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Best Shows This Week (September 18 - 24) in LA

King Krule, Sweeping Promises, Automatic, Tangerine Dream, Knifeplay, Ladytron, Mitski, Floating Points, Bethany Cosentino, Flying Lotus, Cut Worms, The Baseball Project & more!

September 17, 2023

MONDAY
Bethany Cosentino (of Best Coast) plays a solo show at Troubadour. A splendid way to say goodbye to the official end of summer.
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TUESDAY
LA artist Miya Folick plays synth-y post ___ pop anthems at El Rey Theatre.
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TUESDAY
Legendary cinematic German electronic(a) band Tangerine Dream plays The Vermont Hollywood. Getting tickets could be risky business.
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WEDNESDAY
See a live performance of Promises, the acclaimed 2021 album from producer Floating Points and late tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, at Hollywood Bowl. Members of The Comet is Coming, Four Tet, Caribou, The Sun Ra Arkestra and more.
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WEDNESDAY
Mitski performs her new album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We at The Theatre at Ace acoustically.
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WEDNESDAY
Angular Boston post punks Sweeping Promises play Lodge Room. A guaranteed good time.
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WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
Mighty Neil Young plays two shows at The Roxy this week, 50 years from the date he first played there.
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THURSDAY
Poppy London punks Dream Wife play Zebulon. Is this real life?
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FRIDAY
English electronic band Ladytron play their first headlining LA show in over 4 years at The Belasco. Expect light and magic.
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FRIDAY
Sharp Philadelphia shoegaze/slowcore band Knifeplay play Gold-Diggers. Get into them.
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~~SATURDAY~~ ++NEW DATE: DECEMBER 12++
LA rockers Automatic play Fonda Theatre and your decision to attend should be immediate.
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SUNDAY & MONDAY
English songwriter King Krule (aka Archy Marshall) plays Hollywood Palladium. Man alive, there's so many good shows this week!
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Cut Worms (win tickets), Weyes Blood, Generationals, The Baseball Project (win tickets), Rokysopp, Ron Gallo, Kula Shaker (win tickets), Saint Motel, Daniel Caesar, Flying Lotus, Surf Curse, John Maus, Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily, Jockstrap, Hannah Jadagu, G Flip, Van Morrison, Phantom Planet, Mamalarky, The Wombats, The Mission UK, The Chameleons, Frank Turner, Steve Miller Band (win tickets), Pepper (win tickets), Chance The Rapper, Pendant, Pedro The Lion, Suzie True, Destroy Boys, Jess Williamson and lots more...