A few weeks ago, I walked into the Bootleg Theater and was hit with a wall of sound. I had to take a step back and ran over my teeth with my tongue to make sure my fillings were still in place. With all of my molecules a-quiverin' in perfect unison, I ventured deeper into the theater and was surprised to find only two men on stage one armed with only a keyboard and a laptop and a the other with a drum kit making some of the most beautiful, swirling, electro-ambient music I've heard in quite sometime. Due to the set up of the venue, I perched on a bar stool and soaked up the vibe, but given my druthers I would have been lying on the floor, feeling the vibrations seep through my clothes and into my body. In fact, if you're listening to this tune at work you should do just that. more ›

Tonight Parson Red Heads front man Evan Way will be performing at the Echo with Fleet Foxes drummer J. Tillman and Foreign Born side-project Big Search. Local indie rockers Le Switch will be gracing Cinema Bar in Studio City. And, lastly, LA-based singer-songwriter Firs will be taking on the Silver Lake Lounge. But we strongly suggest heading over to Spaceland to catch Canadian indie rock quintet Mother Mother. more ›

Tonight Oakland-based experimental hip hop duo Themselves will be headlining Spaceland. LA-based indie rock outfit Firs will be performing at the Bootleg Theatre. And, lastly, LAist favorites, local fringe rock outfit the Movies (LAist Review, #2) will be taking on Bordello in Downtown. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Airliner in Lincoln Heights to catch Los Angeles' own "Ambassador of Boogie Funk," Culver City-based DJ/selector DâM-FunK, who will be ringing in his debut LP—Toeachizown Vol. 1: LAtrik—with none other than local electronic musician/producer/MC Thavius Beck. more ›