Photo by WishByNight via LAist Featured Photos Talk about a full week of good music in Los Angeles... Tonight Mezzanine Owls, We Barbarians, Eagle and Talon, The Black Kites @ Spaceland Le Switch, The Henry Clay People, Division Day, Princeton @ The Echo Kimberly Linn, William Fitzsimmons, Nikki & Aaron Embry, and Lukas Haas @ Hotel Cafe Film School, Everest, Castaneda, The Savages @ Viper Room Castledoor, The Western States Motel @ Detroit Bar......

Photo by coffeextv via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr. MUSIC Check out the Viper Room’s Sunday night music special, Free Form Orchestra, free with RSVP. Original music created by some of L.A.’s finest young emerging talent, these guys and girls will really blow you away with their jazz-funk beats. 8:30 p.m. // Viper Room // 8852 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles // (310) 358-1881 // Free ART The Pasadena Museum of California Art......

Photo by WishByNight via LAist Featured Photos Syd Straw and the People @ McCable's Guitar Shop (read the LAist interview with Syd) The Warlocks, The Meek, The Stevenson Ranch Davidians @ Alex's Bar Ben Taylor, David Saw, Schuler Fisk, Molly Jenson @ Hotel Cafe Alex and Sam, February Fifths @ Tangier (read the LAist interview with Alex & Sam) Restaurant, The Meemies, Andy Clockwise, Matt Ellis @ Cinema Bar Dave Gleason, Tornado Magnet, The......

Laura Veirs is one of a great many thoughtful singer/songwriters working today, but she has distinguished herself with a crystalline, albeit nasally singing voice and light, ethereal melodies. Her albums, the most recent being 2007's Saltbreakers, offer up songs rich in natural imagery all wrapped up in a swirly, elegant production. Unfortunately, stripped of instrumentation, the songs reveal their irksome qualities. Playing a solo acoustic set at the Echo, Veirs sang beautifully and proved herself......

My Bloody Valentine, who is playing a string of sold out shows in the UK is going to play the Santa Monica Civic Center, and you can get tickets RIGHT NOW. as of me writing this they are not sold out. The band who hasn't played in the US for more than 17 years will be playing two shows in Santa Monica this coming October, and you don't want to be one of the......

Just a mere week old on the Interwebs, this video by French DJ team Justice has already managed to cause serious controversy throughout the French media, meaning said controversy will undoubtedly cross the pond upon further exposure. The video's nascent beginnings can be traced back to Kanye West's blog, wherein he claims to be the first to have shared it on May 1st. First or not, this video is pretty cool.......

Photo by ^riza^ via Flickr Head to The Scene in Glendale tonight for some great bands (interview about tonight can be read here). If you miss it, one of the participating groups, Fol Chen, will be at the Highland Park Music Festival tomorrow at Zeppelin Music. It has a great line up including The Monolators and Pizza! And on Sunday, make sure to see Syd Straw and the People who was interviewed earlier this......

Since billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad has funded Los Angeles institutions such as LACMA's BCAM and UCLA's Stem Cell Institute, Curbed LA asked its readers what he should spend his money on next if it were to be a civic project. The "Subway to the Sea" won with overwhelming results....

Photo by ^riza^ via Flickr As the week comes to the end, hard choices need to be made for tomorrow night. Death To Anders and other great bands play at The Scene in Glendale before new management possibly change that club forever (more info about this concert here in an LAist Feature). Over at The Redwood Bar, The Gray Kid makes an appearance before brunch service begins the next day (does that mean people......

Jazz pianist and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra composer-in-residence Uri Caine will be making an in-store appearance at Amoeba Music tonight at 7:00 p.m. A legendary improviser, Caine’s source music and influences runs far and wide from Mozart to Monk to the Beatles and beyond. Definitely worth checking out, especially since it's free (video profile of Caine embedded below) Tonight The Heavy @ Bordello The Oohlas @ Spaceland Uri Caine @ Amoeba Records Blank Blue (CD......

