Kevin Bronson on April 24th, 2009

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[Jane’s Addiction’s Eric Avery blows out birthday candles on Saturday; cheers to him as we rock into the weekend …]

Tonight: Seems to be lighter than your average Friday, but in addition to the I Am Treasure benefit at the Roxy (featuring Pigeon John and Rootbeer), you have some other options. She Wants Revenge, paired with War Tapes, plays downtown’s Club 740. … Rocket shows off its new lineup and new songs at the Spaceland. … Old-schoolers can catch Queensryche at the House of Blues. … Also: Canadian hardcore dudes Protest the Hero at the Knitting Factory; the Black Kids and Mates of State at the Glass House; and Greg Laswell at the Hotel Cafe.

Saturday: The country cousin to Coachella, Stagecoach, starts a two-day run in Indio, and while there’s not a lot of names on the poster that excite me these days, my college roommates and I would have been pumped up to see Poco and Pure Prairie League. … At the Air Conditioned, there’s a great benefit for the St. Joseph Center in Venice. Christopher Hawley, Anna Montgomery and Chris Lovejoy are among some 14 acts on the bill. …”  You Me & Iowa and Avi Buffalo head up a great card at Spaceland. … Another Lollapalooza-bound Los Angeles band, Carney, headlines the festivities at the Troubadour. … Fastball comes back at the Mint. … Big goings-on in Anaheim: the Faint, Ladytron and Crocodiles play the Grove, while Matt Costa and the 88 play the House of Blues. … Mexico’s Ximena Sarinana plays the Avalon, where locals Wait. Think. Fast have the opening slot. … Bang Camaro rocks the Viper Room. .. And the Go-Go’s have the House of blues sold out.

Sunday: The Faint and Ladytron move up the freeway to play the Music Box @ Fonda. … The matinee Kidrockers show at the Echo features Eulogies and the One AM Radio. … The Mae Shi and the Widow Babies rock the weekly Part Time Punks night at the Echo, where Mr. Lif plays an early show. … And Roll the Tanks rolls into the Knitting Factory.