by Brad Roberts
The Women's March and demonstrations on Saturday were the perfect tonic for those of us who are grasping at straws since the election of the Orange Hitler. Especially proud that Los Angeles hosted the largest event anywhere in America. 750,000! And the overwhelming positive energy on display, along with strong representation of all walks of life, made it feel very much like the beginning of a huge movement. It's going to take all of us working together to combat the inevitable disaster of this child/man in the White House.
There's music this week, but it doesn't feel like the appropriate subject to focus on at the moment.
Monday, January 23
Recommended:
The Molochs, Smokescreen, Winter, Vanilla @ The Echo
Also playing:
- Warbly Jets, The Relationship, Frankie & The Witch Fingers, James Allen Spirit @ The Satellite
- Groves, Bogan Via, Daise, NONA @ Resident
- "School Night!" w/ The Outer Vibe, Joe Marson single release show, Leah Dou, Dyan @ Bardot
- The Absurd, Solitary Friends, Phovia, Valley Echo, Six Weeks @ Silver Lake Lounge
- Albert & His Dreamboats, Johnny Travis Jr., Ben Reddell Band @ Bootleg Bar
- Monday Monday w/ Ivory DeVille, Diana Demuth, The Marias, Ariana, Chi McClean, Josiah Leming, King Daniel, Mainland, Lily Kershaw, Wilderado; Claire Holley w/ Dan Phelps @ Hotel Café Second Stage
- Ilegal Mescal Music Series w/ Hollow Sidewalks, Miss Jupiter @ Harvard & Stone
Tuesday, January 24
Recommended:
Dream Phases, The Golden Animals, Mars and The Massacre @ Harvard & Stone
Also playing:
- Jack Kovacs Record Release Party, Okudaxij, John Rockwell @ The Satellite
- Jorja Smith @ The Echo
- The Flashbulb, Sarah Longfield, Five Step Path @ Echoplex
- Spain @ The Love Song
- Choir Choir Choir! @ Hotel Café
- Sharif & The Pseudo Buddhists, In Audela, Zacc West & Lisa Ritchie @ Hotel Café Second Stage
- Kristeen Young, FEA, No Girlfriends @ The Hi Hat
- Wilderado, Nick Stattuck, Bloodweiser @ Resident
- The Show Ponies, Freddy & Francine @ The Troubadour
- The Alexander Noice Sextet, Umm, Media Jeweler @ Bootleg Bar
- Nataraj, King Cheddar, Andross, Honore, Ali Blake, Honeypot @ Silver Lake Lounge
- Celebrating David Bowie with Special Guest Sting @ The Wiltern
Wednesday, January 25
Recommended:
Eleni Mandel Tribute Record Release Show w/ Jackson Browne, Priscilla Ahn, Alex Lilly, Gus Seyffert, Wendy Wang, Steve Greg @ Bootleg Bar
Silversun Pickups @ The Grammy Museum
Also playing:
- Send Medicine, Emily Gold, The Mosaics, The ABC's @ The Satellite
- Boytoy, Sadgirl, Walter, ANMLPLNT @ The Echo
- Celebrating David Bowie with former Bowie bandmates Adrian Belew, Mike Garson, Earl Slick and Gail Ann Dorsey @ The Wiltern
- Sam Morrow @ The Love Song
- Tidal Babes, Bang Feather Bang @ Harvard & Stone
- "Desert Nights" w/ Vista Kicks, Dia @ The Standard
- An Evening with Joshua Radin @ The Troubadour
- Benefit for LA LGBT Center w/ Facial, The Dog Creeps, Pretty Flowers, Radar Eyes @ Resident
- Sianvar, Frameworks, Icarus the Owl @ The Hi Hat
- Asaf Avidan w/ Ben Limpic, Royal Auditorium @ Hotel Café
