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British indie-rockers Alt-J celebrated the 10th anniversary of their debut album, “An Awesome Wave,” at the Wiltern. They wind up a three-night run at the venue tonight.

British indie-rockers Alt-J celebrated the 10th anniversary of their debut album, “An Awesome Wave,” at the Wiltern. They wind up a three-night run at the venue tonight.
Incoming: First Fridays at the Natural History Museum, Hootenanny L.A., All Rise Fest, Shaka Fest, 5th Annual Sullen Beach Days, the Go-Go’s, Tyler, the Creator, Guided by Voices, Bob Mould, the Lemonheads, the Aggrolites, Del Amitri, the Motels, Angelique Kidjo, Afro Punk Bowie, Alison Wonderland, Efterklang, Kali Uchis, Vince Staples, Alt-J, Portugal. The Man, Cherry Glazer, Clairo, Arlo Parks, Tom Misch, Jawbreaker, Best Coast, Deap Vally, Neal Francis, Kendra Morris, Wet Leg, Inhaler, Alabaster Deplume, Mia Doi Todd, Francisca Valenzuela, Steve Gunn, Jeff Parker, Claire McKeown (HoneyChild), the Red Pears, Dante Elephante, Hana Vu, the Linda Lindas, Sarah Jarosz, Shygirl, Rodrigo Amarante, Sofia Bolt, Junior Mesa, Joy Crookes, St. Panther, Tiffany Day, Sonoda, Ryan Pollie, Drugdealer, Gap Girls, Casino Hearts, Jagged Baptist Club, Pom Poms, Velvet Starlings, Jesika Von Rabbit, Las Cruxes, Surprise Baby, Ben Abraham, Talker, Momma, Stephanie Poetri, Yves Jarvis, Purple Witch of Culver, July Talk, Vanishing Twin, Tennyson, Mark Nishimura, Brenda Carsey, Austin McCutchen with the Western Stars, Double Wish, Kilo Bravo, Plastic Horseshoes, Julian Velard, Austine Leonard Jones, Harry Katz & the Pistachios, Gilby Clarke & the Keef Richards, Classless Act, the Darbies, Kyng, Jet Lemons, Brett Fromson Trio
Incoming: Beyond Wonderland, 808s and Heartbreaks Fest, “I’ll Always Love My Mamma,” Darkness Calling Festival, EXTC (XTC’S Terry Chambers & Friends), GZA, Snow Patrol, Thievery Corporation, AFI, Alt-J, Portugal. The Man, Rosie Flores, Two Friends, DeVotchKa, Monolord, Cherry Glazerr, Aries, Deap Vally, Dodie, Meiko, Wilderado, Genesis Owusu, GospelBeacH, Edgar Everyone, Night Talks, Geese, Alaska, Damon Turner, Mindi Abair, Lala Lala, The Districts, Molly Burch, The Morning Yells, the Ophelias, Storefront Church, Love of Lesbian, Katzù Oso, Baroness, Maylee Todd, Baird, the Armed, Kaina, Alms, Sisters of Black Mountain, Modern Time Machines, Fiona Grey, Trainwreck, VR Sex, Emily Rose & the Rounders, Anna Shoemaker, Urns & Argyles, Tigercub, the Bites, Iron Point, Heavy Velvet, Gustaf, Purple Witch of Culver, Halo Kitsch, Natalie Bergman, Princess Goes To The Butterfly Museum, Lasers Lasers Birmingham, Johanna Samuels, Austin McCutchen and the Western Stars, Austin Leonard Jones, Harry Katz & the Pistachios, Kilo Bravo, Plastic Horseshoes, Gilby Clarke & the Keef Richards, Classless Act and the Darbies, Jet Lemons, Brett Fromson Trio
Alt-J’s new stage lighting rig was one of the fascinations at the U.K. band’s two-night stand at the Shrine Auditorium.
Also on Wednesday: Current Joys, the Colour Coast, Brick + Mortar, Ahleuchatistas, the Pedrito Martinez Group, Billy Currington, Brass Box, the Cocks, Sophie Simmons, Bright Eyed Kids, Moonlight Graham
Incoming: Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, KRS-One, Priests, Alt-J, Neil Diamond, Steve Miller Band, Suzanne Santo, Diana Krall, the Avett Brothers, Hans Zimmer, Ed Sheeran, James Vincent McMorrow, Steve Earle, Dreamcar, Yo La Tengo, Nite Jewel, Alice Cooper, more
Also: The Garden, Vinyl Williams, Lolawolf, Delta Rae, Monophonics, Air Life, Wages, YACHT, Henry Pope, the Knitts
Highlights include Jamie xx, Franz Ferdinand + Sparks, My Morning Jacket, Hozier, Wolf Alice, Patrick Watson, Albert Hammond Jr., Neil Young, Kurt Vile, Superhumanoids, Alt-J, Twenty One Pilots, Other Lives, Florence + the Machine, the War on Drugs, Father John Misty, Deafheaven, Deerhunter and Of Monsters & Men.
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Who: Alt-J on the Main Stage In 3 or Fewer Words: Haven’t the foggiest. Forgettable Because: The irony here is that Alt-J drummer Thom Green was wearing a Bad Religion T-shirt. But unlike the SoCal punk-rockers, who make their living getting in people’s faces, the U.K. quartet prefers to remain consciously obscure, as if to […]