Roy Jurgens on April 16th, 2016

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Saturday’s Los Angeles concerts:

► Day 2 of Coachella continues the madness with three-fifths Guns N’ Roses “reunited,” Ice Cube, U.K. electronica with Disclosure, electro house with Zedd, bold fresh hip-hop with A$AP Rocky, dreamy electro indie from Glasgow’s CHVRCHES, electropop from Halsey, U.K. singer James Bay and much more, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. What is the over/under on Axl actually taking the stage at the scheduled set time of 10:30?
► An A-list duo at the Troubadour with the sultry and soulful Cat Power alongside rock’s second most-famous Dylan, Jakob.
► A great night of world music at the Roxy Theatre with the Congo’s Mbongwana Star putting on a thrilling, must see show. Opening is Dexter Story’s L.A. project Wondem, which dabbles in various Afropop stylings.
► Don’t lie, you know you want to smoke some dirtweed in the parking lot and then sneak a flask into Iron Maiden at the Forum.
► Seven time Grammy winner Pepe Aguilar brings his ranchera and mariachi stylings to the Greek Theatre.
► Put on your best pair of Vans and head out to see NOFX at the Belasco Theater.
► Always a multicultural funkfest, Ozomatli throws a party the Canyon.
► The Echo hosts a night of southern gothic from Chapel Hill’s Mount Moriah, along with Brooklyn singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy.
► Also in the desert, it’s a Rancho De La Luna party with Mojave Lords, Fatso Jetson, Chris Goss, Alain Johannes, Jesse Hughes’ Boots Electric and more at Pappy & Harriet’s.
► Pygmy Love Circus and Tool alumni comprise the moving parts of Volto!, who headline the Viper Room with Socionic, Sisters of the Black Moon and Zenith in support.

Also:

Laura Stevenson, Crying and Chris Farren at the Bootleg Theater
Kid Bloom and the Brothers Collective at the Mime
The Clarendonians, the Steady 45s and the Champions Inc at Los Globos
Taurus Scott, Bangplay, Born Allah and Gatsby at the Smell
Media Jeweler, Let’s Paint TV, Vice Cooler and Oort Smog at Pehrspace
Goldford, Ileina, Nick Valentini Collective and Phillip Michael Scales at the Hotel Café
Shane Alexander, Coby Brown and Caravela at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Automatic Toys, Firemelon, Analog Dream, Nick Dean and All Things Blue at the Mint
Metalachi at the Whisky
The Dolemite Project, Bad Acid Trip and more at Complex
Edith Crash, the Great Sadness, Electric Children, 3 Hand Stephen and Aaron Jones at the Redwood
Crystal Starr & the Bowties at Mrs. Fish
Angry Samoan, Later Years, Pedal Strike, Yours Cruelly and Non-Blips at Cafe NELA
Leftover Cuties at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Wesley Stace at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Clayton Joseph Scott at Saint Rocke
The Lions and Jungle Fire at Alex’s Bar
Suicide Boys, Ramirez and Germ at the Observatory
Caitlin Lucia, Banter and Ellie Mae & the Ricochets at the Constellation Room
Mat Zo at the Observatory (Late Show)
Sammy Johnson at the House of Blues Anaheim
Reza Sadeghi at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Y&T, the Relatives and Full Blown Karma at the Coach House
Dirty South at the Hilton Palm Springs
Alan Jackson at the Honda Center
Katipunan PSO at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Andy McKee at the Auditorium
The Tubes at the Rose
Brunswick Judson Duncan and Carter Parton Rogers at Genghis Cohen
Fanfare Ciocarlia at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex
Kim Waters at the Catalina Club