Tonight Cleveland-bred rapper and GOOD Music signee Kid Cudi will be performing at Cinespace. Hollywood-based rapper Mickey Avalon is poised to flow at the Roxy. And, lastly, Austin's own art rockers ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead will be gracing the Echoplex. Our sources tell us that the show will be recorded for Spaceland Recordings. But we strongly suggest doing whatever it takes to get into the Troubadour to catch one of New Zealand's most prepossessing and tuneful singer-songwriters Ladyhawke. more ›

The out-of-state Monolith Music Festival at Red Rocks was this past weekend (did you go?) and this year's lineup of Band of Horses, The Avett Brothers, Mickey Avalon, TV on the Radio, American Bang, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, among many others did not disappoint. Set up on five stages over two days at arguably the most scenic venue ever, Monolith brought indie-rock fanatics a mile-high in the air to celebrate all things music.
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Morrissey @ The Palladium Gwar, CKY, Vains of Jenna @ The Wiltern Aesop Rock, Black Moth Super Rainbow @ Henry Fonda Theater Kool & The Gang @ Cerritos Center Mickey Avalon @ Boardner's Dark Star Orchestra @ El Rey English Beat, The Disrepair @ Key Club Bloodcat Love, Army Navy @ The Viper Room Airborne Toxic Event, Low vs Diamond @ Echoplex Nellie McKay @ Largo Genesis @ Hollywood Bowl Berlin @ The Canyon... more ›

Jimmy Buffett @ Irvine Meadows more ›

After putting together an insane line up of bands, and secruing the incredible Exposition Park in Downtown Los Angeles for the venue, The Neighborhood Festival hooked up with LAist's favorite locally-based photo sharing community, Buzznet in a ticket giveaway bonanza. more ›

Honeycut @ MOCA more ›

- Long Beach teenager, Samantha Larson, pictured, becomes the youngest American ever to climb Mt. Everest. No word yet on at what altitude she lost the ability to IM on her Sidekick - LA Times - Say What? The Hoff Gets The Kids - TMZ - "Stand and Deliver" high school, Garfield High, intentionally set aflame - KABC - Dude tries to kill his girfriend by parking their car on the train tracks and... more ›

The Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute & Auction, featuring The Little Kids Rock Band, Aaron Lewis, Brent & Jasin, Nick Bowcott, Black Tooth Jam @ The House of Blues more ›

The Gospel of Leonard Cohen Dave Alvin, Jackson Browne, Bill Frisell, Michael McDonald, Perla Batalla, Howard Tate, Kevin McCormick, Don Heffington. Dave Palmer, Robben Ford, Don Was and others give thanks to great songwriter @ Royce Hall Dark Side of the Moon Laser Show @ Van Nuys Cyber Studio of Laser Images, Inc. (email laserium@earthlink.net or call (818) 997-6611 for reservations James Taylor @ Wilshire Theatre Too $hort @ Viper Room Nudist Priest, Donita... more ›

A Word Or 71: Hey, thanks for calling me on my BS mistakes yesterday, it pleases me that some people have been reading my little list of shows and snarky comments. Have a great weekend - the only thing that will get me through Oscar night is alcohol, here's a link to an Oscar's Drinking Game but there's got to be better ones, please post your own or links to better ones in the comments.... more ›

- From the mouths of babes. 12-year-old Dakota Fanning puts critics of her new film "Hounddog" on Time Out for bitching about a film that would have such a little girl like her get raped. "It's not really happening. It's a movie, and it's called acting." she said. - CNN - Brent Liles, former bass player of Social Distortion died yesterday when a truck hit him while he was riding his bicycle - LA Times... more ›

The crime here might be using a cherry picker to nab citrus. Are cherries a citrus fruit? No they're ... what the hell are they? Anyways, we hope this AT&T guy got busted. Video by Redban. Music by Mickey Avalon.... more ›

If there's one night you really have to dig down and pony up for the rock it's New Years Eve. Don't ask us why. So today we will put the ticket prices next to each event so you don't get sticker shock when you make your last minute plans. Although the best value appears to be down in the OC, factor in 1) you have to go behind the orange curtain 2) you better... more ›

The Delta Spirit @ Spaceland (free) Bright Light Fever @ Safari Sam's Ioma, Gabriel's Falling, Moxie Tribe, 4 Star Tribe @ Viper The Hellzaboppers @ Joe's Great American Bar & Grill Matu, The Elevaters, Shakespeare, Solomon Cole @ Temple Bar Digital Fridge, Echoes of a Boundless Life, Cat Fur @ The Scene Plastic Fate, How I Became Invisible, Natasha Lewis @ Cat Club Coming up... Wed: Los Lobos @ House of Blues Fri &... more ›

He can't help it that he takes better pictures than everyone. He can't help it that pretty girls want to hang out with him and pose. You should be happy that he's bff with Kid Millionaire, and pimping out the white rapper Mickey Avalon. Would you rather that he was hanging out with Joel Madden? more ›