This Week’s Shows: May 6-12
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Upcoming Los Angeles concerts: Ariana Grande, Santigold, Flying Lotus 3D, Mating Ritual, the Palms, Gungor, CAPYAC, Harry Katz & the Pistachios, Bruce Hornsby, STRKFR, Tom O’Dell, ASHRR, Bayonne, FKA Twigs, Animals As Leaders, Ruby Friedman, Dylan Dunlap, Alan Licht, Andy Clockwise, Spencer Krug, the Faint, Sam Gellaitry, Freya Ridings, White Lies, Mulatu Astatke, Cub Sport, Talos, Lady Lamb, Hot Mulligan, SMUT, Luke Jenner, Al Green, Todd Rundgren, Art Garfunkel, Rival Sons, Alec Benjamin, L’impératrice, Tim Hecker, Youngblood, Destroyer, Party Nails, Bells Atlas, the Electric West, Eels, Chaos Chaos, IONNALEE, Yann Tiersen, L7, Nico Muhly, Sondre Lerche, HEALTH, Starcrawler, Sugar Candy Mountain, Tirzah, OHMME, Phantom Planet, Magic Wands, the Courtneys, Camp Cope, Bad Suns, Private Island, Art Alexakis, Like Totally Music Festival, Lightning in a Bottle Festival, the Bangles, Public Image Ltd., Jenny Lewis, Amanda Palmer, TOKiMONSTA, the Bouncing Souls, Keith Sweat, Dance Gavin Dance, Angelo de Augustine, St. Lucia, Anthony Fantano, Foxing, American Football, Florence & the Machine, Léon
■ Above: Kevin Morby headlines the Theatre at Ace Hotel on Wednesday night in support of his new album, “Oh My God,” with Sam Cohen opening. Tickets.
Monday, May 6
Ariana Grande, Normani and Social House at the Staples Center
Mating Ritual, Rainstorm Brother, Isaac Gracie, Jonathan Something and Vita Bergen at Bardot
Gungor, the Brilliance and Propaganda at the El Rey Theatre
The Palms at the Roxy
CAPYAC, Paper Idol, Benny Bridges, Magdalena Bay and Moon Ensemble at the Echo
Harry Katz & the Pistachios, Eva Dol & the Strange Times, Dario Bronco and SUMEAU at the Satellite
Balto, Anna Vogelzang, Daniel Dixon, Cale Tyson and Dan Sheron at the Love Song
Dillan Witherow, Emma Cole and the Astronots at Gold Diggers
Carrie Manolakos at the Hotel Café
BMI Showcase at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Annie Hardy, Mean Heat and Red Eyed Light at Harvard & Stone
Blanco Diablo at the Mint
The Mint Jam at the Mint (Late Show)
Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers at the Troubadour
The Sunset Jam at the Viper Room
Lié, Terminal A and Slaughterhouse at the Continental Room
Olivia Rohde at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
STRFKR at La Santa
Alright Spider, the Rooster and the Children at the Wayfarer
Jimmy Lane and Jim Altman at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Tuesday, May 7
Ariana Grande, Normani and Social House at the Staples Center
ASHRR, Proper Junkies and Nightjacket at the Bootleg Theater
FKA Twigs at the Palace Theatre
The Faint, Choir Boy and Closeness at the Roxy
Spencer Krug at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
The Dream Syndicate at Amoeba
Mike Mills “I Am Easy to Find” (film by Mills & The National) and album listening party at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
Tom Odell and Lucie Silvas at the El Rey Theatre
Bayonne, Palm Daze and Death Hags at the Echo
Animals As Leaders, the Contortionist and Evan Marien & Dana Hawkins at the Mayan Theater
MorMor and duendita at the Moroccan Lounge
Leggy, Rosie Tucker and Guppy at the Satellite
Sam Gellaitry at Echoplex
Cosmo Gold, Surprise Baby and Little Rituals at the Griffin
Ruby Friedman at the Black Rabbit Rose
Dylan Dunlap, SUR, Glass Battles and Zanski at Madame Siam
Alan Licht at Zebulon
McCall, Perish and Jamie B at the Love Song
Wayne Garner at El Cid
The Darbies at the Redwood Bar
Open Mic Night at House of Machines
Randy Randall, Dinos & Eddie Ruscha, Animal Charm and Devin Sarno at La Cita
Weekly Musician’s Open Mic at Highland Park Bowl
Andy Clockwise and Timothy Bloom at the Hotel Café
Daniel Brouns and Bea Troxel at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Sammy Hagar & the Circle at the Troubadour
Ultimate Jam Night at the Whisky a Go Go
Rivkah Hope, Jaki Nelson and Conner Boatman at the Viper Room
