Anna Acosta on May 4th, 2015

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Incoming: Wango Tango, Cillie Barnes, The Moth & the Flame, Freedom Fry, Golden Coast, Mesmi, Los Lobos, Kodaline, the Moody Blues, MS MR, Thee Oh Sees, Reggie Watts, Gold Star, Other Lives, Mika, Max & the Moon, Gal Pals, Gaby Moreno, Puro Instinct, Steve Poltz, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Shlohmo, Esperanza Spalding, Local H, Ty Segall, Cartel, Coheed & Cambria, the Acid, Purity Ring, Stephin Merritt, Dan Bern, the Mowgli’s, Rat Fist, Bear on Fire, Alexa Melo, Jessie Baylin, London Richards, Van Dyke Parks, the Sonics, New Kids on the Block, Joan Armatrading, Destructo, the California Honeydrops, Monophonics, Yellowcard, No Parents, Grant-Lee Phillips, Giraffage, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars

Above: The video for Jessie Baylin’s “Creepers (Young Love),” which appears on her new album “Dark Place,” which was recorded with producer Richard Swift and came out in April. Baylin plays the Troubadour on Friday night.

Our six-pack of shows for your week:

► Other Lives’ new album “Rituals” is a masterpiece on par with 2011’s “Tamer Animals.” They play the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Wednesday and Club Bahia on Thursday.
► Best Cinco de Mayo outing is the benefit concert for public TV station KLCS at the Regent Theater with a lineup of legends — Los Lobos along with Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin With the Guilty Ones.
► Electro wizard Shlohmo is doing full-band shows in support of his shadowy new album “Dark Red,” and he headlines the Fonda Theatre on Thursday.
► Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields is doing two nights (Friday and Saturday) at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever. Joined by bandmate Sam Davol, he will perform an acoustic set of selected songs — exactly 26 songs with each song title starting with a different letter of the alphabet and running in alphabetical order.
► Not a concert at all, but … The Regent Theater hosts a screening Thursday night of “Heaven Adores You – About the Life & Music of Elliott Smith,” which is followed by a Chris Douridas-moderated Q&A with the film’s director and producers.
► And the up-and-comer of the week: Gold Star, the nom de tune of Marlon Rabenreither, whose debut album of vintage Americana, “Dark Days,” comes out in June. Gold Star kicks off a free residency Tuesday at Harvard & Stone.

Below, the week ahead:

Monday, May 4

Cillie Barnes, Sun Drug, Draemings and the Grand Southern at the Satellite
The Moth & the Flame, Freedom Fry and Mount Saint at the Echo
Mansions on the Moon, the Golden Hippie, Walker Lukens and Julie Mintz at It’s a School Night at Bardot
Golden Coast, Act As If and Armors at the Bootleg HiFi
Mesmi, Maxie Dean and Vylet at the Silverlake Lounge
The Epic with Kamasi Washington, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Daddy Kev at the Regent Theater
Shana Falana, Bur Gur, Stay Cool Forever and Ghostporn at Pehrspace
Javier Dunn, Kevin Garrett, Sleeping Wolf and Evan Ross at the Hotel Café
Bullet & Snowfox, Queen Kwong and Lady Low at Harvard & Stone
Rome Will Burn, Ghost Lit Kingdom, Daryl Berg, Barney Bones, Vox Waves and Rocky at the Mint
Higher Flux, Bats in the Belfree and Juju Blooms at the Viper Room
Cavalera Conspiracy at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Dave Seaman at Sound Nightclub
Translator at Fingerprints in Long Beach
Sister Crowley, Clementine Hall and Stab at the Wayfarer
MC Magic at the Observatory
Lightning Bolt and Liturgy at the Constellation Room
Nico & Vinz at the House of Blues Anaheim
Discovery Players at CSUN
Open Mic at El Cid
Open Mic at Molly Malone’s

