This Week’s Shows: May 23-29

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Moving Units (Photo by Jeff Jacquin)
Moving Units (Photo by Jeff Jacquin)

Upcoming Los Angeles concerts: The Cure, the Who, Titus Andronicus, Idlewild ,the Boxer Rebellion, Gavin Turek, the Soft White Sixties, Drinking Flowers, Rod Melancon, Vs Colour, Wet & Reckless, Moaning, Pvris, Father, Frightened Rabbit, Pentagram, Body/Head, Beck Black, Barrows, T.O.L.D., Katchafire, Kaytranada, the Twilight Sad, Send Medicine, Nona, Son Little, the Last Internationale, Raw Fabrics, Los Lonely Boys, Buzzcocks, Blonde Redhead, San Fermin, Moderat, Breakbot Live, Braids, Figs Vision, Summer Twins, Sticky Fingers, Kosha Dillz, the Used, Refused, Brett Dennen, Moving Units, Levitation Room, Bird Concerns, Dillinger Four, Monika, Dream Machines, the Mother Hips, Louis Futon, Big Black Delta, War, Keith Emerson Band, Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival, Topanga Days, Above & Beyond, Millencolin, the Peach Kings, Fuel, GZA, the Brian Jonestown Massacre, Simone White

Above: Long-running L.A. dance-punk trio Moving Units, back with their fourth full-length “Damage With Care” (released in April), headline the Teragram Ballroom on Friday, joined by Billy Changer, Visions and Glass Spells. Tickets.

The rundown of Los Angeles concerts for the week:

Monday, May 23

Titus Andronicus and La Sera at the Fonda Theatre
The Cure at the Hollywood Bowl
Idlewild and the Jaguar Club at the Roxy Theatre
The Boxer Rebellion, Waterstrider, Alex Vargas and Irontom at Bardot
Gavin Turek, Caught a Ghost and Sophie & the Bom Boms at the Bootleg Theater
The Soft White Sixties, Only You, Jude Shuma and Andrew St. James at the Satellite
Drinking Flowers, Part Time, Terminal A, Second Still and Future Shoxxx at the Echo
Rod Melancon, Brian Whelan, Patrolled by Radar and Sam Marine at the Silverlake Lounge
Vs Colour, Hex Horizontal, the Visitors and C.O.O.P at the Hi Hat
Wet & Reckless, Plum and Night Owl at Harvard & Stone
Moaning, No Win and Post Life at Resident
Kenyon Dixon, SiR, Javonte and Trev Deshon at the Hotel Café
War & Pierce at the Hotel Café Second Stage
David Ryan, Casey Ahern, James Hughes, Emma Rena and Mike Stocksdale at the Mint
Crude Dudes, Made in America, Dane de Lucchi Band and Eye of Ember at the Viper Room
Rumproller Organ Trio at the Sassafras Saloon
Terry Hanck at the Maui Sugar Mill
Jerry & the Rest, Tim & the Daylight and Doc Pittillo at the Wayfarer
Pvris, Lydia, Cruisr and Beach Weather at the Observatory
Father at the Observatory (Late Show)
Trill Sammy and Dice Soho at the Constellation Room
Enrique Bunbury at the House of Blues Anaheim
Michael Webb and the Pomona Transfer and Lyrically Twisted at the Glass House
Buddy Rich Big Band at the Catalina Club
Mudcrutch at CSUN
Open Mic at El Cid

Tuesday, May 24

Frightened Rabbit and Caveman at the Fonda Theatre
The Cure at the Hollywood Bowl
Body/Head, Telecaves and Emmett Kelly at the Echo
Pentagram, King Woman and Wax Idols at the Echoplex
Beck Black, Experiment Perilous and Love Like Suicide at Los Globos
Walking on Cars and Ray & Remora at the Bootleg Theater
The Buttertones, Rudy de Anda, Janelane and Beach Bums at the Hi Hat
Swerve, the Fontaines and Albert & His Dreamboats at Resident
Barrows at the Silverlake Lounge
Bones Muhroni, Main Man and King Devil at the Satellite
The Cooties and Drennon Davis at El Cid
Simon Townshend, 100 Year War and Bestfriends at the Hotel Café
Amber Rubarth, Adam Levy, the Brambles and Bryan Titus at the Hotel Café Second Stage
T.O.L.D. at Dirty Laundry
Emily Gold, TV Heads and the Controversy at Harvard & Stone
The Real Deal at the Sassafras Saloon
Lujuria and Crystal Coast & the Visions at La Cita
Katie Ferrera and more at the Lost Knight
Parade of Horribles and more at the Redwood
Diana Arbenina & the Night Snipers at the Mint
Osairis, theone, Quietude and Must Go Faster at the Viper Room
Delhart “Massive” McGregor at the Wayfarer
Angelic Upstarts at Gigi’s
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar
Mudcrutch at CSUN

