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The Best Free Concerts To See in L.A. This November
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Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 3:30 AM
Categories: Free Music, Los Angeles Concerts
Be sure to check out our constantly updated concert calendar!
Who doesn't love free stuff? Especially at this time of year, when you're saving up for all that holiday shopping (you sweet, generous soul). Well, here's our gift to you: the best free concerts in L.A. this November. You're welcome.
Saturday, November 1
Amason
Origami Vinyl
What happens when Pontus Winnberg of Swedish indie-pop band Miike Snow makes a side project with his Swedish indie-pop friends? You get Amason, a supergroup (or suppergruppen) comprised of some of the most talented musicians in the Scandinavian scene, featuring members of jazz-rock group Dungen, folk-pop act Little Majorette, and singer-songwriter Idiot Wind. The group scored a nomination for Best Newcomer of 2014 at the Swedish Grammys after their ephemeral tracks "Went to War" and "Margins" gained massive Internet attention, and are preparing to release their debut album, Sky City.
Monday, November 3
The Julie Ruin
USC Bovard Auditorium
Somewhere in between Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, feminist punk fixture Kathleen Hanna started Julie Ruin, a solo project that appeared in 1998 with a self-titled record. The project then reappeared in 2010 as The Julie Ruin, a full-on five piece band. Their 2013 debut album, Run Fast, features Hanna's signature snarly vocals, but with an occasional sprinkle of synth ("Ha Ha Ha"), jazzy-punk ("Just My Kind"), and all the lyrical provocation we've come to know The Punk Singer for.
For more information on how to RSVP, click here.
Thursday, November 6
Spain
Amoeba Music
As the son of acclaimed jazz bass player, the late Charlie Haden, and brother to Petra, Tanya, and Rachel of folk group The Haden Triplets, Josh Haden has spent his life around music, and many different kinds, at that. A well-known American jazz musician and contributor to Blue Man Group album The Complex, Haden is also known to cross genres as frontman and bassist of indie-rock group Spain, whose debut album, 1995's The Blue Moods of Spain, gained the praise of critics, as well as Johnny Cash and alt-electronica group Soulsavers, who both covered the confessional track "Spiritual." Spain are performing ahead of their upcoming release, Sargent Place, out November 4.
Who doesn't love free stuff? Especially at this time of year, when you're saving up for all that holiday shopping (you sweet, generous soul). Well, here's our gift to you: the best free concerts in L.A. this November. You're welcome.
Saturday, November 1
Amason
Origami Vinyl
What happens when Pontus Winnberg of Swedish indie-pop band Miike Snow makes a side project with his Swedish indie-pop friends? You get Amason, a supergroup (or suppergruppen) comprised of some of the most talented musicians in the Scandinavian scene, featuring members of jazz-rock group Dungen, folk-pop act Little Majorette, and singer-songwriter Idiot Wind. The group scored a nomination for Best Newcomer of 2014 at the Swedish Grammys after their ephemeral tracks "Went to War" and "Margins" gained massive Internet attention, and are preparing to release their debut album, Sky City.
Monday, November 3
The Julie Ruin
USC Bovard Auditorium
Somewhere in between Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, feminist punk fixture Kathleen Hanna started Julie Ruin, a solo project that appeared in 1998 with a self-titled record. The project then reappeared in 2010 as The Julie Ruin, a full-on five piece band. Their 2013 debut album, Run Fast, features Hanna's signature snarly vocals, but with an occasional sprinkle of synth ("Ha Ha Ha"), jazzy-punk ("Just My Kind"), and all the lyrical provocation we've come to know The Punk Singer for.
For more information on how to RSVP, click here.
Thursday, November 6
Spain
Amoeba Music
As the son of acclaimed jazz bass player, the late Charlie Haden, and brother to Petra, Tanya, and Rachel of folk group The Haden Triplets, Josh Haden has spent his life around music, and many different kinds, at that. A well-known American jazz musician and contributor to Blue Man Group album The Complex, Haden is also known to cross genres as frontman and bassist of indie-rock group Spain, whose debut album, 1995's The Blue Moods of Spain, gained the praise of critics, as well as Johnny Cash and alt-electronica group Soulsavers, who both covered the confessional track "Spiritual." Spain are performing ahead of their upcoming release, Sargent Place, out November 4.
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