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Tonight In Rock: Jon Brion, Andrew Bird, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Sara Lov

Andrew Bird will be playing tonight at the Greek Theatre | Photo by Cameron Wittig via Andrew Bird's Myspace
Our Pick: Andrew Bird, Ra Ra Riot, Heartless Bastards @ Greek Theatre
Tonight, as always, local multi-instrumentalist/producer extraordinaire Jon Brion (LAist Interview, #2, Review) will be jamming with friends at the Largo at the Coronet. Recent Saddle Creek signees, Toronto-based indie rock outfit the Rural Alberta Advantage will be performing at the Echo. And, lastly, Hawaiian-bred singer Sara Lov will be gracing the Mint. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Greek Theatre to catch Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird (LAist Review). Syracuse-bred indie rockers Ra Ra Riot and Cincinnati's own garage rock outfit Heartless Bastards (LAist Interview) are slated to kick things off.
You can find these listings as well as the rest of the week's in our weekly Week In Rock post, which (generally) goes up every Sunday.
Andrew Bird - "Imitosis (Four Tet Remix)"
The O’Jays, Jerry Butler, The Delfonics @ Gibson Amphitheatre
Jon Brion @ Largo at the Coronet
Andrew Bird, Ra Ra Riot, Heartless Bastards @ Greek Theatre
Klever, Paul Ahi, Destructo, Mr. White @ Avalon
The Rural Alberta Advantage @ The Echo
The Ringers, The Yelling @ The Viper Room
Sara Lov, Two Sheds, Big Organ Trio @ The Mint
DâM-FunK @ El Cid
Mix Master Mike, Nola Darling @ The Viper Room
Seaspin @ Spaceland
The Widow Babies, NASA Space Universe, Audacity, The Amazements @ The Smell
The Idyllists, Aidan Hawken, Hool, Damion Suomi, The Steelwells, Beth Jean @ The Hotel Café
Foot Village's record release, The Urxed @ Origami Vinyl
Cydney Robinson, Automatique, Gypsy River Haunts @ Pasadena Museum of California Arts (490 E. Union St.)
The Press Fire!, Halloween Swim Team, Narwhal Party, Not the Government @ Box & Sparrow (646 N. Spring St.)
Demonica & the Darklings, The Bourbon Saints, The Lords of Altamont, Stab City @ Redwood Bar & Grill
VibeSquad, Knowa Knowone, Henry Strange @ Echoplex
Tyrone Wells, Curtis Peoples, Huntingfield @ Troubadour
Chelsea Girls @ The Roxy
Ultimate Mancini @ Hollywood Bowl
New Kids on the Block @ Verizon Wireless Amphiteatre
Pete Yorn, The Newno2 @ House of Blues Anaheim
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