The Week Ahead: Sept. 8-14

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Incoming: Chinatown Moon Festival, Lobsterfest, Fenech-Soler, Soft Swells, Lou Barlow, Linus Young, Fathers & Suns, Gary Calamar, Barcelona, Miles Tackett, Decorator, the Entrance Band, Charlotte OC, YG, Swans, Waters, Wartime Recitals, Boyz II Men, EFG, Sturgill Simpson, Band of Heathens, Lily Kershaw, Marc Anthony, Linkin Park, Earth, Goldroom, Sean Hayes, Slow Magic, Too Short, Katey Sagal, One Direction, Charles Bradley Colony House, Tashaki Miyaki, Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks, William Beckett, GBH, Kan Wakan, Owen Pallett, Avi Buffalo, Mad Decent block Party, Mark Eitzel, Black Taxi, Porter Robinson, Black Hi-Lighter, Passenger, King James & the Special Men, Dengue Fever, HOTT MT, Unlocking the Truth, Minnie Driver, the Avett Brothers, Dawes, Camper Van Beethoven/Cracker, David Serby, Steve Poltz

Above: British dance-rock quartet Fenech-Soler are spending a good chunk of the month in L.A. promoting their new album “Rituals.” (That’s the video for “Last Forever,” above.) It’s a odd combo, but Fenech-Soler are sharing the Monday residency at the Echo this month with local indie-rockers Soft Swells, whose new album “Floodlights” comes out Sept. 30. Fenech-Soler is also playing the Sunset Strip Music Festival in two weeks.

Our staff picks of the week:

@KRBronson recommends: Enjoy some free music Saturday. If you’re on the Westside, orchestral rockers Kan Wakan are doing Saturdays Off the 405 at the Getty Center. The show will feature guests Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, the Silver Lake Choir and Strings Massive, and it will mark the L.A. debut of the band’s new vocalist KP, who replaced the recently departed Kristianne Bautista. If you’re on the other side of town, the free, all-ages Chinatown Moon Festival boasts a six-band lineup of Crash Kings, Dorothy, Beat Club, SD3 (Cary Brothers’ side project), the Singles and Run Things.

@Seraphina_L recommends: If you think September is turning out to be a busy month for shows, just wait until you Rocktober arrives. For now, there are plenty of shows to get you warmed up for fall tours. Owen Pallett stops by the El Rey Theatre on Saturday in support of not only his latest album “In Conflict,”  but also his series of remixes for his latest single “Song For Five & Six.” Long Beach’s own Avi Buffalo supports in anticipation of his long-awaited sophomore album “At Best Cuckold.” A great follow-up show would be at the Shrine Auditorium where the Avett Brothers and Dawes team up on Sunday. .

After the jump, the week ahead:

Monday, Sept. 8

Fenech-Soler and Soft Swells at the Echo
Lou Barlow and Joel Jerome & Babies On Acid at Harvard & Stone
Jack Garratt, Charlotte OC, Maudlin Strangers and Great Caesar at Bardot
Linus Young and James Alan at the Bootleg HiFi
Fathers & Suns, Sweet Bump It, Blackwater Jukebox and the Drizz at the Silverlake Lounge
Sensations’ Fix, Holy Shit! and Devon Williams at Los Globos
Hewan, Taylor Greenwood, Ruby Amanfu and Private Island at the Hotel Café
Gary Calamar, Mayaeni, Hamish Anderson and Dirty Vegas at the Mint
Bones Muhroni, Town in the City, Friends of Friends and Jimmy Welsh at the Satellite
Nightsword, Legal Tender, Vitiate and Brain Dead at the Viper Room
Chris Pierce, Trevor Menear and more at Room 5
The Janks, the Lucky Lonely and Big Monsta at the Wayfarer
Atmosphere at the Observatory
Todd Sherry and Heather Olt at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club

Tuesday, Sept. 9

Barcelona, the Young Wild and Verre at the Troubadour
Miles Tackett at the Mint
Decorator and Dreaming Bull at the Bootleg HiFi
The Entrance Band, Drinking Flowers and White Dove at the Satellite
Panther Attack, Forebear and No Girlfriends at the Silverlake Lounge
Money, Flaamingos and Buttertones at the Echo
Qviolin and Miss Sunny Z at the Virgil
Charlotte OC, Melissa Polinar and Jon Runion at the Hotel Café
Tall Tales & the Silver Lining, Pearl Charles & the Pipes Canyon Band and Elisa Randazzo at Harvard & Stone
Sarah Percy at the Mint (Early Show)
Hilltop Hoods, Sims and Sharks & Hammers at the Roxy Theatre
Gypsy Rose, Til All Is One, Ayin Aleph and Hear Kitty Kitty at the Viper Room
Fire Tiger at King King
La Luz Del Mundo, Te’Amir, Tutu Sweeney & the Brothers Band and Yonas Michael at the Del Monte Speakeasy
George Stanford at the Piano Bar
Bill Burnett, Brian Woodbury and more at WitZend
Open Mic at Saint Rocke
SoCal Reggae All Stars at the Wayfarer
YG at the Observatory (Early & Late Shows)

Wednesday, Sept. 10

Swans and Carla Bozulich at the Roxy Theatre
Waters, Zella Day and Cathedrals at the Echo
Third Day at the Los Angeles County Fair
Wartime Recitals, Peoplemover, Count Downfall and Sound Reasons at the Silverlake Lounge
The Skatalites, Boss Harmony and the Delirians at the Echoplex
REWINDSTOPLAY, Ned & the Dirt and Island Boy at Los Globos
Darto, Gun Outfit, Dunes and Spokenest at the Smell
Shyboy, Satellites, Via Echo and Laedon at the Hotel Café
TULIPS and Ladyheat at Harvard & Stone
Tele Novella, FEELS, So Many Wizards, Gothic Tropic and WORDS at HM 157
Patt Morrison, Ben Gleib, Wayne Federman and Maz Jobrani at the Mint
Charlie Clark, Michael Miller and Rodney Eastman at Malo
Keir McCormack at the Hard Rock Hollywood
Prong at the Whisky a Go Go
Le Noire and Dig the Kid at the Viper Room
5 Seconds of Summer at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
A.S.H.E.S. the Chosen, Samantha Aurelio, Brandon Warren and Three More Wheels & Undermine the Effect at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Kyle Riabko, Chris Joyner and more at Room 5
Code Orange, Twitching Tongues and War Hungry at the Rock City Studios
Heather Reid, Shenzi, Kira Lingman, Lindsey Harper, Sestra, Ella Smith and Suzy Husner at Saint Rocke
The Whole Truth Band and Blue-Eyed Son at WitZend
The Brothers Zmed at the Wayfarer
Barcelona, Young Wild and Verre at the Constellation Room
Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks and David Rosales at the Coach House
The Federal Affair at the Federal Bar
Peter Myers Orchestra at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Thursday, Sept. 11

Charles Bradley and King James & the Special Men at the Twilight Concert Series at the Santa Monica Pier
Boyz II Men at the Los Angeles County Fair
Swans and Carla Bozulich at the Roxy Theatre
EFG, Wet & Reckless and Branden Daniel & the Chics at the Satellite
Sturgill Simpson, Cris Jacobs and Derik Hultquist at the Troubadour
Band of Heathens, Henry Henrietta, Sky Country and Mia Dyson at the Hotel Café
Sabrosa Purr, Three More Wheels and Undermine the Effect at Harvard & Stone
Lily Kershaw, Taylor Berrett and Bobby Bazini at the Mint
Marc Anthony at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Linkin Park at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Irvine
Earth and King Dude at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Goldroom and Zimmer at Sound Nightlcub
Leaf, Glaare and Child at the Silverlake Lounge
Il Sogno Del Marinaio, Lite and Jon Wahl & the Amadans at the Echo
Summer Twins, Death Valley Girls, Tele Novella, Cobalt Cranes and Buttertones at the Echoplex
The Hive Dwellers and Sex Stains at Los Globos
Yonatan Gat Band and TraPsPs at the Smell
Addey Lane at the Hard Rock Hollywood
Slaughter & the Dogs at the Whisky a Go Go
Knee High Fox, Dead Heroine and Kiwi Time at the Viper Room
Barghest, Lake of Blood and Sona at Complex
Farmer Dave & the Hot Pacific Band at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Maladjusted at La Cita
Alligator Beach at Saint Rocke
Ron Tanski at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Tribute to Jeb Milne at WitZend
Fellow Bohemian, Gazoota, the Bluffs and Coleidoscope at the Wayfarer
No Silver Bird, Highlands, Wax Children and Lords of Beacon House at Alex’s Bar
Sean Hayes at the Constellation Room
Shwayze & Mickey Avalon at the Observatory
J-Trick at the Yost Theater
Robin Zander Band, the Glimmer Stars and Hurt & the Heartbeat at the Coach House
One Direction at the Rose Bowl
San Manuel Salsa Allstars at the San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino
Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks at the Canyon
Stonejazz at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Beethoven’s Ninth at the Hollywood Bowl

