Anna Acosta on November 12th, 2012

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Incoming: Gary Clark Jr., Jack’s Mannequin, Richie Sambora, AC Newman, Wiz Khalifa, Ben Gibbard, Generationals, El Ten Eleven, Walk the Moon, Tame Impala, Joshua Radin, Jennifer Warnes, Steve Winwood, Grouplove, Milo Greene, Cold Specks, Felix Cartal, Jackson Browne, the Faint, Everclear

Above: Austin’s pride and joy, Gary Clark Jr., returns to L.A. in support of his new record “Blak and Blu.” Earning comparisons to Jimi Hendrix for his guitar slinging, the 28-year-old axeman plays sold-out shows Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Troubadour. That’s his video for “Ain’t Messin’ ‘Round,” above.

Our staff picks of the week:

@KRBronson recommends: Aussie psych-rockers Tame Impala, doing the El Rey on Friday and the Fonda Theatre on Saturday behind their second album “Lonerism,” which came out in October on Modular.
@Seraphina_L recommends: Cold Specks at the Getty Center. Al Spx, One of the U.K.’s fastest rising soul singers, returns to this side of the pond with her achingly beautiful songs (and a six-piece live band) in support of her debut “I Predict a Graceful Expulsion.”

After the jump, the week ahead:

Monday, Nov. 12

Jack’s Mannequin and Matt Thiessen at the El Rey Theatre
Mumford & Sons, the Apache Relay and Dirty Projectors at the Hollywood Bowl
In the Valley Below, Parade of Lights, James Supercave and Crown Plaza at the Bootleg Bar
The Abigails, Wet Illustrated, the Tyde and Apple Brains at the Echo
Dream Panther, Young Satan and Jack Littman at the Echoplex
The Record Company, the Nervous Wreckords, the Dustbowl Revival and Trapper Schoepp & the Shades at the Satellite
Jason Joseph & the Spectacular, Haley Reinhart, the Roamies and Kris & Alix at the Hotel Café
Lindsey Stirling at the Roxy Theatre
Charlotte Bash, Gemini Ryan and Stella By Starlight at the Viper Room
Little Miss Nasty, Jessica Ash, Blacklist Union and Deep Pink at the Key Club
Sky Ferreira, DWNTWN and the Rebel Light at It’s a School Night at Bardot
Andie Ferman at Harvard & Stone
Night Control, Lessnesses, Bachsung, Banana Head and Go Chic at Pehrspace
Rough Kids, Freedom Club and more at the Redwood Bar
Kate Crash at Skinny’s Lounge
Billy Vera Big Band at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Future Fix, Amigo the Devil, Angel & the Badman and That Lonely Hour at the Detroit Bar
Dropkick Murphys at the Observatory
Improvisatory Minds at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club

Tuesday, Nov. 13

The Wellspring, John Isaac Watters and Nocturnal Youth at Lot 1 CAfe
Richie Sambora and David Ryan Harris at the Fonda Theatre
Gary Clark Jr. and Into Weather at the Troubadour
AC Newman and Harriet at the Echoplex
Calvin Love, Talkdemonic and Extra Classic at the Echo
The Wooden Sky, Western Lows and Chief at the Bootleg Bar
Caro Emerald and Alfio at the El Rey Theatre
Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, Chevy Woods, Lola Monroe, Berner and Tuki Carter at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk
Harper Blynn, Satellite, Holly Conlan, the Boom Booms and Markus Nordenstreng at the Hotel Café
Them Jeans, Guns In the Sun, Dirty Dave, Troy Kurtz, Heavy Accents and Bones at Dim Mak Studios
Gavin Turek, Zak Waters and the Ross Sea Party at the Central SAPC
Golden State, Guides and Stamps at Harvard & Stone
Vs. Colour, Fairbanks and Kandy Hearts at the Silverlake Lounge
Clairy Browne & the Bangin’ Rackettes, Pinot and Raquel Rodriguez at the Mint
Mod Sun, Jonny Craig, Pat Brown, the Deal, Maad Maxxx and Black Bear at the Roxy Theatre
Stars In Stereo, Gunpowder Secrets and Dommin at the Viper Room
Halestorm and In This Moment at the House of Blues
Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band at the Grammy Museum
David Sanborn Trio at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Signals, the Rangdangs, Wide Streets, Iloilo and Arjuna Genome at the Smell
Quetzal Guerrero at the Virgil
IAMEVE at Perch (448 S. Hill St.)
Kings Road at Taix
Martin Sexton & the Sun Parade at Saint Rocke
June Humor, Arc Type Set and My Double My Brother at the Detroit Bar
Municipal Waste, Napalm Death and Exhumed at the Observatory

Wednesday, Nov. 14

Ben Gibbard and Damien Jurado at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre
Generationals, Races and Francisco the Man at the Echo
Gary Clark Jr. and Timothy Bloom at the Troubadour
The Mynabirds, HOTT MT and Goldenboy at the Bootleg Bar
Jayme Dee and Litt Odom at the Roxy Theatre
Hot As Sun at Boardner’s
The Cabin Down Below Band at the El Rey Theatre
Barbara Cook at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Joan Manuel Serrat and Joaquin Sabina at the Gibson Amphitheatre
David Sanborn at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Dave Gleason, Dan Janisch and Miguel Garcia & the Vaquetones at the Satellite
Leftover Cuties and Deux Sons at the Virgil
Troup at Harvard & Stone
The Horde & the Harem, Sarah Blasko, Trapdoor Social and Hargo at the Hotel Café
Desert Nights with Tom Freund & Victoria Williams, Song Preservation Society and Susan James at the Standard Hollywood
Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band and John Wayne Bro at the Mint
The Dreaming at the Whisky
Thread, Family Wagon and Sad Robot at the Viper Room
Municipal Waste, Napalm Death and Dwarves at the House of Blues Hollywood
Susanna Hoffs at Largo
Dave Mason and Spidergawd at Saint Rocke
The Sunset Drifters, the Brixtones and Sunken Ships at the Silverlake Lounge
Talkdemonic and Extra Classic at the Constellation Room
Sons & Heirs, In Air, Void808, Dreams of Vertigo, Trevi and Poor Man’s Change at the House of Blues Anaheim
Groundation at the Yost Theater
Peter Smith Quartet at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Richard Marx at Annenberg Theatre
Tyler Ward and Megan Nicole at SLO Brew

Thursday, Nov. 15

El Ten Eleven, Michna and Yourself & the Air at the Echo
Battle Tapes, Dekades, the Spreewells and Birds of a Black Feather at the Bootleg Bar
The Henry Clay People, Gentlemen Jesse & His Men, Summer Twins and the World Record at Alex’s Bar
Andrew Jackson Jihad, Future of the Left, Jeff Rosenstock and Merry Christmas at the Echoplex
Yacht Rock Revue at the Satellite
Liz Wood, Topher Buckland and Will & the Wont’s at El Cid
Kate Earl, White Dove, Chelsea Williams and Sofia Talvik at the Hotel Café
Strange Parade and Dignitary Loss at Harvard & Stone
Felicia Andolong, Charlatan and the Velvet Teaparty at the Mint
Xander Smith at the Hard Rock Café
Gary Clark Jr. and ZZ Ward at the Troubadour
Santoros at Los Globos
Sponge at the Whisky
The Cabin Down Below Band at the El Rey Theatre
Steve Tyrell at the Catalina Bar & Grill
The Brian Buckley Band and Jason Manns at the Viper Room
Blue October, Barcelona and A Silent Film at the House of Blues
Hills Like Elephants, Major Large, Domenica and Mojo Stone at the Silverlake Lounge
Ramshackle and Cindy Alexander at Saint Rocke
The Steelwells, Warships, Max & the Moon and the Heavy Guilt at the Detroit Bar
Tyler Ward at the Constellation Room
Walk the Moon at the Observatory
Dia, White Lie and Mr. Crowley at the House of Blues Anaheim
Judy Collins and Brooke Ramel at the Coach House
Mickey & the Motorcars at SLO Brew
Shelby Flint at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
David Sannborn at the Canyon
Pendulum at the Yost Theater

Friday, Nov. 16

Tame Impala and the Amazing at the El Rey Theatre
Walk the Moon and Family of the Year at the Fonda Theatre
Joshua Radin, A Fine Frenzy and Lucy Schwartz at the Wiltern
Steve Winwood at the Greek Theatre
Jennifer Warnes at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Hana Kim, Simone White, Your Future Lovers and Nomi Abadi at the Bootleg Bar
Typhoon, Laura Gibson and Lost Lander at the Echo
Northern Soul, Boss Sound, Gwen Owens and Roy Ellis “Mr. Symarip” at the Echoplex
Crushed Out, Jail Weddings and J. Thoven at the Satellite
Roomrunner, Corners, Wild Pack of Canaries and Froth at the Smell
State to State, the Palace Ballroom, the Union Lane and Cassandra McGrath at El Cid
Louise Goffin, Irina Bjorklund, Amber Rubarth, Dave Eggar, Famous In Iowa and Eddie Wakes at the Hotel Café
Micky & the Motorcars, the Far West and Liam Gerner at the Mint
Shytown at the Hard Rock Café Hollywood
Lianne La Havas at the Roxy Theatre
Run Run Run, Super Water Sympathy and Glass Battles at the Viper Room
Epica at the House of Blues Hollywood
Vinnie Paz and ill Bill at the Key Club
Jon Brion at the Largo at the Coronet
Anita & the Yanks, Craic Haus, Brick Top Blaggers and Sligo Rags at Brixton South Bay
The Barry Zweig Trio and Calvin Love at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Black Watch at Taix
King Devil at the Good Hurt
Hunter & the Dirty Jacks at Harvelle’s
John Wayne Bro and Black Market Music Brokers at Alex’s Bar
Grouplove at the Observatory
Blue October at the House of Blues Anaheim
Dave Mason, Gunboat Kings and 11th Floor at the Coach House
Janis Paige at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Natalie Cole at the Fred Kavli Theatre
Feenixpawl at the Yost Theater
Tasty Thieves at the Canyon
The Deele at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa

Saturday, Nov. 17

Milo Greene [pictured] and Bahamas at the El Rey Theatre
Cold Specks at the Getty Center
Felix Cartal, Manufactured Superstars, Savoy, David Solano and Tony Fresch at the Shrine Expo Hall
Tame Impala and the Amazing at the Fonda Theatre
Grouplove, PAPA and Superhumanoids at the Wiltern
The World Record, Magic Mirror and Charlie Limousine at El Cid
Jennifer Warnes at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Robert Cray and Kenny Wayne Shepherd at the Club Nokia
Hombres G, Miguel Mateos, Belanova and Moenia at the Gibson Amphitheatre
Catahoula at Molly Malone’s
Lydia and Sweet Talker at the Bootleg Bar
Go Chic, Pharoahs, Kim Free, Sister Mantos and Allen Bleyle’s Hard Cider at the Smell
Gina Loring at the Virgil
Lee Dewyze, Scott Kay, Nina Storey and Bobby Field at the Hotel Café
Frank Stallone, Ulises Hadjis and Ceci Bastida at the Mint
K’naan and City of the Sun at the Troubadour
Tyler Ward and Hudson Thames at the Roxy Theatre
Vitamix X, To the Point, Ghostlimb, Stresscase, Sleepwalkers and Los Tornados at the Key Club
Drop the Lime, the Captain, Bones and CC Sheffield at the Central SAPC
Steve Tyrell at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Irie Love, Kimie, Pacific Noize and Ezzrah at Brixton South Bay
The Spazmatics and Urban Classic at Saint Rocke
Sean Wheeler & Zander Schloss, Restavrant, the Moonsville Collective, Crushed Out and Dano Forte at the Detroit Bar
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys at Alex’s Bar
Manic Hispanic at the Observatory
Degravation, Railroad to Alaska and Beneath the Buried at the House of Blues Anaheim
Super Diamond and Atomic Jones at the Coach House
Rush at the Honda Center
Lita Ford at the M15 Concert Bar & Grill
The Green, Natural Vibrations and Billy Van at SLO Brew
Concha Buika at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex
Johnny Mandel Big Band at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Dave Mason at the Canyon Club
Mehrbod at the Yost Theater

Sunday, Nov. 18

Jackson Browne and Friends at the Valley Performing Arts Center
The Faint, Trust and Casket Girls at the Fonda Theatre
Everclear, Eve 6 and Namesake at the El Rey Theatre
Bago, Eras and NoCanDo at the Bootleg Bar
Ana Tijoux, Kamasi Washington and Chicano Batman at the Echoplex
The Rezillos, the Stitches and Gestapo Khazi at the Echo
Matu, Joe Bresler and the Moonbeams at the Mint
Woe Is Me, Chunk! No Captain Chunk!, Our Last Night, Secrets and the Seeking at the Roxy Theatre
Paperback Hero, Cartunes and Bravo Delta at the Viper Room
Murs at the House of Blues Hollywood
The Misfits at the Key Club
The Dustbowl Revival at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Ted Jacobs & the Garden at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Jamie Kent, Sonnet and MCE at Saint Rocke
Steve Tyrell at the Catalina Bar & Grill
The Shade, Mr. Moonshine, Barrelhousers and Stars War at Alex’s Bar
Robby Kreiger, Chuck Negron, Sederra and Slime Kings at the Observatory
Original Wailers at the House of Blues Anaheim
Anuhea, Joint Committee and Jonathan Ramirez at the Coach House
Joan Sebastian at the Rabobank Arena
Flora Martirosian at the Pasadena Civic
Judy Collins at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Quattro at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club