- David Gielan, Ellee Duke, Darla Beaux @ Hotel Café Second Stage
- Feels, CFM, Flat Worms, Fernando & The Teenage Narcs @ The Smell
- Mother Echo, Grizzly Derringer, Mountain Tamer, Cinder Cone @ Silver Lake Lounge
Thursday, January 26
Recommended:
Seratones, Communist Daughter @ The Echo
Also playing:
- The Heirs Single Release Show, Faulkner, Alexa @ The Satellite
- The Regrettes @ Amoeba Music
- Oakland Fire Benefit w/ Pharoahs, Maria Minerva, Magic Touch, Leech, Roche, Safe Caswell, Jen Ferrer, Cromie @ The Regent Theatre
- Leah Dou w/ Justine Dorsey @ Hotel Café
- Garrison Starr, Patrick Joseph Record Release Show, Sabyrtooth, Levi Robin @ Hotel Café Second Stage
- Sloppy Jane, Nani, Poppy Jean Crawford, Nico Turner @ The Smell
- Howe GelB/Mark Eitzel, Blake Hazard @ Resident
- Lydia Loveless, Angelica Garcia @ The Troubadour
- Ora the Molecule, STAL STAL @ The Hi Hat
- Jesse Malin, plus a special performance of The Rolling Stones' Goats Head Soup featuring: Butch Walker, Pete Yorn, Brody Dalle, Dave Catching, Wayne Kramer, Lisa Kekaula, Todd Youth, Joe Sib, Mr. Pharacist, + more @ The Roxy
- Foreign Talks, Myke Bogan, Dripkiss & Bebesol @ Silver Lake Lounge
- Zane Carney, Corey Harper, Aly Ryan @ El Rey
Friday, January 27
Recommended:
The Donkeys, Dollie Barnes, Jackson Tanner, Barnes @ The Hi Hat
Also playing:
- Lemuria, Mikey Erg, Cayetana @ The Echo
- Prof, Finding Novron, Metasoda, Willie Wonka, VerBs @ Echoplex
- Cody Jinks, Paul Cauthen, Ward Davis @ The Troubadour
- Ariana Savalas w/ special guests, Kitty Brucknell, Angelou, Wild @ Hotel Café
- Feminist Friday w/ Katelyn Tarver, LA Poolside, Gabriela Francesca @ Resident
- Sister Mantos, Kim Free, r.r barbadas, Bavaria @ The Smell
- Saahas Patil, Aleksandr James, Tiffinny Saint Renae, Frankie & The Honey Bees, Ward @ Silver Lake Lounge
- Leann Rimes @ El Rey
- Sleep, Melvins @ The Fonda Theatre
Saturday, January 28
Recommended:
Dorothy, The Georgia Flood, True Violet @ The Troubadour
Ariana Savalas w/ special guests, Keren Deberg, Ghost Lit Kingdom, Rach & Riss @ Hotel Café
Also playing:
- Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls @ The Wiltern
- SafetySuit, Armors @ The Regent Theatre
- Caroline Hisel, Saint Baby James, Renee Catrine, Elissa Metropoulos, Allison Mohr @ Silver Lake Lounge
- Sleep, Melvins @ The Fonda Theatre
- Choir Boy, Deaf Dance, Boa Constrictors @ Resident
- Shy Girl, Tiffany Gouche @ Teragram Ballroom
- Folk Riot & Friends, Skyler Day, Mollie Jane, L.A.T.O. @ Hotel Café Second Stage
- Jody Watley featuring Shalamar Reloaded @ The Roxy
Sunday, January 29
Recommended:
Lucinda Williams, Buick 6 @ The Troubadour
Also playing:
- Part Time Punks w/ Gene Loves Jezebel, Fatal Jamz @ The Echo
- Prism Tats, Dustin Lovelis, K Skeleton, Lens Mozer @ The Hi Hat
- Pussy Control: A Benefit for Planned Parenthood - an evening of stand-up, music, storytelling, and dance @ Hotel Cafe
- Brother SAL and the Devil May Care, Jack Tempchin, Brian Whelan @ Hotel Café Second Stage
- Sarah Kramer @ McCabe's
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