Tonight is the first of two nights to catch Those Darlins [download] in town when they play the Silverlake Lounge with The Grates and Leslie and the Badgers. … You know Brakesbrakesbrakes has got it goin’ on when their singer quits British Sea Power (Eamon Hamilton moonlighted as keyboardist in the fellow Brighton band) to keep the touring going. They bring their high energy, Pixies-inspired Britishness to Spaceland with Chicago’s Ezra Furman & the Harpoons and Rachel Goodrich. … Thee Oh Sees (pictured), who have gone through almost as many name changes as Will Oldham, play at the Echo with Fresh & Onlys and Dan Melchior. Expect a night of frenetic and raw garage rock. … Oakland’s Beats Antique have brought their Middle Eastern-meets-Circus dubstep to just about every bohemian festival around, including at least 4 shows at Burning Man this year. They play King King tonight with locals Deru and Jupit3r. … Former Mazzy Star Hope Sandoval and her dream pop band the Warm Inventions perform at the Mayan Theatre tonight with Dirt Blue Gene. … Liam Finn (who also plays in the reunited Crowded House with father Neil) and Eliza Jane are at Echoplex with Jason Lytle and the 88. … Meshell Ndegeocello brings her neo-soul to the El Rey Theatre with LA duo J*DaVeY and KCRW’s Garth Trinidad. … If you missed Owl City‘s sold out show last night at the Troubadour, you can catch them at HOB Anaheim tonight, … Where will all the punk and metal bands play when the Knitting Factory in Hollywood closes? Until we find out, emo-core band Strike Anywhere play there tonight with Polar Bear Club . … The Sounds take over the Wiltern for another night with Shiny Toy Guns and Semi Precious Weapons supporting. … Brave Citizens are at the Roxy Theatre. … Keziah Jones plays a free show at the Westfield Mall in Century City as part of KCRW’s World Music on the Terrace series. … Casey’s Irish Bar downtown hosts Voxhaul Broadcast and the Monthlies
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