Anna Acosta on August 19th, 2013

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Incoming: FYF Fest, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Best Coast, Strange Talk, Pharaohs, the Polyphonic Spree, Buddy Guy, Quadron, Heart, Nick Waterhouse, Ty Segall, Maria Muldaur, the Breeders, Andrew Belle, Beth Hart, Kristin Chenoweth, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Deafheaven, Colin Hay, the Black Angels, the Airborne Toxic Event, Rocky Dawuni, Quetzal, Truth & Salvage Co., Steely Dan

Above: That’s Yo La Tengo’s video for “Is That Enough,” which wrestles with the equation behind the long-running trio’s music. Having recently released their new album “Fade,” Yo La Tengo plays FYF Fest on Sunday.

Our staff picks of the week:

@KRBronson recommends: Reunited and celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Last Splash,” the Breeders visit the El Rey Theatre on Friday night and perform the next day at FYF Fest.

@Seraphina_L recommends: It’s a big weekend for FYF Fest as the festival returns to L.A. State Historic Park for two days again this year. Saturday and Sunday will feature performances by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV On the Radio, FLAG, Deerhunter Devendra Banhart, the Breeders, Toro y Moi, Death Grips, Roky Erickson, STRFKR, Thee Oh Sees, Simian Mobile Disco, Ty Segall, Dan Deacon, Nosaj Thing, Title Fight, Delorean, Foxygen and Crystal Antlers, My Bloody Valentine, MGMT, Beach House, Solange, Yo La Tengo, Washed Out, Holy Ghost!, Les Savy Fav, Shlohmo, Kurt Vile & the Violators, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Jonathan Richman, Baroness, Poolside, Touche Amore, Glasser, Guards and plenty more. 

After the jump, the week’s shows:

Monday, Aug. 19

Best Coast, Bleached and the Lovely Bad Things at the El Rey Theatre
Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran at the Staples Center
Ulrich Schnauss, the Colourist, Chain Gang of 1974 and Nightbox at It’s a School Night at BArdot
Kiev, Miya Folick, the Steelwells and MYPET at the Bootleg Bar
The Cooling Time, Daniel Ahearn & the Jones, Josh Gerowitz Trio and Love Hate Relationship at the Silverlake Lounge
Cotillon, Jeffertiti’s Nile, Wyatt Blair and Corners at the Echo
The Janks, the Active Set, the Golden Ghosts and Percy & the Gunslingers at the Satellite
Kieran Leonard and Sistermoon at Harvard & Stone
East of the River at Los Globos
Wet & Reckless, Guides, Molino and Glorious Wonder at Los Globos
Shivers, Washing Machines, Tyrannosaurus Zebra and Zig Zags at Pehrspace
Jason Joseph & the Spectacular, Ty Bailie B3 Trio, David Lyttle, Nathan Xander and Leopold & His Fiction at the Hotel Café
Joni Llamedo, Matty Wong, Kathleen Farless, Chaynler Joie and Ro Vitale at the Mint
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen at the Mint Backroom
Star Anna, Playboy School and 28 North at the Viper Room
Steel Panther at the House of Blues Hollywood
Leopold & His Fiction at Saint Rocke
Stacy Clark at the Constellation Room
Sheryl Crow at the Antelope Valley Fair

