Kevin Bronson on May 9th, 2013

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Get in the thick of it on this Thursday:

‣ Three decades into its career and still going strong, Yo La Tengo visits the Fonda Theatre behind their 13th album, “Fade.”
‣ Big hometown show for rock quartet Dead Sara, who’ve become road warriors since releasing their debut last year. Emily Armsrong and gang headline the El Rey Theatre, supported by Secret Empire.
‣ In the middle of a big national tour after releasing two album last yaer, Of Montreal brings its theatrical live show to the Echoplex, supported by Wild Moccasins.
‣ San Diego hardcore quintet Pierce the Veil join up with Maryland pop-punks All Time Low for a big show at the Hollywood Palladium.
‣ United Ghosts kick off a Thursday night residency at the Silverlake Lounge, supported by Flaamingoes, L.A. Witch and Dona Nicha.
‣ With their debut album “Bigfoot” just out, Cayucas heads up a great lineup at the Echo that includes Hot As Sun and Mt. Ossa.
‣ And singer Luke Top performs as part of “The Kennedy Administration,” a variety/talk-show format event hosted by Kennedy at Echoes Under Sunset (1310 Glendale Blvd.). Kennedy’s other gusts for the evening: comedian Greg Behrendt, mentalist Patrick Heikam and this blog’s Kevin Bronson.

Also:

Rumours: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute, Bleu and Cody Crump at the Roxy Theatre
Pepper at the Troubadour
The Technicolors and Fictionist at the Satellite
Sister Rogers at the Standard downtown
Spindrift, Magic Mirror, the Savage Gospel and the Burning Dolls at Complex in Glendale
Kate Nash at the Observatory
Caitlin Crosby and Jessica Childress at the Hotel Café
Cody Canada & the Departed and Rose’s Pawn Shop at the Mint
Fonseca at Club Nokia
E-40 at Tru Hollywood
The John Novello Trio at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Sara Watkins, Fiction Family and Kris Orlowski at the Bootleg Theater
Captain Panic, Pelussje, Squachek, Orence and Yayfuzzy at Los Globos
Qui, Minot and Virginia Reed at El Cid
Ireesh Lal, Norton Wisdome, Renata Youngblood and Dmitri “Jimmy” Mahlis at the Roxy: On the Rox
The Milk Carton Kids at the Largo at the Coronet
Charlie Clark at Taix
Fever the Ghost at Origami Vinyl
Solwave, Infantree, Animals of Kin and Up the Heat at the Central SAPC
The Club Pacific Band and Mollusk Sound at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Joey Heredias at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
The Jimi Blaze Show at Saint Rocke
Reik at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Two Guns, Karl?, Names In Vain and the Memorial Highway at Alex’s Bar
Yngwie Malmsteen and Ethan Brosh at the House of Blues Anaheim
Crash Kings, Orange Blossom Special and the Whereabouts at the Coach House
Miranda Lambert at the Rabobank Arena
Robert Spring at CSUN
Paul Rodgriguez at the San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino
CSUN Jazz A Band at the Valley Performing Arts Center
Y&T at the Canyon
Ookay, Kennedy Jones and Precept at the Yost Theater

Photo by Steve Gullick