2025

 

 

will update BET as I go thru recordings and figure out who I saw 

 

1/3/25 T.S.O.L. + Knuckleheadz + Spaghetti Cumbia @ The Regent

1/19/25 CSS + Agender (last song) @ The Regent

2/2/25 Not Aerosmith @ Hollywood Palladium (Steven Tyler, Linda Perry, Billy Idol / Steve Stevens, Joan Jett / Kenny Laguna / Dougie Needles, Nuno Bettencourt, Mick Fleetwood, Lainey Wilson, Tom Hamilton, Chris Robinson)

2/15/25 Mike Watt & Missingmen, Astral Jets, Ughh! @ Permanent Records Roadhouse

2/18/25 The Altons @ Amoeba Music

2/20/25 Tate McRae @ Kia Forum (parking lot, short set, album release event)

2/25/25 Rick Springfield @ Amoeba Music

3/6/25 Rose Tattoo + Enuff Z Nuff @ Whisky A Go Go 

3/8/25 Rebecca Black @ El Rey Theatre (with Katy Perry on 1 song)

3/9/25 Baddiez Night with Rosie, Mary, Sluggi (Palma Estela canceled) @ Zebulon 

3/12/25 LIZZO @ The Wiltern 

3/13/25 Musexpo Pub Crawl @ Republik Coffee + Urban Press Winery (Prins, Ivy Flindt, Oska)  The PA kept feeding back and I bailed early

3/14/25 Electric Children, Jesika Von Rabbit, Nick Oliveri, Chippy & The Psychedelic Dirtbags @ Toys Of The Masses

3/18/25  BANKS @ Amoeba Music

3/19/25 Ak'Chamel + Derek Monypenny @ Zebulon 

3/21/25 Dorothy with Slash + Pistols At Dawn @ El Rey Theatre

3/26/25 Soma Nove @ Zebulon (Cafe) billed as "Hungarian Outlaw Folk," the main draw for me

3/26/25 Selland & Starr @ Zebulon (main room, til last song when I bailed for next bus home)

3/27/25 Kim Deal + Morgan Nagler @ The Belasco

3/29/25 Night Of NoMag with Suzy Gardner, Hank Topless, Orchids Of Jupiter (joined in progress) @ WACKO 

3/31/25 Afro Bowie @ Teragram Ballroom

4/10/25 Michael Monroe @ House Of Blues Parish Room

4/12/25 Fighting Oligary with Neil Young, Maggie Rogers, Joan Baez, Dirty Projectors (David Longstreth solo), Indigo De Souza, Jeff Rosenstock, The Red Pears @ Gloria Molina Grand Park

4/12/25 Michael Monroe + Motorcycle Boy @ Whisky A Go Go (with Slash)

4/13/25 Rainbow Bar & Grill 53rd Anniversary with Michael Monroe, Faster Pussycat, Odin, Black Oak Arkansas, Julien-K, Blaze Francisco, Philthy Rich, Sunset Riot

4/16/25 Marlon Williams @ Amoeba Music

4/17/25 The Motels, Missing Persons, Bow Wow Wow @ House Of Blues  

4/20/25 Mark Hoppus - All Things Fahrenheit 182 @ The Wiltern

4/25/25 Phish @ Hollywood Bowl

4/26/25 South Pasadena Eclectic with partial sets by Elliot Caine Quintet + JK Jones Band (it was raining, Sid The Cat Stage was running behind, decided to just spit tho I ventured out for a specific act) 

4/28/25 Beyonce @ SoFi Stadium

5/1/25 Lucius @ Hollywood Forever Masonic Lodge  

5/3/25 The Jesus Lizard / I Speak Machine @ Fonda Theatre

5/6/25 Blondshell @ Amoeba Music 

5/9/25 Elton John @ Petco Park

5/15/25 Maid Of Ace / Dee Skusting & The Rodents / Stephanie Saxson / Isabella Knight / Hailey Hermida & The Haze @ Redwood

5/16/25 Outlaw Music Festival @ Hollywood Bowl (Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Billy Strings)

5/20/25  Kyle M @ Amoeba Music

5/23/25 Isabel LaRosa / Chris Grey (partial) @ The Belasco 

5/25/25 Testament @ House Of Blues

5/27/25 The Damned @ The Wiltern

6/4/25 Ministry / My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult / Die Krupps @ Hollywood Palladium 

6/5/25 LA Exes @ Amoeba Music 

6/7/25 Exoticon Festival: The Residents, Bozo The Clown, Creepxotica @ Mayan Theatre 

6/7/25 BET Experience Fan Fest @ Los Angeles Convention Center (Glorilla, Mario, Amerie, ????) 

