Tonight Long Beach's own pop songstress (and general lass) Jessica Dobson will be gracing Spaceland under the pseudonym Deep Sea Diver (LAist Review, #2). Samuel Stewart, pop folk troubadour and son of Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, is poised to perform at the Silver Lake Lounge. And, lastly, Beijing's best kept secret, indie rock trio Carsick Cars will be taking on the Viper Room; It should be noted that this will be their penultimate Southern California appearance. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Echo to catch beloved Beulah front man, Portland-based singer-songwriter Miles Kurosky. more ›

Tonight Van the Man will be performing 1968's Astral Weeks in its entirety at the Hollywood Bowl. British power metal band Dragonforce will be tapping out wailing solos at the Wiltern. NY-based rockers Coheed and Cambria will be taking on the second night of a series of shows at the Avalon in which they perform their catalog in its entirety—tonight they will revisit 2003's In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3. Cincinnati-based garage rock band the Heartless Bastards will be playing at Spaceland with local favorites the Broken West. And, lastly, Jon Brion and friends will be gracing the stage at Largo at the Coronet. But we suggest heading over to the Echoplex to get your electro fix. Los Angeles-based experimental producer Daedelus is slated to open for renowned laptop musician Flying Lotus. We're dying to see Mr. Darling get the floor moving with a monome! more ›

LAist is a frequent concert goer, an in-the-know kinda LA person and thus usually feels most comfortable simply tapping our feet in the every present "arms crossed" tough guy stance that you'll see at music shows across town. We stand where the music guys, agents and managers stand - in the back and looking engaged but not dancing around like a fool. And so - every once in awhile - when we start to... more ›

Bang Sugar Bang, Present Tense, Underwater City People @ Safari Sam's more ›

Jedi Mind Tricks, Ra the Rugged Man @ Troubadour more ›