When you're a teenager, there are several big moments in life--when you turn 16 and you can legally drive, 18 when you can vote, buy cigarettes and get pierced without parental consent and then the next big moment is 21. Hold On!! Highways Performance Space and Gallery, one of our local internationally renowned centers for new performance (dance, music, performance art and any hybrid thereof) is turning nineteen this weekend!! And, in this day and......

Cinespace during the Dim Mak + Ed Banger Anniversary. Tonight The Heavy drops into town to play Dim Mak Tuesdays tonight | Photo by toastycakes via LAist Featured Photos Tonight The Heavy @ Cinespace Everest @ Amoeba Music Rush @ NOKIA Theatre Laura Veirs, Liam Finn @ The Echo Gran Ronde, The Boxing Lesson @ Spaceland Peter Erskine, Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter @ The Jazz Bakery Atmosphere, Abstract Rude, DJ Rare Groove @ Henry......

There is a damn good line up of bands happening this Friday night over in Glendale at The Scene at 9:00 p.m. And despite the Valley club's interesting change in direction with membership, this Friday is still the spirit of the old scene as it is the second-to-last show booked under old management. Friday's line up includes Death to Anders, Fol Chen, Solar Powered People and Layer with the Squaregirls will be DJing between sets.......

Photo by ^riza^ via Flickr After a weird week lull after Coachella, rock in Los Angeles is getting back in order. Update for Mezzanine Owls show: There is free valet and parking to the first 50 people who arrive, and at 9 p.m. there will be screen-printing t-shirts out of the back of a Toyota Matrix outside of the venue, courtesy of Antics. Of course, there's always free parking for those who ride their......

"Little Girl" by Robert Francis As the local indie folk-rock musician Robert Francis laid down tracks for his sophomore album, he released a new video a couple weeks ago from his debut record, One By One. Francis, whose sister is Juliette Commagere of Hello Stranger, was given his first guitar at age nine by Ry Cooder and taught to play by Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante. Francis was featured on NPR's Day to......

Matt Haimovitz is not your everyday cellist. His resume includes performances with every major orchestra, but his choice of venues include nightclubs, bars, coffee houses, and a stop at CBCG. He is known for his performances of contemporary pieces, and his MySpace page showcases interpretations of Bach and Led Zeppelin. This classical pick actually takes place next Sunday, featuring two world premieres, a west coast premiere, and the Ligeti Cello Concerto. Ligeti was considered Stanley......

50 Cent Haircut is ready for dinner | Photo via their MySpace The weather is getting more beautiful every week. So why not enjoy some 'que and have a sweet alt-country time at the weekly Grand Ole Echo at... well, The Echo. Starts at 5 p.m., ends at 9 p.m. Hey, it's free (the music part is, at least). Tonight Po' Girl @ Hotel Cafe Lyrics Born @ Key Club Blood on the Wall......

In 1991, "resocialized" murderer and Austrian writer Jack Unterweger visited Los Angeles to pen a story about the difference between attitudes toward prostitution between Europe and the United States. Unterweger's initial long term imprisonment was for killing a prostitute by strangling her with her own bra, but was released after 14 years. While in the the LA area, he killed three prostitutes and fled California, eventually being caught by the FBI in Miami. Once back in Austria, he was convicted of eleven homicides and committed suicide....

Country diva and Palm Springs native Shelby Lynne treated the folks in the audience for her show last night at Indio's Stagecoach Festival to an earful. But she wasn't serving up just the sweet sounds of her songs--she had an awful lot to say about how unhappy she was with the venue and the attendance."I love singing to empty seats," Lynne sarcastically said as she opened her set, remarking about the vacant chairs in the......

Mike Doughty attracts a particular crowd. They are the kind of people who know how to use the term "irony" correctly. They will dance like your crazy hippie friend did in high school and everyone pointed and laughed but you knew they didn't care because, dammit, they were feeling it and having a good time. They will play vigorous air drums with syncopated head bobs. They cannot get enough of a good thing. Mike......

