Anna Acosta on April 28th, 2014

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Incoming: Signals, Justin Nozuka, Hymn de lune, Augustana, Jason Isbell, Franz Ferdinand, Boy George, Howler, Breton, Neil Hamburger, Moon Honey, Heaps n Heaps, Michael Nesmith, Girl on Fire, Eric Hutchinson, Tokyo Police Club, the Horrors, the Wanted, Gavin DeGraw, Skating Polly, The Smoking Flowers, Chris Murray, Brody Stevens, Tommy & the High Pilots, Lower 48s, Inara George, Curren$y, Juan Gabriel, Adam Arcuragi, Cruz, Nails, Pigeon John, Tyler Lyle, The Young Turks, Mastodon, George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars, Galantis, En Vogue, 112, Crash, Some Go Haunting, Holychild, Darkstar, the Sound of Tomorrow, QunQ, The Record Company, O.A.R., Mickey Avalon, Danny Brown, Childish Gambino, Goblin, White Fang, Juan Gabriel, Stitched Up Heart, South Pasadena Eclectic Music Festival, Monogem, The Far West, El Conjunto, Danny Brown

Above: That’s Franz Ferdinand‘s Margarita Louca-directed video for “Fresh Strawberries.” The track is off the Brit-rock band’s latest album “Right Thoughts Right Words Right Action.” Franz Ferdinand stops by the Wiltern on Tuesday.

Our staff picks of the week:

@KRBronson recommends: Crash (aka Christopher Richard of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, and formerly of the Deadly Syndrome) celebrates the release of his solo album, the soul- and New Orleans-flavored “Hardly Criminal,” on Friday night at the Bootleg. Cory Becker and Henry Wolfe also perform.

@Seraphina_L recommends: Inara George (the Bird and the Bee) curates three nights of music at Largo at the Coronet where she will pay homage to some of her favorite “Unsung Heroes.” George and special guests Jackson Browne, Gus Seyffert (of Willoughby), Mike Andrews and more will celebrate the music of Eleni Mandell on Wednesday. June and July’s installments will pay homage to Mike Viola and Philip Littel, respectively.

After the jump, the week ahead:

Monday, April 28

DWNTWN, Elliphant, Elizabeth Rose and Alyeska at It’s a School Night at Bardot
Augustana, Twin Forks and the Tragic Thrills at the Troubadour
Jason Isbell and Holly Williams at the Roxy Theatre
Lawrence Rothman and TEEN at the Bootleg HiFi
Banta, John Rogers, the Lexingtons and Jim Delore & the Cult of Light at the Silverlake Lounge
Mystic Braves, Jeffertiti’s Nile, Levitation Room and L’Aura Moire at the Echo
Mosco Rosco, Magic Giant, badbad and Melpo Mene at the Satellite
Miles Mosley & the West Coast Get Down at the Viper Room
The Spazmatics, Black Crystal Wolf Kids and Wayward Sons at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Signals, Brassteeth and Cestrogenes at Lot 1
Bonfire Beach at the Church on York (comedy night featuring Dave Attell, Matt Braunger, Brody Stevens and Clayton Holland)
Open Mic at El Cid
Justin Nozuka, Sanders Bohlke, Megan Bonnell, NEL and Tam Tam at the Hotel Café
Hymn de Lune and Buildings Breeding at Harvard & Stone
Magic Mirror, the Golden Ghosts and Jim Jones (DJ set) at Loaded Hollywood
Life Now, Kiss & Yell, Christian Young, Julieona Soto and Matt Lynch at the Mint
Ghost and King Dude at the Observatory
Eric Hutchinson at the House of Blues Anaheim

Tuesday, April 29

Franz Ferdinand at the Wiltern
Boy George at the Belasco Theater
Howler at the Bootleg Bar
DIIV, Chris Cohen and Kiki Pau at the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock
Augustana and Twin Forks at the Troubadour
Thatwasthen, Percy & the Gunslingers and BonesMuhroni at the Silverlake Lounge
Breton, Kid Karate and Evan Mellows at the Echo
Neil Hamburger, Ryan Stout, Moshe Kasher and Charlyne Yi at the Satellite
Moon Honey, Thieves and Florals at Los Globos
Tim Gill’s Gin Mill Grifters at El Cid
The Acetates, Trash Honey and the Kings English at La Cita
Justin Nozuka, Sanders Bohlke, Megan Bonnell, Aaron Embry, Cory Becker and Nedelle Torrisi at the Hotel Café
Heaps n Heaps at Harvard & Stone
Eddie Berman, the Cerny Brothers and Jim & Sam at the Mint
Michael Nesmith at the Roxy Theatre
Girl on Fire, No Carrier and Vmichaels at the Viper Room
Eric Hutchinson at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Amber Blu at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Sheila Govindarajan, California Poppies Choir and Godfrey at Large at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Tokyo Police Club, Geographer and Said the Whale at the Constellation Room
The Wanted, Cassio Monroe and Midnight Red at the House of Blues Anaheim
Gavin DeGraw, Parachute and Rozzi Crane at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Delious Kennedy at the Federal Bar
Mystique, Chauncey Hines and Dannon Green at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Eric Reed Quartet at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Wednesday, April 30

