Kevin Bronson on April 5th, 2013

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It’s a fabulous Friday:

‣ We’ll start this Friday on the local tip: L.A. quartet the Hectors celebrate the release of their first album “Her Dark Majesty” [sample the wares here] at the Satellite, supported by Haunted Summer, TS & the Past Haunts and Spaceships.
‣ Partying with the mammals: Dan Deacon and Japanther team up at the monthly First Fridays at the the Natural History Museum.
‣ We swooned over Matthew Houck at SXSW, and shared Phosphorescent’s video for “Song for Zula,” and tonight the band plays the Troubadour behind the acclaimed new album “Muchacho.”
‣ With their new album “Wash the Sins Not Only the Face” just out on Matador, Brighton, U.K. trio Esben & the Witch visit the Bootleg Bar, supported by Heliotropes and VUM. That’s Esben’s video for “Despair,” above.
‣ Yes, that’s Soul Asylum, a tick over 20 years after their biggest record “Grave Dancers Union,” visiting the Roxy Theatre (with the Bolts opening). David Pirner and crew’s last album was last year “Delayed Reaction,” their first in six years.
‣ And if you love the Coachella lineup but don’t like the pricetag, then you’ll have a blast at El Cid tonight, where the Black Crystal Wolf Kids, the cover band that specializes in songs by contemporary indie-rock luminaries, does its annual “Tribute to Coachella.” No, really, it’s good.

Also:

The Rescues, Calico and Zoe Z at the Hotel Café
The Dan Band at Club Nokia
Sammy Adams and T. Mills at the El Rey Theatre
Netsky at the Fonda Theatre
Helen Reddy at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Mac DeMarco, Catwalk, Calvin Love and Chad & the Meatbodies at the Echoplex
Tensnake at Los Globos
Roman Candles, American Grizzly, Wreck of the Zephyr and Spokenest at the Smell
The Record Company at High Fidelity
PLUS at the Virgil
American Aquarium, the Cerny Brothers, Los Pinguos and LoCura at the Mint
Joshua Paige at the Hard Rock Café Hollywood
Sean Discoll Band, Ellis, Back By Morning and the Hailers at the Roxy: On the Rox
Blackberry Smoke and Drake White at the House of Blues Hollywood
Syd Straw at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Poor Man’s Whiskey, the Curly Wolf, Justin Dzuban and Jeremy Buck at Saint Rocke
Anuhea at the Constellation Room
Justin Furstenfeld at the Observatory
Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers, Ry Bradley and Fallen Stars at the Coach House
Memphis May Fire, the Artist Must Draw and Mae West at the Industry Theater
New Directions at CSUN
Dark Star Orchestra at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Vadim Repin at the Valley Performing Arts Center
Martha Davis & the Motels at the Canyon
The Commodores at the Agua Caliente Casino
Kristina Sky, Tempo and Staley at the Yost Theater