Kevin Bronson on September 12th, 2013

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Wow, what a Thursday:

‣ The summer’s Twilight Concert Series at the Santa Monica Pier winds up with a performance by the legendary Jimmy Cliff, along with the Delirians and Ethan Tucker. It certainly won’t the final party of the yer at the Pier – not with next weekend’s The Beach Ball festival and the Newport Folk’s Way Over Yonder on Oct. 5-6, but the Twilight series is free.
‣ Long-running Canadian post-rockers Godspeed You! Black Emperor play the Fonda Theatre.
‣ London duo AlunaGeorge headlines the El Rey Theatre behind their debut album “Body Music.” Supreme Cuts and Lovelife open.
‣ Body/Head, the new project featuring Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon working with Bill Nace, visits the Echo behid this week’s release of their album “Coming Apart” on Matador. White Magic and Bad News open.
‣ Titus Andronicus rocks the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock behind their new album “Local Business.” That the band’s video for “Still Life With Hot Deuce And Silver Platter,” above.
‣ It’s the final night of the Pixies’ L.A. run of shows – this one at the Mayan Theatre with Meg Myers opening.
‣ And if you’re the mood for something free and different – singer-songwriter Ceci Bastida is the musical guest at this month’s installment of the Kennedy Administration variety show at Echoes Under Sunset.

Also:

Matt Wertz and Elenowen at the Bootleg Theater
Rainbow Jackson, Josh Boyd 3, Great White Buffalo and Ivory Deville at the Viper Room
Jake Shimabukuro at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
Girl in a Coma, Hunter Valentine and Krissy Krissy at the Echoplex
Cheap Trick at the Grammy Museum
The Jacksons at the Los Angeles County Fair
Czech Mates at the Hollywood Bowl
The Heavy Guilt, the Space Race, Young Creatures and Dirty Sirens at the Silverlake Lounge
The Soft White Sixties and Virginia Reed at the Satellite
L.A. Witch, Has A Shadow and Black Lullabies at Lot 1
Mongorama at El Cid
Yoya at Origami Vinyl
Sonia Rao, the Mots Nouveaux, Melissa Polinar, Rabbit Quinn and Kail Baxley at the Hotel Café
The Picturebooks at Harvard & Stone
Nicholas Ginbey at the Mint (Early Show)
Trampled Under Foot and Diana Salvatore at the Mint
Big B, Potluck, Middle Class Casualties and Kali Connect at the Whisky A Go Go
Dave Stewart & Friends and Kaya Stewart at the Troubadour
Ed Roland & the Sweet Tea Project at the Roxy Theatre
Maria Fatal at the House of Blues Hollywood
Zoe Keating at the Largo at the Coronet
Farmer Dave & the Hot Pacific Band, the Mattson 2 and Lauren Barth at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Pompous Highmen at Saint Rocke
Morgan Karr at WitZend
Let Em Riot, Cosmodelion, We are/She is and Northern Labour Party at Alex’s Bar
Sick Puppies, Redlight King and Charming Liars at the House of Blues Anaheim
Cash & Freedman at the House of Blues Anaheim (Late Show)
Joey Defrancesco at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Roberta Gambarini at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Will Sparks at the Yost Theater