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10 Good Shows To See in LA This Month

September 5, 2016

Written by Patrick McNamara

It's not summer anymore but boo hoo who really gives a ____ because September almost always has a bunch of good shows going on and this is no time to be sad or wistful about the earth spinning away from the sun.

Let's take a good look at 10 of this month's best shows (I could've mentioned a BUNCH more good ones but I've got shows to list on my blob, man - for a full list, click this).

#1 Ty Segall - 9/10 - Teragram Ballroom

Ty Segall heads a big time benefit for The Smell. But it's not at The Smell. It's at Teragram.

Like Macy's sending peeps to Gimbels.

DO IT FOR TY. DO IT FOR THE SMELL.

One love, everybody.

One.

Love.


TY SEGALL with NO PARENTS, BEACH BUMS and PITY PARTY

TERAGRAM BALLROOM

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

SHOW INFO // TICKETS


#2 Wilco - 9/13 & 9/14 & 9/15 - The Theatre at Ace

You have three chances to get yer Dad Rock on this month at The Theatre* at Ace.

Make the most of it, dad... dad.... daddio.

*can all the Theaters I mean Theaters of the world just decide how they're going to spell it, please? All dudes named Philip and Phillip can do this too.


WILCO

THE THEATRE AT ACE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

SHOW INFO // TICKETS


WILCO

THE THEATRE AT ACE

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

SHOW INFO // TICKETS


WILCO

THE THEATRE AT ACE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

SHOW INFO // TICKETS


#3 Death Grips - 9/14 - The Observatory

What could go wrong at this show?

RIYL: Trainwrecks


DEATH GRIPS

THE OBSERVATORY

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

SHOW INFO // TICKETS


#4 CRX - 9/17 - Troubadour

Nick from The Strokes' brand new band.

Please don't wear your Strokes shirt to this show.


CRX with CLAUDE FONTAINE

TROUBADOUR

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

SHOW INFO // TICKETS


#5 Dinosaur Jr. - 9/21 & 9/22 & 9/23 - Teragram Ballroom

Three chances to see this legendary post ___ scuzz band. Don't sleep on getting tickets in advance, though, or you'll FEEL THE PAIN.

Unless you don't like Dinosuar Jr...

In that case, don't worry about it.


DINOSAUR JR with HERON OBLIVION

TERAGRAM BALLROOM

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

SHOW INFO // TICKETS


DINOSAUR JR with HERON OBLIVION

TERAGRAM BALLROOM

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

SHOW INFO // TICKETS


DINOSAUR JR with HERON OBLIVION

TERAGRAM BALLROOM

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

SHOW INFO // TICKETS


#6 Animal Collective - 9/21 - The Observatory

Saw Brian Wilson play "Pet Sounds" this summer and that young buck was totally ripping Animal Collective's early sound!

Best band ever, man.


ANIMAL COLLECTIVE with ERIC COPELAND (of BLACK DICE)

THE OBSERVATORY

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

SHOW INFO // TICKETS


#7 Twin Shadow - 9/23 - Hollywood Forever

Twin Shadow plays Prince's classic "Purple Rain" album in full at Hollwood Forever cemetery and people are DYING to get in!


TWIN SHADOW (PERFORMING THE ENTIRE "PURPLE RAIN" ALBUM)

HOLLYWOOD FOREVER CEMETERY

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

SHOW INFO // TICKETS


#8 Desert Stars Fest - 9/23 & 9/24 - Pappy and Harriet's

The two-day Desert Stars Fest is back in Pioneertown and this year's lineup rules!

Trail of Dead...

Dino Jr....

Sebadoh....

And on and on and on the goodness goes.


DINOSAUR JR, TRAIL OF DEAD, SEBADOH, MOON DUO AND MORE

DESERT STARS FESTIVAL at PAPPY AND HARRIET'S

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 & SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

SHOW INFO // TICKETS


#9 Music Tastes Good - 9/23-9/25 - Downtown Long Beach

METZ is playing this three-day fest. That's all you need to know.

(But if you need to know more so is Iron & Wine and De La Soul and Warpaint and Melvins and Dr. Dog and Girlpool.)

But anyway, METZ!


IRON AND WINE, DE LA SOUL, METZ, WARPAINT, MELVINS, DR. DOG, GIRLPOOL AND MORE

MUSIC TASTES GOOD - DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

SHOW INFO // TICKETS


#10 Sigur Ros - 9/24 - Hollywood Bowl

Nobody really knows what the afterlife will be like but it just might sound like a Sigur Ros song.


SIGUR ROS

HOLLYWOOD BOWL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

SHOW INFO // TICKETS



FOR EVEN MORE GOOD SHOWS HAPPENING THIS SEPTEMBER, CLICK HERE.

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