Wednesday, May 25

The Who and Slydigs at the Staples Center
The Twilight Sad and Sisu at the Teragram Ballroom
Son Little and Doe Paoro at the Echo
The Last Internationale, Dig the Kid and Vanessa Silberman at the Viper Room
Raw Fabrics and Beachwood Coyotes at the Roxy Theatre
Katchafire and Gondwana at the Novo
Kaytranada, River Tiber and Lou Phelps at the Fonda Theatre
Send Medicine, Psychic Jiu-Jitsu and James Allen Spirit at the Bootleg Theater
Nona and Madeline Spooner at the Satellite
The Active Set, Highland Kites and Arms Akimbo  at Harvard & Stone
The Crazy Brave, LA River Bend, Mothdrops and Benji’s Revenge at the Silverlake Lounge
Jonny Two Bags, Bob Forrest and the Wicked Wives at the Hi Hat
Hank Green & the Perfect Strangers, Driftless Pony Club and Harry & the Potters at the Regent Theater
Joy Postell, Angela Muhwezi, GalaxyKat, Leiah, Mark Minor Band, Illixie and Buddah Blue at Los Globos
Low End Theory at the Airliner
Greg Holden & Garrison Starr and Matt Wertz at the Hotel Café
Adam Friedman, Jim & Sam, Cardinal Moon and the Glorious at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Mattie Safer, Vokes, All-Night Visitors and the Dan at the Mint
Terravita, Algo, Half Empty and PAVAROTTI at Union
Last in Line at the Whisky a Go Go
Filter at Soundcheck at Lucky Strike Live
H09909, Nomads and Kate Mo$$ at Union
Fayuca at the Sassafras Saloon
Isolated Victims at La Cita
Tall Tales & the Silver Lining, Karl Blau and Little Wings at the Ham and Eggs Tavern
Patrolled by Radar and the Jody Jones Band at the Lost Knight
Ford Madox Ford and Gnarvana at the Redwood
Wayne Baker Brooks and Jett Pink at Saint Rocke
Otherwhile, Givers & Takers and Down Jones at the Wayfarer
Falling Idols, the Ziggens, Perro Bravo and L.A.W. at Alex’s Bar
Mike Love and Ethan Tucker at the Constellation Room
Los Lonely Boys at the Coach House
Jacob James at Genghis Cohen
Canaan Smith at the Canyon
No Name Needed…, Adair, Rnsom and the Khan Don at the Underground
The Federal Affair at the Federal Bar

Thursday, May 26

Buzzcocks and Residuels at the Mayan
Blonde Redhead at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
Moderat and Telefon Tel Aviv at the Fonda Theatre
Breakbot Live at the El Rey Theatre
San Fermin at the Teragram Ballroom
Braids and Morgan Greenwood at the Echo
Figs Vision, Talk in Tongues and Draemings at the Satellite
Sticky Fingers and Bootleg Rascal at the Troubadour
Summer Twins, Frankie & the Witch Fingers, Sugar Candy Mountain and Two Sheds at Resident
Jay Prince at the Bootleg Theater
Kosha Dillz, Adrien Vera and Dean Risko at the Hi Hat
Angelic Upstarts, Pistol Grip, the Hardknocks and Starving Wolves at Los Globos
Shit Giver, Man & the Smells and Jody at the Smell
Jonah Smith, Luke Wade, Nilu and Kevin Hammond at the Hotel Café
Theo Katzman, Anna Ash, Taylor Mathews, James Price & Jeremy Edington and Gina Sobel at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Andy Allo, the Ambivalent, Cody Hudock, Kendall Lake, Arielle MacArthur & Mercy Colazzo at the Mint
Tim Skold at the Whisky a Go Go
Ceasefire at the Viper Room
Will and the Won’ts at the Sassafras Saloon
Happy Haus at La Cita
Double Naught Spy Car, Willodean and David Dominique at Cafe NELA
Jess Williamson, RF Shannon and Albert and His Dreamboats at the Ham and Eggs Tavern
Red City Radio and Spanish Love Songs at the Redwood
Katchafire, Mystic Roots, Stay Positive Sounds and Nattali Rize at Saint Rocke
Birdcloud, Ted Z & the Wranglers and Ruby Force at the Wayfarer
English Dogs, Death March, Witchaven, Rats in the Wall and SMD at Alex’s Bar
Alex Metric at the Yost Theater
Kaytranada, River Tiber and Lou Phelps at the Observatory
Pentagram at the Constellation Room
Leon Russell, Gina Graham and Rick Elliott & the Secondhand Smoke Band at the Coach House
Radio Moscow, the Freeks, Albatross Overdrive and the Grand Old Evils at the Federal Underground
Mother Hips at the Auditorium
Nina Storey at Molly Malone’s
Lia Richardson and Man Over Matter at Genghis Cohen
Juice Newton Acoustic Trio at the Canyon
Rachelle Ferrell at the Catalina Club

