Kevin Bronson on July 21st, 2010

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[Birthday greetings today to the legendary Kim Fowley …]

Top 5 reasons tonight to go forth and conquer:

‣ Does anybody else think the Dead Weather’s video for “Blue Blood Blues” is not up to the usual Jack White/Third Man Records artistic standards? Oh, and White’s little quartet plays the Hollywood Palladium tonight.
‣ Gonna be a good one at the Troubadour, with Gram Rabbit [yesterday’s post], the Ruby Friedman Orchestra and Useless Keys.
‣ On a normal night, the Gaslight Anthem’s show at the Wiltern could be the best thing in town.
‣ Strange to me that Travis was Keane long before Keane was Keane, and now Keane is playing the Greek Theatre with Travis frontman Fran Healy opening. Get there early.
‣ And because I know a lot of you care: Rihanna at the Staples Center.

Your tastes may vary: Chris Shiflett & the Dead Peasants and the Guggenheim Grotto at the Hotel Cafe; Halloween Swim Team at the Smell; Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin and Diane Reeves at the Hollywood Bowl; {{{Sunset}}} at Spaceland; Leftover Cuties at the Bootleg Theater; Yellow Alex at the Silverlake Lounge; and the Tough Cats at Echo Curio.