Kevin Bronson on June 27th, 2013

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‣ Ozomatli is the special guest at the 10-year anniversary celebration of the weekly club night Afro Funké at Zanzibar.
‣ One-man soul storm Bernhoft, the Norwegian singer who live-loops piano, guitar, beat boxing and vocals, visits the Troubadour, with Sun Rai opening. That’s Bernhoft’s video for “C’mon Talk,” above. [See our missive on Bernhoft from SXSW.]
‣ Genre-bending saxophonist Colin Stetson, who’s been a touring member of Arcade Fire and Bon Iver, visits the Bootleg Theater behind his new solo album “New History Warefare.” Justin Walter opens.
‣ The Soft Pack headline the Echo, supported by Devon Williams and Roses.
‣ The free “Music for a Better Living” series kicks off at the Hammer Museum, with AM & Shawn Lee performing and KCRW DJs Jason Bentley and Dan Wilcox keeping the museum’s courtyard hopping.
‣ And the Entrance Band winds up Thursday night residency at the Satellite, supported by Holy Sh*t and White Rainbow.

Also:

Malik Yusef, Cobe Obeah and Jez Dior at the Bootleg Bar
Ablebody, Wages, Historian and Dangerous Cans at the Lot 1 Café
Death at Amoeba (6:30 p.m.)
Salvador Santana & Pave the Way Project, Sonnet and Lee Miles at the Hotel Café
Calvillo, LaMuff, Her Girl Friday and Primal at the Mint
Zookeeper’s Palace, Peanut Butter Lovesicle, Snow In Africa, Addictive Stranger and Arielle Deem at the Roxy Theatre
London Cries, Sunset Riot, Queen V and Johnny’s Sister at the Viper Room
Ancient Animals, L.A. Witch, Levitation Room and Blackfeet Braves at the Silverlake Lounge
Molly’s Revenge at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Freddie Ravel at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Lakookala at Origami Vinyl
Year of the Dragon at Skinny’s Lounge
Lightnin’ Woodcock, Sean Wheeler & Nick Oliveri, Barrio Tiger and the Golden Rulers at the Down and Out Bar
Magnuson and Ghost Idols at the 5 Star Bar
The Backhomes and Whirling Dervish at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Jett Pink at Saint Rocke (Early Show)
Gary Hoey, Ray Goren and Kiko Loureiro at Saint Rocke (Late Show)
Grn/Gld, Technocrat, Time & Energy, Hamoniums, Dirty Merlin, Kalva Won and Cicero at the Detroit Bar
The Black Tibetans and Thee Cormans at Alex’s Bar
The Devious Means and Cherokee Fade at Mason Regional Park in Irvine
Monroe, Glass Tapes and Brittany Myers at the Constellation Room
The Griff Hamlin Band at the House of Blues Anaheim
Tedashii at the Glass House
Donavon Frankenreiter at the Canyon
Caspa, Kill Paris, the Antiserum and Mayhem at the Yost Theater
Nick Mancini at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Acoustic Alchemy at the Catalina Bar & Grill