Seraphina Lotkhamnga on February 21st, 2015

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Happy Saturday:

â–º It may be February but here’s your second chance to follow-through with your New Year’s resolutions: Buzz Bands LA once again curates the live music stage at the Central Plaza in Chinatown for the Chinese New Year Festival. The lineup features Lili Haydn, Sun Drug (f/k/a Vanaprasta and pictured above), Mount Saint, Hunny, Decorator, Dutch Party, Jessica Fichot and Green Gerry. As always, there will be a craft beer garden directly across from the stage in addition to the 116th Annual Golden Dragon Parade. The celebration of the Year of the Ram also boasts cultural performances, artisans, culinary demonstrations, gourmet food trucks, vendors, vintage photo booths and family activities. Oh, did we also mention it’s free and all-ages?
► Air + Style Festival, put on by Olympic athlete and musician Shaun White, kicks off its first day of a 2-day extravaganza at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena: The event will combine 18 bands on 3 stages, 32 of the world’s best snowboarders and freeskiers competing on a 16-story jump. Saturday’s musical lineup includes: Kendrick Lamar, Diplo, Phantogram, Portugal. The Man, Black Lips, Metz, Bad Things, In the Valley Below and Teenage Wrist.
â–º Meghan Trainor headlines the El Rey Theatre with Sheppard as support.
â–º Body Language and Sego team up at the Echo. [Check out Body Language’s “Reset” and “Really Love” from Friday.]
â–º And Cursive does a second SoCal show down at the Glass House in Pomona.

Also:

The Mary Onettes, Andrew London and Nightjacket at the Bootleg HiFi
Anne McCue, Jim & Sam and Sunny War at the Hotel Café
Never Shout Never, Hayley Kiyoko and Me Like Bees at the Troubadour
The Dickies, the Muffs and Bad Samaritans at the Roxy Theatre
Bleed the Dream, Generation Sin, Starcross, Speaking the King’s and Fatally Yours at the Viper Room
Mike Epps at the Orpheum Theatre
Kap Slap, Gazzo, Jai Wolf and Two Friends at the Fonda Theatre
The Lucent Dossier Experience, MartyParty, Dirtwire and Nico Luminous at Club Nokia
Matt Turk at Genghis Cohen
The Sound of Tomorrow at the Regent Theater
AN21, Sebjak and Greg Cerrone at Avalon Hollywood
Xcellerated, Bachelors of Science, Dave Owen, Flaco, Jaybee and Zere at Los Globos
BLKHRTS, True Neutral Crew, Tik Tik and Rale at the Smell
Barrows and Hex Horizantal at Lot 1
The Guilty Hearts, Mr. Airplane Man and Way to Go, Genius at Cafe NELA
Dr. Boogie, the Blessings and the Crazy Squeeze at El Cid
Terror Pigeon, Deaf, Ian and Tonopah at Pehrspace
Con Brio, Calliope Musicals, Bodhi Rock and Grooveswitch at the Mint
El Tri at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Anthony Paul, Sophie Ilys & Evan Bloom, Francesca Kray and Vanessa Rogers at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Real Fiction at the HOB Foundation Room
DreamKiller, the NV and 222 at the HOB Parish Room
Sam Phillips and Joey Henry at the Largo at the Coronet
The Incredible Heavies, Mable Jo and The Jealous Hearts, Honeychain and Stefano Capobianco at Trip
The Dramady, Wartime Recitals and Turning Violet at Timewarp Records
Picturas at Mrs. Fish
Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Mary Gauthier, Eliza Gilkyson and Gretchen Peters at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Christian Dupree, Marky Lennon and more at WitZend
All Night Pressure, OKT, CA-22, the Crush and Jonah Corey at the Wayfarer
45 Grave, Haunted Garage, Shattered Faith, the Spooky and Psycho Charger at Alex’s Bar
Guttermouth and Counterpunch at the Observatory (Matinee Show)
Chronixx, Protoje & the Indiggnation, Keznamdi, Kelissa and Zincfence Band at the Observatory
Island Apollo, Lowly Spects, Moxi and City City at the Constellation Room
Marc Seal and a Bunch of Guys at the Coach House
Kei Akagi and the Tokyo Trio at the Winifred Smith Hall UCI
Jane Monheit at the Valley Performing Arts Center
Ramon Ayala y Los Bravos del Norte at the Honda Center
Kingwhistler and DNT at Molly Malone’s
Reel Big Fish at the Canyon
Steve Tyrell at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Photo by Emma Trim