Anna Acosta on January 26th, 2015

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Incoming: The Ting Tings, Mates of State, Wolf Alice, Holychild, Wildling, the Fontaines, Hotel Hot Burrito, Ivory Deville, the Vaselines, Mini Mansions, Eric McFadden, Paul Bergmann, the Entrance Band, Blackbird Blackbird, Wale, We Are Scientists, the Hood Internet, Patti Smith, Sam Smith, Body/Head, the Warlocks, Crash Kings, the Haden Triplets, Brooke Fraser, Susanna Hoffs, Magic Giant, the Airborne Toxic Event, Thomas Jack, Beacon, the Diamond Light, Jimmy Gnecco, Rocket From the Crypt, Paul Oakenfold, Jukebox the Ghost, Nothing, Bush, Jarell Perry, Dave & Phil Alvin, Indigo Music Festival (the Melvins, Deafheaven, Blonde Redhead, Deerhoof, more), Kishi Bashi, Mayhem, John Ondrasik, P. Morris

Above: That’s the video for “Wrong Club”  by the Ting Tings. The U.K. duo stops by the Troubadour on Monday in support of their latest album “Super Critical.” Kaneholler opens.

Our staff picks of the week:

@KRBronson recommends: The Observatory continues to show it’s got game. On Saturday, the daylong Indigo Music Festival comes to the O.C. venue, with the Melvins, Deafheaven, Blonde Redhead and Deerhoof heading up a lineup that includes Moving Units, Mike Watt, Youth Code, Fever the Ghost, Kiev, Talk in Tongues, Crystal Skulls, Morgan Delt, Tashaki Miyaki, Mini Mansions, L.A. Witch and more, all for $35.

@Seraphina_L recommends: The legendary Patti Smith plays three Los Angeles shows this week with the first two being at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel on Thursday and Friday. Smith also performs at the Roxy on Feb. 2.

After the jump, the week ahead:

Monday, Jan. 26

Mates of State, Babes and Fictionist at the Bootleg HiFi
The Ting Tings and Kaneholler at the Troubadour
Wolf Alice, Beginners, Moors and Sabila Sabila at Bardot
Holychild, Air Life and Liphemra at the Echo
Wildling, Travelers, Midnight Swim Club and Alyeska at the Satellite
The Fontaines, Low Volts, the Sixth Son and Jr. at the Silverlake Lounge
Zane Carney and Jimbo Mathus at the Hotel Café
Valley Queen, Bear On Fire and Kyle Neal at Harvard & Stone
Juliet Piper & the Daydream, Greg Katz, Mara Schwartz, Chesney Hawkes, Swing Hero, the West Coast Bouncer and Novel at the Mint
Open Mic at El Cid
The Devious Means, the Eagle Rock Gospel Singers and Big Monsta at the Wayfarer
Baby Bash at the Observatory
Rae Sremmurd at the Observatory (Late Show)
Dark Tranquility and Insomnium at the City National Grove of Anaheim

Tuesday, Jan. 27

Hotel Hot Burrito, Tijuana Panthers, Gap Dream, Holy Wave, Hidden Ritual, the Wolf and Sweat Lodge at the Troubadour
Ivory Deville & Jackson Tanner, Tumbleweed Wanderers, the Far West and Bobby London at the Echo
Lady Low, Brass Tax and Crystal Skulls at Harvard & Stone
Leighton Meester, Liza Anne, Dana Williams and Tony Lucca at the Hotel Café
Intergalactix at the Satellite
Earth Like Planets, Livingmore and more at the Bootleg HiFi
P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S, the Pocket Rockets and the Ugly Kids at Los Globos
Faulty Rotation, Boolan, Bad Lands and the Brave Ones at the Silverlake Lounge
Pow, Dirt Dress and Frybong at the Smell
Sherae, Marcel Lamar and Jared Grimble at the Mint
Mika Newton, S.I.N. and Stefano Langone at the Viper Room
Milo Greene at Fingerprints
National Anthem at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Open Mic at Saint Rocke
Kitaka at the Wayfarer
Sage Francis at the Observatory
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar

Wednesday, Jan. 28

The Vaselines and Loch Lomond at the Roxy Theatre
Mini Mansions, Fever the Ghost and Cameron Avery at the Troubadour
Wale at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Eric McFadden + All-Stars at the Viper Room
Paul Bergmann and Rainbow Jackson at the Echo
Leroy Smart & Soul Syndicate, Tippa Lee and Boss Harmony at the Echoplex
The Entrance Band, Matt Baldwin and Deadfinger at the Satellite
Blackbird Blackbird and Puro Instinct at Sayers Club
BJ Thomas at the Grammy Museum
Ghost Noise, In Leagues, Nyx and Daniel Crook at Los Globos
The Herms, the Most Best and Traps Ps at El Cid
Leighton Meester, Dana Williams, Laleh and Daniel Champagne at the Hotel Café
Gold Star, Dustin Lovelis and William Alexander at Harvard & Stone
Dedric Clark & the Social Animals, the Standards, Haddon Cord and Vanish Valley at the Mint
Bobby Kimball at the Whisky a Go Go
Tina Aldana, Shots in the Dark and Eulalia at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Lexie Hofer, Shotshell Press, Steve Smith and Caprice at the HOB Foundation Room
Wallburds at the Lexington
Lany, Saturn City, Sapphire Road and Them Guns at Saint Rocke
Band of Horses at the Observatory
Hood Internet at the Constellation Room
The Wailers at the House of Blues Anaheim
We Are Scientists at UC Riverside
The Federal Affair at the Federal Bar
Isms and the Maykers at Molly Malone’s

