Kevin Bronson on August 4th, 2014

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‣ Ska-punk is apparently still going strong. L.A.-based quartet the Interrupters celebrate this week’s release of their Tim Armstrong-produced album with a show at the Roxy Theatre, supported by L.A. stalwarts Left Alone. Oceanside Sound System and HB Surround Sound also perform. Above, the Interrupters’ video for “A Friend Like Me.”
‣ Freedom Fry [see “The Wilder Mile”] celebrates the release of its new EP by playing It’s a School Night at Bardot on a bill that features England’s Liam Bailey along with Criminal Hygiene and Figs Vision.
‣ Maudlin Strangers [see “Stay Young”] kick off a residency at the Bootleg HiFi, supported by TJ Mizell, Leland and Pollimer.
‣ Brand-new quartet Tete has the Echo residency, debuting with Wyatt Blair, Feels and Dead Pansies.
‣ Downstairs at the Echoplex, it’s Smoke Season [see “Badlands”], supported by Dark Furs, Haunted Summer and Air Life. at the Echoplex
‣ The Futures League kicks off a residency at the Satellite, with Irontom supporting.
‣ Dustin Lovelis [see “Off the Rails”] has the residency at the Wayfarer (fka Detroit Bar] in Costa Mesa. Forest of Tongue and Sandy Cohen join him tonight.
‣ And at the Silverlake Lounge, We Are Kings & Queens kick off a month-long run, supported by Honey & Wax, Mr K and Burning Jet Black.

Also:

Alpine Decline at Human Resources
Snarky Puppy and Terrace Martin at the Troubadour
Lies & Kisses, Maya Angeles and Megan Stogner & the Silent G’s at the Viper Room
Skating Polly, Sloppy Jane, Arjuna Genome and Locas at Los Globos
Brent Mitzner, Vehicle Reversing Systems and Jeremy Kennedy at Pehrspace
Zane Carney, Romeo Testa, Shane Henry and Kaitlin Riegel at the Hotel Café
AKW and the Active Set at Harvard & Stone
Ned & the Dirt, Gumbo Brothers, Haven & Creekside, Kirby Ai, Tam Visher and Ghost of the Robot at the Mint
Open Mic at El Cid
Raymond Gregory, Hunter Mariano and Mary Ives at the House of Blues Anaheim
Arcade Fire, Owen Pallett and Dan Deacon at the Santa Barbara Bowl
Todd Sherry and Heather Olt at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club