Anna Acosta on January 20th, 2020

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Upcoming Los Angeles concerts: Coldplay, Elbow, Nada Surf, Brittany Howard, Mandy Moore, Jason Mraz, The Jonas Brothers, Jacqeees, Laurie Anderson & Christian McBride, Sting, Samantha Sidley, BONES UK, King Princess, Death Valley Girls, Würm, Ghost-Note, Asi Fui, Moisture Boys, Earth Girl Helen Brown, Communicant, Earthgang, Railroad Earth, Reverend Horton Heat, The Bronx, Mariachi El Bronx, The Used, Brandi Carlile, Agnes Obel, Robert Glasper, É Arenas, CAPYAC, Patrick Watson, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Bizou, Wyclef Jean, Michael Kiwanuka, Theo Katzman, Motion City Soundtrack, The Knocks, Cursive, Juliana Hatfield, Colleen Green, Crashfaster, Chelsea Williams, the High Curbs, Morgan Heritage, Mike Vitale, Cardioid, Healing Gems

5 Show Picks for the Week

Monday: Samantha Sidley at Zebulon

Samantha Sidely’s acclaimed jazz-pop album “Interior Person” was one of the best and most distinctive to come out of L.A. in 2019, and she’ll perform songs from it Monday at Zebulon. Alex Lilly, who penned some of the songs on the album, opens. It’s free.

Thursday/Friday: Motion City Soundtrack

“Don’t call it a comeback,” Motion City Soundtrack said last summer when they announced a tour that started on New Year’s Eve. OK, OK, the Minnesota emo/pop-punk faves, who haven’t released any new music since 2015 and played a “farewell to L.A. show” in 2016, have returned. They’re playing songs from all six of their albums on the tour, which hits the House of Blues Anaheim on Thursday (tickets) and the Novo on Friday (tickets). The Warped Tour is dead, but these guys ain’t.

Friday: Michael Kiwanuka at Theatre at Ace Hotel

Michael Kiwanuka this week embarks on a tour behind his new album “KIWANUKA,” his third. Friday finds him at the Theatre at Ace Hotel for what should be a transportative night. Tickets.

Saturday: The Knocks at 1720

Profilic NYC duo the Knocks released a slew of singles last year that did nothing but propel them onward and upward. Their gig in the warehouse district in downtown L.A. on Saturday is billed “The Knocks & Friends,” so who knows who they’ll have along. Tickets.

Sunday: Cursive at the Teragram Ballroom

Last fall brought the ninth album from long-running Omaha indie-rockers Cursive, and their second in as many years. Climb into their tangled web Sunday at the Teragram Ballrom, where Cloud Nothing support. Tickets.

Los Angeles concerts for the week:

Monday, Jan. 20

Coldplay, Boogie and Bobby Gonz at the Hollywood Palladium
Nada Surf and John Vanderslice at the Troubadour
Ghost-Note and the Brandon Brown Collective at the Teragram Ballroom
Samantha Sidley and Alex Lilly at Zebulon
Kate Clover, SUO, Blue Rose Rounders and Strawberry Army at the Bootleg Theater
Figs Vision, Bonavega, S.I. Istwa, Nitefire and Sleepy Panda at the Echo
WASI, Plasmic, Xkylar, ghost tense (fka Wolf Prize) and Lucy & La Mer at the Satellite
Maesa Pullman, Rumer Willis, Sarah Ault and Sie Sie Benhoff at the Love Song
Fae, Anastasia Elliot and Maggie Miles at the Moroccan Lounge
Anna Ash and Mara Connor at Gold-Diggers
Saint Bodhi, Low Island, Tribe Friday and Jackie Castro at School Night at Bardot
Caitlin Jemma at the Hotel Café
The Moon City Masters, Ashley Armstrong and JULEZ at Harvard & Stone
Matt&Alex&Joel at the Three Clubs
The Sunset Jam at the Viper Room
Asi Fui and Sound Selections at 4th Street Vine
Waxamilion, Rocky Angelini, Shambles and Sha Nova at the Continental Room
Andrew Garcia at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Kelly Moneymaker & In the Black at Genghis Cohen
Buddy Rich Big Band at the Catalina Club
Chris Cain, Mark Christian and All-Pro Midnight Jam at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Open Mic with guest host Big Dave Johnson at Pappy & Harriet’s

