This Week’s Shows: Aug. 28-Sept. 3
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Upcoming Los Angeles concerts: Mark Lanegan, Yes, Pioneer 11, Wiliam Tyler, Nightmare Air, Diners, Brian Hill, Sleeplust, Khalid, Jorja Smith, San Cisco, Here We Go Magic, El Ten Eleven, the Kickback, Family Pet, Starover Blue, Don Preston, David Cook, Plini, Foreigner, Flithy Friends, the Neighbourhood, Parsonsfield, Spare Parts for Broken Hearts, Prelow, Trombone Shorty, Joywave, OneRepublic, L.A. Witch, Oh Sees, Betsayda Machado y La Parranda El Clavo, the Dramatics, the Fever, the Fontaines, Nipsey Hussle, Walter, Coastal Clouds, Snowball II, Niantic, Doctrin, Davis, Children, the Pharcyde, Salt N Pepa, Stephen Stills, Hunny, Peanut Butter Wolf, the Fresh & Onlys, Whispertown, Whale Fall, Young Creatures, Honey Child, John Williams, Sleeping With Sirens, Spindrift, Hanni El Khatib, Mary J. Blige, Chinatown Summer Nights, Made in LA Festival, Kuromi, Dais Records 10-Year Anniversary, Grieves, Kina Grannis, Frankie Cosmos, Juanes, Barbara Morrison
Above: L.A.’s Hunny, whose “Windows I” EP came out in May and marked their third EP in as many years, have spent much of the year on the road, including a tour supporting fellow Valley alt-rockers Bad Suns. The quintet get their chance to shine Friday night, headlining the Teragram Ballroom. Tickets.
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Monday, Aug. 28
Mark Lanegan Band, Duke Garwood and Lyenn at the Teragram Ballroom
Yes, Todd Rundgren and Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy at the Microsoft Theater
Pioneer 11, Repeated Measures and Chip Monk at Echoplex
William Tyler, Ryan Sawyer and Jennifer Jameson at Zebulon
Nightmare Air, Dearly Beloved and Facial at the Satellite
Diners, the Squids and Junkie at the Hi Hat
Brian Hill & the Noh Starrs, the de Courcy Brothres, Janelane and Peach Pit at the Bootleg Theater
Sleeplust, Liv Slingerland, Bed Bugs and Loretti at the Silverlake Lounge
Sosupersam, Juiceboxxx, Kiah Victoria and KYD the Band at It’s a School Night at Bardot
Miwa Gemini, Blackwater Jukebox, Brenda Carsey & the Awe and Dukeheart at Ham & Eggs
Skip Spiros & 10 Piece Jazz Band at the Escondite
MOONZz at the Hotel Café
See How They Run at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Danny Dodge, Missions and the Morning Yells at Harvard & Stone
The Sam Hirsh Trio at the Mint
Skumlove, Element A440, Kaustik, Fracture and DMT at the Whisky a Go Go
Steel Panther and Magentico at the Roxy
The Sunset Jam with Crimson Riot and Circuit of Sons at the Viper Room
Watermelon Slim at Maui Sugar Mill
Thunder Gut, Of Limbo, Big Rig Dollhouse and Sick Mystic at the Wayfarer
Jorja Smith and Niia at the Constellation Room
Redneck Rodeo at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar
Open Mic at Lexington Bar
Tuesday, Aug. 29
Khalid at the Novo
Jorja Smith and Maverick Sabre at the El Rey Theatre
El Ten Eleven at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
Here We Go Magic, the Range of Light Wilderness and Nocona at Echoplex
San Cisco and Wooing at the Teragram Ballroom
David Cook and Kathryn Dean at the Troubadour
The Kickback, Faulkner and Half Alive at Resident
Don Preston, Elliot Levin and Anders Swansen at Zebulon
Family Pet, Susan, Slut Island and Dreamboat at the Hi Hat
Sorry Kyle, Gardenside, Watashi Wa Dance Party and Raised on TV at the Bootleg Theater
Starover Blue, Chatrooms and Bird Concerns at the Silverlake Lounge
Joshua Bell & the LA Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl
The Glam Skanks and Solar Sons at El Cid
The Station Breaks at the Hotel Café
Ray Goren and Julian Velard at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Nico & the Nights, F71 and Shit Man at Harvard & Stone
Hythum, SiSSi, Windmills and Ara at the Mint
The No. 44, Daydream Time Machine, Fuzzy Crystals and Spirit Mother at Three Clubs
Sazerac Steppers Brass Band at Sassafras Saloon
Ultimate Jam Night at the Whisky a Go Go
Plini, David Maxim Micic, Nick Johnston and Mike Dawes at the Roxy
PlsticMe, Retrofeelya, Zachary Ray and Mythics at the Viper Room
