Honky @ The Scene The Roots @ Avalon Vice @ Steve Allen Theatre Brazilian Girls @ The Wiltern Veruca Salt, 45 Grave @ Vault 350 Dios Malos, Future Pigeon @ The Echo My Chemical Romance @ House of Blues Ladytron, Midnight Movies @ El Rey Theater Devo, A Flock of Seagulls, Bow Wow Wow @ Greek The Horrors, The Cinematics, The Deadly Syndrome @ Safari Sam's......

Devo, Flock of Seagulls, Bow Wow Wow, Dramarama @ Grove of Anaheim Scritti Politti @ Roxy Pere Ubu @ UCLA Royce Hall Honky (Butthole Surfer JD Pinkus) @ Alex's Bar Banyan (Stephen Perkins, Mike Watt) @ The Mint The Bonebrake Syncopators (X's DJ Bonebrake) @ The Derby Carlos Guitarlos (Of Van Halen's "Top Jimmy" fame) @ Liquid KItty Fright Night, Friday the 13th @ New Beverly......

Last spring LAist went to SXSW where there were 1,300 bands. Many were good, but a few rose to the top. Local trio Honky was one of the standouts. Dirty, sweaty, down home southern rock in the vein of all your favorites. Like if ZZ Top left behind some tattooed bastard sons out there in La Grange. Honky @ Little Pedro's Platinum Weird @ Roxy Josh Ritter @ Wiltern Shawn Colvin @ House of......