Tonight in L.A.: Black Lips, Tank and the Bangas, Bad Suns, Keyshia Cole, Bryson Tiller, Jason Mraz, Moonchild, She Keeps Bees, the Donkeys, Dopapod, Boogaloo Assassins, Ripe, Arlington, Rough Church, Tuxedo, the Picturebooks

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Black Lips (Photo by Lance Laurence)
Black Lips (Photo by Lance Laurence)

Friday’s Los Angeles concerts:

► New Orleans’  Tank & the Bangas [see our feature] and Sweet Crude [see their video] play a free concert at the Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles.
► After their sold-out show last Friday, Bad Suns make a return trip to the Fonda Theatre, supported by the Chain Gang of 1974 and the Marias.
► Atlanta’s Black Lips headline the Regent Theater behind their new album “Satan’s Graffiti or God’s Art?,” with Timmy’s Organism and Starcrawler opening.
► It’s Jason Mraz at the Hollywood Bowl.
Bryson Tiller and DJ Khaled perform at Staples Center, and then, a little later, Keyshia Cole holds forth at the Novo, all part of the BET Experience
Moonchild celebrate the release of their new album “Voyager” with a show at the Troubadour, with Iman Omari supporting.
► Brooklyn duo She Keeps Bees visit Resident, with Shannon Lay opening.
► And San Diego’s the Donkeys rock the Hi Hat, joined by Lens Mozer and God of Love.

Also:

Boogaloo Assassins at the Echo
Dopapod at the Teragram Ballroom
Ripe and Courtship at the Bootleg Theater
The Revolution at the Wiltern
Frankie Valli at the Saban Theatre
Arlington, Arms Akimbo and Johnny Rich at the Silverlake Lounge
Rough Church, Geronimo Getty and Rachel Goodrich at Taix (Champagne Room)
Hail the Sun, Capsize, Eidola, Limbs and Two Brothers at Rock City Studios
Chron Gen, the Generators and Corrupted Youth at Los Globos
Jurassic Shark, Plumber, Pure Muscle and Hot Brothers at the Smell
DFMK, Lysol Gang, Desidia and No Divide at the Redwood Bar
Turbulent Hearts, Flesh Blood & Bones, the Katellas and C.X.A. at Five Star Bar
Last Love, Park Strangers and Campus Security at Ham & Eggs Tavern
Charlie Chan & the Drones at the Escondite
Zach Cowie and Yacht at Zebulon
Brave Native, Creature Canyon, the Strike, Gavin Haley and Alexander Cardinale at the Hotel Café
Coby Brown, Caleb Trask, Josh Grider, D Henry Fenton & the Elizabethans and the John Bardy & Butch Norton Duo at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Scott Waldman, Radiodriver, Houston Do You Copy, Summer Cure and the Ricky Fitts at the Mint
Angry Samoan, Later Years, Evol, Los Creepers, Countime, NonCon, Frustrated and Short Temper at Café NELA
Troop at Union Nightclub – Jewel’s Room
Earry Hall, Tiger, Enroute and Tomi Tribe at Union Nightclub – Noise Room
Major Entertainer, Miss Jupiter and Fancy Space People at HM157
Clayton Cameron Sextet at Jazz at LACMA
Long Beach Opera, Robert Xavier Rodriguez’s “Frida” at Grand Performances at California Plaza
TheFatRat, Apashe, Jon Mon and FatSince95 at Avalon
Chus + Ceballos at Sound Nightclub
Nucleya and Raja Kumari at Couture
Stephen Pearcy of Ratt at the Whisky a Go Go
The Flashbax and Yachtley Crew at the Viper Room
Rats in the Louvre, Electric Children, Spare Parts for Broken Hearts and Iress at the Sugar Mill Saloon
Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Mastersons at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Futurecastle and Devil Season at the Wayfarer
The Picturebooks, Mike Vallely and O Zorn at Alex’s Bar
Tuxedo at the Observatory
Phora at the Observatory (Late Show)
The Black Seeds at the Constellation Room
Maxo Kream at the Constellation Room (Late Show)
Donavon Frankenreiter, Slapbak and David Rosales at the Coach House
Bodegas, Crow Baby, Harriers of Discord, Daydream Time Machine, Twin Seas and Naïve Thieves at Acerogami
Sylvia Greenstein at Genghis Cohen
The Sutra, Phil Tallo, the Returned and the Songery at Molly Malone’s
Mr. Big at the Canyon
Ty Dolla $ign at OHM Nightclub
Roberta Gambarini at the Catalina Club