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Fleetwood Mac Hollywood Bowl : 8:00 p.m. May 25
Given their jam-packed treasure box of pop-rock smasheroos, it'd be hard for the reunited Fleetwood Mac to disappoint their legions of fans, now wouldn't it? The core unit of drummer-founder Mick Fleetwood, bassist John McVie, guitarist-singer Lindsay Buckingham and vocalist Stevie Nicks will... More >>
Out of Town	Rock, Classic Rock

The Damned El Rey Theatre : 8:00 p.m. May 26
As their overly obscure Live Shepperton 1980 album ably demonstrates, The Damned were one of first-generation Brit punk's most compelling concert draws. Raucous and irreverent yet musically deft, they were capable of everything from confrontational, violence-inciting chants to meandering... More >>
Mid-Wilshire/ Hancock Park	Rock, Punk

Mystery Skulls, Mars Argo, Gothic Tropic, Emika, DJ Jeremy Burke Bardot Hollywood : 9:00 p.m. May 27
Echo Park-based trio Gothic Tropic join Chris Douridas' distinguished School Night to showcase their quirky psych-pop. Currently recording the full-length follow-up to their 2011 Awesome Problems EP, the group's instinctive, down-to-earth mindset carries into their music, establishing a... More >>
Hollywood	Rock, DJ, Alternative

Troy Walker, Big Mike & Blues Deluxx Viva Cantina : 8:00 p.m. May 27
Troy Walker is one of the Los Angeles music underworld's most gleefully infernal practitioners. This rafter-rattling, big-voiced, outrageous, gender-bending entertainer first flipped wigs along the Sunset Strip some 50 years ago, when his fans included Gregory Peck, Ethel Merman and Elvis... More >>
Burbank	Rock, Pop, Lounge, Blues

Subhumans, Total Chaos, Naked Aggression, Mundo Muerto The Vex Arts L.A. : 7:00 p.m. May 25
In the early days of punk rock, two different bands with the same name emerged. Making things more confusing, both groups were fiercely radical, with ultra-leftist politics and lyrics, and both were massively influential in the punk underground in their own strikingly different ways. The... More >>
East L.A.	Rock, Punk

Gilles Peterson, Jeremy Sole, Wiseacre 333 Live : 9:00 p.m. May 25
DJ and culture curator Gilles Peterson has what the pros call a "real sweet gig": Go strolling around the world, pry undiscovered and awesome records out of attics, dollar bins and possibly shipwrecks, then play them for audiences and stand back and smile at the fireworks as minds across the... More >>
Downtown	DJ, Dance

The L.A. Philharmonic Walt Disney Concert Hall : 8:00 p.m. May 28
Among Mozart's most famous chamber works are his six "Haydn" quartets, dedicated to the great Franz Josef Haydn. Mozart referred to these gems as "my six children," and he was a proud and happy father. The quartets were the product of perhaps the sunniest time in his life -- his prolific... More >>
Out of Town	Classical

Lissie Hollywood Forever Cemetery : 9:00 p.m. May 28
When Elisabeth Corrin Maurus first came to attention with early releases Catching a Tiger and EP Why You Runnin', her folk-pop songs had a restlessly rootsy intimacy. Lissie's arrangements were relatively stripped down, moving from stark country folk to more overtly poppy settings. At her best,... More >>
Hollywood	Rock, Pop, Folk, Alternative

Inara George, Van Dyke Parks, The Brazil You Never Heard Largo at the Coronet : 8:00 p.m. May 29
Van Dyke Parks is the celebrated arranger-pianist best known for his collaborations with Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys, although he's also worked with everyone from Tim Buckley to Frank Zappa and has attempted to create his own hybrid of distinctively American pop and classical forms. Tonight... More >>
West Hollywood	Rock, Pop, Latin, Jazz

The Kids, The Stitches, Cyclops, Black Mambas Los Globos : 9:00 p.m. May 29
One of their best songs was "This Is Rock & Roll," but Belgium's Kids were as punk as it gets -- especially on their first two, relentless 1978 LPs, which matched The Damned's velocity with Ramones-style, punch-in-the-gut riffs. Ludo Mariman was more a flamethrower than a singer, and whether it... More >>
Silver Lake	Rock, Punk

John Talabot, Lemonade, DJ Mario Cotto The Echoplex : 8:00 p.m. May 30
Spanish producer John Talabot exists in a sort of DJ-world sweet spot, having earned the respect of critics and peers (ahem, James Murphy) and the admiration of dance-music audiophiles while maintaining a position as an innovator of the electro-world underground. An established scene hero in... More >>
Out of Town	Techno, Rock, Electro, DJ, Dance

Tijuana Panthers Center for the Arts Eagle Rock : 7:30 p.m. May 31
If "beach punk" is a thing now, Long Beach's Tijuana Panthers are something like … "old-school beach punk." The group is a modern match for the Posh Boy bands of the late '70s who pulled California punk closer to pop music than any artist before had. But the Panthers' brand-new LP,... More >>
Northeast L.A.	Rock

Trixie Whitley, Rocco DeLuca The Troubadour : 8:00 p.m. May 31
As the daughter of country rock & blues musician Chris Whitley and the vocalist for Daniel Lanois' Black Dub project, Trixie Whitley pairs a youthful yet worldly outlook with big-lunged capabilities. Her debut solo album, Fourth Corner, showcases thick and rich vocal acrobatics, and features... More >>
West Hollywood	Singer-Songwriter, Rock, Pop

