Concerts Near Highland Park And LA County This Week

HIGHLAND PARK-MOUNT WASHINGTON, CA – There are a ton of great shows to catch this week in Los Angeles County, and we've gathered a list of live music from twenty of the county's top music venues for this week's round-up. From blues, to throwbacks, to indie rock, and electronic, there's something for everyone to see.

This week, Patch caught up with Chris Senner, keyboardist in indie rock band Vinyl Theatre. Vinyl Theatre is performing at the Roxy Theatre at 8 p.m. on Sunday, October 21.

Emily Holland: How would you describe your music to someone that’s never heard it?

Chris Senner: We try to make energetic, fun music geared towards live performances. It’s changed over the years, but we still think about the live show when writing new songs.

EH: Lyrically, are you more inspired by interpersonal relationships or the environment you’re in?

CS: I think it changes from song to song. We’ve definitely written about both. Starcruiser is more personal for us and has stories about people who are close to us.

EH: Your music makes me wanna dance, and I hear some post-punk and synth pop influences. Who are your biggest musical inspirations/influences? Any artists that have helped shape your sound?

CS: This is always changing and is different for all of us. The Killers have been a big influence on Keegan and I. A couple big ones for Nick are Alan Parsons Project and Rush.

EH: I read Keegan and Chris met at a cross-country meet in high school – how has your relationship changed since then? Are there any complications with being “real life” friends with your bandmates?

CS: I don’t think so. We’ve been playing music together now for about 10 years and have been touring for four years. Outside of band we don’t have a ton of friends since we spend so much time writing and touring. So the band is pretty close outside of band as well.

EH: How has your sound changed from your first album Electrogram, to Starcruiser, your latest?

CS: It’s definitely gotten a little bit away from the synth pop infused sound of Electrogram. Starcruiser was a lot of fun for us because we just wrote and went with whatever we were digging. We weren’t afraid to take chances with this album and we were hungry to put another album out. I think this record has more down-tempo tracks, but still feels like it has energy at the same time.

EH: What are you listening to right now?

CS: We have been listening to the new TOP, Manchester Orchestra, and AwolNation.

Vinyl Theatre is performing at the Roxy Theatre at 8 p.m. on Sunday, October 21.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16

• Arctic Monkeys: 7 p.m. at the Hollywood Bowl
• THE DELTAZ: 9 p.m. at the Cinema Bar
• NO DJ Set (Ruben Albarran of Café Tacvba): 6 p.m. at Amoeba Hollywood
• YOLA MEZCAL PRESENTS LYKKE LI: 7 p.m. at the Wiltern
• Alex Cameron Lola Kirke: 7 p.m. at the Regent Theater
• Kite Base, I Speak Machine, Drum & Lace: 8:30 p.m. at the Bootleg Theater
• SLASH FEAT. MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS: 7 p.m. at the Hollywood Palladium
• Gabriella Cohen: 7:30 p.m. at the Moroccan Lounge
• Soccer Mommy, SASAMI: 7 p.m. at the Teragram Ballroom
• WINDHAND with Satan's Satyrs & Painkiller Kim: 8:30 p.m. at the El Rey Theatre

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17

• ALLEN STONE WITH NICK WATERHOUSE: 9 p.m. at the Fonda Theatre
• Arctic Monkeys: 7 p.m. at the Hollywood Bowl
• JAKE BLUENOTE: 9 p.m. at the Cinema Bar
• Live Arts Exchange/LAX Festival 6 - Edgar Arceneaux's UNTIL UNTIL UNTIL: 8:30 p.m. at the Bootleg Theater
• Mallrat: 9 p.m. at the Moroccan Lounge
• SYML, Dizzy: 7 p.m. at the Teragram Ballroom
• MEG MYERS, with Adam Jones: 8:30 p.m. at the El Rey Theatre