Tuesday, Jan. 21

Coldplay at the Hollywood Palladium
Elbow and Jesca Hoop at the Observatory
Laurie Anderson & Christian McBride and Rubin Kodheli at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Bonny Light Horseman and Anna St. Louis at the Lodge Room
BONES UK at Amoeba Hollywood (early 5 p.m. show)
Marcus Buser, Matt Rose and Priscilla Perry at the Bootleg Theater
Los Dead Dreams, Philthy Dronez, BananaLeafBoy and Sus Balas de Plata-Nitos at the Echo
Moisture Boys, Katie E. and Sam Mickens at Zebulon
Daniel Lanois, Rocco Deluca, Johnny Shepperd, Jim Wilson and more In the Café at Zebulon
The Zach & the Jess, Erin & Melissa, the Sloppy Boys and more at the Satellite
Weekly Musician’s Open Mic featuring Brenda Carsey at Highland Park Bowl
Cosmo, Floyd Zion, Zzay and more at the Moroccan Lounge
Hotel Ten Eyes at the Love Song
Landon Wordswell at Resident
Earth Girl Helen Brown and the Dates at Permanent Records Roadhouse
PayDay Showcase at the Virgil
Open Mic at the Study
Cardioid and the Still Tide (PJ Harvey tribute night) at Gold-Diggers
Kevin Garrett and Jennah Bell at the Hotel Café
Alec Ferris and Ariella at the Hotel Café Second Stage
LAtumba, Los Fauna and Pedal Strike at Harvard & Stone
EZI and more at the Mint
Alex Borstein at the Largo at the Coronet
Reverend Horton Heat, Deke Dickerson and the Buttertones at Alex’s Bar
Gregory Michael at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Big Head Todd & the Monsters and JD Simo at the Coach House
Open Mic at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Emanuel Ax at the Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
The Last Ship (Sting) at the Ahmanson Theatre
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar

Wednesday, Jan, 22

Brittany Howard at the Hollywood Palladium
Railroad Earth, Marty O’Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra at the Teragram Ballroom
Earthgang, Mick Jenkins, Wynne and Jurdan Bryant at the Fonda Theatre
Morgan Heritage at Echoplex
The Love Language, Jimmy Whispers and Bambina at the Bootleg Theater
Higher Power and Take Offense at the Echo
Communicant, Hank May, June Swoon and Jerome at Resident
Dude York, Ariel View and Suzie True at the Hi Hat
Juto and Holladay at the Moroccan Lounge
The Memories, Pearl & the Oysters and Adron at Zebulon
Shiragirl, No Small Children and STUNTDRIVER at the Satellite
Terabyte, Black Monroe and Coleman Moore at Highland Park Bowl
Jake Pinto, Elyadeen Anbar, the Astronots and Mimi Raver at the Love Song
Mannequin Medicine, Risk It All and Lyell Likes Rocks at the Redwood Bar
Jolynn J Chin at the Silverlake Lounge
Saf Ro, Kevin Kennedy, Rosie, Kula, Unsound Sunday and the Similar at the Virgil
The Future Boyfriends at El Cid
Maggie Miles and Space Nat at the Hotel Café
Linda Lovin’ & Friends and Wild Meridian at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Ajna Singh, Danny Henry, Levels and Lyrical Storm at the Mint
Alt Bloom, Saygrace., Yvr and DYLN at Madame Siam
Carey Frank at the Three Clubs
Californiosos, Osmunda Music and Desert Island Rhythm Trio at Desert Nights at the Standard Hollywood
Hurricane, Tracy Grave, Red Riot, Alive, Pawns in Chess and Days Out at the Whisky a Go Go
Reverend Horton Heat, Deke Dickerson and the Buttertones at Alex’s Bar
Fartbarf and Moon Ensemble at the Continental Room
The Fox and Bear Band, Dimboi, Shake the Baby Til the Love Comes Out and Tudors at 4th Street Vine
Chenza and Nick Sabia at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Satin Nickel, Ali Coyle and Jeremy Brock at the Wayfarer
Chris DeMakes, Jason DeVore, Howi Spangler, Russ Baum & Chris Carrizalez and more at Saint Rocke
Eric Leach & The Futuristics at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
The Last Ship (Sting) at the Ahmanson Theatre  (opening night)
Tony Tixier at Mr. Musichead Gallery
Snowflakes, LaVette Cherie, Robot Nature and more at Molly Malone’s
Dave Phenicie at Genghis Cohen
Mark Hix Big Band at the Catalina Club

