Anna Acosta on February 16th, 2015

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Incoming: Chinese New Year Festival, Air & Style Festival (Kendrick Lamar, Diplo, Phantogram, Flaming Lips, Steve Aoki, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Sleigh Bells, more), Avid Dancer, Banta, Scavenger Hunt, Young Creatures, Charming Liars, Fire in the Hamptons, the Parlor Mob, Monogem, Billy Idol, Over the Rhine, Peter Himmelman, No Parents, the Beta Machine, Miyavi, Scott H. Biram, Panthar, Dunes, Milo Greene, Trailer Park Boys, the Janks, the Active Set, Soft Swells, the Dan Band, Boots Electric, Cursive, Kalin & Myles, Mike Epps, Gorgon City, Gigamesh, Wild Child, Machine Head, Meghan Trainor, the Lucent Dossier Experience, Kap Slap, the Mary Onettes, Body Language, Anne McCue, Never Shout Never, Bleed the Dream, the Dickies, Sam Phillips, Tops, Napalm Death

Above: The video for Meghan Trainor’s second single “Lips Are Movin.” Combined with her breakout song “All About That Bass,” the top two tunes from the pop singer’s debut “Title” have accumulated three-quarters of a BILLION views on YouTube. Mind-boggling, or something. Her album is the biggest-selling pop debut for a female artist in five years, and she visits the El Rey Theatre on Saturday and Sunday nights.

Our staff picks of the week:

@KRBronson recommends:

Eight bands and a parade, free and all-ages — the Chinese New Year Festival on Saturday in Chinatown welcomes the Year of the Ram with the 116th Golden Dragon Parade down Hill and Broadway streets (1 p.m) and music on the LA Weekly Live Stage. It starts at starting at noon with Green Gerry, followed by Jessica Fichot, Decorator, Dutch Party,  Hunny, Mount Saint, Sun Drug and, at 7:30 p.m., headliner Lili Haydn. [More details here]

@Seraphina_L recommends: The Rose Bowl in Pasadena is transformed by Shaun White for Air + Style, a 2-day extravaganza that combines music concerts and action sports competition featuring 18 bands on 3 stages, 32 of the world’s best snowboarders and freeskiers competing on a 16-story jump.. Saturday’s musical lineup includes: Kendrick Lamar, Diplo, Phantogram, Portugal. The Man, Black Lips, Metz, Bad Things, In the Valley Below and Teenage Wrist. Sunday’s lineup includes Steve Aoki, Flaming Lips, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes, Sleigh Bells, Cults, Deap Valley, The Black and the White and Tennis System. Oh, and there will be real snow.

Below, the week ahead:

Monday, Feb. 16

Avid Dancer, Kera & the Lesbians and Captions at the Echo
Scavenger Hunt, Kid Cadaver, Waterbed and Pleasure Principle at the Bootleg HiFi
Young Creatures, LA River Bend, Little Galaxies and Gazoota at the Silverlake Lounge
Banta, Fakers, Ruby Force and Caroline Smith at the Satellite
Charming Liars, Irontom and Bad Romantics at the Roxy Theatre
Behavior, Heavy Flow, Drawing Water, Modern Man and Grits at Pehrspace
Dugas, Jessie Payo and Olivia Chaney at the Hotel Café
Dunes, Roses and Moaning at Harvard & Stone
Max Benoit & the Unblockables, John Dissed & the Discontents, Rob ‘n’ Rico, Defected and the Yorks at the Mint
Copper the Bet (record release) and the People at the Viper Room
Gad Elmaleh at the Largo at the Coronet
WOOD at Molly Malone’s
Scott Mellis, Clare Means, Josiah Leming and more at Room 5
Open Mic at El Cid
The Bluffs, Purple Mountains Majesties and Town in the City at the Wayfarer
The Simpkin Project, Arise Roots, Stranger, Ease Up, the B Foundation, Ital Vibes, Iya Terra, Solution, Aloha Radio and SkunkDub at the Observatory
The Fresh Beat Band at the City National Grove of Anaheim
MattyB at the El Portal Theatre
Word at Molly Malone’s
Simon Phillips Protocol II at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Tuesday, Feb. 17

