Tonight in L.A.: The Dream Syndicate, OCS, the Album Leaf, Froth, Skating Polly, Cameron Avery, Maxim Ludwig, Rezz, Royal Machines, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Berlin, the Drums

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Skating Polly
Skating Polly

Los Angeles concerts for Friday:

► Reunited rockers the Dream Syndicate, who in September released their first album in 29 years, “How Did I Find Myself Here?,” headline the El Rey Theatre. Psychic Temple [see “Dream Dictionary”] open.
► John Dwyer’s OCS (fka Thee Oh Sees, fka Oh Sees) host a “mellow sit-down” at the Teragram Ballroom. Dwyer is joined by Brigid Dawson, Tim Hellman, Paul Quattrone and Tom Dolas. Ty Segall and Shannon Lay open the sold-out show.
The Album Leaf, celebrating the deluxe reissues of the albums “An Orchestrated Rise To Fall” (1999) and “One Day I’ll Be On Time” (2001), play the Lodge Room, with Collapsing Scenery opening.
► Oklahoma-bred, Washington-based riot grrrls Skating Polly rock the Echo. Get there early for Starcrawler and Pinky Pinky.
Froth rock the Moroccan Lounge, supported by Sasami.
Maxim Ludwig plays the Hi Hat, with Olivia Kaplan and Operator Music Band opening.
Cameron Avery (of Tame Impala and Pond) headlines the Bootleg Theater, with Pearl Charles supporting.
► And Canadian DJ Rezz visits the Novo, with Haywyre and Mad Zach supporting.

Also:

Royal Machines at the Roxy
Big Head Todd & the Monsters and SIMO at the Troubadour
Berlin at the Rose
The Drums at the Observatory
Nora En Pure and Lee Wells at the Fonda Theatre
Ryoji Ikeda at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
Darren Criss at the Globe Theatre
Waking with Roses, Teresa & Roy, Holo, Xavier Miller and Raised by Wolves at the Silverlake Lounge
Raskahuele, 8 Kalacas, La Pobreska, River Rats and Ghetto on Phyre at the Regent Theater
Nightingale Rodeo at the Love Song
Set It Off, Nekokat and Rad Horror at Los Globos
Retox, Graf Orlock and Rats in the Wall at the Smell
The Sbins, MJ & the Space Jams, Transcend All Negative Energy and Bugs in the Corner at Lot 1
Mooncult, the Laissez Fairs and the Singles at the Redwood Bar
Charlie Chan & the Drones at the Escondite
Fedde Le Grand, Kadett, Fenix Fury and Ray Rhodes at Exchange
KellyeAnn Keough and Scotch Jane at the Hotel Café
Caitlin Jemma and MAWD at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Derrick Hodge and Matt Von Roderick at the Mint
NonCon, Los for Concern, Dante, Forced Identity, the Goons and Deviated State at Café NELA
Jay Critch, 03 Greedo and Jeffery at Union Nightclub – Disco
Jvst Say Yes, Astronaut, Munz, Jordan Riggs, Haymakker and ANTRA at Avalon
Nora En Pure and Lee Foss at Sound Nightclub
Louis the Child at Create Nightclub
Iron Butterfly, Hypnosis, Phantasmata, Intensity, Wily Savage, Necronomidol and Zeroshiki at the Whisky a Go Go
Little Miss Nasty at the Viper Room
The Billy Bones Punk-Mas Show with the Sold! & Bones, the Woolly Bandits, the Zip Guns, the Paper Hearts and F-71 at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
The Good Foot and the White Blinds at Alex’s Bar
Xavier Omar and Pinkcaravan at the Constellation Room
Gary Ho Ho Hoey and Gunboat Kings at the Coach House
George Foster Band at the Cave
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Freddy Charles at the Pechanga Resort & Casino
Mickey Avalon and Dirt Nasty at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Tower of Power at the Canyon Santa Clarita
The Seattle Times at Molly Malone’s
Mike Stern Quartet at the Catalina Club
Note: Moving Units at the Glass House was canceled