Anna Acosta on January 28th, 2018

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Upcoming Los Angeles concerts: The Radio Dept., Lauren Ruth Ward, Meshuggah, Bones Muhroni, Jesse Kivel, the Absurd, BRAVES, Passion Pit, John Maus, Dave East, Fillie, Dark Rooms, Lock, Ethan Gruska, Amber Mark, RF Shannon, Reverend Horton Heat, Orpheo McCord, Dear Boy, the Octopus Project, Banditos, Daisy, Foxtrails, Bad in Bed, the Birth Defects, Mike Posner, Drinker, the Killers, Allah-Las, Kauf, Pearl Charles, Alex Aiono, Bird Concerns, Sunny War, Kendra Morris, Prawn, the Fever 333, Distant Cousins, Lil Uzi Vert, the Palms, Silverstein, the Mattson 2, Rich the Kid, Wallows, Matoma, Fetty Wap, John Doe & Exene, SWIMM, Kristin Kontrol, Wilson Phillips, E. Arenas, Trop Corillo, Miles Medina, ALO, Jacob Whitesides, the Dan Band, Shirley Manson, Hippie Sabotage, Rich the Kid, Phoebe Bridgers, STRFKR, Howard Jones, Part Time, Bermuda Triangle

Above: A triptych of fine Friday happenings, from left:

► SWIMM hosts and co-headlines the band’s second annual Love You Down festival at the Echo and Echoplex, joining Mating Ritual and Talk in Tongues on a lineup including B. Bravo, Goon, Emerson Star, Royaljag, Thumpasaurus and more. [Info.] Get tickets here.

► The third annual GIRLSCHOOL kicks off at the Bootleg Theater, with music, panel discussions and more. Kristin Kontrol headlines Friday, Shirley Manson on Saturday and Jay Som on Sunday. [Info.] Tickets: Three-day pass; Friday only; Saturday only; Sunday only.

► The Natural History Museum’s popular First Fridays kicks off its 2018 series, with music from John Doe & Exene (of X, but you knew that) and Phoebe Bridgers. [Info.] Get tickets here.

Los Angeles concerts for the week:

Monday, Jan. 29

The Radio Dept., Goldensuns and Tashaki Miyaki at the El Rey Theatre
Lauren Ruth Ward, Madison Douglas, the Entire Universe, Georgi Kay and Gypsum at Echoplex
Meshuggah, Code Orange and Toothgrinder at the Wiltern
Bones Muhroni, Dylan Rodrigue, Wistappear and OKUDAXIJ at the Hi Hat
Jesse Kivel, Sarah Chernoff, Michael David and Kacey Johansing at the Bootleg Theater
Detroit Diesel Power, Ms. Maura & the Misters, Mr. Call and Drunkard’s Remorse at the Silverlake Lounge
The Absurd, New Evil, Cairo Knife Fight and Westerner at the Satellite
Habibi, Crush and Automatic at the Moroccan Lounge
Christina LaRocca, 131ers and Gene at Harvard & Stone
BRAVES, Koda, Hayley Coupon and Freya Ridings at Bardot
Paint at the Love Song
Aaron Deily at the Redwood Bar
Mrs. Smith at Zebulon
Cloud Castle Lake and JP Saxe at the Hotel Café
Seth Doud at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Pierre Charles III at the Mint
The Mint Jam with Kevin Kanner, Gerald Clayton, Rickey Woodard, Graham Dechter and Eric Reed at the Mint (Late Show)
Neon Dreams, BRDGS and Ed. 1T at Union Nightclub – Jewel’s Room
10 Years, From Ashes to New and Painted Wives at the Roxy
The Sunset Jam at the Viper Room
Curtis Salgado, Alan Hager and Steve Arvey at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Melted, Traps PS and Cat Scan at the Continental Room
Laureline, Love You Later and Don Amor at the Wayfarer
Dave East, D Jones and Piff Jones at the Constellation Room
Buddy Rich Big Band at the Catalina Club

