Tonight in L.A.: Yo La Tengo, Sleep, Lion Babe, Alice Smith, Kesha, Alexis Taylor, Broncho, Wild Belle, Chaos Chaos, Ken Vandermark, Crown Plaza, Sticky Fingers, Smino, Dave Parley, the Millen Sisters, Franklin Manor, Bleeding Through, Sick of It All

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L.A. concerts for Friday:

► San Jose metal trio Sleep, who in April released their first album since 1998, “The Sciences,” headline the Wiltern, with Bell Witch supporting.
Yo La Tengo does the first of two sold-out nights at the Teragram Ballroom.
Lion Babe performs at Week 2 of FIGFest, fka the FIGat7th Downtown Festival, the free night on the plaza in downtown L.A.
Kesha and Macklemore do a night at the Forum, with Wes Period opening.
Alice Smith holds forth at the Regent Theater.
► Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor visits the Troubadour in support of his new solo album “Beautiful Thing,” with and Annie Hart supporting.
Broncho rocks the Moroccan Lounge, joined by Howlin Rain.
Wild Belle does an intimate show at Zebulon, with Danke supporting.
► And L.A.-based sister duo Chaos Chaos wind up a tour supporting their self-titled debut album with a show at the Echo. Tangerine and Slut Island open.

Also:

Ken Vandermark and Nate Wooley at the Bootleg Theater
Crown Plaza at the Hi Hat
Sticky Fingers at the Fonda Theatre
Smino at the El Rey Theatre
Dave Parley, Mario Rubio and Josexxx at Resident
Rob Bonfiglio, Dauzat St. Marie, Ariel Levine & Mechanical Royalty and the Jacob Jeffries Show at the Hotel Café
Gabriel Gordon, Deron Johnson, Jonny Flaugher, Tamir Barzilay, Jenny Alpert, Joe Marson and Sarah Potenza at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Chanel & the Circus at the Peppermint Club
Franklin Manor, Mannequin Medicine and Convey at the Study
Lydia Lunch at the House of Machines
The Heartlights at the Highland Park Bowl
The Millen Sisters and Dennis Alvarez & the Rumors at the Silverlake Lounge
The Jake Pinto Band at the Love Song
Michael Seyer, Sophie Meiers, Jasper Bones and Aolani at 1720
Canyon Cody at the Love Song
Nonini at Los Globos
Others, Young Lovers, Raul Garcia and Celebrity Crush at the Smell
Josh Peace at the Airliner
Ashley Joyce at El Cid
YOTD, Peligro and Negro Galacticus at the Redwood Bar
Bones Muhroni and Lake Ryan at the Escondite
Bassjackers at Exchange
Docsofdoheny, Valley Sons, Jailbyrd, Modern Racket and Saving Young Blonde at the Mint
Exploding Pintos, Motorcycle Black Madonnas, the Probe and Somos Mysteriosos at Café NELA
Heyz, Julian Gray, Sysdemes, Blind5pider and Sam Morgenson at Union Nightclub (Daytime Show)
Gene Farris, Lupe Fuentes, Monsieur Frazier and Micah Smith at Union Nightclub
Jayceeoh, JayKode, Jeremiah Red and FrankEazy at Avalon
Mikey Lion, Rybo and Lubelski at Sound Nightclub
Whitney Tai, Polygon Peach, Filibuster, Foolish Deep, Please, Bleach, the Negotiators and the Sugar at the Whisky a Go Go
Blackbird Blackbird and Jae Luna at the Roxy
GayC/DC at Boardner’s
Love Weapon at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Shelby Lynne at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Paste, Big Fun and Lanitarians at the Wayfarer
The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, the Rhythm Shakers and Hardfall Hearts at Alex’s Bar
Bleeding Through, Winds of Plague, Lionheart, Too Pure to Die and Iron Curtain at the Observatory
Sick of it All, Murphy’s Law and Countime at the Constellation Room
Sebastian Bach at the San Manuel Casino
Beekeeper at the Garden Grove Amphitheater
Thea Stevenson and Johnny Romero at Molly Ramone’s
Poncho Sanchez at the Rose
Robby Krieger at the Canyon Agoura Hills
Fast Times at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Warcry at the Yost Theater
Louie Cruz Beltran at the Catalina Club