This is this time of the year: Coachella approaches and Goldenvoice has announced a series of April sideshows featuring artists on this year’s Coachella lineup. So if you want to avoid the desert, huge crowds, and over-priced food and lodging, you may jump on the chance to see your favorite artist playing at an intimate venue around Los Angeles. So let’s see what Goldenvoice has in store for April… this is a very busy month of April:
• Remi Wolf with Lava La Rue at the Fox Theater in Pomona on April 13.
• Momma at The Roxy on April 13
• The Breeders with the Linda Lindas at the Glass House on April 13
• Pi’erre Bouren with AG Club at the Novo on April 13
• Kyle Watson at the Sound Nightclub on April 14
• Dennis Cruz + Chris Stussy at the Sound Nightclub on April 15
• The Chemical Brothers with Overmono (DJ set) at the Santa Barbara Bowl on April 16
• Bakar at the Novo on April 17
• Benee at The Roxy on April 17
• FKJ at the Fox Theater in Pomona on April 17
• FKJ at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay on April 18
• Hiatus Kaiyote with El Michels Affair (DJ set) at the Novo on April 18
• Cannons at The Roxy on April 18
• Destroy Boys with Soul Glo and the Murder Capital at the El Rey Theatre on April 18
• Gabriels at the Glass House on April 18
• Vintage Culture + Colyn at the Sound Nightclub on April 18
• Willow & Yves Tumor at the Fox Theater in Pomona on April 19
• FKJ at the Santa Barbara Bowl on April 19
• Blondie with the Linda Lindas at the Greek Theatre on April 19
• Angèle at the Novo on April 19
• Ethel Cain at the Glass House on April 19
• Mura Masa at the El Rey Theatre on April 19
• Overmono at The Roxy on April 19
• Monolink (DJ set) at the Sound Nightclub on April 19
• Muna at the Glass House on April 20
• Big Wild + Elderbrook at the Fox Theater in Pomona on April 20
• Yaeji with LP Giobbi at the Novo on April 20
• Los Bitchos & Bratty with Conexión Divina at the El Rey Theatre on April 20
• Donavan’s Yard + Uncle Waffles at The Roxy on April 20
• Mathame + Cassian at the Sound Nightclub on April 20
• John Digweed at the Sound Nightclub on April 21
• Nora en Pure at the Sound Nightclub on April 22
• Two Friends at Soma on May 18
I wouldn’t mind catching Blondie at the Greek! The Linda Lindas are opening once again for a very famous band (the last time they opened for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the Hollywood Bowl). These teenage girls, who are also opening for the Breeders earlier in the month, are Goldenvoice’s darlings this year and they sure know how to get the hot tickets. The group Gabriels would also be interesting if the Glass House was closer, and Destroy Boys will certainly annihilate the El Rey Theatre. However, there are tons of bands I am not familiar with, it’s Coachella after all, a Gen Z-curated lineup.
All shows go on sale on February 24, March 3, and March 10 at goldenvoicepresentsapril.com.