Tuesday, Jan. 30

Passion Pit at the Observatory
Dave East, Piff Jones and D Jones at the El Rey Theatre
John Maus at the Teragram Ballroom
Amber Mark and Jeff Gitty at the Echo
Orpheo McCord, Mikael Jorgensen & Isaac Koren’s Expandards and Joel Shearer at Zebulon
Tillie, La Bouquet and Somme at the Moroccan Lounge
Dark Rooms, Doe Paoro and Clara-Nova at Resident
Lock, Enemy, Entry, Daisy Chain and Foul at the Hi Hat
Ethan Gruska and Cillie Barnes at the Bootleg Theater
Snowball II and Friend Request at Harvard & Stone
RF Shannon, Jesse Woods, Jess Williamson and Anna St. Louis at the Satellite
David Dondero and Melaena Cadiz at the Love Song
Lujuria at the Redwood Bar
Geoffroy, Freya Ridings and Moira Mack at the Peppermint Club
Tom Schraeder and Abby Ahmad at the Hotel Café
Jake Walker and Hank Compton at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Sharina, Jarrod Tyler and Eva Ross at the Mint
Hunter Perrin at the Three Clubs
Ultimate Jam Night at the Whisky a Go Go
Peking Duk and Pls & Ty at the Roxy
Open Mic at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Reverend Horton Heat, Voodoo Glow Skulls and Igor & the Red Elvises at Alex’s Bar
Code Orange, Fury, Gods Hate and Mizery at the Constellation Room
Oui’3 at Copper Blues
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar

Wednesday, Jan. 31

Dear Boy, Gothic Tropic and Pinky Pinky at the Troubadour
The Octopus Project, New Fumes and Ian Chang at the Bootleg Theater
Banditos, King Leg and Albert & His Dreamboats at the Moroccan Lounge
Albert Hammond Jr. at Resident
Foxtrails, Danke and Farmer Dave Scher at Zebulon
The Birth Defects, Zig Zags and Cat Scan at the Echo
Bad in Bed and Gary Kazazian at the Silverlake Lounge
Charles X, Amber Ryann and Phe at the Satellite
The Lillingtons, the Last Gang and the Two Tens at the Viper Room
X. ARI, Ray Little, Flavia and the Splits at the Study
Mike Posner at the Hotel Café
Drinker, Victory, Noa Vlessing and Jonny West at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Apollo Bebop, Follies & Vices and Weapons of Mass Creation at Los Globos
Johnzo West & the Wayward Souls at the Love Song
Ivory Deville at Lot 1
La Cachimba at La Cita
IN-Q at the Peppermint Club
Pastillas, Las Cruxes and Secret Agent at Harvard & Stone
Kings of Chaos at Avalon
I Am Morbid, Darksun, Red Devil, Vortex, Agnozia, Detriment, Siezure and Divine Retribution at the Whisky a Go Go
Rebel Souljahz, the Steppas and CRSB at the Roxy
Just Dave’s Last Chance Country Jam at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Dianthus, Maddie Stocks and Lauren Pardini at Saint Rocke
Los Blenders, Hoover iii and Los Hurricanes at the Continental Room
Alex Aiono and Trinidad Cardona at the Constellation Room
LACO 4 at Royce Hall UCLA
ALO and John Craigie at SLO Brew

Thursday, Feb. 1

The Killers, Summer Moon and Amanda Brown at the Staples Center
Allah-Las, Gabriella Cohen and Tim Hill at the Lodge Room
Kauf, Knox White and Valida at the Moroccan Lounge
Pearl Charles, Korey Dane and Blue Rose Rounders at the Echo
Alex Aiono and Trinidad Cardona at the El Rey Theatre
Mortiferum, Fetid, Ensepulcher and Crematory Stench at Resident
Bird Concerns, Sam Valdez and Chaynler Joie at the Hi Hat
Sunny War, Edith Crash and Samira Winter at the Bootleg Theater
Prawn, Caravela and Early Internet at the Silverlake Lounge
Kendra Morris, Here Lies Man and Pioneer 11 at the Satellite
The Fever 333 at the Regent Theater
RJ vs. 03 Greedo at the Novo
Sam Morrow at the Love Song
Euphio, Julian Borrego and the Breathing Effect at Lot 1
Sissy Spacek, Gasp, Pete Swanson and Slayron at Zebulon
Molly Dewolf at the Peppermint Club
Annie Bosko, Carmel Helene, Redwood Black, Abby Litman and Drew Dixon at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Distant Cousins, Shane Hall and Haiva Ru at the Mint
Jessie Taylor at the Three Clubs
Mushroom and ACME at Café Nela
HVOB, One Child Policy and Colegram at Union Nightclub – Disco
Viza, State to State, Tiffany Madadian and LA River Bend at the Troubadour
KRS One, JAHI of PE 2.0, the Boy Fame, Slim Bambino, Rylic Alexander and Prism Tribe at the Whisky a Go Go
Sam Tsui and Pop! Fiction at the Roxy
Happy Sometimes, Seanne Bowe, the Orbellion, Caroucells and Doctrin at the Viper Room
Stompbox Holiday, Troy Michael Band, Tilli and In the Stars at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Lil Uzi Vert at the Observatory
The Palms and the Years at the Constellation Room
Silverstein, Tonight Alive, Broadside and Picturesque at the House of Blues Anaheim
Bella Porter, Grace Corsi, Jack Demeo and Jayme Claire at Genghis Cohen
Just Dave Band at Copper Blues
Chazzy and Liz & the Lovelies at Molly Malone’s
The Mattson 2 and Pom Poms at the Federal Underground
Jonny Lang at the Canyon Agoura Hills
Fast Times at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Kim Waters at the Catalina Club

