Kevin Bronson on September 24th, 2010

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[Massive weekend ahead, but not so big that we shouldn’t pause to wish Janet Weiss a happy birthday – and note that she’s in a new band, Wild Flag, coming to Spaceland on Nov. 19:]

Top 4 shows near and dear to my L.A.-centric heart:

‣ Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits celebrate their EP release tonight at the Echo. Find me here beforehand.
‣ Band of Horses headlines the Greek Theatre on Saturday (that’s their video for “Laredo,” above) – which means you get to see openers Admiral Radley and Darker My Love in a special setting.
‣ Kisses and Lesands play the Bootleg Theater on Saturday.
‣ And Voxhaul Broadcast, Dam-Funk, Abe Vigoda and Crystal Antlers are among the many excellent acts playing Sunday’s Abbot Kinney Festival in Venice.

You should also know about:

‣ Glasser’s 7 p.m. in-store at Amoeba tonight; Rumspringa’s album-release show tonight at the Bootleg; Thelonious Monster and the Ruby Friedman Orchestra on Saturday at Spaceland; and Casxio’s gig at Cinespace on Sunday.

And you probably already know about:

‣ Willie Nelson headlines the Greek Theatre tonight, with rising star Ryan Bingham opening.
‣ Rx Bandits do three album shows at the Troubadour starting tonight, performing, respectively, “The Resignation,” “… And the Battle Begun” and “Mandala.”
‣ Rancid plays back-to-back shows at the Music Box tonight and Saturday.
‣ Muse plays back-to-back shows at Staples Center on Saturday and Sunday.
‣ The Epicenter Festival at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana offers Bush, Eminem and KISS to main stage on Saturday and Bad Religion, Rise Against and Blink-182 on Sunday.
‣ Swedish rockers Dungen top the bill Saturday at Aquarium Drunkard’s Waved Out II mini-festival at the Echo and Echoplex.
‣ And prep-popsters Vampire Weekend join Beach House and the Very Best at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday.

Also tonight: Ratatat at the Fox Theater in Pomona; Dirty Projectors at the Wiltern; Gladys Knight and the O’Jays at the Nokia Theatre; Ry Cuming and Justin Young at the Hotel Cafe; Dirt Nasty at the Roxy; Spirit Vine at the 5 Star Bar; Angus Khan at 3 Clubs; Mack 10 at the Key Club; Elefante at the House of Blues; Casiotone for the Painfully Alone and Former Ghosts at the Smell; Beausoleil with Michael Doucet at McCabe’s; the Paul Collins Beat at the Redwood Bar; the Absolute at the Mint; Hydroplane at Pehrspace; and Mad Planet at Echo Curio.

Also Saturday: X Japan at the Wiltern; Shin at Club Nokia; Jerry Lee Lewis and Reverend Horton Heat at the Fox Theater in Pomona; Sara Radle and Goldenboy at Casey’s downtown; So & So and Nina Storey at the Hotel Cafe; Halloween Swim Team and 609 Watt Kid at Echo Curio; Jon Langford at McCabe’s; Hunx and His Punx at the Smell; Quiet Americans at Pehrspace; Murderland at the Redwood Bar; Torches in Trees and the Fay Wrays at Pehrpsace; Glasser at the Mondrian Hotel; Lightning Swords of Death at 3 Clubs; and a Tribute to John Bonham at the Key Club.

Also Sunday: Helmet at Brixton South Bay; Sleepy Sun at the Viper Room; 5 O’Clock Shadowboxers, Strangeloop, Shlohmo and Mount Kimbie at the Downtown Independent; Will Downing at Club Nokia; Neil Hamburger at Spaceland; Seal and David Foster at the Grammy Museum; the Zac Brown Band at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre; the Spazmatics at the Key Club; the Crystelles at the Redwood Bar; Jon Langford’s 5 p.m. in-store at Amoeba; White Hills’ 4 p.m. in-store at Vacation Vinyl; and Exhausted Prayer at the Smell.