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Best Shows This Week (March 9 - 15) in LA

NIN, Neko Case, Whitney, Phantogram, Baths, ear, she's green, Bassvictim, Sasami, HighSchool, Maria BC, Walt McClements, claire rousay, Institute, Joanne Robertson, Buck Meek + more!

March 8, 2026

MONDAY
Neko Case plays The Observatory OC in case you want to have an excellent Monday night.
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TUESDAY
Nine Inch Nails plays the Honda Center. Missing this one would Hurt.
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TUESDAY
Swirling lo-fi Pittsburgh power popsters Gaadge play The Airliner, with solid support from lush L.A. shoegaze heads Host Family.
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WEDNESDAY
Fuzzy Minneapolis dream popsters she's green plays LAX (the other LAX). Please get into their noisy melodic goodness ASAP.
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WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY
Trippy NYC indie electro popsters Phantogram play three shows at the Troubadour.
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WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY
Buzzy London poppy post punks HighSchool make their L.A. live debut at Zebulon and The Observatory OC this week. Not going would be soooo sophomoric.
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THURSDAY
Hear ye Hear ye: NY/London electronic duo ear plays Don Quixote. Listen to ear and get in on the ground floor of their glitch pop goodness.
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THURSDAY
Baths brings the clean beats to Lodge Room.
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Whitney breezes in from the Windy City to play two v. chill shows at Lodge Room.
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SATURDAY
Acclaimed experimental composers Walt McClements and claire rousay play a matinee at Healing Force of the Universe.
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SATURDAY
Sasami swings by Sid The Cat. Sweet.
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SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Gritty and giddy London post ___ dance pop duo Bassvictim play two shows at the Fonda. Go if you bangers.
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SUNDAY
Classically-trained vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Maria BC plays Zebulon. Please get into these heavy/pretty experimental post ___ goth folk melodies immediately.
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Institute, Joanne Robertson, Buck Meek, Soft Palms, Provoker, Margo Price, Truman Sinclair (win tickets), The Fray, The Midnight, Morgan Nagler, Umphrey's McGee (win tickets), Plague Vendor, Jayo (win tickets), The Koffin Kats (win tickets), Colony House (win tickets), Miguel, Channel Tres, Band of Skulls (win tickets), Prewn, The California Honeydrops, Donny Benet (win tickets) and more!