This Week’s Shows: Aug. 27-Sept. 2

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Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit (Photo by Danny Clinch)
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit (Photo by Danny Clinch)

Upcoming Los Angeles concerts: Made in LA festival, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Zane Carney, the WLDLFE, Ella Mai, Sam Smith, Shakira, Napalm Death, Parting Lines, Gavin Turek, Toody Cole, Fiona Grey, Jesse Jo Stark, the Pocket Rockets, Alice in Chains, T.S.O.L., Yes, George Benson, Rob Zombie, Brenda Carsey, Faye Webster, Wyatt Blair, Mahalia, the Smashing Pumpkins, Gili Yalo, Alice Bag, Los Colognes, the Black Watch, Robyn Hitchcock, George Clinton, Jason Isbell, Jerry Bell, Midge Ure, Pusha T, Commodores, Jungle Fire, Remo Drive, Juiceboxxx, Eli Paperboy Reed, Modern Time Machines, Bad Bad Hats, Non Servium, Tailgate Fest, John Williams, the Aquabats, Ookay, New Blues Festival, Jurassic Shark, Asesino, the English Language, Cassandra Violet, Niña Dioz, Mammoth Indigo, Vaud & the Villains, the Withers, Evanescence, the English Beat, Havana Secret, Geneva Jacuzzi, All Souls, Okay Embrace, Dynasty Handbag, Sheer Mag, Marcy Playground, Down By Law, Scorpions

Above: Four-time Grammy winner Jason Isbell last year released the widely praised album “The Nashville Sound,” and this fall he’s following up with his first-ever live album. He’s on the road now, and Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit hit the Greek Theatre on Friday. Aimee Mann opens the show. Tickets.

Monday, Aug. 27

Zane Carney, R. Finn, Matthew Phillips and Sophia Pfister at the Troubadour
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever at the Teragram Ballroom
Victory! Victory!, Girl Fry and Dawne at the Hi Hat
Ruby Haunt, Water Slice and Runnner at the Moroccan Lounge
Slugs, Egg Drop Soup, Nicky Blitz, Rumblepak and Turtles on Speed at the Echo
Andrea Schiavelli, Easy and NewBalance at the Bootleg Theater
Kabul Dreams at the Silverlake Lounge
The Brandon Brown Collective, LA Theo and D Parks at Echoplex
The Renderers at Zebulon
The WLDLFE, Vesperteen, Born Rivals and Little Image at Bardot
3D Friends, Almost Sold Out, Triangle Fire and Gutter Boat at the Satellite
Dream Phases, Windowss, Coma Girls at Harvard & Stone
The Jazz Butchers at the Mint
Sabrina Claudio at the Roxy
The Sunset Jam at the Viper Room
Takers Leavers, Gigantes and 20 Minute Mile at the Wayfarer
Ella Mai at the Observatory
Chencha at Marty’s on Newport
Amanda Shires and Maria Taylor at the Coach House
The Tom Kubis Big Band & the Swing Kittens at the Gaslamp

