This week’s best concerts in Los Angeles feature a variety of genres and venue sizes. Like always, we handpick all the best shows happening in LA. This week: Terrace Martin with Kenyon Dixon, Ethel Cain, Passion Pit, Love Spells, Midnight Generation, H.R. (of Bad Brains), Tennis, Alice Phoebe Lou, Punk Crush, Monobloc, Lauren Ruth Ward, Japanese Breakfast, Fazerdaze, Alisa Xayalith, Michael Seyer, Abby Sage, Clipse, Happy Sundays Fest, and a lot more. Take your pick!
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* Shows in bold are super recommended
8/18 The Philharmonik at Blue Note LA
8/19 My Morning Jacket at Hollywood Palladium
8/19 Reneé Rapp at the Grammy Museum
8/19 Yuronono, MORAL, Joseon at Gold-Diggers
8/19 Carly Rae Jepsen at The Troubadour
8/19 Open Mike Eagle with Jordan Patterson and J.Rocc at the Hammer Museum (FREE)
8/19 Terrace Martin with Special Guest Kenyon Dixon at Blue Note LA
8/19 Michael Angelakos is Passion Pit at Moroccan Lounge
8/20 Ethel Cain, 9million at Shrine Auditorium
8/22The Return of Acid Bath, with guests High On Fire & Windhand at Hollywood Palladium
8/20 Love Spells at Moroccan Lounge
8/20 Midnight Generation at Echoplex
8/20 Kali Uchis at Kia Forum
8/20 H.R. (of Bad Brains), Gaba Groove, Max Bartos & more at Whisky a Go-Go
8/20 Terrace Martin with Special Guest Kenyon Dixon at Blue Note LA
8/20 STRFKR, Mamalarky at Fox Theater Pomona
8/20 Herbie Hancock at Hollywood Bowl
8/20 Dead Rock West, Dallas Burrow at Zebulon
8/20 Tennis, Alice Phoebe Lou at The Greek Theatre
8/20 Protect Me, Local Bitches, Kontrol Inc. & more at Monty Bar (FREE)
8/20 Jeff Parker, ETA IVTET at Lodge Room
8/20 Michael Angelakos is Passion Pit at Moroccan Lounge
8/21 Robert Glasper at Blue Note LA
8/21 Tim Heidecker and The Very Good Band at Lodge Room
8/21 Midnight Generation at Echoplex
8/21 Kali Uchis at Kia Forum
8/21 Ethel Cain, 9million at Shrine Auditorium
8/21 Rearranged Face, Leafblower, The Tickets at Monty Bar (FREE)
8/21 Men I Trust, Strongboi at the Greek Theatre
8/21 Charlotte Lawrence at The Roxy
8/21 Eagles of Death Metal at Teragram Ballroom
8/22 Punk Crush at Moroccan Lounge
8/22 King Stingray, The Hayds, High Flight at Lodge Room
8/22 Monobloc at the Constellation Room (Santa Ana)
8/22 Kenzo Cregan, The Only Ocean, BendreTheGiant at Gold-Diggers
8/22 Robert Glasper at Blue Note LA
8/22 Lauren Ruth Ward, Chloe Fuller at Gibson LA Showroom
8/22 Maestro of the Movies celebrating the music of John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl
8/22 The J-Town Bronzeville Suite at California Plaza as part of Grand Performances (FREE)
8/22 The Rythm Howlers, Crash Davidian & more at Monty Bar (FREE)
8/22 Japanese Breakfast, Ginger Root at The Greek Theatre
8/23 Lula Washington Dance Theatre 45th Anniversary Celebration at The Ford
8/23 Discostan at Zebulon
8/23 Babe Rainbow at Fonda Theatre
8/23 Kinky & Los Abandoned at Levitt Pavilion (FREE)
8/23 Evidence at Teragram Ballroom
8/23 Ellise at Moroccan Lounge
8/23 Fazerdaze, Alisa Xayalith at El Rey Theatre
8/23 Yungblud at Hollywood Palladium
8/23 Michael Seyer, Abby Sage at Lodge Room
8/23 Maestro of the Movies celebrating the music of John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl
8/23 Jack Van Cleaf at The Echo
8/23 Emily King at Blue Note LA
8/23 Oro Sólido at California Plaza as part of Grand Performances (FREE)
8/23 Clipse with Earthgang at The Novo
8/23 Emile Mosseri at The Getty
