Anna Acosta on May 16th, 2016

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Upcoming Los Angeles concerts: James Blake, Tech N9ne, Young Thug, Moving Panoramas, Jai Wolf, Big Search, Madeintyo, Teyena Taylor, Coasts, Vox, B.o.B., HAIM, Blondfire, Ben Folds, SWIMM, Damien Jurado, Phases, the World Record, Steel Panther, Mr. Hudson, the Jaguar Club, Jewel, Smokey Robinson, Mac DeMarco, the Boxer Rebellion, Yuna, the Thermals, the Motels, Criminal Hygiene, the Dig, Alberta Cross, Youth Brigade, Greg Felden, FMLYBND, Enrique Bunbury, Pvris, Rudimental, Joe Walsh, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Feels, the Show Ponies, Wild Nothing, TR/ST, Big Wild, Athena, Fruit Bats, Nobunny, Filter, Deserted at the Palms, Tori Kelly, Jennylee, Oddisee, Forebear, Nada Surf, Cold Cave, Sure Sure, Bernhoft, Titus Andronicus, the Cure, the Who, Frightened Rabbit, Josh Rouse, Ugly Sweaters

Above: The Cure kick off three consecutive nights at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, with Scottish rockers The Twilight Sad as support.

The rundown of Los Angeles concerts for the week:

Monday, May 16

Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, Rittz, ¡Mayday! And Stevie Stone at the Novo
Young Thug at the Fonda Theatre
James Blake at the Belasco Theater
Moving Panoramas, JMR, Quinn XCII and Gosh Pith at Bardot
Jai Wolf and Chet Porter at the Roxy Theatre
Gavin Turek, Black Gatsby and ROOM8 at the Bootleg Theater
The Soft White Sixties, the Absolute, Down & Outlaws and Two Sheds at the Satellite
Drinking Flowers, Puro Instinct, HOTT MT and the Vivids at the Echo
Vs Colour, Sonny Boy Thorn and Secret Garden at the Hi Hat
Lady Low, Main Man and Ray & Remora at Harvard & Stone
Rod Melancon, Colin Harris, David Labrel and Cashew & Cleary at the Silverlake Lounge
Holy Grail, Thrown Into Exile, Harassor, Infinite Death and Ascension at the Regent Theater
Peter Brötzmann Quartet at the Echoplex
War & Pierce at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Big Search, Rob Lowry, Midnight Divide, Piel, Luke Top and Day Method at the Mint
Sinicle, Afterlife, Odd Bridges and the Rift at the Viper Room
John Marx at the Maui Sugar Mill
Dylan Luster, Julian Porte (of Levitation Room) and the Mad Walls at the Ham and Eggs Tavern
Beyondadoubt at the Ace Hotel upstairs
The Ugly Kids, the Disinfectants and more at the Redwood Bar
Jerry & the Rest, Lee Harvey Osmond and Leo Romero at the Wayfarer
Xavier Wulf, Yung Simmie, Eddy Baker and Chris Travis at the Observatory
B.o.B. at the Underground
Lauren Tannenbaum and Johnny Azari at Molly Malone’s
Open Mic at El Cid

Tuesday, May 17

HAIM and Cameron Avery at the Observatory
Grammy Showcase, with Blondfire, Kirby Maurier, Alexander Jean and special guests, at the Fonda Theatre
Madeintyo and Royce Rizzy at the Novo
Teyana Taylor at the Belasco Theater
Coasts, Knox Hamilton and Symmetry at the Troubadour
Emily Gold, Psychic Love and AKW at Harvard & Stone
Vox, Intimatchine, Nk-Riot and Tolliver at the Bootleg Theater
Swerve, Emerson Star and Cassini at Resident
Chloe x Halle, SwearxxxWords and Faulkner at the Echo
FEA, Kristeen Young and Bastidas at the Hi Hat
Crystal Twin, War Machine, Mammoth, Matt Mann & the Shine Runners and Justin Erinn at the Silverlake Lounge
Illenium, Said the Sky, Lione and Azura at the Regent Theater
Spain at the Love Song
Reggie Watts & Karen and Rywolf at El Cid
Lee Harvey Osmond, Shel, Rozzi Crane and Ethan Burns at the Hotel Café
Maggie McClure & Shane Henry, Megan Burtt and Jim Huff at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Tribute to Prince at the Satellite
Kris Allen and Marie Miller at the Mint
Amir Obe at the Roxy Theatre
B.o.B., K-Mex and Storm with Dreams to Reality at the Viper Room
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Justin Jones at the Lost Room
Katherine Winston and more at the Lost Knight
Kitaka at the Wayfarer
Lil Yachty at the Constellation Room
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar
Frenchie Davis at the Catalina Club

