Tonight Illinois-bred Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan will be playing to a sold-out crowd at the Hotel Café. Danish rockers Mew, who are slated to open for NIN later this week, are poised to perform at Zune LA. And, lastly, Austin's own retro soul singer-songwriter Black Joe Lewis (LAist Interview) will be performing at the Troubadour with half-American, half-Kenyan Benga rockers Extra Golden. But we strongly suggest heading over to Spaceland to catch LAist favorites Local Natives (LAist Interview), who will be closing out their month-long residency tonight. Hometown heroes the Henry Clay People (Review, #2, #3, #4), OC-based pop rock outfit Aushua and NY's own indie pop supergroup Fun—which features the Format front man Nate Ruess, Steel Train front man Jack Antonoff and former Anathallo multi-instrumentalist Andrew Dost—are all slated to perform as well. Yours truly will be DJing between bands. Come on out early! more ›

Tonight is the last night for film buffs to enjoy the Bigger Than Life: 70mm Returns retrospect at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Featuring a series of 70 mm, wide-screen films, the event closes out tonight with a screening of the psychological thriller Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock. Filmed in 1958, the film tells the story of a retired San Francisco detective -- played by James Stewart -- who is hired to follow a young woman (Kim Novak) whom he eventually falls for, then discovers was paid to trick him to cover up a murder. Curtains go up at 7:30 PM. more ›

Tonight British singer/songwriter Carina Round will be ringing in her latest EP at Largo at the Coronet's Little Room. The Elected bassist Michael Runion is poised to perform at Home Restaurant in Silver Lake. And, lastly, local buzz band Big Moves will be rocking out at Dakota Live Music Lounge with OC-based indie pop act Faded Paper Figures. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Echo to catch half-American, half-Kenyan Benga rockers Extra Golden. LA-based afrocentric pop act Fool's Gold are slated to kick things off. more ›

This week Scottish post-rock outfit Mogwai will be headlining the Orpheum Theatre with local pysch rockers Dead Meadow in tow. English indie rock band Doves are poised to grace the Wiltern with Massachusetts-based buzz band Wild Light (LAist Review). New Orleans-by-way-of-Norway one-woman band Theresa Andersson (LAist Interview, Review) will be performing at Largo at the Coronet. And, lastly, half-American, half-Kenyan Benga rockers Extra Golden are performing at the Echo. LA-based afrocentric pop act Fool's Gold are slated to kick things off. more ›