Kevin Bronson on May 20th, 2010

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It’s a rather odd pairing – Seattle’s Minus the Bear, with its tongue-in-cheek, sometimes-obtuse prog-pop, touring with L.A. quintet Everest, whose heartfelt Americana is about as earnest as earnest gets. But that’s what’s on tap tonight at the Mayan Theatre. Both bands are touring behind new albums, Minus the Bear’s rather hit-and-miss “Omni” and Everest’s glistening “On Approach.” … Elsewhere: Massive Attack‘s final night at the Wiltern; the MySpace secret show at the Roxy featuring “Distant Relatives” Nas & Damian Marley; Shout Out Louds at the El Rey Theatre; Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros at UCLA’s Royce Hall; Casxio and  Vanprasta at the Troubadour; the Royal Highness at the Viper Room; Ry Cuming at the Hotel Cafe; Bastard and the Shrine at Spaceland; Barron Von Luxxury at the Silverlake Lounge; Nashville Pussy at the Key Club and Alan Morphew at the Mint.