Kevin Bronson on January 21st, 2011

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[Birthday greetings today to Cat Power … Now on to the weekend:]

Five very different shows that pique my interest:

‣ Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Wanda Jackson, the 73-year-old Queen of Rockabilly whose new album “The Party Ain’t Over” (out next week) was produced by Jack White, starts a two-night stand Sunday night at the El Rey Theatre. White and the Third Man House Band back her. Love the video for “Thunder on the Mountain,” above. Get your legend on.
‣ Week 3 of the Melvins’ residency at the Satellite tonight features the band perforing its album “Bullhead,” as well as a regular set.
‣ Hellogoodbye, the fun Orange County pop outfit that is back from some nasty record label problems four-plus years after releasing their debut album, headlines the Troubadour on Saturday, with Gold Motel supporting. Hellogoodbye’s new disc is titled “Would It Kill You?”
‣ Rocco Deluca plays the Satellite on Saturday night, and the bonus will be a set from Daniel Lanois and Brian Blade of Lanois’ solo material
‣ The first LA Music Video Festival goes off Sunday at the Downtown Independent Theater with a couple of interesting panel discussions – then, later Sunday night at the Echoplex, the afterparty features music from a good lineup of local bands:  Voxhaul Broadcast, Black Apples and Lemon Sun.

Also tonight:

George Glass celebrating its record release at Origami Vinyl (7 p.m.)
Cowboy Mouth at the Mint
Paper Tiger at John Isaac Watters at Lot 1 Cafe
Moris Tepper and Tommy Santee Claws at Taix
Peter Wolf Crier and the Retribution Gospel Choir at the Echoplex
Adam Darling at the Roxy
Delta Rose, Nations Afire and Pretty in Stereo at the Viper Room
Old 97’s and Langhorne Slim at the Music Box
Meiko and Tom Freund at the Hotel Cafe
Dashboard Confessional at the Troubadour
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at the House of Blues
The Terrapin at Casey’s downtown
Physical Forms at the Smell
Silverstein at the Glass House in Pomona
Brad Mehldau’s at Disney Hall
Tom Paxton at McCabe’s
Chief Nowhere at the Redwood Bar
The Wailers @ House of Blues Anaheim

Also Saturday:
Guster at the Music Box
The Quarter After at Casey’s downtown
Kenan Bell at La Cita
Wicker at the Roxy
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at the House of Blues
Antenna the End at the Central SAPC
Ty Segall and Tijuana Panthers at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach
Tobacco and Royal Bangs at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa
Tyler Hilton and Shaimus at the Hotel Cafe
Defiance, Ohio, Kimya Dawson and Moses Campbell at the Smell
Tom Paxton at  McCabe’s
George Elias at Taix
DJ Quik at the Key Club
Fastlane at the Roxy
RX Bandits at the House of Blues Anaheim

Also Sunday:
Weekend at the Echo
Native and Fake Problems at the Echo (5 p.m. show)
Hieroglyphics at the Key Club
Ghost of A Saber Tooth Tiger (Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl) at the Troubadour
Last American Buffalo and Square on Square at the Satellite
Chris Pierce at Saint Rocke
Defiance, Ohio, Kimya Dawson and Moses Campbell at the Smell
Dirty Candy at the Redwood Bar