Portland based musician and known as "the Stephen King of Indie Pop," Chris Robley and his band -- Fear of Heights -- play at Mr. T's Bowl tonight in Highland Park. Plenty of MP3s to check out of this indie-pop folk band below. more ›

Tonight's the first show of undergrounDNUOS, which is a nonprofit night of collaboration and experimentation put on by Amoeba Music and its employees as a labor of love. " It is a monthly series set at various underground spaces, art galleries, warehouses, and strange bars embracing the concepts of improvisation in any genre and any sound... it is designed to be a space for people to step outside of what they normally do and collaborate with others in an unexpected live setting." more ›

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There's a reason Charlie O's has been voted as one of 100 best jazz clubs in the world three times by Downbeat Magazine. You just can't beat a Valley classic. 1. Guaranteed to have excellent quality, straight ahead jazz seven nights a week, 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. 2. No Cover Charge (except Monday nights when they bring in a full-on Big Band). 3. Zero Attitude. 4. Immediate non-valet parking in the back. 5.... more ›

Friday is one of the most challenging nights of the week to hit the clubs, which is why LAist is thrilled that the venerable Firecracker has endured all these years. On the first, third and fifth Friday of every month, The Grand Star Jazz Club in Chinatown has been hosting this two-story club night for almost a decade, with live jazz downstairs and a hip-hop DJ packing the dance floor upstairs. more ›

SXSW is right around the corner, in fact LAist will be there in less than a week. We are currently holding a contest to let a local band play at SXSW, and now we want to let someone local make our concert poster. Coincidentally, we also have 10 pairs of tickets to see the outrageously wonderful Macy Gray on Thursday, March 8th. But not just any old Macy Gray show (as if there was... more ›

LAist is on a road trip to protest nuclear proliferation, and to celebrate beer drinking, which is why we're in New Orleans. On Bourbon Street. Drinking. Unlike Los Angeles, it's legal to drink beer on the streets here as long as it's not in a glass container. You can also smoke in the bars. This is probably the America the founders had hoped for in regards to freedom. Even though LAist doesn't smoke, we... more ›