Kevin Bronson on August 4th, 2018

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► Jeff Lynne’s ELO, on their first North American tour since 1981, hold forth at the Forum. Dawes opens.
► Cafe Tacvba headlines today’s La Tocada Festival, which also brings Caloncho, Mon Laferte, Panteon Rococo, Porter and Christian Aguilar to the Los Angeles State Historic Park.
► HARD Summer Music Festival goes off at the Speedway in Fontana, with A-Trak, Baauer, Big Wild and a bunch of others.
► Jackson Browne brings his full-band tour to the Greek Theatre.
► Cat Power performs at the Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts series at Burton Chace Park (free with RSVP).
► The English Beat play the concert series at Pershing Square in downtown L.A. (free with RSVP).
► The big going-away party for the Low End Theory club, Low End Theory Forever goes off at the Regent Theater with MNDSGN, Ras G, Jonwayne and more. It’s sold out.
► It’s the second night of Beach House on the Fairbanks Lawn at Hollywood Forever.
► And it’s also Night 2 of Charlie Wilson and the O’Jays at the Hollywood Bowl.

Also:

Mya, Nekiya Ade and Kelvin Frazier at the El Rey Theatre
Ronnie Spector & the Ronettes at the Rose
Scars on Broadway at the Fonda Theatre
Givers and Naughty Palace at the Moroccan Lounge
Boogaloo Assasins at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Whiskerman and Joy Autumn at the Echo
International Pop Overthrow, with Mason Summit, the Jeremy Band, Jim Wilson and more, at Fais Do Do (matinee show)
International Pop Overthrow, with Morty Shallman, the Seven & Six and Brian Jones Was Murdered, at Fais Do Do (evening show)
Green Slime with Russell Quan, Jonathan Toubin, the Killing Floors and Stranger Liquids at Resident
The Chamanas at the Hi Hat
Vansire, Loving, Black Pool and Bandy at the Bootleg Theater
Vie Jester and Mystery Guest at the Silverlake Lounge
Colby & Sam at Echoplex (Daytime Show)
Little Rituals, Matthew Welde, Coastal Clouds and Kennon Christel at the Love Song
Tomemitsu, Foliage, Crystales and Fragile Gang at the Smell
Windowss, Venetian Blinds and Bradley Bailey at Lot 1
Mark Morales, Two Tone Ted Morris, Jason Lawless and more at the Airliner
Love Over Entropy, Aaron Jacobs and Massio at El Cid
Les Enfants, Sumo Princess, the Hellflowers, Flames of Durga and Sunny War at the Redwood Bar
Ilan Bluestone and Sunny Lax at Exchange
Breaking Heights and Agnes at the Peppermint Club
Knights at the Study
Amy Kuney, Zoya, Dresage and Stacey Kelleher at the Hotel Cafe
Valley Sons, Villains in Vogue, the Blondes, Jackrabbit Jade and Annika Rose at the Mint
Friends You Can Kill, La Tuya, Just Head and Flesh, Blood & Bones at Cafe Nela
Jordan Suckley, Sam Jones, Vangar and Mahfous Roman at Avalon
Maxxi Soundsystem and Monsieur Frazier at Sound Nightclub
The Stolen Runes, the Orphics, Sweet Chaos, Decapitation of a New Day, Warlike Wolves and Condemn the World at the Whisky a Go Go
Young M.A. at the Roxy
Madonnica and Yours Trulee at the Viper Room
Still Rebel, Holo and Low Octane at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Dirk Hamilton at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Tunnels, Lucid Lynx, Scott Yoder and Green Sahara at the Wayfarer
Strung Out, the Grabbers, the Line and Hoist the Colors at Alex’s Bar
Blivet, Dumb Fucks, Kevlar, Skin Magg and Skuzz at the Constellation Room
American Football and Phoebe Bridgers at the Observatory
Jonathan Richman at Marty’s on Newport
De’Anza at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim
Elevate at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Late Show)
The Chords UK, the Bassics, RAF, the Gurkhas, Sidewalk Society and the Outta Sites at the Glass House
Quattrosound at the Ford
Mikael Pederson and Andrew Bloom at Skyloft
The Aggrolites and Better Chemistry at the Garden Grove Amphitheater
American Idol Live with Kris Allen at the Orpheum Theatre
Freddie McGregor and Maka Roots at the Cave
Gino Vannelli at the Libbey Bowl
Godsmack and Shinedown at the FivePoint Amphitheatre
OC Funk Fest with Morris Day & the Time and more at the Honda Center
Resonant Sound at the Federal Bar
Naked Aggression, Opposition Rising, the Lungs and Since We Were Kids at the Garage
Air Supply at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Hazzard County at the Marke
Boogie Knights at the Canyon Agoura Hills
LeAnn Rimes at the Ventura County Fair
Suren Arustamyan at the Catalina Club
Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival with Alicia Villareal, Lupillo Rivera, Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlan and more at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Füzon and Disco Füzon at Grand Performances at California Plaza
Savor (Santana tribute) and Ruby Clouds at NoHo Summer Nights at North Hollywood Park
Matchbox Twenty Too (Matchbox 20 tribute) at Santa Clarita Concerts in the Park
The Midnight Hour with DJs Garth Trinidad and Travis Holcombe at Summer Nights Backyard Party @ KCRW HQ on Santa Monica College’s CMD Campus
Bicycle Drive-In at Summer and Music in Long Beach
L.A. Swing Barons at Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the Pier
Sophia Bollman Band at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series