20 Good Shows To See in LA This Week
'Tis a fine week.
Written by Patrick McNamara
20 Good Shows To See in LA This Week!
September 11 - September 17 / 2017 A.D.
1. Rostam at Amoeba Music (free show) on Thursday, September 14th.
Good free show alert.
Good free show alert.
Good free show alert.
(typing it three times supposedly helps keeps vampires away)
RIYL: weekends
2. Cigarettes After Sex at Teragram Ballroom on Thursday, September 14th.
Cigarettes After Sex is the ambient pop project of Greg Gonzalez and chill creative collaborators.
This band is smooth.
Not smooth like Santana.
Smooth like a cigarette.
After sex.
3. Alice Glass at The Echo on Thursday, September 14th.
Formerly of Crystal Castles and second cousin of George Glass, the boyfriend Jan made-up in The Brady Bunch....
Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Alice Glass!
Glass!
Glass!
At the Echo!
Echo!
Echo!
4. Against Me! at The Fonda Theater on Thursday, September 14th.
This band = a good band.
GOING.
Who's with me!
5. Daddy Issues at El Rey Theatre on Friday, September 15th.
Daddy Issues is a good band from Nashville. They open this show.*
They play '90s inspired grunge pop that the alt station on FM radio would be wise to recognize.
SO LISTEN UP, FM RADIO.
RIYL: Elastica * Veruca Salt * Luscious Jackson * More Good Bands Like That
*show headlined by together PANGEA w/ The Side Eyes & Tall Juan also playing
This show that was supposed to happen a few months ago is finally happening again.
Hall and Oates and Tears For Fears sharing the stage in 2017 A.D.
It's a mad world, rich girl.
7. The Church at The Fonda Theatre on Friday, September 15th.
Here's a good deep cut by The Church (one of the more underrated gaze-y rock bands to come out of the '80s).
Wait for the 2:27 part, please.
8. Black Kids at Echoplex on Saturday, September 16th.
This Black Kids jam (huge jam - HUGE) is now 9 years old.
But guess what?
I'm still not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance w/ U.
9. Alex Cameron at The Hi Hat on Saturday, September 16th.
Strong. Pop. Songs.
RIYL: Secretly Canadian
File Under: Australia!
10. LVL UP at The Echo on Sunday, September 17th.
LVL UP RULES.
THAT.
IS.
ALL.
11. Explosions in the Sky at The Greek Theatre on Monday, September 18th.
Those who go to this show shall live forever.
12. New Order at Hollywood Bowl on Monday, September 18th.
Whenever I am asked what is the best song I say this, this is the best song.
Rounding Out The Top 20:
Tijuana Panthers / Slothrust / Mourn / Dude York at The Regent Theater
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit at Orpheum Theatre
Folk Revival Fest at Rainbow Lagoon Park
Nocturnal Wonderland at Glen Helen Amphitheatre
