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Best Shows This Week (June 1 - 7) in LA

Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura, Paul Simon, Teen Suicide, The Human League, Hunx and His Punx, Cloud Nothings, The Red Krayola, Tigers Jaw, The Linda Lindas, Death Cab For Cutire, Vacations, Pool Kids, Bleary Eyed, Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Allah-Las, Steve Roach, Janelane, Racing Mount Pleasant, Illuminati Hotties + more!

May 31, 2026

MONDAY & TUESDAY
Scottish indie pop stalwarts Camera Obscura (born: 1996) play Pacific Electric. More like GlasGOING.
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MONDAY
Melodic LA indie rockers Janelane headline a solid *free show* at Zebulon. YOU. SHALL. NOT. PAYYY.
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TUESDAY
Death Cab For Cutie play a surprise show at Sid The Cat Auditorium. Sold out fast.
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TUESDAY
Experimental post/psych/punk vets The Red Krayola color outside the lines at Zebulon.
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WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
Take a break and go see jangle-y Aussie indie popsters Vacations play two the Troubadour.
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THURSDAY & FRIDAY
Hunx and His Punx play two shows at Alex's Bar and you can go see 'em for aproxximately $32 bucx.
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THURSDAY
The Human League headlines Hollywood Bowl. Don't you want me... to tell you more?
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FRIDAY
Orlando's Teen Suicide (see also: Run For Cover) plays Echoplex with solid support from Cloud Nothings. Choose life.
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY
The great Belle & Sebastian play two shows at Hollywood Palladium, the #1 and #2 most popular shows on OMR LA this week, respectively. Respect.
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SATURDAY
Legendary ambient artist Steve Roach plays an immersive sound + light show at Immanuel Presbyterian Church.
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SUNDAY
The Linda Lindas throw an epic fest at Echoplex.
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SUNDAY
Scranton indieemopunks Tigers Jaw play The Regent Theater with solidly melodic support from FL's Pool Kids and Philly's Bleary Eyed.
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SUNDAY
Paul Simon plays Hollywood Bowl. Wow, so many good shows this week. If only we had more (parsley, sage, rosemary and) time!
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OTHER NOTABLE SHOWS THIS WEEK:
Allah-Las, Quintron & Miss Pussycat, Thievery Corporation, NORMANS, Molly Horses, Bedouine, Vince Staples, Jalen Ngonda, Racing Mount Pleasant, lowercase, Plague Vendor, Lord Huron, Dogstar, How Did This Get Made?, Secondhand Serenade, Los Lobos, Illuminati Hotties, Surfbort, Starcrawler, Rush, Eli Winter, Dave Harrington and more!