Kevin Bronson on October 18th, 2013

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Your fab Friday night:

‣ U.K. rockers Placebo play the Wiltern behind “Loud Like Love,” its first album in four years. The Bret Easton Ellis-narrated video for “Too Many Friends,” above, will test your powers of observation.
‣ Noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells, whose third album “Bitter Rivals” came out this month, visits the El Rey Theatre, with Doldrums opening.
‣ Night 2 of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros’ Big Top brings musical guests Rocco Deluca, Cillie Barnes, Henry Wolfe and more, along with comedy, circus performers and visual art, to Los Angeles State Historic Park.
‣ Tim Kasher of Cursive plays the Echo behind his solo album “Adult Film,” out last week via Saddle Creek. Laura Stevenson and Jake Bellows support.
‣ It’s Walk the Moon and the Mowgli’s at the Hollywood Palladium.
‣ L.A. quartet Light FM celebrates the release of its new album “Voices in My Head” with a show at the shoegazer night Club Violaine, now stationed at the Complex in Glendale. Bulletins and Modern Time Machines join in the fun.
‣ It’s the second night of MS MR and Wildcat! Wildcat! at the Troubadour.
‣ And after a big night at the Fonda, Haim holds forth at the Glass House.

Also:

GWAR at the House of Blues Hollywood
The Dirty Heads, Big B, Micah Brown and the Lonely Drunks Club Band at the Viper Room
Lionel Richie at the Hollywood Bowl
Quintron & Miss Pussycat, CAVE and ZZZ at the Satellite
The Wanted at Club Nokia
Disclosure and T. Williams at the Fonda Theatre
Kaskade, Amtrac and Late Night Alumni at the Shrine Expo Hall
Jesca Hoop, Bell X1, Tristen, the Absolute, ShyBoy and the Roofbeam Carpenters at the Hotel Café
Hillsong Conference LA at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Ian Rubbish at the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock
Leon Russell at the Canyon
Christopher Lawrence and Tom D. Paul at the Yost Theater
Death Salon Cabaret at the Bootleg Bar
Sage the Gemini, Iamsu, Finatticz, Kool John and Brrrang-A-Dang at the Echoplex
DI, Narcoleptic Youth, Fang, Circle One, Social Conflict, Corrupted Youth and Mr. Whiskers at Los Globos
Fiona Grey, Steps of Doe and Arrow at El Cid
Eric Nicolau and Delfina at WitZend
The Giving Tree Band, New Monsoon and Quactus at the Mint
Beard Bates and We Were Indians at 3 Clubs
Cherub, Mansions on the Moon, Mind the Gap, Poseidon and Cody Newkirk at the Roxy Theatre
Anduze at the HOB Foundation Room
Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana at the Largo at the Coronet
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Ellis Paul at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Tomorrows Bad Seeds at Saint Rocke
Kevin Sousa at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Story of the Year, Like Moths to Flames, Hawthorne Heights, I Am King and Set It Off at the House of Blues Anaheim
Jennifer Corday at the House of Blues Anaheim (Late Show)
Night Beats, Together Pangea, Gap Dream, the Garden, Enjambre, Santoros, Froth, Hammered Satin, Red Kapps, Blank Tapes, Curtis Harding and the Pesos at the Observatory
Poor Man’s Change, Gardeners Logic and New Way On at the Detroit Bar
Restorations, Weatherbox, Two Guns and India House at Alex’s Bar
Eddie Money, Striker and Bonedust at the Coach House
Kenny Washington & the Josh Nelson Trio at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Jon Batiste and Stay Human at the Valley Performing Arts Center
Ricky Scaggs and Kentucky Thunder at Royce Hall UCLA
Steve Gadd Band at the Catalina Bar & Grill