Josh & Kira at Saint Rocke
Mark Lanegan Band, Duke Garwood and Lyenn at the Observatory
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar
Shoot the Mariner at SLO Brew
Tammy McCann Quartet at the Catalina Club
The Elergy Ensemble at Five Star Bar
Frogtown Serenaders at the Escondite
Open Mic feat. Drew Dearwater at the Lost Knight
Wednesday, Aug. 30
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, St. Paul & the Broken Bones and Lake Street Dive at the Hollywood Bowl
Foreigner and Cheap Trick at the Greek Theatre
Filthy Friends at the Teragram Ballroom
The Neighbourhood at the Roxy
Joywave and Slugs at the Troubadour
Parsonsfield and Young Mister at the Bootleg Theater
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts, Jane Machine, Iress and Jungle Jungle at the Hi Hat
Prelow, Blair Alxxa and Seramic at It’s a School Night at Resident
Mondo Cozmo at the Grammy Museum
Dead Country Gentlemen, Salem’s Bend and Blind Sparrow at the Silverlake Lounge
Thelma & the Sleaze, Terminal A, Assquatch and Ryan Reidy at the Lost Room
D-Styles, Gaslamp Killer and Low End Theory at the Airliner
The HVTS at El Cid
Cody Crump and Kat Khaleel at the Standard Hollywood
Kristeen Young at the Redwood Bar
Yay Blynn at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Kim DiVine and Alyssa Bernal at the Hotel Café
Future Feats, Pom Poms and Main Man at Harvard & Stone
Bloom, the Brunch Crowd, the Undercover Club and Haley Davis at the Mint
Susy Sun at Sassafras Saloon
Steven Griggs Band, Bizkit, Phat June, Hugh Lee and Victor Headley at Union Nightclub – Jewel’s Room
Soular T, Charlie III, Tyson Alias, Ryan Taylor and Crane Song at the Whisky a Go Go
Dave Bernal at Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Madonnica at Saint Rocke
Prong, Huntress, the Mendenhall Experiment and Thunder Gut at the Constellation Room
Sin Bandera at the House of Blues Anaheim
Khalid at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Phantom Smell, Ready Player Two and Baby Medusa at Molly Malone’s
Pachanga Party at the Federal Bar
Wanda Ray Willis at the Catalina Club
Open Mic at Lexington Bar
Jeremiah & the Red Eyes at the Escondite
Thursday, Aug. 31
OneRepublic, Fitz & the Tantrums and James Arthur at the Forum
L.A. Witch at Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles
Oh Sees, Zig Zags and Lars Finberg at the Teragram Ballroom
The Dramatics and Evelyn Champagne King at the Novo
The Fontaines, Perta, Luci and Vincint at the Troubadour
The Fever at the Roxy
Betsayda Machado y La Parranda El Clavo at Sunset Concerts at the Skirball Cultural Center
Major Lazer’s Jillionaire at OHM Nightclub
Nipsey Hussle at the Belasco Theater
The Soulfire Collective at Resident
Walter, Denim Skull and Cat Scan at the Hi Hat
Coastal Clouds, Paige Calico and Okay Embrace at the Bootleg Theater
Niantic, the Absurd and Goblin Parade at the Silverlake Lounge
Snowball II, Teleskopes and Black Sea at the Satellite
Spain at the Love Song
E.N. Young and Rayvon at Los Globos
Jon Bap, Nonchalant Savant, Arima Ederra and Def.sound at the Virgil
Rundown Creeps, Rushmore Elf and Fullmoon Freaks at the Redwood Bar
Les Berbets, Rasscillion, Nadu and Youth on Soda at Five Star Bar
Evan Diamond at Lexington Bar
Leeann Skoda at the Escondite
Datsik JPhelpz, Wooli b2b Kompany and Hi I’m Ghost at Exchange
Alisan Porter and Calico the Band at the Hotel Café
Brendan Hines, Polar Quest and Pop Cautious at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Doctrin, the Pinks and Lucy Gucy at Harvard & Stone
JJ Mellon, Snake Oil Salesmen, George Sarah Band, LKSD and Liselotte at the Mint
Loss for Concern, Social Conflict, Revolting Sounds and Reckless at Café NELA
Lila Gold, Cuesta Loeb, Dingo Down and Tantive at Union Nightclub – Jewel’s Room
Phlegmatic Dogs and AC Slater at Sound Nightclub
French Montana at Create Nightclub
Heaven Below and Sirion at the Viper Room
Pete Anderson at Maui Sugar Mill
Julia Ryan McLane, Jesse Porter, Hugh DeFrance and Phoenix Rising at Saint Rocke
Strange Days (Doors Tribute) at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the Redondo Beach Pier
