Kevin Bronson on June 30th, 2011

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[Birthday shout-out today to Tommy Keene – now, for tonight …]

Top stops on a Thursday:

‣ Seems like forever ago that Ida Maria built a “Fortress Round My Heart.” It was back in 2008 when the Norwegian rocker dented playlists with “I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked” and “Oh My God,” and now the 26-year-old songstress returns with a new album, “Katla.” She headlines the Roxy tonight, with locals Chasing Kings and Holland Greco opening. [Obligatory promotional note: Your humble blogger DJs the night.]
‣ Johnny O’Donnell [see “Supermarket Nightmare” from October, then “The Gothic Singer”] celebrates the release of his double EP “Masquerade / Korean Debutante” when he materializes as Johnny O’Donnell & Sacramento for a show at the Echo. John Carpenter, Corridor and Residual Echoes support.
‣Baltimore’s J Roddy Walston and the Business headlines the Satellite, with locals Maxim Ludwig and the Santa Fe Seven opening.
‣ And Spindrift [see Wednesday’s post] premieres a video and performs at Bordello.

||| Stream: Ida Maria, “Katla”

Also:

Bonfire Madigan and Ry Cuming at the Hotel Cafe
Eli James at the Hard Rock Cafe
Wavves at the Townhouse in Venice
Maren Parusel and Gooding at the Silverlake Lounge
Vandaveer at the Bootleg Theater
Kidney Thieves and 8mm at the Troubadour
Hopes High at the Viper Room
Animals and Men and Dunes at the Smell
The Fresh Ones at the Mint
Pine Mountain Casket at Little Joy
Nicole Vaughn at Lot 1 Cafe
The Album Leaf at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa
LeAnn Rimes at the House of Blues Anaheim