This Week’s Shows: Aug. 10-16

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Hot Chip (Photo by Steve Gullick)
Hot Chip (Photo by Steve Gullick)

Upcoming L.A. concerts: Echo Park Rising, Berserktown, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Fall Out Boy, Night Beds, Coasts, Fakers, the Bulls, Los Angelics, Boroughs, Hot Chip, Jake Miller, Langhorne Slim, Power Trip, La Luz, Baby in Vain, Cassandra Violet, Thee Rain Cats, Moxie, Chris Isaak, Jackson Browne, Of Monsters and Men, Jason Isbell, Vintage Trouble, Tim Hecker, Lotus Crush, Sister Nancy, Black Gatsby, Happyness, Deep Purple, Alabama Shakes, Aurelio, Everclear, Grace Potter, Rise Against, Buddy Guy, Warren G, the Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, Bell Gardens, Marriages, Hey Violet, the Wild Reeds, George Clinton, Cayucas, George Ezra, John Tejada, Ferry Corsten, Adrian Younge, Love and the Zealous, No Small Children, the B-52’s, Cold War Kids, Kasey Chambers, Slightly Stoopid, Jungle Fire, the English Beat, Freedy Johnston, Shawn Mendes Boogaloo Assassins

Above: Hot Chip head up the lineup at the Greek Theatre on Tuesday behind their new album “Why Make Sense?” Why, indeed. Joining the party will be !!! (Chk Chk Chk) and Com Truise.

Here’s a rundown of this week’s L.A. concerts:

Monday, Aug. 10

Fall Out Boy and Wiz Khalifa at the Hollywood Bowl
Night Beds, King Washington, Blah Blah Blah and Yoko & the Oh No’s at Bardot
Coasts and Cardinox at the Roxy Theatre
Fakers, Soft Lions, Vicious Cousins, Dawn of Sequins, Evil Exes and Annie’s Dream at the Echo
The Bulls, Conway, the Parlour Suite and Pony Boy at the Satellite
Los Angelics, Dream Vacation and the Wild Things at the Silverlake Lounge
Mangchi and Printz Board & the Boardmemberz at Los Globos
Fascinoma at El Cid
Boroughs, Vanish Valley and Kat Myers & the Buzzards at Harvard & Stone
Jonathan Baker, Sariah, Madeline, the Gabrielz, Luna Aura, 6IX SEVEN, Mind Plow and the Chimpz at the Mint
The Rooms, Kim & the Created, Black Sea and Mechachief at the Wayfarer
Future at the Observatory

Tuesday, Aug. 11

Hot Chip, !!! (Chk Chk Chk) and Com Truise at the Greek Theatre
Jake Miller, Jasmine V and Alex Angelo at the El Rey Theatre
Langhorne Slim & the Law, John Moreland and the Wild Reeds at the Troubadour
Power Trip, Freedom, Fury, Skin Father, Unified Right and VamacharA at the Teragram Ballroom
Baby In Vain, Kim & the Created and Annie Girl & the Flight at the Echo
La Luz, Cool Ghouls and Pretty Little Demons at the Echoplex
Cassandra Violet, Nightgown and Lucy & La Mer at the Satellite
Little Red Lung, Sad Robot and Omniflux at the Complex
Wolf Prize at the Silverlake Lounge
Slime Girls, Jurassic Shark, Hillary Chillton and Pocket Fox at Los Globos
SadGirl vs. Wild Wing, Franky Flowers vs. Slow Hollows and Casinos vs. Rexx at the Smell
Thee Rain Cats, Summer Twins, Cutty Flam and Old Man at the Virgil
Reggie Watts & Karen and Eryn Young at El Cid
Rayland Baxter, Ok Sweetheart, Ruby My Dear and Adaline at the Hotel Café
The Cerny Brothers at Harvard & Stone
Dumblonde at the Roxy Theatre
Moxie, Anna Sentina and Crux the King at the Viper Room
Channel, Summer Twins, Cutty Flam and more at the Virgil
Too Far and Swimm at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Open Mic at Saint Rocke
Chris Isaak at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Pius “Higher Lion” Oyebanji at the Wayfarer
Future at the Observatory
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar
Jackson Browne at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Have Gun Will Travel, Garret Klahn and Pawnshop Kings at the Federal Underground
Chuchito Valdes (record release) at the Catalina Club