Thursday, Jan. 29

Patti Smith at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
Sam Smith [pictured below] at the Forum
Body/Head, Syko Friend and Eloe Ornoe at the Echo
The Warlocks, Tashaki Miyaki, Gothic Tropic and Hobart W Fink at Club Bahia
Crash Kings, My Goodness and Badflower at the Satellite
The Haden Triplets, Alejandro Pelayo and Janitor at the Echoplex
Jackie Evancho at Club Nokia
Brooke Fraser and Dark Waves at the Fonda Theatre
Robin Bacior, Grand Lake Islands and Phoebe Bridgers at the Bootleg HiFi
Haunted Summer and Psychic Love at Dirty Laundry
The Absolute, Bones Muhroni, the Pocket Rockets and Jason Mezilis at the Silverlake Lounge
HidingInsideVictims, Wire Werewolves, Hessian Wolf Children, Miscreancy, Mysticism and Girl 27 at Los Globos
Jake LaBotz and Willy Tea Taylor at El Cid
So Many Wizards at Amoeba
Sometimes We Sing Together, Sunny Ozell, Valley Shine, Sara Genn and Signals the Band at the Hotel Café
Vug Arakus at Harvard & Stone
Steve Cooke, the Shams and the Rituals at the Mint
Sam Hunt and Native Run at the Troubadour
Attika 7, Westfield Massacre and Speaking the Kings at the Whisky a Go Go
Xtrmst, Heiress and Living Eyes at the Roxy Theatre
Ashley Miers, Madi Walsh, Steph Sloane, the High Voltage Band and LA Brownies at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Susanna Hoffs at the Largo at the Coronet
Wiredogs and Murdlerland at La Cita
The TV Liers, Inner Ecstasy and Gotham Police at Lot 1 Cafe
Popheart, Vertighost and more at the Heart of Art Gallery (1970 Rodeo Road)
Surprise Vacation, Dogteeth and more at Cafe NELA
Mellow Man Ace, Buyepongo and Cazal Organism at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Josh Heinrichs, Beyond I Sight, Skillinjah, Dankrupt and AOK at Saint Rocke
Steve Maggiora at the Wayfarer
Roddy Radiation, Bedlam Knives, Back Alley Barbers and Low Life Soundsystem at Alex’s Bar
The Game at the Observatory
Magic Giant and Vinnie & the Hooligans at the Constellation Room
Silverstein, Beartooth, Hands Like Houses and Major League at the House of Blues Anaheim
Brian Young Band at the HOB Crossroads
Gladiator, VIndata and Strytllr at the Yost Theater
The Von Trapps at the Coach House
Travis Tritt at the Fred Kavli Theatre
Jason Waks at Molly Malone’s
We Are Scientists and Line & Circle at the Federal Underground in Long Beach
Teeflii at Shark Club
Steve Gadd Band at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Friday, Jan. 30

