Dev Lemons
Troubadour9081 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles 90069
Dev Lemons heads to the Troubadour in West Hollywood with Venus & the Flytraps on the bill. The evening is presented as a Dev Lemons show, with the Pennsylvania-born singer songwriter leading a set built around songs that move between R&B, emo rock and bedroom pop. Her writing takes direct, sometimes sharply comic routes through abandonment, toxic relationships, dental anxiety and pampered nepotism babies, then turns those subjects toward release rather than resignation.
Lemons is a Pennsylvania-born singer songwriter whose songs are described as late-night heart-to-heart conversations with a close friend. A student of Paramore, My Chemical Romance and Bring Me the Horizon, she brings a comparable emotional candour to music that transforms personal pain into hooks meant to be sung back by a crowd. Her work is concerned with overcoming demons and meeting chaos with what the listing calls “the insulation of unhinged fun.” Lemons puts the sensation in her own terms: “My music is about finding beauty amidst all of life’s chaos. By the end of a Dev Lemons song, you will feel somewhere in the middle of motion sickness, ecstasy, and maybe even a little itchy.”
The Troubadour’s claim to fame is written into pop history: Elton John made his American debut here in 1970, and the musicians who became the Eagles met around the club. It remains an active West Hollywood live-music venue, with current concerts listed at its Santa Monica Boulevard address. Expect a ticketed show in a compact club room, with a bar and a small kitchen serving burgers, sandwiches, chicken tenders, and fries. Seating depends on the event; where it is limited, the venue says it is generally first come, first served, so check your show’s details before arriving. Doors typically open an hour before the performance, and most shows finish between 11 p.m. and midnight, though timing varies. The venue sits near Doheny Drive, on a stretch of West Hollywood with nearby bars and restaurants.