There's Dashboard Confessional, No Joy, and Rumspringa, but we strongly suggest heading over to the Echo to catch LA-based indie rock trio Foster the People. LAist favorites, San Diegan buzz band LESANDS are slated to kick things off. more ›

Tonight local rockers Fistful of Mercy, a fledgling supergroup consisting of Dhani Harrison, Ben Harper and Joseph Arthur, will be gracing the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever. Norfolk-bred indie rock outfit Mae are poised to headline the El Rey Theatre. And, lastly, San Franciscan alternative country outfit Or, The Whale will be gracing Spaceland. But we strongly suggest doing whatever it takes to catch LA-based lo-fi pop act Best Coast, who will be performing at the Troubadour. It'll be your one of your last opportunities to catch them before they open for ... Weezer? Yeh, weird. LAist favorites, local post-punk act Dunes are slated to kick things off. more ›

Tonight showtune maestros Pink Martini (LAist Interview, Review) will be headlining the Hollywood Bowl. Silver Lake-based rock and roll quartet Bowery Beasts are poised to take on the Troubadour with LA-based indie rockers Sweaters. And, lastly, local post-punk act Dunes will be gracing the Smell in Downtown. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Echo to catch Virginia's own retro 80s lo-fi pop sensation Wild Nothing, who will be performing for this week's edition of Michael Stock's Part Time Punks. more ›

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The largest mass of sand dunes in California just became more accessible with the opening of a new road today. The Bureau of Land Management opened the newly constructed Wash Road in the Imperial Sand Dunes near the southeastern corner of the state. The 15 MPH corridor, which leads to camp sites, parallels a road on a Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way no longer accessible to the public. more ›