Tonight in L.A.: Nine Inch Nails/Soundgarden, ‘The Beatles 50th,’ the Belle Brigade, Slint, Built to Spill, Lila Downs, the Stepkids, Sylvan Esso, Keyshia Cole, Iggy Azalea, Young Dubliners, We Are Twin

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We’ve made it to Friday, everyone – now what?

‣ Now this is an amphitheatre show – Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden at the Verizon Wireless in Irvine.
‣ Celebrating the semicentennial of the Fab Four’s famous visit to L.A., the Hollywood Bowl plays host to “The Beatles’ 50th at the Hollywood Bowl,” featuring with Dave Stewart as musical director joined by guests Vanessa Amorosi, Billy Ray Cyrus, Mary Lambert, Martina McBride and Liv Warfield.
The Belle Brigade and In the Valley Below perform at the final week of the Figat7th Downtown Festival. The free, all-ages night starts at 7.
‣ Post-rock torchbearers Slint play a pre-FYF Fest show at the El Rey Theatre, with Tropical Trash opening.
‣ Also a precursor to FYF, Built to Spill – new album in 2015? That’s be nice – plays the Roxy Theatre, with Slam Dunk and the Warm Hair opening.
‣ Mexican-American songstress Lila Downs holds forth at the Greek Theatre, supported by Kinky at the Greek Theatre
‣ And Stones Throw Records psychedelic blues trio the Stepkids visit Los Globos, supported by Bago, MNDSGN and Folerio.

Also:

Sylvan Esso and Dana Buoy at the Troubadour
Keyshia Cole at the Wiltern
Iggy Azalea and Sam Smith at Avalon Hollywood
Joanna Gruesome, Dunes, Michael Vidal and Debt at the Smell
Dash Berlin at the Hollywood Palladium
We Are Twin at Roaring Nights at the L.A. Zoo
Young Dubliners at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Brother Joscephus and the Love Revolution at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
The Jim Blanco Big Band, Syd Arthur, David & Devine, Keaton Simons and Vinyl Playlist at the Hotel Café
Freedom Fry at the Sunset Marquis
Donora, Alex Feder and the Cold & Lovely at the Bootleg HiFi
Quiet Morning & the Calamity, Phoebe Bridgers, the Battlefield and the Other Words at the Silverlake Lounge
Rich Medina and J. Rocc at the Echo
David Ryan Harris and Patrick Park at the Satellite
Manuel Gutierrez at El Cid
RL Kelly, Girlpool, Kitten Forever and Free Cake for Every Creature at Pehrspace
Imaginary Friends, Silversage, the Ori Naftaly Band, Jon Kahn & the Color Green and Dreaming Bull Kid at the Mint
Ray Jordan at the Hard Rock Hollywood (Happy Hour)
From That Metal Show, Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson at the Whisky a Go Go
Savoy at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Sutter Zachman, Roses and Cigarettes and more at WitZend
Phil Boudreau and Dawaun Parker at Fifty Seven
LoveyDove at Taix
Spindrift at Pappy & Harriet’s
Blue Blazer and the Moxx at Saint Rocke
The Zmed Bothers and the Deltaz at O’Brien’s
The Naked and Famous at the Observatory
Mystic Braves, Froth, Corners and Banana Cream Dream at the Constellation Room
Peter Rivera, Edgar Winter Band, Vanilla Fudge and Kim Simmonds at the City National Grove of Anaheim (Rock N Blues Fest)
Lucidiom at the Coach House
Dickey Betts at the Canyon
Natalia Vargas at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Arturo Sandoval at the Catalina Bar & Grill