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Best Shows This Week (March 30 - April 5) in LA

Open Melody (Lightning Bolt, Agriculture, Deerhoof, Kassie Krut, more), Mclusky, Kim Gordon, Sunn O))), Ratboys, Moin, Vivien Goldman, Tom Skinner, Mitski, Go Kurosawa, The Menzingers, Richard Thompson, femtanyl, L.A. Witch, Eliza McLamb, Courtney Marie Andrews, Fust + more!

March 29, 2026

MONDAY - SATURDAY
Mitski plays five class-y shows at Hollywood High School Auditorium.
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MONDAY
Esteemed punk/journalist Vivien Goldman (of The Flying Lizards) plays Zebulon.
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TUESDAY
Seattle noise gods Sunn O))) plays United Theater on Broadway. Bring earplugs because safety first.
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TUESDAY
Post hardcore heroes Mclusky (born: 1996) plays a ripper at The Regent.
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WEDNESDAY
Chill multi-instrumentalist Go Kurosawa (of Kikagaku Moyo) plays Lodge Room.
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WEDNESDAY
Excellent London post/industrial/electro/noise/rock three-piece Moin make their LA live debut at Echoplex. Get in on the ground floor of their musical goodness.
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THURSDAY
Kim Gordon plays Sid The Cat Auditorium. Yes, please.
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THURSDAY
Go to the Open Melody 2026 Pre-Party at Permanent Records Roadhouse.
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THURSDAY
Melodic Scranton punks The Menzingers plays The Glass House. Go to this show if you don't wanna be an _______ anymore.
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THURSDAY & FRIDAY
Folk legend Richard Thompson plays two shows at Largo. Let's go.
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FRIDAY
Ratboys rock Teragram Ballroom.
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Toronto hyper/digital/hardcore outfit femtanyl do a doubleheader at The Roxy. Come for the relentless beats, stay for the synth swerves and assault of glitches.
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FRIDAY - SUNDAY
Go to Open Melody 2026 Festival at 2220 Arts + Archives this weekend. See the nice and noisy lineup!
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SATURDAY
Eat pizza with STRFKR in Venice. FREE w/ RSVP.
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SATURDAY
"Tom Skinner of The Smile is playing Zebulon," he grinned.
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
L.A. Witch, Eliza McLamb (win tickets), Courtney Marie Andrews, Fust, The Thing, Fcukers, Eggy, Saintseneca, Oog Bogo, Semi Trucks, Bondo, How Did This Get Made?, Sword II, Mary Halvorson, Phi-Psonics, Brad Stank, girlpuppy, Quarters (win tickets), Wallice (win tickets), Pity Party (Girls Club) (win tickets). Blimp, Dave, Nessa Barrett, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Ollie Wride, Theo Parrish, Ben Quad, Double XP, Gary Numan, Elise Trouw, Knumears and more!