Kevin Bronson on July 23rd, 2010

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[It’s a ridiculously busy weekend, but I would be remiss not to wish Rob Dickinson a happy birthday today. Now for the rest of this morning’s presentation:]

Five shows I want to see tonight alone:

‣ Rage Against the Machine (in a battle of the bands with Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band) rages against Arizona SB 1070 at the Palladium.
‣ Robyn will not be dancing on her own tonight – the electro-Swede kicks off the “All Hearts” tour with Kelis at the Music Box.
‣ Delta Spirit arrives home after its first big tour behind the very fine sophomore album “History From Below” and plays the El Rey Theatre.
‣ Longtime fave Jackson Browne visit the Greek Theatre.
‣ And Miguel Atwood-Ferguson brings a 15-piece ensemble to California Plaza for a two-set Grand Performances stand that promises to be genre- and mind-blowing.

There are plenty of nifty smaller shows – Spacehog at 3 Clubs and Rademacher at Casey’s tonight; Miniature Tigers at Spaceland on Saturday; Gangi at the Bootleg Theater and Telegram at Cinespace on Sunday – as well as blowouts like the LA Street Food Festival at the Rose Bowl on Saturday and Reggae Night IX at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday. So, summer safely.

See my roundup on LA Weekly’s West Coast Sound.