Anna Acosta on February 23rd, 2015

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Incoming: Lucinda Williams, Wild Child, Scavenger Hunt, Young Creatures, Mea Culpa, Avid Dancer, Banta, Miranda Sings, Lyle Lovett, Jherek Bischoff, Sales, EDJ, Gal Pals, Wet & Reckless, David Cook, the Vim Dicta, Kindness, Flight Facilities, Alice Boman, the Black Ryder, Langhorne Slim, Susanna Hoffs, Aimee Mann, Cathedrals, Taking Back Sunday, Caribou, Mali Music, The Suffers, Smokes, Bear On Fire, I See Hawks In L.A., Boots Electric, How To Dress Well, Kirko Bangz, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Alan Jackson, Ledisi, the Church, Celtic Thunder, Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet, Howard Jones, La Luz, Sidewave, Six Organs of Admittance, Craft Spells, Slutever, White Arrows, Fishbone, Andy Grammar, Giraffage, Paguita la del Barrio, Peter Bradley Adams, Kevin Morby, Father, the White Buffalo, Slow Magic, Broncho, Fifth Harmony, Radio Hamrah, No Joy, Noah & the Megafauna, Pentatonix, Billy Ocean

Above: That’s Kindness‘ video for “Who Do You Love” feat. Robyn. Kindness, the brainchild of Adam Bainbridge, headlines the El Rey Theatre on Wednesday in support of his latest album “Otherness.” Jackson, Miss., by-way-of New Orleans hip hop artist Pell and Dirty Projectors’ Angel Deradoorian support. Kindness and Pell also take on the Constellation Room at the Observatory on Friday.

Our staff picks of the week:

@KRBronson recommends: Back in September, the Wild Honey Foundation staged an expansive, star-studded tribute to Big Star. They mount another benefit for the Autism Think Tank on Saturday night at the Alex Theatre in Glendale — a performance, in its entirety, of the Beatles’ “White Album.” Joining the Wild Honey Orchestra and host Chris Carter (“Breakfast With the Beatles”) will be guests including: Vicki and Debbi Peterson of the Bangles, XTC’s Dave Gregory, Mitch Easter, the Muffs, the Three O’Clock, Translator, Alain Johannes, John Easdale of Dramarama, Gary Wright, Steven McDonald of Redd Kross, John Wicks of the Records, Anna Waronker and Rachel Haden of That Dog, Chris Collingwood of Fountains of Wayne, Cosmo Topper and more.

@Seraphina_L recommends: San Francisco’s duo Cathedrals kick off their West Coast Winter Run with two SoCal shows. They stop by the Constellation Room at the Observatory on Wednesday where L.A.’s Jarell Perry will support. On Thursday they arrive at the Echo where Empires, LANY and Rush Midnight open.

Below, the week ahead:

Monday, Feb. 23

Lucinda Williams and the Kenneth Brian Band at the Troubadour
Wild Child, Midnight Swim Club, the Family Crest and Kris Orlowski at Bardot
Avid Dancer, Haunted Summer and Light FM at the Echo
Banta, the Mynabirds, Spurs, Elle Belle and Fools Gold Daughter at the Satellite
Scavenger Hunt, Pollimer and Satchmode at the Bootleg HiFi
Young Creatures, Carly & the Universe, Slooth Dogs and the Carrions at the Silverlake Lounge
Miranda Sings at Club Nokia
Mea Culpa at the Echoplex
Physics at Pehrspace
The Workday Release and Dugas at the Hotel Café
Teleskopes and the Vim Dicta at Harvard & Stone
Billy Gottlieb, Rywolf, the Hollywood Jane Revue, Anomaly, Walla, and Ireesh Lal at the Mint
The Righteous Heirs at Harvelle’s
The Bluffs, Fellow Bohemian, Work Friend and 47 Degrees North at the Wayfarer
Mick Jenkins and Kirk Knight at the Constellation Room
HiaTus at the House of Blues Anaheim
Lyle Lovett at the Fred Kavli Theatre
Open Mic at Molly Malone’s
Open Mic at El Cid
Buddy Rich Big Band at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Tuesday, Feb. 24