Friday, Sept. 12

Slow Magic, Kodak to Graph and Daktyl at the Roxy Theatre
Too Short at the Troubadour
Katey Sagal & the Forest Rangers and Keaton Simons at the El Rey Theatre
Sean Hayes and Eric & Erica at the Bootleg HiFi
One Direction at the Rose Bowl
Marc Anthony at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Lobsterfest, with Beware of Darkness, Watch for Horses and Well Hung Heart at Ports O’Call Village in San Pedro
Diavolo at the Greek Theatre
Colony House, Knox Hamilton and Adventure Galley at the Satellite
Tashaki Miyaki and Feeling Feelings at Fifty Seven
Tim & Eric and Dr. Steve Brule at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
Accept at the Saban Theatre
Chris Pierce at Genghis Cohen
Henry Wolfe at the Lillian Theatre
Kid Cadaver, the New Electric Sound and DJ Kris Kovacs (Deluka) at Lucky Strike Hollywood
Foxy Lemon, Cambrian Explosion, the Downtown Train and Otis Heat at the Silverlake Lounge
Tomas Barfod, Kid606, Dog and Patrick Brian at the Echo
GRMLN at the Smell
Mexico68, Authentic Sounds of Silverlake and Bobby London at El Cid
Stephen Steinbrink, Ever Ending Kicks, Girlpool and Filardo at Pehrspace
Justin Young, Katrina Parker, Karen Dezelle, Keeley Valentino and Craig Paddock at the Hotel Café
Boogaloo Assassins, Nether Land and deQn Sue at the Mint
Breaking Arrows at the Viper Room
Toby Rand at the Viper Room Lounge
Belmont Lights, Zen Robbi, the Dirty Diamond, R-Mean, Korbee and Stemlife at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Los Angeles Police Department at Origami Vinyl
Neijah Lanae, B. Bravo and Hugh Augustine at Complex
The Americans at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
The Malloy Band, Travis Peery and more at WitZend
The Spazmatics and Gold Soundz at Saint Rocke
Dangerous Dane Drewis at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
1st Nature, Maximus C., Tim Acquarelli, Joel Demarzo and Marques Skot at the Wayfarer
Dead Men Walking, Captain Sensible, Chris Cheny, Slim Jim Phantom and Mike Peters at Alex’s Bar
Raskahuele, Mafia Rusa and Roncovacoco at the Constellation Room
GBH, the Dickies, JFA and Love Canal at the Observatory
Prong and Rattlehead at the City National Grove of Anaheim
The Tubes, Blind Ruby and Casey Jones & the Railsplitters at the Coach House
Barbara Morrison at the Catalina Bar & Grill