Friday, May 27

The Used at the Novo
Refused, the Coathangers and Plague Vendor at the Fonda Theatre
Moving Units, Billy Changer, Visions and Glass Spells at the Teragram Ballroom
Brett Dennen and Firekid at the El Rey Theatre
Blonde Redhead at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
The Mother Hips and US Elevator at the Troubadour
Levitation Room and Brainstory at the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock
Dream Machines, Decorations and Jackbenny at Resident
Monika and Kona at the Bootleg Theater
U.S. Girls, Fiver and Nick Malkin at the Satellite
Bird Concerns, the Electric West, Golden Daze and Audiomammal at the Hi Hat
Dillinger Four, Off With their Heads, Toys That Kill, Night Birds and Rough Kids at the Echoplex
Anti-Nowhere League, Repeat Offenders, Underground Alliance, Bad Ass, Fester Youth and Psycotic Scum at Los Globos
Upsilon Acrux, Ahleuchatistas at the Smell
Soul Scratch, Beat Mosaic and Amanda Imani at El Cid
The Lemon Twigs, Starcrawler and Dick Stusso at the Lyric Theatre
Royal Jelly Jive, Owen Danoff and We the Folk at the Hotel Café
The Singer & the Songwriter, Life of Riley, Keelan Donovan, Mariana Bell and John Statz at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Dena Rey, Alarm, Surface Streets, Color + Thunder and Trade Heroes at the Mint
Joe Lynn Turner at the Whisky a Go Go
Louis Futon at the Roxy Theatre
Inger Lorre of the Nymphs and the Hangmen at the Viper Room
Jon Brion at the Largo at the Coronet
Swarming Orchids at the Sassafras Saloon
Man Wray, Hellbat, the Probe and Gnarvana at Cafe NELA
The Deadly Vipers, the Vacant Shapes, the Only Ocean and Betty Petty at the Ham and Eggs Tavern
Michael Cartwright at Mrs. Fish
Cesar Saez at the Lost Knight
The Royal Sound, Lost Marauders and Lucky 22s at the Maui Sugar Mill
Clorox Girls, IMAGES and Surprise Vacation at the Redwood
The Wrong Windows at Taix
Badlands, Vajj and more at All-Star Lanes
Esplendor Geometrico, Dive, RedRedRed and Silent Servant at Union
Meli Malavasi at Sounds on South Lake (251 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena)
Jamael Dean Quartet at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Spazmatics and Brightside at Saint Rocke
Satin Jackets at the Wayfarer
Deke Dickerson, Petunia & the Vipers and the Palominos at Alex’s Bar
Angelic Upstarts, Chron Gen, Defiance and the Generators at the Observatory
Big Black Delta at the Constellation Room
Lit at the House of Blues Anaheim
Fuel, Hipnostic and Children of the Cornbread at the Coach House
Ratt at the Rose
Saliva at the Canyon
Walk the Moon and MisterWives at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Guttermouth at the Moose
Vida, Little Empire and Kutsal at Molly Malone’s
Luann Olson & Randell Kirsch, Lavender Jay and Grace Gray at Genghis Cohen
Rachelle Ferrell at the Catalina Club

