Tonight English indie rockers Gomez will be concluding a two-night stint at the Wiltern with none other than Silver Lake-bred folk-infused indie rock outfit Family of the Year in tow. Avant-garde musician and founding member of Animal Collective Josh Dibb, otherwise known as Deakin, is poised to kick off a two-night stint at Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock. And, lastly, British electronic duo Groove Armadawill be ringing in their sixth studio album—2010's Black Light—at theHenry Fonda Music Box. But we strongly suggest heading over to Bootleg Theater to catch one of LAist's favorite local singer-songwriters, Mia Doi Todd. more ›

Tonight English indie rockers Gomez will be performing to a sold-out crowd at the Wiltern with none other than local indie rock outfit the Little Ones. Santa Cruz-based bluegrass act the Devil Makes Three are poised to headline the Troubadour. And, lastly, San Jose's own post-rockers Worker Bee will be taking on Spaceland. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Getty Center Mali-based musician Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba, who will be performing for this week's edition of 'Saturday Nights at the Getty.' more ›

Tonight English indie rockers Gomez will be headlining the Wiltern with Portland's own indie pop outfit Blind Pilot in tow. Costa Mesa-based psych rockers the Growlers are poised to kick off a month-long residency at the Echo. And, lastly, New Zealand-based singer-songwriter and Stellar* front woman Boh Runga will be gracing Largo at the Coronet. But we strongly suggest heading over to Spaceland to catch the first night of LAist favorites Local Natives' (LAist Interview) month-long residency. We Barbarians, the Union Line and the Outline will all be performing as well, with Justin Gage of Aquarium Drunkard on the decks in between bands. Yours truly will be DJing the final night of the aforementioned residency, August 31st. more ›

This week English indie rockers Gomez will be headlining the Wiltern with Portland's own indie pop outfit Blind Pilot in tow. San Francisco-based psych-folk-pop act the Dodos will be gracing the Getty Center for this week's edition of Saturdays Off the 405. LAist favorites Local Natives (LAist Interview) are poised to take on a month-long residency at Spaceland. And, lastly, Raleigh-based nu-folk trio Bowerbirds will be performing at the Echo with none other than Raleigh-via-Eau Clair trio Megafaun. more ›

Several months ago, rock 'n' roll photographer, Christopher Wray-McCann, had an idea. What would happen if he got some of his musician friends to drop their cell phones, their laptops, and their lives and hole up in Maui in tree houses for a month to record an album? Taking all the equipment they could carry, various members of Maroon 5, Gomez, Phantom Planet and a few other bands agreed and descended upon their new jungle home. Fourteen members of what was now known as, Operation Aloha, created a light, breezy tropical album, which was created captured the spirit of Hawaii without the usual constraints of songwriting and recording. more ›