Gregory Alan Isakov and Shook Twins at the El Rey Theatre
Jherek Bischoff, Brother Sisters and Tim Carr at the Echoplex
Wet & Reckless at Harvard & Stone
David Cook and Dylan Gardner at the Troubadour
Adventurous Sleeping, Jeffrey Brodsky and Prism Tats at the Bootleg HiFi
EDJ, Two Sheds and Aaron Espinoza at the Satellite
Gal Pals, Feels and La Lenguas at Los Globos
Yonas Michael, Aaron Cohen, Verbs and M.A.R.S. at Los Globos
Colleen Green at Amoeba
Otis English, Heyrocco, LEX and Evolution Beat at the Silverlake Lounge
Sales, Winter and Filardo at the Echo
Miranda Sings at Club Nokia
Leon Bridges, Penny & Sparrow and Fairground Saints at the Hotel Café
Them Howling Bones, Sandbabes and the Violet Mindfield at La Cita
Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers, the Roadside Scholars and Thrift at the Mint
Alien Ant Farm at the Whisky a Go Go
Mexican Institute of Sound Showcase at the Roxy Theatre
The Yovth, Jackjamesdean and TinoXXX at the Viper Room
Storm Large at Genghis Cohen
Tiny Stills at Bar Lubitsch
Lacey Kay Band, Paul Chesne Band and Dave Warwak at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Open Mic at Saint Rocke
Delhart “Massive” McGregor at the Wayfarer
Delious Kennedy at the Federal Bar
The Vim Dicta, Animal Years, Dekades and Jay Stoler at the Federal Underground
The Shelters and Better Off Blonde at Molly Malone’s
Dayren Santamaria Band at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Wednesday, Feb. 25

Kindness, Pell and Angel Deradoorian at the El Rey Theatre
Flight Facilities and Touch Sensitive at the Fonda Theatre
Lucinda Williams and Buick 6 at the Troubadour
The Black Ryder, Vinyl Williams and Slow White at the Echo
Alice Boman, Among Savages and Deradoorian at the Bootleg HiFi
Susanna Hoffs, Aimee Mann, Nate Bargatze, Petra Haden and Jon Brion at the Largo at the Coronet
Dear Boy at Bardot
Frankie at the Lyric Theatre
The Airborne Toxic Event at Amoeba
Mono/Poly, Michna, Abjo, Creme and Silk Rhodes at Low End theory at the Airliner
Last Giant, the Spreewells and Goldenboy featuring the New Familiar at the Silverlake Lounge
Mick Jenkins, Kirk Knight, Saba Pivot and Noname Gypsy at Los Globos
Jameson Burt, Purple Crayon and Dakotah at El Cid
Langhorne Slim, Jonny Fritz, Chris Stills and Mia Dyson at the Hotel Café
That1Guy at the Mint
Lucy Morningstar at the Hard Rock Hollywood (Happy Hour)
Musicians Institute Showcase at the Hard Rock Hollywood
Brent James & the Vintage Youth, Naked Walrus, Ian Mellencamp and Tarra Layne at the Viper Room
Izzy Rose and Lucky Stars at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Independent Music LA Austin Kickoff Showcase at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Frogtown, NK Riot, Bedbugs and Bright Missiles at the Lexington
Los Dharma Bums, Stonefeather, White Woman, MRK and Scrote at Molly Malone’s
Pam Shaffer & the Witching Hour at Room 5
Alaska Reid at the Standard Hollywood
Doyle Rules, Devils Advocate and Ascendancy at Saint Rocke
Sales, Haunted Summer and Litronix at the Wayfarer
Gza at the Observatory
Cathedrals and Jarell Perry at the Constellation Room
The Federal Affair at the Federal Bar
Taking Back Sunday at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Rick Parma & the Ladies of Jazz in Pink at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Thursday, Feb. 26

