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Tonight LA's own rock and roots singer-songwriter Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women will be gracing the Santa Monica Pier. Local psych rockers Spindrift will be ringing in their latest record at Spaceland. And, lastly, Eagle Rock-bred indie pop outfit Princeton (LAist Interview) will be performing at Three Clubs. But we strongly suggest heading over to Amoeba Music in Hollywood to catch NY-by-way-of-LA hip hop trio Sa-Ra Creative Partners.

The EP, named after the district in central London that is almost the epicenter of Imperial British Culture (home of, for example, the British Museum, University of London and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts), is 4 songs inspired by prominent persons of letters whose intellectual contributions helped define the last decades of the Pax Brittania. While the songs themselves are largely free of political overtones, one can't help but wonder if their focus on the end of the British Empire (including a song about the greatest economist of the 20th century), might indicate commentary on our own ailing nation at this particularly scary time in our history.

Tonight prominent, folksy rock singer-songwriter M. Ward will be performing to a sold-out crowd at the Henry Fonda Music Box with San Diegan rockers Delta Spirit (LAist Interview) in tow. Bluegrass stalwarts Gillian Welch and her longtime musical partner Dave Rawlings are poised to jam at Largo at the Coronet. And, lastly, Auckland's finest indie pop outfit Cut Off Your Hands will be sharing the stage with Eagle Rock-based pop rockers Princeton (LAist Interview) for this week's edition of Club NME at Spaceland. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Roxy to catch LA's most prepossessing electro pop duo Electrocute (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4).

Tonight LA's own all-girl rock troupe the Donnas (LAist Review, #2) will be performing at the House of Blues Sunset. The hole-and-corner Pehrspace is slated to play host to a Post Christmas Caroling Party. And, lastly, a bunch of rollicking noise-infused acts will be coming through the Smell, including locals Nephews and Knight Rider. We're fresh out of suggestions for tonight though!

Tonight NY-based rapper Nas (LAist Review) will be performing at Club Nokia. OC's finest pop rockers Hellogoodbye are slated to play a sold-out show at the Knitting Factory. LA-based psych-rockers the Entrance Band will be stopping by the Airliner for Low End Theory Club night. And on that peculiar note, Americana act Dawes are partying at the posh confines of the Standard Hotel in Downtown. If you're looking for something that's free, then head over to the Echo to catch a wondrous bill of LA locals, including Flying Tourbillon Orchestra (LAist Review, #2), Obi Best and Princeton (LAist Interview). But we suggest shelling out a few dollars to catch a glimpse of singer-songwriter Shara Worden's ethereal world. You may remember her name from Sufjan Stevens' immaculate catalog. Brooklyn-based My Brightest Diamond will be playing the Hotel Café with Clare & The Reasons.

Los Angeles-based music blog Confession of a Would-Be Hipster has compiled its first compilation, appropriately entitled Plastic Snow, just in time for the holidays. The sixteen-track disc features wintry tunes by some of the best bands the local music scene has to offer, including Great Northern, Earlimart (LAist Review, #2), Princeton (LAist Interview), Pierre de Reeder (of Rilo Kiley fame), The Monolators (LAist Review), Let's Go Sailing (LAist Interview, Review) and Letting Up Despite Great Faults. And as if that impressive cast wasn't enough, 100% of the profits from Plastic Snow go to benefit Los Angeles' longest running homeless shelter, Midnight Mission. Dropping a measly ten dollars has never felt so good!

Tonight LA offers a bevy of options that make our show-going brain hurt. We've got the conclusion of the usual free Monday Night Residencies. Kenan Bell will be performing one final night with the Morning Benders and White Arrows at Spaceland. Rademacher and the Western States Motel (LAist Interview) will be wrapping up shop at the Echo with One Trick Pony and Seasons. And Manhattan Murder Mystery will be doing the same with Princeton (LAist Interview) and Divisadero at Mr. T's Bowl. But we're going to try to tackle two shows. How? Well, we'll start things off in the heart of Downtown at the Smell with the jazz-infused pop rock group LAKE and then continue the rather tranquil evening over in K-town at R Bar with LA's own alt-rockers Everest, who will be playing around 9:30 PM. The secret password? "hilljack"

With their gorgeous dark harmonies and oddly perky melodies, LA's own Princeton, are making waves where ever they go. Unafraid to venture where many pop bands fear to tread, these rockers add all and every instruments they've got handy to their pop songs. The result is a lush interesting pop sound that makes you want to grab a tambourine and join in. The band is comprised of the Kivel twins, Jesse and Matt, and their buddy Ben Ulsen. The LAist caught up with Jesse Kivel yesterday. He was kind enough to speak to us.

You know its officially summer when the Hollywood Bowl schedule is in full swing and your local Whole Foods boast empty shelves of wine and cheese. Yes, the sun is out later and perfect temperatures always serve as a pleasant compliment to any night of music, but that isn’t to say that there’s nothing going on in your favorite sweaty rock venue. July happens to be a jam-packed month, and we’d like to give you a little breakdown.

                            

As mentioned previously, on Saturday, Levitt Pavilions Free Music across America presented the inaugural edition of Make Music Pasadena (MySpace), with performances on six main stages and 24 other locations around the city.

Ohio-based Diebold, the company that makes electronic voting machines, whose CEO Walden O'Dell, a GOP fundraiser who was quoted as saying in a 2003 letter that he was committed "to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the President", was exposed -- through Fox News of all places -- for having a voting machine so faulty that it could be hacked in ten seconds.