Echo Park’s Week in Music

For the week of Monday, May 2 through Sunday, May 8

Monday
Battles, Holloys @ Echoplex
Chen Santa Maria, This Invitation, I Love You, and introducing NOW (new project from L.A./L.B. underground icon, Kevin Litrow Of 60 Watt Kid) @ Pehrspace
White Arrows, Lesands, Vanaprasta, Chain Gang of 1974 @ Bootleg Theater

Tuesday
Beach Fossils, Craft Spells, Sea Lions, DJ Michael Stock @ Echo

Wednesday
Charles Bradley and The Menahan Street Band, Funky Sole Djs @ Echo
Dub Club @ Echoplex
Echo Park Juke Joint with The Downtown Train @ Lot 1 Cafe
The Donkeys, Social Studies, The Damn Sons @ Bootleg Theater
The Coal Porters @ Taix Lounge

Thursday
Cinco de Mayo: Calexico with Mariachi Luz De Luna, Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta @ Echoplex
The Rumble Presents: Apex Manor, The Fling, The New Division @ Echo
Ever Isles @ Origami Vinyl
Them Howling Bones, The Lexingtons, The Blank Tapes, DJ Sir Franko @ Lot 1 Cafe
Timur and The Dime Museum, Dorian Wood @ Bootleg Theater
Madame Pamita, Skip Heller @ Taix Lounge
Bloody Death Skull Cinco de Mayo: Music, Bloody Marys, Mayonnaise Wrestling, and Friends @ Echo Country Outpost

Friday
J Mascis (Solo), Black Heart Procession, Rachel Fannan (Sleepy Sun) @ Echo
Echo & Club Underground Present: Dirty Vegas, The Hundred In The Hands, White Apple Tree, Polaris At Noon @ Echoplex
Chuck Dukowski Sextet, The Kris Special, Sanglorians, Stellaluna @ Pehrspace
Mike Stinson, Tony Gilkyson @ Bootleg Theater
Cave Country, Fort Wilson’s Riot, Crooked Paw @ Taix Lounge

Saturday
Benefit For The Matt Cwiertny Foundation with The 88, Taylor Locke and The Roughs @ Echo
Saturdays Off the 405 With Avi Buffalo, DJ Kevin Bronson @ The Getty
Bootie La @ Echoplex
Funky Sole @ Echo
The Outdoors @ Origami Vinyl
Underground Railroad to Candyland, Old Lumps, Simon Lebron, Peter Pants, Colleagues @ Pehrspace
King Devil @ Bootleg Theater
Cat Hair Ensemble, Marissa Gomez and The Ghosts Of Echo Park, Kim D and The Killer Bees @ Taix Lounge

Sunday
Grand Ole Echo Presents Tony Gilkyson @ Echo
E Minor God Ent. Presents: Noche De Los Psychos Featuring: The Meteors, Hentchmen, Kat Killers, A.Y., Slash-O-Matic @ Echoplex
Part Time Punks: Christian Death Reissue Party With 45 Grave, Death Party, Special Surprise Guests! @ Echo
Ancestors, Tweak Bird, War Widow @ Bootleg Theater
Booker T. Jones guest DJ set and listening party @ The Short Stop

For more information on weekly musical events like club nights, see our community resource pages.Visit the venue website for more information on the cost and times of shows. This list may not represent all the musical events happening in Echo Park this week – feel free to add more events in the comment section. All events listed are subject to change at any time. New events announced for the week after this posting may not be included.