Tonight local indie folk collective Family of the Year will be warming up the stage at the Troubadour for Orange County-bred indie rock quintet Young the Giant, who will be concluding their month-long residency. Local indie rockers West Indian Girl are poised to grace the Hotel Café. And, lastly, Portland-by-way-of-Los Angeles boy/girl duo Magic Johnson will be taking on the Smell in Downtown. But we strongly suggest doing whatever it takes to get into the Hollywood Bowl to catch British electronic duo the Chemical Brothers. LAist favorites, Québécois electro-funk duo Chromeo and Portland's own experimental electronic duo YACHT are slated to kick things off. more ›

Tonight legendary English new wave/post-punk act the Psychedelic Furs will be headlining the Wiltern. LA's own rock and roots singer-songwriter Dave Alvin is poised to head a spectacular bill of local acts at the Echo to benefit the Musicares Nashville Flood Relief Fund. And, lastly, local retro 60s soul act Fitz and the Tantrums, who recently inked a deal with Dangerbird Records, will be concluding their month-long residency at Spaceland. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Bootleg Theater to catch local indie folk sextet Family of the Year. Fullerton-bred indie rock quintet the Steelwells are slated to kick things off. more ›

See additional photos published yesterday from last weekend's inaugural edition of the Silver Lake Jubilee. more ›

Like a pre-teen who just got a hold of his first Playboy, looking at the list of bands playing the Silver Lake Jubilee makes us hyperventilate. The question is of course, what should you see? With such a plethora of names and genres, how do you know where to go? Fear not! We have put together a list of a dozen bands per day that you simply must see. As usual we've included a list of tunes so you can judge for yourself and more importantly set times of when they go on! more ›

Tonight Irish indie rockers Bell X1 will be headlining the Troubadour with Silver Lake-bred folk-infused indie rock outfit Family of the Year in tow. Local "fancy pop" songstress Obi Best (LAist Interview, Review, #2) is poised to grace Spaceland, warming up the room for local indie pop outfit Light FM. And, lastly, Norwegian pop songstress Sissy Wish will be taking on the Silver Lake Lounge. But we strongly suggest heading over to El Rey Theatre to catch Toronto-bred folk rock outfit Great Lake Swimmers (LAist Interview). LAist favorites, former American Analog Set front man Andrew Kenny's latest endeavor the Wooden Birds are slated to kick things off. more ›