Tuesday, May 5

Kodaline at the Wiltern
Los Lobos, Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin and the Guilty Ones at the Regent Theater
The Moody Blues at the Greek Theatre
MS MR at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Thee Oh Sees, Pow and Maniac at the Smell
Tiger Suplex and Nightair at the Silverlake Lounge
Boogaloo Assassins at Malo Silverlake
Les Big Byrd, Joakim Ahlund, Teddybears, Frans Johansson and Mars & the Massacre at the Satellite
UBYK, Miss Jupiter, Egrets on Ergot and Sisters ov the Blackmoon at the Virgil
Reggie (Watts) & Karen and the King’s English at El Cid
Kenny Wright, CBE, Ebonique, Taylor Chanel, Bira and Genevieve Bellemare at the Hotel Café
Gold Star, Tara Fox and The Abigails at Harvard & Stone
Lady Low at 3 Clubs
Dark Waves at Dirty Laundry
I See Hawks in L.A. and John Isaac Watters at Hyperion Tavern
Sugar Fly, Lauren Silva, Evan Roth and the Motorcycle Black Madonnas at the Mint
Dev and Five Knives at the Troubadour
Spirit in the Room and the Highfields a the Viper Room
Sistery Mystery, Lake Effect and more at WitZend
Kingston, Selektahs Papalotl and Shinehead at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Originalites, Sessions and Los Brigands at Saint Rocke
The Psycho Realm, Evidence and Delinquent Habits at the Observatory
Jazz B Band at CSUN
Talkback at Molly Malone’s
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar
Dennis Dreith Band (record release) at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Wednesday, May 6

Other Lives at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Mika and Astronautica at the Belasco Theater
Max & the Moon, Beginners and Moons of Mars at the Echo
Gal Pals, Summer Twins and Trabants at the Satellite
Gaby Moreno, David Garza and Marisa Ronstadt at Los Globos
Dream Island, Runners, Gene Micofsky, No Darling and Robbery Inc at the Silverlake Lounge
Gurrumul at the El Rey Theatre
Emily West, Ben Wilkins, Nikki Lorenzo and Kevin Earnest at the Hotel Café
Puro Instinct, Ducktails and Nedelle Torrisi at Harvard & Stone
Beldina, Brandon Jon Peterson and Jerry Good at the Mint
Sweedish at the Hard Rock Hollywood
Krokus at the Whisky a Go Go
Siya at the Viper Room
Ensiferum and Korpiklaani at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Steve Poltz, Grant Lee Phillips and Andrew Marks at Saint Rocke
Gun Hill Royals, Kat Myers & the Buzzards and more at 3 Clubs
Mercies at the Sassafras Saloon
Maid Myriad, The Fine Constant, Bedrooms and Aeonic Impulse at Complex
Las Robertas at Acerogami in Pomona
Chop Suzy at Universal Bar & Grill
Vicer Versa, Space Hurricane and more at the Down and Out Bar
Golden Coast, Pop Noir and Wades at the Wayfarer
E-40 at the Observatory
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Vial at the Constellation Room
Tony Calabrese at the Coach House
The Federal Affair at the Federal Bar
Lux Tuxedo at Molly Malone’s
Lauren White & the Quinn Johnson Trio at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Thursday, May 7

