Kevin Bronson on April 4th, 2014

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Friday, oh Friday, you make decisions so hard:

‣ Philadelphia sensations the War on Drugs play a sold-out show at the Troubadour behind their sophomore album “Lost in the Dream.” White Laces support.
‣ U.K. pop explorer Dan Croll [see “From Nowhere”] visits the El Rey Theatre behind his debut album “Sweet Disarray.”
‣ L.A. neo-soul ensemble Caught a Ghost [that’s Jesse Nolan and Tessa Thompson pictured above] celebrates next week’s release of the debut album “Human Nature” with a show at the Bootleg Bar, supported by Decorator, Darklands, Intergalactix.
‣ First Fridays at the Natural History Museum brings Mikal Cronin and Tijuana Panthers to the North American Mammal Hall, along with, appropriately (and for early arrivals), a tour titled “Tracking and Trapping L.A.’s Wildlife.”
‣ The Record Company celebrates the release of its new EP, “Feels So Good,” with a show at the Satellite that also features the Janks and Austin trio Ume.
‣ Mystery Skulls heads up a great local lineup at the Viper Room, along with Bruce Parker, Falling Doves, Dekades and Teleskopes.
‣ And there’s another great lineup of L.A. bands at the Church on York, with Tashaki Miyaki, Cherry Glazerr, Joel Jerome and L.A. Witch.

Note: The Ben Watt show at the Echo has been postponed.

Also:

Widespread Panic at the Orpheum Theatre
Emancipator Ensemble, Slow Magic and NYM at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
The Shakers, Brando’s Island, KULA at El Cid
The Grouch & Eligh, Eliot Lipp and Pigeon John at the Roxy Theatre
Ernie Halter, Katie Cole, Dylan Chambers, the Roofbeam Carpenters, Pageantry and Adam Levy at the Hotel Café
Jarabe De Palo at the Fonda Theatre
Birdie Jones, Lonnie, the Podunk Poets, Best Western (The Hangmen) and Hot Pearl Snatch at the Silverlake Lounge
Dirt Dress, Shark Toys and more at the Echo
Kyle Hall, Cromie & Sage Caswell and Jeniluv at Risky Vision at the Echoplex
HowardAmb, Bobb Bruno, Sandy Yang and David Scott Stone at the Smell
White Murder, Kat Kong, Death Lens and Hollows at Lot 1
Manuel Gutierrez at El Cid
Madame Headdress, Bloody Death Skull and Madame Grislee at Pehrspace
Meklit at the Mint
Cheetah Chrome and Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs at the Whisky a Go Go
Lucy Kaplansky at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Electric Blue and Rum Runners at Saint Rocke
Zacc West at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
El Tri at the Observatory
Snow Tha Product at the Constellation Room
Rome and Tunnel Vision at the Coach House
Soul Seduction at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Diana Krall at the Valley Performing Arts Center
Cameron Carpenter at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Rachelle Ferrell at the Catalina Bar & Grill
The Dan Band and Spazmatics at the Canyon
The Wes Coast, the Owl Fly, Atomic Walrus at TRiP
The Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall