Kevin Bronson on June 25th, 2009

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Deastro, the nom de tune of synth-wielding 22-year-old Randoph Chabot [pictured] of Detroit, released his debut album, “Moondagger,” this week, and fans of the likes of M83 and New Order will want to have a listen. [Download, via Pitchfork: “Vermillion Plaza.”] Deastro visits Spaceland tonight, supported by Telephone Jim Jesus. … Wilco ends its L.A. stand at the Wiltern, with Okkervil River supporting. … Big night for the new Friends of Friends label – it launches with a party at the Echoplex featuring” Daedelus,”  Peanut Butter Wolf and Jogger. … Upstairs at the Echo, it’s Les Blanks and the Voyeurs. … Adam Goldberg’s LANDy [see my story in Wednesday’s L.A. Times] plays downtown’s Regent Theatre on a bill that includes Avi Buffalo and the Minor Canon. … The always-compelling Amanda Palmer plays to a sold-out Troubadour. … A nice early show at Descanso Gardens in lovely La Canada Flintridge – the Bird and the Bee performs at 6 p.m. … Also: Sean Bones at La Cita; Archways at the Silverlake Lounge; Low Vs Diamond opening for”  Third Eye Blind at the Hollywood Palladium; Dalmacio Von Diamond at the Smell; Terra Naomi at the Hotel Cafe; Two Guns, along with Greater California, at the Detroit Bar; the Darlings at the Roxy; and Giant State’s residency at the Viper Room.