Frank Vardaros’ Jazz Orchestra at the Catalina Jazz Club
Purple Fuzz Machine, Storm Coast, Luke Loww at the Continental Room
Calamity Company and more at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Palms and Joshua Speers at the Constellation Room
Jake Hitt at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar
Open Mic at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Wednesday, May 8
Kevin Morby and Sam Cohen at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
White Lies and the Active Set at the Fonda Theatre
Freya Ridings and Isaac Gracie at the El Rey Theatre
FKA Twigs at the Palace Theatre
The Faint, Choir Boy and Closeness at the Roxy
Nick Thune, Damien Jurado, Chelsea Peretti and Nick Kroll at Largo at the Coronet
Mulatu Astatke at the Regent Theater
Cub Sport, Georgi Kay and Minor Poet at the Echo
Talos, Jett Kwong and Waterstrider at the Moroccan Lounge
Lady Lamb, Katie Von Schleicher and Alex Schaaf at the Lodge Room
Hot Mulligan, Future Teens, Kayak Jones, Fredo Disco and Belmont at the Hi Hat
SMUT, Lié, Macabre and Object of Affection at the Satellite
Luke Jenner, Woundz, Collapsing Scenery and Seedy Films (feat. Luke Jenner) at Zebulon
Cocoa Tea, Keith Poppin and more at Echoplex
The Osteoblasts, Salty Hearts, ProLand, the 3 Tonicz and Gato de Playa at the Silverlake Lounge
Ethio Cali at the Love Song
Los Fauna at the Redwood Bar
Friends & FOE at the Virgil
Ward at Mal’s Bar
Michael Blume, Lils and Paul Greene at the Hotel Café
Tyler Lyle at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Allie Armstrong, the Surrealistics and Georgia Greene at Harvard & Stone
Em & the Gems, Casey Baer and Jordan Hawkins at the Mint
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Scooter Page, Heavy as Holograms, Danger Escape and Demon in Me at the Whisky a Go Go
Powerman 5000, Knee High Fox and Secret Social Club at the Viper Room
Nikita Karmen at Genghis Cohen
Melinda Doolittle at the Catalina Club
Young Roc, StealMyBeats, Alia Zin and Richard Wright at the Continental Room
Shiro, Bearwulf, Tremors and Chase Petra at Alex’s Bar
Snowmanfloza, the Dares and the Leftovers at the Wayfarer
Miss Valeri Lopez and Tavia at Saint Rocke
Michael Gregory at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Chad Watson at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Thursday, May 9
Al Green and Jessy Wilson at the Greek Theatre
Todd Rundgren at the Wiltern
Art Garfunkel at the Saban
Rival Sons and the Sheepdogs at the Fonda Theatre
Alec Benjamin and Alexander 23 at the El Rey Theatre
L’impératrice and the Undercover Dream Lovers at the Regent Theater
Destroyer and Nicholas Krgovich at the Lodge Room
Tim Hecker, the Konoyo Ensemble and Kara-Lis Coverdale at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
Smoked Out Soul, Cody Lee and surprise headliners at Lightning in a Bottle at Lake Buena Vista
Youngblood, Lil Death, Ham on Everything, Lights Down Low, Cyber Ceremony and more at Echoplex
Liz Cooper & the Stampede, Briston Maroney and Grady at the Echo
Bells Atlas, V.C.R. and Moonheart at the Satellite
Condor, Hate Preachers, Fuga and Form Rank at Zebulon
Party Nails, Cannons and Somme at the Hi Hat
Versing, Gum Country, Cryogeyser and Dummy at Resident
The Dodos at the Love Song
The Electric West, Twin Ritual and L.A. Drones at the Silverlake Lounge
Amra, Sons of Gold, Them Poehler Bears at Highland Park Bowl
Kalay, Tree and Eldra Jermaine at El Cid
Black Iron Rebel, the Great Sadness, Bishkek Wedding, Poisonous Members and Beyond the Horror Show at Café Nela
Jeff Beal at Amoeba
Art Alexakis at the Rose
Jesse Thomas at the Hotel Café
Wes Corbett, Simon Chrisman, Jason Hawk Harris and Anna Pancaldi at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Derek Day at Lucky Strike Live
Snake Farmers, J*SH and the August Madness at the Mint
Tina Michelle at the Hard Rock Hollywood
¿TÉO?, Maro and Samson at the Troubadour
