Kevin Bronson on September 22nd, 2012

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A massive Saturday, day and night:

‣ It’s a free day in the park at the La Brea Tar Pits, where the annual Tarfest offers a musical lineup of Blondfire, So Many Wizards, Soft Swells, Helena, the Makepeace Brothers and the Steelwells, as well as live painting, sculpture and family activities.
‣ Mexican singer-songwriter and Latin Grammy-winner Lila Downs holds forth at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex. Las Cafeteras opens.
‣ Stone Temple Pilots head up a lineup that incudes Deftones, Bush, Scars On Broadway, Chevelle, Hollywood Undead, Dead Sara, Crash Kings, Beware of Darkness and others at the Epicenter Festival at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.
‣ The Ruby Friedman Orchestra and Eastern Conference Champions are among the fare at Autumn Lights LA, a free festival that kicks off at 6 p.m. at Pershing Square in downtown L.A.
‣ Dublab’s 13th Anniversary Celebration goes off at Freak City in Hollywood, with sets from Dntel, Daedelus, Teebs, Matthewdavid and surprise guests.
‣ His live album “Bootlegs” just out, Sondre Lerche [pictured] headlines the Troubadour, supported by Fancy Colors.
‣ And local indie stalwarts the Monolators celebrate 10 years at Pehrspace.

Also:

The Californian, Royal Canoe and Boys School at the Satellite
Ben Gibbard and Earlimart at Largo
Delta Rae and White Buffalo at the El Rey Theatre
Bonnie Raitt at the Greek Theatre
Saul Williams and the Soul of John Black at the Hotel Cafe
Mike Watt & the Missingmen, Chotto Ghetto, Stab City, Opus Dai and Raushi at the Bootleg Bar
Rose Royce, Heatwave, Lenny Williams and Evelyn “Champagne” King at the L.A. County Fair
Boy Hits Car and Harry Fabian & the Hustlers at the Viper Room
Black Star at Club Nokia
Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein and Greg Hutchinson at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Lyfe Jennings at the House of Blues
Melody Gardot at the Orpheum Theatre
Merle Haggard at the Valley Performing Arts Center
Charles Fierro at Cal State Northridge
Reptar and Rubblebucket at the Constellation Room
YG at the Observatory
Yuri at the Gibson Amphitheatre
Jr. Juggernaut at the Blue Star
Princess Pangolin, Clint Miosi and Many Distant Cities at the Silverlake Lounge
Karrin Allyson at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Ryan Bingham at Pappy & Harriets Pioneertown Palace
Gregory Porter and Jeremy Sole at the Mint
Speak of the Name, the Barefoot Bandits, Nico Adams & Christine, Tyler Barabas, Will & the Wont’s, Tim Harakal at On the Rox
Arsonists Get All the Girls at the Vault
August Burns Red, Of Mice and Men, the Color Morale and Overseer at the House of Blues Anaheim
Blame Sally at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Buyepongo at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Stevie G Band (Early Show) at Saint Rocke
Poncho Sanchez, Karl Frederick Grossman and Gio Castilhos at Saint Rocke
Jutty Ranx, Blac Jesus & the Experimentalists, Cunch Theory, Knabs and many more at Crestfest at the Snowcrest Lodge in Mt. Baldy