1:40 on the Sonora Stage
Mansionair- 2:30-3:10 on the Mojave Stage
Iceage- 3:45-4:20 on the Sonora Stage
Pusha T- 4:15-5:05 on the Coachella Stage
Lizzo- 5:45-6:30 on the Mojave Stage
YG- 7-7:50 on the Sahara Stage then stay for Gucci Gang (Gucci Mane, Lil Pump and Smokepurpp) from 8:15-9:05
Jon Hopkins 9:35-10:35 on the Gobi Stage
Kaytranada 10:55 on the Mojave Stage if you stay late
This playlist is a selection of songs from bands and musicians that played in Los Angeles in February 2019.