Kevin Bronson on April 14th, 2011

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A night of Coachella warm-ups (and some good local shows) before it warms up for Coachella:

‣ Desert-bound Duran Duran plays the sold-out Fox Theater in Pomona. [See the Times’ piece on their enduring appeal.]
‣ Desert-bound Broken Social Scene holds forth at the Glass House in Pomona.
‣ Desert-bound Big Audio Dynamite resurfaces for a show at the Roxy.
‣ Desert-bound  !!! rocks the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa.
‣ British rockers Yuck, along with Porcelain Raft and local newbies Milo Greene, play the Satellite.
‣ Long Beach quartet the Wind [whose double-album “Harum-Scarum” we told you about in January] headline the Bootleg, with the New Limb supporting.
‣ And at the Silverlake Lounge, the Quick Hellos [see January’s introduction to them] celebrate their EP release by playing on a bill with Thurlow and the Parlour Suite.

Also:
Nightmare & the Cat at 3 Clubs
Fay Wolf at the Hotel Cafe
PVT and Tearist at the Echo
Janet Jackson at the Gibson Amphitheatre
Scala & Kolacny Brothers at the El Rey Theatre
Brad Mehlday Trio at Largo
Rob Machado’s Melali at the Troubadour
Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys at the Mint
Moondog and Darger de Milo at the 5 Star Bar
Nature by Numbers at the Viper Room
Gestapo Kazi at the Prospector in Long Beach

Not to mention: If you’re in the mood for a little disco, there’s a new dance night launching tonight at the Mountain Bar in Chinatown. It’s called Interiors, and it’s the brainchild of Marion Hodges (who spins in the wee hours of Sunday on KCRW) and the local indie-pop duo Kisses.