Kevin Bronson on September 22nd, 2011

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Thursday’s menu:

‣ Irish rockers Two Door Cinema Club visit the Wiltern Theatre, with local quintet Grouplove opening. Above is  Grouplove’s recent video for “Tongue Tied,” off its debut “Never Trust a Happy Song.”
‣ The Janks celebrate the release of their album “Hands of Time” with a show at the Bootleg Theater. American Tomahawk opens. [Check out the Janks’ “Dead Man” here.]
‣ Joseph Arthur (who appears on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic” this morning) swings back through L.A. behind his May release “The Graduation Ceremony.” He headlines the Troubadour.
‣ Graffiti 6 also returns to L.A. for a date at the Hotel Cafe.
‣ Aaron Embry will be showcasing some new material in a solo acoustic set at the Viper Room – also playing are Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights and Red Circle Underground.
‣ Good local bill at the Roxy, featuring Andy Clockwise, Useless Keys, Queen Caveat and more.
‣ And L.A. songstress Mia Doi Todd, joined by Bleached, appears at this edition of “This Is Your Library” at the Central Library downtown. The talk show-type affair also features cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz, humorist Charles Phoenix and butchers Lindy and Grundy.

Also:

CMG & We Are the Night and House of Wolves at the Silverlake Lounge
Systems Officer and Phantom Works at the Echo
Kurt Vile and RTX at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa
Jason Simon (of Dead Meadow) and the Black Apples at the Satellite
Miami Horror and Class Actress at the El Rey Theatre
Belanova at the Conga Room
J. Cole at Club Nokia
Nick Mason at the Grammy Museum
Sonny Rollins at Royce Hall
Soul Rebels Brass Band at the Mint
Lee “Scratch” Perry at the Galaxy Concert Theatre