Friday's Scoop: Cold War Kids to Headline the Troubadour

Greetings, and welcome to today's City Scoop. Here's what's happening Friday in West Hollywood:

Main Event: Cold War Kids

Cold War Kids joins Electric Flower in a sold-out show at the Troubadour. There is likely to be stomping, clapping and some soulful blues. The band debuted an LP, Mine Is Yours, via Downtown Records, in January, and kicked off a North American tour in March. Now they're making their way to West Hollywood. Stub Hub seems to have general admission tickets for around $80.

More Live Shows:

• Yellowcard with Every Avenue, and Go Radio - House of Blues at 7 p.m.
• My Ruin, In Silence, Hedrush, Remnants of Man - Whisky a Go-Go at 7 p.m.
• The Bolts with Side/Winders, Major F & Dealio, Interim Divine, Death Kit, Nasty Habits, Treadstone - Roxy Theatre at 7:15 p.m.
• I Will Never Be The Same, 8MM Former Future and The Lonely Drunks Club Band - Viper Room at 7:30 p.m.
• Scarface, Pakkafella, Unkle Gundee, Marley Blaze and DMFC, TIU Music, Kayles Skyrocket/Uriahis the Swaggod & Tommy D, Big Bo - Key Club at 8 p.m.
• Curtis Young, Stally, Keyon Supreme - OnTheRox at 8:30 p.m.
• Jon Brion - Largo at 9:30 p.m.

Other Happenings:

• This month’s WHAP! lecture series event features author Maggie Nelson in an evening called The Art of Cruelty. Admission is free. Seating is limited and available on a first come, first-served basis. The lecture runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the new library's Council Chambers.
• Director Wim Wenders is coming to the . Wenders will present and sign Places, Strange and Quiet, which gathers his photographs from years 1983 to the 2011. Event begins at 4 p.m.

The Forecast:

• The National Weather Service forecasts patchy fog before 10 a.m., otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Expect a chance of drizzle and more fog in the evening. The low will be around 49.

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