Today L.A. indie pop heroes So Many Wizards take the stage as a four-piece rather than a three-piece band for the first time, opening for wonderful britpop weirdos Unknown Mortal Orchestra. The show's at 8:30 and it's 10 bucks. Buy tickets here.

Frontman Nima Kazerouni started So Many Wizards as a solo project in Long Beach around late 2008. Drummer Erik Felix from neighboring San Pedro came aboard shortly thereafter and the two recorded an EP together, the Tree EP.

Since then, the band added third member Warren Woodward and now have added Geoff Geis of local goodies Pizza! and Big Whup. It's a long way from back in 2009, when Kazerouni played live while old TVs rigged with LCD screens played his backup parts.

“The vintage TVs really threw people for a loop, which was cool, but it got old fast (super fragile and hard to set up),” Kazerouni explains. “These days, as the bands grows with members and hence new sonic possibilities, focusing on honing those possibilities is the primary goal.”

*Special Note – FYF Fest tickets are going on sale at Amoeba at exactly noon today! Amoeba’s got a bunch of ’em, so be sure to pick up your weekend passes at Amoeba Hollywood. They’ll put you out $105 ($99 ticket fee, plus a $3 venue fee and Amoeba’s $3 fee). If that sounds like a lot, familiarize or refamiliarize yourself with the mind-bogglingly great lineup, catch your breath and then buy that damn ticket.

Shannon and the Clams – “Into a Dream”

Shannon’s sweet snarl leads us through a tunnel-of-love melody and ’50s pop arrangement. The gloriously lo-fi production and Shannon and her Clams’ disorienting harmonies make the whole thing a fun, woozy ride. Dreams in the Rat House is due out May 21 on Hardly Art (preorder on CD or LP). Listen or download for free from Amoeba. Check ’em out at Amoeba San Francisco Thursday May 23 at 6 p.m.!