Tonight in L.A.: Dwight Yoakam, Los Lobos, ZZ Ward, Gold Fields, Anticon 15-Year Anniversary, John Hiatt, Gavin Turek, Dekades, Mansions on the Moon, Desert Stars Festival, Javier Dunn

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Friday frolics:

ZZ Ward has graduated to headlining tours – she visits the House of Blues behind her album “Til the Casket Drops,” with the Wild Feathers and James Bay supporting.
‣ Big night for Anticon at the Echo and Echoplex; the label celebrates its 15-year anniversary with performances from Baths, Why?, Jel, D33J, Daedelus, Doseone, Alias, Serengeti, Odd Nosdam, Sodapop and Low Limit.
‣ Country icon Dwight Yoakam rocks the Hollywood Palladium, his first L.A. concert in five years. His latest album “3 Pears” came out last year.
‣ Australian five-piece Gold Fields swings back through L.A. for a headlining date the Troubadour, supported by Rush Midnight, Honeymoon and OBE1.
‣ And this here is a quality night at the Los Angeles County Fair: Los Lobos, with with Little Willie G & special guest El Chicano.

Also:

John Hiatt at the Saban Theatre
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
Dekades and The Donnies the Amys at the Satellit
Gavin Turek and VIBES at the Bootleg Bar
Mansions on the Moon and Deluka at the Mint
Backstreet Boys at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Pepe Aguilar at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk
Blue Man Group at the Hollywood Bowl
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
Havok, Kaustik, Black Mourning, Corrupt, Arysinic, Ophiuchus, Samarium and Arsinal at the Whisky
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