6/7/25 Exoticon continued @ Clifton's with partial set by mystery band

6/8/25 BET Experience Fan Fest @ Los Angeles Convention Center

6/15/25 Blue Note Jazz Festival @ Hollywood Bowl (Grace Jones, WILLOW, Stanley Clarke N-4EVER,  The Soul Rebels (with Goapele, Rapsody, Brandee Younger), Joe Lovano's Paramount Quartet (with Julian Lage, Asante Santi Debriano, Will Calhoun), Weedie Braimah & The Hands Of Time, Mohini Dey, D6 Singers Collective, LAUSD Beyond The Bell All-City Jazz Band (with WILLOW 1 song)

6/21/25 Marina Grozdanovic @ Brand Library

6/25/25 Robert Randolph @ Licorice Pizza 

6/26/25 Durand Jones & The Indications @ Amoeba Music

6/28/25 The Altons @ LA Plaza del Cultura y Artes 

7/3/25 Earth, Wind And Fire(works) @ Hollywood Bowl  

7/5/25 Tropical Fuck Storm / Bill Orcutt @ Lodge Room 

7/6/25 John Fogerty @ Hollywood Bowl 

7/11/25 Katja Rieckermann Group @ Brand Library (outdoors) 

7/12/25 Katie Overbey @ Honeywood (3 songs with Charlie) 

7/15/25 Katy Perry + Rebecca Black @ Kia Forum 

7/16/25 Nick Fradiani @ Amoeba Music

7/16/25 Juanes / La Lom @ Hollywood Bowl 

7/19/25 Retro Rebellion with Starship, English Beat (partial), Men Without Hats, Naked Eyes, Missing Persons @ Pershing Square 

7/20/25 Leslie Stevens, Gwendolyn, Smoke Holler (partial, patio) @ Grand Ole Echo 

7/22/25 Dexter & The Moonrocks @ Amoeba Music 

7/26/25 Baby Rose + Angelica Garcia @ Grand Performances 

7/27/25 Folk Bitch Trio @ Sibylline Records

7/27/25 The SoapGirls + Sweet Corvette @ Resident  

7/29/25 Jade Bird @ Amoeba Music 

7/31/25 Very Be Careful + Healing Gems @ Hammer Museum 

8/1/25 Ernie Watts @ LACMA

8/1/25 Dee Skusting & The Rodents / ?? (from Argentina) @ Rainbow Bar & Grill 

8/2/25 Carnage Asada + Somos Mysteriosos (partial) @ The Escondite

8/2/25 Maren Morris + Trousdale @ The Wiltern 

8/3/25 Mike Watt & Secondmen, Lawndale, El Colmo, Blood Piss Richochet (partial) @ Harvelle's 

8/3/25 Shinedown + Bush + Morgan Wade @ Kia Forum 

8/5/25 Return To Dust @ Amoeba Music 

8/6/25 Say She She + Jojo Abot @ Skirball  

8/8/25 Rose's Pawn Shop @ Brand Library (outdoors) 

8/9/25 Latin Goes Ska @ Grand Performances (Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra, The Untouchables, Mobtown, Blanco y Negro, The Elysians  

8/12/25 Luna Li @ Amoeba Music

8/12/25 Jorja Smith / ENNY @ Hollywood Palladium      

8/14/25 Bad Suns @ Amoeba Music 

8/15/25 Jessica Fichot @ Brand Library (outdoors)

8/15/25 The Hickoids / Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders @ Redwood 

8/16/25 Echo Park Rising:

Jamie Drake @ Chocolate Dispensary
D.R.E.A.M. @ Taix Champagne Room (partial)
El Colmo @ Taix Champagne Room
Sinerella @ The Echo (partial)
Sounds Reasons @ Echo Park ("Garage Frenzy")
After Hours (Velvet Underground Tribute) @ Taix Champagne Room 

8/17/25 Brainstory @ Plummer Park  

8/22/25 Citizen Kitten @ Brand Library (outdoors)

8/23/25 Kinky + Los Abandoned @ Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park 

8/24/25 Jesika Von Rabbit + Dream Phases +  Los Quinceaneros @ Zebulon 

8/28/25 Angelique Kidjo +  Yo Yo Ma @ Hollywood Bowl

8/28/25 Acid Bath @ Hollywood Palladium (partial) 

