Tonight London-based indie rock quartet the Clientele will be headlining the Echoplex with none other than LAist favorite, local experimental psych folk duo Gangi's (LAist Review). LA-based indie pop quartet Robotanists are slated to perform for free, in-store at Origami Vinyl. And, lastly, local singer-songwriter Sara Radle, who you've invariably come to know through Walking Sleep, the venerable local indie rock outfit formerly known as the Flying Tourbillon Orchestra (LAist Review, #2, #3), will be gracing Casey's Irish Pub & Grill, ringing in her debut studio album with smack-dab in the middle of Downtown. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Troubadour to catch Brooklyn-via-London-via-Sweden rock revivalists Alberta Cross. LAist favorites, local indie rockers Athens-based psych rockers Dead Confederate and Red Cortez (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4) are slated to kick things off. more ›

This week disco/glam-infused rockers Scissor Sisters will be performing for free, in-store at Amoeba Music, as well as for not-so-free at the Hollywood Palladium. London-based indie rock quartet the Clientele will be headlining the Echoplex with none other than LAist favorite, local experimental psych folk duo Gangi's (LAist Review). Brooklyn-via-London-via-Sweden rock revivalists Alberta Cross are taking on the Troubadour with local indie rockers Athens-based psych rockers Dead Confederate and Red Cortez (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4) in tow. And, lastly, Virginia's own retro 80s lo-fi pop sensation Wild Nothing will be gracing the Echo for this week's edition of Michael Stock's Part Time Punks. more ›

Clutch, Year Long Disaster, Backyard Tire Fire, Bernard's Millions @ Roxy Erykah Badu @ Grove of Anaheim Macy Gray @ Key Club The Fuxedos, Bang Sugar Bang @ Alex's Bar The Clientele, Beach House, Pipas, Fish Circus, The Murdocks @ The Knitting Factory Push Pull, Ex Oblivione, The Health Club @ Mr. T's Bowl Go Betty Go, Glassell Park 3, Nothington, Broke Til Thursday @ The Scene Idle Minds, Little Brothers Disease, Hellaphant, Little... more ›

Björk - Volta (Atlantic) Bone Thugs -N- Harmony - Strength & Loyalty (Interscope) Barbara Streisand - Streisand: Live In Concert [2 CD] [LIVE] (Sony) Keren Ann - Keren Ann (Blue Note) Brakes - Beatific Visions (Rough Trade) Electrelane - No Shouts, No Calls (Too Pure / Beggars) Elliott Smith - New Moon [2 CD] (Kill Rock Stars) The Clientele - God Save the Clientele (Merge) Page France - Page France and the Family Telephone... more ›

The Clientele have a new record coming out on Merge on May 8 and that means they’re back on tour! This is the band's chance to redeem themselves for contributing a song to the incredibly lame-looking Keanu-Bullock movie, “The Lake House.” Seriously, though, I saw The Clientele live last year in San Francisco and they were amazing. Their new record, God Save the Clientele, offers more mid-tempo numbers with elegant string arrangements and a... more ›