Kevin Bronson on November 24th, 2013

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‣ Beck’s “Song Reader” – his sheet-music-only release from a year ago – comes to life at Disney Hall, where he will be joined by the Los Angeles Philharmonic (conducted David Campbell, Beck’s father) and an array of special guests in a performance of the work. Collaborators include Jarvis Cocker, Jenny Lewis, Jack Black, Jon Brion, Van Dyke Parks, Childish Gambino, Jonathan Gold, Juanes, Josh Kun, Roger Manning, Jr., John C. Reilly and Moses Sumney, among others.
‣ Pearl Jam does a second night at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.
‣ Hip-hop supergroup Deltron 3030 does it up at the Fonda Theatre. They’ve been performing with a 16-piece orchestra in support of their sophomore album “Deltron 3030: Event II,” which features contributors such as Damon Albarn, Zach De La Rocha, Jamie Cullum and Joseph Gordon Levitt.
‣ Japanese metallurgists Dir En Grey visit the House of Blues Hollywood behind their new EP “The Unraveling.”
‣ Hip-hop artists from all over unite for the Daylight Typhoon Haiyan Benefit at the Echoplex, featuring Blu & Exile, Tyron & Ayomari, Shafiq Husayn, Thurz, Nocando, Theo Martins, Anderson Paak, Sbhooliganz, Stevie Crooks and Awfullyxawesome.
‣ At the Troubadour, it’s the sold-out Rock School Scholarship Fund Benefit with Jackson Browne.
‣ And Clara-Nova winds up its Sunday night residency at the Bootleg Bar, supported by Bambi Eyes and Water & Power.

Also:

American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Beatles Reimagined at the Federal Bar (brunch show)
Battle for Los Angeles at the Gaslamp
Nightlands and Stag at the Echo
Hibou, DTCV and Dream Boys at the Echo (Late Show)
Neil Hamburger, Brody Stevens and the Angry Back Up Singer at the Satellite
Heller Keller, Gnarbaby, Deadpanzies and Scrapies at Lot 1
Handsome as Sin, Tijuana Tears, Polaris Rose and Yosemite Sleeping at the Virgil
Marcela Aguayo at El Cid
Marcus Wolf Trio at the 3 Clubs
Terry Sylvester, Debbi Peterson and John Wicks at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
The Echo & the Sound at Alex’s Bar
Barrington Levy at the Observatory
Sir Sly at the Constellation Room
Everything Said, Star Off Machine, Cromwell, As You Were, the Dirty Diamond and the Paris Echo at the House of Blues Anaheim
Finntroll, Blackguard and Metsatoll at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Volto at the Coach House
Mobley and Doom & Gloom at the Federal Bar
Michael Buble at the Honda Center
Mark Chesnutt at the Canyon
Max Haymer Quartet at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Kenny Burrell Quintet at the Catalina Bar & Grill