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Best Shows This Week (July 10 - 16) in LA

Sparks, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Local Natives (free), Mac DeMarco, Phantogram, Tycho, Neil Young, The Drums, Viva Pomona!, AJJ, Snõõper, Bonobo & more!

July 9, 2023

BEST SHOWS THIS WEEK (JULY 10 - 16) IN LA

MONDAY & THURSDAY
Mighty Neil Young plays two shows at The Greek this week. Legend.
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TUESDAY
Local natives Local Natives play a *free show* at Amoeba Music. Worth paying for even though you don't have to.
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TUESDAY
Soaring South Texas shoegazers Glare play Moroccan Lounge. Go.
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TUESDAY
John Mulaney is doing two intimate shows at Largo. Gotta go see Baby J.
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TUESDAY - FRIDAY
Brand new LA music venue The Bellwether has its Grand Opening this week and Phantogram is happily tasked with ushering in this new era of musical goodness. You can also catch Buscabulla, Tycho, and Panda Bear & Sonic Boom there this inaugural week.
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FRIDAY
Dream popsters The Drums play Shrine Expo Hall. Great band. Forever and ever. Amen.
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FRIDAY - SUNDAY
Old dog Mac DeMarco performs his excellent new instrumental album Five Easy Hot Dogs live at The Ford.
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SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Viva Pomona! is this weekend at The Glass House featuring performances by The Red Pears, Coco & Clair Clair, Cold Gawd, Isabella Lovestory and lots more.
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SATURDAY
OUTLIER festival comes to LA with highly danceable DJ sets by Bonobo and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs plus live performances by Jacques Greene, Amtrac and more.
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SUNDAY
Eccentro-pop legends Sparks play Hollywood Bowl with They Might Be Giants, a pretty perfect pairing.
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PLUS MORE NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
AJJ, Snõõper, Upchuck, Remember Sports, Goon, Claire Rosinkranz, Kate Berlant, girlpuppy, Pool Kids, Mix Master Mike, CupcakKe, Gal Pal, IC3PEAK, Ozomatli (free show), Brit Floyd, Summer Salt (win tickets), Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Les Claypool's Fearless Frog Brigade, Goth Babe (win tickets), Havok, Brainstory (free) and lots more...