Wednesday, Aug. 12

Of Monsters and Men and Elle King at the Greek Theatre
Jason Isbell at the Wiltern
Vintage Trouble and Audra Mae at the Fonda Theatre
Lotus Crush, Ambrose, Reog, Suspect and Markham at the Viper Room
Jaco’s World at the Hollywood Bowl
Sister Nancy at the Echoplex
Black Gatsby, Colleen and D’Agostino at the Satellite
Texas Hippie Coalition, Red Sky Mary, the Road Vikings and Latter Day Bard at Los Globos
The Elovay, Swerve and Paperfox at El Cid
Ben Wilkins, Jess Welmer, Paige Miles, Jourdan Myers and Otonana Trio at the Hotel Café
QUNQ, Oranges From the President and WRM$ at the Silverlake Lounge
Rose Child and Ramonda Hammer at Harvard & Stone
Zach Heckendorft, the B’s & the Honey and Gestures & Sounds at the Mint (Early Show)
Cornmeal at the Mint (Late Show)
Jackie Greene and the Saint Johns at the Troubadour
Flaw at the Whisky a Go Go
Nik Freitas and Amy Blaschke at the Standard Hollywood
East Meets West (Mike Watt & Tom Surgal) LFS Trio and Taylor Plen at Cafe NELA
The Vast Alps at the Down & Out Bar
Happyness, AJ Davlia Y Terror Amor and the Bluffs at the Wayfarer
Deep Purple and Foghat at the Pacific Amphitheatre
RJD2 at the Observatory
Dej Loaf at the Observatory (Late Show)
Chuchito Valdes (record release) at the Catalina Club
The Federal Affair at the Federal Bar
Grace Potter and Rayland Baxter at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre

Thursday, Aug. 13

Alabama Shakes and Blake Mills at the Greek Theatre
Buddy Guy and the Record Company at Royce Hall
Aurelio at the Sunset Concerts at the Skirball Center
Everclear, Toadies, Fuel and American Hi-Fi at Club Nokia
Grace Potter and Rayland Baxter at the Fonda Theatre
Rise Against at the Hollywood Palladium
Tim Hecker, Tyondai Braxton and Pod Blotz at the Teragram Ballroom
The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, Banta and Maesa at the Echo
God Bless the Child at the Regent Theater
Bell Gardens, GospelbeacH and Old Toy Trains at the Satellite
Marriages, Creepoid, Ides of Gemini and the Flash Hits at Los Globos
Jay Blaze and Milliyuan at the El Rey Theatre
Warren G at the El Rey Theatre
Tiempo Libre at Pershing Square
Eyedentity at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
AJ Davila Terror Y Amor, Panda Kid and Melted at the Bootleg Theater
The Crazy Brave, Down & Outlaws, Mars & the Massacre, the Seven Inch Split and KNTRLR at the Silverlake Lounge
Sister Nancy and Jesse Royal at the Santa Monica Pier
PII, Pharaohs, CFCF and Leech at the Echoplex
Boogaloo Assassins at La Cita
The Baguette Quartet and Tiny & Mary at El Cid
Meiko, Alexa Melo, Austin Kolbe and Ranger at the Hotel Café
Hey Violet and James TW at the Troubadour
Clepto at the Viper Room
Elle Belle at the Spare Room
Double Naught Spy Car, the Golden Rulers and Sssssss at Cafe NELA
Zigtebra, Orson Dwells and Risa Rubin at the Ham and Eggs Tavern
Hot Pacific and the Mattson 2 at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Wild Reeds, Vinnie & the Hooligans and Ted Z & the Wranglers at the Wayfarer
Falcons and Hoodboi at the Yost Theater
Jake Miller at the House of Blues Anaheim
Man or Astro-Man? at the Constellation Room
Bomba Estereo at the Observatory
Heaters, Frankie & the Witch Fingers, the Turns and the Hidden Depths at Alex’s Bar
Michael Franti and Spearhead at the Fox Theater Pomona
The Jesus and Mary Chain and Cold Cave at the Glass House
Chris Young and Danielle Bradbery at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Chris Isaak at the Fred Kavli Theatre
Reckless Kelly and Micky & the Motorcars at the Canyon
LA Witch and Burning Palms at the Garage
John Pizzarelli at the Catalina Club

