Written by Patrick McNamara

THESE

ARE THE

BEST

SHOWS IN

LA

THIS

WEEK

So help me blob.

#1 Colleen Green + Jaill - All Star Lanes - Monday - September 14 - 2015 A.D.

This should be a 100% chill one. Colleen Green + Jaill (a perfect punk pairing, mind you) play a bowling alley. WEEEEEEEEEEEED.

#2 All Dogs + Upset - Gal Palace - Wednesday - September 16 - 2015 A.D.

I like All Dogs. I like Upset. Therefore, I encourage you to go to Gal Palace tonight and see both bands play because I'd like for you to like the music that I like. That's just the way this music blob works.

#3 Hum + Mineral - The Regent Theater - Thursday - September 17 - 2015 A.D.

Hum's music has aged like a fine wine (not that I'd know what that tastes like unless impulsively upgrading to the $3.99 bottle of wine is considered fine). One of my favorite bands ever plays tonight with Mineral, one of my favorite '90s emo bands. If you don't watch/listen to any of the videos I've posted here for you today at least watch/listen to these next two. SO. GOOD.

#4 Mew + The Dodos - The Observatory - Friday - September 18 - 2015 A.D.

Well, look at this, just another great pairing. I guess the best shows come in twos this week. Mew (File Under: A Good Band) + The Dodos (RIYL: SAME) play The Observatory and not living anywhere close to Santa Ana is no excuse. You have a car, right? Cool. What's that like?

#5 Destroyer - The Regent Theater - Sunday - September 20 - 2015 A.D.

Destroyer. Dan Bejar. There is only one.

Other notable shows this week = Wavves at Teragram Ballroom + Ms. Lauryn Hill at The Greek + (Chris) Baio of Vampire Weekend at The Echo + Angel Haze at The Echo + Optimo at Echoplex + Foo Fighters at Honda Center + Oberhofer at The Observatory + Deer Tick at Rainbow Lagoon Park + Cut Copy at LA Center Studios + Ratatat at The Majestic Ventura Theater

THESE

WERE THE

BEST

SHOWS IN

LA

THIS

WEEK

So help me blob.

(here's this one again just in case you missed it the first time)