Kevin Bronson on September 5th, 2014

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Here’s what a fantastic Friday sounds like:

‣ An all-star benefit concert, “Jail Guitar Doors” – former MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer’s effort to bring music programs into corectional facilties – goes off at the Ford Ampthitheatre, featuring Jackson Browne, White Fence, Ben Harper, Tom Morello, Jill Sobule and more.
‣ The Art of Elysium’s Genesis benefit concert at the Theatre at Ace Hotel features musical performances by with Beck, SOKO, Rodrigo Amarante, Nite Jewel, Moses Sumney, Nico Turner , Aaron Embry and the Donnies the Amys.
‣ Elvis Costello and Ben Folds team up with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for a concert at the Hollywood Bowl.
‣ The Rentals play the Fonda Theatre behind their new album “Lost in Alphaville, supported by We Are Scientists and Ozma.
‣ It’s a night on the Fairbanks Lawn at Hollywood Forever Cemetery with New York pop duo Phantogram and the music from their new album “Voices.”
‣ Minneapolis hip-hop duo Atmosphere does the first of two sold-out nights at the Hollywood Palladium behind their new album “Southsiders.”
‣ The free Grand Performances series brings Ukrainian quartet DakhaBrakha and electronic composer Carmen Rizzo to California Plaza in downtown L.A.
‣ The Record Company headlines the Satellite, supported by Patrick Sweany and Ivory DeVille.
‣ And the Baseball Project – the all-star quintet of Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Scott McCaughey, Steve Wynn and Linda Pitmon who write songs about the national pastime – visit the Bootleg HiFi, supported by Dressy Bessy.

Also:

War at the Los Angeles County Fair
Enrique Bunbury at the Greek Theatre
Marc Anthony at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Burt Bacharach at the Saban Theatre
Viza, the Burning of Rome, Tiffany Madadian, the Nukes and Jessarae at the Troubadour
Calico the Band, Jonathan Tyler & Shooter Jennings, Rod Melancon, the Fontaines, Dyllan Hersey and Caravela at the Hotel Café
Allah-Las at Amoeba
The End of Summer, Wasi, Mars & the Massacre and Nacosta at the Silverlake Lounge
Benedek, Sage Caswell, Cooper Saver, Magic Touch, Channel One and Ford Prefect at the Echo
The Sound of Tomorrow at the Echoplex
Das Bunker, Hocico and Hardwire at Los Globos
Finding X, Negro Galacticus, Bodysnatchers and Del Sesto at the Smell
Dead Lazlo’s Place, the Edge of Paradise, Stomprocket and Electra at Complex
Strangers You Know, the New Peter Gabrielz, the Defiant and Megan Neale at El Cid
Shane Alexander at Room 5
The Monolators, Shirley Rolls, the Do-Its and Tom Bogdon at Pehrspace
Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Whitney Myer, the Earful and Tori Roze & the Hot Mess at the Mint
Dizzy Reed at the Whisky a Go Go
Cage, Sadistik and Awol One at the Roxy Theatre
Toby Rand at the Viper Room
Michael Zigon, Liquid Wisom, Home, Guest Speaker and Tulips at the HOB Foundation Room
Andre Cherry, the Philistines and Debbie Reifer at the HOB Parish Room
Willie Nile at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Zacc West at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Eken is Dead at Saint Rocke
Straithmore and Wildling at WitZend
Together Pangea at the Constellation Room
Shlohmo and Inc. at the Observatory
Jack Russell’s Great White at the Coach House
Nocturnal Wonderland at the San Manuel Amphitheater
Colin Hay at the Canyon
Keith Urban at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Irvine
Coheed & Cambria at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
The Modernaires at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Diane Schuur at the Catalina Bar & Grill