Anna Acosta on June 25th, 2012

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[For your planning pleasure, here’s a straight-up list of what’s ahead this week, with our picks:]

Incoming: Graffiti6, Warships, 2:54, the Heavy,  Gardens & Villa, El-P, Keane, Jonathan Richman, the B-52’s, Squeeze, Mystery Jets, Foster the People, the Soft Pack, Standing Shadows and more.

Our staff picks of the week:

@KRBronson recommends: U.K. funk-soul dynamos the Heavy return to the U.S. for a handful of shows in advance of the Aug. 21 release of their new album “The Glorious Dead.” The band that gave us (and TV commericals) the single “How You Like Me Now?” visits the Bootleg Theater on Thursday.
@Seraphina_L recommends: NO, Hands and HOTT MT at the Satellite on Friday. With Hands’ recently released “Massive Context” EP and NO and HOTT MT each putting out new 7-inch singles soon, this local bill has plenty of new tunes to boast.

After the jump, the week’s slate:

Monday, June 25

Blondfire, the Colourist, Kitten and Monokino at Bootleg Bar
E.S.P., Adventure Time, Pharoahs and Drug Cabin at Echo
JJAMZ, Royal Teeth and special guests at the Satellite
DWNTWN and ZZ Ward at It’s a School Night at Bardot
Darin Bennett & the Requiem and My Friends Are Great at Los Globos
In the Womb, Opponent, Celebrator and Vaginals at Pehrspace
Jason Joseph & the Spectacular, the Endangered, Sonnet and Jason Diaz at the Hotel Café
Tyler Matthew Smith, Nicki Bove, Manisha Shahane and Lilli Lewis at the Mint
Graffiti6, Yuna and Early Morning Rebel at the Troubadour
Pentatonix at On the Rox
Stitched Up Heart, Cage9, the Dark, Tempting Fate and Drop Dead LA at the Roxy
Steel Panther at the House of Blues
Awaken the Empire, ZERO 1 and Diamond Baby at the Viper Room
Mansions on the Moon and the New Limb at the Central SAPC
Tay and A.J. of Allura at Saint Rocke
Jarret Killens, the Tulips, the Spell and the Vespertines at the Constellation Room
Time and Energy at the Detroit Bar

Tuesday, June 26

Kristian Bush, Bill Anderson, Bob Dipiero and Bobby Pinson at the House of Blues
Lisa Marie Presley at the Roxy
Mike Lang, Jim Keltner, Abraham Laboriel SR and Michael Valerio at Catalina Bar and Grill
Scott Lucas & the Married Men, John Carpenter and El May at Bootleg Bar
Friends, Dreamers and Splash at Echo
Infantree, Tumbleweed, Wanderers and the Royalty at the Satellite
Let’s Drive, Capgun Coup and Luna is Honey at Los Globos
The Men, Destruction Unit, Tropical Popsicle and Zig Zags at the Smell
Desert Noises, Geronimo Getty, Max & the Moon, Sarah Donner and Flowerglass at the Hotel Café
D.I.M., Strip Steve and Destructo at Dim Mak Studios
Jerrod Niemann at the Mint (early show)
Midnight Mirage, Boheme and the Human Revolution at the Mint
2:54 and Widowspeak at the Troubadour
Jhameel at On the Rox
Gingger Shankar at the Largo
Cannoneers at the Basement Tavern
Jeans Wilder at Origami Vinyl
Field Trip, Warships, Piney Gir and La Mer at the Central SAPC
Tom Freund at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Lucidane and Thought Police at the House of Blues Anaheim
Hell or Highwater at the Constellation Room

