Kevin Bronson on May 9th, 2015

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► Garage-rock legends The Sonics, back with “This Is the Sonics” 50 years after their debut, rock the Regent Theater, with Barrence Whitfield and the Two Tens opening.
► Stephin Merritt (of Magnetic Fields) does the second of two nights at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
► Rhiannon Giddens Of Carolina Chocolate Drops) headlines the El Rey Tehatre behind her solo album “Tomorrow Is My Turn.” Bhi Bhiman supports.
► The Lightning in a Bottle Pre-Party brings L.A. Astronautica, Autograf and Coyote Kisses, along with G Jones, Dimond Saints, Nominus, Justin Jay, HOJ and KMLN, to Club Nokia.
► And Wango Tango 2015 goes off at the SutHub Center, with Kanye West, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Echosmith, Sia, Ne-Yo, Meghan Trainor and more.

Also:

Joan Armatrading at the Orpheum Theatre
New Kids on the Block, TLC and Nelly at the Forum
Nashville in Concert at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Franco De Vita at the Greek Theatre
Dead Men Walking and Barb Wire Dolls at the Troubadour
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
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

Photo by ML Sutton