8/30/25 Redd Kross + Juanita & Juan + Kate Clover @ MacArthur Park 

9/3/25 Emilia @ The Wiltern 

9/5/25 Supergrass + Sports Team @ Hollywood Palladium 

9/6/25 Oasis + Cage The Elephant + Cast @ Rose Bowl

9/7/25 Astropical + Macario Martínez + YEИDRY @ Hollywood Bowl

9/9/25 Bardo + Host Family + Pearl Charles + Cleo Reed @ Zebulon (It's A School Night) 

9/15/25 Neil Young & Chrome Hearts + Reverend Billy @ Hollywood Bowl

9/17/25 The Who + Joe Perry Project (special guest Steven Tyler) @ Hollywood Bowl 

9/18/25 O.R.B. (Organic Rock Band) / Expensive Shit / Groop @ Moroccan Lounge 

9/19/25 The Who + The Offspring @ Hollywood Bowl 

9/22/25 Psychedelic Furs + Gary Numan @ Greek Theatre 

9/24/25 Perfect Angel - The Ultimate Tribute To Minnie Riperton @ Hollywood Bowl  (Stevie Wonder, Chante Moore, säje, George Benson, Aloe Blacc, Alex Isley, Lizz Wright, Kings Return)

9/25/25 LCD Soundsystem + Pulp @ Hollywood Bowl

9/26/25 Descartes A Kant @ The Sardine 

9/28/25 The Who + Billy Idol @ MGM Grand Garden Arena 

9/30/25 Sparks @ Greek Theatre 

10/1/25 The Who + The Sedonas @ Acrisure Arena 

10/3/25 L7 (40th Anniversary) + Lunachicks + CSS + Bonavega @ The Belasco 

10/4/25 Paul McCartney @ Allegiant Stadium

10/7/25 Rocket @ Amoeba Music 

10/8/25 Jason D. Williams + Supersuckers @ Zebulon 

10/9/25 Bret McKenzie @ Amoeba Music 

10/10/25 Mates Of State + Toth @ Moroccan Lounge

10/11/25 Brendan White @ Brand Library (after hearing a very noisy camera click dozens of times in 20 minutes I just split) 

10/11/25 Chappell Roan + Hemlocke Springs @ Brookside Park 

10/12/25 Backbiter + Furious Nakamura @ Redwood 

10/18/25 Devo + The B-52's + Lene Lovich @ Hollywood Bowl  

10/19/25 Judas Priest + Alice Cooper + Corrosion Of Conformity @ Kia Forum 

10/24/25 Insane Clown Posse + Wakko The Kid + Kung Fu Vampire + Madopelli @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium  

10/25/25 John Carpenter @ The Belasco 

10/26/25 Twenty One Pilots + Dayglow @ BMO Stadium 

10/30/25 Foo Fighters @ East End Studios (Amazon Music filming)

11/2/25 Throw Rag + Thee Toe Tags + The Plagues + Neverland Ranch Davidians @ Alex's Bar 

11/5/25 The Saints '73-'78 (with Mark Arm) + The Chimers @ Teragram Ballroom 

11/7/25 Belly @ Teragram Ballroom 

11/8/25 Fender Staxx & The Green Jelly Supervillians + Spice Pistols + Seenloc @ Daddy Diamonds 

11/18/25 Bennee @ Amoeba Music 

11/22/25 Circle Jerks @ Gardena Cinema (Repo Man screening)

11/29/25 Club Spaceland 30th Anniversary @ The Regent (Touch Candy, Lutefisk, Rob Zabresky & Friends, The Centimeters, Jon Wahl, and a partial Velouria set in Love Song Bar - getting in and out was too much of a pain to consider trying again) 

12/6/25 Jessica Fichot @ South Lake

12/6/25 Plague Vendor + Strawberry Fuzz + Schizophonics @ Redwood

12/7/25 Space Horse + Lightnin' Woodcock + Carnage Asada + Somos Mysteriosos @ Redwood (Benefit For Dirty Ed) 

12/11/25  Stereophonic (cast) @ Amoeba Music

12/12/25 Flat Worms + Cinnamon + Op-Ed + Agua + Mike Watt & Missingmen @ Cheerio Collective 

12/13/25 John Bush: Anthrax '93-'03 + Category 7 + Blaze Francisco + Nest @ Whisky A Go Go

12/22/25 El Vez & The Centuries + Duderella + Santa Sabbath @ Lodge Room