Kevin Bronson on June 29th, 2009

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[Good morning … See the promo box in the first sidebar at right to win Ed Harcourt tickets for tonight …]

Ed Harcourt, the Londoner who just released the gorgeous EP “Russian Roulette” [see last week’s post], plays an intimate show at downtown’s Bordello. … John Vanderslice [pictured], getting some of the best reviews of his already well-reviewed career for his new album “Romanian Names” [downloads below], visits the Troubadour, accompanied by Sweden’s the Tallest Man on Earth. … Cursive segues from Sunday’s show at the El Rey to a gig tonight at the Glass House. … June residencies wind up in celebratory fashion, with newly signed Fool’s Gold supporting Castledoor at Spaceland, and electro-funk maestros Casxio supporting Oliver Future at the Echo. … Also: Fort King at the Silverlake Lounge; Mika Miko at the Smell; Vienna Teng at the Hotel Cafe; and Stacy Clark and the New Limb at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa.

||| Download: John Vanderslice’s “Too Much Time” and “Fetal Horses”

||| Video: Watch Vanderslice perform “Too Much Time” with the Magik*Magik Orchestra at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Obligatory self-promotional note: I’ll be DJing the final night of Castledoor’s residency tonight at Spaceland.

Photo by Autumn de Wilde