Fire in the Hamptons, Vandelay, the Draw and Hobart W Fink at the Bootleg HiFi
The Parlor Mob, Wax Children and Gods at the Echo
Magic Sword, Monogem, White Prism and Monarch at It’s a School Night at Bardot
Evan Vidar, Nick Lampone & the Sweet Hearts, LEX and Hopeless Jack & the Handsome Devils at the Silverlake Lounge
Tribute to Wilco, with Misty Boyce, Anthony Polcino, Jerry Borge, the Gimme 5’s, Charlie Wadhams, Trevor Minear, Brett Farkas, Maxim Ludwig, the Far West, Nicole Eva Emery and Duniven, at the Satellite
Wet & Reckless at Harvard & Stone
The Zermatts and Chinese Wax Job at Los Globos
Lael Neale, Typographers and Alex Aleco at El Cid
Slutever, Lisa Prank and Moaning at Pehrspace
Song Cycle at Lot 1 Cafe, with Miakoda, Blake Miller of Moving Units, Paul Layton, Boroughs and Wendy Wang
Ryan Montbleau & Cris Jacobs, Theo Katzman and Caleb Hawley at the Hotel Café
Steel Toed Slippers, Dreaming Bull, Miles Tackett, Kenny Gradney of Littlefeat, Chris Norton and Leo Nocentelli at the Mint
Westfield Massacre, Before the Mourning and Malaki at the Viper Room
Lacey Cowden and Matt Ellis Band at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Maddy Vance, Rene Collins and more at WitZend
Mardi Gras (a benefit) at HM157
Little Dove at the Escondite
Mardi Gras Masquerade at the Ace Hotel
Flowbis and Aurico at Saint Rocke
Blues Gone South at the House of Blues Anaheim
Preston Smith at the Canyon
Sean Makhuli at Molly Malone’s
Ay Hollywood, Sayquon Keys and Kumari at the Federal Bar

Wednesday, Feb. 18

Billy Idol [pictured] and Broncho at the Wiltern
Miyavi at the El Rey Theatre
Over the Rhine and William Fitzsimmons at the Troubadour
Peter Himmelman at the Mint (Early Show)
No Parents, Contrafang, So Many Wizards and Travesura at the Bootleg HiFi
The Beta Machine, Draemings and Dekades at the Viper Room
Kill the Dance Floor, Dream Vacation, Manicanparty and the Dramedy at the Silverlake Lounge
Scott H. Biram and Jesse Dayton at the Echo
Chronixx & the Zinc Fence Redemption, Boss Harmony, Kelissa and Keznamdi at the Echoplex
Panthar, Gap Dream and Terminal A at the Satellite
Dunes, Nudity, Gun Outfit and Rearranged Face at the Smell
Sleeping Wolf, the Lake Poets, Stag, Kaylee Cole and Nerds at the Hotel Café
Cam30, Corey Kennedy and Shape Pitaki at the Mint
Teebs, Kamasi Washington and Anenon at Low End Theory at the Airliner
Lucy Morningstar at the Hard Rock Hollywood
Alestorm, the Dread Crew of Oddwood and Rainbowdragoneyes at the Whisky a Go Go
The Irrelephants, Josh LaCount, Sam Trocki and Sweet Child at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Chris Price at the State Social House
Ramonda Hammer, Gray and Johanna Chase at Malo
“Human Rap Party” at the Lexington
Clutch the Pearls and Swagger at La Cita
The Mighty Diamonds, Rian Basilio & the Roosters and Dankrupt at Saint Rocke
Dustin Lovelis, Part Friend and Freckles at the Wayfarer
Fatlip and Slimkid3 at the Observatory
Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Philip Sayce at Molly Malone’s
Pianomania at WitZend
The Federal Affair at the Federal Bar
Steve Tyrell at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Thursday, Feb. 19

