Tonight in L.A.: The Kills, Social Distortion, Babes, Heems, Beach Party, Sonny Boy Thorn, Sleep State, Third Eye Blind, Repeater

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The Kills (Photo by Shawn Brackbill)
The Kills (Photo by Shawn Brackbill)

Tonight’s Los Angeles shows:

The Kills — Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart — haen’t released an album since 2011 — but they continue their rigorous touring schedule. They play the El Rey Theatre tonight, with Baby in Vain opening.
Heems, Pictureplane, Bosco and SPEAK team up for a big night at Check Yo Ponytail at the Echoplex.
► It’s another night with Social Distortion at the House of Blues. The Jade Jackson Band opens.
Babes with their debut album on the way in late October, play It’s a School Night at Bardot. Also on tap: Machineheart, Royal Tongues and 1st Vows.
Beach Party close out their big residency at the Echo, joined by Gooch Palms, Cigarette Bums and Black Prism.
Sonny Boy Thorn winds up its residency at the Satellite, supported by Social Studies, Mosquito and Christina Kelly.
► And it’s the finale of Sleep State’s stand at the Silverlake Lounge as well. A big night includes Foreign Language, Genre, My Double My Brother and Burning Jet Black.

Also:

Third Eye Blind and Dashboard Confessional at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
Paul Bergmann, Runson Willis, Turnbull Green and Caspar Sonnet at Pehrspace
Steve Moakler, Justin Hulsey, Tysson and Harris Trucks at the Hotel Café
Repeater, Tinfang and House of Affection at Harvard & Stone
Mansions on the Moon, MadLyn, Survival Guide, CloudTalk and Sleep Machine at the Mint
The Jim Crow, Lihot, Xavier Miller, Brownsuede Group and Room 477 at the Viper Room
Spank Rock at La Cita
Sound of Ghosts at Ham & Eggs Tavern
Adam Marsland, the Living Dolls and more at International Pop Overthrow at Skinny’s Lounge
Bird & the War, Transviolet and Vida at the Wayfarer
Acceptance at the Observatory
Father, KeithCharles Spacebar and Playboi Carti at the Constellation Room
Stephen Stills at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Open Mic at El Cid