Kevin Bronson on March 8th, 2013

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Your Friday show picks:

‣ Swedish House Mafia’s farewell extravaganza, “Masquerade Motel,” goes off at L.A. State Historic Park downtown. It’s the first of two nights and features Alesso, An21 & Max Vangelli, Clockwork, Otto Knows, Zedd and more.
‣ As of last night, there were still a few tickets left for Aimee Mann and Ted Leo at the Largo at the Coronet, a show Leo describes as “33% Aimee Mann, 33% me and 33% both (and 1% Thin Lizzy)”
‣ Matt & Kim visit the Observatory in Santa Ana, with PAPA supporting.
at the Observatory
‣ And New York’s Darwin Deez rocks the Echo, supported by Caged Animals and Dan Croll. That’s Darwin Deez’s video for “You Can’t Be My Girl,” above.

Also:

Buckcherry and Cherri Bomb at the Viper Room
Joshua Jones, Wall and Isaac Russell at the Bootleg Theater
The Blackeyed Soul Club, California Lions and Boats (Kill Rock Stars) at the Satellite
Moe and Orgone at the Fonda Theatre
Johnny Gill and Zak Waters at the El Rey Theatre
Janice Anderson & the Select Quartet at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Rachelle Ferrell at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Kissing Cousins, the Do-Its and Dawn Of Sequins at Lot 1 Cafe
Haunted Summer and Spirit Vine at Casey’s downtown
Aftergloam, Parenthetical Girls, Seacats and Brannigan’s Law at the Smell
Strange Vine and the Soft White Sixties at the Virgil
Fartbarf, Teleskopes, Badwater and 2nd Wheel at El Cid
Escape Tailor, Emma Louise, the Borrower’s Debt, Mariah McManus and Cody the Band at the Hotel Café
The Vignatis, Hot Club of L.A. and Galen at the Mint
Boy and Gambles at the Troubadour
Outasight, the Ready Set, Master Shortie, Goldhouse, 2 a.m. Club and Kelsi Luck at the Roxy Theatre
Andrew Luna and Lassi at the Roxy: On the Rox
The Bluntest, Roots & Thunder, Dread Daze and Comeunity Band at the House of Blues Hollywood
Kix, Femme Fatale, Vyrus, Angel Roze, Nightmare, Bourbon Missile Crisis, Miserable End, Shaufrau, Evolution Eden, Suckerpunch, Uncle Daddy and Mind Virus at the Key Club
The Barry Zweig Trio and Jen Hirsh at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Erin McKeown and Holcombe Walker at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
The Green, New Kingston and Stevie G at Saint Rocke
Phil Shane at Alex’s Bar
Chris Webby at the Constellation Room
City By Storm, Seven Year War, Kid At Heart and the Morning After at the House of Blues Anaheim
Ambrosia, Jay Nixon and 11th Floor at the Coach House
Bad Religion, the Vandals and Guttermouth at the OC Fair & Event Center
Flogging Molly, Donots and the Mighty Serf at the Fox Theater Pomona
Audio DMG and 100 Dead Rabbits at the Vault
Hunter Moore at the Industry Theater
Rufus Wainwright & Lucy Wainwright Roche at Pappy & Harriets Pioneertown Palace
Pennywise at the Majestic Ventura Theater
Yes at the Pechanga Center
Toad the Wet Sprocket at the Canyon
Sidney Samson at the Yost Theater
The Blackbyrds at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa