Kevin Bronson on February 17th, 2011

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[Happy birthday to Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day – and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, both born on the dame day in 1972:]

Top shows for a busy Thursday:

‣ Lucero (pictured) brings its boozy alt-country to the Echoplex, where Olin & the Moon support.
‣ Dawes holds forth at UCLA’s Royce Hall – it’s free if you’re a student.
‣ The lineup for this week’s installment of Shadow Shadow Shade’s residency at the Satellite is exceptional; Generationals [see Feb. 8 post] support, along with the Black Apples and Minks.
‣ San Diego’s Dum Dum Girls, the subject of a big story in the Times (their second in a year, pretty good for a band whose album has sold 12,000 copies), plays a show at the Skybar at the Mondrian Hotel. Free with RSVP to mondrianlasessions@morganshotelgroup.
‣ Beach House does a second sold-out night at the Music Box, with Papercuts opening.
‣ And Duniven [see Feb. 2 post] headlines the Bootleg Theater, supported by Queen Kwong and the VLA.

Also:

Ex-L.A. Times staff writer Daniel Hernandez reads from his book “Down and Delirious in Mexico City” at the Echo, with performances by the Sister Mentos Crazy Band, DJ Total Freedom and DJ Lengua
Comedy and music (Les Blanks) at the Eagle Rock Center for the Arts
Michael Beach at the Silverlake Lounge
BB King at the House of Blues Anaheim
Ocean Grove and Bleu at the Troubadour
Jamie Foxx’s Foxxhole Allstar Jam at Club Nokia
Bowery Beasts at the Viper Room
The King Brothers at the Mint
Boyce Avenue at the Roxy
Shirley Rolls at Lot 1 Cafe
Celso Pina’s free in-store at Amoeba (6 p.m.)
American Royalty at the Central SAPC
Stars at Night at the Airliner