Anna Acosta on July 30th, 2012

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Incoming: Hard Summer 2012, the New L.A. Folk Fest, Kelly Clarkson, Neon Trees, Andy Clockwise, the Ruby Friedman Orchestra, Tenacious D, Jason Falkner, the Mynabirds, Best Coast, Tears for Fears, TV on the Radio, Grouplove, Real Estate, the Belle Brigade, Beachwood Sparks, the Bangles, Tempest and more.

Above: Chrysta Bell, the singer who collaborated with David Lynch on last fall’s album “This Train,” visits the Bootleg Theater on Thursday for a night of music hosted by the acclaimed filmmaker. That’s the Dutch Rall-helmed video for the song “Swing With Me.”

Our staff picks of the week:

@KRBronson recommends: The 3rd New L.A. Folk Fest on Saturday at Zorthian Ranch. The eclectic festival (in an equally eclectic setting in Altadena) features a cornucopia of folk, country, bluegrass and experimental artists. Among our favorites: Beachwood Sparks, Spindrift, Pisces, Triple Chicken Foot, Guy Blakeslee (of the Entrance Band), Leslie Stevens, Sea Of Bees, Geronimo Getty, Yellow Red Sparks, Dirt Bird, Kera & the Lesbians and the Stripminers. (Full list below.)
@Seraphina_L recommends: Alt-J and Erika Spring at the Echo on Wednesday. It will be a night of firsts for both acts. Alt-J, the Cambridge, England-based electronic alternative rock band, returns for their first headlining L.A. show, and Au Revoir Simone’s Erika Forster plays her first solo show as Erika Spring.

After the jump, the week ahead:

Monday, July 30

Neon Trees, Penguin Prison and JJAMZ at the Wiltern
Kelly Clarkson, the Fray and Carolina Liar at the Hollywood Bowl
Andy Clockwise and Of Verona at the Viper Room
Terraplane Sun, the Record Company, the Silent Comedy and Strange Vine at the Satellite
Seasons, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Torches and Body Parts at the Echoplex
American Royalty, Jesse Woods, the Franks and the Miracals at the Echo
JMSN, All Eyes West and Broadcaster at the Bootleg Bar
Quadron, Frank + Derol, Lindsay Rae Spurlock and Indians at It’s a School Night at Bardot
Mark Lane, Ingenue and more at International Pop Overthrow at the Good Hurt
La Coka Nostra at the Roxy Theatre
Steel Panther at the House of Blues Hollywood
Pam Shaffer and the Singularity at Lot 1 Cafe
Thenewno2 at Amoeba
Treasure Mammal, Clipping, Ezra Buchla, Essay, IE and Andrew Tholl at Pehrspace
Pangolin and Animal Raps at Los Globos
Fine, the Short Eyes and Garland at the Silverlake Lounge
Big K.R.I.T., Casey Veggies, Mike Jagger, Tito Lopez and Big Sant at the El Rey Theatre
Jason Joseph & the Spectacular, Courtney Ariel, Charlie Rae and Pinot at the Hotel Café
Darin Bennett & the Requiem and Marcus Very Ordinary at Paladino’s
Alfa at Bar Lubitsch
David Gielan & the Willing, the Fishermen Band and Cheating Daylight at the Mint
The Milky Way, Elevaters and IAMOMNI at the Central SAPC
Zacc West at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Gardeners Logic at the Detroit Bar

Tuesday, July 31

The Ruby Friedman Orchestra, the Lonely Wild and the New Limb at the Federal Bar
Tenacious D at the Wiltern
Jason Falkner, New Maximum Donkey, the Hunting Accident, Lovers Drugs, Sunken Ships and King Washington at International Pop Overthrow at the Echoplex
Blondfire, In the Valley Below, Y Luv and We Are She Is at the Central SAPC
HOTT MT, Oh Boy Les Mecs, Evrika and the Cosmonauts at the Echo
The Mynabirds, Deep Time and Ponyboy at the Satellite
Lucy Michelle & the Velvet Lapelles at the Bootleg Theater
Southeast Engine, the Wild Reeds and Ethan Gold at the Bootleg Bar
Herbert Bail Orchestra and Calvin Love at Harvard & Stone
Ballerina Black at Los Globos
Tommy Peacock, the Windsors and more at the Silverlake Lounge
Johnnyswim, the Local Strangers and Mariee Sioux at the Hotel Café
Savoy, Jupiter, Burn Unit and BONES at Dim Mak Studios
Big K.R.I.T. and Casey Veggies at the Observatory
La Coka Nostra, Retaliation Camp and Sandman at the Constellation Room
Chris Isaak at the Ventura Theatre
Kon Tiki, Survive the Weather, Kid and the Wolf, Our Own Invention, 28 Axis and Floating Ashes at the House of Blues Anaheim
Watsky and Dumbfoundead at the Troubadour
Morgan Karr at Room 5
Black Magic Driver at Boardner’s
Delta Rose, Robert Patrick, the HueDells, the Trainwrecks and BrainSpoon at the Viper Room
Granger Smith and Matt Rogers at the Coach House