Boy George at the Mayan Theater
Mono and Helen Money at the Troubadour
Skating Polly at the Bootleg
The Smoking Flowers at the Silverlake Lounge
Chris Murray, the Delirians, the Steady 45’s, Pachamama Estela, JQ & the Revue, Scarlett & the Fever and Boss Harmony at the Echoplex
Brody Stevens, Andre Hyland and White Rainbow at the Satellite
Bleeding Rainbow and Upset at the Church on York
Tommy & the High Pilots, Scarlett Rabe, Stamps, Paper Trails and Melody Riffs at the Hotel Café
Lower 48s at Harvard & Stone
Jesse Cross, Urban Renewal Project, Up the Heat, Seablood and Kai Elle at the Mint
Exist Elsewhere, the Gallery and Jutty Ranx at the Roxy Theatre
Knee High Fox at the Viper Room
Rotana Tarabzouni at the HOB Foundation Room
Inara George, Jackson Browne, Gus Seyffert and Mike Andrews at the Largo at the Coronet
Satellite and Duo Del Sol at WitZend
Curren$y, Casey Veggies and Overdoz at the Observatory
Steel Drum Band at CSUN
Casey Crescenzo at UC Riverside
The Federal Affair at the Federal Bar
Geographer at the Federal Bar LB
AC Jazz Project at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club

Thursday, May 1

Tokyo Police Club [pictured], Geographer and Said the Whale at the Echoplex
The Wanted at the Wiltern
The Horrors and TOY at the First Unitarian Church
Juan Gabriel at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Adam Arcuragi and Dana Falconberry at the Bootleg HiFi
Cruz, the Vitals, Orange Blossom Special and the Fantastic Toes at the Silverlake Lounge
Nails, Iron Lung, Nausea, Bone Sickness and Skinfather at the Echo
Pigeon John at Los Globos
Bleak End at Bernie’s, Pure Shit, Dr. Zoo and Coward at the Smell
Little Faith and the Black Tongued Bells at El Cid
Tyler Lyle, Sam Morrow, the Doyle Brothers, Dark Rooms and Megan Burtt at the Hotel Café
The Mike Eagle Show, Zach Serwin and J. Mitchell at the Mint
The Garden and Cherry Glazerr at the Church on York
Tim Green at Sound Nightclub
The Blue Hawaiians and Lynda Kay at 3 Clubs
The Young Turks, Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz and Jimmy Dore at the Troubadour
Lance Herbstrong at the Whisky a Go Go
Orgone vs Monophonics at the Roxy Theatre
Amie Miriello, Wild the Coyote and Jon Mullane at the Viper Room
Connor Smith at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Garrett Lee Robinson, My Body Sings Electric, Kiven and Treetop Flyer at Saint Rocke
The Janks, the Lucky Lonely, Randsburg and Ian Bailey (Gardeners Logic) at Diego’s in Santa Ana
Semi Sweet and the Bluffs at La Cave in Costa Mesa
Collie Buddz at the Observatory
Flinch at the Yost Theater
Simon Townshend and Luke Mulholland at the Coach House
Lab & Latin Jazz Band at CSUN
Crooked Captain, Pow Wow Now and Half Goon at the Federal Bar LB
Mike Peters at the Canyon
Billy Valentine at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Friday, May 2

Holychild and Groundislava at First Fridays at the Natural History Museum
Mastodon, Gojira and Kvelertak at Club Nokia
George Clinton & P-Funk All Stars, Cameo, Con Funk Shun and Dazz Band at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Galantis at the El Rey Theatre
Under the Streetlamp and Gentleman’s Rule at the Greek Theatre
Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band (featuring Tunde Adebimpe of TV On The Radio) at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
En Vogue at the Saban Theatre
112 at the Infusion Lounge
Tritonal at the Wiltern
Crash, Cory Becker and Henry Wolfe at the Bootleg
Darkstar and Patten at the Echo
The Sound of Tomorrow, GoldLink, ESTA, StarRo, the Whooligan, Joe Kay, Andre Power and Andres at the Echoplex
QunQ (record release) at the Satellite
Das Bunker at Los Globos
Sons of the Bitch, Corima, Unctous Rump and Hex Horizontal at the Smell
Authentic Sounds of Silverlake, Bubbeleh and Duk at El Cid
Franklin Parent Band, Alright Alright, Marty Barrett & the Tall Whites and Josh Lewis at Pehrspace
The Record Company, the Young Romans, the Peach Kings and Clair Reilly-Roe at the Hotel Café
Taylor Locke, Morgan Karr, Burning Jet Black, the CoWsmic Sense, Scotty Grand, Arielle Sitrick and Scotty Grand at the Mint
O.A.R. and ScreamCreature at the Troubadour
The Triad at the Roxy Theatre
Every Living Soul, Gabbie Rae, Patrick Kennison and Siiines at the Viper Room
Iced Earth at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Kaitlyn Baker at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Irontom at O’Brien’s
Iain Matthews at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
John Mullane at WitZend
Mickey Avalon, Unwritten Law, Johnny Richter, Expansion Team Soundsystem, Perry Bravo & Skunk Familia and Big B at the Observatory
Nails, Iron Lung, Bone Sickness, Skinfather, Violent Reaction and the Flex at the Constellation Room
Alex Dreamz at the Yost Theater
Julieta Venegas at the House of Blues Anaheim
Groove Kitty at the Coach House
Spazmatics at the Canyon
Norman Connors at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Saturday, May 3