8/23 Le Frique Sonique Turns 4 w/ Jeremy Sole, Jason Bentley, Raul Campos at Moroccan Lounge
8/23 Black Flag, The Dickies at The Glass House (Pomona)
8/23-24 Happy Sundays Fest with Le Shok, Generación Suicida, Trap Girl, Carrion Kids, SWMS, Soft Palms, and many more (FREE)
8/24 Element Band at The Ford
8/24 Maestro of the Movies celebrating the music of John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl
8/24 Emily King at Blue Note LA
8/24 Jesika von Rabbit, Dream Phases, Los Quinceaneros at Zebulon
8/24 A Flock of Seagulls, Big Country, General Public, The Vapors & more at The Greek Theatre
Next Week’s Preview
8/25 Béla Fleck and the Flecktones at The Ford
8/25 Mayer Hawthorne at Blue Note LA
8/25 Khamari at Echoplex
8/26 Deradoorian, Colloboh, DJ Chris Fallon at Zebulon
8/26 Spoon, Pete Molinari at The Observatory (Orange County, no LA show)
8/28 Sarabande Africaine: Angélique Kidjo & Yo-Yo Ma with Thierry Vaton and David Donatien
and special guest Sinkane at the Hollywood Bowl
8/28 Flawed Mangoes at Echoplex
8/23 Meatbodies, Pancho & The Wizards at Lodge Room
8/29-30 Cyndi Lauper at Hollywood Bowl
8/29 The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, New Found Glory at Kia Forum
8/29-31 Mac DeMarco at The Greek Theatre
8/30 Betty Who, LA Phil at The Ford
8/30 Liberación Collective: Sudan & US Migrants Benefit feat. Lauren Jauregui, DannyLux, Zanib, Xiuhtezcatl, and more at The Miracle Theater Inglewood
8/30 Redd Kross, Juanita & Juan, Kate Clover & DJ Keith Morris at Levitt Pavilion (FREE)
8/31 Sílvia Pérez Cruz, La Muchacha, Y La Madrigal (Luz Elena Mendoza of Y La Bamba) at The Ford
September Preview
9/3 Hiatus Kaiyote, Snarky Puppy at Hollywood Bowl
9/4 Calva Louise, Mike’s Dead, Sicksense at The Roxy
9/4 The Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse, Dehd at The Greek Theatre
9/5 Jenny Hval at Lodge Room
9/5 Thievery Corporation at The Greek Theatre
9/6 Benefit show for Jovan featuring Matamosca!, The Steadians, Cafe Con Tequila & more at Badd Dogg Compound
9/6-7 Oasis, Cage the Elephant at Rose Bowl
9/7 Youth Code with King Yosef at Echoplex
9/7 ASTROPICAL (members of Bomba Estéreo and Rawayana) at Hollywood Bowl
9/9 Ninajirachi at The Roxy
9/9 Sofiane Pamart at The Ford
9/9 Hot Chip at Fonda Theatre
9/10 Provoker, Choir Boy, Touching Ice at Fonda Theatre
9/11 Billie Marten at El Rey Theatre
9/15 Cuco at The Greek Theatre
9/13 Sonido Gallo Negro, É Arenas at The Ford
9/15 Neil Young (and the chrome hearts) at Hollywood Bowl
9/18 Kumo 99 at The Paramount
9/18 JP Saxe at The Ford
9/18 Nine Inch Nails, Boys Noize at Kia Forum
9/19 Anika, Lauren Early at Echoplex
9/19 Nine Inch Nails, Boys Noize at Kia Forum
9/19-20 Aly & AJ, Amanda Shires at The Ford
9/20 TOPS at The Bellwether
9/21 Arc de Soleil at Fonda Theatre
9/21 Air (with orchestra), Bonobo (DJ Set) at Hollywood Bowl
9/24 Band of Horses, Iron and Wine at The Wiltern
9/24 Perfect Angel: The Definitive Minnie Riperton Tribute at Hollywood Bowl
9/25-26 LCD Soundsystem, Pulp at Hollywood Bowl
9/26 Mr. Gnome at Gold-Diggers
9/26 yeule at The Belasco
9/26-27 Magdalena Bay at Hollywood Forever
9/27 Big Thief at Hollywood Bowl
9/27 Hunx and His Punx at The Belasco
9/27 Renée Elise Goldsberry at The Ford
9/27 The Murder Capital at The Echo
9/28 Spiritualized at Orpheum Theatre
9/30 Osees, Brigid Dawson, DREAM_MEGA at Teragram Ballroom
9/30 Sparks at The Greek Theatre
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