Kevin Bronson on September 12th, 2015

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Saturday’s L.A. concerts:

► Tokyo Police Club rocks the Regent Theater, with Max and the Moon opening.
► U.K. singer-songwriter Passenger, aka Mike Rosenberg, headlines the Wiltern.
► Punk-metal supergroup Teenage Time Killers does a highly anticipated show at the Fonda Theatre.
► Social Distortion rocks the Greek Theatre, supported by Nikki Lane and Drag the River.
► Australian duo Big Scary [see “Organism”] visit the Lyric Theatre, with L.A. quintet Babes and La Mood.
► Soul singer Willis Earl Beal visits the Bootleg Theater behind his new album “Nocturnes.” Like A Villain and Michael Vidal open.
► It’s Night 2 of the B-52’s, the Psychedelic Furs and fireworks at the Hollywood Bowl.
► With their new album “V” on the way Oct. 2, Wavves headlines the Troubadour. Get there early for Twin Peaks.
► All Walls [see “New Vibration”] celebrate the release of their self-titled debut album at El Cid, supported by Nectarine and Year.

Also:

Sam Marsey and DJ Aaron Byrd at Figat7th (noon-3 p.m.)
Venice Beach Music Festival, with Lili Haydn, Greg Douglass, Meet Me at the Pub, Spiel, Jah Faith and the Hashishans, Jojo Stella and more
Lee Brice, Clare Dunn and Lewis Brice at Club Nokia
Quetzal at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
B-Side Players at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Suicide Girls at El Rey Theatre
Gap Dream, Tongues, Janelane and the Side Eyes at the Smell
Super & Tab, Heatbeat and Kristina Sky at Avalon Hollywood
Umek and Huxley at Exchange LA
Sharam and Boris M.D. at Sound Nightclub
Drinking Buddies at the Silverlake Lounge
Mantis, Rekoil and Midnight Tyrannosaurus at Los Globos
Peach Kelli Pop, Winter Break, Massenger and King Walrus & the Magicians at Pehrspace
Ships Have Sailed, David Divad, Your Future Lovers, the Palace Ballroom, Patrick Dennis and Chris Mathieu at the Hotel Café
Filmspeed, Tiger Suplex, Freedom Heartsong, Jagged Lines and Green Light Theory at the Mint (Daytime Show)
Spiritual Rez, the Sound of Ghosts, Sean Michael, Jozsef James and Rebel ShakeDown at the Mint
The Bobby Blotzer Ratt Experience at the Whisky a Go Go
Tiffany Madadian at the Viper Room
Paper Pilots, Vanish Valley and more at the Lost Knight
Hellbat, the Probe, Backbiter and Somos Mysteriosos at Cafe NELA
Matt Jared at the Ham and Eggs Tavern
Carly and the Universe at Villains Tavern
Charlie Hickey at Timewarp Records
Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Tom Paxton at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Wildwood Highway at Saint Rocke
Painted Wives, Them Evils and Thunder Gut at the Wayfarer
KM, Of Limbo, Pilot Touhill and Hersh at Alex’s Bar
El Tri at the Observatory
Little Hurricane, Rin Tin Tiger and Hills Like Elephants at the Constellation Room
Stryper and Gabbie Rae at the House of Blues Anaheim
Robert Randolph & the Family Band at the Coach House
Ice Cube at the Queen Mary Events Park
Han Lei at the Pasadena Civic
Electra (record release) at the Canyon
Xian & the Infidels and Brother Howie at Molly Malone’s
Dave Matthews Band at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
ZZ Top and Blackberry Smoke at the Fairplex at Pomona
Prism at the Valley Performing Arts Center
Trevor Hall at the Teragram Ballroom
Poncho Sanchez at the Catalina Club