Caribou and Koreless at the Fonda Theatre
Cathedrals, Empires, LANY and Rush Midnight at the Echo
Mali Music at the El Rey Theatre
Lucinda Williams and the Kenneth Brian Band at the Glass House
The Suffers and WeAretheBigBang at the Bootleg HiFi
Bear On Fire, Archer Black, the End of Summer and Sons of Sweden at the Satellite
Boots Electric, Blackbird Days and Dig the Kid at the Viper Room
T Bird & the Breaks, Los Angelics, Creature and Flor at the Silverlake Lounge
The Ecology, Fashawn, Emanon, Blu & Exile, Dag Savage, Choosey, Abjo, MED, Coss, Blame One, Donel Smokes, SonReal and Earthgang at the Echoplex
Blaze Ya Dead Homie and Boondox at Los Globos
I See Hawks in L.A. and Alias Means at El Cid
Alexz Johnson, the Silent War, Animal Years and Kaya at the Hotel Café
Robbery Inc, the Vitals, Wake the Sun, Night Talks and Lade at the Mint
Musicians Institute Showcase at the Hard Rock Hollywood
Cage and Sadistic, Graves33 and Rafael Vigilantics at the Roxy Theatre
Kid Cadaver and Lady Low at Dirty Laundry
DC, MOON and Rvvrs at Mrs. Fish
See How They Run at Room 5
Duk at Villains Tavern
Band Aparte, Parentz, NAPS and Cellars at La Cita
Bandini Mountaineers and more at Cafe NELA
MoForro, SK Kakraba and Eyedentity at the Del Monte Speakeasy
King Fantastic at Saint Rocke
The Bots, Moons of Mars, Big Harp and City City at the Slidebar
Daniel Bone & the Bona Fide, Ry Bradley and Katelyn Marie at the Wayfarer
The Budrows, the Doggerels, Plant Tribe and Desert Soul Revival at Alex’s Bar
How to Dress Well at the Constellation Room
Kirko Bangz at the Observatory
Black Tiger Sex Machine at the Yost Theater
Maria Coredero & Jimmy Yu-chun Lin at the San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino
The Guitar Party at Molly Malone’s
Richie Furay at the Canyon
Stanley Clarke Band at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Friday, Feb. 27

Caribou [pictured] and Koreless at the Fonda Theatre
Dan Deacon and Deradoorian at the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock
Alan Jackson, Brandy Clark and Jon Pardi at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Ledisi, Raheem DeVaughn and Leela James at Club Nokia
The Church at the El Rey Theatre
Taking Back Sunday at the Hollywood Palladium
Celtic Thunder at the Orpheum Theatre
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band at the Forum
Howard Jones at the Saban Theatre
Six Organs of Admittance, Elisa Ambrogio and Residual Echoes at the Echo
Craft Spells, the Bilinda Butchers and Meishi Smile at the Echoplex
The Controversy, Green Gerry and Charlie Bird at the at the Satellite
Cash Cash, Dzeko & Torres and Riggi & Piros at Avalon Hollywood
Colleen Green at HM157
King Tuff at Mack Sennett Studios
La Luz, the Shivas and the Lovely Bad Things at the Bootleg HiFi
Sidewave, Barrows, Mossbreaker and All the Way Rider at the Silverlake Lounge
Joe Budden and Kenny Shane at Los Globos
Slutever, No Parents, Batwings Catwings and Slow Hollows at the Smell
The Sidekicks, Cayetana and Dirt Dress at Jewel’s Catch One
Nectarine, Casey Chisholm, Ghost Meat and Stay Cool Forever at Lot 1
Alisal, Wartime Recitals, Cataline and Tits at El Cid
Native Fauna, Egrets on Ergot, Popheart and French Vanilla at Pehrspace
Laleh, Sarah Walk, Jay Stolar, the Score and Shaprece at the Hotel Café
The Azar Lawrence Band at the Mint
Gent Treadly and the Terpsichords at the Mint (Late Show)
Mark Mackay at the Hard Rock Hollywood (Happy Hour)
Incite, Better Left Unsaid and Spades & Blades at the Troubadour
Jack Russell’s Great White at the Whisky a Go Go
White Arrows, Say Say, GRMLN and the Entrance Band at the Roxy Theatre
Sunroof, the Ambient Light, the Black Beacon Sound, Rem Sleep and Kid Indigo at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Jon Brion at the Largo at the Coronet
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
David Lindley at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Underground Alliance, the Notalauts, the Disinfectants and Abactive Ramex at Cafe NELA
Modern Time Machines at Club Violaine
Fishbone, C-Money & the Players and Krooked Treez at Saint Rocke
Kyle Fletcher at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Jim Adkins and Reubens Accomplice at the Wayfarer
Rose’s Pawn Shop, RT n the 44s, the Freight Shakers and Tom Vandenavond & Band at Alex’s Bar
Flight Facilities and Touch Sensitive at the Observatory
Kindness and Pell at the Constellation Room
Andy Grammer and Alex & Sierra at the House of Blues Anaheim
Richie Furay and Frank Wright at the Coach House
Reli and Jackshit at Molly Malone’s
Faster Pussycat at the Canyon
Stanley Clarke Band and Nettwork Trio at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Saturday, Feb. 28