Wednesday, June 27

Meat Loaf at the Wiltern
Marillion at the House of Blues Hollywood
Marcus Miller, Kind of Blue and Jimmy Cobb’s So What Band at the Hollywood Bowl
Ab-Soul at the Constellation Room
Burning Jet Black, Almost Classy and Orions Belt at the Viper Room
Overwerk, Thefatrat and Gunslinger at the Roxy
The Hundred in the Hands and One AM Radio at Echo
Prince Allah, Romain Virgo and Perfect Giddimani at Echoplex
Sonos at the Bootleg Bar
Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound, the Shrine and Bowery Beasts at the Bootleg Bar
Mystery Jets and the Little Ones at the Satellite
Jenny O at the Redbury
BUYEPONGO at the Virgil
The Green Lady Killers and Sassafras at El Cid
Moi Navarro, Joshua Smith, Rozzi Crane, Melissa Polinar and Piney Gir at the Hotel Café
Stanton Moore, Jonathan Freilich and Robert Walter at the Mint
Jimmy Cliff at the Troubadour
Megan Mullally at the Largo
The Sister Ruby Band at the Standard Hollywood
Bulletproof Tiger, the DA and Monokino at the Central SAPC
R&D at Saint Rocke
Stranger, Beyond I Sight, 80 Proof and KeepitLit at Saint Rocke
Aaron Watson and Space Rocket at the Coach House

Thursday, June 28

Justin Townes Earle and Tristen at the El Rey Theatre
The Watson Twins and Jesse Sykes at Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena
Marillion at the House of Blues Hollywood
Josh Groban at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Grant Lee Buffalo and Tommy Santee Klaws at Echo
Dukes of September at the Gibson Amphitheater at Universal CityWalk
EL-P and Killer Mike at Echoplex
Kenny Burrell Quintet at the Catalina Bar and Grill
The Heavy, the Skins and Wake Up Lucid at the Bootleg Bar
School of Rock Allstars at Echo
Lovers Drugs and the Active Set at the Satellite
Magic Mirror and the Bixby Knolls at Harvard & Stone
Kyle McNeill & the Stumble and Scott Ryan & Thunderbeast at El Cid
Religious Girls, Unstoppable Death, Batwings Catwings and Stab City at Pehrspace
Shady Maples, Mariah MacManus, Shannon Haley & Ryan Michael’s Band with Molly Swank and Scott James at the Hotel Café
Nathan Picard, Delta, Gone Dada and Joe Taylor at the Mint
Jim Huff, Willie’s Nerve Clinic and the Bad Bad Things at the Hard Rock Café
Sucker for Pumps, Great White Buffalo, Dandelo, Pony and Reb Kennedy at the Troubadour
Kady Z, Matt Shockley, Tommy & the High Pilots and Sara Skinner at the Roxy
Midnight Apache, Matt Mann & the Shine Runners, Bunny West and Thunder From Heaven at On the Rox
Guardian Ghost at the Viper Room
Mic Dangerously at Saint Rocke
He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister, Tumbleweed Wanderers and Nick Shattuck at Saint Rocke
Johnny Osborne, Spawnbreezy and Bushman at the Coach House
Foxxhound and Phil Connelly at the House of Blues Anaheim
Standing Hawthorn, Deccatree and Social Scruff at the Constellation Room
Death Hymn Number 9, Dahga Bloom, the Shrills and GBMC at Alex’s Bar

