The Best Concerts in OC Oct. 12-18

The Mattson 2 (courtesy of the band)

Friday October 12

Death Lens, Burnout Reef, 3LH, The Gnars, Those Pretty Boys, 6 p.m., $5, all ages, Garden Amp (The Locker Room), 12762 Main St., Garden Grove, (949) 415-8544, gardenamp.com.

The High Curbs, Blivet, These Pilgrims, Makeout Reef, 8 p.m., $5, all ages, The Constellation Room, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600,  www.observatoryoc.com.

The Higgs, Ecstatic Union, 8 p.m., $10, 21+, The Wayfarer, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa (949) 764-0039, www.wayfarercm.com.

JD Souther, Brooke Ramel, 8 p.m., $32.50, all ages, Coach House 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, (949) 496-8930, www.thecoachhouse.com.

The Twilight Sad, Small Planets, 9 p.m., $20, 21+, Marty’s on Newport 14401 Newport Ave, Tustin,  (714) 544-1995, www.martysonnewport.com.

Three Bad Jacks, The Hula Girls, Straight Shooter, 8 p.m., $13-$15, 21+, Alex’s Bar, 2913 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach,  (562) 434-8292, www.alexsbar.com.

Saturday, October 13

Unwritten Law, 5:30 p.m., $15, all ages, Garden Amp (The Locker Room), 12762 Main St., Garden Grove, (949) 415-8544, gardenamp.com.

Skactoberfest, 7 p.m., $10, all ages, House of Blues Anaheim, 400 W. Disney Way, Anaheim (714) 778-2583, www.houseofblues.com/anaheim

Curren$y, 8 p.m., $20, all ages, The Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600,  www.observatoryoc.com.

The Mattson 2, Ginger Root, 8 p.m., $12-$15, 21+, The Wayfarer, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa (949) 764-0039, www.wayfarercm.com.

The Babys, Liquid Circus, The Relatives, 8 p.m., $20, Coach House 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, (949) 496-8930, www.thecoachhouse.com.

Earthless, Brant Bjork, 8 p.m., $20, 21+, Three Bad Jacks, The Hula Girls, Straight Shooter, 8 p.m., $13-$15, 21+, Alex’s Bar, 2913 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach,  (562) 434-8292, www.alexsbar.com.

Sunday, October 14

Stick To Your Guns, Emmure (Presented By Sound Rink), 6 p.m., $20, all ages, House of Blues Anaheim, 400 W. Disney Way, Anaheim (714) 778-2583, www.houseofblues.com/anaheim.

Sabrina Claudino, snny, 8 p.m., $25-$75, all ages, The Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600, www.observatoryoc.com.

2Mex, 9 p.m., Free, 21+, Marty’s on Newport 14401 Newport Ave, Tustin,  (714) 544-1995, www.martysonnewport.com.

The Jackets, The Loons, The Night Times, The Thingz, 8 p.m., $10, 21+, Alex’s Bar, 2913 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach,  (562) 434-8292, www.alexsbar.com.

Monday, October 15

Monster Magnet, Electric Citizen, Dark Sky Choir, 8 p.m., $20, all ages, The Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600,  www.observatoryoc.com.

Davis, 8 p.m., Free, 21+, The Wayfarer, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa (949) 764-0039, www.wayfarercm.com.

Tuesday, October 16

Mayday Parade, 6 p.m., $29, all ages, House of Blues Anaheim, 400 W. Disney Way, Anaheim (714) 778-2583, www.houseofblues.com/anaheim.

Allen Stone, Nick Waterhouse, 8 p.m., $30-$99, all ages, The Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600, www.observatoryoc.com.

The Joy Formidable, Twin Oaks, 9 p.m., $20-$30, 21+, Marty’s on Newport 14401 Newport Ave, Tustin,  (714) 544-1995, www.martysonnewport.com.

Wednesday, October 17

Yaeji, Stud1nt, Faychee, 8 p.m., $25, all ages, The Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600, www.observatoryoc.com.

Groovesession, Joe Marcinek Band, 8 p.m., Free, 21 +, The Wayfarer, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa (949) 764-0039, www.wayfarercm.com.

John Paul White, 9 p.m., $30, 21+, Marty’s on Newport 14401 Newport Ave, Tustin,  (714) 544-1995, www.martysonnewport.com.

Thursday, October 18

Thievery Corporation, 7:30, $35.50, all ages, House of Blues Anaheim, 400 W. Disney Way, Anaheim (714) 778-2583, www.houseofblues.com/anaheim.

Maggie Rogers, Mallrat, 8 p.m., $29, all ages, The Observatory, 3503 S. Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana, (714) 957-0600,  www.observatoryoc.com.

Michael Nau and the Mighty Thread (Cotton Jones), Erin Rae, 8 p.m., $12, 21+, The Wayfarer, 843 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa (949) 764-0039, www.wayfarercm.com.

D.R.I., Skullcrack, 9 p.m., $25, 21+, Marty’s on Newport 14401 Newport Ave, Tustin,  (714) 544-1995, www.martysonnewport.com.

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