Anna Acosta on September 2nd, 2013

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Incoming: NIN, The Bangles, Berlin, Bootleg’s Summer Send-Off, Sun Rai, Katie Costello, Blonde Redhead, Black Sabbath, Fun., Tegan & Sara, Meg Myers, Carly Ritter, Superchunk, Youth Code, Backstreet Boys, Gary Numan, John Hiatt, Gardens & Villa, Eve, Anticon 15-Year Anniversary, Dwight Yoakam, Gold Fields, Los Lobos, Desert Stars Festival, Javier Dunn, ZZ Ward, Vintage Trouble, Phoebe Bridgers, Ke$ha, Broncho, Rock the Bells, Los Tigres del Norte

Above: That’s Gold Fields‘ video for “Dark Again,” off their debut “Black Sun.” They’ll be kicking off their first headlining U.S. tour and stopping by Friday at the Troubadour.

Our staff picks of the week:

@KRBronson recommends: Superchunk’s new album is titled “I Hate Music,” but you won’t if you hear it. Or if you see them at the El Rey Theatre on Wednesday. Now in their third decade, the Chapel Hill, N.C., remain as sharp and vital as ever, and only a little more grown-up. The only bummer is that original bassist Laura Ballance won’t be touring with the group (she now suffers from a hearing disorder); Jason Narducy will fill in.

@Seraphina_L recommends: Santa Barbara’s Gardens & Villa shows have been sparse since they’ve headed back into the studio for their forthcoming sophomore album. However, there’s a good chance fans will get to hear some of those new songs on Thursday as they headline the Twilight Concerts series at the Santa Monica Pier. Mr. Little Jeans supports. 

After the jump, the week’s shows:

Monday, Sept. 2

The Bangles, Berlin, Martha Davis and the Motels at the Los Angeles County Fair
Summer Send-Off at the Bootleg Theater featuring the Decoders, Mystery Skulls, Harriet, Moses Sumney, Francisco the Man, Froth, the Cerny Brothers, Grizfolk, Robert Raimon Roy, Kera & the Lesbians, Bad Suns, Moonchild, Trevor Menear, Yonas Michael, Channel One, Douglas & the Furs, Wax Children and Sanglorians (free before 8 p.m.)
Zak Waters, Parade of Lights, Atomic Tom and Baywood at the Satellite
Ladyheat, Boy King, Spaceships and the Withers at the Silverlake Lounge
Aftergloam, Wild Pack of Canaries, the Shrills and Washing Machines at the Echo
Sun Rai, Jaymes Young and We Are Twin at It’s a School Night at Bardot
Daniel Warrilow and Tequila Altos at Harvard & Stone
Fire in the Hamptons at Los Globos
Dave Gleason Trio at El Cid
Dia Frampton, Katie Costello, Lily Kershaw and Jason Joseph & the Spectacular at the Hotel Café
Being Devious and Whippoorwill at Harvard & Stone
Steel Panther at the House of Blues Hollywood
Echosmith and the Summer Set at Universal CityWalk
Censura, Vattica and more at the Dragonfly
Santoros, Rawpoon and L.A. Witch at the Detroit Bar
Danny Avila at the Yost Theater
Jason Mraz at the Santa Barbara Bowl

Tuesday, Sept. 3

Nine Inch Nanils at the Troubadour
Blonde Redhead and the Mast at the El Rey Theatre
Black Sabbath at the Los Angeles Sports Arena
Carly Ritter [pictured] at the Hotel Café
Fun. and Tegan & Sara at the Greek Theatre
Meg Myers and the Last Internationale at Hemingway’s
Lawson, Pop! Fiction and A+ Dropouts at the Roxy Theatre
Tru Cisco, the Maybe Somedays, Chris Puckett and Decorator at the Viper Room
Rainbow Jackson and Totems at the Satellite
Black City Lights, Motion CNTRL and Spazzkid at the Mint
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar
The Cartel/Trophy Wife at the IO West Theater
Al Lover, JJUUJJUU, Santoros, Blac Jesus & the Experimentalists and Vampire Slayer at the Silverlake Lounge
Chet Faker, Lawrence Rothman and Skin Town at the Echo
Zomby, Teengirl Fantasy, SFV Acid and Low Limit at the Echoplex
Free Moral Agents at Harvard & Stone
Sarah Ault at Bar Lubitsch
Fascination, Josef Cristofer and Yvonne Black at Los Globos
Secret Guests, Bones and Sam Hiller at Dim Mak Studios
Michael McNeela at the HOB Foundation Room
Sheila Ellis & the Windy City Blues Band at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Eric Slater Band, James Chappell III, Tres Aliens and special guest at the Down and Out Bar
Pip at WitZend
Scar the Martyr at the Constellation Room
Young Roddy, Corner Boy P and Fiend at the Constellation Room (Late Show)
The Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl

Wednesday, Sept. 4

Superchunk and Colleen Green at the El Rey Theatre
Backstreet Boys at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk
Fun. and Tegan & Sara at the Greek Theatre
Youth Code at the Complex in Glendale
Meiko, Brendan James, Jake Newton and Dyllan Hersey at the Hotel Café
The Golden Ghosts, the Entrance Band, the Vim Dicta and Ariele Verinis at the Viper Room
Myron & E and Davis Fetter at the Bootleg Bar
Smallpools, Nightmare & the Cat and MVSCLES at the Echo
Cuckoo Chaos, QUITAPENAS and Mojo Stone at the Satellite
Molino, the Georgia Sand, Guides & Idyll Wild at the Silverlake Lounge
Pockets Rockets and Raw Geronimo at Harvard & Stone
Lil Silva, Ana Sia, Young Adults, Hej Fund and Silk Road at Los Globos
Stephan Jacobs at the Virgil
Protectme, the Numbs and Little Debbie at the Smell
Filastine and Bonfire Madigan at the Mint
Keith & Adam of The 88, Amy Blaschke and Joe Bourdet at Desert Nights at the Standard Hollywood
LetLive, A Lot Like Birds and Hail the Sun at the Troubadour
Jason Brimberry at the HOB Foundation Room
Bambi, Felix and the Ferocious Few at Primitovo in Venice
Wayne Hancock, Sean Zander and El Mysterioso at Alex’s Bar
Gary Numan and Kitten at the Observatory
Blonde Redhead at the Constellation Room
John Hiatt and Rusty Truck at the Coach House
Katie Morales and Brazilian Hearts at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Roy Hargrove Quintet at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Thursday, Sept. 5

Gardens & Villa and Mr. Little Jeans at the Santa Monica Pier
Eve and Toni Monroe at the Roxy Theatre
Seven Saturdays, HALFBLUUD, Black City Lights and Motion CNTRL at the Satellite
Brothers Johnson, Rose Royce and the Original Lakeside at the Los Angeles County Fair
Pepe Aguilar at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk
The Reckoning at the IO West Theater
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Diavolo at the Hollywood Bowl
Wrabel and Lucie Silvas at the Bootleg Bar
Will & the Wonts, Naked Walrus, No Small Children and the Spreewells at the Silverlake Lounge
King Dude, DVA Damas and Spencer Moody at the Echo
Hearty Har and Sister Rodgers Band at Harvard & Stone
Bullet & Snowfox, Silver Hands and Monster Paws at Grand Park downtown
Select Sex, Dead Waste, Terminal A and Sex Wounds at Lot 1
Street Joy, Wet & Reckless, L.A. Witch and Spooks at El Cid
Miranda Lee Richards, Magic Mirror, L’Aura Moiré and David J (DJ set) at Desert Stars Festival kickoff party at Los Globos
The Mots Nouveaux, Bell Gardens and Steven Fiore at the Hotel Café
Robert Walter’s 20th Congress at the Mint
Old Man Markley, Joey Cape and Hoist the Colors at the Troubadour
Elitist and the Battle Royale at the Whisky A Go Go
Tijuana Cartel, Oona and the New Electric Sound at the Viper Room
Bill Evans’ Soulgrass with Steve Kimock, Tim Carbone and Matt Bradford at Saint Rocke
Jett Pink at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Ghostlight Orchestra at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Morgan Karr at WitZend
Jonny Polonsky at Room 5
Mobb Deep, Alchemist and Inspectah Deck at the Observatory
Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra at the Coach House
Anna Beatriz at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Roy Hargrove Quintet at the Catalina Bar & Grill
John Hiatt & the Combo at the Canyon
Ookay, Bare and Tittsworth at the Yost Theater

Friday, Sept. 6

Anticon 15-Year Anniversary with Baths, Why?, Jel, D33J, Daedelus, Doseone, Alias, Serengeti, Odd Nosdam, Sodapop and Low Limit at the Echo and Echoplex
Dwight Yoakam at the Hollywood Palladium
Gold Fields, Rush Midnight, Honeymoon and OBE1 at the Troubadour
Backstreet Boys at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Los Lobos and Los Lonely Boys at the Los Angeles County Fair
John Hiatt at the Saban Theatre
ZZ Ward at the House of Blues Hollywood
Pepe Aguilar at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk
Blue Man Group at the Hollywood Bowl
The Bixby Knolls, Rachel Dean, Bell Gardens, Death Valley Girls,  1776, Silent Pictures and Cellar Door at the Desert Stars Festival at Pappy & Harriet’s
Gavin Turek and VIBES at the Bootleg Bar
The Telekinetics, and Then There’s Jo, Bravesoul and Freefall Rescue at El Cid
Mines, Jon Barba and Windy at pehrspace
Javier Dunn, Among Savages, Daniel Kirkpatrick & the Bayonets, the Tree Ring, White Blush and Lone Tyger at the Hotel Café
Xina Xurner, NOW, Beast Nest and Catheter at the Smell
Mansions on the Moon and Deluka at the Mint
Havok, Kaustik, Black Mourning, Corrupt, Arysinic, Ophiuchus, Samarium and Arsinal at the Whisky A Go Go
Interstate Blues, Rise the Ruler, the Cherry Wire, the Group Glare and Vanessa Dawn Rogers at the Roxy Theatre
Stonefeather, Kingqueen, Robert Patrick & the Passengers and Animals of Kin at the Viper Room
Jill Sobule at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
The Grahams at McCabe’s Guitar Shop (Late Show)
Candy-O at Saint Rocke
Battle of the Aerospace Band at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Irontom at O’Brien’s
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Gypsy Mamba, Rahkee Zahkee, Raskal, Jesta, THEAXIS and DaVoid at the Detroit Bar
Confide and At the Skylines at the Observatory
Tesla Boy at the Constellation Room
Danny Maika at the House of Blues Anaheim (Late Show)
Tab Benoit, Kingtime and Los Wise Guys at the Coach House
Vader at the Yost Theater
Wendy Fraser at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Roy Hargrove Quintet at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Saturday, Sept. 7

