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Tonight Grammy-nominated Tennessee-based pop punk outfit Paramore will be headlining the Hollywood Palladium with Nashville's own electro-infused indie rock quartet Paper Route and Michigan-based punk outfit the Swellers in tow (Postponed!). English garage rockers the Horrors are poised to take on the El Rey Theatre with none other than Costa Mesa-bred rockers Japanese Motors. And, lastly, Seattle-based folk maestros the Cave Singers will be performing at the Echo with Vancouver-based folk rockers Lightning Dust and Foreign Born side-project Big Search. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Troubadour to catch Swedish multi-instrumentalist Loney Dear (LAist Interview). LAist favorites, Swedish singer-songwriter Anna Ternheim and New York's own shoegaze queen Asobi Seksu are slated to kick things off. more ›

I don't know if it was all those Ikea fish eggs I consumed this weekend, but I was definitely ready to be in a Swedish frame of mind Monday night at the El Rey, where Anna Ternheim and Lykke Li opened for El Perro Del Mar. All three artists are representing a new wave of Scandinavian indie pop, with danceable rhythms, melancholic lyrics, and a moody, sensual sound that feels like a cold, fresh breeze on the pop landscape. Abba they ain't, but Robyn sure likes to hang with them. more ›