Kevin Bronson on April 1st, 2014

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Happy April 1. Now don’t be silly:

‣ Cut Copy’s “Free Your Mind” tour  visits the Hollywood Palladium as the Australian quartet traverses the world behind its fourth album. Jessy Lanza opens.
‣ Neil Young does the third of four nights at the Dolby Theatre.
‣ Australian pop darling Betty Who rocks the Troubadour, supported by Zak Waters and Cardiknox.
‣ Electro R&B singer Kelela plays the Echo behind her strong debut “Cut 4 Me.” Total Freedom and NGUZUNGUZU support.
‣ Rising Athens, Ga., quartet New Madrid hits the Bootleg Bar behind its new guitartastic album “Sunswimmer,” with Bootstraps and Genders supporting.
‣ And there’s a great lineup at the Hotel Café, including Aaron Embry (kicking off an April residency), Ferraby Lionheart, Boys School, Jerome Holloway and Hamish Anderson.

Also:

Lacuna Coil, Eve to Adam and Nothing More at the Roxy Theatre
The Futures League, Son of Stan and Inner Wave at the Satellite
Issues, Bad Rabbits, One Ok Rock, Wax, Watsky and Secrets at Club Nokia
Krullapalooza at the Wiltern
Kelela, at the Echo
John Graney at Little Joy
Van Allen Belt, Parks Burton, Beisbol and Spencer Owen at Los Globos
Hot Club of LA at El Cid
The Cerny Brothers, Tyler Lyle and the Bluegrass Situation at the Mint
Beard Bates, Beck Black, Sinner Sinners and Todd Zero at the Viper Room
Little Caesar at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Marc Harris at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Schoolboy Q, Isaiah Rashad and Vince Staples at the Observatory
Barcelona and MacKintosh Braun at the Constellation Room
Big Head Todd & the Monsters at the Coach House
Willie Nelson at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Celtic Woman at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Tommi Williams at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
The Julian Coryell Trio at TRiP

Photo by Michael Muller