Kevin Bronson on February 16th, 2013

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Saturday – the fun starts early and runs late:

‣ Eastern Conference Champions head up a big lineup on the Local Music Stage at Chinatown’s Lunar New Year Festival. The free day of music starts at noon and also features Troup, Mind the Gap, Spirit Vine, Western Scene and Daniel Ahearn & the Jones. See set times at the end of this post.
‣ Pink and the Hives team up for a big show at the Staples Center.
‣ Swedish electro-pop duo Icona Pop steps away from their current U.S. tour (where they are opening for Passion Pit) to do a headlining date at the Troubadour, supported by K. Flay.
‣ German duo Mouse on Mars brings its distinctive electro to the El Rey Theatre – it’s their first U.S. tour in six years.
‣ Blues trio the Record Company headlines the Satellite, where openers the Eagle Rock Gospel Singers celebrates the release of their EP.
‣ And it’s the second of three sold-out nights for Soundgarden at the Wiltern.

Also:

Avi Buffalo and Batwings Catwings at Art Share LA (801 E. 4th Place)
The World Record, Seasons, the Black Watch, Arrica Rose, Joel Jerome, Kera & the Lesbians and Rough Church at the Highland Park American Legion Hall
The Bolts, Short Story Long, Blue Flames, Attic Empire, Synn and Karma at the Roxy Theatre
Feed Me with Teeth, Mord Fustang and Audrey Napoleon at the Fonda Theatre
Charlie Wilson, Keith Sweat and the Whisperers at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Steve Tyrell at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Casper Von DJ at the Federal Bar
Red Baraat, Golden Bolts, Aditya Prakash and Ensemble at the Bootleg Theater
The Mo-Odds at the R Bar
Surf Club, Sea Lions, Manatee and Heathers at the Smell
Ivory DeVille, Cinderella Motel and Ingenue at El Cid
Mike Cooley, Sweetwater & the Satisfaction, D Henry Fenton and Alina Hardin at the Hotel Café
Toubab Krewe, Clayton Joseph Scot and Omar Velasco at the Mint
Kylie Marcus, Tyler Barabas, Hannah Anders, the Beat Kidz, Nate Trott and the Ryans at On the Rox
Hepcat and the Expanders at the House of Blues Hollywood
Gone Avery, Belvedero and Garland at the Foundation Room
Soulfly and Detriment at the Key Club
Shawn Mullins and Max Gomez at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
M80s, Jay Stevens and Kyndryd at Saint Rocke
GFP, Wrong Beach and Last of the Bad Men at Alex’s Bar
Cockney Rejects and Youth Brigade at the Observatory
Wallpaper and Con Bro Chill at the Constellation Room
Ramon Ayala at the House of Blues Anaheim
Ozomatli, the Almighty Grind, Ruben Gonzalez and Passion Gitana at the Coach House
Every Time I Die at the Glass House
El Recodo & Gerardo Ortiz at the Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center
Kenny G at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Paco Pena at the Valley Performing Arts Center
The Temptations at the Cerritos Center
Sir Sly at Velvet Jones
Boyz II Men at the City National Grove of Anaheim
George Benson at the McCallum Theatre
Dive Bomber and Jack Russell’s Great White at the Marquee 15
Tim Mason at the Yost Theater
Callie Moore, Robert Gillies and Danna Richards at Genghis Cohen

Lunar New Year Festival in Chinatown (free): Set times

Noon – Daniel Ahearn & the Jones
[114th annual Golden Dragon Parade]
3:30 p.m. – Western Scene
4:30 – Spirit Vine
5:30 – Mind the Gap
6:30 – Troup
7:30 – Eastern Conference Champions