Tonight in L.A.: Chinatown Summer Nights, Echo Park Rising, H2O Festival, Buskerfest, Queens of the Stone Age, George Clinton, X, Lavender Diamond

Kevin Bronson on
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Today, starting with the free stuff:

‣ Chinatown Summer Nights – the free, all-ages festival in and around Chinatown’s Central Plaza – rages on with Incan Abraham (playing at 11 p.m.), Hot As Sun (10), Fever the Ghost (9), Salt Petal (8), Soft Swells (7), the Vim Dicta (6) and Paper Pilots (5). KCRW DJs Mario Cotto and Raul Campos will spin as well.
‣ More than 100 artists play free shows as part of Echo Park Rising – which includes the Henry Clay People’s final show (7:35 at the Echoplex). Other highlights? So many it’ll make your head spin. Want the set times in a good old-fashioned Word document? Click here.
‣ He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, Carly Ritter and the Fling highlight highlight a huge day of activities at Buskerfest at 1st Street and Linden Avenue in Long Beach
‣ X and Spindrift rock Pershing Square.
‣ Lavender Diamond performs at One Colorado in Pasadena.
‣ And if you have worldly tastes, it’s pageantry galore with Estrela Brilhante and Nation Beat at Grand Performances at California Plaza downtown.

And the other big shows:

‣ The H2O Festival brings Pitbull, A Tribe Called Quest, Roberto Tapia, Prince Royce, Big Boi, La Santa Cecilia, Chuckie and Frankie J to the Los Angeles State Historic Park in downtown L.A.
‣ Queens of the Stone Age hits the Gibson Amphitheatre behind their latest album “Like Clockwork.”
‣ At the Greek Theatre, it’s be funkin’ good – George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Original Lakeside, Confunkshun, Slave and JoJo perform.

Also:

Queen Caveat and MindPlow at the Viper Room
Reckless Kelly, Micky & the Motorcars and Wade Bowen at the Troubadour
US Air Guitar National Finals at the House of Blues
Tchaikovsky Spectacular at the Hollywood Bowl
Nightbox, SHMNS and Of Verona at the Bootleg Bar
Original Sin, Code Red, MC Dino, G-Netic, Funkworks, Machete, Replicant and Neuropunk at Los Globos
KG Bird at the Virgil
Heller Keller, Surf Curse and Palm Reader at pehrspace
Liz Wood, Rachel McGoye and La Mer at the Hotel Café
Mariachi Divas at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
KPOP Dance Night at Levitt Pavilion McArthur Park
Keys N Krates, Dzeko & Torres and Tai at Dim Mak Studios
Lantz Lazwell & the Vibe Tribe and Vaudeville Cirque du Rawk at the Mint
The Young Rapscallions at the Whisky
Megan Nicole, A+ Dropouts and Pop! Fiction at the Roxy Theatre (Early Show)
Perfect Dilemma, Adhara, the Raskins, the Blondies and Strange Native at the Roxy Theatre
Megan Mullally and Nancy & Beth at the Largo at the Coronet
Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Ilhame Paris, Julie Othmer and the Strands at WitZend
Villain Hands at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Atomic Punks, Motley Inc. and Without Warning at Saint Rocke
Ulrich Schnauss at the Detroit Bar
Neil Hamburger, Tim Heidecker and Mike H at Alex’s Bar
Nobunny at the Constellation Room
Screeching Weasel, the Dwarves, Angry Samoans and the Bugs at the Observatory
Wang Chung, the Reflexx, Yours Truly and Waldo Bliss at the Coach House
Foreigner at the Antelope Valley Fair
Pacific Symphony at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Irvine
Sidney Samson at the Yost Theater
Lauren White and the Quinn Johnson Trio at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
The Cookers at the Catalina Bar & Grill