Tonight in L.A.: Imagine Dragons, Meghan Trainor, Culture Club, Freddie Gibbs, Dead Sara, Soulection, Penguin Prison, Stooges Brass Band, Ducktails, Cubanismo, Pokey Lafarge

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A monstrous Friday night of shows:

Imagine Dragons bring their “Smoke + Mirrors Tour” to the Forum, with Metric and Halsey in tow.
Meghan Trainor headlines the Palladium behind her debut full-length “Title,” with Life of Dillon and Charlie Puth supporting.
Culture Club is back for a second night at the Greek Theatre.
► It’s Freddie Gibbs, Domo Genesis and Hodgy Beats at the House of Blues.
Dead Sara rocks the Glass House, with Lost in Society and Dekades opening.
► The free Figat7th Downtown Festival features “Soulection: Sound of Tomorrow,” with Joe Kay, Andre Power, Sosupersam, Esta, SPZRKT and Chris McClenney.
► New Orleans’ Stooges Brass Band throws down on a free night at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park.
HEALTH does the final of three nights at the Echo.
► Electro-pop phenom Penguin Prison plays the Roxy Theatre behind his new album “Lost in New York.”
► And today marks the release of Ducktails’ album “St. Catherine,” and tonight Matt Mondaile holds forth at Night Flights at the Getty Museum. It’s a free show.

Also:

Maple Mars, the Most, the Flower Machine and more at International Pop Overthrow at Fais Do-Do
Nina Diaz at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Victoria Rawlins and Downtown Horns at Summer Nights in the Gardens at the Natural History Museum
Cubanismo at the Echoplex
Pokey Lafarge and Quiet Life at the Troubadour
Kill Frenzy, Cut Snake, Worthy and Sam Hiller at Avalon Hollywood
Lakotah, Detroit Diesel Power, Starch Monkey, Christian Young, Venom Lab, Elliot Luke, Prophetcy, Sister Screamer, Porcelain Hill, Forensic Electric, AEF and F-71 at the Silverlake Lounge
The Flashbulb, the Abominable Twitch and Josh Eustis at the Satellite
Quiet Company, Sad Robot and the Knitts at Los Globos
Heller Keller, Roses and Melted at the Smell
Echo Park Social Kid, Stonechild, Send Medicine and the Maybe Somedays at El Cid
Peace Out, Sweet Reaper and Aimee Hunter at Pehrspace
Black Waat3r, Hemming, Highland Kites and Wes Filer at the Hotel Café
Sticky Fingers and Shikobi Inc. at the Mint
Spindrift and the Magic Wands at Mrs. Fish
Decry, RF7, Public Nuisance, Sorry State and Unit F at Cafe NELA
Phantom Machines, Wam Dingis and more at the Lexington
Ides Of Gemini, Clay Rendering, In Letter Form and DETH CRUX at the Complex
Family of Light and more at Ham & Eggs Tavern
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
California Guitar Trio at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Matthew of Midwest Hype at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Fort Romeau at the Wayfarer
Snakearm, RT n the 44s and Blind John Pope at Alex’s Bar
MXPX, Five Iron Frenzy and Slick Shoes at the Observatory
The Futures League and Roah Summit at the Constellation Room
Boyce Avenue at the House of Blues Anaheim
Gladiator at the Yost Theater
Bruce Cockburn at the Coach House
Steve Miller Band at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Coolio at the Canyon
Lil Debbie (record release) and Diamond Dez at Las Palmas
The Womps at Genghis Cohen
Dave Damiani & No Vacancy Orchestra at the Catalina Bar & Grill