Kevin Bronson on August 14th, 2013

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What a wonderful Wednesday:

‣ Up-and-coming blues guy Jamie N Commons, whose music you’ve probably heard on myriad TV shows even if you didn’t know he was up-and-coming, headlines the Troubadour, with and Nightmare & the Cat opening. That’s Commons’ video for “Rumble and Sway,” above.
‣ “An Evening With Natalie Cole” brings the singer to the Hollywood Bowl for some classic songs as well as numbers from her latest album, “Natalie Cole en Español.”
‣ Nashville indie-rockers Kopecky Family Band hit the Echo, supported by Said the Whale [see their video for “I Love You”] and visiting U.K. Afro-pop outfit the Melodic.
‣ U.K.-bred pop singer Daniel Bedingfield does a cozy show at Silverlake Lounge, where he’s joined by Tournament of Hearts, Armada and Dekades.
‣ And the Black & the White headline the Satellite, where they’re celebrating the release of their debut EP “Futures” and vowing to do a Bruce Cockburn cover. Now if they’d only stop rendering their name as THEblack&THEwhite.

Also:

Magic Wands and Galaxy of Tar at Harvard & Stone
Nicholas David, Amber Rubarth and MacKenzie Bourg at the El Rey Theatre
Rick Ross & the 1500 or Nothin’ Band at Club Nokia
Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus at the Echoplex
Head Hunters, juN, Shy Town and Mick Frisco at Los Globos
The Goat Face Experience at the Virgil
Fort King, Pony Boy and more at Malo
Max Collins, Emily Kinney, Dust on the Radio, Jonathan Seldat and Sun Looks Down at the Hotel Café
Katrina and Dom Liberati at the Mint
Michael Sweet, Oz Fox and Mike Tramp at the Whisky A Go Go
The Goddamn Gallows and Calamity Cubes at the Roxy: On the Rox
Cats Who Will Eat Planets at the HOB Foundation Room
Storey & the Tellers at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Alfa and Grey Eastern at WitZend
AJ and Sara at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Tyra Juliette and Keesha at Saint Rocke
Taylor Collins, Rory Rodriguez and Red, Red Woods at the Observatory
The Federal Affair at the Federal Bar