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We admit it. We love year-end Best Of lists. Why? We think lists by a variety of people are a far better way to see trends and discover new acts than say award shows or sales charts. If it weren't for Best Of lists it's rare that you'd hear so much about TV on the Radio, The Cold War Kids, The Hold Steady, Joanna Newsum, or the Knife - and who knows, maybe it's...

The Mere Mortals, who LAist has written about before, continues to climb up the charts despite being unsigned. Their self-made "Rebel Radio" EP continues to rise on the FMQB album chart , one that tracks national airplay on new music radio shows. Currently the Mere Mortals are #3, just behind And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead 's "So Divided" (Interscope), and The Kooks' "Inside In/Inside Out (Astralwerks). They're outpacing such...

Recently, Philadelphia’s masters of low-fi pop rock, Dr. Dog, released a limited edition EP called Takers & Leavers. The CD is a bit hard to come by in stores, being that there were only one thousand copies produced, each with varying and unique cover art. However, the CD is available to order through their website www.drdogmusic.com. Now if this is the first time you have heard of Dr. Dog I suggest you go out...

Congratulations to Bernie for winning The Cold War Kids tickets at the NME Club at Spaceland. Stay tuned to LAist for more contests! Merle Haggard @ Royce Hall Kasabian @ Henry Fonda Cold War Kids @ Spaceland Arianna Huffington @ Borders Books (Westwood) Porcupine Tree @ House of Blues Blue October @ Grove of Anaheim I See Hawks in L.A @ Highland Grounds Jill Sobule, Julia Sweeney @ Largo The Hot IQs @ The...

The Cold War Kids will be rocking Spaceland tomorrow. We have a pair of tickets and a cd to give away to one lucky winner. All you've got to do to enter is let us know what cd was your favorite so far this year. Put your answer in the comment section below and make sure to leave a valid email address so we can contact you if you win. Have no fear though,...