Kevin Bronson on December 15th, 2011

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Thursday things:

‣ Black Star, the groundbreaking duo of Mos Def and Talib Kweli, do a makeup gig at Club Nokia for an L.A. date originally scheduled in October.
‣ The first night of the annual Invisible Children benefit concerts at the Troubadour features Jon Foreman (Switchfoot), Matt Pryor (the Get Up Kids), Aaron Gillespie (the Almost), Aaron Weiss (mewithoutYou), Ryan O’Neal (Sleeping At Last).
‣ John C. Reilly celebrates the release of two singles (one with Becky Stark, one with Tom Brosseau) on Jack White’s Third Man Records by playing at Largo.
‣ The Happy Hollows and Eastern Conference Champions team up for some top-drawer indie-rock at the Bootleg Theater, with Gothic Tropic supporting.
‣ White Arrows, Youngblood Hawke and Pollyn bring the party to the Echo as part of that venue’s series of 10-year anniversary shows.
‣ A trio artists who released albums this year on Pierre de Reeder’s Little Record Company – Mike Bloom, Miracle Parade and Nik Freitas – perform at the Silverlake Lounge, joined by NYC folkies the Spring Standards.

Also:

Fool’s Gold at El Cid
X at the Canyon Club
Boom Bip (with guests Eric Avery, Money Mark and Alessandro Cortini), Sisu and Square on Square at the Satellite
Erick Morillo at the Music Box
T. Mills at the Roxy
The Silver Chords at Harvard & Stone
Carina Round at the Hotel Cafe
Jason Moran at the Hammer Museum (7 p.m.)
Too Short at the Viper Room
Tennis System, Open Source Rebellion, Wilding and Champagne Leader at the Airliner
Kissing Cousins, the Electra and Ema & Her Lady Parts at Lot 1 Cafe
Judson McKiney at the Cat & Fiddle
Craigle & the Fresh Ones at the Mint
Madball and Take Offense at the Key Club
White Murder at the Detroit Bar