Phil X & the Drills, Made N America, Braemore, Jheron, the Original Striker and Kate Skales at the Whisky a Go Go
Tia P, Soul Rising and Teddy Martin at the Viper Room
Yu Ooka with Barbara Morrison and Michael Paulo at the Catalina Jazz Club
Tiny Goliath at Genghis Cohen
Igor Petrovic with Novi Hitovi and Zabavna at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Wax, All City Jimmy, Mike B and more at Catch One
Total Mirror Eclipse showcase: Bae Balde, Takako Minekawa & Dustin Wong, Fitness (fka Høunds), Mirrored Fatality, SEBEYU, 011668 (fka Echavox), Eddington Again and Pauline Lay at Chewing Foil Gallery
Acid Mothers Temple, Yamantaka and Sonic Titan at Alex’s Bar
Eels and Robert Ellis at the Observatory
Chaos Chaos and Worn-Tin at the Constellation Room
Morgan Mallory at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Hot Mulligan, Belmont, Fredo Disco, Kayak Jones and Future Teens at Chain Reaction
The Sugar Cuts at La Santa
Flaural, Blanco Nino and Cosmo Gold at the Wayfarer
Bell-Isserlis-Denk Trio at the Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers at the Coach House
Yngwie Malmsteen at the Canyon Montclair
The Spinners at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Raul Malo at the Canyon Agoura Hills
Ale, the Final Girls and Carry On Band at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Songhoy Blues at the Moroccan Lounge has been postponed
Friday, May 10
* Notes changes after this list was originally posted.
Ariana Grande, Normani and Social House at the Forum
Alec Benjamin and Alexander 23 at the El Rey Theatre
HEALTH and Youth Code at the Teragram Ballroom
IONNALEE and Allie X at the Fonda Theatre
Kandi Burruss, Tamar Braxton and Trina at the Novo
Yann Tiersen at the Orpheum Theatre
Lila Downs and Helado Negro at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Todd Rundgren at the Wiltern
L7 and Le Butcherettes at the Glass House
Flying Lotus 3D, CharlesTheFirst, Dimond Saints, Osunlade, Vokab Kompany, Ooah, Ben Seagran and more at Lightning in a Bottle at Lake Buena Vista
Nico Muhly at the Ace Hotel
Sondre Lerche at the Largo at the Coronet
Combichrist and Silver Snakes at the Regent Theater
Starcrawler at Brouwerij West
Sugar Candy Mountain, Flaural, Hooveriii and the Mad Walls at the Echo
ÌFÉ at Echoplex
OHMME and mmeadows at the Moroccan Lounge (Early Show)
* Phantom Planet at the Lodge Room (originally scheduled at Resident)
* Tirzah at the Lodge Room has been postponed til Sept. 28 because of visa complications.
Magic Wands, Lost Tapes, Programmed for Pleasure and Toucan at House of Machines
Chaos Chaos and Worn-Tin at the Hi Hat
Camp Cope, An Horse and Oceanator at the Bootleg Theater
The Courtneys, Ian Sweet and Automatic at Zebulon
Freeks, Spencer Robinson & Wolf Spiders, Sun Graves at Highland Park Bowl
Justin Barwick, Jason Knight, Zea Sy, Poe the Passenger and Timmy Milner at the Silverlake Lounge
Osiris8, the Raven Agent, SADBOISAM and Shaka D Cakes at the Smell
Boan at El Cid
Year of the Dragon at the Redwood Bar
C*ntPunch, Symbol Six, Death on the Radio and the Mother Vines at Café NELA
Shayna Adler Trio and Nightbloom at the Escondite
Grandtheft and Wuki at Exchange
Todd Rundgren at Amoeba (2 p.m., book signing only)
Cry Wolf, Mielo and Roniit at 1720
Tav Falco’s Panther Burns at the Peppermint Club
Ivo Dimchev, Sara Niemietz and Nataly Dawn at the Hotel Café
Honey County, Madison Malone, Milk., Matt Hall, Vega Victoria and Andrew Cervantes at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Outside Animals at Boardner’s
Jessie Payo & the Harvard House Band at Harvard & Stone
Georgie Lewis, Sapphyre Blu, Sugi Dakks and Sam Ravenna at the Mint
YehMe2 and Juyen Sebulba at Avalon
Oliver Koletzki and Kynda Black at Sound Nightclub
Arturo Sandoval and the LA All Stars at the Catalina Jazz Club
Gone West feat. Colbie Caillat and Bailey Bryan at the Troubadour
45 Grave, Ravens Moreland and Scurvy Kids at the Whisky a Go Go
Lolo Zouaï and Jean Deaux at the Roxy
B & the Hive and Lyra Star at Genghis Cohen
