Visit our concert calendar for a complete list of shows, links to buy tickets and our picks.

***Recommended Show of the Week***
Violent Femmes @ Amoeba
I had to double-check this listing to make sure it wasn’t a cover band going for some cute but easily confusing play on the original’s name. Like Virulent Femmes or Violet Ferns or Violent Phlegm. Nope, it’s them. Get there early.

MONDAY
Tegan and Sara @ Henry Fonda
Dashboard Confessional @ Troubadour
Voodoo Glow Skulls @ Knitting Factory
Starlite Desperation @ Spaceland (free)
Kate Earl @ Hotel Cafe

TUESDAY
Muffs @ Echo
The Like @ Troubadour
Violent Femmes @ Amoeba (free)
Nickel Creek @ Largo

WEDNESDAY
Nickel Creek @ Largo
Turin Brakes @ Troubadour
Michael Penn @ Amoeba (free)

THURSDAY
Turin Brakes @ Troubadour
Fiamma Fumana @ Skirball Center
Super Diamond @ Santa Monica Pier (free)

FRIDAY
Dead 60’s, Morningwood @ Spaceland
Inara George, Jesca Hoop, Gary Jules @ Theatricum Botanicum
Section Quartet @ Cal Plaza (free)
George Sarah and Friends @ Cal Plaza (free)

SATURDAY
Teenage Fanclub @ Knitting Factory

SUNDAY
Teenage Fanclub @ Knitting Factory
Hot Snakes @ Troubadour