Kevin Bronson on July 12th, 2013

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A splendid show selection for your Friday:

‣ Big night at the FIGat7th Downtown Festival, which returns after the holiday weekend off with Akron/Family, Peaking Lights and Lonnie Holley doing a free show in the plaza.
‣ Hunter Hunted and Harriet team up with artist Gary Baseman at the Skirball Center’s “Into the Night: Secrets and Truths.”
‣ Portugal. The Man headlines the Wiltern behind their acclaimed new album “Evil Friends.”
‣ Icelandic composer Ólufar Arnalds visits the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery behind his new album “For Now I Am Winter.” That’s the video for “Only the Winds,” above.
‣ Malian singer Vieux Farka Touré plays Levitt Pavilion Pasadena as part of its free summer concert series.
‣ And Say Anything brings its “Rarities and More” your to the House of Blues.

Also:

The Psychedelic Furs and the Burning of Rome at the House of Blues Anaheim
Young Dubliners, Brother Sal, Nina Storey and Steel Toed Slippers at the Roxy Theatre
Palms and Crypts at the Troubadour
Las Cafeteras at California Plaza (noon)
Lightning in a Bottle festival at Lake Skinner, Temecula
Arthur Lee Land at Genghis Cohen
Chris Pureka and Emy Reynolds at the Bootleg Theater
Shugo Tokumaru and Tara Jane O’Neil at the Echo
The Blackeyed Soul Club, Chinese Rocks and the Mo Odds at the Satellite
Big Black Cloud, Drunk Dad, 51 Drones and Roses at the Smell
Peg Leg Love, Baby Fleas and Wild Wing at the Lot 1 Café
Lola, Topher Mohr and Andree Belle at El Cid
Los Neighbors at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
My Name Is You, David Berkeley, Among Savages, Jared & the Mill, the Oarsman and the Sound Committee at the Hotel Café
Son Ark at Casey’s
SORNE, Pool Party and Booker Long Duo at the Mint
Cold Blue Rebels, the Order of the Fly, Scurvy Kids, Still Not Dead and Orwell’s Nightmare at the Whisky
Gold Rush Kings, Cutiss King and El Prez at the Roxy: On the Rox
Kendra Morris, Kingsley, Mia Von Glitz and Val & Her Lovers at the Viper Room
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Melodic and Song Preservation Society at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Josh Fischel at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
XY at WitZend
Phil Shane at Alex’s Bar
Black Flag at the Observatory
Headshine at the House of Blues Anaheim (Late Show)
Slightly Stoopid and Atmosphere at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Irvine
The Spazmatics at the Pasadena Civic
Garden of Eden and Andy Moor at the Yost Theater
All-4-One and Color Me Badd at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Colbie Caillat at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Ron Jones Big Band at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Barbara Morrison at the Catalina Bar & Grill