Tuesday, Aug. 20

Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran at the Staples Center
Itzhak Perlman at the Hollywood Bowl
Strange Talk, Omniflux and VIBES and the Bootleg Bar
Washing Machines, the Cigarette Bums, Aftergloam and Wide Streets at the Silverlake Lounge
Pharaohs, Secret Circuit and Nightbox at the Echoplex
Team Supreme at the Echo
Cary Brothers, Chris Stills, Fatal Attractions, Hall of Fame, Kissing & the Hiccups, the Space Race and Two Sheds in a Tribute to Elvis Costello at the Satellite
Gregory Alan Isakov, Kris Orlowski and Patrick Park at the Troubadour
Fascination, Josef Cristofer and Yvonne Black at Los Globos
The Sir Sultry Quintet at El Cid
Jon Batiste & Stay Human, Moses Sumney, Gabriel Mann and Brandon Coleman at the Hotel Café
Sounds Like Fun at Dim Mak Studios
The Walcotts at Harvard & Stone
The Adversary, Hibou and Stefano Langone at the Mint
Wangari Fahari and Fabian Ausultany at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Vice Junkies at Hemingway’s
The Happy Casualties at Skinny’s
Midnight Cities and Wet & Reckless at Boardner’s
Dirty Don Dailey at the Echo Country Outpost
Kings and Foley at the Detroit Bar
The Polyphonic Spree at the Observatory
Detour at the House of Blues Anaheim
George Thorogood & the Destroyers and Buddy Guy at the Antelope Valley Fair
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar
Estaire Godinez at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Steely Dan and the Deep Blue Organ Trio at the Santa Barbara Bowl

Wednesday, Aug. 21

Buddy Guy and Funky Meters at the Hollywood Bowl
Quadron at the Troubadour
Leftover Cuties at the Bootleg Bar
Birds of a Black Feather, Faulkner, Jameson & Co and Pistachio Novella at the Silverlake Lounge
Death Valley Girls, Daydreams and Images at the Satellite
The Burnrifs, Erin Cosgrove, the Mo Odds, Figs Vision and the Burning of Rome at Los Globos
Max Collins, Allison Iraheta & Halo Circus, Korby Lenker, Exquisite Corps and Twin at the Hotel Café
Seryn and Chambers at the Mint
Sound of Contact and Simon Collins at the Whisky A Go Go
Butcher Babies, Eyes Set to Kill, 9 Electric and Thrown Into Exile at the Roxy Theatre
Style Like Revelators, Ape Machine, Jared James Nichols and Little Caesar at the Roxy: On the Rox
Manou, Violet, Soma, Apocalipstick and the Broadway Bullies at the Viper Room
Kelly Blonde at the HOB Foundation Room
Gayle Skidmore at Molly Malone’s
Mathew Jordan at WitZend
The Bixby Knolls, Later and Dramedy at Malo
Decorator and secret guest at Harvard & Stone
Mark Ballas and Nick Shattuck at Saint Rocke
AJ and Chris at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Honey Cocaine at the Observatory
Kyle at the Constellation Room
Whitesnake at the Antelope Valley Fair
Adam Moezinia Quartet at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Scott Evans Davis at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Thursday, Aug. 22

The Polyphonic Spree, Harper Simon and Seryn at the El Rey Theatre
Heart and Jason Bonham at the Greek Theatre
Quadron at the Troubadour
Nick Waterhouse and the Boogaloo Assassins at the Santa Monica Pier
Ty Segall and Electric Flower Group at the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock
Maria Muldaur and the Campbell Brothers at the Skirball Center
The Black & the White, the Filthy Souls, Dallas and the Ceremonies at the Roxy Theatre
Andrew Belle and Grizfolk at the Bootleg Bar
SOLWAVE, Sucker for Pumps, telenovela and Young Creatures at the Silverlake Lounge
Hunter Hunted, Honeymoon and Basic Vacation at the Echo
Avi Buffalo, Michael Vidal, Arjuna Genome and Wide Streets at the Smell
Bouquet, Smoota and LA Takedown at pehrspace
Sera Cahoone, Sam Outlaw, the Melodic, Alana Amram and Erland at the Hotel Café
The Hallucinations at Harvard & Stone
Louis Van Taylor at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Quetzal Guerrero at Levitt Pavilion McArthur Park
Zac and Nimol of Dengue Fever, Rico Gagliano, Kevin Viner and Chris Garcia at Echoes Under Sunset
The Orquesta Cortez at Irvine Regional Park
Beth Hart, Wheeler Brothers and the Dirty River Boys at the Mint
G.F.P. at the Whisky A Go Go
Fallen Riviera, the Bell Boys, That Noise, Magneta Lane and HELLOWERARETWIN at the Viper Room
The Watkins Family Hour at the Largo at the Coronet
Fatal Jamz at the Spare Room
Charlie Clark at Origami Vinyl
The Entrance Band and A Million Billion Dying Suns at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Poor Man’s Whiskey, Grampa’s Grass and the Cerny Brothers at Saint Rocke
Matt Bradford at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
MDC, Duane Peters Gunfight, Dime Runner and Project Shepherd at Alex’s Bar
Pinback at the Observatory
O’Brother, Native and Daylight at the Constellation Room
Dave Widow & friends at the House of Blues Anaheim
Bonnie Raitt at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Mark A Miller at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Crizzly at the Yost Theater
The Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl

Friday, Aug. 23

The Breeders and Tweens at the El Rey Theatre
Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran at the Staples Center
Kristin Chenoweth at the Hollywood Bowl
Marco Antonio Solis at the Gibson Amphitheatre
Heart and Jason Bonham at the Greek Theatre
The Airborne Toxic Event at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Toad the Wet Sprocket and Grant Lee Buffalo at the Troubadour
The Blank Tapes, Mystic Braves, Bad Weather California, Sauna and Skating Polly at the Bootleg Bar
Deafheaven, Retox, Wreck & Reference and WIFE at the Echoplex
Mike Stinson at the Echo
El Conjunto Nueva Ola, Maria Del Pilar and El Haru Kuroi at the Satellite
Mellow Man Ace, N2Deep and Lighter Shade of Brown at Los Globos
The Mo Odds, Saything and the Burning of Rome at the Lot 1 Café
The Deltaz, Vanish Valley and Flowerglass at El Cid
Javier Dunn, Folks, Shane Alexander, Ghostlight Orchestra, Friends & Family and Angelo de Augustine at the Hotel Café
Tumbleweed Wanderers, Brent Amaker & the Rodeo and Fox & the Law at the Mint
Jacuzzihidive at the Mint (Late Show)
The Hard Way, the Fall of April, Life Down Here, the Cheap Motels and Indigo Mars at the Roxy Theatre (Early Show)
Josh Karmin and Brett Neiman at the Roxy Theatre (Late Show)
Dirty Pairadice, Future Villains, Diamond Lane, Fire the Animal, Legal Tender and Darling Stilettos at the Viper Room
Black Lodge, 8MM, Glass Battles, Gone Baby Gone, Gunslinger and Derek Anthony Gray at the House of Blues Hollywood
Asphalt Messiah at the HOB Foundation Room
Colin Hay at the Largo at the Coronet
LoCura at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Talavya at Levitt Pavilion McArthur Park
Ian Krouse’s Lorca, Child of the Moon at California Plaza
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Kevin Sousa at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Steve Cooke at Molly Malone’s
Adolescents, the Crowd, the Middle Class and Rats in the Wall at Alex’s Bar
The Black Angels and the Black Ryder at the Observatory
Tijuana Panthers at the Constellation Room
Strung Out, Unwritten Law and Sprung Monkey & the Implants: SRH Fest at the House of Blues Anaheim
Anderson Hall at the House of Blues Anaheim (Late Show)
Steve Tyrell and the Mark Carter Project at the Coach House
Maz Jobrani at the Canyon
Poncho Sanchez at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
House of Dreamz at the Yost Theater

