Tonight Aussie electro pop trio Midnight Juggernauts will be headlining the Echo, ringing in their sophomore studio-album—2010's The Crystal Axis. Local folk-infused indie rock outfit Mississippi Man are poised to conclude their month-long residency at the Echo. And, lastly, Silver Lake-based indie rockers Summer Darling will be doing the same at Spaceland. But we strongly suggest heading over to Bardot to catch Conor J. O'Brien, or Villagers rather, a critically-acclaimed, young Dubliner who is making waves with his Mercury Prize-nominated debut—2010's Becoming a Jackal. He will be performing solo tonight, but we'd like to think that it'll be appropriately intimate and all too genuine. LAist favorite, local folk rock troubadour Ferraby Lionheart is poised to perform as well. more ›

December is list-making season. And for us music journalists, it is a time to look back on scores of albums, reflect upon the music and recapitulate our favorites. This year we asked some of the staffers what inspired them. The prompt was not limited to albums that came out in 2008. more ›