Kevin Bronson on June 30th, 2010

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[Happy birthday, Patrick Wolf.]

Top 3 ways to send June packing:

‣ Damien Jurado plays Spaceland behind his excellent new release “Saint Bartlett,” and he’ll be backed by an orchestra composed of members of the Seattle band Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground. That’s Jurado’s video for “Arkansas,” above. [Download the track here.]
‣ With the first EP in the 44-song “Teargarden by Kaleidyscope” project in the books, Smashing Pumpkins warm up for a 16-date U.S. tour by playing a cozy show at the Viper Room. New bassist Nicole Fiorentino joins main man Billy Corgan, guitarist Jeff Schroeder and drummer Mike Byrne in the lineup.
‣ And Hot Hot Heat ends its Bootleg Theater residency with a couple of L.A.’s finer up-and-coming rockers supporting: Voxhaul Broadcast and the Union Line.

Your tastes may vary: Dr. Dog at the Hotel Cafe; Oona, Bullet and Snowfox and Big Moves at the Silverlake Lounge; Skeetox at the Roxy; Shlomo at Origami Vinyl (7 p.m.); and Eastern Conference Champions at the Grove shopping center (6:30).