The Campbells and Brennan Villines at Molly Malone’s
Cheer Up Club, Gestures & Sounds, Nightgown and the Gooms at NPU
GENR8R at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Anna Tivel at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Loww Fi Fest with Luke Loww, Foliage, Makeout Reef, Kalm Dog, The Gnars, Sweet Pill, RMB, Lil Jinro, Hard Habit and Scatter-Brain at Garden Amphitheatre
Oingo Boingo Former Members at the Rose
T.S.O.L. at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Talking Threads at Mozambique
Bad Suns and Carlie Hanson at the Observatory
Private Island, Derek Ted and the Honeysticks at the Constellation Room
Jake London at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Hooray for Our Side at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim
Robby T & Get Down Jam Band at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Late Show)
Ignite at La Santa
Kiercy Gargantuan, DrahCir, Oracle, Covert and more at Chain Reaction
Bells Atlas, Devil Season and Moonheart at the Wayfarer
Ekolu at Saint Rocke
Raul Malo and Alih Jey at the Coach House
The Spinners, Brass Brothers Show Band feat. Teddy Lee Hooker at the Canyon Montclair
Art Alexakis at the Canyon Agoura Hills
The Nesting Dolls, the Paper Hearts, Elemenopy and AC/BG at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with Michael Barenboim at Walt Disney Concert Hall (Daytime Show)
Vijay Iyer Sextet at the Soraya
New Ideas Chamber Orchestra at the Ventura College Performing Arts Center
Saturday, May 11
Due to visa issues, Deaf Havana at the Echo has been postponed
Due to Mick Jaggers recovery, the Rolling Stones at the Rose Bowl has been postponed
Like Totally Music Festival, with the Bangles, Public Image Ltd., ABC with Martin Fry, the Romantics, the Smithereens Featuring Marshall Crenshaw, Greg Kihn Band, Tommy Tutone, Martha Davis of The Motels and more, at Huntington State Beach
Santigold, Shades, Luttrell, Tropo, Barakuda, Doc Martin and more at Lightning in a Bottle at Lake Buena Vista
Jenny Lewis at the Hollywood Palladium
Amanda Palmer at the Ace Hotel
TOKiMONSTA, MILCK, Sophia Black and more at the Ford
Bad Suns and Carlie Hanson at the Wiltern
HEALTH and Youth Code at the Teragram Ballroom
The Bouncing Souls, the Bronx, Skinny Lister and Sharp Shock at the Fonda Theatre
Keith Sweat, the Isley Brothers, Guy feat. Teddy Riley, Ginuwine and Jon B. at the Citizens Business Bank Arena
Slushii and Dada Life at the Shrine Expo Hall
Darell & Brytiago at the Novo
Hollywood Vampires at the Greek Theatre
Dance Gavin Dance, Don Broco, Hail the Sun, Covet and Thousand Below at the El Rey Theatre
Black Crystal Wolf Kids, the Remotes and Nerd Halen at the Federal Bar
Black Mike, Huey Briss, Chill As Fuck and Fresco DB at the Regent Theater
Too $hort at Echoplex
St. Lucia and Airpark at the Troubadour
Anthony Fantano at the Bootleg Theater
Angelo de Augustine and Ada Lea at the Lodge Room
Swearxxxwords, Gibralter Moons and ÔBERON at the Hi Hat
Falcons at the Moroccan Lounge
Score 14: A Movement and Music Happening at Zebulon (early 1 p.m. show)
Shred For Your Life Guitar Battle at Zebulon
Brownies & Lemonade at the Glass House
The Kiffness at House of Machines
Calvin Priice at the Love Song
Cross Cutter, Titanic Titanic and Blackwater Jukebox at the Redwood Bar (Daytime Show)
Los Waraperos and El Ritmo de Sol y Mar at the Redwood Bar
Hayley & the Crushers, Rat Fancy, Dirty Limbs and Cosmic Kitten at the Highland Park Bowl
Meteor Street, Echo, Lady Sarbeast and Da Vang at the Silverlake Lounge
Negro Galacticus, Chud, Color Quest and This Uni at the Smell
Los Magnificos at Los Globos
Solardo, Skream and Bones at Exchange
Color the Band, Susan Lucas & Pancake Prophecy, Erin Stevenson, Amir Miles and Chrissy at the Peppermint Club
Rusty Tinder, Future Fossils, MOA and Karen Dezelle at the Hotel Café
Rebecca Pidgeon, Willie Wisely, Jesse Macht, the Bad Breaks, the Blondes, and Queen Frequency & the Twats at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Jessie Payo & the Harvard House Band at Harvard & Stone