Photo by kpe II via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr FILM There aren’t many good movies to see this weekend so why not grab a seat at the Nuart tonight and watch the classic World War II film, The Great Escape (1963)? The film is a part of the United Artists’ 90th Anniversary celebration series, starring Steve McQueen and shown on a new 35mm print. 8:30 p.m. // Nuart Theatre // 11272......

Photo by Stig Nygaard via Flickr The Motels @ The Scene Kronos Quartet @ Walt Disney Concert Hall (LAist Classical Pick of the Week) Nortec Collective @ The Echo (read the LAist review of their recent album) The Slackers in Los Angeles @ El Rey Peter Morén, Tobias Froberg @ Troubadour The Frankie Moreno Band @ The Cabana Club (benefits Pink Door's kick-off in LA) Manic Hispanic, High Octane, Rebel Diaz @ Knitting Factory......

Photo by daviddesign via Flickr Vinyl collectors, spinners pro or amateur, or the just plain curious should head down to the DJ Academy today for R.E.H.A.B. LA's Recordpalooza. Vendors from all over the city will have their wares for sale, and of course there will be guest DJs spinning for your listening pleasure. Stock up on old school R&B, funk, hip hop, classical, house, dance, and whatever else gets you humming. Celebrate the record!......

Singer/songwriter Alana Gentry will be performing an acoustic set tonight at Genghis Cohen on Fairfax at 9:30pm. The multi-talented musician recently had a song, Scarletina, featured on the anti-ghost whisperer show "Medium". Born and raised in Los Angeles, Alana just returned to the southland after a brief stint in The Big Apple. She's glad to be back, and so are we. Her style ranges from melodic balads that seem to pour out from her......

Photo at last month's First Friday by Koga/LAist Last night at Largo, The Watkins Family Hour played their last show at Largo on Fairfax. Skipping their usual set break, they played straight for around two hours to a packed house and even at one point, brought up Fiona Apple to sing a few songs (the special guest cello player was also amazing). For anyone who has never seen this show, make sure you do......

The Henry Clay People play in Long Beach tonight | Photo via their MySpace There are only four shows left at Largo's Fairfax location before they officially open at the Coronet in June and table reservations are all booked. However, as usual with Largo, if you get in line early enough, they'll "get you in for drinks at the bar." Tonight The Watkins Familiy Hour @ Largo Nortec Collective @ The Glass House (read......

The Entrance Band plays The Echo tonight | Photo via their MySpace Mike Doughty @ El Rey David Garza, Tom Brosseau @ Largo Seal, Sean Kingston @ Avalon Sara Lov, Messes, Fol Chen, Cinnamon Roll Gang @ Tangier Colorforms, The Breakups @ Three of Clubs The Woggles, New Fidelity @ Safari Sam's Meiko @ House of Blues The Entrance Band, Fool’s Gold @ The Echo Kenan Bell, Valentino, El Ten Eleven @ Spaceland Pink......

Tuesday nights in LA can be slow in the Spring; the energy of activation to get prettied up and brave the slick streets is much higher than that required to crack open a beer and settle on the couch. But when a heat wave hits with its concomitant restlessness, suddenly a weeknight outing is not only desired but sorely needed. It was in this fitful state I found myself making my way down a......

There were at least a handful of LAist contributors at this year's Coachella Festival, and as we slowly recover from our Coachella "hangover" we'll continue to upload photos and tell the stories from another epic weekend in the desert... (or at least the parts we can remember) Part 1 of 5: THURSDAY - Peanut Butter Cream Pie and Riot Police Our plan was to leave LA by 2pm (or 3 at the very latest) to......

Last week, the attention of LAist's family of contributors was directed to Yahoo Music blog List of the Day, and an entry called The Ten Most Annoying Singers. Now normally, we love lists like this. Not only do we get to vent our seething jealousy of the success of idiots, but much needed schadenfreude washes over us like an embittered baptism. Now, no disrespect to Rob O'Connor (who frankly has a job we'd love), but......