Kevin Bronson on June 23rd, 2010

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[Tip of the cap to Jason Mraz on his birthday …]

Top 5 reasons to delay angsting over that “Twilight” premiere:

‣ Did I mention Tuesday how much I liked Stars’ new album “The Five Ghosts?” There’s not a flavor-of-the-moment whiff to the Canadian indie-poppers’ fifth album – just exuberant, well-executed boy-girl pop that has a timeless quality. That’s their video for “Fixed,” above. And Tuesday they released a free song via RCRDLBL.com [“We Don’t Want Your Body”]. Tonight they do the second of two night at the Troubadour.
‣ Hot Hot Heat’s very hot residency at the Bootleg Theater continues, with Eulogies and Links onboard as tonight’s support.
‣ Abandoned Pools join in at Ashes Divide’s residency at the Viper Room.
‣ Lucy Woodward’s celebrates the release of her new album “Hooked!” at the Hotel Cafe.
‣ And the Good Listeners perform at the Egyptian Theatre after the Los Angeles premiere of their documentary movie “Don’t Give Up Your Daydream.” [See later post for more on this.]

Your tastes may vary: Josh Ritter & Royal City Band at the Fonda Theatre; Olin and the Moon at the Silverlake Lounge; Matmos at the Echo; Abstract Rude at Low End Theory at the Airliner; Hawnay Troof at Echo Curio; Ovideo, Tasso and John Carpenter at La Fonda (2501 Wilshire Blvd.); Future Islands at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa; Boyce Avenue at the Roxy; and Robert Randolph’s free in-store at Amoeba (6 p.m.)