Kevin Bronson on July 21st, 2011

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[No tantrums today – it’s Fitz’s birthday. Cheers to Michael Fitzpatrick on the eve of his band’s big homecoming show at the Music Box:]

Tonight’s flurry of activity:

‣ This week’s installment of the free Also I Like to Rock series at the Hammer Museum will sizzle with a little joie de pop – headlining are Grouplove, the L.A. quintet whose debut album “Never Trust a Happy Song” arrives Sept. 13 via Canvasback/Atlantic. The fivesome has Lollapalooza, Australia’s Splendour in the Grass and the Reading and Leeds festivals in the U.K. ahead this summer, and tonight offers a chance to see them in the cozy Hammer courtyard. Opening is Milo Greene [background], the new L.A. quintet whose harmony-laden, cinematic indie-pop figures to sparkle in the Hammer setting. The free show in the museum’s courtyard kicks off at 7 p.m. with a DJ set from KCRW’s Eric J. Lawrence. The Hammer’s galleries will be open until 9 p.m., and parking is $3 in the deck beneath the museum. The series is sponsored by KCRW and curated by Buzz Bands LA.

Also:

No Age plays a free show at Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park
Tommy Santee Klaws, Son Ark and Infantree play a free show at Pershing Square downtown
Missy Higgins plays a free show at the Santa Monica Pier
Devendra Banhart at the Bootleg
Abe Vigoda at the Echo
Ben Folds at the Wiltern
Owl City at Club Nokia
Dam-Funk, the Coathangers and Nocando at Freak City (6363 Hollywood Blvd.)
Yourself and the Air at the Satellite
Griffin House and Peter Bradley Adams at the Hotel Cafe
Alkaline Trio and Smoking Popes at the Troubadour
Tim Robbins & the Rogues Gallery Band at Largo
Daniel Ahearn and CMG & We Are the Night at Lot 1 Cafe
Metal Mother, the New Division and Y Luv at the Silverlake Lounge
Pistolera at the Mint
Audible Mainframe at the Hard Rock Hollywood
Ky-Mani Marley at the Roxy
Conducting From the Grave and more at the Key Club
Wallpaper at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa
Iceage’s free in-store at Amoeba

Photo by Autumn de Wilde