Friday, Aug. 14

Echo Park Rising, with Dengue Fever, Man or Astro Man?, Ratfirst, No Parents, Fever the Ghost, Anderson .Paak, Lou Man Group, Gateway Drugs and more, at various venues throughout Echo Park
Berserktown II, with Thee Oh Sees, Total Control, Destruction Unit, Tony Molina, Wax Idols and more, at the Observatory.
Grace Potter and Rayland Baxter at the Fonda Theatre
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic and Shuggie Otis at Club Nokia
Cayucas and Hibou at the El Rey Theatre
Rise Against at the Hollywood Palladium
George Ezra at the Wiltern
Jackson Browne at the Greek Theatre
John Tejada and more at Sound Nightclub
Ferry Corsten at Exchange LA
Vanic, Rainer + Grimm, Go Freek, Zima and Vena Cava at Avalon Hollywood
Marques Wyatt at Amoeba
Classical Remix feat. Mark De Live-Lowe at Grand Performances at California Plaza
Adrian Younge & Friends at the Figat7th Downtown Festival
Metalachi at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
California Feetwarmers at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
HOTT MT, Figs Vision, No Win, Kid Bloom and Shark Toys at the Bootleg Theater
Love and the Zealous, Valley Queen and Ivory Deville at Mrs. Fish
Chamber Band, Shere Disraeli, the Attic Ends and the Velveteen Band at the Silverlake Lounge
Sympathetic Frequencies, Stag, Hurry Death and Ghost Lit Kingdom at the Satellite
Phora and Billionaire Buck at Los Globos
West America at the Smell
No Small Children (record release) and EZ Tiger at El Cid
Wages at 3 Clubs
Adam Payne and Earth Like Planets at Pehrspace
Ericka Gultron, Kylan Road, Mimi Page, the Outer Vibe and Whitney Fenimore at the Hotel Café
Satchmode, Matt Bloyd, Kauf and Philosopher’s Ray Gun at the Mint
Traveling Fools at the Mint (Late Show)
Dan Andriano in the Emergency Room, Jeff Rosenstock, Pet Symmetry and Spraynard at the Troubadour
Chocolate Watch Band at the Whisky a Go Go
Fireworks, Weatherbox and DryJacket at the Roxy Theatre
Saigon Kick and Slunt at the Viper Room
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Willie & the Road Tramps at Saint Rocke
God Bless American, Thorazine and Symbol Six at Cafe NELA
Matt Lange at the Wayfarer
Phantom Surfers, the Els A Phonics, Isaac Rother & the Phantoms and Bombon at Alex’s Bar
Summer Sensation at the House of Blues Anaheim
Bobby Kimball at the Coach House
Ziggy Marley and Ras Danny & the Reggae All Star Band at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre
Alabama Shakes and Chicano Batman at the Santa Barbara Bowl
The B-52s and the English Beat at the Pacific Amphitheatre
John Pizzarelli at the Catalina Club

Hanni El Khatib at First Fridays at the Natural History Museum, June 5, 2015. Photo by Carl Pocket

Hanni El Khatib at First Fridays at the Natural History Museum, June 5, 2015. Photo by Carl Pocket

