Tonight two lucky dogs will be in attendance at the Raconteurs show thanks to LAist. And if those lucky dogs aren't you, then might we suggest some other options? Austin-based Okkervil River will be rolling through the Henry Fonda Music Box with local favorites Sea Wolf. Zykos, another exemplary Austin act that we are quite fond of, is slated to open as well. Bordello in Downtown will be hosting a superb bill of LA's finest, including Echo Park's EXITMUSIC. And tonight will be the final night of a three-night run featuring Brazilian pop sensation CSS at the Mayan. But, all things considered, the Barack Obama-rama Fundraiser at Spaceland takes the cake. The wondrous female-fronted lineup of predominantly electronic acts (Lady Tigra, the Bird and the Bee and Electrocute) will be belting out notes in support of the 2008 Democratic presidential nominee. As the relatively newfangled saying goes: Love your momma, vote Obama....

Crooked Cowboy & The Fresh Water Indians play tonight at the Echoplex | Picture via Crooked Cowboy's Myspace Our Pick: Crooked Cowboy & The Fresh Water Indians @ Echoplex Sunday was clearly not intended for rest, at least in the music world. Tonight LA will be commandeered by electro-pop, particularly female-fronted acts. London-based singer Alison Goldfrapp will be gracing the vaudeville-esque Orpheum Theatre. São Paulo's pop phenomenon CSS will presumably be showcasing material from 2008's......

Everyone in LA needs a website right? Just another tool of many to self promote your whatevers. Since we work on the web, all our friends ask if their web designer is the one for them? So instead of giving each of them a personal coaching session, we'll just post it here for your fun and their reference. CSS is not CCR Though more people are interested in Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Cascading Style Sheets......