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Best Shows This Week (May 26 - 31) in LA

Hum, Nothing, Chapterhouse, Ovlov, Ladytron, Woods, Ivy, Ty Segall, Haley Fohr, Alan Sparhawk, Aja Monet, Traps PS, Isobel Campbell, The Last Dinner Party, We Are Scientists, Dove Ellis, mary in the junkyard, Samiam, Rostam + more!

May 25, 2026

TUESDAY
Garage rock savant Ty Segall plays a sick solo show at The Venice West. Thank you Segall.
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TUESDAY
Raw LA punks Memo PST play a massive ripper at Oblivion.
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WEDNESDAY
Isobel Campbell (of Belle & Sebastian) plays a sparkling solo show at Lodge Room.
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WEDNESDAY
NYC indie pop vets Ivy (born: 1994) play Teragram Ballroom with solid support from Dummy.
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WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
Buzzy Irish indie folkster Dove Ellis plays two shows at Hollywood Forever with solid support from sprawling London experimental band mary in the junkyard.
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THURSDAY
Brooklyn psych folk vets Woods plays Sid The Cat Auditorium and you should go. Don't miss the forest for the trees.
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THURSDAY
Excellent Vancouver post electro pop artist Sophia Stel plays Lodge Room. Come for the stellar beats, stay for the pretty melodies.
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FRIDAY
Liverpool electropop leaders Ladytron (born: 1999) play The Novo. You know we will go.
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FRIDAY
Acclaimed London art rock collective The Last Dinner Party headline Orpheum Theatre. Be sure to get there on time to see Automatic too.
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FRIDAY
LA post punk stalwarts Traps PS play Permanent Records Roadhouse with solid support from explosively cool post __ art __ punks Self Improvement.
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY
The shoegaze-friendly Slide Away Fest returns to Hollywood Palladium this weekend with heavy swirly performances by Hum (!), Nothing, Chapterhouse, Ovlov and more.
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SATURDAY
Haley Fohr (Circuit Des Yeux) and Alan Sparhawk (Low) team up for a good one at 2220 Arts + Archives.
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SATURDAY
Acclaimed singer/songwriter/poet Aja Monet plays a *free early evening show* at The Getty. Worth paying for, even though you totally don't have to.
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SATURDAY
Beloved NYC indie popsters We Are Scientists play the Troubadour. Use the scientific method during this show to form a hypothesis about how much fun you're having.
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SUNDAY
CA punk legends Samiam (born: 1988) play Teragram Ballroom. BYOGEAH. (Bring your own green eggs and ham.)
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Rostam, Lowertown, Fat, Evil Children, Vundabar, Hyd, Lords of Acid, Shannon Lay, Keith Morris (of Circle Jerks), Kinky, Violet Grohl, Marietta, Inner Wave (win tickets), GZA, Provoker, LEYA, Yot Club, Reggie Watts, Nettspend, underscores, Dave Harrington, Fred Armisen, The Scratch, Blood Club (win tickets), Rose Gray, Glixen, Ray Bull, Babehoven, awakebutstillinbed and more!