Gallery: Grouplove and Milo Greene sizzle at Week 3 of Also I Like to Rock at the Hammer Museum

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Grouplove, razor-sharp from a summer of touring and festival dates, and Milo Greene, exultant from the news that day of their getting a record deal, delivered buoyant performances Thursday night at this month’s third installment of the Also I Like to Rock series at the Hammer Museum. The biggest crowd of the 2011 series so far witnessed Grouplove storm through the ecstatic pop on the quintet’s forthcoming debut album “Never Trust a Happy Song” (due Sept. 13 on Canvasback/Atlantic). That set was preceded by the harmony-rich songs of Milo Greene, the fivesome who learned earlier in the day they would be picked up by Chop Shop Records, also affiliated with Atlantic Records.


The free series, co-sponsored by KCRW and curated by Buzz Bands LA, winds up next Thursday with performances by the Henry Clay People and Lady Danville, with a DJ set from KCRW’s Chris Douridas. Doors open at 7 (the recommended arrival time); entry is subject to capacity. Parking is $3 after 6 p.m. in the deck beneath the museum, at Wilshire and Westwood Boulevards.