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18

• ALLEN STONE WITH SPECIAL GUEST NICK WATERHOUSE: 9 p.m. at the Fonda Theatre
• BEACH BALL OF DEATH: 9 p.m. at the Cinema Bar
• RUPI KAUR: 6:30 p.m. at the Wiltern
• Yaeji, Hello DJ: 9 p.m. at the Regent Theater
• THE GROWLERS: 7:30 p.m. at the Hollywood Palladium
• Tune Yards with US Girls: 8 p.m. at Club Mayan
• The Score, The Orphan The Poet, birthday: 7:30 p.m. at the Moroccan Lounge
• Undead Prom: Kid Bloom with Smoke Season plus Bahari: 8 p.m. at the Teragram Ballroom
• BLACK VEIL BRIDES: 8 p.m. at the Roxy Theatre

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19

• SG LEWIS with Leven Kali: 9 p.m. at the Fonda Theatre
• KAZ MURPHY CD RELEASE SHOW WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: 9 p.m. at the Cinema Bar
• ROTATIONS: Alex Kelman DJ Set: 8 p.m. at Amoeba Hollywood
• THIEVERY CORPORATION: 8 p.m. at the Wiltern
• Yaeji, Hello DJ: 9 p.m. at the Regent Theater
• Live Arts Exchange/LAX Festival 6 - Edgar Arceneaux's UNTIL UNTIL UNTIL: 8:30 p.m. at the Bootleg Theater
• TOM MISCH - GEOGRAPHY TOUR W/ SUPPORT FROM ROB ARAUJO: 8 p.m. at the Hollywood Palladium
• We Found New Music Fridays: 11 p.m. at the Moroccan Lounge
• REJJIE SNOW with Dana Williams & Emmitt James: 9 p.m. at the El Rey Theatre
• BLACK VEIL BRIDES: 9 p.m. at the Roxy Theatre

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20

• CLAPTONE PRESENTS THE MASQUERADE with special guest Amtrac: 9 p.m. at the Fonda Theatre
• 97.1 AMP RADIO's 6th Annual We Can Survive: 6:30 p.m. at the Hollywood Bowl
• GROOVY REDNECKS: 9 p.m. at the Cinema Bar
• ST. PAUL AND THE BROKEN BONES: 7 p.m. at the Wiltern
• The LA Premiere of The Man from Mo'Wax James Lavelle UNKLE SOUNDS (DJ Set): 7:30 p.m. at the Regent Theater
• Tom Petty Birthday Celebration: 8:30 p.m. at the Bootleg Theater
• SNAILS: 9 p.m. at the Hollywood Palladium
• Diamond White, Steffan Argus: 7 p.m. at the Moroccan Lounge
• Madeline Kenney, Rose Droll: 10 p.m. at the Moroccan Lounge
• Dead Sara, Sego: 8 p.m. at the Teragram Ballroom
• Slow Hollows, Jasper Bones, August Eve: 8 p.m. at the Troubadour
• AARON WATSON with Carlton Anderson: 9 p.m. at the El Rey Theatre
• THE FIRST FLASHLIGHT CONCERT IN THE UNITED STATES WITH RUMPELSTIL: 6 p.m. at the Greek Theatre
• BLACK VEIL BRIDES: 9 p.m. at the Roxy Theatre

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21

• VINYL THEATRE with The Catching and Madison Malone: 8 p.m. at the Roxy Theatre
  
• THE DREAM SYNDICATE + MATTHEW SWEET: 8 p.m. at the Fonda Theatre
• Willie Nelson, Phil Lesh & More: Outlaw Music Festival: 5 p.m. at the Hollywood Bowl
• AM RADIO HITS: 9 p.m. at the Cinema Bar
• PRETTYMUCH: THE FUNKTION TOUR: 6:30 p.m. at the Wiltern
• ELLIOTT SMITH - A TRIBUTE TO HIS LIFE AND MUSIC: 8:30 p.m. at the Bootleg Theater
• Habibi, Automatic, The Entire Universe, Matt (Allah Las) DJ Set: 7:30 p.m. at the Moroccan Lounge
• Dead Sara, Sego: 8 p.m. at the Teragram Ballroom
• TIME DONE CONCERT: 7:30 p.m. at the Greek Theatre

Photo courtesy of Vinyl Theatre