Tropicália and Cat Power perform in L.A.
The holidays are approaching, but L.A.’s live music offerings show no sign of slowing, with a pair of festivals and a slate of highly anticipated returns in store for the week ahead.
THURSDAY TO SATURDAY Built to Spill
Indie-rock greats Built to Spill take over the Troubadour for a special three-night run commemorating the 20th anniversary of their landmark album “Keep It Like a Secret.”
The Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd. Tickets are sold out but can be purchased on the secondary market.
SATURDAY Telefon Tel Aviv
Ten years after the death of cofounder Charles Cooper, electronic favorite Telefon Tel Aviv is back with the sinuous “Dreams Are Not Enough.” Josh Eustis, who now helms the project, returns to L.A. with a fitting performance inside the shadowy halls of Hollywood
Forever’s masonic lodge.
The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd. Tickets start at $20.
FRIDAY, SATURDAY Tropicália
Southern California’s beloved celebration of Latinx music relocates from Long Beach’s Queen Mary Events Park to the Pico Rivera Sports Arena Grounds. The Goldenvoice-produced festival features hometown heroes Cuco and Chicano Batman, Mexican legends Los Tigres del Norte and Paquita la del Barrio, pop songstresses Kali Uchis and Natalia
Lafourcade and many more.
Pico Rivera Sports Arena Grounds, 11003 Sports Arena Drive, Pico Rivera. Single-day passes start at $150; two-day passes start at $250.
FRIDAY, SATURDAY CAMP FLOG GNAW CARNIVAL
Carnival antics and hip-hop’s best and brightest combine for Tyler, the Creator’s beloved fall festival. Look forward to rides and games, cozy wooded installations and some of the finest acts from across the hip-hop, R&B and pop spectrum. This year’s bill features Solange, YG, Brockhampton,
Juice WRLD, H.E.R. and more, plus a headline performance from Tyler and a to-be-announced surprise headliner.
Dodger Stadium grounds, 1000 Elysian Park Ave. Two-day passes start at $245.
WEDNESDAY CAT POWER
Singer-songwriter Cat Power returns to the stage with an intimate show at the Echo in support of her 10th album, “Wanderer.”
The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd. Tickets are sold out but can be purchased on the secondary market.