Kevin Bronson on July 5th, 2013

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Happy Friday … Or, What Decade Is It, Anyway?

‣ Resurgent ’90s garage-punk trio the Oblivians [pictured], whose new album “Desperation” (their first in 15 years, and produced by Dan Auerbach) was just released, headlines Murica Fest at the Echoplex, supported by Intelligence, Milk Music, Destruction Unit, Fuzz, Kent State, the Lamps, Hausu and FF.
‣ New Jack Swing lives, for a night, as Guy, Tony! Toni! Tone!, Dru Hill, SWV and Al B. Sure rock the party at the Greek Theatre.
‣ It’s New Kids on the Block, 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men at the Staples Center.
‣ Psychedelic folk singer Linda Perhacs, whose “lost” 1970 album was re-released last decade and who is now working on new music with a cadre of young musicians, plays a Dublab-presented night at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena.
‣ And Karla Bonoff and Wendy Waldman, who worked together in Bryndle as well as had stellar solo careers, reunite for a performance at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park.

Also:

TVXQ! At the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Go Betty Go, the Dollyrots, the Hot Toddies and the Potential Lunatics at the Troubadour
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony at the Hollywood Bowl
Froth, Black Sea, Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel and Mystic Rabbit at the Bootleg Bar
Young, Gifted & Nina: A Tribute to Nina Simone at California Plaza downtown
Steed Lord, Parallels and the Frail at Los Globos
Kid Cadaver, Batwings Catwings, Dustin & the Explosions and Manhattan Murder Mystery at the Smell
Fartbarf, Ninja Betty & the Nunchix, SpaceCream, Hampus Norlander and Topher Buckland at El Cid
Eric Kufs, the Purrs, Chelsea Williams and Flavia & the Red at the Hotel Café
Son Ark at Casey’s
The B Side Players at the Mint
Whiplash at the Whisky A Go Go
Otherwise, Slater, False Puppet, Galvanized Souls, La La La Birdtime and A+ Dropouts at the Roxy Theatre
National Dust and Legal Tender at the Viper Room
Meet Me at the Pub, Krooked Treez and Pachamama at the House of Blues Hollywood
Zacc West at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Great White, Jack Russell, Trash Cowboys, Stone Breed and Faded Sun at Saint Rocke
Riff Raff and Lil’ Debbie at the Observatory
Mariachi Divas at the House of Blues Anaheim
Rod Piazza, Papa J & Friends and Shawn Jones at the Coach House
Joe La Barbera Quintet at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Happy Together at the Saban Theatre
Ron Carter Trio at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Menno de Jong at the Yost Theater