Tonight in L.A.: Yo La Tengo, Daniel Lanois, Blk Jks

Kevin Bronson on October 15th, 2009

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[We’re a little behind at Buzz Bands HQ this morning, forgive us. Here’s the show menu for Tito Jackson’s birthday …]

Yo La Tengo [pictured; download below] are back, behind the release last month of their new album “Popular Songs.” They headline the Avalon tonight. … South African wunderkinds Blk Jks, getting a lot of love for their new album “After Robots,” are at Spaceland, supported by the Growlers and Mack Winston & the Reflections. … Songwriter-producer Daniel Lanois debuts a new project he calls Black Dub – named for a “dub technique I’ve been working on for years,” he says – at the Troubadour. Brian Blade, Daryl Johnson and Trixie Whitley play in Lanois’ current set-up. Check out a studio video here. Infantree opens. … Also: The finale of Bob Dylan’s three-night stint at the Palladium, with George Thorogood opening; the Jesus Lizard at the Fonda; the Flaming Lips’ surprise show (and pop-up store) at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre [details]; the Streets at Club Nokia; Rootbeer headlining a benefit at the Viper Room; Leslie & the Badgers at the Hotel Cafe; Dan Deacon at the Echo; the Devil Makes Three at the Echoplex; Robotanists and the Ivy Walls at the Silverlake Lounge; Secondhand Serenade at the Roxy; and Le Switch at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach.