Kevin Bronson on July 1st, 2011

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[Happy July. In some parts of the world, today is known as Canada Day. In other parts, it’s Sufjan Stevens’ birthday.]

Holiday weekend starts here:

‣ Oklahoma’s Other Lives, whose album “Tamer Animals” should be part of your lives by now, visit the Satellite for the second time in the past six week. This time they’re supporting the Rosebuds, whose fifth album “Loud Planes Fly Low” just came out on Merge.
‣ Japanese Popstars, the Irish electro trio whose album “Controlling Your Allegiance” features guest vocals from Robert Smith, Morgan Kibby (M83/White Sea), Lisa Hannigan, Tom Smith (Editors) and others, lead the party at the Avalon.
‣ Blonde Redhead plays the Echoplex for an installment of Franki Chan’s Check Yo Ponytail.
‣ The Growlers bring their dark, lo-fi surf music to a sold-out Troubadour.
‣ And the Vans Warped Tour barrels into the Fairplex at Pomona, featuring Against Me!, the Aggrolites and and host of others. As they have been in past years, Against Me! (pictured) alone is worth the price of admission.

||| Download: Franki Chan’s “This Summer Nites” mixtape

Also:

Taking Back Sunday at the House of Blues
Suddyn at the Viper Room
Jessica 6 and Love Grenades at the Echo
Dan Bern with Common Rotation at the Bootleg Theater
So Many Wizards, Halloween Swim Team and Michael Nhat at the Smell
Dropkick Murphys at the Fox Theatre in Pomona
David Ryan Harris at the Hotel Cafe
Paul Collins at the Blue Star
Earthless at the Dark Horse
Chloe Pappas at the Roxy
Art Alexakis at the Brixton South Bay
Boogaloo Assassins at the Mint
Truman Peyote, Professor Calculus and others at KAOS (4343 Leimert)
New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys at Staples Center

Note: Murs’ scheduled show at Open Borders in Thousand Oaks has been canceled.