Kevin Bronson on July 16th, 2016

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Saturday’s Los Angeles concerts:

► The second Chinatown Summer Nights of the year brings Blondfire, GROVES, Sophie and The Bom Boms, BRAEVES, Taylor Grey, Emerson Star and Swerve along with KCRW DJs Garth Trinidad and DJ Jeremy Sole, to Chinatown’s Central Plaza. [Set times here.]
► Baaba Maal, Classixx and Brazilian Girls perform at the free Sound in Focus concert at the Annenberg Space for Photography.
►The big rooftop benefit for Inner-City Arts, Summer on Seventh, features the Gaslamp Killer, J Rocc and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, at 7th and Kohler.
► Viva! Pomona kicks off at the Glass House with huge lineup topped by Shannon and the Clams, the Frights and Hunny. Also: Surf Curse, Fear of Men, Alice Bag, Vanessa Zamora, Pity Party, Los Blenders, Dream Panther, Rachel Goodrich, Drab Majesty, Vaya Futuro, Cellars, The Soaks, GRMLN, Lina Fornia, Ela Minus, Grenda, Fraude, Brainfreeze, Gym Shorts and Caterwaul.
► Taste of Chaos returns, with Dashboard Confessional and Taking Back Sunday heading up the lineup at the San Manuel Amphitheatre.
► There’s a second night of Diana Ross at the Hollywood Bowl.
► Baltimore’s Wye Oak headline the Teragram Ballroom, with Tushka supporting.
► The Big Pink headline the Regent Theater’s U.K.-style dance night, Dance in a Panic, joined by the Bulls and KAV, along with DJs Ana Calderon, Dexy Valentine (Magic Wands) and Willem Wolfe.
► The DaKAH Hip Hop Orchestra perform at the free Grand Performances at California Plaza.
► The final day of In The Red Records 25th Anniversary brings GØGGS, Wand, Sleeping Beauties and the Double, to the Echo.
► We Are Scientists rock the El Rey Theatre behind their new album “Helter Seltzer,” with the Palms opening.
► Art-punks Sego play the Bootleg Theater; get there early for Francisco the Man and NONA.
► And there’s a matinee show at downtown’s Resident — you can afternoon with LA Font, Fever Charm, Trickster Guru and Wet & Reckless.

Also:

Widespread Panic at the Wiltern
WAR and Los Amigos Invisibles at Pershing Square
Dutch Party, Bebopalula and Sure Sure at El Cid
Julion Alvarez at the Forum
Banda MS at the Microsoft Theater
Rick Springfield at the Greek Theatre
Naiswan, DJ Orion & Fatlip at the Hi Hat
Sam Llana at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. at Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park (13650 Mindanao Way)
Melena and Ladies of Salsa at LACMA
Buyepongo at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Miles Bonny and DJ sets from Francesca Harding and Anthony Valadez at City Beats at FIGat7th
Destroyer 666, Ritual Combat, Iconoclast, Contra, Mutilacion and Hellfire Deathcult at Los Globos
Snuff Redux, Maadwest, Moaning and Steppe People at the Smell
Damion Romero, Ecstatic Music Band and Liam Mooney at Pehrspace
The Station Breaks, Roses & Cigarettes and Oliver Kennan at the Hotel Café
Folk Riot, Brad Byrd, Hillary Capps and Nathan Fox at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Jonah Marais and Sebastian Olzanski at the Mint
Rock N’ Roll Camp for Girls Camper Showcase at the Troubadour (Early Show)
The Falcon, the Copyrights, Sam Russo and Mikey Erg at the Troubadour
Mon Laferte at the Roxy Theatre
Mad Child, the Lifted Gifted, Johnny Blaze and These White Kids at the Viper Room
Vonda Shepard at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Johnny Rockband at Saint Rocke
No Small Children at the Sassafras Saloon
Insect Surfers, Third Grade Teacher and Sylvia Juncosa and the Stone Cold Ninjas at Cafe NELA
Soul Scratch at Mrs. Fish
Soluzion at the Lost Knight
Bone Crusher, Hands Like Bricks, Slurred Speech and Since We Were Kids at the Redwood
Automatic Knives, the Vampyre Bunnies and Romance & Rebellion at the Maui Sugar Mill
Unequal Angels, the Axcident, Shotshell Press, TALEA Carpe Noctem, Medusa’s Locker and SunStar at Jimmy’s (1623 N. San Fernando, Burbank)
Big Monsta at the Wayfarer
The Humpers, B-Movie Rats, the Crazy Squeeze and Resolutions at Alex’s Bar
Screeching Weasel and the Dickies at the Observatory
Phoebe Ryan and Secret Weapons at the Constellation Room
Cazzette at the Yost Theater
Billy Vera & the Beaters and Marklyne Retzer at the Coach House
Goo Goo Dolls, Collective Soul and Tribe Society at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Leonel, Andrews & Lewis, Bonnie Murray Tamblyn and Blue Heaven at Genghis Cohen
Seshollowaterboyz at the Fox Theater Pomona
Sunidhi and Ayushmann at the Terrace Theater
Surf Rodeo, with Hy Brasil, SWMRS, Spencer the Gardner and more, at Pierpont Beach in Ventura
Darius Rucker at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
Tonic at Molly Malone’s
Boston at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Hellerhighwater and Mr. Kickass & the Rubber Burners at the Federal Bar
Harlis Sweetwater Band and the Cornfed Project at the Underground
Roy Hargrove Quintet at the Catalina Club