Kevin Bronson on July 19th, 2013

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Full speed on a Friday night:

‣ It’s another Friday night of free music at the FIGat7th Downtown Festival, where Brooklyn’s Red Baraat brings the melting-pot music on its latest album “Big Talk” and L.A.’s La Chamba supports.
‣ Passenger, the nom de tune of U.K.-bred folk-pop troubadour Mike Rosenberg, headlines the El Rey Theatre, with Stu Larsen supporting. That’s the video for his mega-single “Let Her Go,” above.
‣ Pink Martini does the first of three nights with the L.A. Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl; Pink Martini’s new album “Get Happy” is coming Sept. 24 and features guest vocals from Phyllis Diller, Philippe Katerine, Meow Meow, Ari Shapiro, The von Trapps and Rufus Wainwright.
‣ Robert Randolph & the Family Band headlines the House of Blues behind “Lickety Split,” Randolph’s first new album in three years.
‣ At the Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park, it’s the vintage stylings of Dustbowl Revival at a free show under the stars.
‣ Spaceships [see our post on “Ghost”] celebrates the release of their album “Cool Breeze Over the Mountains” with a show at the Smell, supported by Snow Wite, Shark Toys and Palm Reader.
‣ And White Arrows do the second of two evenings at the Bootleg Bar, supported by NO and Bad Suns.

Also:

Brantley Gilbert, Jack Ingram, Rachel Farley and Peter Brandon at the Greek Theatre
Harper Blynn, Act As If and Thorcraft Cobra at the Satellite
The Burning of Rome, Grizfolk, Okapi Sun and the Palace Ballroom at Los Globos
The Dan Band at Club Nokia
Victor Manuelle at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk
Conte and Oh Boy Les Mecs at the Echo
Champagne Leader, Weatherhouse, Cinema, the Black Heartthrobs and Habitat at the Lot 1 Café
Jackie Does Joel, Before the Brave, the Candles, Space Woman, Bonnie Whitmore, the Feeble Contenders and Caroline Rose at the Hotel Café
Lantz Lazwell & the Vibe Tribe at the Mint
Gor Mkhitarian at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
Mucca Pazza and Fanfare Ciocărliaat at Grand Performances at California Plaza (8 p.m.); Mucca Pazza also performs a noon show.
Great White and Jack Russell at the Whisky
Major League Dreams, 3rd Degree, Nick Pratt and Sophisticats at the Troubadour
Antenna the End, Vintage 90, Beautiful Leah, Principal Spinach, I Omega and Raw Fabrics at the Roxy Theatre
Deadly Birds, the Glory Stompers, Thread and LA Rocks at the Viper Room
Joe Henry at the Largo at the Coronet
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Patterson Hood and T. Hardy Morris at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Son Ark at Casey’s
Pompous Highmen at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Gizzelle, Omar & the Stringpoppers, the Delta Bombers, Texas Steve & the Tornadoes, Pachuco Jose, the Hurricanes, Lew Phillips, Luis Wildfire, the Hi-Tone Boppers, Marisela & the Lucky Boys and the Black Mambas at the Observatory
The Fixx, Lucidiom and Honey & the Heroine at the Coach House
Three Dog Night and the Grass Roots at the Pacific Amphitheatre
Adam Ant and Prima Donna at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Black Uhuru at the Canyon
Kryder at the Yost Theater
Clave Quintet at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Freda Payne at the Catalina Bar & Grill