Wednesday, May 18

Ben Folds and Dotan at the Orpheum Theatre
Damien Jurado & the Heavy Light and Ben Abraham at the Troubadour
SWIMM, Moon Honey and Golden Sun at the Echo
Phases, RKCB and Collapsing Scenery at the Roxy Theatre
Steel Panther and Battle Tapes at the Fonda Theatre
Hillsong United Empires and Lauren Daigle at the Forum
Mr. Hudson, Lauren Ruth Ward and Zoe Nash at the Bootleg Theater
The Jaguar Club, Gibberish and Goon at the Silverlake Lounge
Madeline Spooner and more at the Satellite
Johnny Two Bags, GospelbeacH and Elli Mae & the Richochets at the Hi Hat
Teslatomik, Kuya, Morelia, Ghostea, Brandon Heinz, Hasben, Annika Wolfe and Lexus Moni at Los Globos
Tomemitsu, Samira’s Infinite Summer and Arjuna Genome at the Smell
Low End Theory at the Airliner
The Stray Birds, Lydia Luce, the Battlefield, Adam Friedman and Chord Overstreet at the Hotel Café
The Sweeplings, Daniel Champagne and Mayaeni at the Hotel Café Second Stage
The World Record, Big Search and Bebopalua at Harvard & Stone
Hirsh, Smoky Knights, Vector_Xing and Lemmo at the Viper Room
Jessica Shores, Diamonique, Jonny Goood & Triple O’s and more at Complex
Ford Madox Ford at the Redwood Bar
Red Spade, the Black Lagoon, Heavy Justice and Leave it to Cleaver at Saint Rocke
Fame School, Hak, Machakos Kyalo, Dem Ham Boyz and KT The Terrible at Union
Patrolled by Radar and Molly Hanmer & the Midnight Tokers at the Lost Knight
Beach Cities, Dream Vacation and more at the Down and Out Bar
Groove Session and the Higgs at the Wayfarer
Ooklah the Moc, Ital Vibes and Prime Livity at the Yost Theater
Chief Keef at the Observatory
Andy Hull and Kevin Devine at the Constellation Room
Intocable at the House of Blues Anaheim
The New Strutters’ Swing Dance at the Auditorium
The Mavens and Kizmet at Molly Malone’s
Jewel at the Valley Performing Arts Center
Sugar Dirt & Sand at Genghis Cohen
The Federal Affair at the Federal Bar
Bobby Matos Latin Jazz Quartet at the Catalina Club

Thursday, May 19

Smokey Robinson at the Novo
Mac DeMarco, Jonathan Richman and Kirin J. Callinan at the Greek Theatre
The Boxer Rebellion at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Yuna and Bosco at the El Rey Theatre
The Thermals, Summer Cannibals and Colleen Green at the Teragram Ballroom
The Motels at the Rose
Criminal Hygiene, Lovely Bad Things and Vug Arakas at Resident
The Dig, Henry Clay People and Otherwhile at the Bootleg Theater
Alberta Cross, Grand Canyon and Sky White Tiger at the Satellite
Youth Brigade, Union 13 and Generacion Suicida at the Echo
Greg Felden, the Coals and Elijah Ocean at the Hi Hat
FMLYBND, Dark Waves, Olivver the Kid and Night Argent at the Roxy Theatre
Enrique Bunbury at the Hollywood Palladium
Sarah Wallin Huff, the Warhorse and Walk Forever at the Silverlake Lounge
Walshy Fire, Kalibandulu, Crvftsmen, Yungg Trip, Brukout, Two Seven Clash and Silva at Los Globos
Melisa Polinar & Gabe Bondoc and Aloud at the Hotel Café
Kris Orlowski & Jesse Thomas, Wilder Embry and Joel Eckels at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Turkuaz and the Nth Power at the Mint
Sawyer Fredericks and Mia Z at the Troubadour
Double Speak, Animal Games, Sharks in the Deep End and Menew at the Viper Room
Ooklah the MOC and Bohdi Rock at Saint Rocke
The Noise, Destruction Made Simple and more at La Cita
Death Cat, the Manx, Lazy Stalkers and A-A-Ron at Cafe NELA
Årabrot, Helen Money, Insect Ark and Hexa at Complex
Linear Downfall at All Star Lanes
Charlie Hilton, Hawai and Clean Spill at the Wayfarer
Leaf, Moonroofs, Blondis Salvation and Bad Bitches at Alex’s Bar
Jackal at the Yost Theater
Sonny Digital at the Observatory
Intocable at the House of Blues Anaheim
Jewel at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Josh Heinrichs, Skillinjah, for Peace Band and Livication at the Federal Underground
Bree Melody, Leodemero, the Watts, Take Steady Aim and the Allright at Molly Malone’s
Marina V. at Genghis Cohen
The Wonderful Wizard of Song at the Catalina Club
The New Candela Salsa Dance at the Auditorium