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Saturday, Sept. 13

Chinatown Moon Festival, with Crash Kings, Dorothy, Beat Club, SD3, the Singles and Run Things at Chinatown Central Plaza
Owen Pallett and Avi Buffalo at the El Rey Theatre
Kan Wakan at Saturdays Off the 405 at the Getty Center
Mad Decent Block Party, with Diplo, Elliphant, Laidback Luke, Liz, STRFKR, Thurz and TJR, at LA Center Studios, 1201 W. 5th St.
GBH and Adolescents at the Fonda Theatre
Mark Eitzel at the Echo
Black Taxi and Opus Orange at the Bootleg HiFi
Black Hi-Lighter, the Active Set and Terror Tuesday at El Cid
Porter Robinson, Giraffage and Lemaitre at the Shrine Expo Hall
Passenger at the Wiltern
King James & The Special Men at La Cita
Lobsterfest, with Berline Featuring Terri Nunn, Sweet & Tender Hooligans, Jessica Childress, Taikoproject, Shana Halligan, Tapioca and the Flea, Irontom, Queen Caveat and Pretty Little Demons, at Ports O’Call Village in San Pedro
Rosanna Gamson, WIFE and Sheetal Gandhi at Grand Performances at California Plaza
Dengue Fever and Goonam at the Federal Underground in Long Beach
Giant Drag, Habits, Bur Gur and more at the Frog Town Art Walk
R5 and Ryland Lynch at the Los Angeles County Fair
Roberto Carlos Projeto and Emocoes at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Charles Aznavour at the Greek Theatre
HOTT MT, Pomar and Vinyl Williams at Fifty Seven
The Janks at Eat See Hear (with a screening of “The Goonies”) at Pasadena Centennial Square
The Rebel Light at Street Food cinema (with a screening of “Garden State”) at Poinsettia Recreation Park, 7341 Willoughby Ave.
Colleen Green at Gimme Gimme Records
The Barnhouse at the Silverlake Lounge
Dance Yourself Clean at the Satellite
Lone, Anthony Naples, Plastic Love and Tessela at Los Globos
The Aquadolls, the Hive Dwellers, Grape Street and Vision at the Smell
Jason Joseph & the Spectacular, Ari Herstand, Jennifer Knight (record release), London Thor and the WillowWacks at the Hotel Café
OTIS at the Mint
Unlocking the Truth and the Body Rampant at the Troubadour
Otherwise and 9electric at the Whisky a Go Go
Paradise Fears, Hollywood Ending, Pop! Fiction and William Beckett at the Roxy Theatre
Darling Stilettos at the Viper Room
The Molly Ringwalds at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Stryfe, Uncle Junkie and Lit Soul at Complex
Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Lucy Wainwright Roche at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Scarlet Roads, Lia Farrington and more at WitZend
Fartbarf and Tadeo Man at Saint Rocke
Kat at Saint Rocke (Early Show)
The Devious Means, Jeramiah Red and the Gromble at the Wayfarer
Oxblood, the Forgotten, the Inciters, Rat City Riot, Custom Fit, Warlords, Foot Soldier and Aggroculture Us at Alex’s Bar
Slaughter & the Dogs and Dimerunner at the Constellation Room
Tribal Seeds, the Expanders, True Press and Mystic Roots at the Observatory
Ambrosia at the House of Blues Anaheim
Puddle of Mudd at the M15 Concert Bar & Grill in Corona
One Direction at the Rose Bowl
Minnie Driver at the Canyon
Barbara Morrison at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Sunday, Sept. 14

The Avett Brothers and Dawes at the Shrine Auditorium
Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker, Sean Conroy and Dave Anthony at the Echoplex
Lobsterfest, with Berlin Featuring Terri Nunn, Metalachi, the Damselles & the TC4, Taikoproject and Up Next, at Ports O’Call Village in San Pedro
The Soul Jam, the Stylistics and the Dramatics at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Jennifer Nettles at the Los Angeles County Fair
Kimbra at the Bootleg HiFi
David Serby, Nocona, Amilia K Spicer Band, Tawny Ellis and the Dank at the Echo (Daytime Show)
SOLSPEAK, Tina Vonn and Mayaztek at Los Globos
Steve Poltz, Divided Heaven and Dead Frets at the Hotel Café
Barak the Rapper at the Mint
Dead Men Walking and the Pink Slips at the Troubadour
Emily Cohn & Stephanie Carlisi, Jasmine Jordan and STAMPS at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Cahuenga Block Party, with Birdog, Route 11, Crime Rock and the Vigils, at 1602 and 1640 Cahuenga Blvd. (3 p.m.)
John Gorka at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Tyrone Wells at Saint Rocke
Fatskins, the Generators, Take Offense, Bricktop, Death March, File 9 Collective, Transistor, Hard Knocks and Down For Life at Alex’s Bar
Porter Robinson, Giraffage and Lemaitre at the Fox Theater Pomona
Allison Brush at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Antonio Bennett at the Catalina Bar & Grill