Kevin Bronson on August 6th, 2016

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Saturday’s Los Angeles concerts:

► Adele returns for another night at Staples Center.
► Weezer headlines the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, joined by Panic! at the Disco and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness.
► Tijuana Panthers, who just released the new EP “Ghost Food,” rock the Teragram Ballroom, joined by the Buttertones and Tracy Bryant.
► Japanese music alchemist Cornelius performs his breakout album, 1997’s “Fantasma,” at the Orpheum Theatre, preceded by a DJ set from Nosaj Thing.
► Congolese rumba-rockers Mbongwana Star play a free show at Grand Performances at California Plaza.
► Rocky Dawuni plays a free show at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park.
► The free summer music series at Pershing Square has an interesting pairing: ’70s AOR heroes Kansas and Oregon folk-rockers Blitzen Trapper.
► The Save the Smell Fest goes off downtown (501 S. Ave. 17), with No Age, Cherry Glazerr, Kim & the Created, Surf Curse, SadGirl, White Fang, So Many Wizards, Feels, Crescendo, Audacity, Lovely Bad Things and more.
► And the free Ones to Watch music series brings Desi Valentine, Sam Fischer and T.O.L.D. to Union Station’s south courtyard.

Also:

Lavender Country and Laura Jean Anderson at the Bootleg Theater
Audiomammal, Wam Dingis, Little Bones and Edith Crash at the Hi Hat
AJ Croce at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Mickey Avalon and Shwayze at the Novo
The Spazmatics at the Rose
The Piano Guys at the Greek Theatre
Ari Hest at One Colorado
Jamison Ross at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Afro-Peruvian Jazz Project at LACMA
TRVPGODS, Mo Gwop and David Araiza at Los Globos (Daytime Show)
Low Limit, THEM Jeans and Sodapop at Los Globos
DijityL at Los Globos
Dignitary, Empty Palace and Neonderthal at El Cid
The Station Breaks, Clinton Washington, Matt Boyd and India Carney at the Hotel Café
Famous October & the Bowmans, the Lost Weekend, Purple Mountains Majesties and Trouble with the 7ths at the Hotel Café Second Stage
The CheeseBergens, the Modernists, KiKstart and BASSIC at the Mint (Daytime Show)
The Nightowls, Joel Lager and the Travis Peery Band at the Mint
Whitney, Michael Rault and Jimmy Whispers at the Troubadour
Beck Black at the Whisky a Go Go
Warm Brew at the Roxy Theatre
Moth, Ten Ton Mojo, the North and Westfield Massacre at the Viper Room
Mattson 2 at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Rob Laufer at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Ashes of Luna at Loaded Hollywood
Selenamos at La Cita
Children of Pop, Yeyey and Pastel at the Lost Knight
The Rituals, Philosophy of Soul and more at the Maui Sugar Mill
The Rusty Boys at the Sassafras Saloon
The Glowbars, Child, Plastic Crimewave Syndicate and Flying Hair at Cafe NELA
Sure Sure, Spooky Mansion and DreamVacation at the Ham and Eggs Tavern
Oolacile, Sudden Death, Sledge’em, Uber, Kozik and more at Union
Robert Jon & the Wreck, Groove Session and Jaime Wyatt at the Wayfarer
The Bassics, the Patterns, Schizophrenic Soul Review and Capsouls at Alex’s Bar
Intronaut, Entheos and Moon Tooth at the Constellation Room
Oh Wonder and XYLO at the Observatory
International Pop Overthrow, with the Hour Zero, Popdudes, Awkward Talker, Blame The Bishop, the Stanleys and the Jeremy Band, at Surf Dog’s Sports Grill in Huntington Beach
Beach City Bash, Tray Deee and the Eastsidaz at the Yost Theater
Baby Bash at the Gaslamp
Miranda Sings at the Fred Kavli Theatre
A Sickside Love Affair at Las Pulgas LA
Candice Courtney at Genghis Cohen
Bree Melody at Molly Malone’s
Aida Cuevas, Lila Downs, Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez and Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlan at the Santa Barbara Bowl