Billy Idol and Broncho at the Wiltern
Milo Greene and Zella Day at the El Rey Theatre
Trailer Park Boys at the Orpheum Theatre
James Fearnley (of the Pogues) and Brian Whelan at Molly Malone’s
The Janks, Rachel Goodrich & the Grrrls and Korey Dane at the Bootleg HiFi
Tonopah, Kitchen Hips, Those Folk and Twin Oaks at the Silverlake Lounge
The Active Set, Beachwood Coyotes and the Electrets at the Satellite
Nancy & the She Dicks and Space Cream at Los Globos
Brennen Leigh & Noel McKay and Brian Pounds at El Cid
Rainy Milo, Alexz Johnson, the Silent War, Kaya and Emily Gold at the Hotel Café
Spiritual Rez, Year of the Dragon, Bash and Austin Kolbe at the Mint
Soft Swells, Tall Tales and the Silver Lining and the Tulips at Old Towne Pub
Cancerslug at the Whisky a Go Go
The Dan Band at the Roxy Theatre
Boots Electric, Knightmare Air and Heaps n Heaps at the Viper Room
Lotus and Pan Astral at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Forebear at Lyric Theatre
Midnight Faces and FMLYBND at Hemingway’s
Huxlee at Villains Tavern
Spaceships at the Melody Lounge
Elvis Drugs, Dirty Eyes and Bloodline at Cafe NELA
LNGWKND at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers, Danny Hamilton and Justin Dzuban at Saint Rocke
The Siren Song and Kathleen Smith at WitZend
Hidden Charms at the Lyric Theatre
Leftover Cuties, Ellie Mae & the Ricochets and Valley Shine at the Wayfarer
Lords of Venus, Metachief and June Holiday at Alex’s Bar
Warren G at the Observatory
Melted, Kim & the Created, Ian, Tashaki Miyaki and Charts at the Constellation Room
El Tri at the House of Blues Anaheim
Paul Thorn at the Coach House
Agent Orange, the Grim, the Decline, Dime Runner and Better Heroes at the Federal Underground
Melted, Kim & the Created, Ian and Charts at the Constellation Room SNBRN and Mija at the Yost Theater
Steve Tyrell at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Friday, Feb. 20

Cursive, Beach Slang and Twinsmith at the Echoplex
Best Coast at Pappy & Harriet’s
Kalin & Myles, Golden, Anjali and Derek King at Club Nokia
Mike Epps at the Orpheum Theatre
Gorgon City, Manik and Burn Unit at the Fonda Theatre
Gigamesh, Plastic Plates and Durante at Avalon Hollywood
Wild Child, Desert Noises and Flower Punks at the Roxy Theatre
Engelbert Humperdinck at the Saban Theatre
Tigran Hamasyan at the Bootleg HiFi
Some Go Haunting, Carmella, Goodnight Texas and Stag at the Silverlake Lounge
Machine Head at the Regent Theater
Relic Pop, Peal Lakes and Soma at Los Globos
Death Valley Girls, Susan, Benny the Jet Rodriguez and El-Haru Kuroi at the Smell
Moonchild, Emily Elbert, Katie Boeck and Carson Henley at El Cid
D Wing, Micah James and Liphemra at the Pehrspace
Livingmore at Lot 1 Cafe
Kawehi, Laleh and Zoya at the Hotel Café
Scores, Chainflower, Phantasmata, Glitter Rose and Kid at the Mint
Mark Mackay at the Hard Rock Hollywood
Enuff Znuff at the Whisky a Go Go
Matt Mann & the Shine Runners at the Viper Room
Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Kehlani at the Lyric Theatre
August Burns Red, Miss May I, Northlane and Erra at the Glass House
Kosmic Halo, Sketch Orchestra, Chiefs and Strange Imperial at Cafe NELA
Nick Bognar at Genghis Cohen
Barnes and Maniac at the Kibitz Room
Nocona and Tawny Ellis at the Mid City Lounge
Greg DaPonte & Band at Park Bar and Grill in Burbank
Hedgehog Swing at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Mastersons and Aaron Lee Tasjan at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Bullyheart, Bicicletas Por La Paz and more at WitZend
Psychemagik at the Wayfarer
The White Buffalo at the Observatory
Never Shout Never, Hayley Kiyoko and Me Like Bees at the Constellation Room
Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers and the Nervous Wreckords at the Coach House
Guateque LBC and the Voodoo Fix at the Federal Underground
El Tri at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Kei Akagi and the Tokyo Trio at the Winifred Smith hall UCI
Suzanne Vega at the Fred Kavli Theatre
In Flames at the Canyon
Steve Tyrell at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Saturday, Feb. 21

