FRIDAY
Calmgrove; Thompson’s Rage; Model Home: 8 p.m., free, 21+. The Slidebar Rock-N-Roll Kitchen, 122 E. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, (714) 871-2233; slidebarfullerton.com.
Good Foot 21st Anniversary Show, with Brenton Wood: 8 p.m., $30, 21+. Alex’s Bar, 2913 E. Anaheim Blvd., Long Beach, (562) 434-8292; alexsbar.com.
Graves & the Bad Weather CD Release; Blind Octavius; Late Night Union; Whiskey & the Wolves: 8 p.m., $12, all ages. House of Blues at Anaheim GardenWalk, 400 W. Disney Way, Ste. 337, Anaheim, (714) 778-2583; houseofblues.com/anaheim.
Gutttermouth; The Line; Toxic Energy; The Uncivil; Bossfight; JFL: 7 p.m., $15-$17, 21+. Tiki Bar, 1700 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa, (949) 270-6262; tikibaroc.com.
Herman’s Hermits; XXL: 8 p.m., $45, all ages; also Sat. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, (949) 496-8930; thecoachhouse.com.
Honeysticks; Psychic Barber; Melt Mars; Emily TV: 7 p.m., $10-$12, all ages. Garden Amp, 12672 Main St., Garden Grove, (949) 415-8544; gardenamp.com.
Mat Zo: 10:30 p.m., $20, 21+. La Santa, 220 E. Third St., Santa Ana, (657) 231-6005; lasantaoc.com.
Moon Fuzz; Prismcluster; Strawberry Army; Flangr; Big Fun: 6 p.m., $10-$12, all ages. Garden Amp; gardenamp.com.
MUNA; Chelsea Jade: 8 p.m., $20, all ages. Constellation Room, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600; observatoryoc.com.
Narcoleptic Youth; Damaged; Off the Wall; The Pawns; Cursing Concrete: 8 p.m., $10-$12, 21+. The Doll Hut, 107 S. Adams St., Anaheim, (562) 277-0075; www.worldfamousdollhut.com.
Night Moves: 8 p.m., $12, all ages. Chain Reaction, 1652 W. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim, (714) 635-6067; allages.com.
Ogre Ballet; Art Disposal; Cory Voodoo; Razorblade Romance: 7:30 p.m., free, 21+. The Karman Bar, 26022 Cape Dr., Ste. C, Laguna Niguel, (949) 582-5909; www.facebook.com/thekarmanbar.
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SATURDAY
Airplane Mode & L_ephunk Presents the Gaslamp Killer; Free the Robots; Valida; Phil Nisco; No MSG; Roam: 9 p.m., $10, 21+. The Wayfarer, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa, (949) 764-0039; wayfarercm.com.
ARIZONA; GLADES: 8 p.m., $25, all ages. The Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600; observatoryoc.com.
Benjamin Francis Leftwich; Abraham Alexander: 9 p.m., $17, all ages. Constellation Room; observatoryoc.com.
Casting Crowns; Kari Jobe: 7 p.m., $19.59, all ages. FivePoint Amphitheatre, 14800 Chinon Ave., Irvine, (949) 988-6800; livenation.com.
Colonel Randers in conjunction with OC Burrito Project presents the Flabby Hoffman Trio; One Minute Run: 1 p.m., $5, 21+. The Doll Hut; www.worldfamousdollhut.com.
Deadbeat Fest, featuring County Fair; Ridgeway; Reclaim; Laguna; Wolves; The Littlest Viking: 7 p.m., $10.95-$15.95, all ages. Programme Skate & Sound, 2495 E. Chapman Ave., Fullerton, (714) 798-7565; www.facebook.com/programmehq.
Misery Business—Tribute to Paramore: 9 p.m., free, 21+. The Slidebar Rock-N-Roll Kitchen; slidebarfullerton.com.
Monsters of Metal Fest 3—Weekend of Madness: 4 p.m., $10, all ages. Garden Amp; gardenamp.com.
Rare Cents; raebandz100; Steven Montes; The Offtrax; Days Out; j.8.s: 6:30 p.m., $10, all ages. Chain Reaction; allages.com.
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SUNDAY
The Aggrolites; Viernes 13; La Muerte; The Steadians; Los Agrios: 7:15 p.m., $15, all ages. Constellation Room; observatoryoc.com.
Black Flag; Pulley; Linecutters: 8 p.m., $25, all ages. The Observatory; observatoryoc.com.
Gacho; Galena; Easy Death; Action Friend: 8 p.m., $5, 21+. Alex’s Bar; alexsbar.com.
Gary Puckett & the Union Gap; Boardinghouse: 7 p.m., $35, all ages. The Coach House; thecoachhouse.com.
Giuda; Channel 3; Cheap Tissue; Transistor: 2 p.m., $15, 21+. Alex’s Bar; alexsbar.com.
King Flamingo; Dead Friends Club: 9 p.m., free, 21+. Continental Room, 115 W. Santa Fe Ave., Fullerton, (714) 526-4529; www.facebook.com/continentalroom.
World of Pain; Purgatory; Snowbleed: 8 p.m., $10, all ages. Chain Reaction; allages.com.
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MONDAY
Daddy Long Legs; Stormhouse: 8 p.m., $8, 21+. The Wayfarer; wayfarercm.com.
Paracosmic; Zach Tabori; Vimanas: 9 p.m., free, 21+. Continental Room; www.facebook.com/continentalroom.
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TUESDAY
!!! (CHK CHK CHK): 9 p.m., $20, 21+. La Santa; lasantaoc.com.
Chola Orange; Asi Fui; Brandon Owens: 9 p.m., free, 21+. Continental Room; www.facebook.com/continentalroom.
Luis Fonsi: 8 p.m., $45, all ages. House of Blues at Anaheim GardenWalk; houseofblues.com/anaheim.
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WEDNESDAY
The Beatles Tribute Night: 9 p.m., free, 21+. Continental Room; www.facebook.com/continentalroom.
Cage the Elephant; AJR: 6 p.m., free, all ages. The Observatory; observatoryoc.com.
Sabrina Claudio—Truth Is Tour; Gallant: 8 p.m., $29.50, all ages. House of Blues at Anaheim GardenWalk; houseofblues.com/anaheim.
Warren Betty; Edge of Echoes; Dead Radio: 9 p.m., $5, 21+. The Wayfarer; wayfarercm.com.
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 26
83 Babies: 9 p.m., $12-$15, all ages. Constellation Room; observatoryoc.com.
The Gems; Hexed; Not That Bad; Rend: 8 p.m., free, all ages. Garden Amp; gardenamp.com.
The Steady 45’s: 9 p.m., free, 21+. The Slidebar Rock-N-Roll Kitchen; slidebarfullerton.com.
Titus Andronicus; Control Top: 7 p.m., $15, all ages. Chain Reaction; allages.com.
Aimee Murillo is calendar editor and frequently covers film and previously contributed to the OCW’s long-running fashion column, Trendzilla. Don’t ask her what her favorite movie is unless you want to hear her lengthy defense of Showgirls.