Tuesday, Aug. 28

Sam Smith at the Staples Center
Shakira at the Forum
Napalm Death, Cattle Decapitation and Thrown Into Exile at the Teragram Ballroom
Parting Lines, Jordan Wainer and Billy Uomo at the Bootleg Theater
Gavin Turek at the Viaduct
Toody Cole, Cheap Tissue, Warren Thomas, S.O.S., Vashti Windish and more at the Echo
Dimber, Yaawn and Peasant at Echoplex
Fiona Grey, Orchid Quartet and Timothy Heller at the Moroccan Lounge
Airplane Mode, Jeremy Sole and Wyldeflower at the Hi Hat
Jesse Jo Stark at the Peppermint Club
Kay Clarity at the Silverlake Lounge
The Pocket Rockets, Mind Monogram and People Flavor at the Satellite
The Contraptionists at the Love Song
Singer/Songwriter Showcase at Los Globos
Tilian, Royal Coda, Andres, Sunsleep and Little Image at the Roxy
Jesse & Friends at the Hotel Café
Haleigh Bowers, Julia Lucius, Christine Noel, Michele Vezilj, Mary Scholz and Therese Curatolo at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Katelyn Tarver, Dysplay and X. ARI at Madame Siam
Ultimate Jam Night with Jack Russell’s Great White, Bullet Boys and Don Dokken at the Whisky a Go Go
Good Joon, Inglewood TIP and D’Rok the Menace at the Virgil
Chief White Lightening, the Knast and Mrs. Henry at Harvard & Stone
Clouds We Chase, Tremors, Ron Castaway and Street Lightning at the Mint
Sazerac Steppers Brass Band at the Sassafras Saloon
Hunter Perrin at the Three Clubs Lounge
Open Mic at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Calamity Company at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Open Mic with Kelsey Cire and Mike Roberti at Saint Rocke
T.S.O.L. at Marty’s on Newport
Gregory Michael at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Alice in Chains at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre
Stefani Scovolo at Molly Malone’s
Joseph Soul at Skyloft
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar
Felix Brown Band at the Marke

Wednesday, Aug. 29

Alice in Chains, the Pink Slips and Starbenders at the Hollywood Palladium
Yes feat. Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman at the Greek Theatre
Sam Smith at the Staples Center
Shakira at the Forum
George Benson, Ledisi and Jose James at the Hollywood Bowl
Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson at the FivePoint Amphitheatre
Mahalia and Kiah Victoria at the Echo
Brenda Carsey & the Awe, Livingmore, Liv Slingerland and KiSMit at the Moroccan Lounge
Faye Webster and Christian Lee Hutson at Resident
Wyatt Blair at the Hi Hat
X-Pac 12360 at the Bootleg Theater
Tara Alouise, Ganna Sorbat, Tee Rex and Chandler Daniels at the Silverlake Lounge
Rees Finley, Ren Farren, Eliason and Alex Bloom at the Satellite
We Are the West at the Love Song
BeatKitchen at Los Globos
Get Carter, Speed of Light and Ex Architects at El Cid
Slim Zwerling & the Yums at the Redwood Bar
Hey Charlie, Wake Child and American Pets at the Peppermint Club
Swedish Jam Factory at the Hotel Café
Zen Thomas, Nick Leng, Myylo, Hunter Daily and David Nolf at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Obsolete Man and the Color Up at Harvard & Stone
Starving Darling, Shefali, Wesley and 1985 at the Mint
Freddy & Francine, Jamie Drake and Jason Hawk Harris at the Troubadour
Persefone, Manticora, Aeonic Impulse and Fail to Fear at the Whisky a Go Go
Honey River at Lucky Strike Live
Just Dave’s Last Chance Country Jam at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
LAW at Saint Rocke
The Ataris at the Constellation Room
T.S.O.L. at Marty’s on Newport
Hovoc Faction, Takers Leavers, Dusk and Crash Overcast at Molly Malone’s
Adam Lasher at Skyloft
Leddie Garcia at the Federal Bar
Dennis Dreith Band at the Catalina Club
Pink Roach at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Summer Music Series at the Point

