Kevin Bronson on August 25th, 2018

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L.A. shows for Saturday:

► David Byrne plays the Shrine Auditorium, with Ibeyi opening.
► Ariana Grande visits the Theatre at Ace Hotel.
► The final (free and all-ages) Chinatown Summer Nights of 2018 brings Caught a Ghost, TAMPA, CLARA-NOVA, Jasper Bones, Mini Bear, Jane Holiday and Emma Cole to the Live Music Stage at Mandarin Plaza in Chinatown, along with KCRW DJs Raul Campos and Jason Bentley on the Central Plaza stage.
► Ra Ra Riot, touring to mark the 10th anniversary of “The Rhumb Line,” play the Lodge Room.
► Mura Masa visits the Novo, with Empress Of opening.
► Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe plays the Viaduct in downtown L.A.
► And 76-year-old Rodriguez (of “Searching for Sugar Man” fame) at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex

Also:

J. Cole, Young Thug, Jaden Smith and Kill Edward at the Staples Center
Mac DeMarco at the Hollywood Palladium
Erasure and Reed & Caroline at the Wiltern
Sam Smith and Beth Ditto at the Honda Center
Lydia, Jared & the Mill and Cherry Pools at the Troubadour
Modern Anchor and Jordyn at the Roxy
Andrew Combs and Harrison Whitford at the Bootleg Theater
“Holy War 2” screening, plus Joe Cardamone, Vowws and Plexi, at 420 N. Varney St., Burbank
The Ultra 4, the Mexican Standoff, the Andersons and Mario Alcaraz at Highland Park’s Play Music on the Porch After Party at the Highland Park Senior Citizen Center
Cavetown and Loyal Lobos at the Moroccan Lounge
Six Organs of Admittance, Wino, Xasthur and Deathkings at Resident
Crash + Burn, N8NOFACE, Zackey Force Funk, Eludem and XL Middleton at the Hi Hat
Elk Ring at the Silverlake Lounge
Stu Larsen, Natsuki Kurai II and Tim Hart at the Echo
Chelsea Brown, Anthony Cozzi and Sam Burton at the Love Song
Pat Kelly, the Steady 45’s, the Scratch Outs and the Capsouls at Los Globos
Spud Cannon, Okay Embrace and Shunkan at the Smell
Fiends, Ugly, Adult Parts and Zodiac Rippers at the Redwood Bar
Asher Shasho Levy and Aram Soba at Zebulon
Sway, Ballrooms of Mars, Radiodriver and lovelesslust at the Study
Bahari, Heffron Drive, Evan Williams, Allie Gonino and Steph Simbari at the Hotel Café
JEJ, KP Wolfe, Bird Streets, Rachel Gonzalez and D.T. Robbins at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Diego’s Umbrella, Hoist the Colors, Underground City and the Inside Break at the Mint
Dr. Savage & the Shrunken Heads, Riva Rebels, Failing Up and Dante HH at Café NELA
Nastia, Mesme and John Smith at Union Nightclub
Kevin Saunderson, Doc Martin and Kool-Aid at Union Nightclub
Mark Sixma, Ashley Wallbridge, Greg Downey, INFINX and $W4VY at Avalon
House Heads, Lee Wells, Bones and more at Sound Nightclub
Katalyst Jazz and Dot Dot Dot at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Suitcase Junket at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Tyler Ramsey, Luke Scott MacMaster and Jerry & the Rest at the Wayfarer
Mad Caddies at Marty’s on Newport
Fartbarf, the Fabulous Downey Brothers, Yaawn and Assquatch at Alex’s Bar
Jake Hitt at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Crosscut Delux at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Late Show)
Yelawolf and Waylon & Willie at the Observatory
Launder, Kevlar, Quiet, Adult Beverage and the Helen Hannas at the Constellation Room
Honk and the Dupp Brothers at the Coach House
The Siren Six, Slow Gherkin and Great Apes at the Glass House
Trial, Mouthpie and Strife at the Garden Grove Amphitheater
Lauren Black at Skyloft
Berlin and Minor Strut at the Cave
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert and Wheeler Walker Jr. at the Glen Helen Amphitheater
Israel Vibration at Newport Dunes
Roberto Tapia at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Phillip Phillips and Gavin DeGraw at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Shankar Ehsaan Loy and Farhan Akhtar at the Pasadena Civic
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico at Royce Hall UCLA
Adler’s Appetite and Constantine Maroulis at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Venice at the Canyon Agoura Hills
Chris Shiflett at the Imperial
Francois Dean at Skyloft
The Alarm at the Rose
John Pizzarelli at the Catalina Club
Tchaikovsky Spectacular at the Hollywood Bowl
Marina Del Rey Symphony: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” at the Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park
40 oz to Freedom (Sublime tribute) at Santa Clarita Concerts in the Park
Like Zeppelin at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the Pier Stage