Tonight Texas-bred American Academy Award-winning singer/songwriter Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses will be headlining the El Rey Theatre in support of his third studio-album—2010's T Bone Burnett-produced Junky Star. Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist folk rockers the Autumn Defense are poised to take on the Troubadour. And, lastly, local psych-tinged indie rockers Nightfur will be gracing the hole-and-corner Pehrspace. But we strongly suggest heading over to Origami Vinyl to catch Long Beach's own surf punk trio Tijuana Panthers. LAist favorites, LA-by-way-of-Glasgow retro 50s/60s pop outfit Neverever are slated to kick things off. more ›

Tonight the famed Watkins Family Hour (LAist Review) will be taking place at Largo at the Coronet. Local psych rockers Xu Xu Fang are poised to grace Swinghouse Studios. And, lastly, ARIA Award-winning Australian five-piece blues/roots band the Audreys will be performing at the Hotel Café with Miami Beach-based singer-songwriter Rachel Goodrich and psych pop outfit Nightfur. But we strongly suggest heading out to the Santa Monica Pier to catch legendary Zimbabwean musician Thomas Mapfumo. more ›