Tonight NY-based hard rockers Coheed and Cambria (LAist Review) will be performing at the Forum with none other than Slipknot. Nashville's own alt-country rockers Lambchop are poised to grace the stage at Largo at the Coronet. And, lastly, San Diegan psych rock outfit Earthless will be rocking out in a warehouse off the 10. But we strongly suggest doing whatever it takes to get into the Walt Disney Music Hall to catch Anthony Gonzalez, the french electronic mastermind behind M83, accompanied by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. more ›

If you noticed the faint smell of burning plastic mixed with dust and Rockstar energy drink this past Sunday, then you were probably hanging around San Bernardino where metal gala Mayhem Fest was in full swing. Gearing towards the Hot Topic and KROQ generation, thousands of oppressed youth and the seemingly browbeaten citizens of the Inland Empire gathered to take part in the manufactured anger fest to support bands like Walls of Jericho, Suicide Silence, and 36 Crazyfists. But Mayhem Fest wasn’t all about massive fist fights, $11 Miller Light, and swastika tattoos; it was all about spectacle. If not for headliners Slipknot and Disturbed, the main reason to head over to San Berdoo was unquestionably for Iron Maiden incarnates Dragonforce and brass-knuckle-clad Five Finger Death Punch. more ›