Tonight in L.A.: POW Fest (Open Mike Eagle, Boogie, Nocando), West Adams Fiesta (Cosmonauts, Guy Blakeslee, Feels), Diet Cig, the Nightingales, Eve 6, Shoreline Jam, Yes

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Open Mike Eagle at Echo Park Rising (Photo by Carl Pocket)
Open Mike Eagle at Echo Park Rising (Photo by Carl Pocket)

L.A. concerts for a holiday weekend Sunday:

► Open Mike Eagle, Boogie and Nocando are some of the highlights of the Passion of the Weiss Festival, which celebrates the 10-year anniversary of the leading hip-hop website. There are two “special guests” on the bill too, along with Saba, Chester Watson, Delroy Edwards, Nadastrom and more. [Set times at the end of this post.]
► The first West Adams Fiesta goes off at Fais Do-Do, with Cosmonauts, Guy Blakeslee, Feels, Joel Jerome (Mexican Connection), Gold Star, So Many Wizards, Drug Cabin, Isaac Rother & The Phantoms, Pearl Charles, Howler and Spearmint Hippo.
► Day 2 of the Shoreline Jam brings The Green, Barrington Levy, Stick Figure, Shwayze and more to the Queen Mary in Long Beach.
► New York duo Diet Cig [see “Dinner Date”] headlines the Bootleg Theater, supported by Kera & the Lesbians and Janelane.
► U.K. punk progenitors the Nightingales rock the Echoplex, with Surplus 1980 opening.
► And at Saint Rocke, it’s Eve 6, along with Garrett Lee Robinson and Olio.

Also:

Nocturnal Wonderland at San Manuel Ampitheater
Phora, Eskupe, ANthro and Billionaire Buck at Las Palmas
Yes, Toto and Patrick Sieben at the Greek Theatre
Blacklisted, the Beautiful Ones, Ultima Victima and Discrepancy at Los Globos
Sister Mantos, Signor Benedick the Moor, the Natives and No Side at the Smell
The Johnny Travis Jr Band at Harvard & Stone
Head to Head, L. Ariel, the Standard Affiliates and Love Hunt at the Mint
The Collection and Lowland Hum at the Viper Room
Don Heffington, Jeff Turmes and Field at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Egyptian Lover, Pleasures, Falling Skies, DIN, Ari Mason and Raytheon at the Complex
Jake Tittle, Jerika Hayes and DCR Pollack at the Wayfarer
Terrible Lizards, Fuck You & the Shut Ups and Catacomb Rockers at Alex’s Bar
2 Chainz at the Observatory
OverDoz and KR at the Constellation Room
Gondwana at the House of Blues Anaheim
Tini Grey at the HOB Crossroads
E Hula Mau at the Terrace Theater
Los Tigres del Norte at the Pico Rivera Sports Arena
Frankie Paul at Mozambique
Alejandra Guzman at the Fairplex at Pomona
Mad Catfish Blues Festival at Santa Anita Park
Wallace Roney Quintet at the Catalina Club

Passion of the Weiss Festival at the Echo

4 p.m. — Dr. Millionaire
4:30 — Red Ferguson
5:10 — Kweku Collins
5:50 — Jordan Raf
6:30 — The Outfit TX
7:10 — Chester Watson
7:40 — Secret guest
7:50 — Saba
8:30 — Nocando
9:10 — Open Mike Eagle
9:50 — Nadastrom
10:45 — Boogie
11:30 and 11:40 — Secret guests
12:10 — Delroy Edwards