Kevin Bronson on April 12th, 2012

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Our heads are spinning already … and two weeks of this to come:

‣ Madchester favorites James, with a deluxe boxed set “The Gathering Sound” (all 11 of their studio albums on USB stick, 3CDs, a DVD, vinyl and more – whew) on the way, play a pre-Coachella show at the El Rey Theatre. Elizaveta opens.
‣ M83 plays a sold-out pre-Coachella show at the Fox Theater in Pomona, with Big Black Delta opening.
‣ Reunited and ready, Refused plays a pre-Coachella show at the Glass House in Pomona.
‣ Youth Lagoon and Porcelain Raft convene at the Troubadour for a sold-out show.
‣ Queen Caveat celebrate the release of their new “Slap on the Wrist” EP with a headlining gig at the Roxy, supported by Sound of Ugly and Cherri Bomb.
‣ Cut Chemist celebrates with release of his new single “Outro” with a DJ set at the Virgil (formerly Little Temple).
‣ And there’s another festival in the desert kicking off tonight – the Moon Block Party – Desert Daze Festival begins an 11-day run at Dillon’s Roadhouse (64647 Dillon Rd., Desert Hot Springs). Topping tonight’s lineup: Dengue Fever, the Soft Pack, Old Testament (Jason Simon of Dead Meadow) and Deap Vally.

Also:

Joseph Arthur at Largo
Ballerina Black, the Wallburds and yOya at the Satellite
Sucre and Whispertown at the Bootleg Bar
J*Davey at the Echo
The Sweet Hurt at Lot 1 Cafe
Republic of Letters, Ladylike and Max and the Moon at the Silverlake Lounge
Marc Robillard at the Hotel Cafe
Steel Pulse at the House of Blues
Papadosio at the Mint
James Durbin at the Viper Room
Secret Circuit at the Smell
Death Hymn #9 at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach
Allah-Las at the Del Monte Speakeasy in Venice
Mad Planet at Cheetah’s