Tonight in L.A.: Father John Misty, Wanda Jackson, Peter Murphy, Erykah Badu, Primus, FMLY Fest

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Father John Misty 7 (2012)

Here’s your show menu for the last Saturday of 2012:

Father John Misty (pictured above), who made several year-end lists (including this one) with his album “Fear Fun,” headlines the El Rey Theatre. Fellow L.A band Icy Demons supports.
‣ Queen of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson shows fans she’s still got it with a show at the Observatory.
‣ Meanwhile, just down the hall, fans who like their music a little darker can catch Godfather of Goth Peter Murphy doing a show in the Constellation Room.
‣ Grammy Award-winning R&B, neo-soul, funk and hip hop singer Erykah Badu headlines Club Nokia, with Syd the Kyd (of the Odd Future crew) and rap collective Phony Ppl as openers.
Primus turns it up at the Wiltern
‣ And FMLY Fest at L.A. Fort (736 Ceres Ave.) and Artshare (801. E. 4th Place) begins its 2-day festival, featuring LA Font, Feeding People, Raw Geronimo, Gothic Tropic, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Vex Ruffin, VerBS, Spaceships, Luna Is Honey, Dream Panther, Lady Lazarus, Jack Littman, Lucky Dragons and many more. See set times here and here. See more info here.

Also:

Social Distortion at the House of Blues Hollywood
White Fence, Fuzz, Chad & the Meat Bodies and Endless Bummer at the Smell
Pocket Rockets, Tall Tales & the Silver Lining and Christian Le Hutson at Los Globos
Jane Monheit at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Sammy Miller & the Congregation at the Virgil
The Originalities, Lifeline, Static Fiction, the Chimpz and Implants at the Mint
Bizarre Ride, Overdoz, Polyester the Saint, Kid Named Breezy, Quelle Chris and Cazal Organism at the Roxy Theatre
The Aggrolites, Brewfish, Kounterfiet Change and Sinizen at the Viper Room
LaReve, Wrecking Katz, Gamblers Mark, Coastline Apparition and Trash Monsters at the HOB Foundation Room
Psycho Realm at the Key Club
Rich Aucoin, Austin Lucas, the Pullmen and PJ Bond at the Central SAPC
Through the Roots, Kat Nestel, Urban Classics and Righteous Wave Movement at Brixton South Bay
MK & the Gentlemen and Rey Fresco at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The English Beat, Bad Apples and Ikaika Beamer at Saint Rocke
Jeremiah Red, Micah Brown, Justin Suitor, Troy Murrah, Andy Carpenter, Alejandro Parreja, Parker Macy and Flying Sparks at the Detroit Bar
Reverend Horton Heat, Jello Biafra and Tijuana Panthers at the House of Blues Anaheim
War at the City National Grove of Anaheim
The Fixx, the Ferns and Olio at the Coach House
Stresscase at the Industry Theater
Wolfgang Gartner at the Yost Theater
Donavon Frankenreiter at the Canyon
The Baka Boyz at the Rabobank Theater & Convention Center
Joe La Barbera Quintet at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club

Photo by Emma Garr