Tonight in L.A.: Okkervil River/Titus Andronicus, Alison Krauss, the Mountain Goats, the Kooks, Black Lips, Dead Sara, Flying Lotus, Nikka Costa

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[Birthday greetings today to Jason Mraz and KT Tunstall. Now for the daily dose …]

Top picks on the first of many busy Thursdays the rest of the summer:

‣ One national magazine calls Will Sheff “Dylan for the Facebook generation.” Don’t know about that, but his band Okkervil River has made another fine album, “I Am Very Far,” and the band hits the Wiltern tonight, with Titus Andronicus and NewVillager opening.
Alison Krauss & Union Station headlines the Greek Theatre behind their first album in seven years, “Paper Airplane.”
The Mountain Goats have a solid new album out too, “All Eternals Deck,” and their tour brings them to El Rey Theatre.
‣ Brighton, U.K., quartet the Kooks preview material from their forthcoming album “Junk of the Heart” at the sold-out Troubadour, with Family of the Year kicking things off.
‣ Good local bill at the Bootleg, with newbies Dead Sara and old faves War Tapes joined by the Drowning Men and Last American Buffalo.
‣ And Black Lips and Cerebral Ballzy make noise at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, the first of three SoCal shows.

Also:

Flying Lotus at the Music Box
The Fleshtones, Barrio Tiger and the Happen-Ins at the Satellite
Free The Robots at the Echo
Mana at Staples Center
Nikka Costa at the Roxy
Wax (the rapper) and Kingsley at the Viper Room
Chris Pierce at the Hotel Cafe
Nick Kroll at Largo
Downtown Train and Adam Bones at Silverlake Lounge
Face to Face at the House of Blues
River Rouge at the Mint
The Diamond Light at the Hard Rock Hollywood