Tonight in L.A.: Mystery Jets, Andrew Bird, Casxio

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[Happy birthday to Yoko Ono, 76 years young. Not that she isn’t getting birthday greetings from all over …]

Mystery Jets, the Syd Barrett-worshiping, 1980s-channeling quintet from London, are newly aligned with Rough Trade Records. Their “Twenty One” was No. 8 on NME’s top albums of 2008, though it was barely a blip on anybody’s radar here, except maybe the Anglophiles who will visit Spaceland tonight for Club NME. … Andrew Bird, with Loney Dear in tow, whistles his way to the Orpheum Theatre. … Electro-rockers Casxio starts the party to Club Moscow at Boardners. … As Tall As Lions, along with Audrye Sessions, play a free show at the Troubadour. … Archways brings its cool rock noir to the Silverlake Lounge. … At 3 Clubs, it’s Mere Mortals heading up a three-band bill. … Jessica Fichot unleashes her magic at Bordello. … Firebug continues its residency at Skinny’s in NoHo. … And at the Scene bar in Glendale, it’s 12 bands playing three songs each, as a salute to IsGoodMusic.com – Go West Young Man, Manhattan Murder Mystery and Downtown/Union are among the players, and it’s free.