Thursday, Aug. 30

The Smashing Pumpkins and Metric at the Forum
Gili Yalo at Sunset Concerts at the Skirball Center
Rooney, Mating Ritual and Goldensuns at the Regent Theater
Alice Bag and Generacion Suicida at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Los Colognes and Talk Time at the Moroccan Lounge
Jengo, Nitai Hershkovits, Free the Robots and Koreatown Oddity at the Hi Hat
Oscar Key Sung at the Bootleg Theater
The Black Watch at Little Joy
Ecstatic Union, Purple Mountains Majesties, Gesserit and the Rare Occasions at the Satellite
Cretin Hop/The Cramps Night with Teenage Goo Goo Muck at Harvard & Stone
Cowgirl Clue, True Blue and Ariel View at 1720
Spain at the Love Song
Michael Constantino at Los Globos
Shiva, Alia and the Log.Os at the Virgil
Velarde at the Airliner
Gotham Police, the Coolers and China Rose at the Redwood Bar
Crissy Criss and Carasel MC at the Study
Jack & the Bones and Joy Downer at the Hotel Café
Prateek Kuhad, Eden Iris, Charlsey Miller and MacKenzi Heyman at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Ghoss at the Mint
Che’Nelle at the Mint (Late Show)
Jessie Taylor at the Three Clubs
Almost Edible and Devil’s Advocate at Café Nela
Abstract, Ryan Oakes, Dylan Reese, Aryia, J Vita and Mitch the Hero at Union Nightclub
Heaven & Earth at the Whisky a Go Go
The Strike and Brighton at the Roxy
A Killer’s Confession, Tallah, New Fiction and Pigweed at the Viper Room
Yard of Blondes, Satellite Citi and more at Lucky Strike Live
Copan, Bear Squared, Red Giant and Stardust 22 at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
V Torres, Good Witch and Kira Lingman at Saint Rocke
Robyn Hitchcock at the Largo at the Coronet
Fartbarf, Moon Ensemble and Bogan Via at the Wayfarer
Fang, Billy Club and Tenement Rats at Alex’s Bar
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic and Fishbone at the Observatory
David Rhythm, Local Culture and Hooliganz at the House of Blues Anaheim
Wilfax at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
K-Tel All-Stars at the HOB Anaheim Foundation Room
Mickey Avalon at Marty’s on Newport
The Darnell Wyrick Quintet at Newport Dunes
Joe Jenneman at Molly Malone’s
The Shakedown at the Federal Underground
Devon Rowland & Crazy Heart at the Catalina Club
Strange Days at the Redondo Beach Pier Concert Series at the Pier Stage
The Pogs at the Marke
Midge Ure and Paul Young at the Coach House
Carmina Burana at the Hollywood Bowl

Friday, Aug. 31

The Smashing Pumpkins and Metric at the Forum
John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl
Shakira at the Honda Center
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit and Aimee Mann at the Greek Theatre
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic at the Novo
Eli Paperboy Reed, Omar & the Stringpoppers and TJ Mayes at the Bootleg Theater
Modern Time Machines, Bizou, Empty Palace and High Priestess at the Satellite
Juiceboxxx, Charge it to the Game, No Win and Margot Pauline at the Hi Hat
Tom Walker and Oliver Riot at the Moroccan Lounge
Bad Bad Hats and Cumulus at the Roxy
Jerry Bell at the Fonda Theatre
Midge Ure and Paul Young at the El Rey Theatre
Pusha T at the Observatory
Alice in Chains, the Pink Slips and Starbenders at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Commodores, the Stylistics and Ohio Players at the Los Angeles County Fair
Jungle Fire and Here Lies Man at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Remo Drive, Field Medic and Beach Bunny at the Echo
Non Servium at the Regent Theater
Morbosidad, Blue Hummingbird On the Left, Maledict and Zulxaxeku at Resident
Moon Ensemble at the Love Song
The Schisms and Blind Innocence at the Silverlake Lounge
Oliver Dollar, Brillstein and Colour Vision at Los Globos
SHP Showcase with Soul Rising, Alone Together, Zach Zimmerman and Slow Burning Car at the Troubadour
Big Rig Dollhouse, Bearwulf, the Sugar and Paradise Vultures at the Viper Room
Thrill You Kill You, Devon Williams, Big Wednesday and Risa Rubin at the Smell
The Rap Contest at the Airliner
The Brutalists at the Redwood Bar
Blind Pony and JFK Motorcade at the Escondite
Paul Van Dyk at Exchange
Christian Lopez, the Nova Darlings and FNTN at the Peppermint Club
David Ayscue & Buhboon, Zen Thomas and JTHR at the Study
Lee Dewyze, Whitney Tai and Annabel Lee at the Hotel Café
Taylor Grey, 7 Less and Little Monarch at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Jon Brion at the Largo at the Coronet
Jailbyrd, Firemelon, Joker’s Hand, the Caddies and Bryan Dallas at the Mint
Death on the Radio, Exploding Pintos, the Terpenes and Phoenixook at Café NELA
Pegboard Nerds, Virtu, Frank Eazy and Emporia at Avalon
Derrick Carter, One-Half Nelson and Derek Monteiro at Sound Nightclub
Screamin’ Rebel Angels, Greg Antista & the Lonely Streets and the Vectors at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Professor Colombo, Mrs. Henry and Beaux Gris Gris at the Wayfarer
The Hula Girls at Marty’s on Newport
The Expendables, Bikini Trill and Nattali Rize at the House of Blues Anaheim
Morgan Mallory at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Black Eyed Pies at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Late Show)
E Hula Mau at the Terrace Theater
Vel the Wonder at the Garden Grove Amphitheater
Richard Blade at Newport Dunes
Visions at the Cave
Instone at Copper Blues
Dreamers & Drifters, Kruthi Singar and Carlos Carmen at Molly Malone’s
Kottonmouth Kings, Riddy K, Cold Cody and Madopelli Music at B Ryders
CTA, Danny Seraphine and Bill Champlin at the Rose
Herman’s Hermits and Peter Noone at the Canyon Agoura Hills
Tyga at OHM Nightclub
Wayz & Means at the Marke
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. at the Catalina Club
80s Night at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series