Thursday, Jan. 23

Homeward Bound with Jason Mraz, John Densmore & Robby Krieger, Fitz and the Tantrums, Ingrid Michaelson, Maddie Poppe, Phillip Phillips, Scarypoolparty, Dave Stewart, Kaya Stewart, Morgxn and Voices of Our City Choir at the Wiltern (benefit show)
Brandi Carlile at the Hollywood Palladium
Agnes Obel at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
The Used at the Troubadour
Robert Glasper at the Teragram Ballroom
Aaron Watson, Chancey Williams & the Younger Brothers Band at the El Rey Theatre
Chido Chevere Cool with É Arenas (of Chicano Batman), Sister Mantos and Rudy De Anda at the Paramount
Patrick Watson and Brad Barr at the Lodge Room
Maverick Sabre and Reece at the Echo
Death Valley Girls at the Edison
CAPYAC, Benny Bridges and Al Lover at the Moroccan Lounge
Moritz Von Oswald at Zebulon
The Cooties and the Kyle Gass Company at the Satellite
Joey Sanders, Albert Kass, Walk the Waves and Dylan Kanner at Resident
Darrin Bradbury at the Love Song
B Dot, Geechi Gotti, Frak Illmac, Eddy I. and Chase Moore at the Factory
The Flusters, Twilight Rays and Velvet Starlings at Highland Park Bowl
Mike Vitale with Tom Bremer, Jessie Payo and Ben Matin at Talon Tap & Wine
Evrencan Gündüz at Los Globos
The Unnatural, Black Velvet and the Cryptids at El Cid (Early Show)
Fog Lake, Foxes in Fiction and Sweeti at El Cid (Late Show)
The Insect Surfers, the Mecolodiacs feat. Joe Baiza (Saccharine Trust), Star Party feat. Axxel and Mike V. from the Gears, and Silent X at the Redwood Bar
Liquid Stranger at Exchange
Chris Youmans and more at the Peppermint Club
Subtle Pride at Dynasty Typewriter at the Hayworth Theater
Annabel Jones with special guests at Gold-Diggers
Casey Abrams, Kathleen Sieck & the Paradise Road and Adam Hambrick at the Hotel Café
Serenity Lynn, Lauren Scudder and Rachel Oto at Madame Siam
Carli Storms, FYOHNA and Mae Deline at Adults Only Bar
Melissa Gottlieb, Christie Huff, Satin Nickel, Let Flo Go and Jack Shields at the Mint
Hunter Perrin & the Wild Cards at the Three Clubs
Blues on the Bayou at the Sassafras Saloon
Anjunadeep 11, James Grant and Jody Wisternoff at Sound Nightclub
Green Jelly, Budderside, AA-K, Enonymous Charlie, Unstoppable Force and Nostradamixxx at the Whisky a Go Go
Art Alexakis at the Viper Room
Earthgang, Mick Jenkins, Wynne and Jurdan Bryant at the Glass House
Teeth, Ruin, Mortal Wound and Swampbeast at Alex’s Bar
Motion City Soundtrack, Mom Jeans and Arms Akimbo at the House of Blues Anaheim
Jacquees, FYB and Bluff City at the Observatory
Wilfax at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Take Offense, Higher Power, Drain and Life’s Question at Chain Reaction
La Bandonona de L.A. y Los Serenos at La Santa
Bodie and Haiva Ru at the Wayfarer
John Mayall at the Canyon Agoura Hills
David Foster and Katharine McPhee at the Fred Kavli Theatre
Molly Hanmer & The Midnight Tokers at Pappy & Harriet’s
The Last Ship (Sting) at the Ahmanson Theatre
Dean Mucetti & Rhythm Real at the Catalina Club

