This Week’s Shows: July 25-31

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The National (Photo by Shane McCauley)
The National (Photo by Shane McCauley)

Upcoming Los Angeles concerts: The Strokes, Janelle Kroll, Valley Queen, Forebear, TeamMate, FEELS, Happy Diving, Emerson Star, Wetwood Smokes, the Garden, Flight of the Conchords, the Jayhawks, Nani, the Gromble, UNCLES, Ray BLK, Dead & Company, Modest Mouse, the Melvins, Chuck Inglish, Augustines, Attic Empire, The Mud Howlers, CG Roxanne and the Nightmares, Cher Lloyd, Tele Novella, The National, David Nail, Juliette Lewis, Tyga, Protoje & the Indignation, Sinkane, Tyga, Grizfolk, Elohim, Escort, Flames of Durga, Annie Hardy, the Bots, ZHU, Tracii Guns, Lil Debbie, Joseph, Nicky Jam, the Claypool Lennon Delirium, Big Business, Nite Jewel, Gothic Tropic, Mind Meld, Magic Giant, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Magic Wands, Chris Isaak, HARD Summer, Duran Duran, Bonnie Raitt, Reverend Horton Heat, Honne, Woods, the Mystery Lights, L.A. Witch, Pity Party, Honeyhoney, Nocona, Love & a .38, Gaby Hernandez, Savages, Michael McDonald, Madeline Spooner, Dylan Luster

Above: Leading up to news of a new album, the National visit the Greek Theatre on Thursday, with the Lone Bellow supporting.

The rundown of Los Angeles concerts for the week:

Monday, July 25

The Strokes at the Wiltern
Janelle Kroll, Night Lights, Elayna Boynton and Michigan Rattlers at Bardot
Valley Queen, Reggie Watts, Gold Star and Travesura at the Bootleg Theater
Forebear, Swarming Orchids, Sympathetic Frequencies and Mossbreaker at the Silverlake Lounge
TeamMate, Outasight, Mike Taylor and Party Nails at the Satellite
Feels, Adult Books, Cat Signs and the Baltic at the Echo
Happy Diving, Gem and Doses at the Hi Hat
Emerson Star, Fellow Bohemian and Cold Violets at Harvard & Stone
Lil Yachty, Desiigner, Lil Dicky, Denzel Curry, G Herbo and Dave East at the Fonda Theatre
Hit Bargain, Michael Vidal and Tomemitsu at Pehrspace
Todd Morse and Jessy Greene at the Hotel Café
Joe Marson, Andy Davis, Kara Grainger, Brother Sal & the Devil May Care, LO, Josh Kelley, Theo Katzman, Rylan Dilmore, Maesa Pullman and Adam Tressler at the Hotel Café Second Stage
The Johnsons at the Viper Room
Natanael, Emily Wryn, LA River Bend and Kingcole at the Ham and Eggs Tavern
Kenny Neal and more at the Maui Sugar Mill
Wetwood Smokes, Bird & the War and Morgan Mallory at the Wayfarer
The Garden, Surf Curse, SadGirl and Wu-Wu at the Constellation Room
Byrne and Kelly at Molly Malone’s
Open Mic at El Cid

Tuesday, July 26

Flight of the Conchords and Arj Barker at the Greek Theatre
The Jayhawks and Fernando Viciconte at the Fonda Theatre
Nani and No Win at the Bootleg Theater
The Gromble, Motel Raphael, Minimall and No Telescopes at Los Globos
UNCLES, Emily Wryn and Mara Connor at the Hi Hat
Stars at Night, the May Company and Dead Dawn at Harvard & Stone
Man Made Time, Claude, Justin Hibbert, Identity Crisis and Lost in Atlantis at the Silverlake Lounge
Stomach Club at the Satellite
Ray BLK at the Echo
Colton Avery and Andy Allo at the Hotel Café
Emmett Skyy, Guma, Jonny Boy and Alih Jey & Mitre at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Sama Dams, Residual Kid, Bachelor Paradise, Ben Millburn, Baby Alfred and Kiovi at the Mint
STFU at the Viper Room
The Anti Don’ts at the Redwood
Nestor and more at the Lost Knight
Casey Sullivan (of Air Traffic Controller) at the Skybar at Mondrian
Delhart “Massive” McGregor at the Wayfarer
Mozzy at the Observatory
Dead & Company at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
Byrne and Kelly at Molly Malone’s
Black Milk and Nat Turner at the Underground
Fishbone, Law and Downtown Brown at the Federal Underground
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar
The Long Fall at Oeno Vino

Wednesday, July 27

Modest Mouse and Brand New at the Forum
The Melvins at the Regent Theater
Augustines and Cobi at the Bootleg Theater
Chuck Inglish, Reese, Choo Jackson and YMTK at the Roxy Theatre
Bebel Gilberto at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Great Good Fine Ok, Morgxn and Marc Baker at the Echo
Flight of the Conchords and Arj Barker at the Greek Theatre
Ultimate Painting and Cold Showers at Resident
Third Place, Survive the Era, Failed to Study and Eye the Realist at the Silverlake Lounge
The Mud Howlers, Them Howling Bones and Sunshine Mind at the Satellite
Attic Empire and Hot Sauce Holiday at Los Globos
CG Roxanne and the Nightmares, Black Mambas and Cheap Tissue at the Hi Hat
P.H.F., Rexx and Roidz at the Smell
Cher Lloyd and AJ at the Grove
Low End Theory at the Airliner
Pleasure Burn, the Absurd and Greg in Good Company at El Cid
David Shaw and Bira at the Hotel Café
Tatiana, Taylor Rae and Standley at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Higher Flux, Kori Lynn and Majken at Harvard & Stone
Malynda Hale, Kerri Medders, Cynthia Brando and Suzy & the Lifeguard at the Mint
Tiffany Madadian, All Taken, Ginny Luke, Shaunt Avakian Trio and Anahita Skye at the Troubadour
Felice Lazae, Emi Secrest, Tomi Townsend, Black Waat3r, Honey Larochelle and Eddie Cole at the Viper Room
Bettis, Paper Moon and Groz at the Viper Room Acoustic Lounge
Zeal Levin, the Dales, Kira Lingman and Atomic Walrus at Saint Rocke
Their Only Dreams, House of Affection, Joe Meguro and Centre at the Redwood
Marks, Twinkids and Dyan at the Ham and Eggs Tavern
Mapache and more at the Lost Knight
Tele Novella, Wyatt Blair and the Bluffs at the Wayfarer
Steve Altman and Juliet Piper at Genghis Cohen
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons at the Pacific Amphitheatre
The Federal Affair at the Federal Bar
Channel and Porch Party at the Pike

Thursday, July 28

The National and the Lone Bellow at the Greek Theatre
Sinkane at Sunset Concerts at Skirball Cultural Center
TOKiMONSTA (feat. vocalist Ambré and more) and DJ Travis Holcombe at the Hammer Museum
Protoje & The Indiggnation and at Twilight Concerts at the Santa Monica Pier
David Nail at the El Rey Theatre
Juliette Lewis at the Fonda Theatre
Copland & Marsalis at the Hollywood Bowl
Tyga at the OHM Nightclub
Elohim, Vum, Rebel & a Basketcase, Vox and Alina Bea at the Echo
Escort and Pompeya at the Regent
The Bots and Satellite Sky at the Viper Room
DJs Joel Quizon & Rani De Leon at Grand Performances at California Plaza
Grizfolk and Robert John and the Wreck at Mile Square Regional Park (16801 Euclid St., Fountain Valley)
Dan Digs and Frank Foreal at Resident
Oh Pep!, Paul Bergmann and Send Medicine at the Bootleg Theater
Flames of Durga and the Hellflowers at the Hi Hat
Joni Payne, Mint Trip, Fictitious Professor and the Latest at the Silverlake Lounge
George Shkara at the Satellite
Madame Recamier, Irene Diaz, EYA, Nancy Sanchez and Barbara Faz at Los Globos
Caterwall, Acid Ghost and Los Blenders at the Smell
Annie Hardy, the Great Sadness and Honey Child at El Cid
Venus & the Moon, Allison Pierce, Katie Burden and Landon Pigg at the Hotel Café
Taylor John Williams, Cole Degenova, Tom Freund and Clark Graham at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Third Place at the Mint (Early Show)
Jacobb Alexander, Nancarrow, Cody Hudock and Stephen Rey at the Mint
Lil Debbie, El Monte Rey, MC Infinite and 3TB at the Troubadour
Tracii Guns and Still Rebel at the Whisky a Go Go
Buyepongo at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Cowboy Mouth and Golden West at Saint Rocke
Rhythm Child at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Big Daddy at the City Hall courtyard in Culver City
Terror, Power Trip, Harms Way, Angel Du$t, Fury and Red Death at Union
Barnes, Super Bean and Clockpaw at Cafe NELA
Gentlemen Prefer Blood, Akrid, Johnny Otis Davila and Silver Spring at the Redwood
Sarah Davachi & Paul Clipson, Mem1 and Roarke Menzies at Non Plus Ultra
Purple Mountains Majesties, Rachel Goodrich and Harrison Fjord at the Wayfarer
I/O, Spare Parts for Broken Hearts and TV Heads at Alex’s Bar
ZHU at the Observatory
Protohype at the Yost Theater
Travis Greene and Jonathan Mcreynolds at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Marna Michele at the Federal Underground
Rob Faucette, Nina Yasmineh and Nikki Lorenzo at Genghis Cohen
John Waite at the Rose
Fatlip and Salvajes at the Underground
The Mavens at Molly Malone’s
Calixto Oviedo at the Catalina Club