Saturday, Aug. 24

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV On the Radio, FLAG, Deerhunter [pictured], Devendra Banhart, the Breeders, Toro y Moi, Death Grips, Roky Erickson, STRFKR, Thee Oh Sees, Simian Mobile Disco, Ty Segall, Dan Deacon, Nosaj Thing, Title Fight, Delorean, Foxygen and Crystal Antlers: FYF Fest at the Los Angeles State Historic Park
Peter Frampton, B.B. King, Sonny Landreth and Dean DeLeo at the Greek Theatre
Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran at the Staples Center
Rocky Dawuni at Levitt Pavilion McArthur Park
Quetzal at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Aaron Nicholas at the El Rey Theatre
Kristin Chenoweth at the Hollywood Bowl
Flock of Seagulls at Lost 80s Live at 641 N. Pine, Long Beach
King Washington at the Bootleg Bar
LA Witch, the Hallucinations, Alexandra & the Starlight Band and Zachary James & the All Seeing Eyes at the Silverlake Lounge
Bambu, Reverie, Kixxie Siete and Artie McCraft at the Echoplex
La Santa Cecilia at the Getty Center
Jaz James at One Colorado
Deluka and Leyva & the Central Park 5 at Los Globos
Clues, Codes and Mal Blum at the Lot 1 Café
Carole Pope, Silver & Gold, Daymoon and Love Connie at El Cid
Azadeh, Elaine Faye & the Big Band, Joel Taylor and Lara Johnston at the Hotel Café
Katrina, Frank Stallone and Jessarae at the Mint
Gravity A and Czar Rose at the Mint (Late Show)
Truth & Salvage Co, Song Preservation Society and Wes Sheffield at the Troubadour
The Moby Dicks, Femme Fatale, Roxanne and Venrez at the Roxy Theatre
Darling Stilettos at the Viper Room (Early Show)
Kazell, Lexo, Romy Ancona, K. Ro and Alexir at the Viper Room
Angie Stone at the House of Blues Hollywood
Fared Shafinury at Grand Performances at California Plaza
Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Ernest Troost and Ray Bonneville at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Kyle at Tru Hollywood
Lance Herbstrong, Mansions on the Moon and Ancient Lasers at Saint Rocke
Old Havana at Saint Rocke (Early Show)
Bad Weather California, Sauna and Skating Polly at the Detroit Bar
Manic Hispanic, CH3, Shattered Faith and Transistor LB at Alex’s Bar
Lucero and Jonny Two Bags at the Observatory
The Colourist at the Constellation Room
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Hellbound Hayride and the Jackpot Club at the Coach House
Jason Bentley, Z-Trip and Bonobo at the Pacific Amphitheatre

Sunday, Aug. 25

My Bloody Valentine, MGMT, Beach House, Solange, Yo La Tengo, Washed Out, Holy Ghost!, Les Savy Fav, Shlohmo, Kurt Vile & the Violators, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Jonathan Richman, Baroness, Poolside, Touche Amore, Glasser and Guards: FYF Fest at the Los Angeles State Historic Park
Yo Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Stuart Duncan and Edgar Meyer at the Hollywood Bowl
2AM, Dynamic Duo, DJ Koo, EXO, f(x), G-Dragon, Teen Top and Yu Seung Woo: KCON at the Los Angeles Sports Arena
Steely Dan at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Maze and Frankie Beverly at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk
Douglas & the Furs at the Bootleg Bar
Dan Jannisch, Ben Reddell, Ray Bonneville and Sarah Stanley at the Echo (AM Show)
Fear of Men, Dunes, Dream boys and Roses at the Echo
Neil Hamburger at the Satellite
Open Mic at Los Globos
Hadrien Feraud, Jennie Wayne and Lindsey Clark at the Hotel Café
Charlie Greene and Matt Szlachetka at the Mint
DeStorm Power, Spit Freely and LaFonz at the Roxy Theatre
Shugga Shane, the Headnokas, Marka, Push2Start and Drew Michael at the Viper Room
The Monday After at the Viper Room Acoustic Lounge
The Dustbowl Revival at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Mark “Pocket” Goldberg and Terry Evans at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Miss Mamie Lavona the Exotic Mulatta & Her White Boys, Grit, Riz Orkestra and the Midnight Screening at Alex’s Bar
Toad the Wet Sprocket and Grant Lee Buffalo at the Observatory
Stacy Clark at the Constellation Room
Good Morning Orbit, the Dealers, St. Cello’s Fall, the Shrooms and the Jezebelles at the House of Blues Anaheim
Chip Taylor, Kim Lenz and the Jaguars at the Federal Bar
South Central Skankers, Viernes 13, La Resistencia and La Banda Skalavera at the Yost Theater
The Pacific Symphony at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Dennis Tufano at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Eyedentity at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club

Photo of Deerhunter by Robert Semmer