Written by Patrick McNamara

So. Many. Good. Shows. This Week.

And. When. I. Go. Crazy. With. The Periods. Like. This. You. Know. I. Mean. It. Man.

These. Are. The. Best. Shows. In. Around. Above. Below. Beyond. Los. Angeles. This. Week.

#1 DIIV - The Echo - Mon/Tues/Wed - February 22/23/24 - 2016 A.D.

NYC's DIIV play three shows at The Echo this week.

DIIV. Is. Good.

#2 Julien Baker - Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock - Friday - February 26 - 2016 A.D.

See rising up-and-coming buzzy singer/songwriter Julien Baker on Friday at a (relatively) small space (in this case, Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock) and maybe someday you can impress someone by saying you once did.

Julien. Baker. Is. Good.

#3 Bill Callahan (smog) - Hollywood Forever Cemetery - Friday - February 26 - 2016 A.D.

Bill Callahan, the man also sometimes known as smog (click that to read a profile I wrote on smog almost 12 years ago - yeesh), plays two shows at Hollywood Forever on Friday and people are DYING to get into them. File Under: Quiet Neighbors.

Bill. Challahan. Is. Good.

#4 Parquet Courts - American Legion Hall Post 206 - Sat/Sun - February 27/28 - 2016 A.D.

Two shows this weekend at an American Legion Hall for NYC punks, Parquet Courts. Everybody must get stoned.

Parquet. Courts. Is. Good.

#5 Drive Like Jehu - ECHOPLEX - Sunday - February 28 - 2016 A.D.

Legendary San Diego punks, Drive Like Jehu, play Echoplex on Sunday.

Best. Band. Ever.

Other notable shows = Kid Cudi at Hollywood Palladium + Neon Indian at The Observatory and The Fonda + Knuckle Puck at The Roxy + Feels at Basic Flowers + Beacon at Club Bahia + Hamilton Leithauser at Paul Maroon from The Walkmen at Hollywood Forever Cemetery + Palehound at The Echo + Carly Rae Jepsen at The Fonda + Lake Street Dive at The Wiltern + Metric at Hollywood Palladium + Papercuts at The Satellite + The Cave Singers at Bootleg + The Drums at The Observatory

Check out all of this week's good LA Shows

I. Told. You. There. Were. So. Many. Good. Shows. This Week.

Have fun out there.

Be excellent to each other.

Party on, dudes.