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THURSDAY
• The Gossip, We Are Wolves and The Sharp Ease are at the Troubadour tonight at 8 PM. Tickets are $10 advance, $12 day of.
• The Blasters and James Intveld play tonight at The Viper Room. Doors open at 8 PM.
• Calla, Celebration and Fly Better Broken perform tonight at The Echo at 8:30 PM. Tickets are $10. [18+]
• The legendary Gang of Four take the stage at Avalon tonight at 9 PM. Tickets are $25.
• The Hold Steady, Constantines and Tim Fite play tonight at the Knitting Factory. The show starts at 8 PM; tickets are $15.
• At 7 PM, the Hammer Museum hosts a special reading by Dana Delany, James Ellroy and Bruce Wagner.
Click here for our complete list of events for the week.
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