Other Lives and Riothorse Royale at Club Bahia
Shlohmo, Bones, Purple and Nick Melons at the Fonda Theatre
Esperanza Spalding and Laleh at the El Rey Theatre
Cartel, Driver Friendly, Team and Hydra Melody at the Roxy Theatre
Mani Coolin and Niko G4 at Los Globos
Tesoro Flamenco, Regime Noir, Jim From the Moon and Le Swish at the Silverlake Lounge
Local H, Battleme and Melted at the Echo
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and We Are Hex at the Echoplex
Ty Segall (acoustic) and Feels at the Smell
Mocky, Kadhja Bonet and Pegasus Warning at the Lyric Theatre
Nahneen Kula, Double Naught Spy Car and Furniture Daniel at Cafe NELA
The Podunk Poets and Kip Boardman at El Cid
Roses at Amoeba
Lapsley, Javier Dunn and Lenachka at the Hotel Café
Elder, Stoned Jesus and Electric Citizen at Harvard & Stone
Greyhounds, Miles Tackett & the 3 Times and Brock Baker at the Mint
Krokus at the Whisky a Go Go
Flashback Heart Attack, Syd Youth and Johnny Newcomb at the Viper Room
Soft Lions, Sean Bama and more at Lot 1 Cafe
Cutty Flam, Bombon and the Kindeys at La Cita
Rough Church at Zona Rosa Caffe in Pasadena
One Drop, Dankrupt and Lions Named Leo at Saint Rocke
Iona Richardson and the Siren Song at WitZend
Black Valentine, Valora and more at Complex
Morning Hands, Dante Elephante, Twanner and Joel Jasper at Alex’s Bar
Coheed & Cambria at the Observatory
Somekindawonderful and Island Apollo at the Constellation Room
Yogi at the Yost Theater
Brian Young at the House of Blues Anaheim
Steve Poltz, Grant Lee Philips and Blues Lyne at the Coach House
Patrick McGrath and James Fearnley at Molly Malone’s
Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Friday, May 8

Purity Ring [pictured] and Born Gold at the Fonda Theatre
The Acid at the El Rey Theatre
Stephin Merritt (of Magnetic Fields) and Advance Base at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Jessie Baylin and Jim & Sam at the Troubadour
Dan Bern at the Bootleg HiFi
The Mowgli’s, the Black & the White and Hippo Campus at the Regent Theater
London Richards at the Roxy Theatre
Rat Fist and Colleen Green at the Echoplex
Sake One and Mr. Choc at the Echo
Bear On Fire, Jag Sun and Scott Goldbaum at the Satellite
M.O.D., Witchaven, Rattlehead, Cholos On Acid, Out of Tune, PxR HxC and Obsidian at Los Globos
Alexa Melo, Pretty Little Demons and Devon Williams at the Smell
Michael Grant & the Assassins, Kingdoms and Monomaniac at El Cid
Corey Fogel, Angst Hase Pfeffer Nase and Colin Wambsgans at Pehrspace
Russell Taylor, Steps of Doe, Jessie Payo and Cole DeGenova at the Hotel Café
The Brevet, Ale, Flow Tribe, Omnibus, Lido Beach and Clean Corruption at the Mint
Jason Hunter at the Hard Rock Hollywood
The Pink Slips at the Whisky a Go Go
Big Gipp at the Viper Room
Jason James at Amoeba
Crizzly, Antiserum, Dotcom and LAXX at Avalon Hollywood
Sinjin Hawke, Venus X, P. Morris, Zora Jones, Sha Sha Kimbo and more at Las Palmas Warehouse
Van Dyke Parks at the Largo at the Coronet
Ritual, Mictlantecuhtli, Sadism and Nekrosiezure at Complex
The Shakers with Shapeshifter Circus at Way 2 Much Entertainment (1910 W. Temple St.)
Haunted Garage, Rosemary’s Billygoat, Pottymouth and the Radioactive Chicken Heads at Cafe NELA
Cartel, Team, Driver Friendly and Hydra Melody at the Glass House
Magic Bronson, Pretty Handsome, Dean Risko and Rabid Young at 3 Clubs
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Michael O’Neill and Ashley Maher at WitZend
Beausoleil and Michael Doucet at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
The Green and the Wheeland Brothers at Saint Rocke
Jack Tracy at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Pat Mahoney and Juan MacLean at the Wayfarer
The Lions and Quinto Sol at Alex’s Bar
Deftones at the Observatory
Dead Men Walking at the Constellation Room
Danny Maika at the House of Blues Anaheim
The Bangles at the Coach House
The La Hootenanny and Band of Liars at the Federal Bar
Los Caminantes de Humberto Navarro at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Noelle Hannibal at Genghis Cohen
Dishwalla at the Canyon
Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Saturday, May 9

