Tonight legendary NYC-based noise-infused rockers Sonic Youth will be headlining the Wiltern with none other than San Franciscan noise-infused pop outfit Sic Alps. LA-based DJ collective the Glitch Mob (LAist Review) are poised to take on the El Rey Theatre. And, lastly, LA-bred electro-punk trio Meho Plaza will be performing in-store at Origami Vinyl. But we strongly suggest heading over to Spaceland to catch local, predominantly electronic one-woman-band Glasser. more ›

Tonight Vermont-based jam band Phish (LAist Review) will be concluding Festival 8, a three-day stint in Indio at the famed Empire Polo Club. Indie rock duo Black Gold are poised to take on the Troubadour with none other than all-female rock trio Girl In A Coma. And, lastly, Ohio-based lo-fi rock act Times New Viking will be performing at the Echo with San Franciscan noise-infused pop outfit Sic Alps for this week's edition of Part Time Punks. But we strongly suggest heading over to Amoeba Music in Hollywood to catch Los Angeles' own "Ambassador of Boogie Funk," Culver City-based DJ/selector DâM-FunK. 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 ›