Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By richards on September 28, 2012

This week's featured events Rhythm & Soul for Relief II Booker T. Jones, the keyboardist behind `'60s soul combo Booker T & the MGs, is taking part in this benefit and awareness concert for international disaster relief, humanitarian relief and development projects. The show also features sets by Fanny Franklin & the Gents, Quinto Sol, BlackLight All-Stars featuring Nikki Grier, Buyepongo and more. It takes place at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Roxy Theatre, 9009 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. Tickets: $17-$20, with all proceeds benefiting the international relief agency Operation USA. To purchase, VisitGo to http://www.ticketweb. com or call 323-413-2353.

Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival Carnival games, rides and food handpicked by the Los Angeles hip-hop collective Odd Future (short for Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, or OFWGKTA) lie in store for Sunday's show. The inaugural event kicks off at 7 p.m. at Club Nokia, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles. Tickets: $46-$56. Go to http://www.ticketmaster.com or call 800-745-3000.

L.A. Skin & Ink Explore the unique role Los Angeles played in the U.S. tattoo renaissance in this exhibition, which opens Saturday and runs through Jan. 6 at the Craft and Folk Art Museum, 5814 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. The exhibition moves through the 60-year transformation of tattooing from its traditional base of military and

The Black Keys with Tegan and Sara 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Tickets $50-$75. Santa Barbara Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas St. They're also playing Staples Center 8 p.m. Oct. 5 and 6. 800-745-3000. http://www.ticketmaster.com

Charlie Daniels Band: With 38 Special and Outlaws, 7:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets $19.50-$100. Los Angeles County Fair, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. 800-845-3000. http://www.ticketmaster.com

Bebel Gilberto: With Forro in the Dark, 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets $20-$55. Royce Hall, 340 Royce Drive on the UCLA campus, Los Angeles. 800-745-3000. http://www.ticketmaster.com

Citizen Cope: 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets $25-$30. The Wiltern, 3790 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 213-388-1400. http://www.livenation.com

Rodriguez: With Shin Joong Hyun, Michael Chapman and Stephen John Kalinich, 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets $25.50. El Rey Theatre, 5515 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 800-745-3000. http://www.ticketmaster.com

Serj Tankian: With Viza, 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets $31.50-$45. Club Nokia, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles. 800-745-3000. http://www.ticketmaster.com

Slugger O'Toole: Celtic/Gaelic/Irish music, 8 p.m. Friday. Viva Cantina, 900 W. Riverside Drive, Burbank. 818-845-2425. http://www.vivacantina.com

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