Saturday, May 28

War and Los Lonely Boys at the Greek Theatre
Big Black Delta, Hunny, Fartbarf and Marc Baker at the Regent Theater
The Bulls, Kera & the Lesbians, the Regrettes and Night Talks at the Echo (5:30 p.m.)
The Used at the Novo
Keith Emerson Band at the El Rey Theatre
Above & Beyond at the Hollywood Bowl
Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival, with Eric Burdon & the Animals, Rebirth Brass Band, Barbara Morrison, Doug Kershaw and more, at Rancho Santa Susanna Community Park
Millencolin at the Teragram Ballroom
AutoErotique, Candyland, Fight CLVB and EC Twins at the Hollywood Palladium
Ratt at the Saban Theatre
Topanga Days, with Fishtank Ensemble, Avery Rose Band and more, at Topanga Community Club (1440 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd.)
The Peach Kings, Luke Sweeney and Alyeska at the Hi Hat
The Harmless Doves at the Silverlake Lounge
D.O.A., Guttermouth, Fist Fight on Ecstasy, Fatal Riot and Non Blips at Los Globos
Mode, Rush Midnight and the Great Void at the Smell
Clinton Washington, Moms & Makhuli, JoistaRR and Isaiah Gage at the Hotel Café
The Fuzzy Crystals, De La Vina, Tyson Motsenbocker, Ethan Hulse and Kristen Schaeffer at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Jelly Bread, Vandell Andrew, Philip Lassiter and LA Flood at the Mint
Intronaut, Behold! The Monolith, Born That Guy, Kor Element, Helen Hong, the Birth Defects and Rachel Newell at the Troubadour
Otep and September Mourning at the Whisky a Go Go
Joe Budden and Kxng Crooked aka Crooked I at the Roxy Theatre
Blackboard Jungle, Swingin’ Thin, Alley Cats, the Image Nation and Love Razors at the Viper Room
The Lemon Twigs and Starcrawler at Non Plus Ultra
Little Dove at the Sassafras Saloon
Redevider at Cafe NELA
Crow Baby, Supermoon, Jody and Tonopah at the Ham and Eggs Tavern
Urban Renewal Project at Mrs. Fish
Givers & Takers at the Lost Knight
The International Swingers, Sticky Doll and Dark Water Rebellion at the Maui Sugar Mill
Social Anxiety at the Redwood (3 p.m.)
REMitation at Casey’s
Mali Music at the Lyric Theatre
Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Phranc and Abby & the Myth at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Fuel, Overtop and Hipnostic at Saint Rocke
Giuda, Telephone Lovers, Dr. Boogie and So What at Alex’s Bar
The Buzzcocks at the Observatory
GZA at the Observatory (Late Show)
STWO at the Constellation Room
Gunboat Kings, Moonrock Saints and Four Sue at the Coach House
The Lumineers, Soak and the Sleepwalkers at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Lamb of God, Clutch and Corrosion of Conformity at the Fox Theater Pomona
Refused, the Coathangers and Plague Vendor at the Glass House
Britt Kusserow and Aradia at Molly Malone’s
Sofia Wolfson at Genghis Cohen
Rachelle Ferrell at the Catalina Club

Sunday, May 29

Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival, with Booker T, Leon Russell, Reverend Tall Tree and more, at Rancho Santa Susanna Community Park
Topanga Days, with Los Lobos, Incendio, Jungle Fire and more, at Topanga Community Club (1440 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd.)
GZA at the Novo
The Brian Jonestown Massacre at the Teragram Ballroom
Jackie Jackson & Her Royal Gents at Resident
Simone White, Dorian Wood, Derde Verde and the Alexander Noice Sextet at the Bootleg Theater
Who Can Sleep, My Hawaii and Dr. Fadeaway at the Hi Hat
Andy Kindler, Kate Berlant, Nate Fernald, Emma Arnold and Nick Flanagan at the Satellite
Shyboy, R.A.I.D. and Nubar at the Regent Theater
Greaser and RV Ovni at the Smell
Johnny Travis Jr. & the Delta Dawns at Harvard & Stone
Shayne Grey, the Twistin’ Tornados, Aaron Pfeiffer and Casey Young at the Mint
Skeme at the Roxy Theatre
Tengger Cavalry, the Dread Crew of Oddwood, Empyrean Throne and Unicorn Death at the Viper Room
The Kingdom, Whyel, Junkie Kid, Jake Sgarlato and Shelboy at Union
Lujuria, Bravaro and Johnny Otis Davila at Cafe NELA
Shawnthony Calypso, Warm Deltas and Moon Grass Mountain at the Ham and Eggs Tavern
Jerkagram, the Anti-Job, Ilevens and Brenda Carsey & The Awe at the Virgil
Terrace Martin at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Peanut at McCabe’s Guitar Shop (Matinee Kids’ Show)
Mike Love, Ethan Tucker and Kapali Long at Saint Rocke
El Haragan Y Cia at the Observatory
Anti-Nowhere League, D.I. and Duane Peters Gunfight at the Constellation Room
Stupid Flanders at the House of Blues Anaheim
Juice Newton at the Coach House
Ruby Friedman Orchestra and the Glorious at the Federal Bar (brunch show)
Pepe Aguilar at the Pico Rivera Sports Arena
Animosity Within, Monarch Theatre, Reasons Above All and Carter Rey at the Glass House
Universound, Eve Falcon, Thee-O, Bret Wallace and Holliday at the Federal Underground
Rachelle Ferrell at the Catalina Club
Open Mic at the Silverlake Lounge