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Best Shows This Week (June 2 - 8) in LA

The Roots Picnic, The Men, The Wedding Present, CIVIC, Sunflower Bean, Ministry, Ringo Deathstarr, Leon Bridges, The Tubs, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Sunday (1994), Takuya Kuroda, Zig Zags, Pet Symmetry & more!

June 1, 2025

TUESDAY
Acclaimed jazz trumpeter Takuya Kuroda plays Lodge Room.
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WEDNESDAY
Industrial metal icons Ministry headline Hollywood Palladium. Spread the good news.
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THURSDAY
Rising LA popsters Sunday (1994) play dreamy jams soaked in '90s nostalgia at the Troubadour.
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FRIDAY
Noisy Melbourne garage rock / post proto punks CIVIC play Echoplex. Should be sick.
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FRIDAY
Solid Brooklyn rockers Sunflower Bean play Lodge Room with sweet shoegaze-y support from GIFT and Tashaki Miyaki.
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Speaking of solid rockers from Brooklyn, The Men are coming over here to play Zebulon and The Sardine this week.
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SATURDAY
UK (heavy) jangle pop heroes The Wedding Present play their first LA show in years and years with solid support from the excellent and equally jangle-y Welsh band, The Tubs.
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SUNDAY
A Roots Picnic Experience is always a feast for the ears and it's happening this Sunday at Hollywood Bowl.
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Leon Bridges, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Zig Zags, Ringo Deathstarr, The Minus 5, Pet Symmetry, Elysian Fields, Brand New, The Black Keys, Sun Kil Moon, Fred Armisen, Finn Wolfhard, Drive-By Truckers, Deer Tick, Screeching Weasel (win tickets), Nate Sib, Zeds Ded, Tijuana Panthers, Raphael Saadiq, Cali Vibes, Youth Code, Guantanamo Baywatch, Mabe Fratti, Mallrat, Scout Gillett, BANKS, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and more!