Kevin Bronson on May 16th, 2012

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Your Wednesday show picks:

‣ Portugal. The Man, which recently wrapped up another big tour behind last year’s album “In the Mountains In the Clouds,” visit UCLA’s Royce Hall for a concert also featuring Haim and The Ten Thousand.
‣ Rocco DeLuca headlines the Satellite behind his haunting new album “Drugs ’N Hymns.”
‣ Xander Smith celebrates the release of his solo debut “Hey San Pedro” with an intimate set at Stories bookstore in Echo Park.
‣ The Henry Clay People continue their SoCal tour (Monday in Hollywood, Tuesday in Pioneertown …) by setting up shop at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach. The Muddy Reds and Shirley Rolls support.
‣ And Ethan and Barbara Gruska of the Belle Brigade appear and perform as part of the “Homegrown” series at the Grammy Museum.

Also:

Leftover Cuties, Benjamin Francis Leftwich and Mike Bloom at the Hotel Cafe
The Pinker Tones and the Singularity at the El Rey Theatre
John Digweed at the Mayan
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus at the Roxy
The BoDeans at the Troubadour
Chris Murray Combo, the Allentons and more at Dub Club’s Musical Blowout Party at the Echo and Echoplex
Tyler Lyle at Room 5
Yellow Alex and the Feelings, Gavin Turek and Maniac at the Bootleg Bar
Nosaj Thing at Low End Theory at the Airliner
Matt Chamberlain at the Mint
The Spazmatics, Ex-Gentlemen and London Souls at the Viper Room
Tic Tic Boom!, Y LUV and Fartbarf at Lot 1 Cafe
Lili Hadyn at WitzEnd
Vendetta Red at the Detroit Bar