Kevin Bronson on May 18th, 2011

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The rain will stop, the shows won’t:

‣ Nineties faves Buffalo Tom headline the Troubadour behind their new album, “Skins,” and the Heavenly States open.
‣ Thao Nguyen, who recently collaborated with Mirah on an album, brings her band Thao With the Get Down Stay Down to UCLA’s Royce Hall. Morning Teleportation opens.
‣ The Stripminers – the new band featuring Brett Anderson of the Donnas and Paul Stinson of the Radishes (along with the likes of DJ Bonebrake, Holland Greco, Scrote and Bret Simons) – headlines the Satellite, supported by Mack Winston and the Reflections.
‣ A pair of respected L.A. songwriters, Patrick Park and Sara Lov, highlight the bill at the Bootleg Theater.
‣ Big night at the Hotel Cafe, where Meiko will be showcasing some material from her forthcoming second album during an early set, followed by a performance by Kevin Devine and the Wealthy West. The latter act is an Austin band fronted by Brandon Kinder of indie-rockers the Rocketboys. That’s their video for “Home,” above.
‣ And the Belle Brigade does a free in-store at Amoeba (7 p.m.).

Also:

Golden State at the Viper Room
Shawn Mullins and Susanna Hoffs at the Mint
Of Verona at the Silverlake Lounge
Tokimonsta at Low End Theory at the Airliner
Viva Modula at Harvard & Stone
Sing the Body Electric at Club Moscow at Boardner’s
Naia Kete at Molly Malone’s
Anny Celsi at the Standard Hollywood
Johnny Flynn & Sussex Wit at the Echo
Gipsy Kings at the Grove of Anaheim
Lonesome Heroes at the Redwood
The Downtown Train at Lot 1 Cafe

Additionally: Record enthusiasts may want to hit tonight’s panel discussion at the Grammy Museum “From Vision to Vinyl: Step-by-Step Look at Vinyl Production.” It’s hosted by Neil Schield of Origami and features Pete Lyman of Infrasonic Sound Recording Co., Kevin Smith of Bill Smith Custom Records, Jennifer Freund of DoradoPkg and Peanut Butter Wolf, the DJ and founder of Stones Throw Records.