Tonight in L.A.: Shadow Shadow Shade, the Morning Benders, M.I.A., Miike Snow, Mark Ronson

Two reasons I wish I could be in two places at one time:

‣ Shadow Shadow Shade celebrates the release of its debut album [preview here; download here] at the Echoplex, supported by Eastern Conference Champions and Lesands.
‣ The Morning Benders headline the Music Box, with Twin Sister and Cults opening.

Photo of Shadow Shadow Shade (when they were Afternoons) by Sterling Andrews, as published in her book of artist portraits, “Gooseberries”

Your tastes may vary: M.I.A. at the sold-out Mayan Theater; Miike Snow and Mark Ronson & the Business Intl at Club Nokia; Zola Jesus and Broken Spindles at the Echo; Legendary Shack Shakers at Spaceland; K-OS at the El Rey; John West and Sara Haze at the Troubadour; Cory Chisel and Henry Wolfe at the Bootleg Theater; Death to Anders, Francisco the Man and George Glass at the Silverlake Lounge; Toby Lightman at the Hotel Cafe; and CKY at the Roxy.

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