L.A. Burning, West Coast Concert Picks, March 14th To 20th
This week among west coast concert picks: John Mayer is at The Forum, Judas Priest at the Shrine Auditorium, José González at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Flogging Molly at the Hollywood Palladium, Maná at The Forum, Perfume Genius at the Wiltern. Plus the first festival of the season, Smokin Grooves Festival 2022 is headlined by Erykah Badu, Nas, The Roots, Miguel, Flying Lotus, Kamasi Washington, Thundercat at Los Angeles State Historic Park
Monday 14
Tate McRae with Mimi Webb at the Fonda Theatre
Still Woozy with LoveLeo at The Novo
K.Flay at The Grammy Museum
Gayle with May-A at The Roxy
Self Esteem with Benét at The Moroccan Lounge
Tupac Shakur: Wake Me When I’m Free at The Canvas at L.A. Live
David Amram at Zebulon
Pastor Funk, Nathan Foley, Horace Bray, & Chesley Cheese at Gold-Diggers
Fast Times with S8nt Elektric at the Whisky A Go Go
Alvin Lucier (Palimpsest) at 2220 Arts + Archives
It’s A School Night: Thumpasaurus, Kossisko, Anna Sofia, Tagua Tagua at Bardot
Alex Andre, Yungatita, So Much Light, Shalfi at El Cid
Tuesday 15
John Mayer with Yebba at The Forum
Judas Priest with Queensrÿche at the Shrine Auditorium
José González with Jess Williamson at Walt Disney Concert Hall
The Darkness with The Dead Deads at El Rey Theatre
Hippie Sabotage with Daisy Guttridge at the Wiltern
Tate McRae with Mimi Webb at the Fonda Theatre
Donny Benét with Pink $ock at Echoplex
Maude Latour with Jensen McRae at The Roxy
The Lil Smokies with Michigan Rattlers at the Lodge Room
Priya Ragu at The Echo
Corb Lund with Lauren Morrow at Zebulon
Alex Izenberg with Big Search & Dashiell at Gold-Diggers
Wednesday 16
John Mayer with Yebba at The Forum
Still Woozy with LoveLeo at The Novo
Leif Vollebekk with Field Guide at El Rey Theatre
Claire Rosinkranz with Aidan Bissett at The Roxy
Joywave with Almost Monday at the Teragram Ballroom
Tupac Shakur: Wake Me When I’m Free at The Canvas at L.A. Live
Scenario with Nailah Hunter, Dane.Zone, & 3V3RY1 at The Love Song Bar
Johanna Samuels at Gold Diggers
Warsaw Pact, Diamonds, Cold Gawd at Harvard & Stone
Belmont, Super American, Youth Fountain, 93FEETOFSMOKE at the Lodge Room
Spooky Mansion, Carpool Tunnel, Human Barbie at The Echo
Duma, Nu Sire, Circuit Wound at Zebulon
Harry Katz at the Silverlake Lounge
Moon Fuzz at the Redwood
Austin Leonard Jones, Dearly Departure, Deep Fields at Permanent Records Roadhouse
Thursday 17
Flogging Molly with Russkaja & Vandoliers at the Hollywood Palladium
DeVotchKa at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Peach Pit with Haley Blais at the Fonda Theatre
Claire Rosinkranz with Aidan Bissett at The Roxy
CHAI with Su Lee at the Teragram Ballroom
Anna Meredith with Holland Andrews at the Lodge Room
Soft Kill with Alien Boy & Topographies at Zebulon
Charlotte Day Wilson at Echoplex
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats with King Buffalo at The Belasco
Rare Americans at The Echo
We Found New Music (WFNM) with London Mars, Zøya, Jake Hays, Sophie Rose, & Eloise Alterman at Bar Lubitsch
Tupac Shakur: Wake Me When I’m Free at The Canvas at L.A. Live
Amanda Rome West with Young Man Neil, Cutt, Samica, C-Blanch, & Natalie Staples at the Viper Room
Underscores, Chuck Sutton at the Moroccan Lounge
Drauve, Isaac Lewis at the Moroccan Lounge
Breaking Sound featuring Shuba, Super Space Nation, Special/Sexy/Sleazy, CJ May, Westerner at the Resident
Alice Sandahl (of La Luz), Caregiver at The Love Song
Miller Duval, Velzy, Beneath the Mire at El Cid
60 Juno with Twin Seas at El Cid
Friday 18
Maná at The Forum
YUNGBLUD with Palaye Royale, UPSAHL, & Poutyface at Shrine Expo Hall
Marc Anthony at Crypto.com Arena
Black Veil Brides with Motionless In White, Ice Nine Kills, & Lilith Czar at the Hollywood Palladium
Peach Pit with Haley Blais at the Fonda Theatre
Matt Maltese with Girlpuppy at The Roxy
Spirit of the Beehive with Deeper at Echoplex
Slothrust with Calva Louise at the Lodge Room
The Amity Affliction with Archetypes Collide & The Seafloor Cinema at the Troubadour
Creux Lies with Terminal A & Valuemart at Catch One – Jewels Room
Tupac Shakur: Wake Me When I’m Free at The Canvas at L.A. Live
The Zeros with Motorcycle Boy, Prophets of Addiction, Foxxy Roxx, Love Kills, Molly Vamp, & Black Tie at the Whisky A Go Go
STARFARI: January Black, Adam from Joluca at Gold Diggers
The Reflectors, The Zinfandels, The Luxuries at Highland Park Bowl
Hyd, Fever The Ghost, Fantasyluv at Non Plus Ultra
Paco Casanova, Wet Sounds at Permanent Records Roadhouse
Ravyn Lenae, Unusual Demont at The Echo
Big Klit, Chloe Chaidez, Behwah, Body Party, Rat Bastard, Splice Sama, Filthy, Squad Goasl, Dog Muscle, Rosario Pinki at The Smell
Ty Segall (solo), Charles Moothart at Zebulon
Dawn Richard at the Peppermint Club
The Coolers, Plex, Sunwick, Campbell & Stepson at the Redwood
Saturday 19
Smokin Grooves Festival 2022 with Erykah Badu, Nas, The Roots, Miguel, Jhene Aiko, The Internet, Flying Lotus, Kamasi Washington, Thundercat, Smino, Toro y Moi, SiR, Little Dragon, Hiatus Kaiyote, Musiq Soulchild, India Arie, Macy Gray, Angie Stone, Leela James, Talib Kweli, Roy Ayers, Dead Prez, Slum Village, Dwele, Joe Kay, Ravyn Lenae, Phony Ppl, Foushee, Yussef Dayes, Goapele, The Free Nationals, Bilal, Charlotte Day Wilson, DOMi, JD Beck, Jelani Aryeh, Blu & Exile, Unusual Demont, Daydream Masi, and more at Los Angeles State Historic Park
Maná at The Forum
Ben Böhmer (Live) with CRi (DJ Set) at the Fonda Theatre
Gang of Four with Gal Pals at The Roxy
Nation of Language with Glove & DJ Travis Holcombe (of KCRW) at the Lodge Room
Lizzy & The Triggermen at El Rey Theatre
Bahamas with Cece Coakley at The Belasco
Bearings with Between You & Me, Young Culture, & Jail Socks at The Moroccan Lounge
Audio Karate with Go Betty Go, Survival Guide, & Rundown Kreep at The Paramount
Todrick Hall at the Wiltern
Tupac Shakur: Wake Me When I’m Free at The Canvas at L.A. Live
Dark Station with Reddstar, Budderside, Soundhoose Birthday Show, Even Kevin, & Telling Secrets at the Viper Room
The Motels with The Swansons & Limberlost at the Whisky A Go Go
LOUISAHHH, Kontravoid, Voice Palace, Remy Marc at Catch One
Laura Viers, Sofia Wolfson at Gold Diggers
Olivia Klugman, Enny Owl at the Silverlake Lounge
Pink Lotion, Fiona Moonchild, Stres at The Smell
Bill Orcutt, Ellen Phan at Zebulon
SVA, SIK SIK SIKS, Addy Idol, Wasted Eternities, Joy Ride at the Redwood
Sunday 20
Nicky Jam at The Forum
New Edition with Charlie Wilson & Jodeci at Crypto.com Arena
Perfume Genius with Julia Holter & Hand Habits at the Wiltern
Nation of Language with Glove & DJ Travis Holcombe (of KCRW) at the Lodge Room
Marc E. Bassy with Hot Flash Heat Wave, Rae Khalil, & Calabasas at the Fonda Theatre
Mary Lattimore with Emile Mosseri at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
The Lathums at The Moroccan Lounge
Cousin Stizz at The Roxy
Angela Aguilar at YouTube Theater
Yussef Dayes at The Echo
Tupac Shakur: Wake Me When I’m Free at The Canvas at L.A. Live
Heart Attack Man with Covey, Arm’s Length, & Blood Root at the Peppermint Club
Odyn v Kanoe at the Viper Room
YOB, True Widow at 1720
Jeffrey Silverstein, Color Green at Gold Diggers
Mr. Horsepower at Permanent Records Roadhouse
Rosecoloredworld, Danny Goo, Wavy Trees at the Troubadour
