Kevin Bronson on May 5th, 2018

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L.A. concerts for Saturday:

► It’s Night 2 of LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Young Fathers at the Hollywood Bowl.
► Arctic Monkeys play a sold-out show on the Fairbanks Lawn at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
► The La Batalla Festival brings Quitapenas, Santoros, Prettiest Eyes, Adult Books, Frankie & the Witch Fingers, Katzu Oso, Salvador y El Unicornio, Joel Jerome and Ocho to the Constellation Room. [Set times at the end of this post.]
► Texas trio Khruangbin headlines the Observatory, with the Mattson 2 opening.
► Angelique Kidjo will perform “Remain in Light” — her interpretation of the Talking Heads’ landmark 1980 album — at the Theatre at Ace Hotel.
► Rogue Wave, celebrating the 10th anniversary of “Asleep at Heaven’s Gate,” will perform the album at the Lodge Room. Dear Boy supports.
► Leon Bridges plays to a sold-out Troubadour in support of his new album “Good Thing.”
► Cullen Omori (ex-Smith Westerns), working on new music to follow up his 2016 album “New Misery,” plays an early show (doors 5:30 p.m.) at the Echo, with the Gloomies supporting.
► And Bay Area indie-rockers the Family Crest visit the Moroccan Lounge, joined by Veers and Brother Sister.

Note: The Cinco Cinco Fest, with Caifanes, Maldita Vecindad, Kinky and more at the StubHub Center, was canceled.

Also:

13th Annual Freestyle Festival with Right Said Fred, Lisa Lisa, Jody Watley, the Jets, Johnny O, Robin S. and more at the Queen Mary Events Park
Joey Bada$$ and Boogie & Buddy at the Novo
Pink Mexico, Honus Honus and Cold Beaches at the Hi Hat
Kasbo at the Teragram Ballroom
The Lawrence Arms, Red City Radio and Sincere Engineer at the El Rey Theatre
Kamelot, Delain and Battle Beast at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Dave Parley of Prayers, August Eve, Sister Mantos and Fututra at Resident
Pianos Become the Teeth, the World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die and Queen of Jeans at the Bootleg Theater
Anthony Caulkins, Calyxa and Turnbull Green at the Silverlake Lounge
Carnifex, Oceano, Winds of Plague, Archspire, Spite, Buried Above Ground and Widowmaker at the Regent Theater
Riff Raff, Uncle Blazer, Fade Up Fade Out Bye Bye and more at 1720
The Jake Pinto Band at the Love Song
The Crudes, the Gnars, the Chonks and Marigold at the Smell
Fundido, Heatwave, Babilonia and Le Fruit at El Cid
Netsky at Exchange
The Orbellion and David Stella at the Study
Coffee Shop Arena Rock and King Daniel at the Hotel Café
Peter Mulvey, Patrick McGrath, Cobe Jones, Maxi and Elizabeth Woolf at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Mike Phillips, Chrissy Shefts Band, Susan Lucas and E.G. Phillips at the Mint
Pedal Strike, Haze Dreams and La Tumba at Café NELA
Plattenbau, Shit Giver and Total Heat at Union Nightclub – Jewel’s Room
Ryan Hemsworth and Starro at Union Nightclub – Disco
Paul Oakenfold, Mark Lewis and Varun at Avalon
Justin Jay’s Cinco De Mayo Fantastic Voyage at Sound Nightclub
Wayland and David Maldonado at the Whisky a Go Go
XEB and Still Rebel at the Viper Room
Gene Taylor and Chris Ruest at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Eric Andersen at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Grateful Shred and Mapache at the Wayfarer
Manic Hispanic, Pinata Protest, Shiners Club and Penetratorz at Alex’s Bar
Tyrone Wells and Gabe Dixon at the Coach House
Cuco, Inner Wave, Royaljag and Mu$ty Boyz at the Glass House
Shabang X at SLO Brew
Mark Eddie at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Ghost at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Moonlight Kit and Baz Francis at Molly Malone’s
Paula Poundstone at the Fred Kavli Theatre – Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
Family Style at the Fifth
Quetzal and Mariachi Flor de Toloache at the Soraya
Jef Scott at Genghis Cohen
Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga at the Morongo Casino
Boogie Knights at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Pulse at the Marke
Luann de Lesseps at the Catalina Club