Kevin Bronson on April 18th, 2012

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Wednesday’s shows – are we spoiled, or what?

‣ Tonight is about all things Miike Snow. The Swedish/American indie-pop mind-meld of Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg and Andrew Wyatt is riding high after the late-March release of their second album, the eclectic “Happy to You,” and their set Saturday night at Coachella was bonkers. They do the second of two sold-out midweek shows tonight at the El Rey Theatre, supported by Wolf Gang. Meanwhile, Miike Snow’s strange video for “The Wave” might pique your interest; it continues a narrative started in the video for “Padding Out,” involving alien abductions, chainsaw massacres and an experimental human named Jean Noel. Proceed with caution.
‣ L.A.-based electro-pop songstress Coco Morier – who recorded much of her new music in Sweden with Miike Snow and who recently launched a record label with Miiike Snow, Lykke Li and Peter Bjorn & John – headlines the Bootleg Bar on a stellar local bill that also includes the Child and The donnies the amys. And Buzz Bands LA’s Seraphina L will be DJing the proceedings.

Also:

The Horrors and the Black Angels at the Fonda
Justice and the Rapture (doing DJ sets) at Club Nokia
Yuck and La Sera at the Constellation Room
Guitar Wolf at the Satellite
Derde Verde at Lot 1 Cafe
Wild Beasts and Superhumanoids at the Echo
Explosions in the Sky and We Were Promised Jetpacks at the Glass House
Porter Robinson and Madeon at the Fox Theater
Tech N9ne and Machine Gun Kelly at the House of Blues
Chuck Ragan, Cory Branan, Nathaniel Rateliff and Tommy Gabel at the Troubadour
Foxy Shazam at the Roxy
Emeli Sande at the Bootleg Bar (early show)
Dar Williams at Largo
Country Mice, Laura Meyer, Raheem Cohen and Dandelo at the Silverlake Lounge
YACHT and the Limousines at the Standard Downtown
Matt Keating at the Hotel Cafe
Jane Carrey at the Mint
Angels Fall at the Viper Room
Lover Lover, LA Girlfriend and Pacific Pride at the Central SAPC
The Grouch & Eligh at Low End Theory at the Airliner
Aceyalone at All Star Lanes
Allah-Las’ in-store at Fingerprints in Long Beach