Friday, Jan. 24

Alex’s Bar 20th Anniversary with Mariachi El Bronx, Mike Watt & the Secondmen and Nina Diaz at Alex’s Bar
Agnes Obel at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
Wyclef Jean at the Miracle Theater
Big Head Todd & the Monsters and JD Simo at the El Rey Theatre
Motion City Soundtrack at the Novo
King Princess and Kilo Kish at the Wiltern
Michael Kiwanuka and Sammy Brue at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
Theo Katzman and Rett Madison at the Fonda Theatre
Patrick Watson and Brad Barr at the Lodge Room
Fury, Narrow Head, Jinx and Be All End All at the Echo
The Haden Triplets and Spain at Zebulon
The Shivas and Movie Club at the Bootleg Theater
Jeremy Dutcher and Kohinoorgasm at the Moroccan Lounge (early show)
Bizou and DZR at the Moroccan Lounge (late show)
Electric Looking Glass at Permanent Records Roadhouse
Dago Red Revival, 3 Balls of Fire, Kal Madsen and Delfin Demonio at the Redwood Bar
Sky Sky, Leo Dolan, Sketchtheheathen and Sunset Crater at the Smell
Poe the Passenger, Missing Words and Sweet Boy at the Silverlake Lounge
Sophie Meiers at El Cid
Meduza and Adam Auburn at Exchange
Young Lovers, Rincs and Girl Hazel at Gold-Diggers
Asa Ey, Leroy Sanchez, Johnny Gates and Gouri & Aksha at the Hotel Café
The Van Allen Belt & Spencer Owen Timeshare, James Booth, Mars Rodriguez and Banjo Kitty at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Jesca Hoop at Nichols Canyon Music
Peg Leg Love and Powder Pink & Sweet at Harvard & Stone
Nikki Glaspie, the Nth Power, Charlie 2na and more at the Mint
Maria Blue at Catch One
Cut Snake and Lee Wells at Sound Nightclub
Dia Morgan, Lizabeth Yandel and Elodie Rêverie at Adults Only Bar
Chris Youmans and Daniel Bayot at the Peppermint Club
Tiesto at Academy Nightclub
Frank Hannon of Tesla, Prima Donna Rising, Born Crooked, Porn Flakes and Curly & Co. at the Whisky a Go Go
Blackbird Blackbird and Vōx at the Roxy
Death by Stereo, Tsunami Bomb and Toxic Energy at the Viper Room
Jolie Holland and Ralph White at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Captain Supernova at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Tony Orlando and Crystal Gayle at the Cerritos Center
Jack Russell’s Great White at the Rose
Fenix Flexin at Flyway at Fox
Sons of Apollo, Tony MacAlpine and Schiermann at the Glass House
Dwarves, Blind House and Blackstar Rockets at Gallagher’s Pub HB
Saint Motel and KOLARS at the Observatory
Mating Ritual at the Constellation Room
Matt Galindo at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
RX Bandits, Maps & Atlases and VIS at the House of Blues Anaheim
Eric Turner Band at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Late Show)
Los Kung Fu Monkeys and more at Chain Reaction
The Highwayman Show at Mozambique
CAPYAC and Graham Elliot at the Wayfarer
Peter Beckett’s Player at Saint Rocke
WAR at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Johnny Madcap & the Distractions, the Paper Hearts, Dead on the Wire and Darlington Mansion at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
John Mayall at the Canyon Montclair
Jake Hitt and Chick Flixx at Copper Blues
Adam Miller and Ham Rodeo at Genghis Cohen
Poncho Sanchez & his Latin Jazz Band at the Catalina Club
Ted Z and The Wranglers at Pappy & Harriet’s
The Last Ship (Sting) at the Ahmanson Theatre
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Emanuel Ax (Beethoven) at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Pinchas Zukerman (Conductor & Violin) at the Soraya
*Buika at the Theatre at Ace Hotel was postponed
*Sex Beat (featuring members of Katatonic, Terminal A, Alice Bag Band, the Gun Club and the Cramps), Fur Dixon, Katatonic, Bird of Paradise and more at Redwood (benefit Show) has been moved to Feb. 8

Saturday, Jan. 25

The Jonas Brothers at the Hollywood Palladium
Americana Fest: The Songs of Willie Nelson Pre-Grammy Salute with Calexico, Iron & Wine, Rhiannon Giddens, Francesco Turrisi, I’m With Her, Yola, John Prine, Madison Cunningham, Andrew Bird, Gregory Alan Isakov, The War and Treaty, Ida Mae, Tanya Tucker, Shooter Jennings and Sierra Ferrell at the Troubadour
The Game at the Novo
Sullivan King and YAKZ at the Fonda Theatre
King Princess and Kilo Kish at the Wiltern
Infamous Stringdusters and the Easy Leaves at the Teragram Ballroom
Alex’s Bar 20th Anniversary with The Bronx, the Creepy Creeps and the Schizophonics at Alex’s Bar
The Knocks & Friends at 1720
Juliana Hatfield w/ Potty Mouth at Pappy & Harriet’s
Mandy Moore & Friends at the Bootleg Theater
James Vincent McMorrow (solo) at the Lodge Room
Wam Dingis, Indigo Skyship and Fime at the Moroccan Lounge
Glass Beach, Dogleg and Kara’s Walk Home at the Echo
The Drive, Thee Idylls and Resident (acoustic) at Highland Park Bowl
Colleen Green and Weird Night at Permanent Records Roadhouse
Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah and David Sanchez at Resident (Early Show)
The Side Eyes, Zig Zags, NICE and Urns & Argyles at the Factory
All Souls, CFM, Darsombra and Biblical Proof of UFOs at the Paramount
Freq.Fest: Homecoming with Crashfaster, Ivy Hollivana, Leeni, Neon Death Cat, Paladin Shield, Triss and Zen Albatross at the Smell
LA MiniFest with the Guitar & Whiskey Club, Keira Moran, Chad Watson, Innocent Mind, Taylor Taylor, Toledo and more at the Silverlake Lounge
Smoking Flowers, Morrison & Co., Alice and the Rabbit, Francie Moon and Alice Austin at the Redwood Bar
The Mother Vines, Champion Love Stain, Xtine & the Reckless Hearts, Thriller Party and the Violet Mindfield at Moon Room (fka the Griffin)
Josh A., Darko, Jake Hill and Jordanxbell at Los Globos
The Almost, All Get Out, Ghost Atlas and Rowdy at the Belasco Theater
The Return of the Free Radicals at Gold-Diggers (early show)
Will Clarke at Exchange
Indigo FM at the Study
BINX at Madame Siam
Shaylen Annabelle, Keelan and Kalin White at the Peppermint Club
Megan Lenius, Samuel Tucker Young, Raquel Lily and Glowup at the Hotel Café
Anthony-Elijah & Ninety-Eight and Trent Bower at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Geoff Pearlman and Shane Alexander at Harvard & Stone
Deniz Koyu and D.O.D. at Avalon
Tinlicker, Sohmi and Chris Simon at Sound Nightclub
Burt Blackarach at Dynasty Typewriter at the Hayworth Theater
Americanafest with Calexico, Iron & Wine, Rhiannon Giddens and more at the Troubadour
Bango Tango, Wicked Starr, Between Kings, White Collar and Stars from Mars at the Whisky a Go Go
Sons of Apollo, Tony McAlpine and Schiermann at the Roxy
Katalyst Jazz and Dot Dot Dot at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Eric Andersen and Scarlet Rivera at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Village People at the Saban
Skitz Tha Rippa and Etcetera at the Miracle Theater
John Mayall at the Rose
The Whispers, Loose Ends and Angela Winbush at the Pasadena Civic
Cursive, Cloud Nothings and Criteria at the Glass House
The Shivas and the No. 44 at the Continental Room
Healing Gems and Tokyo Lucky Hole at the Levitation Room at the Observatory OC 
Regulo Caro at the Observatory
Greer at Chain Reaction
La Gusana Ciega at La Santa
Mickey Avalon at the Wayfarer
Jack Russell’s Great White at the Canyon Montclair
Jason Glenn & the Real Good Man Band at Copper Blues
WAR at the Canyon Agoura Hills
Poncho Sanchez & his Latin Jazz Band at the Catalina Club
KTJ & Carly and Unsalted Butter at Genghis Cohen
The Saboteurs and Ori Aviv at Molly Malone’s
The Dwarves at Gallagher’s Pub HB
The Last Ship (Sting) at the Ahmanson Theatre  (2 p.m. and 8 p.m. shows)
Toyota Symphonies for Youth at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (Peter and the Wolf) (Early Show)
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Emanuel Ax (Beethoven) at the Walt Disney Concert Hall

Sunday, Jan. 26

Jacquees at the Wiltern
Save Music in Chinatown 20 with WÜRM, Fur Dixon, Slaughterhouse and Otniel y los Condors at Grand Star Jazz Club
Cursive, Cloud Nothings and Criteria at the Teragram Ballroom
The High Curbs, Death Lens, Sad Park and Super Lunch at the Moroccan Lounge
Rebirth Brass Band at the Echo
José Cortés, Andres Vadin and more at the Bootleg Theater
Neil Hamburger and more at the Satellite
Xina Xurner at Zebulon
Chelsea Williams at the Love Song
Honey, I’m Homeless, Kendra & the Bunnies (6:30 pm), Amber Zarate, San Gabriel Valley Vibes, Ricky Montijo, Dave Cavalier, The Midnight Creatures and Alec Beretz at Resident
Freakees, Soda Boys and R. Clown at Permanent Records Roadhouse
Ley Valentine, Speed of Light, the Terpenes and Death on the Radio at the Redwood Bar (afternoon show)
Freq.Fest: Homecoming with astroskeleton, boaconstructor, Gesceap, Nikola Whallon, Skybox, Together We Are Robots and Unicorn Dream Attack at the Smell
Avery Harden, JaayRicch, Jewelz______ and xocrispy at El Cid
Doble Poder at La Cita
Abigail Rose at the Hotel Café
Christine Rosander, Evan Zee and John Arthur Bigham at the Hotel Café Second Stage
School of Rock West LA & Venice at the Mint
Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp Showcase at the Troubadour
Bleed the Sky, Skinlab, Arise in Case, So This is Suffering and Luna 13 at the Whisky a Go Go
La Gusana Ciega at the Roxy
Simon Brix, Mediocore, the Coolers at the Viper Room
David Wilcox at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
David Foster and Katharine McPhee at the Cerritos Center
Bad Acid Trip and Action Friend at Alex’s Bar
Introverted Funk, Asi Fui and Fake Jazz at the Continental Room
Sean Lane at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
John Mayall and Hunter & the Dirty Jacks at the Coach House
Danny Peck at Molly Malone’s
The K-Tel All-Stars at the Canyon Montclair
The Last Ship (Sting) at the Ahmanson Theatre (1 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. shows)
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Emanuel Ax (Beethoven) at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (Early Show)
Los Angeles Master Chorale at the Walt Disney Concert Hall