Wednesday, August 1

Best Coast and Walk the Moon at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach
The Neville Brothers and Trombone Shorty at the Hollywood Bowl
Tears for Fears at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Alt-J and Erika Spring at the Echo
Mike Andrews and Nik Freitas at the Bootleg Bar
Cassorla, HeavyHanded, Crash Richard and Rachel Fannon & Brandon Intelligator at the Satellite
Jasmine Ash, Johanna Samuels, Rin Tin Tiger and Bearcat at the Hotel Café
Feeding People and Mrs. Magician (upstairs) and Cobalt Cranes (downstairs) at Los Globos
Erick “Jesus” Coomes at the Mint
The Sister Ruby Band at 3 Clubs
Cinderella Motel, Bad Robot and the Ex-Gentlemen at the Silverlake Lounge
The Electric Starfish, the Furys and more at International Pop Overthrow at Molly Malone’s
Alejandro Gonzalez Gomez at Pershing Square (noon)
Low End Theory at the Airliner
Chris Thile at Largo
Marina V at WitZend
Soulfly at the Yost Theater
Chris Isaak at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Miles Evans Big Band and Delmar at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Frank+Derol, Y LUV and Bella Novela at Saint Rocke
Sean & Zander, the Pullmen and Lowlife Sound System at Alex’s Bar

Thursday, August 2

Grouplove, White Arrows and Hindu Pirates at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach
The Dead Ships and NO at Pershing Square
Goapele at the El Rey Theatre
Soul Asylum and Trapper Schoepp & the Shades at the Troubadour
The Entrance Band, Big Search and Lilac at the Satellite
ONRA, Free the Robots, Matthewdavid, MNDSGN and Knxwledge at the Echo
Sebastian Bach at Club Nokia
Elzhi at the Key Club
The VU, the Nukes and Orkyd at the Roxy Theatre
Morty Shallman, Marvin Etizoni & String Quartet, the Mayberrys, Ruby Free and more at International Pop Overthrow at On the Rox
The Janks and Vinne Ferra at the Viper Room
Kasey Chambers at the Santa Monica Pier
Dustbowl Revival at Harvard & Stone
Chrysta Bell at the Bootleg Theater
Wynonna and the Big Noise at the San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino
Los Lonely Boys at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Electric Funeral at the House of Blues Anaheim
The Beatnuts and tha Alkaholiks at the Observatory
The Silent Comedy at the Constellation Room
Victoria Justice and Max Schneider at the Pacific Amphitheatre
The Hood Internet, Tanya Morgan and Psalm One at the Detroit Bar
Kiven, Van Defrans and Kingsley at El Cid
Rainbow Arabia and Puro Instinct at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
DJ Jeremy Sole at KCRW’s Summer Nights at the Hammer Museum
The Alaev Family at the Skirball Center
Andy Davis, Jessie Payo, Alex Dezen, Josh Fletcher and Cigarettes After Sex & the Halfbreed Lovers at the Hotel Café
Veronica Romeo, Looner and Mykell at the Hard Rock Café Hollywood
Alisha Zalkin at the Mint
Jeff Vance at Saint Rocke

Friday, August 3

Bloc Party, Boyz Noize, Bootsy Collins, Miike Snow, A-Track and more at Hard Summer 2012 at L.A. State Historic Park
Real Estate, Sun Araw and Melted Toys at the Fonda Theatre
Beachwood Sparks and Tomorrows Tulips at the Echo
TV on the Radio and Toro y Moi at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach
The Belle Brigade at California Plaza (noon)
Murder by Death, Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons and Ha Ha Tonka at the El Rey Theatre
Rusko at Control at Avalon
MidCity, CBG, Polyester the Saint and Connor Evans at the Roxy Theatre
Cinderella and Sebastian Bach at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Elizaveta at One Colorado
Pigeon John at the Dragonfly
The Beatnuts and tha Alkaholiks at the Key Club
Spineshank at the Whisky
Lil Rob and Suga Free at the Observatory
Bleached and Diiv at the Constellation Room
North Mississippi Allstars Duo at the Mint
Steel Panther at the House of Blues Anaheim
Pepe Aguilar at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk
Air Supply at the Canyon Club
Clockwork at AVEC
Eddie Grey, Mariana Bell and Zachary Ross at El Cid
Truck Bitch, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, Ratchet Set and Tremellow at the Smell
Tres Chic and Fade to Mind at Los Globos
Dax Riggs, Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel and Old Testament at the Satellite
Skyline Pigeons, Ocean Grove and C O L O R at the Bootleg Bar
The Wild Maps, Tamar Kaprellan and Kimie Miner at the Hotel Cafe
SNEW, Sisters Doll, the Twitch and Zombie Bass at the Hard Rock Café Hollywood
La Chamba at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Pacific, the Knitts, Golly Gee Whiz, Them Guns, Concrete Rivers and Jamie Alimorad at the Troubadour
Hillbilly Herald, MK4, Future Villains, Little Miss Nasty, the Lonely Drunks Club & Rubylith at the Viper Room
The Hood Internet, Psalm One and Tanya Morgan at the Central SAPC
The Piper Downs, Evil Maria, Bad Suns and more at International Pop Overthrow at Fais Do Do
World Tribe, Kyndryd and South Side at Saint Rocke
Tuff, Pretty Boy Floyd, Stonebreed and the Hard Way at Brixton South Bay
Dramarama, Smiling Face Down and the Ferns at the Coach House

