Anna Acosta on July 22nd, 2013

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Incoming: Wolfmother, the Postal Service, Savages, Bastille, Davis Fetter, Futurebirds, PAPA, the Happy Hollows, NO, Candlebox, the 1975, Big Freedia, Hockey, Saint Motel, the Belle Brigade, Modest Mouse, Skylar Grey, No Age, Night Terrors of 1927, Glassjaw, Dan Wilson, Twin Shadow, Bauhaus, Rancid, Viva Pomona, International Pop Overthrow, the Cult, Courtney Love, Frightened Rabbit, Fitz & the Tantrums, Geographer, Dave Alvin, Bruno Mars, Chico Trujillo, Radical Something, Save Ferris, John Mayer, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Amy Grant, Weekend, Ozomatli

Above: Bastille is ready to storm the U.S. The London-based band, the work of singer-multi-instrumentalist Dan Smith, has already struck gold on its home turf with the soundscape-y electro-rock on the EP “Haunt,” and the video for the single “Pompeii” has accumulated 30 million-plus views, which means either that it’s great or that the Virgin Records interns have been busy. Bastille arrives in L.A. on Tuesday for a sold-out show at the Troubadour (and the band’s Sept. 18 at the El Rey Theatre is already sold out too).

Our staff picks of the week:

@KRBronson recommends: Unless you saw them at Coachella, see the Postal Service at the Greek Theatre. It’s been 10 years (and 154 days) since “Give Up” was released, and Ben, Jimmy and Jenny are making the rounds to celebrate. (And if you did catch them at Coachella, there’s the big No Age/Tijuana Panthers double-bill on Thursday night at the Santa Monica Pier.)

@Seraphina_L recommends: U.K. post-punk band Savages return to L.A. in support of their highly regarded debut “Silence Yourself.” The all-female quartet have a two-night stint at El Rey Theatre starting on Tuesday. Johnny Hostile serves as direct support. 

After the jump, the week ahead:

Monday, July 22

Wolfmother and Kieran Leonard at the Troubadour
Miner, the Black Apples, Roadkill Ghost Choir and the Shivers at the Bootleg Bar
HOTT MT, Gothic Tropic and VUM at the Echo
Last American Buffalo, Shane Alexander and SanguinDrake at the Satellite
The Absolute, Monroe, Lucciana Costa and Will and the Wonts at the Silverlake Lounge
Dustbowl Revival, Leonard Friend, Guggenheim Grotto and Kid Karate at It’s a School Night at Bardot
Bird Mad Girl, Harmful If Swallowed, Los Craters, the Kyotees, Family Tree Analog and the Owls at Los Globos
Adam Healton & the Situation, Cthulhus, Big Bugs and Mother Popcorn at Pehrspace
Jason Joseph & the Spectacular, the Bones of J.R. Jones, Gold and Colin Elmore at the Hotel Café
Ben Carroll, Melissa Brett and the Subtle Knife at the Mint
Fire the Animal, Diamond Lane, Future Villains and Ground Zero at the Viper Room
Steel Panther at the House of Blues
The Twelves at the Glass House
Jessie Thomas and Jenni Alpert at Room 5
Nicole Lexi Davis at Trip
Sun Trash and Visuda at the Down and Out Bar
Nightmare Air, Cobalt Cranes and Cat Party at the Detroit Bar
Max and the Moon at the Constellation Room
Lisa Keating Trio at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club

Tuesday, July 23

The Postal Service, Big Freedia and Baths at the Greek Theatre
Savages and Johnny Hostile at the El Rey Theatre
Davis Fetter, the Filthy Souls and more at the Roxy Theatre
Bastille and Little Daylight at the Troubadour
American Idol Live at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Madi Diaz, Carousel and Phox at the Bootleg Bar
Manhattan Murder Mystery, Stab City and Coming at the Silverlake Lounge
Futurebirds and Diarrhea Planet at the Echo
The Webb Brothers at Los Globos
Figured Out, Fort King and New Clear Child at the Lot 1 Café
The Sir Sultry Quintet at El Cid
Erick Macek, Dom Liberati, Marchelle Bradanini, Nicole Vaughn and Lauren Walter at the Hotel Café
Chuck Inglish at Dim Mak Studios
Spaceships at Origami Vinyl
Los Feliz Quartet at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
The Watkins Family at the Largo at the Coronet
Kotolan at the Del Monte Speakeasy
PAPA and Wardell at the Constellation Room
Candlebox, Candlelight Red and Open Air Stereo at the House of Blues Anaheim
The Knitts, Veronica Bianqui and Bianca Minniti at the Federal Bar
Jeremy Paek at the Catalina Bar & Grill
The USS Rock and Roll at the IO West Theater
Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl

Wednesday, July 24

The Postal Service, Divine Fits and Baths at the Greek Theatre
Savages and Johnny Hostile at the El Rey Theatre
The 1975 and Bad Suns at the Troubadour
Baby Alpaca and Maston at the Bootleg Bar
The Bath Party, Mother, Moons of Mars and StaG at the Silverlake Lounge
Mt. Ossa, Tigercide and Glorious Wondour at the Echo
The Happy Hollows, Nightmare Air and Son of Stan at the Satellite
Circuit, Hej Fund, Jazner and Silk Road at Los Globos
Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel, Blackfeet Braves and Cherry Glazerr at the Smell
Tijuana Tears at the Virgil
Max Collins, Billy Raffoul, Steve Shane and Whiskerman at the Hotel Café
Stanton Moore Trio at the Mint
Rex Brown, ALIVE! and Hookers & Blow at the Whisky A Go Go
Candlebox, Candlelight Red and Open Air Stereo at the Roxy Theatre
Dignitary and Salt Petal at Harvard & Stone
Sunfall and Sea at Last at Club Moscow at Boardner’s
Manou, LaMuff, Chauncey, toyMasulina and Adam Geraghty at the Viper Room
Zacc West at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Naomi Greenwald at WitZend
Donora, Leslie Lowe and Yellow Marbles at the Standard Hollywood
Nicole Gilbert and Britt Warner at Room 5
Blackwater Jukebox at the Redwood
Rainbow Jackson and Fairbanks at Malo
Hockey, Saint Motel and Swimm at the Detroit Bar
Big Freedia at the Constellation Room
Jonny Lang and Alaina Blair at the Coach House
Austin Mahone and Bridgit Mendler at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Dave Damiani and No Vacancy Orchestra at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Thursday, July 25

The Belle Brigade at the Skirball Center
The Faint and Twin Shadow at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach
Circa Zero at the El Rey Theatre
NO at the Los Angeles Zoo
Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl
Kirko Bangz at Tru Hollywood
Skylar Grey and TeamMate at the Bootleg Theater
Go West Young Man, Guides and Detangler at the Silverlake Lounge
No Age and Tijuana Panthers at the Santa Monica Pier
Night Terrors of 1927, Dead Times and Jaymes Young at the Echo
Glassjaw at the Echoplex
The Uncluded at the First Unitarian Church Los Angeles
The Dustbowl Revival, Whiskerman and Papa Bear & the Easy Love at the Satellite
Tyler Thomas and Aziz Gibson at Los Globos
Miranda Lee Richards, Charlie Clark and more at Taix
Dan Wilson at the Hotel Café
Joe Robinson, the Belle Sounds and Lincoln Durham at the Mint
Josh Abbott Band, Charlie Shafter and the Cerny Brothers at the Troubadour
Cherry Poppin Daddies, Dance Hall Pimps, the Red Paintings and Morty Shallman at the Roxy Theatre
Raw Geronimo at Amoeba
Bachacho at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
A Night with Dub Club at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Colburn Summer Concert Band at Grand Park
Kamasi Washington and Brandon Coleman at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Jason Farol, Garrett Lee Robinson and Mammoth at Saint Rocke
Kris Bradley at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Steve Burr Band at Trip
Sister Rogers at the Spare Room
Chico Trujillo at the Detroit Bar
Wheeland Brothers and Aloha Radio at the Constellation Room
Dave Widow at the House of Blues Anaheim
The Bodeans and Kelly Fitzgerald at the Coach House
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts at the Pacific Amphitheatre
The Distractions at the OC Fair & Event Center
Jonny Lang at the Canyon
Torro Torro and Duomatic at the Yost Theater
Patti Linsky at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club

Friday, July 26

PAPA [pictured], NO and LA Font at the FIGat7th Downtown Festival
Modest Mouse and Matt Costa at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach
Bauhaus, Ours, Eyes On Film and Richard Thorne at the Fonda Theatre
Courtney Love at the Canyon
Hockey, Saint Motel and Swimm at the El Rey Theatre
Rancid at the Hollywood Palladium
Glassjaw at the Glass House
Ramon Ayala at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk
Chicago the Musical at the Hollywood Bowl
The Shilohs, Tashaki Miyaki and Speedy Ortiz at the Bootleg Bar
Tijuana Panthers and GRMLN at the Echo
Ocha La Rocha, the Far West and California King at the Satellite
Steve Barton, Marvin Etzioni and more at International Pop Overthrow at Molly Malone’s
Kat Kong, Batwings Catwings, Gnarbaby and Stab City at the Smell
Foxhollow and Noyes at the Lot 1 Café
Juan Talavera at El Cid
Mike Benecke at Room 5
Sanglorians at Pehrspace
George Glass at Origami Vinyl
The Bolts at Amplyfi
Tyler Lyle and Grizfolk at the Sunset Marquis
Gypsy All-Stars at California Plaza (noon)
Ruthann Friedman Carlisle, Amy Blaschke, Matt Cartsonis, Paul Chesne and many more do the “Songs of Hank Williams” at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
Javier Dunn, Sweet Talk Radio, Purmamarca, Annie Lynch and Michaela Anne at the Hotel Café
Jamestown Revival and MilkDrive at the Mint
Holy Grail at the Whisky A Go Go
Viza, R-Mean, Clepto and the Dirty Diamond at the Troubadour
Suburban Legends, Save the Swim Team, Stonefeather and Jer Swaby at the Roxy Theatre
Battle of the Bands at the Roxy: On the Rox
Jon Brion at the Largo at the Coronet
Klezmer Juice at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Buyepongo at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Son Ark at Casey’s
Molino and Old Toy Trains at Taix
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Electric Caravan and Without Warning at Saint Rocke
Jett Pink at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Sonny & the Sunsets, the Memories and Colleen Green at the Detroit Bar
Possessed By Paul James, the Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, Restavrant and Moosville Collective at Alex’s Bar
Bonobo at the Observatory
Loadstar at the Constellation Room
The Cult and White Hills at the House of Blues Anaheim
Johnny Winter, 11th Floor and Blue Jewels at the Coach House
Kid Rock at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Irvine
Tom Fall at the Yost Theater
Geoffrey Keezer at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Weezer at the Pacific Amphitheatre

