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Best Shows This Week (October 30 - November 5) in LA

Courtney Barnett, Beach Fossils, Men I Trust, boygenius, Interpol, Liz Phair, Substance 2023, The Chats, Speedy Ortiz, Girl Ray, Turnover, Kings of Convenience, Palehound, Gilla Band, Crack Cloud, PVA, Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, Current Joys & more!

October 29, 2023

MONDAY
Interpol play The Greek Theatre and nothing can stop us from going to this show, not even jail.
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TUESDAY
We can't blurb about every good Halloween show and party happening Tuesday because there are just too many... there are just too many.
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WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & SUNDAY
Beach Fossils and Turnover play three L.A.-area shows together this week and everything will be chill.
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THURSDAY - SATURDAY
Norwegian hush pop heroes Kings of Convenience play their first LA shows in 12 years. Quiet is the new loud.
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THURSDAY & SATURDAY
Montreal dream popsters Men I Trust play three L.A.-area shows this week. Have faith it will be worth the traffic.
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THURSDAY
Excellently catchy French synth pop band Agar Agar play The Regent Theater. Get there, get there.
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FRIDAY
Liz Phair performs her glorious 1993 album Exile in Guyville in full this week (and next!).
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Substance 2023 goes down at the Globe Theatre this weekend with heavy performances by Gilla Band, TR/ST, Crack Cloud, PVA, Special Interest and lots more goodness.
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Sometimes I sit and think and sometimes I just sit and dream about seeing Courtney Barnett at Hollywood Forever.
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SUNDAY
Lee Ranaldo (see also: Sonic Youth) plays an acoustic solo show at Zebulon and going would be a real goo-d idea.
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
boygenius, 100gecs, Sloppy Jane, Current Joys, Guns N' Roses (win tickets), This Is The Kit, Drugdealer (win tickets), Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Palehound, Alexalone, Girl Ray, Video Age, Speedy Ortiz, Madison Cunningham, The Chats, Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, Ratboys, Another Michael, The Red Pears, Nick Cave (signing), Fred Again.., Yes, Arto Lindsay, Scout Gillett, Doja Cat, High on Fire, The Wrecks, Plague Vendor, G Flip, KISS, Drive-By Truckers, Primer, St. Lucia, Hozier, Ben Kweller, This Wild Life (win tickets), Neil Frances, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Fugees, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness (win tickets) and lots more...