The Duke Spirit plays for free tonight at The Hammer Museum | Photo via their MySpace profile

Last night in a MySpace bulletin, recently cut LA Times Buzz Bands writer, Kevin Bronson gave an update. "Because I have been laid off by the Los Angeles Times, the Buzz Bands column in this Thursday's newspaper will be the final installment [yet to be posted online], after almost 6 years. My first column appeared in October 2002, and there have been more than 250 installments of Buzz Bands in print since then. Thanks to all the musicians and fans that helped make Buzz Bands great."

In March, his devoted Buzz Bands blog was folded into The Guide's Soundboard blog. Two readers commented on LAist earlier this week that wherever Bronson goes, his devoted audience will follow.

Tonight
James Hall, David Garza @ The Roxy
Harry & the Potters @ The Troubadour
Sara and Sean Watkins @ Largo at the Coronet
Camp Freddy, The Parlor Mob @ The Viper Room
The Duke Spirit, Io Echo @ The Hammer Museum
Girl In A Coma, Los Mysteriosos, Bella Novela @ Alex's Bar
Crystal Antlers, Will Crum, Gantez Warrior @ The Detroit Bar
Bodies of Water, The Henry Clay People, Seasons @ The Echo
Jason Falkner, What Cheer? Brigade, The Breakups @ Spaceland
The Wailers, Eek-a-Mouse, Pato Banton @ The Pacific Amphitheatre
Miss Derringer, Pedestrian, The Morgansterns, Temple @ Safari Sam's
The Crimea, The Future, Elsinore, Douglas Armour @ Silverlake Lounge

Friday, July 18, 2008
NAS @ The Roxy
Bitter:Sweet @ El Rey
Jon Brion @ Largo at the Coronet
Minus the Bear @ Jimmy Kimmel Live
Malbec, War Stories @ The Viper Room
Wolf Parade @ Henry Fonda/Music Box
400 Blows, Black Elk, Horns @ Alex's Bar
Darker My Love, Crystal Antlers @ The Echo
The Wallflowers @ The Pacific Amphitheatre
Rooney, The Bridges, Locksley @ House of Blues
Earlimart, The Movies, Hocus Pocus @ Spaceland
Paris Loves L.A., The Tommy Davy Trio @ Tangier
The Real Tuesday Weld, Lal Meri @ California Plaza
Chuck Ragan, Josh Hanson, Charlie Overbey @ Knitting Factory
White Rainbow, White Fang, Lateral Hyetography, Tom Watson, David Scott Stone, Rob Walmart @ Echo Curio