Part of an ongoing series. Two weeks ago, locals The Airborne Toxic Event (MySpace), declared one of three bands to watch by The LA Times' Kevin Bronson, performed the first of five shows for their January residency at Spaceland (MySpace) in Silver Lake. The artists that are sharing the spotlight with them are a veritable who's who of rising stars on the indie music scene. Thus far, they have included Canon Blue (MySpace), The......

The Airborne Toxic Event is Spaceland's January Thursday night resident. | Promo photo The Short List Cornelius & Plaid @ Walt Disney Concert Hall (see yesterday's article) Sole @ The Glass House (see yesterday's article, they'll be at Knitting Factory tomorrow) Lenny Kravitz @ Santa Monica Civic Auditorium The Airborne Toxic Event, The Adored, Bloodcat Love, Sunday Drivers @ Spaceland Tower of Power @ Vault 350 (Long Beach) Minibar @ Temple Bar......

Sarah Silverman @ Largo Metal Skool Tommy Peacock, 3 Against 1 @ Key Club Razorlight, Gran Ronde @ Henry Fonda Chris Daughtry @ Orpheum Softlightes, Sunday Drivers, Arizona, Unbusted @ Spaceland Tickle Me Pink, Dead Sara, The Record Life @ Safari Sam's Pedestrian, Cydney Robinson, Holly Palmer @ The Bordello Black Hole Suns, Scott Wolf, Grogans Girl @ The Good Hurt Mercy Killers, The Black Rose Phantoms, Static Though @ Knitting Factory......

the all highschool-girl Japanese ska band, Oreska Band, will play tonight at the Echo Queens of the Stone Age @ Henry Fonda Squeeze @ The Greek Veruca Salt @ The Roxy Deep Purple @ Ventura Theatre Gliss, Moderates, Io Echo, Black Kites @ Viper Room Manic, Stranger Smile, On the Surface, Oreska Band @ The Echo The Vaginals, Clark 8, John Thill, Lacoste @ The Scene Metal Skool, Rasa 9, Eject, Steady Ground @......

Morrissey @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium Anavan, The Shark That Ate My Friend, Bloody Robots @ The Scene Buddy, Softlightes, Robert Francis @ Silverlake Lounge The Front, Mezzanine Owls, The Dodos, Sunday Drivers @ The Troubadour Oliver Future, Jets Overhead, Distance to Empty, Galaxy Gran Prix @ Viper Room Flash Hawk Parlor Ensemble (with the Decemberists' Jenny Conlee and Chris Funk) @ Safari Sam's The Guesstimates, The Water Sound, No Little Kindness @ Mr. T's......