Tonight in L.A.: The Weeknd, Middle Class Rut, Styx/REO Speedwagon/Ted Nugent, Jesca Hoop

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Fun for your Sunday:

‣ Fresh off a show at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, the Weeknd (that’s Abel Tesfaye, pictured at Coachella) plays a sold-out gig at the Fonda Theatre.
‣ Sacramento rockers Middle Class Rut headline the Troubadour, supported by L.A.’s newest purveyors of Zep-styled blues, Beware of Darkness, who will celebrate the release of their first EP, “Howl,” at this show. Secret Music also supports.

Also:

Styx, REO Speedwagon and Ted Nugent at the Greek Theatre
Ed Helms, Steve Martin and more at Largo
Deer Tick and Turbo Fruits at the Yost Theater in Santa Ana
Washed Out and memory house at the Observatory in Santa Ana
Jesca Hoop and Butterfly Boucher at the Hotel Cafe
Grant Langston & the Supermodels, Angela Bruyere and more at Grand Ole Echo at the Echo (5 p.m.)
Zen Widow at Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock
Mike Viola at Saint Rocke
Toh Kay, Sycamore Smith, Dan Potthast at the Bootleg Bar
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs at Drai’s
The Peach Kings and the Lonely Wild at Villains Tavern
Yeah OK Alright, the Show Ponies and Indian School at the Viper Room
Nick Waterhouse’s free in-store at Amoeba (6 p.m.)
“La Carrera Panamericana” movie screening at the Satellite

Photo by Scott Dudelson