Kevin Bronson on June 26th, 2015

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An extra-large Friday night in store:

► Two big shows tonight as part of the BET Experience: Nicki Minaj, Ne-Yo, Tinashe and Rae Sremmurd at Staples Center, and Miguel at Club Nokia.
► Canadian “clubstep” artists Adventure Club — the duo of Christian Srigley and Leighton James [pictured] — hit Exchange LA to do their first L.A. club show since 2013.
► Reunited South Bronx funk-punk pioneers ESG play downtown’s Regent Theater, with Sex Stains and Peaking Lights Acid Test opening.
► New Zealand-bred, Australia-based producer Opiuo brings his live band to the El Rey Theatre.
► Run River North and Family Crest play a free show at California Plaza as part of the Grand Performances series.
► With their new album “Music for Dogs” en route in August, Gardens & Villa perform at the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, with Vinyl Williams opening.
► Bay Area indie-rockers Vetiver headline the Troubadour behind their new album “Complete Strangers,” with the Donkeys opening.
► And the Locust/Blood Brothers/Yeah Yeah Yeahs side project Head Wound City rocks the Echoplex, with Loma Prieta supporting.

Also:
Bells Atlas, Mark de Clive-Lowe and Pegasus Warning at the Lyric Theatre
Magic Bronson, High Drags, Saturn City and City City at the Satellite
Black Crystal Wolf Kids at Roaring Nights at the L.A. Zoo
Lolipalooza 2 Pre-Party, with Tropical Popsicle, Rudy De Anda (Wild Pack of Canaries), NUMB BATS, Franky Flowers, Good Friends Great Enemies, Deadpanzies, Ghostporn and Mother Merry Go Round, at the Echo
Fetty Wap at 333 Live (333 S. Boylston St.)
Faster Pussycat at the Whisky a Go Go
Mewithoutyou and Foxing at the Roxy Theatre
Savant, Afro Chord and Solidisco at Avalon Hollywood
Lucky Dragons at the Getty Museum
Black Crystal Wolf Kids at the L.A. Zoo
Kasra Critical, Enei, Foreign Concept, Nikkoi Maurice and Benny Barrz at Los Globos
Shotshell Press, 10x, Andy Yoontae Kim and Alla Spina at the Silverlake Lounge
The Lovely Bad Things, Melted, Tongues and Jurassic Shark at the Smell
Greg Hartunian, Tall Boys, Many Mansions and Snow Wite at Lot 1
Quetzal Guerrero at the Virgil
Jung Money at Pehrspace
Welshly Arms, My Name is You, Airlands, the Knitts, Shady Elders and Zara at the Hotel Café
The Blake Byrd Band, Electric Division, Fat Elvis, Stephen Rothkopf and Fare the Gap at the Mint
Jason Nutter at the Hard Rock Hollywood
Fireball Ministry at the Viper Room
Jon Brion at the Largo at the Coronet
Ben Rose Band, Almost Classy and Garett Lee Robinso at Mrs. Fish
NMBRSTTN and White Cloud (members of Deafheaven) at La Cita
Name the Band, Kilo Tango and Vanessa Silberman at 3 Clubs
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Incendio at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Black Violin at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Dan Penn at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Lucid Lion at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
The Expanders, Ital Vibes, Righteous Wave Movement and Prime Livity at Saint Rocke
Kill Frenzy at the Wayfarer
JP Harris & the Tough Choices, Petunia & the Vipers and RT N the 44’s at Alex’s Bar
Ignite, Excel, Strife, Xibalba, Union 13, Runaway Kids and Mizery at the Constellation Room
Tomorrows Tulips at the Constellation Room
Iamnobodi at the Constellation Room (Late Show)
The Wiseguys Big Band Machine at the House of Blues Anaheim
Tini Grey at the HOB Crossroads (Anaheim)
The Fixx and Random Parade at the Coach House
The Spazmatics at the Pasadena Civic
Igor & Red Elvises and Joe Frank & the World Famous Assistants at Molly Malone’s
Sammy J, Finn, Pieter T and Tenelle at the Yost Theater
India Adams and Annette Warren at the Catalina Bar & Grill