Kevin Bronson on March 5th, 2011

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Selections for your super Saturday:

‣ The Local Folk Fest goes off tonight at the Center for the Performing Arts in Eagle Rock, with a pretty stellar lineup of L.A. bands: Voxhaul Broadcast (11 p.m.), Nico Stai (10), the Sea of Cortez (9), Summer Darling (8), Hi Ho Silver Oh (7) and Telegram (6). Buzz Bands LA will be presiding over the music selections between sets. It’s a good deal for $10.
‣ Beat-scene wunderkind Baths [check out the profile that ran in the L.A. Times this week] plays to a sold-out Troubadour.
‣ L.A. songstress Jen Hirsh – that’s a video of “The Better Half,” above – celebrates the release of her album “Myself in Two” with a show at the Hotel Cafe. Earlier at the Cahuenga Boulevard venue, David Berkeley celebrates the release of his “Some Kind of Cure.”
‣ Alexi Murdoch brings his rich songcraft to the Bootleg Theater, supported by the Watson Twins.
‣ And in the Legends Dept., Herbie Hancock (joined by Wayne Shorter and Dave Holland) perform at sold-out Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Also:

Julieta Venegas at the Nokia Theatre, with Ceci Bastida opening
Chick Corea & Gary Burton at Royce Hall
Diamond Rings and A B and the Sea at the Satellite
Rival Sons, the Binges and Love and .38 at the Viper Room
Autolux and the Soft Moon at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa
The Adicts at the House of Blues
Thrice and Circa Survive at the OC Fair & Event Center as part of the Musink Tattoo Convention and Music Festival.
Japanther at the Smell
Conspiracy of Beards at the Echoplex
Michael Showalter at the Echo
Los Pinguos and the Soul of John Black at the Mint
Nikki & Rich at the Roxy
Black Jesus at Lot 1 Cafe
Nightfur at Pehrspace
The Cigarette Bums at Mime