Kevin Bronson on October 8th, 2010

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[John Lennon would have turned 70 tomorrow. Go to Google and press play.]

Top 8 artists I’d be excited about seeing this weekend at the Culture Collide festival [background, schedule] if I could be everywhere at once:

‣ The Besnard Lakes, Land of Talk, Klaxons, the Boxer Rebellion [pictured], Amusement Parks on Fire,  El Guincho, Jenny & Johnny and Cass McCombs. (There’s a sprinkling of excellent local bands, too)

Don’t forget to RSVP for Sunday’s free Block Party.

Other excellent choices this weekend:
‣Arcade Fire plays the second of its two-night stand tonight at the Shrine Auditorium.
‣ Reformed U.K. shoegazers Chapterhouse — with Ulrich Schnauss opening and playing keyboards in the band — plays to a sold-out Troubadour.
‣ Caribou plugs tonight in at the Music Box, with Nite Jewel opening.
‣ And husband-and-wife team the Weepies play the El Rey on Sunday behind their new album “Be My Thrill.”

Also tonight: Liz Phair at the El Rey Theatre; Jack Johnson at the Hollywood Bowl; Tokyo Police Club at the Glass House in Pomona; Les Shelleys at McCabe’s; Kaskade at the Palladium; James Apollo at the Hotel Cafe; Brian Ray at the Roxy; the Urxed at the Smell; Big Sandy at the Redwood Bar; the Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band at the Mint; Richie Kotzen at the Viper Room; and Warner Drive at the Key Club.

Also Saturday: Montonix, Mariachi El Bronx and the Franks at Spaceland (Culture Collide festival); Cass McCombs and the Black Atlantic at 826LA (Culture Collide); White Lies and Voxhaul Broadcast at the Echoplex (Culture Collide); Klaxons at the Troubadour; Street Dogs at the El Rey; Jim Kweskin at McCabe’s; the Fab Four at Club Nokia; Bassnectar at the Wiltern; a second night of Kaskade at the Palladium; Continues at the Smell; La Vie at the Hotel Cafe; Rocket and Paper Cranes at 3 Clubs; Berlin at Brixton South Bay; Super Diamond at the Key Club; the Mormon’s at Casey’s Bar downtown; Permanent Ability at the Viper Room; and the Gears at the Redwood Bar. Note: The Rascal Flatts concert at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre has been postponed due to illness and rescheduled for Sunday, Oct. 17.

Also Sunday: Culture Collide street festival (on Reservoir Street between Alvarado and Sunset in Echo Park) featuring Jenny & Johnny, Tokyo Police Club, Phantogram, White Lies, Monotonix, the Boxer Rebellion, Cass McCombs, Amusement Parks on Fire, the Tender Box and others; the Marietta James at Spaceland; Palmdale at the Hotel Cafe; Trevor Hall at the Mint; the Spazmatics at the Key Club; 100 Monkeys at the Roxy; Kamikaze Red at the Viper Room; and Kenny White at McCabe’s.

Boxer Rebellion photo by Mark Prins