Tonight Mazzy Star front woman Hope Sandoval will be performing for a sold-out crowd at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever. Nashville's own alt-country all-stars Old Crow Medicine Show are poised to take on the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre. And, lastly, LA-bred psych rockers Dead Meadow will be letting loose at the seemingly makeshift venue makeshift Two One Nine in Downtown. But we strongly suggest heading over to Amoeba Music to catch local afro-centric indie pop act Fool's Gold, who will be ringing in their 2009 self-titled debut today. more ›

I’m writing this from bed, plan on returning to sleep when I’m done and will be too busy cleaning up the residue from my birthday celebration last night to post on dear ole LAist anytime soon, but...in my bleary, horizontal state, I felt moved to write while still basking in the glow of the Old Crow Medicine Show’s concert last night. It’s a miracle I made it at all, having hours before returned from... more ›

Kinky @ Avalon The Grates @ Cinespace OK Stranger @ Key Club Old Crow Medicine Show @ Henry Fonda The Adored, Army Navy @ Safari Sam's A Band Called Pain, LA Leather @ Whisky The Sparkly Dinosaurs @ Knitting Factory Metal Skool @ Key Club Quetzal @ Ameoba (free) Braille @ Viper Room Character Assassins, Plastered @ Roxy The Great Glass Elevator @ Temple Bar Fangs On Fur @ Mr. T's Bowl Brutus Gets... more ›