Shannon & the Clams, Wet Ilustrated, The Garden The Echo : 5:00 p.m. June 1
Shannon Shaw loves the passionate teen melodramas of '60s girl groups, and with her Oakland band the Clams she lovingly re-creates that spirit and innocence in tear-stained odes like "Heartbreak." But Shaw is no strict revivalist, preferring to trash things up with fuzzy guitars and punk energy... More >>
Echo Park	Rock, Pop, Garage

Kat Arthur & Her HellKats, Pearl Harbour, The She Riffs & Alice Bag, Michael Van London & the Big Bad Pony, No Small Children The Redwood Bar & Grill : 9:00 p.m. June 1
Tonight's jam-packed bill features several fiery divas who got their start in the late-'70s West Coast punk scene, but the really exciting thing is that they're coming up with vital new music instead of just coasting on past glories. Kat Arthur is best known as the leader of the hard-rocking... More >>
Downtown	Rock, Punk, Hard Rock

Adult, Frank Alpine, Von Haze, DJ Silent Servant The Echo : 10:00 p.m. June 2
The Detroit wife-and-husband duo Adult. create an adventurously arty form of synth-punk and electronica. On their latest album, these scientific explorers are fascinated by The Way Things Fall, as singer Nicola Kuperus finds herself in a colorful bounce house of fizzy beats and electronic... More >>
Echo Park	Rock, Electronica, Alternative

Mothers of Gut, Corima, A++ Pehrspace : 9:30 p.m. June 3
You could call it a leap forward but that wouldn't do it justice; instead, L.A.'s Mothers of Gut have teleported (or more accurately jaunted, if we've got any Alfred Bester fans here) into an entirely new dimension on their just-about-out full-length, Buildings. 2011's Unking was a lattice of... More >>
Echo Park	Rock

Parquet Courts, Shark Toys The Echo : 8:30 p.m. June 5
Parquet Courts' Light Up Gold is the Brooklyn band's first "proper" full-length, but it's not very proper. This is the real, raw, genuine punk gobbidge, a rude stew of classic NY noize sounds (SY/VU/Television) pulled by the short hairs into "contemporary relevance" with brains and attitude.... More >>
Echo Park	Rock

Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk : 7:15 p.m. June 6
In our increasingly puny, puerile era of watered-down, wannabe rock & roll bands, this double-barreled blast of straight, no-chaser, slash-and-trash shock rock could not be more refreshing. Between the brilliant, time-tested and certifiably magnificent contributions of Alice Cooper, that... More >>
Out of Town	Rock

Blue Cranes, Dylan Ryan Sand Blue Whale : 9:00 p.m. June 6
Blessed are those with two first names, an honor given to superheroes, Southerners and porn stars. Dylan Ryan is no porn star (although he shares his name with one) but he made his mark playing drums in Chicago, notably for his prog-jazz band Herculaneum. In his new band, Sand, Ryan couldn't... More >>
Chinatown/ Elysian Park	Jazz

The Sir Sultry Quintet El Cid : 8:00 p.m. every Tue.
Cleveland-raised Ethan Margolis found flamenco music through an unusual path. While at the University of Michigan studying Spanish language and literature, he was inspired by a performance by the master guitarist Paco De Lucia to travel to Southern Spain and spend a dozen years immersed in... More >>
Silver Lake	World, Rock, Latin, Jazz

Christian Scott Quintet Blue Whale : 9:00 p.m. May 25; 9:00 p.m. May 26
New Orleans–based trumpeter Christian Scott has been charting his own path since being "discovered" by major label Concord Jazz in 2005. Scott's bent trumpet is reminiscent of the late great Dizzy Gillespie's but is of his own custom design. Scott also has been one of the few young jazz... More >>
Chinatown/ Elysian Park	Jazz

Junip, On an On, Barbarossa The Troubadour : 8:00 p.m. May 29; 8:00 p.m. May 30
Jose Gonzalez's voice is more recognizable than the singer himself. With his group, Junip, the Swedish (by way of Argentina) troubadour's signature hollow tenor expands its folktronic reach. Bandmates Tobias Winterkorn's dark synthesizers and Elias Araya's understated percussion bring layers of... More >>
West Hollywood	Rock

Bjork Hollywood Palladium : 7:30 p.m. June 2; 7:30 p.m. June 5; 7:30 p.m. June 8
This city needs more magic, so Björk rides into town after a long spell to sprinkle our minds with her candy-cane reveries and shape-shifting soundscapes. On her most recent album, 2011's Biophilia, the Icelandic songstress attempts to integrate Apple apps into her music, although her... More >>
Out of Town	Rock, Electronica, Art Rock, Alternative

Dulce Rosa Eli & Edythe Broad Stage : 7:30 p.m. May 25; 7:30 p.m. May 28; 7:30 p.m. June 3; 7:30 p.m. June 6; 4:00 p.m. June 9
If you haven't yet experienced L.A. Opera and the Broad Stage's co-production of Lee Holdridge and Richard Sparks' new opera, Dulce Rosa, which premiered May 17, there's still time. This ambitious work takes on a difficult theme: a young woman's quest for revenge against the brutal guerrilla... More >>
Santa Monica	Opera, Classical