Kevin Bronson on December 8th, 2011

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Thursday things:

‣ Jonathan Wilson [see our interview with him Wednesday] plays the Troubadour behind his 2011 release “Gentle Spirit.”
‣ The Kooks are back for a second night at the Music Box.
‣ Buzzing NYC quintet Caveman make their first visit to L.A. behind their first release “CoCo Beware.” the five-piece plays the Echo, supported by Races, Hands and more. That’s Caveman’s video for “Easy Water,” above.
‣ And the Spires – who teased with the great song “Waves” back in September – swoop in from Ventura to do a show at Lot 1 Cafe. Their new album “Forever City Chorus” will be out Dec. 20, and you should stream it here.

Also:

Erykah Badu at the Wiltern
Jonathan Richman at the Galaxy Theatre’s Constellation Room
Scott Weiland at the Galaxy Theatre
Trace Adkins at Gibson Amphitheatre
Tycho and Sister Crayon at the Echoplex
Lost Lander and Radiation City at the Satellite
Little Red Lung and Escalator Hill at the Silverlake Lounge
Mansions on the Moon, ESP and Touché at the Bootleg
Geronimo Getty, Matt Ellis and Brian Whelan at 1642 (1642 Temple)
Cannoneers at Dim Mak Studios
Monte Negro, Betty Moon and the Cold Chills at the Roxy
Jimmy Gnecco at On the Rox
Teddy Thompson at Largo
Elizabeth Cook at the Mint
Dustbowl Revival at Harvard & Stone
Stevie Jackson (Belle & Sebastian), Rachel Fannan and Sotto at the Cat & Fiddle
Tearist at Das Bunker
Ryan Cabrera, Secondhand Serenade and the Thomas Ian Nicholas Band at the Viper Room
Angry Samoans at the Redwood Bar
Melody Federer at the Hotel Cafe
Peter Murphy at the Coach House