Saturday, August 15

Cold War Kids and Other Lives at Sound in Focus at the Annenberg Space for Photography
Echo Park Rising, with Hannie El Khatib, Deap Vally, J-Rocc, Superhumanoids, Kodak to Graph, Jerome LOL, Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel, Matt Kivel, Maudlin Strangers and Winter, at varous venues throughout Echo Park
Berserktown II, with Fucked Up, No Hope for the Kids, the Mob, Juanita Y Los Feos, Freedom, Fury, Zig Zags and more, at the Observatory
Kasey Chambers at the El Rey Theatre
Hannibal Buress at the Bootleg Theater
Ballet School, Pr0files and IDYLL at the Bootleg Theater
Slightly Stoopid, Dirty Heads and Stick Figure at the Greek Theatre
Felix Jaehn, Wayward and Louis Vivet at Avalon Hollywood
Thomas Gold at Exchange LA
Miguel Migs and Marques Wyatt at Sound Nightclub
Classical Remix feat. Daedelus and Alfredo Rodriguez at Grand Performances at California Plaza
Best of Koreatown at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Jimmy LaFave at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
America and the Freddy Jones Band at Pershing Square
Jungle Fire, John Black and Niki J. Crawford at Mrs. Fish
Tooth & Talon, Steveszies and She Wolf at the Silverlake Lounge
Geronimo Getty at the Escondite
Nia Andrews at One Colorado
Cypher, Valley Local, Ricky Tr3y, Marz Barz, Tony Hain, Stoppa, Bounce Roc, Monopolybread and Belro at Los Globos
LexLu, Lihot, the Barbaes and Oh Jay at the Smell
Bart Davenport, Will Ivy and Alex Minoff at Pehrspace
Halo Circus, Keaton Simons, Feronia, Shoos Off and Bianca Di Cesare at the Hotel Café
Fox Pleasure Equation, Data Ghost, SkyDive, Black Ferns, Paget and Dollar Kids at the Mint
Annie Bosko and Honey County at the Troubadour
Round 2 Crew, Sweet Suspense and Carson Lueders at the Roxy Theatre (Matinee Show)
The English Beat, Viernes and Nature at the Roxy Theatre
Joey Cook and Just Reggie at the Viper Room
Dr. Wu at Molly Malone’s
Picturas at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Joseph Arthur at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
The Spazmatics at Saint Rocke
Moonlight Trio and the Dank at La Cita
The Castagne’s and Blitzkatz at Cafe NELA
Sadgirl, Red Francis and Sunshine Mind at the Ham and Eggs Tavern
Tang, Lil Brandon and Travmo at the Wayfarer
Starpool, Bredren, Even of Destruction and Half Past Two at the House of Blues Anaheim
No-Talents, the Stitches, Black Mambas and Images at Alex’s Bar
Keith Sweat at the Queen Mary Events Park
Cathouse at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
40oz to Freedom at the Canyon
Steel Pulse and the Wailers at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Sounds of Happiness at the Pasadena Civic
The La Hootenanny and Gun Hill Royals at the Federal Bar
Andre Nickatina at the Majestic Ventura Theater
Raekwon and Ghostface Killah at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Lindsey Stirling, Lights and Olivia Somerlyn at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Chris Isaak at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre
John Pizzarelli at the Catalina Club

Sunday, Aug. 16

Echo Park Rising, with Jonathan Toubin’s Soul Clap, Screaming Females, Sex Stains, Corners, Death Valley Girls, Jackson Tanner and more, at various venues throughout Echo Park
Berserktown II, with Royal Trux, Milk Moon, Dead Music, Screaming Females, White Lung, Amen Dunes, Ukiah Drag, Downtown Boys and more, at the Observatory
Shawn Mendes, Andy Grammer and Jacquie Lee at the Greek Theatre
Boogaloo Assassins, KC Roberts, the Live Revolution and Beat Mos at the Teragram Ballroom
Joee Corso at Molly Malone’s
Tony Orlando at the Saban Theatre
Open Mic at the Silverlake Lounge
Banda de Turistas, Cesar Saez, Ready Never and Dead Lilies at Los Globos
Freedy Johnston at the Hotel Café
Etch, Diego Davidenko, Tiffinni, Saint Ranae and Alexa Merrill at the Mint
King Raam, Smoke Season and Oh, Be Clever at the Troubadour
Henry Pope, Stackhouse, Angela Lima and Hart at the Del Monte Speakeasy
We Five at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
The Volcanics, Vultures, Ciphers Of Transcendence, Politikal Dekline and Underground Alliance (E.L.A) at Cafe NELA
Caitlin Anne Webster and Friends at the Ham and Eggs Tavern
Bloodshot Bill and Silvertooth Loos & the Witch at Alex’s Bar
Reckless Kelly and Micky & the Motorcars at the Coach House
Ben Lee and Greg Holden at the Federal Bar
Everclear, Toadies, Fuel and American Hi-Fi at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Austin Mahone and Kalin & Myles at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Metalachi at the OC Fair & Event Center
Marc Cohn at the Canyon
Slightly Stoopid, Dirty Heads and Stick Figure at the Santa Barbara Bowl
John Pizzarelli at the Catalina Club
Open Mic at El Cid