Tonight LA is taking a breather. We've got the second night of Durham-based folk rockers the Mountain Goats' two-date stint at the Troubadour with Kaki King. Ian MacKaye, of Minor Threat and Fugazi fame, will be doing a Q&A session at Hollywood High. And, lastly, LA-based singer-songwriter Rachael Cantu will be playing the final night of her month-long residency at Tangier. But we recommend heading over to the Echo to rock out with Baltimore-by-way-of-Australia the Death Set. The electro-punk duo will surely raise hell....

Kaki King plays the Roxy Tonight Artist: Kaki King Album: Dreaming of Revenge Label: Velour Music Group Release Date: 03/11/2008 Listen to "Pull Me Out Alive": The Kaki King show at the Roxy will be great - we will be treated to a live performance by a guitar virtuoso whose combination of hammerons, finger-picking, and fret-slapping, results in very haunting and beautiful melodies (Joe Satriani, go eat your heart out). King's instrumentals have garnered the......

Sea Level Records Going Away Party: Division Day, Switch @ Safari Sam's Gwen Stefani, Akon, Lady Sovereign @ Verizon Skinny Puppy @ Henry Fonda Lynda Carter @ Catalina Bar & Grill Missing Persons @ Malibu Inn John Butler Trio, Kaki King @ The Wiltern The Samples @ Hollywood Park Bobby "Blue" Bland @ Vault 350 Agent Orange @ Anarchy Library Carina Round @ Amoeba Greg Proops, Aimee Mann, Drew Carey @ Largo Angry Samoans,......

Wanna know why LAist has four writers at SXSW all of whom paid their own way? Because LA loves music and LAist is obsessed with good tunes. Below are just some of the killer acts playing today here in Austin. Yes be jealous, but better, come here next year and party with us. LA Bands: 4pm: Ozomatli @ Austin Convention Center 8pm: The Chairs of Perception (formerly Urinals) @ Soho Lounge 10pm: Dengue Fever......

Our pals over at Austinist have been doing a bang-up job of Internet sleuthing, Googling, and MySpacing to confirm over 500 bands that will play SXSW even though the Austin music festival refuses to cooperate. After taking last week off because we were sure SXSW would release their master plan, we now return as there seems to be no end in sight to the band list embargo. Many indie labels and some marquee acts......

Garbage, Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Victoria Williams, Sheryl Crow, Jackson Browne, the Martinis (Joey Santiago and David Lovering), and others @ Alex Theater (Beat It Wally benefit) Helmet @ The Troubadour Kaki King @ Hotel Cafe Joss Stone @ House of Blues Sally Kellerman @ Genghis Cohen Jill Sobule, Julia Sweeney @ Largo Polysics, The Outline @ The Knitting Factory Ferona Vai, In Memory, Anthema @ Viper Room Iceage Cobra, Jessie Deluxe, The High......

There is a Pixies song that came out a while ago called "Allison". Some say that it was written about, or inspired by Mr. Mose Allison. Video after the jump. The Nightwatchman @ The Hotel Cafe KRS-One @ The Knitting Factory Bruce Hornsby @ Malibu Performing Arts Mose Allison @ The Jazz Bakery Kaki King, Christina Courtin @ Largo Pennywise, The Circle Jerks, Ignite @ House of Blues Hello Stranger, Bad Things, Ambrose @......