The Hives - "Tick Tick Boom" The Hives @ The Avalon The Hold Steady, Art Brut @ Henry Fonda Architecture in Helsinki, Glass Candy @ Troubadour The Thrills, Small Sins, Rock and Roll @ Spaceland Julio Iglesias @ Gibson Dos @ Alex's Bar Tunng @ Amoeba Hannah Montana @ Staples Cue the Moon @ Silverlake Lounge HoneyHoney, Whispertown2000, Buddy @ Hotel Cafe She Wants Revenge, Kenna, The Start @ Grove of Anaheim Freezepop, Solvent,......

Jay-Z w/ Rihanna - "Umbrella" Jay-Z @ House of Blues Hanson @ Avalon Backstreet Boys @ Jimmy Kimmel (out back) Stars of Track and Field @ The Roxy Architecture in Helsinki, Glass Candy, Panther @ The Troubadour Teaneck, On Blast, Pop Noir @ Key Club Tunng, Big Search, Karin Tatoyan @ The Echo......

Portland’s disco-punk duo Glass Candy graced L.A.’s presence twice this past weekend. On Friday night, Johnny Jewel and Ida No played to a sardine-packed crowd of teenagers at Echo Park’s Tribal Cafe, a juice and coffee bar that clears out part of its floor for bands. Everybody danced and yelled out requests and put the band in a chipper mood. On Sunday night Glass Candy played Part Time Punks at the Echo, this time......

FRIDAY • The Knitting Factory features Geisha Girls, Glass Candy, Danava and Captain Ahab at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $8. • Richard Buckner performs at El Cid with Anders Parker and Matt Costa. Tickets are $10 and the show starts at 9:30 PM. • Head for The Scene to see Squab, Los Abandoned, Associate and Lyra. Cover is $8. • Beyond Baroque presents poets Denise Duhamel and Lisa Glatt reading tonight at 7:30 PM. •......

If you won't be attending tonight's Shortlist Concert at the Avalon, be sure to make it to one of the other activities available to those interested: At The Smell, see Portland's own no-wavers Glass Candy and the Shattered Theatre with Chromatics and Danava. Doors open at 9:00 PM and admission is $5.00. At The Echo, see '60s-inspired pop from The Faraway Places and their special guests, Spindrift and Bedroom Walls. The show starts at......