Davis, Sur and the Jacks at the Wayfarer
Thelma & the Sleaze, Death Hymn Number 9, the Tissues and the Gems at Alex’s Bar
Blu & Exile, Dag Savage, Choosey and Cashus King at the Observatory
Puzzle at the Constellation Room
Eric Turner Band at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar
Gunboat Kings, Moonrock Saints and Backstreet at the Coach House
Children, Family Hahas and Porcelain Pale at Acerogami
Strange Weather at Copper Blues
Adam Jaymes at Molly Malone’s
Tony Hadley at the Rose
The Shakedown at the Federal Underground
Bobby Caldwell at the Catalina Club
Cam at SeaLegs Live at the Beach
Friday, Sept. 1
The Pharcyde, Kero One and Azure at the Novo
Salt N Pepa, Biz Markie, All-4- One and more at the Los Angeles County Fair
John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl
Hunny at the Teragram Ballroom
Stephen Stills and Judy Collins at the Saban Theatre
Peanut Butter Wolf’s History of Hip-Hop (1979-88) at Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles
The Fresh & Onlys, Earth Girl Helen Brown and Lars Finberg at Resident
Whispertown, Jake Bellows, Nik Freitas and Jason Boesel at the Bootleg Theater
Honey Child, Crook and Scrolls at the Echo
Whale Fall, Batwings Catwings and Gregory Uhlmann at the Hi Hat
Starving Darling, the Doo Drops, Hold for T-Roy, House of Mary, Native Names and Sam Valdez at the Silverlake Lounge
Young Creatures, Summer Twins, Half Stack and SUR at the Satellite
Blu & Exile at Echoplex
Malibu Drive, Detonator and Amber Renee at Los Globos
Charlie Chan & the Drones at the Escondite
Drowse and Space Waves at La Cita
Showtek at Exchange
John Maus and Geneva Jacuzzi at Zebulon
D.T. Robbins, Mario Jose and Aubrey Logan at the Hotel Café
The Battlefield, Black Waat3r and Emi Seacrest at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Something with Soul, Soul Natural Remedy, SoundMasons and Lynn Andrews at the Mint
Inquisition, Uada, Volahn, Our Place of Worship is Silence and Vomit Ritual at Union Nightclub – Jewel’s Room
Flix, Motus, Satsujin, Kozik, Provokative and Blox at Union Nightclub – Noise Room
iLoveMakonnen, Lil Texas, Jon Mon and Cyran at Avalon
Dosem and Freddy Be at Sound Nightclub
Sleeping with Sirens, the White Noise, Palaye Royale and Chase Atlantic at the Troubadour
Lies, Deceit & Treachery, Electric Junkies, Blakvoid, Dorian Steel and To the Wolves at the Whisky a Go Go
Melvin Seals & JGB and Marcus Rezak at Saint Rocke
Spindrift, Highlands and Leaf at Alex’s Bar
Barrington Levy at the Observatory
Spotlights and Iress at the Constellation Room
Bro Safari at the House of Blues Anaheim
The Palms, Armors, Birthday and Morgxn at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim
Larry Carlton and the Mark Carter at the Coach House
Post Life, Sht Giver, Club Night and Caterwall at Acerogami
Hanni El Khatib, Clean Spill, the High Curbs and Musty Boyz at the Glass House
E Hula Mau at the Terrace Theater
Roberto Tapia, Larry Hernandez, Los Rieleros Del Norte, Conjunto Azabache and El Coyote at the Citizens Business Bank Arena
Don Friesen at the Pechanga Resort & Casino
Retrofeelya, Poe the Passenger, Lancer Roscoe and First in Flight at Molly Malone’s
Idina Menzel at the Pechanga Resort & Casino
Prayers at B Ryders
Jon Epcar & Jaqueline Epcar at Genghis Cohen
Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra at the Rose
The Babys at the Canyon
Future Dead Men and Eat the Wolf at SLO Brew
Bobby Caldwell at the Catalina Club
Saturday, Sept. 2
Mary J. Blige and Letoya Luckett at the Greek Theatre
Chinatown Summer Nights, with Dream Machines, the New Electric Sound, Zealyn, Elle Belle, the Americans, Francisca Valenzuela and Saint Cecilia, plus KCRW DJs Travis Holcome and Raul Campos, at Chinatown Central and Mandarin Plazas
Peanut Butter Wolf’s History of Hip-Hop (1989-99) at Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles
John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl
Warren G., Hanni El Khatib, YACHT and more at the Made in LA Festival at Golden Road Brewery
