Tonight in L.A.: Regina Spektor, Pelican, Le Loup

Kevin Bronson on October 28th, 2009

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[Ben Harper turns 40 today. He’ll be one of the folks doing the big “Hullabaloo” fundraiser for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music at Union Station on Halloween night, by the way …]

Should be a nice night to bring a sweater and settle in for some music under the stars – Regina Spektor, who’s been touring behind her acclaimed album “Far,” working on music for a Broadway-bound musical “Beauty” and making “The Calculation” on “Saturday Night Live,” visits the Greek Theatre. Jupiter One opens. … L.A.’s own terrific twosome the Watson Twins just announced that their sophomore album, “Talking to You, Talking to Me,” will come out Feb. 9 on Vanguard – you might hear some of it tonight when they open for Joshua Radin at the Wiltern. … The Swell Season does a 7 p.m. in-store at Amoeba. … Le Loup is in from our nation’s capital to headline the Echo, with Nurses [download below] supporting. … Pelican, behind its new album “What We Come to Need,” is back to rock the Troubadour. … And Halloween Swim Team and Starving Daughters head up a big bill at the Silverlake Lounge. … Also: Alice Cooper, with Ace Frehley and Rival Sons, at the Nokia Theatre; Colbie Caillat’s second of a two-night stand at the House of Blues; Jason Diaz and Tony Lucca at the Hotel Cafe; Melee at the Dragonfly; Dash Rip Rock at the Viper Room; and Bouncing Souls at the Glass House;