Tonight in L.A.: SSPU, Downtown/Union, Wye Oak

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[We bid April adieu with fond birthday wishes for Willie Nelson …]

Quite a night in the city, starting with the sold-out Pablove Foundation benefit at the Echoplex, which will be emceed by Shirley Manson and features Silversun Pickups and Eulogies. … Upstairs at the Echo, it’s a special occasion for two local bands – it’s the album-release party for Downtown/Union’s “Aurora Ahora” [preview] and the EP-release show for Xu Xu Fang’s “Seven Days Now” [preview]. … Jonneine Zapata joins the U.K.’s One Eskimo on the bill at Spaceland. … The three-headed tour featuring Ben Lee, Low Vs Diamond and Annie Stela comes to the Troubadour. … Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros play the first of three consecutive Thursdays at the Regent Theater, and I’m told the downtown room has been gussied up for the 10-member band’s stand there. … Merge Records darlings” Wye Oak [pictured] play the Silverlake Lounge, with Buddy opening. … The always-fun Blood Arm rock Bordello. … Ex-Faces and Small Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan & the Bump Band visit the Mint. … And Amber Rubarth is in from Brooklyn for a week’s worth of shows starting tonight at the Hotel Cafe.