Friday, Feb. 2

First Fridays, with John Doe & Exene and Phoebe Bridgers, at the Natural History Museum
Love You Down, with SWIMM, Thumpasaurus, B. Bravo, Mating Ritual, Talk in Tongues, Goon, Emerson Star, AmirSaysNothing, Royaljag, Zarina Nares and more, at the Echo
GIRLSCHOOL 2018, with Kristin Kontrol, Boyfriend, Marian Mereba, Drum & Lace and Desi Mo, at the Bootleg Theater
The Killers, Albert Hammond, Jr. and Amanda Brown at the Staples Center
Rich the Kid and Famous Dex at the Novo
Wallows and Hazel English at the El Rey Theatre
Matoma, MAX and Youngr at the Fonda Theatre
Lil Uzi Vert at the Shrine Expo Hall
Tonight Alive, Silverstein, Broadside and Picturesque at the Regent Theater
Fetty Wap at the Belasco Theater
Allah-Las, Hand Habits and Paint at the Lodge Room
I Hate You Just Kidding and Lukas Frank at the Hi Hat
Meow Meow and Thomas Lauderdale at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
Wilson Phillips at the Saban Theatre
Miles Medina, Andre Power, Sasha Marie, JR Jarris, PRVDNT and Blesst at Echoplex
E Arenas, Chola Orange and B.i.g. f.u.n. at the Moroccan Lounge
Tropi Corillo, Weapons of Mass Creation, Mano and Baby Bubba at Resident
ALO and John Craigie at the Troubadour
Jacob Whitesides at the Roxy
Daniel Shust, Smomid, the Breton Sound, Slim Tailor, Munro the Band and Apollo Bebop at the Silverlake Lounge
Earth Arrow, Iris Jupiter and the Love-Inns at the Smell
Calamity the Kid at the Study
Zoe Zelkind, A.O. Gerber, Coyote Run, Irene Greene, Becca Millstein and Gentle J at Lot 1
Nico Bones, Storm House, Ugly and Discos Rayados at the Redwood Bar
The Idles and For the Kings at the Escondite
ARMNHMR, Josh Pan, Kompany and PRXZM at Exchange
Jack Mosbacher at the Peppermint Club
Eleven Dollar Bills, Jules Galli, Harrison Lowell and Tom Goss at the Hotel Café
Heyrocco, Catch Pritchard, Bloodboy, the Franklin Electric and Finding Thomas at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Gaelynn Lea and Mike Rufo at the Mint (Early Show)
Gregory Ackerman, Jorgie and Show Whight at the Mint
Vromen, Bastards of Young, Baron Bandini and Gentlemen Prefer Blood at Café NELA
Kraak & Smaak, Rambo and Shae B at Union Nightclub – Noise Room
Gari Safari, Anabel Englund, Clarian, Human Life, Matt Ossentjuk, Mont Blvck, Psychemagik, Sante, Sidney Charles and Shaded at Union Nightclub – Disco
Wax Motif, Astronomar, Nukid, Friz and Awsmac at Avalon
Lee Foss at Sound Nightclub
Disconnected, Serggio & the Phantom Crows, Burn the Night, Sway, Laikipia, This is Fun and Waiting for Cake at the Whisky a Go Go
Wynchester at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Dave Alvin at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
The Dan Band and Feed the Kitty at Saint Rocke
The Reflexx at the Fifth
Banditos, Robert Jon & the Wreck and Ivory DeVille at the Wayfarer
Flock of Nu Goo and Rated X at Alex’s Bar
T3R Elemento at the Observatory
Rebel Souljahz, the Steppas and CRSB at the Constellation Room
Happy Tank and Fayuca at the House of Blues Anaheim
Howard Jones at the Coach House
Kissed Alive at the Cave
Chris Lane at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa
Backtrack at the Garden Grove Amphitheater
Daniel Hunter Jones, Nick Bognar and Em Rossi at Genghis Cohen
Lala Brass and Ackland at Molly Malone’s
The English Beat at the Canyon Agoura Hills
Kim Waters at the Catalina Club