Patti Smith at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
The Airborne Toxic Event at the Troubadour
Thomas Jack and Sam Feldt at the El Rey Theatre
Sam Smith at the Forum
Rocket From the Crypt, the Drips, White Murder and Isaac Rother & the Phantoms at Alex’s Bar
The Hood Internet, Big Wild, Dead Right and Netherfriends at the Echoplex
Beacon and Lord Raja at the Echo
The M Machine and Zimmer at Avalon Hollywood
Jimmy Gnecco, the Nick Perri Group and Robbery Inc at the Viper Room
The Diamond Light, Brother Grand and Hamish Anderson at the Satellite
All Out War, Xibalba, Skinfather, World of Pain and Nomads at Los Globos
Motherfolk, Los Angelics, Panic in Eden and Full Moon Fields at the Silverlake Lounge
8 Bit Weapon, Crashfaster, Grimecraft, Mrwimmer, ParallaxScroll, Shoujo Kiss and Timon Marmex at the Smell
Mary’s Mischief, KULA, Suns of Jimi and Sweet Bump It at El Cid
Slow Hollow and Soma Los Angeles at Pehrspace
The Tulips and Tall Tales and the Silver Lining at 679. N. Berendo
Forniquette, the Von Trapps, David & Devine, Thom Chacon and Wages at the Hotel Café
Wirewalker, Behon, Hooray For Our Side, Evolution Beat and Bear Brass Band at the Mint
45 Grave and Only Theater of Pain at the Whisky a Go Go
Keller Williams & the Motet at the Roxy Theatre
Silverstein, Beartooth, Hands Like Houses and Major League at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Davs & Anna Harissis, Hunny Gale & Daniel J. Washington, Roger & Christina, Perry & Danielle and the Suitors at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
NightOwl, Burgundy Skies, the Moving Pictures and Richard Schmeig at the HOB Foundation Room
Dukalion, Mickey Taelor, Brandontory, Lauren Roze and the 37 West at the HOB Parish Room
Jon Brion at the Largo at the Coronet
Old Toy Trains, Nora Keyes and more at Cafe NELA
The Psychedelic Cowboys, the Digs and Gold Star at Old Towne Pub
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Sean Watkins and Lauren Shera at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Hoodboi and Falcons at the Wayfarer
Xtrmst, Heiress and Living Eyes at the Observatory
Sam Hunt at the House of Blues Anaheim
John Ondrasik and Glen Phillips at the Coach House
The English Beat at Mozambique
Wale at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Fast Times at the Canyon
The High Voltage Band, Safety Circle, Bent Jetty and Sunken Vessels at Molly Malone’s
Steve Gadd Band at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Saturday, Jan. 31

Indigo Music Festival, with the Melvins, Deafheaven, Blonde Redhead, Deerhoof, Moving Units, Mike Watt, Youth Code, Morgan Delt, Fever the Ghost, Talk in Tongues, Kiev, Crystal Skulls, Tashaki Miyaki, Mini Mansions, Dahga Bloom, LA Witch, Drinking Flowers, Thee Rain Cats, the Vivids and Ancestors, at the Observatory
Paul Oakenfold at Avalon Hollywood
Kishi Bashi String Quartet at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex
Mayhem, Watain and Revenge at the Fonda Theatre
Jukebox the Ghost, Twin Forks and Secret Someones at the El Rey Theatre
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin, the Guilty Ones and Jonah Tolchin at the Troubadour
Nothing and Tony Molina at Jewel’s Catch One
Thomas Jack at the Sound Nightclub
Bush at the Wiltern
Martik at the Saban Theatre
Jarell Perry, StarRo, Thatkidcalhoun and Arima Ederra at the Bootleg HiFi
The Barnhouse at the Silverlake Lounge
1000 Needles, Danimal Cannon, Dasid, Fighter X, the Kevin Gnartinez Band, Mega Ran, Meishi Smile and Together We Are Robots at the Smell
Optical, Maztek, Fallen and Definitive at Los Globos
No Small Children at El Cid
Stray Birds, Jordie Lane, Freddy & Francine, Blisses B, Young canyon and the New Peter Gabrielz at the Hotel Café
Dave Malone, Terpsichords and Bobby Hunt Trio at the Mint
Marek Hemmann and Bo Hebert at the Roxy Theatre (Early Show)
Upon a Burning Body, Volumes, Gideon and the Last Ten Seconds of Life at the Roxy Theatre
Schwarzenator, Dirty White People and Zachary Kibbee at the Viper Room
Brandon Moreno, Ella & the Bad Apples, Randy Todd and Soraya Zain at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Katie Turley, Olivia Thai, We Own Los Angeles, Zoe Evans & YS and Inti Lusion at the HOB Parish Room
Lions Named Leo, Jessica & Co., MLEO, DeLaVina and SaxManDre & Earthquake at the HOB Foundation Room
Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Iain Matthews, Egbert Derix and Brian Lopez at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Jeskia von Rabbit at Bar Sinister
LA’s Forgotten, the Hypnotics and more at Cafe NELA
Sega Genecide at the Wayfarer
Missing Persons and Dale Bozzio at Dragonfly
Crizzly at Shark Club
Venice at the Canyon
La Hootenanny, Kirsten Profitt, Aubrey Richmond and Ted Z. & the Wranglers at Molly Malone’s
Steve Gadd Band at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Sunday, Feb. 1

John Ondrasik and Lucie Silvas at the El Rey Theatre
P. Morris, Benedek and Harriet Brown at the Bootleg HiFi
The Pagans, the Controllers and the Mormons at the Echo
Aweminus, Styn, Obey, Badphaze, Pavarotti and Haunta at Los Globos
Astroskeleton, Boaconstructor, Chalkboards, Curious Quail, the Mineral Kingdom, Petriform and Slime Girls at the Smell
Michiko & the Rosewood, the Evangenitals and Nick Greer & the G’s at the Hotel Café
The Eclectics, Darlington, Paradox Lockdown, Patrick Contreras and Aika at the Mint Adrian Legg at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Open Mic at at the Satellite
Open Mic at the Silverlake Lounge
Nothing and Tony Molina at the Constellation Room
Lorraina Marro at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Photo by Kelsey Heng