Kevin Bronson on August 3rd, 2011

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[Happy birthday to Mettalica’s James Hetfield – here’s your midweek show menu:]

‣ Lykke Li, with her sophomore album “Wounded Rhymes” winning new fans and with gigs on “The Tonight Show” (Thursday) and Lollapalooza (Saturday) on the horizon, headlines the Greek Theater tonight, topping a bill that includes L.A.’s Best Coast and  Fool’s Gold.
‣ Matisyahu holds forth at Club Nokia, with Tea Leaf Green opening.
‣ Coldplay does a Grammy Foundation benefit show at the L.A. Tennis Center at UCLA.
‣ Chicago quintet Scattered Trees, their hyped album “Sympathy” coming out next week, kick off a national tour at the Satellite. Check out their song “Conversation” here.
‣ And the 14th annual International Pop Overthrow festival rotates to the Echo, with a lineup boasting Light FM, New Maximum Donkey and Kingsley, among others.

Also:

Moderne Man at the Viper Room
The Family Bones at the Silverlake Lounge
Friend Slash Lover and Prima Donna at the Roxy
Count Fleet’s free in-store at Origami Vinyl (7 p.m.)
Anna Nalick and Beth Thornley at the Hotel Cafe
Chasing Kings at the PacSun Tent at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach
The New Room at the Down & Out Bar (501 S. Spring)
The Funk Ark at the Central SAPC
Mux Mool and Mike Eagle at Low End Theory at the Airliner
Science Parkway and Mark David Ashworth at the Mint
Super Duper at Saint Rocke
John Digweed at the Mayan
Peter Frampton at the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside