Tonight Brooklyn-bred rock outfit Amazing Baby will be headlining the Troubadour with none other than local psych-infused rockers the Entrance Band and Night Horse. Former Nickel Creek fiddler Sara Watkins (LAist Interview), among many other virtuosos, is poised to grace the Grammy Museum in Downtown. And, lastly, Washington-based indie rock act the Lonely Forest will be taking on Spaceland for this week's edition of Club NME. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Henry Fonda Music Box to catch the first night of the three-day French music festival known as Ooh La La. LAist favorites Sébastien Tellier (LAist Review) and Gonzales are slated to perform. more ›

December is list-making season. And for us music journalists, it is a time to look back on scores of albums, reflect upon the music and recapitulate our favorites. This year we asked some of the staffers what inspired them. The prompt was not limited to albums that came out in 2008. more ›

December is list-making season. And for us music journalists, it is a time to look back on scores of albums, reflect upon the music and recapitulate our favorites. But this year, just like the last, we took this opportunity to flip that tradition upside down, asking the artists that influenced us what influenced them. The prompt was not limited to albums that came out in 2008. more ›

Tonight Chicago-based alternative rockers the Smashing Pumpkins will be concluding a two-night stint at the Gibson Amphiteatre. LA locals the Afternoons (LAist Review, #2) are slated to headline Spaceland. Quirky folk rock outfit Eagle Winged Palace have a record release show at the Silver Lake Lounge. If you missed Brooklyn-based School of Seven Bells opening up for the M83 show over the weekend (shame on thee!), then catch them tonight at the Airliner in Downtown with LAist favorites Gangi (LAist Review). And, lastly, MA-based singer-songwriter Jonathan Richman will be performing at the El Rey Theatre. But we recommend heading over to the Henry Fonda Music Box to catch French electro-pop sensation Sébastien Tellier. more ›