Tonight in L.A.: Echo Park Rising, Cold War Kids/Other Lives, Berserktown, Kasey Chambers, Slightly Stoopid, Jungle Fire, Hannibal Buress, Ballet School
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L.A. concerts for a hot Saturday:
► The final week of the Sound in Focus series brings Cold War Kids and Other Lives to the Annenberg Space for Photography for a free, outdoor shows.
► Echo Park Rising roars into Day 2 of the weekend, with Hanni El Khatib, Deap Vally, J-Rocc, Superhumanoids, Kodak to Graph, Jerome LOL, Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel, Matt Kivel, Maudlin Strangers and Winter. Set times here. [Plus, the Buzz Bands LA stage goes off from 2 p.m. to midnight. Info here.]
► Berserktown II goes off at the Observatory, with a lineup including Fucked Up, No Hope for the Kids, the Mob, Juanita Y Los Feos, Freedom, Fury, Zig Zags and more.
► Kasey Chambers plays the El Rey Theatre bheind her latest album “Bittersweet.”
► And the English Beat play the Roxy Theatre behind their new album “Here We Go Love,” with Viernes and Nature support.
Also:
Hannibal Buress at the Bootleg Theater
Ballet School, Pr0files and IDYLL at the Bootleg Theater
Slightly Stoopid, Dirty Heads and Stick Figure at the Greek Theatre
Jungle Fire, John Black and Niki J. Crawford at Mrs. Fish
Felix Jaehn, Wayward and Louis Vivet at Avalon Hollywood
Thomas Gold at Exchange LA
Miguel Migs and Marques Wyatt at Sound Nightclub
Classical Remix feat. Daedelus and Alfredo Rodriguez at Grand Performances at California Plaza
Best of Koreatown at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Jimmy LaFave at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
America and the Freddy Jones Band at Pershing Square
Tooth & Talon, Steveszies and She Wolf at the Silverlake Lounge
Geronimo Getty at the Escondite
Nia Andrews at One Colorado
Cypher, Valley Local, Ricky Tr3y, Marz Barz, Tony Hain, Stoppa, Bounce Roc, Monopolybread and Belro at Los Globos
LexLu, Lihot, the Barbaes and Oh Jay at the Smell
Bart Davenport, Will Ivy and Alex Minoff at Pehrspace
Halo Circus, Keaton Simons, Feronia, Shoos Off and Bianca Di Cesare at the Hotel Café
Fox Pleasure Equation, Data Ghost, SkyDive, Black Ferns, Paget and Dollar Kids at the Mint
Annie Bosko and Honey County at the Troubadour
Round 2 Crew, Sweet Suspense and Carson Lueders at the Roxy Theatre (Matinee Show)
Joey Cook and Just Reggie at the Viper Room
Dr. Wu at Molly Malone’s
Picturas at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Joseph Arthur at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
The Spazmatics at Saint Rocke
Moonlight Trio and the Dank at La Cita
The Castagne’s and Blitzkatz at Cafe NELA
Sadgirl, Red Francis and Sunshine Mind at the Ham and Eggs Tavern
Tang, Lil Brandon and Travmo at the Wayfarer
Starpool, Bredren, Even of Destruction and Half Past Two at the House of Blues Anaheim
No-Talents, the Stitches, Black Mambas and Images at Alex’s Bar
Keith Sweat at the Queen Mary Events Park
Cathouse at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
40oz to Freedom at the Canyon
Steel Pulse and the Wailers at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Sounds of Happiness at the Pasadena Civic
The La Hootenanny and Gun Hill Royals at the Federal Bar
Andre Nickatina at the Majestic Ventura Theater
Raekwon and Ghostface Killah at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Lindsey Stirling, Lights and Olivia Somerlyn at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Chris Isaak at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre
John Pizzarelli at the Catalina Club
Burger Records is doing a show from 3 to 7PM today at an American Apparel pop up store with the Aquadolls, La Sera, Winter and Avalon Lurks. It is at 2121 Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park, and I don’t think it is officially part of Echo Park Rising.