Saturday, Sept. 1

Tailgate Fest with Toby Keith, Joe Nichols, David Nail, Jana Kramer, Parmalee, Nelly and Randy Houser at the Forum
John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl
La Santa Cecilia at the Marina Del Rey Summer Concerts at Burton Chace Park 
New Blues Festival, with Lowrider Band, New Blues Revolution, Dennis Jones and more, at El Dorado Park in Long Beach
Made in LA festival, with Dorothy, Mondo Cozmo, Dorothy, Transviolet and DāM-FunK b2b with a J Rocc DJ Set, at Golden Road Brewing
The Aquabats at the El Rey Theatre
Pusha T and Valee at the Belasco Theater
Jurassic Shark, Diners and Wild Wing at the Lodge Room
Asesino, Lepra, Dark Sun, Infierno and Horsemen of the Apocalypse at the Teragram Ballroom
Teyana Taylor and Dani Leigh at the Novo
Ookay, Miknna and Swage at the Fonda Theatre
J Boog and Servants at the Fox Theater Pomona
The English Language, the Mad Walls and Mooncult at the Hi Hat
Liniker E Os Caramelows, Chola Orange and Lionmilk at the Bootleg Theater
Mammoth Indigo, Sleeplust and Verskotzi at the Silverlake Lounge
Cassandra Violet, MetronOhm and Def Sound at the Echo
Vaud & the Villains and We the Folk at the Troubadour
Devour at the Roxy
Niña Dioz at La Cita
Luis Fonsi at the Los Angeles County Fair
Wonder-Full: A Stevie Wonder Celebration at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Gabby Loks, Xavi Bllx, Adrian Villalobos, Jorge Serrano and Rhygin Paul at the Love Song
Jenna & the Pups, Dimber, Osito and Weeper at the Smell
Motorcycle Boy, Crazy Squeeze and Glitter Trash at the Redwood Bar
Klingande, Damon Steele and Mogli at Exchange
Tamtam and Erez at the Peppermint Club
Mike Scully at the Study
Marc Christian’s String Quartet at the Hotel Café
Josh Arbour, Lara Somogyi and Sachi at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Cody Lovaas at the Mint (Early Show)
The Withers, Daisycutter, Electric Howlers and Here’s to Now at the Mint
Symbol Six, the Probe, Baron Bandini and Joe Baiza at Café NELA
Three Bad Jacks, Koffin Kats, the Zipheads, Sickscrew, Klax, the Brainiax, Radarmen, Cigaratz, the Sindicates and more at Union Nightclub
Carmen at the Ford
Solarstone, Orkidea and Kristina Sky at Avalon
Carlo Lio and Modus at Sound Nightclub
The Patterns at Alex’s Bar
Non Servium at the Constellation Room
Goldfinger, the Suicide Machines, Buck-O-Nine and Suburban Legends at the House of Blues Anaheim
Lex, Ebon Lurks and CUUHHRAIG at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim
Gregory Michael at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Morgan Mallory at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Late Show)
Very Be Careful at Marty’s on Newport
E Hula Mau at the Terrace Theater
Bush, Stone Temple Pilots, the Cult and Bones at the Glen Helen Amphitheater
Herman’s Hermits and Peter Noone at the Cave
Evanescence and Lindsey Stirling at the FivePoint Amphitheatre
Pepe Aguilar and Christian Nodal at the Honda Center
Bassett and Handsome Karnivore at Molly Malone’s
Andrew Bloom at SKyloft
The English Beat at the Canyon Agoura Hills
Warrant at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Darik & the Funbags at the Marke
Eat the Wolf and Future Dead Men at SLO Brew
Boots on the Beach with Redwood Black, Westward Sons and more at Newport Dunes
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. at the Catalina Club
Sophia Bollman Band at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series

Sunday, Sept. 2

John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl
Made in LA Festival, with Saint Motel, Buyepongo, DUCKWRTH and Andre Power, at Golden Road Brewing
Sheer Mag, Marbled Eye and Blues Lawyer at the Troubadour
Havana Secret and El Haru Kuroi at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Geneva Jacuzzi and CMON at the Echo
S.H.I.T., Foza Comun, Macabre, Blazing Eye and Hate Preachers at Resident
All Souls, Dale Crover Band and Flying Hair at the Hi Hat
Okay Embrace, Larkin Grimm and Goose Pimple at the Bootleg Theater
Taft-Hartley at the Satellite
Jack Name, Emmett Kelly and Dillon Watson at the Love Song
Waveshaper, Absolute Valentine, Syntax, Street Cleaner and FaceXHugger at El Cid
Francesca Brown & the Moon Howlers at the Escondite
Valentino Khan at Exchange
Dynasty Handbag, San Cha, Hey Jellie and Kevin Yee at Zebulon
Spencer & Sequoia and Alex Ashley at the Hotel Café
Johnny Travis Jr. & the Delta Dawns at Harvard & Stone
Mushroomhead, the Browning, Kissing Candice, Unsaid Fate, Earth Caller and Dirty Machine at 1720
Leadr, Cat, Stardust Life and Myke Anthony at the Mint
Maria Howell Duets at the Three Clubs Back Stage Bar
Poisonous Members and Order Disorder at Café Nela
Marcy Playground, Raised on TV, Dizzylilacs and Not From England at the Whisky a Go Go
Junkyard, the Sahns and Bastard Saints at the Viper Room
Mariachi USA with Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlan, Mariachi Los Camperos and more at the Los Angeles County Fair
New Blues Festival, with the King Brothers, Janiva Magness, James Harman and more, at El Dorado Park in Long Beach
Doug & the Slugs at Alex’s Bar
Jake Hitt at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Down By Law at Marty’s on Newport
The English Beat at the Coach House
E Hula Mau at the Terrace Theater
Scorpions and Queensryche at the FivePoint Amphitheatre
Troop at the Rose
Herman’s Hermits and Peter Noone at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. at the Catalina Club
Chroma Haze (Rock) and DSB (Journey tribute) at Manhattan Beach Summer Concerts in the Park at Polliwog Park’s amphitheater
The Sgt. Peppers (Beatles tribute) at Summer Concerts in the South Bay: Terranea Summer Concert Series
Open Mic at the Silverlake Lounge