Great Northern can transport you, too

Great Northern's blissed-out pop is more appropriate for a sylvan outdoor setting than a shopping mall, but that's where the L.A. quartet will be playing tonight, at the Gap-stained Hollywood & Highland complex. At least it's for a good cause.

The show, which also features Ladytron (alas, they were to be the opening band for Pet Shop Boys at the Hollywood Bowl before PSB canceled), is the second in a series of events called Public Displays of Affection -- designed to encourage use of public transportation. Admission is an incoming subway or bus ticket. It runs from 7 to 10 p.m. and capacity is limited.

[Idle thought, since I just posted on the Monolators' new EP earlier this week -- how about a public transport mix CD? Here's your first track: "You Look Good on the Train."]

Great Northern's "Trading Twilight for Daylight" is one of the loveliest local releases of the year. I don't think I ever got around to posting the video for "Home," so enjoy this while I finish up my list of other great music to see tonight: