Tonight Admiral Radley, an LA-based indie rock conglomerate that is equal parts former Grandaddy, former Earlimart, will be performing with local indie rock outfit the Happy Hollows (LAist Review, #2, #3) at the Hammer Museum for this week's edition of 'Also I Like To Rock.' San Franciscan indie pop quartet A B & the Sea are poised to perform at Three Clubs in Hollyweird with none other than Arizona's own indie pop act What Laura Says and Long Beach-bred one-man band Nima Kazeroun, who performs under the pseudonym So Many Wizards. And, lastly, LA-based pop quartet Oh Darling will be gracing Spaceland with local americana outfit Wires in the Walls, as well as Fullerton-bred indie rock quintet the Steelwells. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Echoplex to catch Brooklyn-based electro pop trio Au Revoir Simone, who are touring in support of their recently released remix record—2010's Night Light. LAist favorite, Brooklyn-bred folk songbird Alexa Wilding is slated to kick things off. more ›

Yesterday was Xena: Princess Warrior picket day at the WGA Strike. Tonight, Xena herself, Lucy Lawless, will be bashing heads and belting out songs over at the Roxy. And earlier this morning, we interviewed Talib Kweli who will be at the House of Blues down the street from the Roxy at House of Blues. more ›

They're the best band you'll see all summer. Yes, even better than Rage Against the Machine. Pound-for-pound Arcade Fire has more songs, better songs, and you can't call it comeback. Plus the Canadians will be playing two nights in a venue in a park that will still smell of the remnants of an actual fire. Unless Rage has a stage that looks like a 1970s super computer, another point must be awarded to the Arcade Fire who have many more vids that you can see after the jump. more ›