Friday, June 29

Russian Circles, Chelsea Wolfe, And So I Watch You From Afar and DEAFHAVEN at the El Rey Theatre
No Age at Human Resources
West Coast Youth Orchestra Festival at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Agent Orange, Gutter Poets, the Dips and Captain Smooth Talk at the Industry Theater
Stephen Pearcy at the Whisky
D.I., the Coltranes, Slow Children, Devastation and Southern Pariah at the Vault
Russian Circles at the El Rey Theatre
Everclear, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, Lit and Marcy Playground at the Greek Theater
Michael Franti & Spearhead at Hollywood Park
Jonathan Richman at Echo
MxPx at the House of Blues Anaheim
The Dealers at the House of Blue Anaheim
Guttermouth at the Tiki Bar
Johnny Osborne and Bushman at the Roxy
Keane and Mystery Jets at the Orpheum Theatre
Lower Dens, No Joy and Alan Resnick at the Constellation Room
Saschas Bloc Band at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Sabrosa Purr and the Lonely Drunks Club Band at the Viper Room
Kenny Burrell Quintet at the Catalina Bar and Grill
Dead Man’s Party at the Canyon
Skism, Dodge & Fuski and Skeptiks at the House of Blues
Trannyshack LA at the Echoplex
NO, Hands and HOTT MT at the Satellite
Brown & Blue, Run-On Sunshine and Hug of War at the Smell
Amanda Jo Williams at Origami Vinyl
Wise Club, the Young Rapscallions and Bare Feet at El Cid
Guardian Ghost, Hunter Parrish, Sara Ault and Sophie B. Hawkins with Sweet Talk Radio at the Hotel Café
Arnold McCuller at the Mint
Gardens & Villa, So Many Wizards and Finn Riggins at the Troubadour
Jon Brion at the Largo at the Coronet
Element Rhymes, Scoobs, MC JaeNice, Vibez and Custom Made at the Central SAPC
Chris Smither at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Graham Harper at Saint Rocke
Pet Shark and Union of Saints at the Coach House
Jail Weddings, Wild Pack of Canaries and Apparitions at Alex’s Bar

Saturday, June 30

The B-52’s and Squeeze at the Greek Theatre
Foster the People and Kimbra at the Gibson Amphitheatre
The Soft Pack, Abe Vigoda and Dunes at the Bootleg Theater
Fool’s Gold at Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena
Baby Dee and Tim Cohen at Echo
Karmic at the Satellite
Amanda September, Sympathetic Frequencies, Oona, Ninja Betty & the Nunchix at El Cid
Mayhem Festival with Slipknot, Slayer, Anthrax, Motorhead, As I Lay Dying and more at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino
Heaps n Heaps, Mind the Gap, Buddy and Melody Walker at the Hotel Café
The Tiger Club, Drop Apollo and Theo Katzman & Joey Dosik at the Mint
The Red Paintings and Sad Robot at the Hard Rock Café
Lower Dens, No Joy and Alan Resnick at the Troubadour
Standing Shadows, Bella Bezarria, Maudlin Strangers, Siines, Mae West and 2 Bit Radio at the Roxy
The Sugar, Wooden Robot, Cry Wolf and Truth & the Lies at the Viper Room
MxPx at the House of Blues Hollywood
The Watkins Family Hour at the Largo at the Coronet
Betawolf at the Central SAPC
The Mountain Goats and Dustin Wong at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Justin Dzuban at Saint Rocke
Wayward Sons, DIZZYLILACS and Wicked Relish at Saint Rocke
Pacific Dub, Through the Roots, HB Surround Sound and Katastro at the House of Blues Anaheim
Terraplane Sun and Family Wagon at the Constellation Room
Jonathan Richman at the Detroit Bar

Sunday, July 1

Van Hunt at Levitt Pavilion in Pasadena
Brendan Hines, Math & Science and All Young at Bootleg Bar
Nekromantix and the Casualties at the House of Blues Hollywood
Ben Harper at the Hollywood Bowl
Laura Marling at the Ford Amphitheatre
Aer/Ocd with Vokab Kompany at the Roxy
Ghostland Observatory at Club Nokia
Chuchito Valdez at the Catalina Bar and Grill
Gloria Calomee at Vitello’s Jazz and Supper Club
Saviours at Billy O’s
Foster the People at the Gibson Amphitheater at Universal CityWalk
Wax Idols and Dead Angle at Echo
Jason Heath & the Greedy Souls, Craig Elkins and James Low & the Western Front at Grand Ole Echo at the Echo
2chainz at the Exchange Los Angeles
Glitter Rose at the Hard Rock Café
Madi Diaz and Harper Blynn at the Troubadour
LARKspur, A History of Manners and the Rift at the Central SAPC
The Mountain Goats and Dustin Wong at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Terraplane Sun, Ry Cuming, Family Wagon and Strange Vine at Saint Rocke
I Am Cassettes, Cromwell, Still The Sky’s The Limit and Assuming We Survive at the House of Blues Anaheim