Kevin Bronson on August 21st, 2014

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A mighty enticing Thursday night of shows:

‣ Forty-six years after the release of their masterful album “Odessey and Oracle, the Zombies (with just two original members, Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent, steering the ship) play the Twilight Concert Series at the Santa Monica Pier. Mystic Braves open.
‣ Transcendent Canadian punks (and how often can you that about a hardcore band?) Fucked Up rock the El Rey Theatre behind their new album “Glass Boys,” with Tijuana Panthers opening.
‣ Blood Orange, sure to be one of the highlights of this weekend’s FYF Fest, does a show downtown at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
‣ It’s Night 2 of Future Islands at the Fonda Theatre.
‣ Buddy celebrates the release of his long-awaited album “Last Call for the Quiet Life” with a show at the Hotel Café. It’s a loaded lineup at the venue, with Yellow Red Sparks, Distant Cousins, the Dust of Men and Covenhoven also performing.
‣ Is tonight the first L.A. headlining show for New Zealand’s The Naked and Famous since the release last fall of their sophomore album “In Rolling Waves?” We think so. They’re at the Echoplex, with the Moth & the Flame opening.
‣ New Orleans’ Benjamin Booker (who’s also playing FYF) rocks the Echo, supported by JUNK and Small Wigs. Booker’s self-titled debut came out this week on ATO Records.
‣ And North Carolina duo Sylvan Esso does the first of two sold-out nights at the Troubadour.

Also

Yiddish Tango Club at Sunset Concerts at the Skirball Center
The Dan Band at the Roxy Theatre
So Many Wizards, Beach Party, the Abigails and Twin Steps at the Satellite
The Nervous Wreckords, Shake Before Us, the Two Tens and the Withers at the Viper Room
Omega String Quartet at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Cambalache at Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park
Galvanized Souls, Night Talks, Gunder, The Day-Old, Exes and Pallasite Project at the Silverlake Lounge
Kurt Kroeber, Postage, Nathaniel Chase, Dance Cohen and Nautilus at Los Globos
Nocona and Tony Gilkyson at El Cid
Marc Alan Group, Wild Awake and Pendulum Theory at the Lyric Theatre
AC Slater, Got Some, Bones and Wuki at Dim Mak
Bullet Made Statues, the Drizz, KHAN, Paulina Cameron and Marley Munroe at the Mint
Armando Rome at La Cita
Old Man, Lemat, Caitlin Anne Webster at the Ham & Eggs Tavern
Gio Eule at the Hard Rock Hollywood (Happy Hour)
Whitey Morgan & the 78s at the Whisky a Go Go
August Alsina at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Jimetta Rose at Fifty Seven
Siren Section, Ruiins and Cinder Cone at Complex
Brother Joscephus, the Love Revolution, the Cerny Brothers and Justin Dzuban at Saint Rocke
Ron Tanski at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Strathmore, Matt Commerce and more at WitZend
The Weirdos, the Billy Bones, Love Canal and the Woolly Bandits at Alex’s Bar
Quilt and Cotillon at the Constellation Room
Alvin Risk at the Observatory
Keyshia Cole at the House of Blues Anaheim
Ookay at the Yost Theater
Dickey Betts & Great Southern, Willie & the Road Tramps and Bretheren of the Coast at the Coach House
The Larry Fuller Trio at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Kelly Che at the Catalina Bar & Grill