Tonight South Carolina-bred folk maestro Iron and Wine will be performing for free, in-store at Amoeba Music in Hollyweird before taking on the Wiltern for two nights. English alternative rock trio White Lies, who recently released their sophomore endeavor, Ritual, are poised to take on the Troubadour with none other than local hard rock duo Giant Drag. And, lastly, Long Beach-bred indie rock stalwarts the Cold War Kids (LAist Review, #2) will be taking on the Bootleg Theater with Grouplove in anticipation of their forthcoming third album, 2011's Mine Is Yours. But we strongly suggest heading over to the El Rey Theatre to catch Oklahoma-bred singer-songwriter Wanda Jackson, the First Lady of Rockabilly and America's first female Rock and Roll singer, who is touring in support of her latest Jack White-produced endeavor—2011's The Party Ain't Over. more ›

Marking the first Los Angeles appearance since 1998 (when legend has it members of the Scottish alternative rock band decided to part ways), last night The Jesus and Mary Chain headlined after opening acts Evan Dando and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Earlier this year the band reunited, playing a show at Coachella that seemed to elicit more mentions about Scarlett Johansson on stage than the actual music. If the performance at the Wiltern yesterday... more ›

The Jesus and Mary Chain, Gogol Bordello, Bjork, Sonic Youth, Peaches, Arctic Monkeys, Stephen Marley, Of Montreal, Silversun Pickups, Satellite Party, Julieta Venegas, Noisettes, Amy Winehouse and others @ Coachella Gwen Stefani, Lady Sovereign @ Gibson Pigeon John @ Malibu Inn Grant Lee Phillips @ The Troubadour I See Hawks in L.A., Horsepainters, Amy Farris @ The Scene The Cinematics, The Heavenly States, Le Meu le Purr @ Spaceland Apes of the New Millennium,... more ›

If you're a dude you wanna hate Evan Dando for his flowing long locks and his runway model looks and his lack of irony of wearing an old school Lou Reed tshirt and Vans. But then he plugs in that SG and does his little stoney version of shredding and you sip your beer and chill the hell out. The Lemonheads are the Goo Goo Dolls without any aspiration. They're the sober man's Replacements.... more ›

The Jesus and Mary Chain, Giant Drag @ The Glass House Stephen Marley, Damian "Jr Gong" Marley @ House of Blues Tapes & Tapes, Harlem Shakes @ Spaceland Jet @ The Troubadour Vast @ El Rey The Shys, Dirty Sweet, Lords of Jack @ Viper Room Vow of the Repentent, Artistic Expression, The Circuit, The New Colony @ Roxy Xu Xu Fang, Stephenson Ranch Davidians, Ludger @ Silverlake Lounge Elliot Randall Band, Pete Hopkins,... more ›

Lemonheads, Icarus Line, Giant Drag @ El Rey Jet @ The Troubadour Vast @ Malibu Inn Shapes of Race Cars @ Club Moscow (free) Grand Champeen @ Knitting Factory (lounge) Big Youth @ The Echo NaNuchKa, Nectarphonic, Oso @ Molly Malone's Stone Sour, Lacuna Coil, Shadows Fall, The Knives @ The Wiltern... more ›

Patience Hodgson had no patience. It wasn't even 15 minutes into The Grates' set at Spaceland Tuesday when she ran out into the crowd, made everyone form a circle and started dancing in the center with her ribbon-stick. Controlling the universe with school girl glee and giddy excitement. The happiest music to have come out this year was played in its entirety at the Silver Lake club as every track of the trio's "Gravity... more ›

Giant Drag, The Thermals, Envy, Dios Malos, Tussle, Silversun Pickups, Darker My Love, Foreign Born, Toys that Kill, Brother Reade, Whiskey Biscuit, Rolling Blackouts, Strange Boys, The Minor Canon, Sleeping People, Subtitle & Friends, Graf Orlock, Chuck Ragan, Hit Me Back, Carry the Casket, Upsilon Acrux,Shapes and Sizes, Thee Make Out Party, Michael Runion, Life with an Astronaut @ Fuck Yeah Fest more ›

We have many fond memories from Coachellas past, but right now we're totally jealous of that Lollapalooza lineup. Sunday tickets are sold out. You'll either have to buy a two-day pass or take your chances in the secondary market. more ›

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This weekend marks the arrival of the annual Sunset Junction Street Fair in Silverlake. SJ will be happening from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM on Saturday and 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM on Sunday; the admission price is a $10.00 donation. more ›

LAist likes nothing so much as a three-day weekend. Of course, you have to make it through Friday first—but that is so little to ask in return for sleeping in on Monday. Below are LAist's picks for this (long) weekend's entertainment. Get out there and enjoy your holiday! more ›