Dais Records 10-Year Anniversary, with Drew McDowall, Drab Majesty, Rebellion is Over, High-Functioning Flesh, Body of Light and Cold Showers, at the Regent Theater
Grieves and deM atlaS at the Troubadour
Choreography, Club Night, Rumblepak and Man & the Smells at the Hi Hat
Kuromi, Hot Brothers, Super Lunch and Alice at the Bootleg Theater
Christy Hays, Isaak Optaz, Joe Bourdet and Full Safari at the Silverlake Lounge
L.A. Riots, Eli Glad, Flying Horse and Maikol at Echoplex
Zano, YIP YOPS and All Things Blue at the Study
Double Naught Spy Car at Taix
Darrin Stout & the Starlighters at La Cita
Shiba San and J. Worra at Exchange
Judah Eskender Tafari, Ras Benji and the Jubilee Orchestra at Zebulon
Matt Hires at the Hotel Café
Radnor & Lee at the Hotel Café Second Stage
House of Mary, Endiana, Rivers, Kelly Hafner and Rosy Nolan at the Mint
Oskar Offermann, IO, Hass and Andrew Kelley at Union Nightclub
Markus Schulz at Avalon
Sebastien Leger at Sound Nightclub
4B at Create Nightclub
Rhino Bucket, Doctors of the Earth and Manicset at the Whisky a Go Go
The Dropouts at Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Puddle of Mudd, Swami Lushbeard, the Sutra and Hipnostic at Saint Rocke
Throw Rag, Santos Y Sinners and the Pushers at Alex’s Bar
The Pharcyde and Tuidashank at the Observatory
Spendtime Palace at the Constellation Room
Thundercat and PBDY at the Glass House
E Hula Mau at the Terrace Theater
Malo at the Cave
OneRepublic, Fitz & the Tantrums and James Arthur at the Honda Center
Don Friesen at the Pechanga Resort & Casino
Hunter Hayes at the Los Angeles County Fair
Jaq MacKenzie, Luann Olson, Randell Kirsch, Bryn Kirsch, Rob Laufer and Tisa Adamson at Genghis Cohen
Chicago at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre
Ja Rule and Ashanti at the Arlington Theatre
Mia Karter at the Gaslamp
Cuspidors Velvet and Storm House at 4th Street Vine
The Babys at the Rose
Blu & Exile at SLO Brew
Sizzla at the Savoy Entertainment Center
Bobby Caldwell at the Catalina Club
Eric Paslay at SeaLegs Live at the Beach
Sunday, Sept. 3
John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl
Kina Grannis and Imaginary Future at the Teragram Ballroom
West Adams block party, with Talid Kweli, Doug E. Fresh and more, at Delicious Pizza, 5419 W. Adams Blvd.
Frankie Cosmos, Iji and Alyeska at Echoplex
Made in L.A. Festival, with Warren G, Buyepongo, Val Fluery and more, at Golden Road Brewery
Hommega, Astrix, Eyal Yankovich, Freedom Fighters, Infected Mushroom, Pixel and Space Cat at the
Hollywood Palladium
Barbara Morrison at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
The Battle of Santiago at Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles
Larry Carlton at the Saban Theatre
Young Thug and Playboi Carti at Playhouse Hollywood
Tickle Torture, Dez Fink and Congo Montana at the Bootleg Theater
Open Mic at the Silverlake Lounge
Sunny War, James Rose and Particle Kids at Ham & Eggs
Doble Poder at La Cita
Lil Jon and Jaykode at Exchange
Johnny Travis Jr. & the Delta Dawns at Harvard & Stone
Squanky Kong, the Blue Kind and Michael Monagan at the Mint
Maria Howell, Xavier Gordon, Royce and Latonya Black Gilliard at Three Clubs
HM157 Arts & Culture Bazaar with Starflower, Choric Lumina, Jeff Boynton, Jess Cornelius and more at HM157
Lynch Mob, the Road Vikings, Six Gun Sal, Swirl and Raven’s Cry at the Whisky a Go Go
El Mariachi Manchester at the Viper Room
Leilani Wolfgramm and Swells at Saint Rocke
The Koochie Monsters, Drugs in the Alley, Laced in Blue, Red Eye Redemption, Mickey Taelor and Hersh Lucci at Alex’s Bar
Michael Physick Trio at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar
DIY Music Festival with K. Cero, O.K.I.M., Noa James, Stevie Crooks, Nick Pacoli, Chola Orange, Cali Stackz, Waju and more at the Glass House
E Hula Mau at the Terrace Theater
Nicholas Fresard at Copper Blues
Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra at the Libbey Bowl
Juanes at the Los Angeles County Fair
The Expendables and Spawnbreezie at B Ryders
The Fixx at the Canyon
Toni Malone at the Catalina Club
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