Tonight in L.A.: Also I Like to Rock at the Hammer Museum (with the Henry Clay People and Lady Danville), Thurston Moore, the 88, Guards, Jen Hirsh

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‣ The 2011 edition of Also I Like to Rock at the Hammer Museum closes with a bang tonight, with sets from the Henry Clay People and Lady Danville. The Henry Clays are working on material for their next album after this spring’s very strong “This Is a Desert” EP. Lady Danville, the harmony-rich, UCLA-bred pop trio, just toured with Jack’s Mannequin and are plotting the release of their debut album, probably early next year. The free show in the museum’s courtyard kicks off at 7 p.m. with a DJ set from KCRW’s Chris Douridas, with the Henry Clay People playing at 8 and Lady Danville at 9. 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:

The first of two nights with Thurston Moore and Kurt Vile at the Troubadour
Cults, Guards and Writer at the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock
The 88 at the Grammy Museum
A Perfect Circle at Gibson Amphitheatre
Ozomatli at the House of Blues
Rooney at Open Borders in Thousand Oaks
Ben Sollee and J. Irvin Dally at the Bootleg Theater
Jen Hirsh at the Hotel Cafe
Geronimo Getty and Judson at the free shows in Pershing Square downtown
Upsilon Acrux and Kill the Capulets at the Echo
The Smiles at the Smell
Il Gato and What Laura Says at the Silverlake Lounge
The Slackers’ free show at the Santa Monica Pier
Starpool @ Santa Monica Pier (Free)
News of the Fire at On the Rox
The Gin Blossoms at Saint Rocke
Slumgum and La Sirene at Lot 1 Cafe in the 826 LA Jazz Benefit
Pageants at Rhino Records in Claremont
The Foreign Exchange at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa

Photo by Danny Krug