Mr. Free and the Satellite Freakout playing at the Lamar Pedestrian Bridge in Austin, TX during SXSW | Photo via their MySpace UPDATE #2: Via Mr. Free's Comment posted below: "ALRIGHT! THE SHOW HAS BEEN MOVED AGAIN FOR REAL... N. BROADWAY BETWEEN BISHOP & BERNARD" UPDATE: A tip from a reader, the show has moved. "Bus show moved downtown! somewhere around 6th street warehouse. 10:00 p.m. Call the mr free hotline for exact location......

Cloud Cult plays at the Knitting Factor tonight | Photo via their MySpace Visiting from Minneapolis, the amazing orchestral-indie band, Cloud Cult of Minneapolis, will spread their magic tonight at the Knitting Factory. Complete with string instruments and two live painters, their tour is promotion of their latest album, "Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-partying Through Tornadoes)". From their MySpace: "Despite offers from major labels, Cloud Cult has chosen to remain independent, recording and releasing their......

This is Sleepercar, who play at Spaceland tonight | Photo via their MySpace Tonight Joe Jackson @ The Orpheum Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin @ The Echo Dr. Dog, Willoughby, The Billionaires, The Western States Motel @ Hotel Cafe Missy Higgins, Mason Jennings, Brett Dennen @ Barnum Hall, Santa Monica High School I Make This Sound, The Breakups, Avi Buffalo, Los Trendy @ Silverlake Lounge Gran Ronde, Sleepercar, The Republic Tigers, Aushua @......

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 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......

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......

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......

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......

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......

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......

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 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......

The Masanga Marimba Ensemble | Photo via their MySpace page Death Cab For Cutie is playing tonight at Spaceland, but that early evening show is for KROQ winners and listeners only. But Spaceland will still hold a concert later tonight featuring Rocco DeLuca. Spaceland is also presenting the second night of Zooey Deschanel's She & Him at the Vista Theatre (sold out). Over on the Westside, a nomad blues from Niger, Etran Finatawa (his......

The Flight of the Conchords via their MySpace page It's comedian Greg Proops last show at Largo on Fairfax and he's going out with a bang, Kiwi style. Flight of the Conchords are not listed on Largo's site, but a look at Proops' and there you have it (Jon Brion will also be there). According to Largo's voicemail update, all table reservations are booked, but for the first 25 who get their early (meaning......

The Fuxedos | Photo by Josh Burian-Mohr via MySpace Spaceland is hosting a night of comedy with America's Funnyman, Neil Hamburger, headlining, but also of exciting and strange interest is The Fuxedos (if you like music that's bordering on plushie and scary clowns and sounds "whacky," but still is just a grand ole' good time, then this is them, check out an interview with them on LAist and sample their music). Taylor Goldsmith @......

If you're reading this, you're probably not at Coachella. Here are some choices for tonight. Some are sold-out, but if you're hardcore, you may want to try to get in anyway. Regarding the House of Blues shows, they are separate shows with separate ticket prices, check with House of Blues for details. The Witcher Brothers @ Blue Ridge Pickin' Parlor The Dan Band, Sly & the Family Stone @ HOB Jon Brion @ Largo The......

Tonight's line up at the Ukrainian Cultural Center on Melrose is a good one. Two of the bands playing tonight have been reviewed (audio samples included) by Tom Lewis here on LAist. Check out Death Set's and No Age's new albums. Yet to be reviewed, Yeasayer also completes the bill....

The Flight of the Conchords via their MySpace page Hell yeah. Amoeba Records. 6 p.m. Flight of the Conchords. For the record, it was said on Tuesday that the Airborne Toxic Event would be on Carson Daly that night. In a MySpace posting yesterday, they announced that their performance will actually be aired tonight. Thursday Flight of the Conchords @ Amoeba Music The Black Heart Procession @ The Troubadour Caribou, Fuck Buttons @ El......

Hot Club of Cowtown performs tonight at Safari Sam's There's lots of music today, but not all are shows. Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin of The Smashing Pumpkins were inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk at noon today on Sunset Blvd. Then tonight, NME brings its awards show to the U.S. for the first time at El Rey Theatre. Whoa, Jane's Addiction will be playing. As said yesterday, it is true that Architecture in Helsinki......

Oliver Future plays tonight at the Troubadour | Photo via their Myspace page As asked for in the comments section of this column yesterday, it is verified that those mysterious "Special Guests" listed with the Happy Hollows are, indeed, Architecture in Helsinki. They will play at The Echo tomorrow night before heading to Coachella. In a Happy Hollows MySpace bulletin posted at 11:15 a.m. this morning, they said: ""We are playing tomorrow @ The......

Sia plays at the Malibu Performing Arts Center on Thursday, but it sold out in 7 minutes, sad | Photo via Sia's Myspace page As requested and begged for, readers have asked for listings in this column to be more than just tonight, but this week. Have a cheer and drink, here's to the start of it. Tonight Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Rihanna, N*E*R*D @ NOKIA Theatre LA Live Moving Picture Show, Big Bang,......

For those nearby these locations, there are some good afternoon shows today. Already happening now (and as mentioned earlier) is the Green Apple Festival at the Santa Monia Pier and at 2:00 p.m., if you can get in, No Age and Mika Miko are playing at the Los Angeles Central Library downtown. Additionally, some of the more popular shows tonight take place at the unusual suspects like the All Star Lanes in Eagle Rock and......

The Silversun Pickups via their MySpace page Just a head's up, tomorrow is the Green Apple Festival at the Santa Monica Pier, featuring Juliette & The Licks, Taj Mahal, Ziggy Marley and others. It's all in celebration of Earth Day and begins at noon. There are also various concerts all weekend around the city that are considered part of the event. Last weekend, Malingering caught the weirdness at the pre-Earth Day Santa Monica event.......

Run to Your Grave from the mae shi on Vimeo. The day has come for legions of rock god fans and spicy ramen eaters to head to Spaceland for a robot concert of the future. It's all about Mae Shi with PRE. And if you missed Carrie Meathrell's food review-slash-interview-slash-profile of the band, then definitely check it out here. The Short List Jon Brion @ Largo Ghostland Observatory @ The Music Box at the......

Eli 'Paperboy' Reed via his MySpace profile If you like Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (review), then you're going to love Eli 'Paperboy' Reed who plays at The Echo tonight (Video of Reed below). Tickets are still available, but if you can't make it tonight, Reed is back May 18 and 19, at the Doheny Blues Festival in Dana Point and Spaceland, respectively. &righticonhover=0x333232&text=0x333232&slider=0xF2F2F2&track=0xFFFFFF&border=0xFFFFFF&loader=0x838383&soundFile=http://fuelfriendsblog.com/listenup/Monday%20March%2024/04%20The%20Satisfier.mp3"> "The Satisfier" -- Eli 'Paperboy' Reed--> Additionally, if you're a......

From the 70s to the aughts, big names hit town tonight. Sold out, but worth a wait in the standby line starting at 6:00 p.m., is the jazz concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall featuring Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette. This is guaranteed to amazing. Over at the Hollywood Bowl, recent newsmakers, Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige are performing. Eels @ El Rey Monte Negro @ Knitting Factory Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige @......

Meet The Minor Canon | Photo via their Myspace The monthly Let's Independent! event at Boardner's has a pretty sweet line-up tonight featuring indie locals. Headlining are the awesome "sad pop" band with horn section, The Minor Canon, opening is (((eagle winged palace))), a psychedelic folk act and Luke Top will be there in the mix. Let's Independent is Radio Free Silver Lake’s monthly independent music night. Also, of interest tonight is Ninja Academy......