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Quadron The Getty Center : 6:00 p.m. May 18
Robin Hannibal is leading a double life this year with full-length releases from both his projects, Rhye and Quadron. Hannibal's formidable production skills are put to their best use when they are paired with an exceptional voice, which Coco O., his partner in Quadron, certainly has. Calling... More >>
Out of Town	Rock

What Made Milwaukee Famous, Only You Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club : 8:00 p.m. May 19
Rachel Fannan of Only You has a voice like … well, she has a voice like a lot of different things, most of which can snap your heart in half on contact. She can breathe fire, she can break glass, she can make the lights in the room flicker and dim, and when the day comes that she's... More >>
Santa Monica	Rock, Alternative

Black Pus, Foot Village, Street Buddy, Clipping The Smell : 9:00 p.m. May 20
Human octopus Brian Chippendale, aka Black Pus, is the drummer of noise-rock top dogs Lightning Bolt and Mindflayer, and he's collaborated with the likes of Björk, The Flaming Lips and even Lee "Scratch" Perry. On his solo record All My Relations, just out on Thrill Jockey, Chippendale... More >>
Downtown	Rock

The Black Angels The Mayan : 7:00 p.m. May 21
The Black Angels bring a different musical inspiration into focus on each album. For their latest, Indigo Meadow, that would primarily be The Doors, as "Always Maybe" with its shuddering keys and poetic strain and the crazed organs of "I Hear Colors (Chromaesthesia)" sound like The Black Angels... More >>
Downtown	Rock

Semi Precious Weapons, Cadaver Dogs, Queen Caveat, Bad Wolf, Lucid Dream Factory The Mint : 7:30 p.m. May 18
Perhaps still recovering from 14 months spent opening Lady Gaga's 2009-2011 "Monster Ball" world arena tour, and in the calm before the frenzy that will be their imminent third album cycle, Semi Precious Weapons strut back into clubland with this one-off at the 150-capacity Mint. Though fans... More >>
Out of Town	Rock

Holy Ghost, Classixx The Troubadour : 8:00 p.m. May 20
It's been two years since the release of Holy Ghost!'s eponymous debut. Often hailed as LCD Soundsystem's heirs, the NYC-based duo's sound falls somewhere between Phoenix's precocious little brothers and MGMT's mischievous second cousins -- if those bands put out records in 1984. Keeping this... More >>
West Hollywood	Rock

Laura Marling Hollywood Forever Cemetery : 9:00 p.m. May 21
At 16, Laura Marling moved from her Southeast England home to London to join the nu-folk movement. Now 23, the young English folk star sings like she's had a lifetime of experience. Quiet and guarded, Marling doesn't actually fancy bringing up her age but seems comfortable with the woman she is... More >>
Hollywood	Rock

Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart Vitello's Italian Restaurant : 8:00 p.m. May 18; 8:00 p.m. May 19
As a kid, one of Larry Goldings' first influences was, interestingly, Billy Joel. On the way to becoming the next Piano Man, he discovered jazz and the organ, got the call for Maceo Parker, and became the favorite keyboardist of everyone from chanteuse Madeleine Peyroux to jazz guitarist John... More >>
Out of Town	Jazz

The L.A. Chamber Orchestra Alex Theatre : 8:00 p.m. May 18
For most of his life, Dmitri Shostakovich walked a nerve-jangling tightrope, trying to please his country's repressive communist regime while maintaining his artistic integrity. His Cello Concerto No. 1 (1959) was a success on both counts. Described by cello authority Lev S. Ginsburg as "an... More >>
Out of Town	Classical

Tele Novella, Raw Geronimo, Las Brujas Bootleg Theater : 9:00 p.m. May 22
Let's check in on Laena Geronimo, so named probably because she wouldn't be scared for even a second if she had to parachute from an airplane 8 miles up. It's that kind of free-fall fearlessness she brings to Raw Geronimo, the L.A. band that makes loop-the-loop punk-pop songs bristling with... More >>
Out of Town	Rock

Turbonegro The Observatory : 8:00 p.m. May 23
In a shrill, flaccid world of candy-ass rock & roll wannabes, venerable Nordic sensations Turbonegro have always stood apart. With an abusively frantic drive, dirty, desperate tone and absurdly negligent lyrical content, the band has long since established itself as a legitimate pox in the... More >>
Out of Town	Rock

Farmer Dave Scher Del Monte Speakeasy : 9:00 p.m. May 23
Since it's the dude's birthday, let's use this spot to send Beachwood Sparks' Farmer Dave Scher some well wishes, and maybe some well whiskey, too. Besides his regular gig as sideman to the stars, Ol' F.D. is pretty much the animating spirit and wise --or was that wise-crackin'?-- elder of a... More >>
Out of Town	Rock

Lupillo Rivera Nokia Theatre : 8:00 p.m. May 24
Talk about larger than life. Chicano singing star Lupillo Rivera, who rose from the absolutely nowheresville Long Beach barrio to conquer the highly charged realm of traditional Mexican corridos (managing it all with an admirable swagger and a set of powerhouse pipes), has survived both a... More >>
Downtown	Latin

The Presets The Avalon : 7:00 p.m. May 21; 7:00 p.m. May 23
Arguably the archetypal New Millennium electronic-music act, The Presets are a pair of rather nondescript, classically trained musicians/producers who capture the nocturnal mood of 1980s, New Order-ish synth pop using distinctly house- and trance-era tools. Last year's tricky third album,... More >>
Hollywood	Rock

Hempcon Los Angeles Convention Center : 3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. May 24; 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. May 25; 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. May 26
This year's HempCon features live actions by some of the controlled substance's most uncontrollable creative forces: EPMD, Cypress Hill's DJ Muggs, Cappadonna of Wu-Tang Clan and Redman, among many others. Lest you think this is one big, blacklight orgy of people flapping their arms like... More >>
Downtown	Rock, Rap, Hip-Hop, Festival, DJ

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The Rolling Stones Staples Center : 7:00 p.m. May 20
It's easy to make fun of The Rolling Stones -- a karaoke-addled Mick Jagger even got in on the act last season on Saturday Night Live -- but the not-always-convenient truth is that Jagger and Keith Richards continue to write great songs, including the punchy new stiff-upper-lipper "Doom &... More >>
Out of Town	Rock, Garage, Classic Rock, Blues

Tom Peterson Quartet The Lighthouse Cafe : 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. May 18
Out of Town	Jazz

John Corbett, The Bulldawg Blues Band Canyon Club : 12:00 p.m. May 18
San Fernando Valley	Blues, Rock

Suedehead, The Skeletones, The Savoys Madhaus LBC : 12:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. May 18
Long Beach	Rock

KROQ Weenie Roast Verizon Wireless Amphitheater : 12:30 p.m. May 18
Orange County	Rock, Festival, Alternative

Auntie Christ, Smiling Face Down, The Hard Copy Rebels, The Bantams, DJ Tommy Gunn Alex's Bar : 1:00 p.m. May 18
Out of Town	Rock, Punk, DJ, Alternative

Cubensis The Lighthouse Cafe : 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. May 18
Out of Town	Jazz

Cash Up Front, Eric Stromer Skinny's Lounge : 6:00 p.m. May 18
San Fernando Valley	Rock

Misi, No Babies No Bullets, We're No Gentlemen, The Spaces Between, Shaufrau, St. Vincent Folk Amplyfi : 6:45 p.m. May 18
Hollywood	Indie Rock, Rock

Bill Berry, Cynthia Carle & Gary Stockdale The Coffee Gallery Backstage : 7:00 p.m. May 18
Foothill Cities	Country