Saturday, Feb. 3

GIRLSCHOOL 2018 with Shirley Manson, the Girlschool Choir, Amber Coffman, A.W. Faarrow, Nick & Navi and more, at the Bootleg Theater
Passion Pit at the Belasco Theater
STRFKR and Reptaliens at the Teragram Ballroom
Wallows, Downer Party and Precious Kid at the Observatory
Rich the Kid and Famous Dex at the Observatory (Late Show)
Phoebe Bridgers and Soccer Mommy at the Constellation Room
Allah-Las, Big Search and Sk. Kakraba at the Lodge Room
Hippie Sabotage, Lil Xan, Melvv and Azizi Gibson at the Novo
Howard Jones and Rachel Sage at the El Rey Theatre
Part Time, Vision and Rudy De Anda at the Echo
Gerardo Ortiz, Ulices Chaidez y Sus Plebes, Regulo Caro and Lenin Ramirez at the Forum
Voyager Institute with Mrs. Smith at Resident (Daytime Show)
Nick Howrey at the Silverlake Lounge
Catch Prichard at the Love Song
Dance with the Dead, Valentine, Faith in the Glitch and Jak Syn at Echoplex
Thee Static Age, Motorcycle Boy, White Trash Debutantes, the Woolly Bandits and Turbulent Hearts at Los Globos
Silent, Qui and Fucked Forever at the Smell
Celebrators, Hip Priest, Moving Maps and Meow Twins at the Redwood Bar
Timmy Trumpet, Jvst Say Yes, Rico Rox and Thylex at Exchange
Flaccid Mojo, Ornament, Warm Drag and Grave Zone at Zebulon
Rilan and Diimond at the Peppermint Club
Jason Sinay and Jake Scott at the Hotel Café
Mawd & Max Minardi, Sami Grisafe, Ebb & Flow and Beau LePaige at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Eric Tessmer & Nancy Wilson, Dizzy Box Nine, the Dunphys and Resurrection Road at the Mint
Two-Bit Whore and Atomic Sherpas at Café Nela
Louie Vega and Marques Wyatt at Union Nightclub – Disco
Shaun Reeves, Halo and Japanese at Union Nightclub
Mark Sixma and Myon at Avalon
Volac at Sound Nightclub
Bermuda Triangle and Bells Atlas at the Troubadour
Hollow Illusion, Swirl, 79’, Raven’s Cry and Monica Hotts at the Whisky a Go Go
Exmag and Bass Physics at the Roxy
Dr. Savage & the Shrunken Heads, Gino & the Lone Gunmen and Calling Kings at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Dave Alvin at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
The Stone Foxes and Hunter & the Dirty Jacks at Saint Rocke
Elevate at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar
The English Beat at the Coach House
Aggrolites and Slightly Stoopid Horns at the Rose
Hologram Empire and Blues Survivors at Copper Blues
Boohwal at the Pechanga Resort & Casino
Ali Handal and Tish Hinojosa at Genghis Cohen
Fayuca at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Stimey, Michael D. Bowers and Brenden at Molly Malone’s
Ray Fuller at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse
The Dan Band at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Long Beach Symphony at the Terrace Theater
Kim Waters at the Catalina Club

Sunday, Feb. 4

GIRLSCHOOL 2018 with Jay Som, Moon Honey, Lauren Ruth Ward, Soccer Mommy, Low Leaf, Chelsea Jade and Polartropica at the Bootleg Theater
Bermuda Triangle and Bells Atlas at the Troubadour
STRFKR and Reptaliens at the Teragram Ballroom
Astro at the Novo
Advance Base, Harmony Trividad and Rose Dorn at the Moroccan Lounge
Flying Hair, Feral Ohms, CHILD, Rearranged Face and Pretty But Wicked at the Echo
Backtrack at the Hi Hat
Brandon Graham and Julian Porte at the Love Song
Butta Flash, Zuri Adia and Osho Kosh at Los Globos
Audiobahn at Lot 1
The Tens at the Escondite
Doble Poder at La Cita
David Melville & Mary Goodchild and the Mots Nouveaux at the Hotel Café
Johnny Travis Jr. & the Delta Dawns at Harvard & Stone
Maria Howell at the Three Clubs
Carnival of Soul at Café Nela
Joe Lynn Turner, Dorian Steel and Made N America at the Whisky a Go Go
The Brutalists and the Focke Wolves at Alex’s Bar
Linda Lavin at the Catalina Club
Open Mic at the Silverlake Lounge