Kevin Bronson on August 19th, 2011

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It’s a full-speed-ahead Friday:

‣ Z-Trip (pictured) brings his Rock Boxx Tour to the Palladium, with De La Soul, Nosaj Thing and Daddy Kev.
‣ Death Cab For Cutie is back for a second night at the Greek Theatre, with Frightened Rabbit opening.
‣ Silver Lake indie quartet Le Switch plays its farewell show at the Satellite, with the World Record, the Mallard and the Mid Cities as support.
‣ Minneapolis rockers Motion City Soundtrack kick off a seven-city “album show” tour, playing two nights in each locale and performing two of their albums front to back on each night. Tonight at the House of Blues, it’s 2003’s “I Am The Movie” and 2005’s “Commit This To Memory.”
‣ Lemon Sun and Caught a Ghost team up downtown for an event called “The Cosmic Prom” at the Vortex Immersion Dome, 1037 W. 6th St. downtown. The event, billed as a 360-degree experience, will feature installation art, DJs, food trucks and planetarium-style projections. Background on the dome here.
‣ And your Sunset Strip Music Festival highlights:

• Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger of the Doors (along with singer David Brock) play the Whisky.

• Ex-Little Red Radio dynamo Eli James, who drums and sings along to hit songs and has an LED kit to give his show visual punch, does the late set at the Viper Room (where Taylor Locke & the Roughs play early). Purple Melon and Lady Sinatra are also on the bill.

• And Dead Sara opens for Buckcherry at the Roxy.

Also:

Sade and John Legend at Staples Center
The Glitch Mob and RJD2 at Club Nokia
Wooden Shjips at the Echo
The Randy Rogers BAnd at the Troubadour
Keaton Simons and the Last American Buffalo at the Hotel Cafe
I See Hawks in L.A. at California Plaza downtown (free)
LA Font at Casey’s downtown
Halloween Swim Team at Bordello
Flashlights and Steffaloo at Lot 1 Cafe
Dredg at the Key Club
Groundation at the El Rey Theatre
Mansions on the Moon at the Mint
Hyena’s free in-store at Origami Vinyl
Uriah Heep at the Galaxy Concert Theatre
The Romantics at the Canyon Club