Only in Hollywood Festival kicks off: Picks for the weekend

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Valley Shine, celebrating their EP release Saturday (Photo by Wes Marsala)
Valley Shine, who are celebrating their EP release Saturday (Photo by Wes Marsala)

The Only in Hollywood Music & Arts Festival is more a conflagration of events that happen to share the same ZIP code than a festival — and many of those events (concerts at the Fonda, Hotel Café and Amoeba) would be happening with or without the aegis of the Hollywood Property Owners Alliance, which is promoting the festival.

But if you’re a music fan who only hits 90028 for the obvious things, OIH — which kicks off tonight — offers a chance to do some exploring of the next four days. You should check the the full schedule of music events, gallery exhibitions, comedy and theater.

And, figuring you know about the big concerts already, here are some other music-related picks for the weekend:

Tonight

8 p.m.: Robbie Arnett of Milo Greene does DJ gig at the Loews Hollywood Hotel
9 p.m.: Paul Bergmann brings his special voice and songs from his new “Romantic Thoughts” EP to the Hotel Café.
9 p.m.: Silver Needle, one of the most fun bands from the Kiss or Kill Club days of the mid-Aughts, are reuniting for a show at Saint Felix. (Mother Tongue plays after them.)
10 p.m.: Up-and-coming rockers Castro do a set at the cool vinyl shop The Record Parlour on Selma.

Friday

6-10 p.m.: Reggae fans can check out an exhibit of rare photographs by Kim Gottlieb-Walker, author of “Bob Marley & the Golden Age of Reggae), at Caffe Etc.
7 p.m.: Egyptian Lover serenades shoppers with a DJ set at Amoeba.
8 p.m.: Sensei Status, the new band from saxophonist Alekos Syropoulos, performs at the Sassafras Sallon.
9 p.m.: Blues-rocker Jared James Nichols shreds at the Americana Lounge on Cahuenga.

Saturday

4 p.m.: Fresh off their residency last month at Harvard & Stone, Kid Bloom rocks the Record Parlour.
5 p.m.: Not to be missed: Indie trio Alyeska performs at The Americana Lounge. Miles Tackett plays right after them next door at the Record Parlour, so hang around.
8 p.m: In the Big Things For a Good Cause Dept. — Those Pretty Wrongs (original Big Star drummer Jody Stephens and Luther Russell), along with Dan Wilson (Semisonic) do a benefit for the Autism Think Tank at the Ivar Theater.
8 p.m.: Singer-songwriter Megan Tibbits performs at Couture on Cahuenga.
10 p.m.: The Hotel Café beckons, with Valley Shine’s record-release party, followed by Guardian Ghost.

Sunday

Noon-4 p.m.: LA Hootenanny hoots and hollers at Saint Felix.
2-4 p.m.: The unstoppable Dublab DJs spin at Amoeba.
7 p.m.: Brooklyn Pets storm the Record Parlour.
7 p.m.: Le Swish jams at the Americana Lounge.