Kevin Bronson on June 2nd, 2009

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[Happy birthday to Fabrizio Moretti of the Strokes, all of 29 years old today. His side project, Little Joy, will be in town later this week – Thursday at the Detroit Bar and Friday at the Troubadour. Now, on to tonight …]

How difficult is it to support good local bands in L.A.? Damned hard on nights like tonight, when fans will be pulled in no fewer than four different directions. Let’s start with a couple album release shows: The Minor Canon [interview] celebrates its new recording, “Emptiness Is Form,” with a show at Spaceland, and as serious as the music is, you should get some levity in the form of the opening act, comedian Matt Dwyer. … At the Echo, country-folk quintet Olin and the Moon [interview] toast the release of “Terrible Town” with support from Leslie & the Badgers, Deep Sea Diver and Eagle and Talon. … There are rumors that tonight’s show at Bordello might be the final outing for longtime Silver Lake favorites the Movies – could it be? “Not necessarily,” says one of the principals. … At the Silverlake Lounge, the good bands are stacked four deep; the Capshuns, Robotanists, Vanaprasta and the Black Kites are on the bill. … And Klum is rocking downtown’s La Cita. … Also: Raining Jane at the Hotel Cafe; Blackened Fest at the House of Blues; Mike Stinson at the Redwood Bar; Kate Crash at the Viper Room; and Diana Gone Wrong at the Dragonfly.

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Almost 30 years since they started their journey and more than 20 since “Under the Milky Way” shimmered into our consciousness, the church remain a vibrant creative force. To celebrate the Australian quartet’s return to Los Angeles – and the release of their latest album “Untitled #23” – the Roxy Theatre and Buzz Bands are offering two lucky readers a special night on the Sunset Strip:”  Dinner for 2 at the Rainbow Room, free parking and two tickets to the show. To win, be the 10th and 11th persons to e-mail buzzbands(at)gmail(dot)com with “the church” in the subject line.