Patti Smith @ Santa Monica Pier Public Enemy @ House of Blues Tony Bennett @ The Greek Delta Spirit, The Outline, Sparrow Love Club @ The Roxy The Detroit Cobras, Dan Sartain, The Willowz @ The Troubadour Stonehoney, Alejandro Escovedo, The Estate @ The Mint Bang Sugar Bang, Sin Serenade, The Prix @ Alex's Bar Gore Gore Girls, Midnight Movies, Irving, The Architects @ The Echoplex The Veils, Carina Round, Paul McLaney, Julia Darling......

Smoosh: They're 14, they've been rocking for years. We interviewed them in April. Touring America is what they're doing for their summer vacation. What are you doing for yours? The Pipettes are equally cute, but in a very different (and legal) way @ The Troubadour Juliette and the Licks @ Spaceland LCD Soundsystem, Yacht @ El Rey Theatre Thailand, Repeater, Death to Anders, Expo 70 @ Silverlake Lounge Hymns, Mezzanine Owls, The Parson Redheads,......

Clutch, Year Long Disaster, Backyard Tire Fire, Bernard's Millions @ Roxy Erykah Badu @ Grove of Anaheim Macy Gray @ Key Club The Fuxedos, Bang Sugar Bang @ Alex's Bar The Clientele, Beach House, Pipas, Fish Circus, The Murdocks @ The Knitting Factory Push Pull, Ex Oblivione, The Health Club @ Mr. T's Bowl Go Betty Go, Glassell Park 3, Nothington, Broke Til Thursday @ The Scene Idle Minds, Little Brothers Disease, Hellaphant, Little......

Great Northern, Sara Lov, Buddy @ The Bordello Brother Ali, Psalm One, BK One, Boom Bap Project @ The Troubadour AI, Soccer Mom, Suicide Girls, Galaxy Gran Prix @ Roxy Summer Darling, The Monolators, Castledoor, 8 Bit @ The Echo The Watson Twins @ Largo The Murdocks @ Relax Bar OK Stranger, Black Palms, A for Attack @ The Scene Just Off Turner, Sabrina Vargas, David Babich @ Tangier The Randies, Bang Sugar Bang,......

Patrick Wolf, Bishi @ The Troubadour Ziggy Marley @ Ventura Theatre MSTRKRFT, Lazaro Casanova @ The Roxy Pu$$ycow, Steel, The Fuxedos, Bang Sugar Bang @ Safari Sam's Bugs in the Dark, Gemmeloosen, Sub Rosa @ Silverlake Lounge The Lieutenants, Hearing Things, The Slingshots @ The Scene The Vultures, Abe Vigoda, Bark Bark Bark, The Mae Shi @ The Smell Storm Large & the Balls, Thriving Ivory @ Viper Room The Brombies @ Viva Cantina......

Cold War Kids @ El Rey Ghostface Killah @ Key Club Van Morrison @ Gibson Flogging Molly @ Henry Fonda Gomez, Ben Kweller @ The Wiltern Grizzly Bear, Foreign Born, Papercuts @ The Troubadour The City Drive, Le Meu Le Purr, Eva Elliott @ The Knitting Factory Rock Kills Kid, Circus Minor, Little Wolverines @ Spaceland Kissing Violet, Down From Hollow, The Faded, Big Rig, Krell @ Dragonfly Astra Heights, Castledoor, The Procession, The......

The Guitar Center Drum-Off Grand Finals starring +44, Street Drum Corps, Hellride @ Henry Fonda Theater B.B. KING @ Kodak Theater Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks @ El Rey The Ditty Bops @ McCabe's Glen Phillips @ Largo My Morning Jacket @ Wiltern Blues Traveler @ The Canyon The View @ Spaceland Billy Vera & the Beaters @ Rusty's Surf Ranch Hed (PE), Needlemouth, Avava @ Key Club Bastardass, Dirty Fucking Commies, Dohrn @......

Devo, A Flock of Seagulls, Bow Wow Wow @ Grove of Anaheim Cypress Hill @ House of Blues KMFDM @ Henry Fonda Theater John Prine @ Wilshire Ebell Theater Nina Hartley (reading) @ Skylight Books Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 with Peter Buck @ Key Club Average White Band @ The Canyon Volto @ The Knitting Factory Reel Big Fish @ Avalon Susan Werner @ McCabe's Dirty Little Secret @ Amoeba Bob Schneider,......

Rancid, Youth Brigade @ Henry Fonda Bob Dylan @ The Forum Johnny Vatos, X, Dramarama @ The Greek The Pogues @ Wiltern Michael Bolton @ Fred Kavli Theater Be Your Own Pet @ The Palace Theater RX Bandits @ Roxy India.Arie @ Wilshire Theatre Lee Rocker @ Vine Street Lounge Mickey Champion @ The Living Room Year Long Disaster, Lions @ Spaceland Puttanesca, Carolyn Edwards @ The Echo How to Win at Life @......

Insane Clown Posse @ Vault 350 Los Lobos @ Disney Concert Hall Kristin Hersh @ El Cid Foreigner @ The Canyon The 88 @ The Getty (free) Omar, Kim Hill @ Temple Bar Pretty Boy Floyd @ Paladino's The Clean Prophets @ Amoeba (free) Citizen Cope, Alice Smith @ House of Blues Neglected Youth, Crazy Wetbacks @ Colbalt Cafe Murderland, Graveside Rockers, Stab-Outs @ The Scene Blond Lemon Jefferson @ Arcadia Blues Club Electric......

Dresden Dolls, The Red Paintings @ Orpheum Cheyenne Kimball @ House of Blues Ray Bradbury @ Every Picture Tells a Story Peter Falk @ Book Soup Cathouse @ Key Club Brooks & Dunn @ Gibson Gov’t Mule @ Grove of Anaheim Bobby Bare Jr. @ Spaceland Mat Kearney, Griffin House @ Roxy Trainwreck, Supafloss, Baby Dayliner @ Safari Sam's The Sweet Hollywaiians @ The Coffee Gallery Backstage Bang Sugar Bang, Venus 6, Josie Cotton......

Helen Slater @ Genghis Cohen Wolf Parade @ The Wiltern Circus Diablo @ Key Club Guttermouth @ Malibu Inn Mick Flower @ Il Corral Brian Evans @Tangier The Killers @ Troubadour Scott H. Biram @ El Cid John Mayall & the Bluebreakers @ The Canyon Peter DiStefano @ DiPiazza's Lava Lounge Chris Pierce, Keaton Simons @ Temple Bar Cat Power @ Malibu Performing Arts Center Pu$$ycow, Bang Sugar Bang, Porterville @ Safari Sam's Davy......

Taking it back to junior high, the Knitting Factory has an unusual free show tonight. In the Main Room, see a performance by none other than the man with the wacky fade: Vanilla Ice. The show is being filmed for a VH1 special, so show up early if you want to get in. Things kick off at 7:00 PM. Across town at the Troubadour, hang out at the Kiss or Kill Club, a recurring......