Kevin Bronson on December 12th, 2012

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Twelve-twelve-twelve:

‣ Guitar goliaths the Sword visit the El Rey Theatre behind the recent release of their fourth album, “Apocryphon,” with Gypsyhawk and American Sharks opening. Above is the Austinites’ video for “The Veil of at Isis”,” directed by Simon Chan.
‣ Mercury Prize winners Alt-J swing back through L.A. [we were at the Echo back in August] for a date at the Fonda Theatre, with local wunderkinds Wildcat! Wildcat! supporting.
‣ A couple of artists who each did residencies earlier this year at the Bootleg team up for a show at Troubadour – cinematic electro wiz JMSN and and rocker Meg Myers.
‣ Shoegazer trio Nightmare Air continues its Wednesday night residency at the Silverlake Lounge, with United Ghosts on board tonight.
‣ And the Ruby Friedman Orchestra does a date at Los Globos, supported by Boys School and Sweetwater & the Satisfaction.

Also:

The Tragically Hip at the House of Blues
The Soft Moon, Vinyl Williams and Group Rhoda at the Echo
The Growlers at Harvard & Stone
yOya, Tapioca & the Flea, Das Tapes and Boom Forest at the Satellite
People From Venus at the Bootleg Theater
Bondax and Kingdom at the Roxy Theatre
Beta Wolf and the Diamond Light at Club Moscow at Boardner’s
Shwayze and 7Lions at the Viper Room
The Vim Dicta at Lot 1 Cafe
Their Only Dreams and Big Search at Hyperion Tavern
Donny & Marie Osmond at the Pantages Theatre
Chanticleer at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
George Kahn Quintet at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Barrington Levy at the Echoplex
Nilu, Dejah Gomez and Allensworth at the Virgil
Jessie Payo, the Young Romans, Julia Price and Libby Koch at the Hotel Café
Dragonsmoke at the Mint
Busy Living, String Fellow Hawks, Neon Hymns and Jesse Kivel at the Central SAPC
Nutty & the Funny Valentines and the Aaron White Band at Saint Rocke
Pissheads, Mania, Zoloa, Kruel and Sadicos at Alex’s Bar
Prodigy at the Observatory
Snoop Lion/Dogg and Pac Div at the Fox Theater Pomona
Blood On the Dance Floor at the Glass House
Mat Kearney at the Balboa Theatre
Bridgette Bryant and Will Wheaton at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club