Kevin Bronson on September 28th, 2012

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A fantastic Friday:

‣ Earlimart celebrates the release of its new album “System Preferences,” its seventh and first in four years, with a headlining date at the Satellite, supported by Blake Hazard (of the Submarines) and Blonde Summer.
‣ Rodriguez – the rediscovered singer-songwriter who is the subject of the documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” – visits the El Rey Theatre on a night that celebrates the 10-year-anniversary of Light in the Attic Records, the label that re-released his seemingly lost albums from 1969 and ’70. Also performing:  Shin Joong Hyung, Michael Chapman and Stephen John Kalinich.
‣ System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian rocks Club Nokia behind the release of his third solo album, “Harakiri!” Viza supports. That’s the video for the title track, above.
‣ Dave Stewart headlines the Troubadour behind the release of his solo album “The Ringmaster General;” it’s a “Dave Stewart and Friends” affair that includes Orianthi, Dana Glover, Nik West, Randy Cooke, Amy Keys, Kieran Kiely and Ann Marie Calhoun.
‣ His new album “One Lovely Day” just out, Citizen Cope visits the Wiltern.
‣ And Midwestern troubadour William Elliott Whitmore hits the Roxy Theatre behind his new album “Field Songs.”

Also:

Jon Brion at the Largo
Future Ghost, Kiven and the Hidden Lines at El Cid
Charlie Daniels Band, 38 Special and Outlaws at the L.A. County Fair
Three Dog Night at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Gin Blossoms at the Canyon Club
Adventure Club and Big Chocolate at the Fonda Theatre
Firewater and Wedding & Funeral Band at the Bootleg Bar
Star Slinger, Jim-E Stack and Silky Johnson at the Echo
Cab 20, the Blank Tapes, Golden!age and Corners at the Smell
Susan Surftone at the Redwood Bar
Holmes, Loquat, Ryan Darton & the Wildebeast, Brown & Blue and Tiny Television at the Hotel Café
Snarky Puppy, Robinson, Canto and Alison Wedding at the Mint
Yasmine, London Thor, Adrian Lang and Kylen at the Roxy: On the Rox
London Cries at the Viper Room
Vex Ruffin at Mount Analog
The Young Rapscallions at the Whisky
Benedek and Lawrence Grey at the Central SAPC
Deathriders, Devilseed, Great Gods of Greed and Seeds of War at Brixton South Bay
Matt the Electrician and John Elliott at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Bern at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Spazmatics and the Drunken Monkeys at Saint Rocke
Angry Samoans, the Stains and Sidepipe Motorbike at Alex’s Bar
GZA, Killer Mike, Sweet Valley and Bear Hands at the Observatory
The English Beat and the Revivers at the Coach House
Crosby, Still & Nash at the Santa Barbara Bowl
EOTO at the House of Blues Anaheim
Lily Tomlin at Pepperdine University