No, you're not hallucinating, that's Charlie Hunter and his 8-string guitar. | Photo by imacuckoo2 via flickr.

Check out live music -- FREE -- after work this evening. LA's Earlimart plays a set at Amoeba at 7, and Charlie Hunter visits Hollywood & Highland's Wine and Jazz Tuesdays from 7-9. For more of what's going on in rock music this month, check out our This Month in Rock guide.

Earlimart @ Amoeba
Charlie Hunter @ Hollywood & Highland
Yaz @ Orpheum Theatre
Bic Runga, Flight of the Conchords @ Largo
Chicago Afrobeat Project @ Temple Bar
Walter Meego, Public, Prince Klassen @ Cinespace
Von Iva, Astra Heights, Little Pieces @ The Echo
Bagg of Noize, Invisible Humans @ Safari Sam's