Kevin Bronson on September 22nd, 2018

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L.A. concerts for Saturday:

► Jay-Z and Beyoncé bring their On the Run II Tour to the Rose Bowl.
► The legendary Mavis Staples holds forth at the Ford.
► The 16th annual Tarfest brings Freedom Fry, WILD, Caught a Ghost, Smoke Season and Jane Holiday to the La Brea Tar Pits Park for a free, all-ages afternoon of music that starts at 1 p.m. [Set times here]
► Australian dream-pop artist Hatchie headlines the Bootleg Thetaer, supported by Wildhoney and Orchin.
► The late Leonard Cohen would have been 84 on Friday, and this evening L.A. singer Claire McKeown (Honey Child) teams up with the Echo to present Celebrating the Words and Music of Leonard Cohen, a tribute show featuring the likes of Entrance, Shannon Lay, Honey Child, Draemings, Joel Jerome, Lael Neale, Laena Geronimo, Imaad Wasif, Crook, Vug Arakas and Death Hags. The show starts at 5 p.m.

Also:

J Balvin at the Forum
Family Funktion festival at Union (Day 2)
Dean Ween Group at the Lodge Room
Superorganism and Yuno at the Fonda Theatre
Lagwagon, No Fun at All, Western Addiction and A Vulture Wake at the El Rey Theatre
Head in the Clouds Music & Art Festival with Rich Brian, Joji and more at the Los Angeles Historic State Park at the Los Angeles State Historic Park
Grant-Lee Phillips and I See Hawks in L.A. (matinee show) at the Federal Bar
The Spill Canvas and Selfish Things at the Hi Hat
Wolves, Eleven Dollar Bills, Kat Meoz and Kid Giant at the Troubadour
J Roddy Walston & the Business, Jonny Fritz and Joyous Wolf at the Roxy
Neil Frances and Matt DiMona at the Moroccan Lounge
Deaf Wish at Zebulon
Melissa Gottlieb, Trishes and Marirose at the Peppermint Club
Ameet Kanon and Reina Mora at the Hotel Café
James Houlahan and Fernando Perdomo at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at the Pantages (2 p.m. & 8 p.m. shows)
Elderbrook, White Cliff and Bailey at the Teragram Ballroom
Bad Company at the Los Angeles County Fair
NEEDTOBREATHE and Johnnyswim at the Greek Theatre
Al Di Meola at the Saban
The Exploited, D.I. and Total chaos at the Novo
Los Angeles Azules at the Microsoft Theater
The Game at the Novo
Hot Since 82 and Knee Deep at the Shrine Expo Hall
Sleeplust, Cuesta Loeb and Loretti at the Highland Park Bowl
Mothership Fest at the Mint
Pedal Strike, Akrid, Skunk Munks, Shag Rats and Zahara & the Herd at Café NELA
As Diabatz, Frenetic Trio, the Gris, Radarmen and the Peabrains at Los Globos
Kuromi, the Chonks, Clown Sounds and Alice at the Smell
Shingo Lee at the Airliner
Generacion Suicida at the Redwood Bar
R3hab and Nick Ledesma at Exchange
Kyau & Albert at Avalon
Jackal at Sound Nightclub
The Aviators, Rose & Pacific, Laurie Larson, Jennifer Woods, Svea Lyon and Reece Lyons at the Whisky a Go Go
Strange Brew, Skyler Lutes, Jason J and Jackii Kennedy at the Viper Room
Blake Anderson, Paz, Dem Ham Boyz, special guests and more at 1720
Oz Noy at Catalina Club
Bryan & Emily James, Kyle Smith and Abby Wolf at Genghis Cohen
King Leg, Whateverglades and Bryan James at Molly Malone’s
Rustic Overtones and Totem at the Playhouse Nightclub
Culprit, GP, Bristol to Memory and Madd Galaxy (late show) at the Federal Bar
Katalyst Jazz and Dot Dot Dot at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Peter Asher and Albert Lee at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Fuel at the Rose
Jugalbandi at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse
Gabriel Royal at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex
Rob Leines, Professor Colombo, Victoria Bailey and the Little Miss at the Garden Grove Amphitheater
People Under the Stairs and Pigeon John at Marty’s on Newport
FMLYBND, Clean Spill and Loud Forest at the Wayfarer
Youth Brigade, Channel 3, One Square Mile and Craneo at Alex’s Bar
Air Supply at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Forced Order, Downpresser, Take Offense and Gods Hate at the Constellation Room
8 Kalacas, Tijuana No., Los De Abajo, Left Alone, La Pobreska, Chencha and more at the Observatory (Early Show)
Stevie Talks at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Hoodie Allen at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim
Zach Williams, We are Messengers, Joshua Micah, Aaron Cole and more at the House of Blues Anaheim
Cross Cut Delux at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Late Show)
Jason Aldean, Luke Combs, Lauren Alaina and Dee Jay Silver at the Glen Helen Amphitheater
Dave Booda (early show) at Skyloft
Past Action Heroes (late show) at Skyloft
Warrant at the Canyon Agoura Hills
Trainwreck, Lost Marauders and Vampyre Bunnies at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Herman’s Hermits and XXL at the Coach House
The National and Phoebe Bridgers at the Santa Barbara Bowl