Saturday, August 4

The 3rd New L.A. Folk Fest at Zorthian Ranch featuring: Beachwood Sparks, He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, Spindrift, Tom Brosseau, White Magic, Restavrant, Pisces, Triple Chicken Foot, Guy Blakeslee (Entrance), RT n’ the 44s, Leslie Stevens, Emily Lacy, Cowboy and Indian, Tommy Santee Klaws, Sea Of Bees, Domingo Siete, Geronimo Getty, Yellow Red Sparks, Dirt Bird, Kera & the Lesbians, Gwendolyn, Oliwa & the Pleasure Circus, Stripminers, Madame Headdress, Avolcano, Kitchen Hips, Fort King, Dustbowl Revival, David Feuer, Ketchup Soup, Jenny Long, Tall Tales & the Silver Lining, Mecca V.A. and Ocha La Rocha.
Skrillex, Nero, the Gaslamp Killer, Dillon Francis and more at Hard Summer 2012 at L.A. State Historic Park
Raphael Saadiq and Band of Skulls at KCRW’s “Who Shot Rock & Roll Live” at the Annenberg Space for Photography
The Bangles and Right the Stars at Pershing Square
Tristen and Maria Del Pilar at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Tempest, the Remainers, Lara Johnston, the Bad Bad Things and Keaton Simons at the Troubadour
Vaud & the Villains at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Nick Waterhouse at Dancin’ in the Streets in downtown Long Beach
Gardens & Villa at the South Coast Village Plaza
Miguel Migs at Control at Avalon
Radio Moscow, the Dirty Streets and the Shrine at the Satellite
The Colourist, Kiev and Monsters Calling Home at the Bootleg Bar
Emily Danger at the Silverlake Lounge
Blonde Summer at Origami Vinyl
Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Miel San Marcos at the Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center
Spineshank and Mureau at the Industry Theater
Evidence, Gangrene and Krondon at the Roxy Theatre
BAMF, Ian and Cassidy the Mujicians at On the Rox
Summer Slam at the Airliner
Andy at the Greek Theatre
David Garfield at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Rock ”˜n’ Blues Fest at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Juicy J and Smoke Dza at the Observatory
Pepe Aguilar at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk
M-80s at the Canyon Club
R3hab at the Yost Theater
Cosmonauts, Dirt Dress, Plateaus and Mutations at the Smell
Martin Luther (record release show), Chelsea Williams, the Endangered, Jesse Lynn and Tim Hogan at the Hotel Cafe
Walter Clevenger & the Dairy Kings, Scarlet Crush, Sparkle*Jets UK and the Janks at International Pop Overthrow at Fitzgerald’s in Huntington Beach
North Mississippi Allstars Duo at the Mint
Kill Devil Hill, 210toLowell, SSX the Band, To the Death, Tonight Shall Rise, Latvrn, Blacklist Union, Darksun, Exterminate and Strikes at One at the Key Club
All Hail the Yeti, Consume the Fire and Unleash the Archer at the Viper Room
SMOD and Malik the Freq Moore at the Central SAPC
The Clayton Joseph Scott Band, Damon Vonn Band, Jared Young and Trey Comstock at Saint Rocke

Sunday, August 5

Warm Weather, Go West Young Man and Drug Cabin at the Bootleg Bar
Daddy Yankee at the Greek Theatre
Juicy J and Smoke Dza at the House of Blues Hollywood
Ottmar Leibert and Luna Negra at the OC Fair & Event Center
College, Anoraak and Electric Youth at the Echoplex
Diiv and Melted Toys at the Echo
Ernie Watts Quartet at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
The Records featuring John Wicks, Dave Rave, Jeremy, Popdudes and more at International Pop Overthrow at the Hangar at the O.C. Fair
Tommy Trash at the Yost Theater
LA Chilanga Banda, the Grand Finale and Forever Farewell at the House of Blues Anaheim
Nekromantix, the Casualties, Down by Law and the Lower Class Brats at the Observatory
Abrakadabra, Cruddy, Zine and Sex Wounds at the Smell
Glitter Rose at the Hard Rock Café Hollywood
28 North, Gabe Rosenn Band, Lumaria and Foxxhound at the Mint
The Brixtones, Harley Jay and Matt Caplan at the Viper Room
Death Hymn Number 9 at the Continental Room
Italian Japanese, Cigarettes After Sex and the Halfbreed Lovers at the Central SAPC