Los Angeles Concert Calendar — Aug. 20 – 25, 2013

OMG .. It’s FYF FEST weekend!

Check out all the goods on our show list below! While keeping it selective, we’ve handpicked shows from all genres to satisfy your musical palette. The show listings with hot pink hearts are our top show picks! Let us know if we missed something good on our Los Angeles Concert Calendar (Aug. 20-25, 2013).

♥ = Best Shows

TUESDAY – AUG. 20, 2013

• Gregory Alan Isakov, Kris Orlowski, Patrick ParkTroubadour
• Check Yo Ponytail 2 with Escort, PHARAOHS, Secret Circuit, NightboxEchoplex
• Washing Machines,The Cigarette Bums, Aftergloam, WIDE STREETSSilverlake Lounge
• TeamSupreme X SoulectionThe Echo
• (FREE) Tapas Tuesday: Jazz feat. The Sir Sultry QuintetEl Cid
• Strange Talk, Omniflux, VIBES, Cream DJS (J99&CalCat)Bootleg Bar
• (FREE) FREE SHOW! A Tribute to Elvis Costello featuring Cary Brothers, Chris Stills, Zach Rae, Fatal Attractions (members of Radar Bros. and The Movies), Hall of Fame, Kissing & The Hiccups, The Space Race, Two ShedsThe Satellite
• Kings, Foley, Nate WesterfeldDetroit Bar
• (FREE) Light FMLos Globos
• Steely DanSanta Barbara Bowl
• The Polyphonic SpreeThe Observatory
• (FREE) Fascination with Josef Cristofer and Yvonne BlackLos Globos
• Taylor Swift, Ed SheeranSTAPLES Center
• (FREE) The ColouristFingerprints
• Brodinski, Louisahhh!!!, PipesLot 613
• (FREE)Octopus Mask, Audea:, CrystalesLot 1
• DES & THE CENDENTS, SOBER DAZE, KNOCKIN’ CHUCKSRedwood Bar
• KISSES, Tapioca & The Flea, Stella By Starlight Slidebar

WEDNESDAY – AUG. 21, 2013

• Death Valley Girls, Daydreams, ImagesThe Satellite
• Birds Of A Black Feather, Trapdoor Social, The Alarm Science, Pistachio NovellaSilverlake Lounge
• The Burnrifs, Erin Cosgrove, The Mo OddsLos Globos
• QuadronTroubadour
• Dub Club, DJ Tom ChasteenThe Echoplex
• An evening with Leftover CutiesBootleg Bar
• Figs Vision, The Burning of RomeLos Globos
• Manou with Violet, Apocalipstick, Soma, Broadway BulliesThe Viper Room
• Buddy Guy, Funky MetersHollywood Bowl
• Honey CocaineThe Observatory
• KYLEConstellation Room
• (FREE) Acoustic Punk! – Joey Briggs, Bradley Riot, Divided Heaven, Debbie Little, Dead DoveThe Other Door
• (FREE) DECORATOR, Secret GuestHarvard & Stone
• Nitronoise, Bioassay, Kontrolled DemolitionComplex
• (FREE) LazyOrigami Vinyl

THURSDAY – AUG. 22, 2013

• (FREE) Nick Waterhouse, The Boogaloo AssassinsSanta Monica Pier Twilight Concerts
• SOLWAVE, Sucker For Pumps, telenovela, Young CreaturesSilverlake Lounge
• QuadronTroubadour
• Poor Man’s Whiskey, Grampa’s Grass, The Cerny BrothersSaint Rocke
• (FREE) Kalva Won, Technocrat, Lobo Incognito, NVLTYDetroit Bar
• Ty Segall, Electric Flower Group, Endless BummerEagle Rock Center for the Arts
• David & Olivia, MercyThe Satellite
• Bouquet, Smoota, LA TakedownPehrspace
• Andrew Belle, GrizfolkBootleg Bar
• MDC, DUANE PETERS GUNFIGHT, DIME RUNNER, & PROJECT SHEPHERDAlex’s Bar
• Hunter Hunted,Honeymooon, Basic VacationThe Echo
• Bonnie RaitPacific Amphitheatre
• Heart, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin ExperienceGreek Theatre
• Fallen Riviera with Hellowearetwin, the BellViper Room
• O’BrotherConstellation Room
• PinbackThe Observatory
• The Black Angels, The Black RyderPappy & Harriet’s
• The Polyphonic Spree, Harper Simon, SerynEl Rey Theatre
• Yeah Yeah YeahsDel Mar Races
• The Black & The White, The Filthy Souls, Dallas, The CeremoniesThe Roxy
• (FREE) Hallucinations, Super 78The Roxy
• (FREE) Blame Aeb GameSlidebar
• AS IF & THE WHATEVERS, THE YAMS, DIRTY EYES, PU$$Y COWRedwood Bar
• (FREE) Charlie ClarkOrigami Vinyl
• Avi Buffalo, Michael Vidal, Arjuna Genome, Wide StreetsThe Smell

FRIDAY – AUG. 23, 2013

• The Breeders, The TweensEl Rey Theatre
• Deafheaven, Retox, Wreck & Reference, WIFEThe Echo
• Mellow Man Ace with N2Deep and Lighter Shade of BrownLos Globos
• Mike Stinson, Dan JanischThe Echo
• The Blank Tapes, Mystic Braves, Bad Weather California, Sauna, Skating PollyBootleg Bar
• ADOLESCENTS, THE CROWD, THE MIDDLE CLASS, AND RATS IN THE WALLAlex’s Bar
• El Conjunto Nueva Ola, Maria Del Pilar, El Haru Kuroi, DJ Travis HolcombeThe Satellite
• Airborne Toxic EventPacific Amphitheatre
• Hello Seahorse (DJ Set) with BonnzLos Globos
• Tijuana PanthersConstellation Room
• The Deltaz, Bang Feather Bang, Flowerglass, Holly GleasonEl Cid
• The Deltaz, Bang Feather Bang, Flowerglass, Holly GleasonEl Cid
• Strung Out, Unwritten Law, Sprung Monkey & The Implants.House of Blues Anaheim
• Paris Sadonis, The Softest Handshake, SnaxThe Smell
• Taylor Swift, Ed SheeranSTAPLES Center
• Future Villains & Diamond Lane with DirtypairThe Viper Room
• The Black Angels, The Black RyderThe Observatory
• The Hard Way Plus the Fall of April, Life Down Here, the Cheap MotelThe Roxy
• The Hard Way Plus the Fall of April, Life Down Here, the Cheap MotelThe Roxy
• Heart, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin ExperienceGreek Theatre
• The Deltaz, Bang Feather Bang, Flowerglass, Holly GleasonEl Cid

SATURDAY – AUG. 24, 2013

• FYF FEST – Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV On The Radio, FLAG, Deerhunter, Devendra Banhart, The Breeders, Toro y Moi, Death Grips, Roky Erickson & more L.A. State Historic Park
• LA Witch, The Hallucinations, Alexandra & The Starlight Band, Zachary James & The All Seeing EyesSilverlake Lounge
• (FREE) La Santa Cecilia, DJ Hoseh (Dublab, Headspace)L.A. State Historic Park
• Truth & Salvage Co., Song Preservation Society, Wes SheffieldTroubadour
• Bambu, Reverie, Kixxie Siete, Artie McCraftEchoplex
• MANIC HISPANIC, CH3, SHATTERED FAITH, AND TRANSISTOR LBAlex’s Bar
• King Washington (record release), Splice the Mainbrace, Magnastic, Wise CubBootleg Bar
• Bad Weather California, Sauna, Skating PollyDetroit Bar
• Deluka, Leyva & the Central Park 5Los Globos
• (FREE before 10:30pm) Funky SoleLos Globos
• Carole Pope, Silver & Gold, Daymoon, Love ConnieEl Cid
• The Moby Dicks, Femme Fatale, Roxanne, VenrezThe Roxy
• Jason Bentley, Z-Trip, BonoboPacific Amphitheatre
• Peter Frampton, B.B. King, Sonny Landreth, Dean DeleoGreek Theatre
• KYLETru Hollywood
• KYLETru Hollywood
• Taylor Swift, Ed SheeranSTAPLES Center
• LuceroThe Observatory
• Steely DanNOKIA Theater
• Taylor Swift, Ed SheeranSTAPLES Center
• The ColouristConstellation Room
• THE ROTTERS, THE GYPZ, MEMORY ROSERedwood Bar
• IMAGES, BLACK MAMBAS, MOUNTAINS OF THE MOONRedwood Bar

SUNDAY – AUG. 25, 2013

• FYF FEST – My Bloody Valentine, MGMT, Beach House, Solange, Yo La Tengo, Washed Out, Holy Ghost!, Les Savy Fav, Shlohmo, Kurt Vile & The Violators, & more L.A. State Historic Park
• (FREE) Grand Ole Echo with Dan Jannisch, Ben Reddell, Ray Bonneville, Sarah StanleyThe Echo
• THE ROTTERS, THE GYPZ, MEMORY ROSERedwood Bar
• Douglas and The Furs, Cobalt CranesBootleg Bar
• Neil Hamburger, Andy Kindler, Rick Glassman, Randy Liedtke, Joe Mande, Clownvis PresleyThe Satellite
• Fear Of Men, Dunes, Dream Boys, RosesThe Echo
• Viernes 13, La Banda Skalavera, La Resistencia, Mafia RusaYost Theater
• The Pacific Symphony-40th Anniv. of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the MoonTHe Pacific Amphitheatre
• Steely DanNOKIA Theater