Photos: Jean Dawson, Automatic, Meth Math and more at Day 1 of Viva! Pomona
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Highlights from Saturday’s Day 1 of the Viva! Pomona music festival at the Glass House in Pomona.

Highlights from Saturday’s Day 1 of the Viva! Pomona music festival at the Glass House in Pomona.
After blazing a trail with their summer pandemic hits “Chaise Longue” and “Wet Dream,” U.K. indie-rockers Wet Leg made their West Coast live debut to L.A. fans yearning to finally sing along.
She & Him, resuming their holiday shows at the Theatre at Ace Hotel, decked the concert hall with Christmas cheer on Saturday night.
Skullcrusher providing a night of enchantment — that, yes, seemed a bit surreal — on Friday at the Lodge Room.
L.A. trio Trousdale sold out the Echo for a night of harmony-rich music, lively banter and, ultimately, confetti, all in celebration of their new EP, “What Happiness Is.”
Caribou closed out the 2021 concert season at the Greek Theatre with a warm performance focusing on material from their latest full-length, “Suddenly.”
From headliners such as the War on Drugs and Kamasi Washington to powerful sets by the likes of Ty Segall, Yves Tumor, Sudan Archives and A Place to Bury Strangers, Desert Daze 2021 lived up to its reputation as the most daring, eclectic festival around.
Mating Ritual’s celebratory show at Zebulon marked a rare feat — the release of their fifth album in five years, “Songs for the Morning and Evening Times.” It also included a comeback set by PAPA.
The Strokes ping-ponged between then (2001’s “Is This It”) and now (last year’s “The New Abnormal”) as they finally made their oft-postponed appearance at the Forum.
X performed a career-spanning set — including their debut album “Los Angeles,” belatedly celebrating its 40-year anniversary — on Saturday at the Greek Theatre.