Rock the Bells at the San Manual Amphitheater
Vintage Trouble at the El Rey Theatre
Broncho, Mozes & the Firstborn and Mystic Braves at the Echo
Electric 13 at the Wiltern
Phoebe Bridgers at One Colorado
Ke$ha at the Los Angeles County Fair
Bollywood Dhamaka with Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan at the Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center
Roy Hargrove Quintet at the Catalina Bar & Grill
60s Bandstand Show at the Canyon
David J of Bauhaus, Asteroid #4, Zachary James and the All Seeing Eyes, You, Me & Us, the Blank Tapes, Souvenir Driver, the Hallucinations, Sky Parade, the Soyrals and Strangers Family Band at the Desert Stars Festival at Pappy & Harriet’s
Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra at the Saban Theatre
Cosmic Gate at the Hollywood Palladium
Party Favor, Join tha Party and Elex at the Yost Theater
Fun. and Tegan & Sara at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Blue Man Group at the Hollywood Bowl
Hiss Golden Messenger and Meg Baird at the Bootleg Bar
Classical Revolution at the Silverlake Lounge
Tesla Boy at Los Globos
Crime Rock, Harlequin Jones and the Green Lady Killers at El Cid
The Girls, Meg Olsen and Kathryn Ostenberg at the Hotel Café
The Dining Dead, Shitgiver, Coup Pigeons and Smelveteen at the Smell
Normandie Wilson at the Mint
Grace Kelly at the Mint (Late Show)
HitRECord at the Troubadour
HED PE, Still Not Dead, Quarantine and Stemlife at the Whisky A Go Go
Mickey Avalon at the Viper Room
The Mickey Hart Band at the House of Blues Hollywood
Matt the Electrician at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Dream Alive at Saint Rocke
Swamp Monster at ATX
True Press and 80 Proof at the Detroit Bar
The Weirdos at the Observatory
Havok at the Constellation Room
ZZ Ward, the Wild Feathers and James Bay at the House of Blues Anaheim
Dramarama, Honey & the Heroine and the Relatives at the Coach House
Dave Matthews Band at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Sunday, Sept. 8

Rock the Bells at the San Manual Amphitheater
Megan & Liz at the El Rey Theatre
Los Tigres del Norte at the Los Angeles County Fair
Michael W. Smith and Nichole Nordeman at the Greek Theatre
The Far West, Gwendolyn, Amelia White and Modal Tease String Band at the Echo (AM Show)
Murder By Death, Larry & His Flask and the 4onthefloor at the Echo
Factrix, Nervous Gender and Silent Servant at the Echo (Late Show)
Antonio Triana, Antonio de Jerez, Mizuho Sato and Vanessa Albalos at El Cid
Nasalrod, Heller Keller, Stab City and 1999 at the Smell
Cody Canada and Jason Boland at the Mint
Nolan Garrett, Steven Bates, Bang Bang, Lone Tyger and Undecided Majors at the Whisky A Go Go
Steam Powered Giraffe, the Dread Crew of Oddwood and Zookeeper’s Pal at the Roxy Theatre (Early Show)
The Dangerous Summer, Tommy & the High Pilots, Rare Monk, Barely Blind and the Goodnight at the Roxy Theatre
House of Cult at the House of Blues Hollywood
Katie Hampton, Angela Mukul and Broken Man at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Buffy Ford Stewart at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Garret Lee Robinson, the Lucky Lonely and Community Womb at Saint Rocke
Mad Anthony at Alex’s Bar
Mord Fustang at the Observatory
Broncho, Mozes & the Firstborn and Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas at the Constellation Room
Everlast Acoustic and City By Storm at the Coach House
Barbara Morrison at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Roy Hargrove Quintet at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Photo by Elliot Hazel