Kevin Bronson on July 27th, 2010

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[Raising a glass to Juliana Hatfield on her birthday …]

Five mp3s, with tonight’s corresponding shows:

‣ Polls, “Executive Toys.” The L.A. noise-pop trio celebrates its EP release at the Bootleg Theater. [See last week’s feature for more.]
‣ Jesca Hoop, “Feast of the Heart” (e-mail required). The songstress and former Tom Waits nanny celebrates the release of her very compelling new album, “Hunting My Dress,” with a show at the Hotel Cafe.
‣ Bear in Heaven, “Lovesick Teenagers” (via Pitchfork). The Brooklyn buzz band headlines the Echo.
‣ Phosphorescent, “The Mermaid Parade.” The Brooklyn purveyors of heartbreaking twang (that’s Matthew Houck, pictured) headline the Troubadour.
‣ The Monthlies, “Still Life” (e-mail required). The L.A. quartet celebrates the release of its new “Horror Flick” EP by playing tonight’s installment of the International Pop Overthrow festival at Spaceland.

Your tastes may vary: Conor O’Brien, the frontman of the Mercury Prize nominee Villagers, does a solo set at Hotel Cafe. … Also: Midnight Juggernauts at Cinespace; the Thrash & Burn Tour at the House of Blues; Sabrosa Purr, Moving Picture Show and Two Guns at the Viper Room; Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound and Weave! at the Echoplex; the Sister Ruby Band and Boyz Skule & the Precious Medals at the Silverlake Lounge; Cary Judd at the Mint; Ezra Buchla at Echo Curio; and Wounded Lion’s 7 p.m. in-store at Origami Vinyl.

Photo by Sebastian Mlynarski