Tonight in L.A.: Simian Mobile Disco, Tiesto, Visa

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[Happy birthday to Tim Armstrong. Tonight’s pre-holiday schedule is light but still promising …]

You can think of tonight’s shows downtown as a way of working up your appetite for Thursday – Simian Mobile Disco, brings its ear-bending synth-rock and eye-popping light show to the Mayan Theatre. The U.K. duo’s newest album is aptly titled “Temporary Pleasure.” And top DJ Tiesto holds forth at the Shrine Auditorium. … There’s an eclectic (but good) bill at the Viper Room, with the Ruby Friedman Orchestra and Rocket leading in to a headlining set by Semi Precious Weapons. … Also: Visa at the Troubadour; the Hard to Get and the Ross Sea Party at Spaceland; KISS at Staples Center; Butch Walker at the Hotel Cafe; Daedelus at the Airliner; and Jami and the Vaporizers at the Silverlake Lounge.