Saturday, July 27

Frightened Rabbit, Gothic Tropic, Tapioca & the Flea and HOTT MT at the House of Blues Hollywood
Bauhaus, Ours, Eyes On Film and Richard Thorne at the Fonda Theatre
Fitz & the Tantrums at the Wiltern
Geographer at Saturdays Off the 405 at the Getty Center
Dave Alvin and Eileen Jewel at Pershing Square
Viva Pomona with Allah-Las, Milk Music, The Lovely Bad Things, Mrs. Magician, 100 Flowers, Colleen Green, Sea Lions, I Can Chase Dragons, Moses Campbell, Bad Suns, Tomorrows Tulips, San Pedro El Cortez, Wild Pack of Canaries, Ruptures, The Aquadolls, Surf Club, Late Nite Howl, You Me & Us, Crater Creater, Bronson Caves and GRMLN at the Glass House
Bruno Mars at the Staples Center
Pachangon Musical Tucanes, Larry Hernandez and Voz de Mando at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Carlos Vives at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Chicago the Musical at the Hollywood Bowl
Arora, Katie Boeck and KonstantSurprises at the Bootleg Bar
Chico Trujillo and Las Cafeteras at California Plaza
Swamp Dogg at the Echo
Crash + Burn, Sumach, Holy Smoke and Crimekillz at the Echoplex
Arise Roots at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
TakeOff Fest 2013 at the Smell
Bossa Zuzu at the Virgil
Hobart W Fink at Casey’s
Colossal Rex, Merry Christmas, DEBT and NOYES at pehrspace
Radical Something, Tour Support and Short Story Long at the Troubadour
Stepbrothers, Evidence and Alchemist at the Roxy Theatre
Fountnhead at the HOB Foundation Room
Brad Kay & Friends at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Stan Ridgway at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Common Sense, Wait For Green and Black Salt Tone at Saint Rocke
The Hollow Legs at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
The Shamus Twins and more at International Pop Overthrow at Fais Do-Do (matinee show)
The Furys, the Piper Downs, New Maximum Donkey and more at International Pop Overthrow at Molly Malone’s (evening)
Good For You, It’s Casual, O Zorn and Plurals at Alex’s Bar
GOGO13 at the Constellation Room
Lorenzo de Monteclaro at the House of Blues Anaheim
Kenny Chesney at the Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Courtney Love and Starred at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Orange Solution at the Coach House
Rancid, Transplants and Toughskins at the Fox Theater Pomona
Save Ferris, the English Beat and the Originalites at the Pacific Amphitheatre
John Mayer at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Irvine
Dwele at the Gaslamp Restaurant & Bar
JJ Sansaverino at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Rancho Los Terribles de Chrystian Juarez at the Pico Rivera Sports Arena

Sunday, July 28

Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z at the Rose Bowl
Amy Grant and Brandon Heath at the Greek Theatre
Bruno Mars at the Staples Center
Chicago the Musical at the Hollywood Bowl
Shakey Graves, Fort King and the Mid Cities at the Bootleg Bar
Rod Melancon, Matt Ellis, Charlie Faye and Eric “Cashew” Harding at the Echo (AM Show)
Weekend, Tennis System and Surf Club at the Echo
Neil Hamburger at the Satellite
Chris Price, Jim Camacho and more at International Pop Overthrow at Fais Do-Do (matinee show)
The Condors, Zachary James & the All-Seeing Eye and more at International Pop Overthrow at Fais Do-Do (evening)
Ndugu Chancler at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Zane Carney and Kris Angelis at the Hotel Café
Cayucas at the Federal Bar (brunch show)
Cubensis and the Melvin Doo at the Mint
Alex G and Tyler Ward at the Roxy Theatre
Crazy Famous, Shindig Avenue and Brombones at the Viper Room
Summer Skool at the HOB Foundation Room
The Dustbowl Revival at the Del Monte Speakeasy
David Lindley and Toulouse Engelhardt at Saint Rocke
Geographer, the Chain Gang of 1974 and GRMLN at the Observatory
Suburban Legends, Save the Swim Team and the Maxies at the Constellation Room
Teen FX at the House of Blues Anaheim
Jeff Bridges & the Abiders and Jessie Bridges at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Jefferson Starship, Usual Suspects and Rum Soaked Raisins at the Coach House
The Dirty Heads, the Expendables and Common Sense at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Max Haymer Group at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Ozomatli at the OC Fair & Event Center