Kevin Bronson on August 15th, 2012

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Your wonderful Wednesday:

‣ The run of club shows leading up to the Sunset Strip Music Festival gets a little folky at the Roxy tonight, where Honeyhoney – that’s Suzanne Santo and Ben Jaffe wreaking havoc in their “Angel of Death” video, above – and harmony-toting ensemble Monsters Calling Home performing.
‣ Athens, Ga.’s twangy psych0-rockers Futurebirds hit the Satellite behind their debut “Hampton’s Lullaby,” with the Steelwells supporting.
‣ Y La Bamba, one many standouts at June’s Make Music Pasadena, swings back through SoCal to play the Hotel Cafe behind their 2012 release “Court the Storm.” Also at the Cahuenga Boulevard room tonight: the Sister Ruby Band, the Iron Rails, Indian Trading Furs and Lael Neale.
‣ Michael Andrews – his new album “Spilling a Rainbow” out this week – continues his “Open Mike Andrews” residency at the Bootleg, where Lavender Diamond supports and special guests are in store.
‣ At at the Greek Theatre, it’s two veterans with list of hits longer than today’s show list: Joe Cocker and Huey Lewis and the News, winding down a 24-date tour.

Also:

Run Run Run, the Tender Box and Battle Tapes at the Viper Room
The Airplane Boys at On the Rox
Alabama Shakes and Antibalas at the Fox Theater in Pomona
Ivan & Alyosha, Coby Brown and the Eagle Rock Gospel Singers at the Echo
Michael Kiwanuka at Amoeba (7 p.m.)
The Cigarette Bums at Lot 1 Cafe
Phish at the Long Beach Arena
Yes at the Gibson Amphitheatre
Ruben Blades at the Hollywood Bowl
Boys School and Bella Darling at 3 Clubs
Eric Prydz, Audrey Napoleon and Mossberg Pump at the Yost Theater
Midian and the Love Haters at Harvard & Stone
VUM and Dead Dawn at the Silverlake Lounge
Champagne Champagne, the Knux and Emily’s Army at the Troubadour
Garfunkel & Oates, Chelsea Peretti and Natasa Leggerro & Karen Kilgariff at Largo
Crash Diet at the Whisky A Go Go
Russell Ferrante Trio at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Lee Brice, Austin Hanks and Kristin Kelly at the House of Blues Anaheim
Reverend Horton Heat, Pinata Protest and Goodfellas at Saint Rocke
The Parade, the Path, the Goodnight, Amnesia Beach and Andrew Tester at the Central SAPC