Wango Tango 2015, with Kanye West, DAvid guetta, Calvin Harris, Echosmith, Sia, Ne-Yo, Meghan Trainor and more, at StubHub Center
The Sonics, Barrence Whitfield and the Two Tens at the Regent Theater
Stephin Merritt (of Magnetic Fields) and Advance Base at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Rhiannon Giddens and Bhi Bhiman at the El Rey Theatre
Lightning in a Bottle Pre-Party, with G Jones, Dimond Saints, Coyote Kisses, Nominus, Astronautica, Autograf, Justin Jay, HOJ and KMLN, at Club Nokia
New Kids on the Block, TLC and Nelly at the Forum
Nashville in Concert at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Joan Armatrading at the Orpheum Theatre
Franco De Vita at the Greek Theatre
Street Joy, Beachwood Coyotes and Jr. at El Cid
SWIMM, Sego, G0lden Sun and more at the Cube (647 Lamar St.)
Dekades at 3 Clubs
Destructo, Sharam Jey and Vanilla Ace at Exchange LA
Tei Shi at the Lyric Theatre
Folk Riot at Piano Bar
The California Honeydrops and Soul Scratch at the Bootleg HiFi
The Chroma Keys at the Silverlake Lounge
Pastilla, Los Hollywood and Rifle at Los Globos
La Misa Negra at the Virgil
Ghost Noise, Morning Hands, Loko Ono, the Electric West and Dawn of Sequins at Pehrspace
Nina Storey, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jen & Abby, Aurora Barnes and Kai Exos at the Hotel Café
Monophonics, Raquel Rodriguez and Soluzion at the Mint
Dead Men Walking and Barb Wire Dolls at the Troubadour
Metalachi at the Whisky a Go Go
Hidden in Plain View, Allison Weiss and the New Varsity at the Roxy Theatre
Mojave Lords, Thelma & the Sleaze, Fatso Jetson and Well Hung Heart at the Viper Room
Van Dyke Parks at the Largo at the Coronet
Robert Davi and guests at Avalon Hollywood
FaltyDL, Mono-Poly and more at Complex
Seasons, LoveyDove and more at Viva Cantina in Burbank
The Shakers with Shapeshifter Circus at Way 2 Much Entertainment (1910 W. Temple St.)
Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Strands and Xian & the Infidels at WitZend
Boolan at Space 15 Twenty
Push Push at Saint Rocke (Early Show)
The Spazmatics and Gold Soundz at Saint Rocke
SEGA Genecide at the Wayfarer
Brewfish, KM, the Originalites and Suns of Jimi at Alex’s Bar
Yellowcard, Finch and the Downtown Fiction at the Observatory
Giraffage and Maxo at the Observatory (Late Show)
No Parents, the Aquadolls and Melted at the Constellation Room
Howard Jones at the Canyon
Megan Slankard at Genghis Cohen
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars at the Valley Performing Arts Center
Hossein Omoumi at the Winifred Smith Hall UCLA
Adal Ramones at the Warner Grand Theatre
Travis Peery, Double Bari Sax Attack and Katy Michelle at Molly Malone’s
Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Sunday, May 10

Phoebe Bridgers, Olin & The Moon, Matt LaRocca and The Bar Brawl 3 at Grand Ole Echo at the Echo
Lili Haydn, Christine Lahti and Maggie Rowe at Beyond Baroque (681 Venice Blvd., special Mother’s Day show)
Grant-Lee Phillips and Steve Poltz at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Nicholar Howard, Aly Tadros, Geoff Ong, Jon Gus, Lindsey Harper and Vintage Soul Project at the Hotel Café
Big Sam’s Funky National, the Earful and Dessy Di Lauro’s Neo-Ragtime at the Mint
Matt Voodoo & the Traitors, the Last Gang, the Spooky, Inconsiderate Jerks and Wreckin Katz at Alex’s Bar
Josh Garrels at the Observatory
Dipset at the Observatory (Late Show)
Home Free Vocal Band at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Yellowcard at the Canyon
Open Mic at the Silverlake Lounge
Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton at the Catalina Bar & Grill