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Autumn officially starts this week... what better way to chase away the 5-degree
temperature fluctuation than some hot music? Unless otherwise noted, all performances
are free.

SATURDAY, 9/17

• Listen to Molly Howson & the Grits, Bucksworth, Skeeter Truck, Kingsizemaybe,
  Soda & His
  Million Piece Band, King Straggler, and 50 Cent Haircut at the Third
  Street Farmers Market at 3pm. For details, call (323) 933-9211.
  
• DJs Michael Stock and Benjamin White of Part Time
  Punks continue their two month residency at
  MOCA. The show
  starts at 6pm. Odd Nostrom of Anticon takes the stage at 8pm, followed
  by a screening of Rize.
  The evening is free with general museum admission. Call (213) 621-1734.
  
• Catch the Latin jazz of conguero Francisco
  Aguabella at
  One
  Colorado in Old Pasadena,
  from 9pm to midnight. Call
  (626) 564-1066.
  

SUNDAY, 9/18

• Mews Small & Her Fabulous Females, Brad Kayand Justefanie play
  at Unurban
  Coffeehouse at 1pm. Call (310) 315-0056.
  
• The USC Thornton Wind Ensemble, H. Robert Reynolds, principal conductor,
  and Sharon Lavery, resident conductor, perform works by Lauridsen, Piston,
  Milhaud, Hartmann and Grantham at USC
  Thornton School of Music at 4pm. Call (213) 740-2167.
  
• The Second Annual Bolero Festival features performances by Los Dandy’s,
  Mariachi Divas, Yari More y Su Orquesta, Trio Casablanca and Trio Guadalajara
  in the Exposition
  Park Rose Garden at 6pm. Call (213) 473-2304.
  
• Members
  of Chamber Music Palisades play at the LACMA Sundays
  Live Series.
  The show starts at 6pm. Call (323) 857-6234.
  
• DJs Michael Stock and Benjamin White spin post-punk, mutant disco and
  indie 80s-90s at the echo at 10pm.
  For info, call (213) 413-8200.
  
• Carlos Guitarlos plays at The Liquid Kitty at 10pm. For details, call (310)
  473-3707.
  

MONDAY, 9/19

• The Oohlas continue their residency
  at the
  echo. Doors open at 8pm but there's no cover after 10pm. For
  details, call (213) 413-8200.
  
• Run Run Run also continue their
  residency at Spaceland.
  Doors open at 8pm and the show begins at 9pm. Call (323) 661-4380
  
• One Of The Loudest
  Tragedies Ever Heard take the stage at the
  Silverlake Lounge at 11pm. Call (323) 666-2407