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Tonight legendary Phoenix-based alternative rockers the Meat Puppets will be making their triumphant return to the Mint. The pop rock supergroup known as Operation Aloha (LAist Interview), which features members of Maroon 5, Gomez, Phantom Planet, are poised to headline the Troubadour with local buzz band the Parson Red Heads (LAist Review, #2, #3) in tow. And, lastly, Long Beach-based indie quartet Avi Buffalo (LAist Interview) will be gracing the Echo. But we strongly suggest heading over to Largo at the Coronet to catch New Orleans-by-way-of-Norway one-woman band Theresa Andersson (LAist Interview, Review).

Several months ago, rock 'n' roll photographer, Christopher Wray-McCann, had an idea. What would happen if he got some of his musician friends to drop their cell phones, their laptops, and their lives and hole up in Maui in tree houses for a month to record an album? Taking all the equipment they could carry, various members of Maroon 5, Gomez, Phantom Planet and a few other bands agreed and descended upon their new jungle home. Fourteen members of what was now known as, Operation Aloha, created a light, breezy tropical album, which was created captured the spirit of Hawaii without the usual constraints of songwriting and recording.