Kevin Bronson on June 23rd, 2013

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‣ Big night at the Hollywood Bowl, where duets rule the day. Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell perform behind their recent release “Old Yellow Moon,” and She & Him – the pairing of M. Ward and Zoey Deschanel – play songs from their new album “Volume 3.”
‣ Iron & Wine visits the First Unitarian Church.
‣ Austra and Bestial Mouths play a sold-out sold at the Troubadour.
‣ Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde [see “Riding the Moon”] does a rare solo show at the Hotel Café.
‣ Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five and Guster team up for some fun at the Greek Theatre.
‣ Olin & the Moon head up a big lineup at Grand Ole Echo at the Echo, along with Jackson Tanner, Lael Neale and Kathleen Grace.
‣ And Treetop Flyers – Londoners with Laurel Canyon vibe – visit the Bootleg Bar; their debut “The Mountain Moves Out” comes out next week. That’s their video for “Things Will Change,” above.

Also:

Iggy Azalea at the Echoplex
Vans Warped Tour at the Seaside Park at the Ventura County Fairgrounds
Long Beach Bayou Festival at Rainbow Lagoon Park
Froth, Corners and Souvenir Driver at Los Globos
The Lappitt-Rocha Sunday Night Jazz Jam at the Mint
Dave Hillyard & the California Ska All-Stars, Sammy Kay and Culver City Dub Collective at the Roxy: On the Rox
Dave Janssen’s School of Music at the Roxy Theatre (early show)
The Dirty City Brothers, Marla, the Crimson Curtains and Mesia at the Viper Room
The Dustbowl Revival at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Dave Alvin at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Big Country, the Burn Riffs and Midnight Lamp at Saint Rocke
Whitey Morgan & the 78’s, Speedbuggy, Big Monsta, Gardeners Logic, Blue Eyed Son and Short Term Melody at Alex’s Bar
La Castaneda at the Observatory
Tilly & the Wall at the Constellation Room
Grandmothers of Invention, Sixstep and Child 44 at the Coach House
The Staves and Aoife O’Donovan at the Federal Bar (brunch show)
Calibre 50, Banda Carnaval and Los Alegres Del Barranco at the Pico Rivera Sports Arena
Justo Almario at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Grupo Intocable at the Del Mar Fairgrounds
Rudy Moreno, Frazer Smith, Bonfire, Stevie Mack, Thrashyr and Martin Rizo at Mi Hacienda
Boz Scaggs at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Africa Umoja at the Pantages Theatre