Friday, May 20

Pvris, Lydia, Cruisr and Beach Weather at the Fonda Theatre
Rudimental, Gorgon City, Jason Bentley and Matt Black at the Shrine Expo Hall
Wild Nothing and Charlie Hilton at the Regent Theater
Big Wild, Electric Mantis and Tuff Ghost at the Echo
TR/ST and Cold Cave at the Echoplex
Joe Walsh and Bad Company at the Forum
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, the Murlocs and Mind Meld at the Teragram Ballroom
Fruit Bats, the Mynabirds and Kyle Craft at the Roxy Theatre
The Funk & Waffles Band at Resident
John Carpenter at the Bootleg Theater
The Show Ponies and Moonshiner Collective at the Bootleg Theater (Late Show)
Feels, Susan, Fire Retarded and Ryan Reidy at the Hi Hat
Fantasia at the Microsoft Theater
The Brothers Collective, the Night of the Gun, Madeline Spooner, Megasapien and Parents (LA) at the Silverlake Lounge
Teen Party, THEM Jeans, Asher Roth, Alex Russell and Bootymath at Los Globos
Vice Cooler, Sex Fruit, PROTECTME, Celebrators and Johnny Madrid at the Smell
Frith, Katie Pearlman, Tati Rabell and Newt Isom at El Cid
Athena (record release), the Proof, Locke and Electric Frontier at the Hotel Café
Lovers & Poets, Birds & Arrows, Jonny Rice, HRH and Jimi Cravity at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Zolopht, Matthew Grant, Plum, Alicia Blue and Joel Lager at the Mint
Urban Grass at the Three Clubs
Andy Hull and Kevin Devine at the Troubadour
Soulfly at the Whisky a Go Go
Supersuckers and House of Rabbits at the Viper Room
The Folks & Company, the Foo Crew and No Your Enemy at the Redwood Bar
Nobunny, Wounded Lion and Dante Elephante at Union
Sid & the Twins, the Two Tens, Lights Out Levine and Hollywood Sinkhole at the Maui Sugar Mill
Hedgehog Swing at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Jubilo Drive, Wires and Dadbod at Trip
The Dustbowl Revival at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Deana Carter, Tenn West and Jaime Wyatt at Saint Rocke
Tamaryn at the Blindspot Project
Hak, Machakos Kyalo, Nickali Vocals and Judastongue at Non Plus Ultra
High Functioning Flesh and more at Complex
Denmantau at Mrs. Fish
Wreckless Eric at La Cita
CFM, Numerators and Night Shades at Cafe NELA
The Rituals, Extra Spooky and MoondreamzzZ at the Lost Knight
Looner, John Juan and more at Grand View Market (12210 Venice Blvd.)
Filter, Orgy, Vampires Everywhere and Death Valley High at the Glass House
Church of Sun at the Wayfarer
Carly Robyn Green, Ricky Rebel and O-Town at the Yost Theater
Common Kings and B*Side Players at the Observatory
FMLYBND, Olivver the Kid and Dark Waves at the Constellation Room
Intocable at the House of Blues Anaheim
The Motels at the Canyon
Ramon Ayala at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Brad Paisley at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
Janani Shankar at Genghis Cohen
Lon Milo Duquette, Etropol, Road Vikings and Desert Dragon at Molly Malone’s
Poncho Sanchez at the Catalina Club

