The Thing 2026

Name: The Thing 2026
Start: 03 Apr 2026
End: 03 Apr 2026
Location: Troubadour

published: 28 Mar 2026, 2 min read

when: 03 Apr 2026 | venue: Troubadour | cost: $22 | address: 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood 90069

Headlong collision of free jazz, extreme noise and rock power – Scandic power/improv trio The Thing take no prisoners. Pumped-up saxophonist Mats Gustafsson fronts the killing rhythm team of bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love create music that rocks the soul. Taking inspiration from a 1966 Don Cherry track, transforming themes that roam from PJ Harvey and White Stripes to Albert Ayler and Steve Lacy, collaborating with the likes of Neneh Cherry, Sonic Youth, and even Pat Metheny – this is one of today’s signature bands. “The sonic equivalent of the Hulk doing battle with Godzilla, it bursts out of the speakers in a seething mass of molten bass saxophone, filthy fuzz bass and machine gun snare” (The Quietus)

Event Details

what: The Thing 2026

when: 03 Apr 2026

opening hours: 7:00PM - 9:00PM

venue: Troubadour

city/suburb: Los Angeles

address: 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood 90069

website: https://wl.eventim.us/event/the-thing/666306?afflky=TheTroubadour

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