Indie & Alt Concerts in Los Angeles (LA) in May

HEALTH and Carpenter Brut

Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Snail Mail, Rocket, and Sharp Pins

The Wiltern, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Bad Suns

The Venice West, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Cold

Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA, US

Emo Orchestra and The Spill Canvas

The Novo, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

BeachLife Festival 2026 The Chainsmokers, The Offspring, Duran Duran, Grouplove, James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, BØRNS, and FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS

Redondo Beach, CA, US

BeachLife Festival 2026 Duran Duran, Grouplove, FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS, flipturn, The Schizophonics, Willowake, Chainsmoker, and Jeremy Buck

Beachlife Festival, Redondo Beach, CA, US

Switchfoot

The Venice West, Venice, CA, US

The Wedding Present

Lodge Room, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Crocodiles, Wyld Gooms, and Exile

The Moroccan Lounge, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Call Me Karizma and Jady

Catch One, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Oscar & the Wolf and Mara

Echoplex, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Core Los Angeles 2026 Oscar & the Wolf and Samm (BE)

Los Angeles State Historic Park, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Barns Courtney and Belle

The Moroccan Lounge, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Lovin' Spoonful and The Grass Roots

Saban Theatre, Beverly Hills, CA, US

Tim Heidecker, Vanessa González, and Julia Holter

Sid The Cat Auditorium, South Pasadena, CA, US

The Wood Brothers Olive Klug

Ventura Music Hall, Ventura, CA, US

Cold and University Drive

The Parish, House of Blues, Anaheim, CA, US

Patton Oswalt, Sheng Wang, Michael Carbonaro, Bob the Drag Queen, Danny Elfman, Natasha Lyonne, The B-52's, Mark Mothersbaugh, Puddles Pity Party, Julio Torres, and Patti Harrison

Greek Theatre, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Peach Pit

The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA, US

Chet Faker

Ventura Music Hall, Ventura, CA, US

José González Abby Sage

The Bellwether, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Alex Edelman and Ben Folds

The Ford, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

James Taylor

Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, US

Waxahatchee, MJ Lenderman, and Brennan Wedl

Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Cold

El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Ora Cogan and Syko Friend

Zebulon, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Guster

Pacific Electric, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

The Dear Hunter, Closure In Moscow, and K Sera

The Glass House, Pomona, CA, US

Grandaddy

The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA, US

Goldfish

Avalon, Hollywood, CA, US

Dan Black

Dynasty Typewriter at the Hayworth, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Rodrigo y Gabriela

Yaamava' Theater, Highland, CA, US

Mike Doughty

Sid The Cat Auditorium, South Pasadena, CA, US

Led Zepagain

Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA, US

Rodrigo y Gabriela

YouTube Theater, Inglewood, CA, US

senses (US), Sammy Adams, Hoobastank, and Kevin Lyman

The GRAMMY Museum, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Archive and JoyCut

Lodge Room, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

MOD SUN

Alex's Bar, Long Beach, CA, US

Hayley Williams

The Wiltern, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

The New Pornographers Will Sheff

Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

TOPS

Ventura Music Hall, Ventura, CA, US

Hayley Williams

The Wiltern, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Holy Fuck

Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, US

Lorde Smerz and Sophia Stel

Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA, US

Puscifer and Dave Hill

Greek Theatre, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Indigo Girls

The Bellwether, Los Angeles (LA), CA, US

Sponge

Foxhole Hollywood, Hollywood, CA, US

Foliage

The Overland, Redlands, CA, US

Joshua Tree Music Festival 2026 Steve Poltz

Joshua Tree Music Festival, Joshua Tree, CA, US