Tonight in L.A.: Kendrick Lamar, the Afghan Whigs/Built to Spill, Sure Sure, Courtney Barnett, Tech N9ne, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, the Weepies, Khalid, Erika Wennerstrom, Doja Cat, Illuminati Hotties, American Pleasure Club, Basement Beat Revival

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The Afghan Whigs (Photo by Chris Cuffaro)
The Afghan Whigs (Photo by Chris Cuffaro)

Los Angeles concerts for Thursday:

Kendrick Lamar heads up The Championship Tour at the Forum, with Kendrick Lamar, SZA, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock and Ab Soul helping with the trophy.
The Afghan Whigs, winding down a long tour in support of their 2017 album “In Spades,” play the Wiltern along with Built to Spill and Ed Harcourt.
► L.A. quartet Sure Sure wind up their spring tour in support of their self-titled album (released in January) with a show at the Teragram Ballroom. Weathers and Mk.gee open.
Courtney Barnett and Jay Som do a night at the Pico Union Project.
The Weepies, doing a 10-year anniversary tour of their album “Hideaway,” visit the El Rey Theatre, joined by Sweet Talk Radio.
► And Illuminati Hotties celebrate the release of their album “Kiss Yr Frenemies” at the Satellite, joined by Cartalk and Nani.

Also:

Tech N9ne and Mackenzie Nicole at the Belasco Theater
Rainbow Kitten Surprise and Caamp at the Fonda Theatre
Khalid and PrettyMuch at the Greek Theatre
Erika Wennerstrom and Jaime Wyatt at the Bootleg Theater
“Weird Al” Yankovic and Emo Phillips at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
Allman Brown and Many Rooms at the Moroccan Lounge
American Pleasure Club, Special Explosion and Wreck & Reference at the Hi Hat
Basement Beat Revival, Eddy Echo, AM Radio Hits and She Knew at the Silverlake Lounge
Doja Cat at the Echo
CB Brand at the Love Song
Jam Night at Los Globos
Baile Y Tambor with Aponte at the Virgil
Spencer Robinson & the Wolfspiders, Tilli, Royal Family and the Coolers at the Redwood Bar
Mike Xavier at the Study
Todd Lewis Kramer, Drew Angus, Jake Bernard, David Rothschild and Kevin Daniel at the Hotel Café
Second Stage
Danny Dodge, RL Cole & the You Say and Desure at Harvard & Stone
Jessie Taylor at Three Clubs
Birocratic at Union Nightclub – Jewel’s Room
Adler’s Appetite, Classless Act, the Lightfighters, the Stolen Runes, Brittany’s Rage, Single by Sunday and Zephyr at the Whisky a Go Go
SoSuperSam at the Roxy
The Julian Frampton Band, Runson Willis, Howlr and Sister Speak at the Viper Room
M. Rivers and Mad Hawkes & the Habits at Saint Rocke
Dessa and Monakr at the Wayfarer
Los Brigands, No Small Children and the Pretty Flowers at Alex’s Bar
Diego Money and Duwap Kaine at the Constellation Room
Selly at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Morbid Angel, Origin, Dreaming Dead and Hate Storm Annihilation at the Glass House
Aaron Pax Taylor at Copper Blues
Nothing to See Here at Genghis Cohen
Lynch Mob at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Fast Times at the Canyon Agoura Hills
The Z-Boys and Slurp at the Marke
The Shakedown at the Federal Underground
Ty Dolla $ign at the Fox Theater Pomona
Mia Carter at the Catalina Club