Big Business, Red Fang, The Cops @ Spaceland (Tho Cops reviewed on LAist, 3/20/06) New York Dolls @ House of Blues (Anaheim) Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra, George Sarah & String Trio @ Safari Sam's (George Sarah video below) The Riders of the Purple Sage @ Live at the Lounge (Hermosa Beach) Peter Himmelman @ McCabe's (Music for the kids) Sunday Residency (See all March Residencies) Alex & Sam, Liz Pappademas @ Tangier ($8), Los Feliz (Read......

The Jesus and Mary Chain, Giant Drag @ The Glass House Stephen Marley, Damian "Jr Gong" Marley @ House of Blues Tapes & Tapes, Harlem Shakes @ Spaceland Jet @ The Troubadour Vast @ El Rey The Shys, Dirty Sweet, Lords of Jack @ Viper Room Vow of the Repentent, Artistic Expression, The Circuit, The New Colony @ Roxy Xu Xu Fang, Stephenson Ranch Davidians, Ludger @ Silverlake Lounge Elliot Randall Band, Pete Hopkins,......

When it rained this weekend 150 tons of trash from LA's sewers flushed beneath us and ended up in the ocean. This is why we can't have nice things. "The volume of trash collected at the L.A. River boom is a powerful reminder that everything in the street - trash, cigarette butts, pet waste, even oil that leaks from cars - washes into the ocean after each heavy rainfall," said Emma Ayala, Head, Public......

Although it might be tempting to stay home tonight to watch the results come in, they won't all be in until early tomorrow morning. So do yourself a favor and look at that list. Look at it. That is probably the best lineup of shows we've seen in LA all year. If you don't see a show tonight, on a beautiful night, pretty much the last day of summer, then well... good. More beer......

tonight New York Dolls @ Tower Records Sunset 7pm (free) The Avengers @ Spaceland Lyrics Born @ Santa Monica Pier (free) Steve Wynn @ McCabes Bones, Thugs, Harmony @ Ventura Theatre Skid Row, Warrant @ Grove of Anaheim Sound of Music @ Hollywood Bowl saturday Warren G @ Vault 350 Dirty on Purpose @ Spaceland Say Hi To Your Mom @ Echo Sen Dog @ Viper Room X, Rollins Band @ Pacific Amphitheatre Dead......

Beastie Boys - "Awesome: I...Shot That!" (DVD) Boy Kill Boy - "Civilian" Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - "Stranger Things" Erase Errata - "Nightlife" Flogging Molly - " Whiskey on a Sunday" Gym Class Heroes - "As Cruel as School Children" Jurassic 5 – "Feedback" LeToya – "LeToya" Linda Ronstadt and Ann Savoy - "Adieu False Heart" Mew - "And the Glass Handed Kites" New York Dolls - "One Day It Will Please Us......

It's good to be a live music fan in Los Angeles. We regularly get the opportunity to see shows that people in other cities (with the exception of New York) don't get to see. Last week we attended three "special" performances. Sun 4/2 - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Silversun Pickups played a benefit show at Spaceland. Silversun Pickups wore their fancy clothes and played sitting down. Usually they put on a sweaty, energetic......

Fri 3/31 - Lucinda Williams @ El Rey Theatre (SOLD OUT) - The immensely talented folk and country influenced singer-songwriter in an intimate setting with just her guitarist backing her up. We hope she doesn't throw a tantrum like she did the last time we saw her at the Austin City Limits Festival. Sat 4/1 - Petra Haden & the Sell Outs @ RecCenter Studio ($15) - Listening to her recorded, a cappella version......

TUESDAY • The Knitting Factory features a special seated show tonight at 7:30 PM, starring David Bazan (Pedro the Lion), Rosie Thomas and Wisely. Tickets are $12. • Echo & the Bunnymen are at the House of Blues Sunset tonight with Innaway. The show starts at 8 PM and tickets are $25. [18+] • Also at the Knitting Factory, see a special screening of All Dolled Up: A New York Dolls Story at 7......

Ambitious-Outsiders has a more complete lineup than the official site (how'd that happen) but what jumped out at us on this year's Sunset Junction Street Fair lineup is all the old school soul showing up on the Edgecliffe Stage. Freda Payne, The Supremes not named Diana Ross and Richard Street all perform on Saturday while 80's R&B songstress Jody Watley shows up on Sunday. We might be most excited about Watley performing. She put......