Kevin Bronson on January 22nd, 2016

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Friday’s Los Angeles concerts:

► Twenty-one-year-old electro phenom Madeon brings his “Pixel Empire” tour to Club Nokia, where Skylar Spence opens.
► Electro duo BoomBox do a show at the Teragram Ballroom, supported by Ryan Bauer.
► The Muffs rock the Echoplex on a night that also features Prima Donna, Soraia and Manfred Jones.
► Reggae/dub quartet Stick Figure plays a sold-out show at the Regent Theatre, with Fortunate Youth and Katastro opening.
► Local electro-pop ensemble Polartropica headlines the Bootleg Theater, with James & the Giant Beast and the Gloomies opening.
► More electro at the Echo, where Brooklyn’s Chrome Sparks holds forth behind his new EP “Parallelism.” Meishi Smile opens.
► Nashville rockers All Them Witches visit the Roxy Theater, supported by L.A. Witch and Slow Season.
► And for something a little bit different: the Shrine celebrate their new album with a show at the Chun titled “The Rare Breed Experience.”

Also:

Mereki at the Resident
Chicano Batman, Tijuana Panthers and Sad Girl at the Glass House
Wages at the Annenberg Beach House in Santa Monica (sound art installation)
Europe at the Saban Theatre
Strange Hotel, the Knitts, Triptides, Eyes on the Shore and Annuals at the Silverlake Lounge
Travelers at the Satellite
Josh Simpson & the Blood ‘n Guts, Don’t Stop or We’ll Die, the Sloppy Boys Jangly Band and Joe Fartzler at the Lost Room
Injury Reserve, Max Wonders and Black Mike at Los Globos
Jurassic Shark, Wild Wing, Loko Ono and Pure Muscle at the Smell
Mik Current, Meesha Black and Bobby & the Nice Guys at El Cid
Enormous Forces, Curtsy, Rollercoasterwater and Kaygles at the Lost Knight
Rachel Mason, Creekbird and Madame Headdress at Pehrspace
Jimmy Gnecco & Mount Holly, Andy McKee and Jason Powers at the Hotel Café
Volto!, Mal, the AM and SpaceCream at the Mint
Blasted to Static at the Whisky a Go Go
Blake Digangi, the Family, JC All Stars, Anima Inside and Trousdale at the Viper Room
Peking Duk, Coyote Kisses, Embody and Armour at Avalon Hollywood
Richie Hawtin, Pete Tong and Lee K at Exchange LA
Eats Everything, Patrick Topping and more at Sound Nightclub
DJM/REX, Richard Devine, Mark Verbos, Hypoxia, Surachai, Polyfuse, Baseck and Oliver Dodd at Complex
Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Jim Kweskin, Meredith Axelrod and Suzy Thompson at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Young Dubliners, Brick Top Blaggers and the McNaughstys at Saint Rocke
Mike Watt & the Missingmen, Mid-Coitus and Gun/Her at the Redwood
Chennai Benefit, with George “Spanky” McCurdy, Ron Gilmore and more, at the Ham and Eggs Tavern
WeAretheBigBang, MRKTS and more at Mrs. Fish
Backbiter, ghIANT, Biblical Proof of UFOs and the Duvalby Brothers at Cafe NELA
Hostile Witness and Mr. Vampire at Trip
Tripmastaz and Kid Enigma at the Wayfarer
Jonny Fritz, Snakearm and Ben Townsend at Alex’s Bar
T.S.O.L. at the Observatory
Grizfolk at the Constellation Room
D.R.A.M. at the Constellation Room (Late Show)
The Adicts at the House of Blues Anaheim
Coco Montoya at the Coach House
Matt Maher at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Charlie Hickey and the Clowns Will Eat Me at Genghis Cohen
Kenny Taylor at Genghis Cohen
Dick Dale at the Canyon
Lee Ritenour Band at the Catalina Club