Kevin Bronson on November 9th, 2012

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A huge Friday night for lovers of huge Friday nights:

‣ The reunited Afghan Whigs, winding up their first U.S. tour in 13 years, do the first of two sold-out night at the Fonda Theatre. Van Hunt opens.
‣ The resurgent ”¦ And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead rocks the Echoplex behind their new album “Lost Songs.” That’s their election-themed video for “Catatonic,” above.
‣ The revitalized Jon Spencer Blues Explosion hits the El Rey Theatre behind its new album “Meat and Bone.” Quasi support.
‣ Brandi Carlile teams up with Blitzen Trapper for a night at the Orpheum Theatre. Carlile’s new album “Bear Creek” came out in June.
‣ Portland sextet Y La Bamba swings back through L.A. behind their fine album “Court the Storm” for a show at the Central SAPC. Ramshackle, Seasons and Steve Taylor support.
‣ And Barbra Streisand kicks off a big weekend at the Hollywood Bowl (two nights of Babs, two nights of Mumford & Sons). New album “Release Me” is the 32nd Top 10 album of the 70-year-old singer’s career.

Also:

Minus the Bear, Cursive and Girl In A Coma at Club Nokia
American Royalty, Blacks& and Hindu Pirates at the Echo
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Wild Roses, Trapper Schoepp & the Shades and Restavrant at the Mint
Tilly & the Wall, Icky Blossoms and Guy Blakeslee at the Troubadour
Iration, the Expendables and Cisco Adler at the Wiltern
America and Little River Band at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Grupo Fantasma and Chicha Libre at the Royce Hall UCLA
Vicente Fernandez at the Gibson Amphitheatre
Tom Brosseau, Dorian Wood and Correatown at the Sanctuary in Santa Monica
Benjamin Francis Leftwich and Jarrett Killen at the Bootleg Bar
The Woggles, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and the Knitts at the Satellite
howardAmb, Dreamers, SheKhan, Sandy Yang, Emily Lacy and Wimp & Shrimp at the Smell
Title Fight and Whirr at Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock
Badwater, Sympathetic Frequencies, Echoes De Luxe and Buffalo Blackfoot at El Cid
Kris Orlowski, Alexandra & the Starlight Band, Ruthanne, Von Grey, Big Tree and Alto at the Hotel Café
Andy Hackbarth Band at the Hard Rock Café
Gilby Clarke at the Whisky
I Fight Dragons, Sky Fox, MC Lars and Attack Decay at the Roxy Theatre
Danielle Stori, London Shover, Anahita Skye and Siren Calls at On the Rox
The Dirty Knobs, So & So and Franky Perez & the Truth at the Viper Room
Warren G, True Mind, Ease and Illaborate Minds at the Key Club
Mount Kimbie, Grenier and Groundislava at ICON
Sic Alps at the
Special C, Urban Classics and Suspect Ed at Brixton South Bay
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Health Club at Casey’s
Jonny & the Jones at Saint Rocke
Titus Andronicus, Ceremony and Metz at the Constellation Room
Rusko at the Observatory
Asia at the Canyon Club
The Monkees at the Arlington Theatre
ILL FX, Valora, Ceasefire, Sederra, Low Life Music and So Cal Trash at the House of Blues Anaheim
Michael Schenker Group, David Van Landing, Prowler, Pet Shark and the Outsane at the Coach House
Black Uhuru at SLO Brew