Seraphina Lotkhamnga on May 1st, 2011

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Sunday’s several touts:

‣ Grammy award-winning artist Angelique Kidjo, who has been dubbed as “Africa’s premier diva,” plays Cal State L.A.’s Luckman Fine Arts Complex tonight. [That’s her video for “Move On Up” featuring U2’s Bono and John Legend in addition to Bill T. Jones’ FELA! dancers.]
‣ Seattle’s forefathers of grunge Mudhoney headline the Echoplex for a great ’90s lineup with punk supergroup the Adolescents and local punk legends White Flag supporting.
‣ Thao & Mirah continue their tour in support of their Merrill Garbus-produced collaboration album at the Troubadour tonight. Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside and Led to Sea open.

• ||| Download: Thao & Mirah, “Eleven” ft. tUnE-yArDs

‣ Germany’s pianist/composer Hauschka takes the noise from last night down a notch with his show at Hollywood Forever in the Masonic Lodge.
‣ Steve Martin brings his banjo madness to Largo with the Steep Canyon Rangers as his backing band.
‣ The Boxer Rebellion play again with We Are Augustines. This time they head on down to the OC’s Detroit Bar.
‣ Coachella’s country cousin, Stagecoach, continues their festival in Indio today with local band Triple Chicken Foot joining big names such as Wanda Jackson and k.d. lang and the Sis Boom Bang.

Also:
Ladies Rock Camp Showcase (featuring Mad Planet, the Shakers and the Mullhollands) at the Satellite
Vivian Girls, Sweater Girls at the Echo
Molotov, Kinky at Nokia Theatre Live
Ballet Folklorico at the Wiltern
Early Grand Ole Echo show featuring The Broken Numbers, Dustbowl Revival, Cliff Wagner at the Echo
Leon Redbone at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
The Spaceship Martini, Jesse Sarr, Bobby Field, Tyler Conti at the Viper Room