Chinese New Year Festival, with Lili Haydn, Sun Drug, Mount Saint, Hunny, Decorator, Dutch Party, Jessica Fichot and Green Gerry, at Central Plaza in Chinatown
Air & Style Festival, with Kendrick Lamar, Diplo, Phantogram, Portugal. The Man, Black Lips, Metz, Bad Things, In the Valley Below and Teenage Wrist, at the Rose Bowl
Meghan Trainor and Sheppard at the El Rey Theatre
Cursive at the Glass House
The Mary Onettes, Andrew London and Nightjacket at the Bootleg HiFi
Body Language and Sego at the Echo
Anne McCue, Jim & Sam and Sunny War at the Hotel Café
Never Shout Never, Hayley Kiyoko and Me Like Bees at the Troubadour
The Dickies, the Muffs and Bad Samaritans at the Roxy Theatre
Bleed the Dream, Generation Sin, Starcross, Speaking the King’s and Fatally Yours at the Viper Room
Mike Epps at the Orpheum Theatre
Kap Slap, Gazzo, Jai Wolf and Two Friends at the Fonda Theatre
The Lucent Dossier Experience, MartyParty, Dirtwire and Nico Luminous at Club Nokia
Matt Turk at Genghis Cohen
The Sound of Tomorrow at the Regent Theater
AN21, Sebjak and Greg Cerrone at Avalon Hollywood
Xcellerated, Bachelors of Science, Dave Owen, Flaco, Jaybee and Zere at Los Globos
BLKHRTS, True Neutral Crew, Tik Tik and Rale at the Smell
Barrows and Hex Horizantal at Lot 1
The Guilty Hearts, Mr. Airplane Man and Way to Go, Genius at Cafe NELA
Dr. Boogie, the Blessings and the Crazy Squeeze at El Cid
Terror Pigeon, Deaf, Ian and Tonopah at Pehrspace
Con Brio, Calliope Musicals, Bodhi Rock and Grooveswitch at the Mint
El Tri at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Anthony Paul, Sophie Ilys & Evan Bloom, Francesca Kray and Vanessa Rogers at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Real Fiction at the HOB Foundation Room
DreamKiller, the NV and 222 at the HOB Parish Room
Sam Phillips and Joey Henry at the Largo at the Coronet
The Incredible Heavies, Mable Jo and The Jealous Hearts, Honeychain and Stefano Capobianco at Trip
The Dramady, Wartime Recitals and Turning Violet at Timewarp Records
Picturas at Mrs. Fish
Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Mary Gauthier, Eliza Gilkyson and Gretchen Peters at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Christian Dupree, Marky Lennon and more at WitZend
All Night Pressure, OKT, CA-22, the Crush and Jonah Corey at the Wayfarer
45 Grave, Haunted Garage, Shattered Faith, the Spooky and Psycho Charger at Alex’s Bar
Guttermouth and Counterpunch at the Observatory (Matinee Show)
Chronixx, Protoje & the Indiggnation, Keznamdi, Kelissa and Zincfence Band at the Observatory
Island Apollo, Lowly Spects, Moxi and City City at the Constellation Room
Marc Seal and a Bunch of Guys at the Coach House
Kei Akagi and the Tokyo Trio at the Winifred Smith Hall UCI
Jane Monheit at the Valley Performing Arts Center
Ramon Ayala y Los Bravos del Norte at the Honda Center
Kingwhistler and DNT at Molly Malone’s
Reel Big Fish at the Canyon
Steve Tyrell at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Sunday, Feb. 22

Air & Style Festival, with Steve Aoki, Flaming Lips, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Sleigh Bells, Cults, Surfer Blood, Deap Vally, the Black and the White and Tennis System, at the Rose Bowl
Meghan Trainor and Sheppard at the El Rey Theatre
Napalm Death and Voivod at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Asaf Avidan at the Mayan Theater
Mr. Big at the Saban Theatre
Tops, Roses and Kate Berlant at the Echo
HTRK, Tropic of Cancer and DVA Damas at the Echo
Stellaluna, Novi Split, Sacred Destinies and Post Life at the Smell
Lauren Chase, a Flavor of Love, Lolita Dark, Jayye Marquise and Ship of the Rising Sun at the Viper Room
Alice Austin and Chap Bernet at the Viper Room Lounge
Lucky Diaz & the Family Jam Band at McCabe’s Guitar Shop (Matinee Kids’ Show)
Brett Harris, Skylar Gudasz and Chris Stamey at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Open Mic at the Silverlake Lounge
Steve Maggiora at the Wayfarer (Matinee Show)
Phobia, Flattbush, Terokal, Bruce Campbell and Vulva Essers at Alex’s Bar
Billy Idol at the Observatory
Body Language and Cage & Sadistik at the Constellation Room
Brett Dennen and Willy Tea at the Coach House
The Blasters, the Vooduo, Damon Dagger and Bottled Spirits at the Federal Underground
Rebecca Pidgeon and Julianna Raye at the Federal Bar
Angry Samoans, Naked Aggression and Downtown Brown at the Gaslamp
Pavlo at the Catalina Bar & Grill