Tonight in L.A.: Andy Clockwise, the Airborne Toxic Event, the Builders and the Butchers, Chasing Kings

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Midweek fare that’s better than fair:

‣ Australia-bred Andy Clockwise’s long-awaited album “The Socialite,” a genre-hopping collection of biting, wry and occasionally hilarious rockers, came out this week. [You can stream the album here.] His trio headlines the Troubadour tonight, with Robotanists and George Stanford supporting.
‣ The Airborne Toxic Event plays the third of its five shows this week, tonight at the El Rey Theatre with White Arrows and  Ovideo.
‣ Portland’s the Builders and the Butchers visit the Satellite behind the February release of their third album “Dead Reckoning.” That’s the Justin Koleszar-directed video for the Builders’ “Lullaby,” above.
‣ And west of the 405, it’s Chasing Kings and Ballerina Black at the Central SAPC in Santa Monica.

Also:

Photek at Low End theory at the Airliner
Abe Vigoda at the Smell
Donald Glover + Childish Gambino at the Music Box
The Ditty Bops at the Hotel Cafe
Nick Curran at Saint Rocke
Love Grenades, Twilight Sleep and boxViolet at Pehrspace
Soko (who is moving to NYC, the press release says) and Michael Runion at the Bootleg
Gooding at the Silverlake Lounge
Serj, Tyler Bruno and Alex Miller at the Viper Room
The Monolators and the Mo-Odds at El Cid
De Signer at the Mint
Taproot at the Key Club
Taintstick at the Roxy

And: In a potentially great collision of DJ collectives, it’s Dubclub Meets Dublab at the Echo and Echoplex.