Danny Brown at the El Rey Theatre
Childish Gambino at the Shrine Auditorium
Goblin at the Fonda Theatre
Los Lobos, Ozomatli and Mariachi El Bronx at the Greek Theatre
Moby, Laura Marling (singing songs for kids), Dylan Gardner and Roger Ballender at Totstock (benefit for the Los Angeles Family School) at 2646 Griffith Park Blvd., Silver Lake
Paul Potts at the Wiltern
The Alkaholiks at the Gaslamp
Andy at the Dolby Theatre
Juan Gabriel at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Exo, 2am, Crayon Pop, Dal Shabet, ULALA SESSION, Insooni, B1A4, Kim JongSeo and Shim Soobong at the Hollywood Bowl (12th Korea Times Music Festival)
I Break Horses at the Bootleg
White Fang and Criminal Hygiene at the Echo
Papafish, Krooked Treez, Roots of Mine and Reeform at the Satellite
Moombahton Massive with Nadastrom, Sabo, Jeremy Sole, Subsuelo and Tormento Tropical at Los Globos
Tapioca & the Flea, White Dove, Breakfast, Anny Celsi, Tony Gilkyson, Lisa Finnie and many more at the South Pasadena Eclectic Music Festival
Black Love, Black Lullabies and the Black Watch at the Smell
Sapphic Musk, Clutch the Pearls and HappyForYou at El Cid
Tummy and Creeps at Pehrspace
Break of Reality, Shoshana Bean and Aubrey Logan at the Hotel Café
Los Pinguos, Diego’s Umbrella and Michael Feinberg at the Mint
O.A.R. and ScreamCreature at the Troubadour
Grieves, Son Real and Fearce Vill at the Roxy Theatre
King Fantastic at the Viper Room
Manchester Orchestra at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Jake Woodruff at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Justin Currie and the Mastersons at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
A Certain Groove at Saint Rocke
Ithaca and Xian & the Infidels at WitZend
Manic Hispanic and Swingin Utters at the Observatory
The Maxies, Hooray for Our Side and Tartar Control at the Constellation Room
Cancer Warriors at the Yost Theater
Al Stewart and Iain Matthews at the Coach House
We Came As Romans, As Blood Runs Black and Coma Prevail at the Oak Canyon Ranch
Guitar Studio Recital at CSUN
Rodney Carrington at the Fred Kavli Theatre
Long Beach Symphony & Susan Egan at the Long Beach Arena
Tuck & Patti at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Sunday, May 4

Juan Gabriel at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
O.A.R. and ScreamCreature at the Troubadour
Stitched Up Heart, Cherri Bomb, Diamante, Above Seclusion, False Puppet, Siren, Galvanized Souls, Diamond Eyes and Breaking Tempo at the Avalon
Sebu Simonian (of Capital Cities, acoustic set), Harout Pamboukjian, Element Band and more at Sose & Allen’s Legacy Benefit Concert at the Alex Theatre in Glendale
Jackshit, Rick Holmstrom Band and Earthworm Ensemble at the Bootleg Theater
Monogem at the Bootleg Bar
The Far West, Jackson Tanner and Leggy Peggy at the Echo
El Conjunto Nueva Ola and Palenke Soultribe at the Echoplex
Ian McLagan at the Federal Bar (brunch show)
Domingos Caribenos, Los Magnificos Colectivo and David Rolas at Los Globos
Needles & Pizza, Rudy de Anda, Santoros and Bastidas at the Smell
Juan Talavera at El Cid
Cecilia Noel at Genghis Cohen
Ryan White, Matt Aaron, Sameer Bhattacharya (Flyleaf) and Alex Faust at the Hotel Café
HYIM, the Songery, David King, Social Bandit and King Chris & Kings 5 at the Mint
Metalachi at the Whisky a Go Go
Lucky Diaz & the Family Jazz Band at McCabe’s Guitar Shop (Matinee Show)
Pretzel Logic at Saint Rocke
Danny Brown at the Observatory
Grieves at the Constellation Room (Early Show)
White Fang and Criminal Hygiene at the Constellation Room
The Psycho Realm and B Real at the Yost Theater
Manchester Orchestra at the House of Blues Anaheim
Wishbone Ash, Sound on Sound and Taz Taylor Band at the Coach House
Guitar Chamber Music at CSUN
La Sirenita at the Fred Kavli Theatre
Ron Jones & the Influence Jazz Orchestra at the Catalina Bar & Grill