Kevin Bronson on October 22nd, 2010

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[Birthday greetings to the Meat Puppets’ Cris Kirkwood, who hits the big 5-0 today. Take it from an old blogger, ain’t nothing but a number.]

Top 3 big darn deals this weekend if you aren’t into Shakira:

‣ Black-dressed post-punkers Interpol visit the Greek Theatre on Saturday. Maybe they can change weather patterns.
‣ Monster Massive — the dance conflagration featuring DJ talent such as John Digweed, Carl Cox, Moby, Steve Lawler, Pete Tong, Gareth Emery, Judge Jules, Armand Van Helden, Z-Trip and Felix Da Housecat — gets a jump on Halloween on Saturday at the Sports Arena and Exposition Park.
‣ And Sufjan Stevens plays Saturday and Sunday at the Wiltern Theatre behind his new album “The Age of Adz.” I’ve seen reviews of his tour stops so far – bring your dancing shoes.

• ||| Download: Sufjan Stevens, “Too Much”

Top 3 local shows:

‣ Jail Weddings celebrate the release of their album “Love Is Lawless” tonight at the Bootleg Theater.
‣ South Bay punkers the Darlings celebrate the release of “The New Escape” (due Nov. 9) tonight at the Roxy.
‣ Johnny O’Donnell, joined by John Carpenter, plays music from his new EP “Korean Debutante” on Sunday at Spaceland.

Also tonight: Minus the Bear and Tim Kasher at the Wiltern; Mark Sultan and Kelley Stoltz at Spaceland; Azure Ray and Tim Fite at the Troubadour; Owen Pallett and Woom at the Echoplex; the Temper Trap and Delphic at the Fox Theater in Pomona; Wiz Khalifa at the Music Box; Taj Mahal and Vieux Farka Toure at UCLA’s Royce Hall; Vince Gill at Club Nokia; Widespread Panic at the Greek Theatre; Recoil and Conjure One at the El Rey Theatre; Electric Six at the Key Club; Pato Banton at the Canyon Club; Four Year Strong at the House of Blues; the Ruse at the Viper Room; the Darlings and New Year’s Day at the Roxy; Captain Ahab at the Smell; Nostalghia and Aaron Beaumont at the Hotel Cafe; Bizzy Bone at the Glass House; UK Subs at Brixton South Bay; and Cash’d Out at the Cat Club.

Also Saturday: Shakira at Staples Center; the Temper Trap and Delphic at Club Nokia; the Blasters and Wayne “The Train” Hancock at Brixton South Bay; the Rudy Coby Experiment at the El Rey Theatre; the Octopus Project at the Echoplex; Spencer Day and Lucy Woodward at the Troubadour; Russian Circles at Spaceland; the Fab Faux at the Orpheum; Eliza Rickman and Weather at the Hotel Cafe; Azure Ray and Tim Fite at the Glass House; Rocket at 3 Clubs; the Mormons at Casey’s downtown; White Shit and Demoralize at the Smell; Mishka and Chris Velan at Saint Rocke; Jackshit at McCabe’s; Fobia at the House of Blues; Joan Osborne at the Canyon Club; the Nukes at the Roxy; Adam Bones at On the Rox; and Chico Mann at the Mint.

Also Sunday: Bobby Brown at the Gibson Amphitheatre; Joan Osborne at the Roxy; Triptykon at the El Rey; Glenn Campbell at the Grove of Anaheim;  Gold Motel, Michael Runion and Family of the Year at the Echo; Two Years Before the Mast at the Bootleg Theater; Shanbehzadeh Ensemble at the Troubadour; the Spazmatics at the Key Club; and Trashcan Sinatras at McCabe’s.