Friday, July 29

Protoje & the Indiggnation and Raging Fiyah at the Regent Theater
Joseph at FIGat7th Downtown Festival
Magic Giant and Spencer Ludwig at the Troubadour
Nicky Jam, Zion y Lennox, De La Ghetto and Valentino at the Microsoft Theater
The Claypool Lennon Delirium and Jjuujjuu at the Fonda Theatre
Gothic Tropic, Green Gerry and Hooops & Terri at the Satellite
Big Business and Andy the Doorbum at the Bootleg Theater
Mind Meld, Prettiest Eyes, Walter and Babylon at the Echo
Nite Jewel, Harriet Brown and Jarell Perry at the Hi Hat
Magic Wands, Drinking Flowers, Terminal A and Fatal Jamz at the Viper Room
Chris Botti & the Tenors at the Greek Theatre
Dok2 and the Quiett at the Wiltern
David Lindley at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
5QUAD, Loren Gray, DuhItzMark and Flamingeos at the El Rey Theatre
Nicely, Egadz, Callie and the Velopheliacs at the Silverlake Lounge
Black Milk, Nat Turner, Orijanus, Denmark and Vessey at the Echoplex
Calentura, MPeach, Tamara Sky and Bruk Out at Los Globos
Noyes, Cigarette Bums, Gnarvana and Feeder at the Smell
Famous Friend, Heaps N Heaps, Sleep State and Jayne & Otherside at El Cid
Gary Wilson & the Blind Dates and Jimmy Whispers at Pehrspace
Benjamin Francis Leftwich and Oliver Riot at the Hotel Café
Low Country Kingdom and Scott Warren at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Dirty Dozen Brass Band, the Blue Note Project, Organ Freeman and the Posse at the Mint
L.A. Guns at the Whisky a Go Go
Maxo Kream at the Roxy Theatre
Reverend Tall Tree at Mrs. Fish
Janelane, Tonopah and Tactful Cactus at the Glass House
Sara Gazarek at LACMA
Jon Brion at the Largo at the Coronet
Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
The English Beat and Ease Up at Saint Rocke
Kevin Berard at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Franke and the Witch Fingers, the Creation Factory and the Mad Walls at the BlindSpot Project
DJ Pierre, El-B & Sinden, Kozee, P Snugs and Kemst at Union
Guttersnipe Rebellion, Symbol Six, The Focke Wolves and Big Rig Dollhouse at Cafe NELA
Joe Bourdet and Band, Mapache and Elijah Ocean at the Lost Knight
Paradise Kitty and No Girlfriends at the Maui Sugar Mill
Donovan D, Funkshui, Megatone and B.I.K. at the Wayfarer
The Dogs, Street Walkin Cheetahs, Assquatch, Sold & Bone and Frontier Club at Alex’s Bar
Andrew Bayer at the Observatory
Beach Bums, Pity Party, the Side Eyes and Violet Mindfield at the Constellation Room
Los Rios Rock School at the Coach House
Bonnie Raitt and the Richard Thompson Trio at the Santa Barbara Bowl
The Dirty Heads and Pepper at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
Julieta Venegas at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Chris Isaak at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Voodoo Glow Skulls, Law, DFL and Here We Go Again at the Underground
James Ross and Evolution Beat at Molly Malone’s
Laura May, the Ethers and Geena Fontanella at Genghis Cohen
Miki Howard at the Catalina Club

