One of the reasons that Lorde has become a pop star is that she has no business being a pop star to begin with. At least not if you listen to her tell it.
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Japanese punk rock superheroes Peelander-Z will blow minds and save souls at 10 p.m. Friday at Double Down Saloon, 4640 Paradise Road. The show is free; call 702-791-5775.
Juan Gabriel was a big enough star to launch Las Vegas as a Mexican Independence Day party mecca, and he is big enough now to play here on a different weekend.
If Trombone Shorty needs a roof over his head between weekends at Coachella, the new Brooklyn Bowl should feel just like home.
The Austin, Texas-based band Leopold and His Fiction is fronted by Detroit native Daniel James, and the musical heritage of his hometown — Detroit — can be heard as loud and clear as one of James’ tongue-wagging guitar solos.
Young the Giant’s latest record, “Mind Over Matter,” registers immediately as smartly constructed, radio-ready alt-rock. The band plays the Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan Friday night.
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