A Darker Bright, Robbers, Tape, Summercatz and Green at the Mint
Otanana Trio, Bloody Brains and Dali’s Llama at Café NELA
Sincere Gifts at Ham & Eggs Tavern
Viento en Contra and Todas Edades at Catch One
Diary of Dreams at Catch One
Ollie at Catch One
Solarstone, Nick Warren and Forerunners at Avalon
Dillon Nathaniel at Sound Nightclub
Arturo Sandoval and the LA All Stars at the Catalina Jazz Club
The Spinners at the Saban
Joe Henry at the Largo at the Coronet
Lexi Lou, Funk Sway, Kait Ellis, Primal Kings and Easytiger at Molly Malone’s
Darryl Morris Band at Genghis Cohen
Yngwie Malmsteen at the Rose
Katalyst Collective at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Tom Rush and Matt Nakoa at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Foxing, Now Now and Daddy Issues at the Observatory
Phantom Planet at Constellation Room
Selly at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Léon and Morgan Saint at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim
Crosscut Delux at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Late Show)
Jumping Jack Flash at Mozambique
Trish Toledo at the Yost Theater
Monolord and Here Lies Man at La Santa
Funk Freaks at La Santa (Late Show)
Art Alexakis, Chris Collingwood, Max Collins and John Wozniak at the Coach House
Oingo Boingo Former Members at the Canyon Montclair
Puddle of Mudd at the Canyon Agoura Hills
Last One’s Left, Voidvator and Love & a .38 at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Vijay Iyer Sextet at the Soraya
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with Michael Barenboim at Walt Disney Concert Hall (Daytime Show)
Sunday, May 12
Eels and Robert Ellis at the Ace Hotel
American Football and Illuminati Hotties at the Regent Theater
Toro Y Moi, Opiuo, Bedouin, Swingrowers, Fixate and Benjamin K at Lightning in a Bottle at Lake Buena Vista
NCT 127 at the Microsoft Theater LA Live
Dance Gavin Dance, Don Broco, Hail the Sun, Covet and Thousand Below at the El Rey Theatre
Charlie Wilson, Patti Labelle and Stephanie Mills at the Forum
Florence & the Machine and Perfume Genius at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Léon and Morgan Saint at the Belasco Theater
Albert & the Dreamboats, Jesse Williams & Coyote, Jason Hawk Harris, S.O.S. and Greg Felden at the Echo (Early Show)
Xeno & Oaklander, SRSQ, Chasms and Fawns of Love at Echoplex
Honeychain, the Touchies, Godspeedball and Sector 7-g at the Redwood Bar
Fleshies, Dimber, Marriage Material and Honduh Daze at the Smell
Doble Poder at La Cita
Aud Mammal, the Great Sadness, Family Cash and Lauren Lakis at Old Towne Pub
Bailey Thompson, Therese Curatolo, Dan Graydon, Katja Lavinia and the Bad Mofos at the Hotel Café
Johnny Travis Jr. & the Delta Dawns at Harvard & Stone
Raised on TV, Macy Wired for Sound, Comma LA and Nicole & Scotty at the Mint
Jeremih and King Combs at Avalon
Tyrone “Mr. Superfantastic” Perkins at the Catalina Jazz Club (early 1 p.m. show)
Arturo Sandoval and the LA All Stars at the Catalina Jazz Club
Archspire, Inferi, Virvum and Wormhole at the Whisky a Go Go
Punk Bunny, BuildCastlesInAir and more at the Viper Room
Bow Thayer and Val McCallum at Genghis Cohen
Mary Fahl at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Yaawn, Transistor LB, Hayley & the Crushers and Dirty Limbs at Alex’s Bar
The Answering Machines, Palm Sugar and Hermanos at the Continental Room
The Bouncing Souls, the Bronx, Skinny Lister and Sharp Shock at the Observatory
Steve Maggiora at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers and Ryan Hamilton & the Harlequin Ghosts at Saint Rocke
Fantastic Diamond at the Canyon Montclair (early 11 a.m. show)
Yngwie Malmsteen at the Canyon Montclair
The Los Angeles Philharmonic with Michael Barenboim at Walt Disney Concert Hall (Daytime Show)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
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