Saturday, July 30

HARD Summer 2016 with Ice Cube, Flosstradamus, Pretty Lights, Travi$ Scott, Claude VonStroke and more at the Auto Club Speedway
Duran Duran and Chic at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
Bonnie Raitt and the Richard Thompson Trio at the Greek Theatre
Honne at the El Rey Theatre
Savages at the Observatory
Honeyhoney and Korey Dane at the Troubadour
Woods, Cian Nugent and Gun Outfit at the Echoplex
The Mystery Lights, Warbly Jets and the Black Sea at the Bootleg Theater
The High Life Cajun Band, Nocano and Vug Arakas at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Reverend Horton Heat and The Blasters at Pershing Square
Brian McKnight at Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park (13650 Mindanao Way)
Peter Asher with Billy Kramer & Denny Laine at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Kacy Hill, Pr0files and Harriet Brown at Union Station
C.W. Stoneking and Solar Sons at the Echo
L.A. Witch at the Hi Hat
Angel Dust at Los Globos
Last Minute Villains, Andrea Desmond, Clark Chimp, Marie Danielle and Dylan Earl at the Silverlake Lounge
Pity Party, Joos, the Red Pears and Whaja Dew at the Smell
The Upsiders at the Virgil
Nocona, the Ben Reddell Band and the Coals at the Lost Knight
Seahorses Forever, Jim Priest, RVSK, Ubiquitous Love Tribe, Dante Lee, Saint and Musa at the Airliner
The Superbees, the Dogs and Leaf at El Cid
Mike Watt & the Second Men, Gitane Demone Quartet, Turbulent Hearts, Schizophonics, Electric Children, the Katellas and Assquach at the Redwood
Melissa Gottlieb at the Hotel Café
Gun Hill Royals, Jackie Bristow, Chris Ayer, Dagmar and Molly Kruse at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Javiera Estrada at the Mint (Early Show)
Joshua Powell & the Great Train Robbery, Trade Heroes, the Shadow Principle, Michael Mazochi and Block Ali at the Mint
Forever in Your Mind at the Roxy Theatre
Love & a .38 at the Viper Room
Gaby Hernandez at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
The Spazmatics and Jack Dani Band at Saint Rocke
Soul Sauce: A Tribute to Cal Tjader at LACMA
Mike Sheppard Memorial Concert, with Spain, the Haden Triplets, Steve Gregoropoulos, Nora Keyes, Cello Pudding and more, at Cafe NELA
The Warlocks, Gateway Drugs and L’Aura Moiré at The BlindSpot Project
Reggae Gold, with Donae’O, Jasmine Solano, Melo-X, Spill and Shacia Payne at Union
No Explanation, Undeclared, Dale Scoville, Fortune Boy and Danny Gomez at the Glass House
Matt Van Winkle, Deepakalypse, Breezers and Jada Wagensomer at the Ham and Eggs Tavern
Bundy, Abraham Lincoln and Deronda at Osso
Collin King, Bah Ram You and the Trainwrecks at the Maui Sugar Mill
Tang and Audiostache at the Wayfarer
The Green Machines, the Neurotones and the Thingz at Alex’s Bar
The Pesos at the Constellation Room
Los Rios Rock School at the Coach House
Don Carlos at the Gaslamp
La Gira de Los 4 at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Mason Summit and Von Smith at Genghis Cohen
The English Beat at the Rose
Frank Stallone at Mozambique
Earth, Wind & Fire at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Miki Howard at the Catalina Club

Sunday, July 31

HARD Summer 2016 with Major Lazer, Dillon Francis, Porter Robinson, Zeds Dead, DJ Khaled and more at the Auto Club Speedway
Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs at the Greek Theatre
Madeline Spooner, Zealyn and WRENN at the Bootleg Theater
Dylan Luster, Lasers Lasers Birmingham and Many Distant Cities at the Virgil
Paper Pilots at Studio V at The Village at Westfield Topanga (3 p.m.)
Neil Hamburger, Jen Kirkman, Major Entertainer and Brody Stevens at the Satellite
Freddie & Francine, Dylan Earl, Don Gallardo and Summer Dean at the Echo (Early Show)
Thee Commons y Su Tropa Magica at the Echoplex
Deadbeats, Rikk Agnew Band and Egrets on Ergot at the Echo
Jackie Jackson at Resident
MC Pato at Los Globos
Miss Destiny, Zig Zags, Enemy and Char-Man at the Smell
Skyler Day, Dora Perell and Chris Brochu at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Johnny Travis Jr. & the Delta Dawns at Harvard & Stone
Frankie & the Honey Bees, Midnight to Monaco, El Mar, Leila Sunier, Strange Tides and Handsome & Gretyl at the Mint
Garrett Morris Comedy & Blues, with Loni Love, Eric Andre, Candice Thompson and more, at the Hi Hat
Eternally Yours, Gabriela Francesca and Lara FM at the Viper Room
Terry Sylvester, Dennis Tufano, John Wicks & the Records, Chris Montez, Andrew Sandoval, Coco Dolenz, Rosemary Butler and John Claude Gummoe at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Lou Giovannetti at Saint Rocke
Yawning Man and Big Pig at Cafe NELA
You, Chicharra, CJ Boyd and Systole at the Ham and Eggs Tavern
Furcast, Conchance, T’mon and King Kang at Alex’s Bar
Letlive. at the Observatory
The Wailers and Joint Committee at the Coach House
Ali Campbell, Astro & Mickey, English Beat and Jo Mersa Marley at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Stick Figure and Common Sense at the OC Fair & Event Center
J. Emmett and Chris & Maggie at Molly Malone’s
Billy Mitchell & Friends at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Silk Road at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Billy Joel 2 Elton John (tributes) at Concerts on the Green in Warner Park
Barbara Morrison at the Catalina Club
Open Mic at Silverlake Lounge