Caribou and Koreless at the Fonda Theatre
The Wild Honey Orchestra performs the Beatles’ “White Album” at the Alex Theatre
Giraffage, Spazzkid and StarRo at the El Rey Theatre
Peter Bradley Adams and Eleni Mandell at the Bootleg HiFi
Lucinda Williams and Kenneth Brian Band at the Regent Theater
The White Buffalo and Jade Jackson at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
KXSC Fest, with De Lux, DJ Dodger Stadium, Talk in Tongues, Lavashark, Gamebrand, Muna and Air Life, on the USC campus
A Day in Topanga, with Findlay Brown, Marisa Anderson, Farmer Dave
Kevin Morby, Jessica Pratt and Matt Kivel at the Echo
THEESATISFACTION, Open Mike Eagle and Erik Blood at Jewel’s Catch One
The Garden, Geneva Jacuzzi and Dinner at Jewel’s Catch One
Brian Regan at the Dolby Theatre
Paquita la del Barrio at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Gino Vannelli at the Saban Theatre
TyDi + BT and Randy Seidman at Avalon Hollywood
Father at Los Globos
Ash Riser & the Cause, Inner Wave, Flako Siete and Papermashay Navarro at the Smell
Arcoiris, Slip Fall Die, Lobo Incognito and Talking Daemon at Lot 1
Empty Palace, Corima and Boarchucker (record release) at El Cid
Healers, Xina Xurner, Lilacs and Macdonna at Pehrspace
Tyrone Wells & Moi Navarro, Julian Velard, Ryan Sallis and Doran Danoff at the Hotel Café
Alan Doyle at the Mint
Volto at the Mint (Late Show)
Annie Bosko, Danny Schnair and Celeigh Chapman at the Troubadour
Yeghikian, Ed, Clepto and Dna at the Viper Room
In a Crowded Room at the HOB Parish Room
Bonus Druthers at the HOB Foundation Room Lounge
Man-Wray, IT?, Zykon and Herbert at Cafe NELA
Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet at the Del Monte Speakeasy
David Lindley at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Stevie G Band at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Finch at the Glass House
Robert Jon & the Wreck, Big Monsta and Sir Madam at the Wayfarer
Santos y Sinners, LP3 & the Tragedy, Magnolia Fire and David & the Cursed at Alex’s Bar
Taking Back Sunday, Letlive and the Menzingers at the Observatory
Slow Magic at the Constellation Room
Broncho & Banda Machos at the Anaheim Convention Center
Rebecca + Fiona at the Yost Theater
Andy Grammer and Alex & Sierra at the House of Blues Anaheim
Black Veil Brides, Memphis May Fire and Ghost Town at the Fox Theater Pomona
Celtic Thunder at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Rock Against Child Abuse at the Gaslamp
Stanley Clarke Band at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Sunday, March 1

Fifth Harmony, Jacob Whitesides, Jasmine V and Mahogany Lox at Club Nokia
No Joy, Nightmare Air and Flaamingos at the Echo
New Beat Fund, These Reigning Days, Forest Blakk, Buffalo Sunn and Scarlette at the Viper Room
The Originalites, Stonefeathers and the Steady 45s at Los Globos
Noah & the Megafauna, Adam Tressler, Lou Pine and Teddy Pushpin at the Hotel Café
Kathryn Dean, the Company, Geoffrey J Band, Richard Grewar and Young LIVR at the Mint
Milk Music, Nude Beach and Destruction Unit at Jewel’s Catch One
USC Thornton Music Showcase at the Troubadour
Machinedrum and Objekt at the Roxy Theatre
Slaid Cleaves at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Open Mic at the Silverlake Lounge
Open Mic at the Satellite
Richie Furay and Andy & Renee at Saint Rocke
Youth Thug and Travis Scott at the Observatory
Pentatonix at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Lucinda Williams and Kenneth Brian Band at the Coach House
Billy Ocean at the Canyon
Don Most at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Radio Hamrah at the Dolby Theatre
Dick Cavett at the Saban Theatre