Saturday, May 21

Deserted at the Palms, with The Garden, the Dead Ships, Mild High Club, Death Valley Girls, Haunted Summer, Kim & the Created and more, at the Palms in Wonder Valley
Tori Kelly and Thirdstory at the Greek Theatre
Jennylee at Saturdays Off the 405 at the Getty
Light Up the Blues, with Neil Young, the Rides, Stephen Stills, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Barry Goldberg, Jakob Dylan, the War on Drugs, Nikka Costa, Chris Stills and Jack Black, at the Pantages Theatre
Nada Surf and Prism Tats at the Teragram Ballroom
Cold Cave and TR/ST at the Echoplex
J Boog, Fortunate Youth and Hirie at the Novo
Oddisee and the Flavr Blue at the El Rey Theatre
Amon Amarth at the Wiltern
Forebear, Madus at the Brian Buckley Band at the Hi Hat
Trill Sammy and Dice Soho at the Lyric Theatre
El Debarge at the Saban Theatre
Jaakko Elno Kalevi, Tickle Torture and Deep Dark Blue at the Bootleg Theater
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, the Murlocs and Dinner at the Echo
Filter, Orgy, Vampires Everywhere! and Death Valley High at the Roxy Theatre
Unorthodoxx Ent, Caskey, Truth Ali, Philly da Kid and the Ripsta at Los Globos
Young Jesus, Nani, Goon and West America at the Smell
Sure Sure, Ray & Remora and Tambourines at El Cid
Jeremy Passion, Melisa Polinar, Gabe Bondoc, Drea Delacruz and Tim Atlas at the Hotel Café
JoistaRR at the Hotel Café (Late Show)
Shane Alexander, the Bergamot, Ruen Brothers, Mickelson and the Record Summer at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Nice Enough People, Zookeeper’s Palace, Mootheband, Pelican Fly and Maxie Dean at the Mint
Man Jam at the Three Clubs
Bernhoft & the Shudderbugs and Jonny P at the Troubadour
Hollywood Roses at the Whisky a Go Go
The Great Indoors at the Viper Room
Josh Rouse at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Venice Spring Fling, with the Greg Douglass Band and more (1 Windward Ave.)
Volto! and Barrows at Complex
Jessica Childress at Mrs. Fish
Mobina Galore and more at the Redwood Bar
The Skylarks and Neverland Ranch Davidians at Cafe NELA
Ramonda Hammer, Feral Kizzy, Slow Talker and the Trip at the Lost Room
Sugar Fly, ZANO, City People and more at All-Star Lanes
The Chimpz, Fozzy’s Hero and more at the Maui Sugar Mill
Gnarvana at Grandpa Johnson’s
Hatebreed, DevilDriver and Devil You Know at the Glass House
Roddy Radiation, Xavier Lynch and Angel City All-Stars at Alex’s Bar
Will Sparks at the Yost Theater
Common Kings and B*Side Players at the Observatory
Titus Andronicus and La Sera at the Constellation Room
Royce Rizzy at the Constellation Room (Late Show)
Mykal Rose at the Gaslamp
Enrique Bunbury at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Angelique Kidjo at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex
Sleuth Dogs and 42 King at Molly Malone’s
Muttchella at Genghis Cohen
Poncho Sanchez at the Catalina Club

Sunday, May 22

The Cure at the Hollywood Bowl
The Who and Slydigs at the Honda Center
Frightened Rabbit and Caveman at the Observatory
Tim Heidecker at the Teragram Ballroom
Polyenso at Resident
Varna, Megasapien and the Brother’s Collective at the Satellite
Elijah Ocean, Austin McCutchen, Leslie Stevens, Jaime Wyatt, Rod Melancon, Brian Whelan, Gethen Jenkins, Jeff Crosby and more at Grand Ole Echo at the Echo
Hatebreed, DevilDriver and Devil You Know at the Echoplex
Kas Product, Inhalt and L.A. Drones at the Echo
Ugly Sweaters, Bedbugs, Arms Akimbo and Family Hahas at Los Globos
Jeff Rosenstock, UPSET, Toys That Kill and Diners at the Hi Hat
Espresso and Keif Season at the Smell
Josh Rouse and Ben Limpic at the Hotel Café
Natalie Gelman, Haddon Cord and the Khourys at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Johnny Travis Jr. & the Delta Dawns at Harvard & Stone
John Lindahl and May at the Mint
JGivens at the Roxy Theatre
Valora, the Ambivalent, Dellacoma and Toby Rand at the Viper Room
Tim O’Brien at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Eric Sardinas and Crosscut Deluxe at Saint Rocke
Sissy Spacek, Eloe Omoe, Bill Nace and Liebestod at Non Plus Ultra
Ricky Ticki Tavi Memorial, with Circle One, Cycotic Youth, Countime, Non Blips, Visual Discrimination and Handski, at Cafe NELA
Nobunny, Death Hymn Number 9, the Fly Traps and Die Gropu at Alex’s Bar
Oddisee at the Constellation Room
Strunz & Farah at the Coach House
Regine Velasquez at the Pasadena Civic
Open Mic at the Silverlake Lounge