If you were fortunate enough to have caught one (or both!) nights of The New Pornographers, on tour with The Dodos and Imaad Wasif, you were treated to an eclectic evening of beautiful music that had fans singing along to every song. We're hoping more headlining bands pick their accompanying acts as carefully as The New Pornographers did, allowing music-goers to arrive early and stay late. The Dodos performance alone was worth the price of admission, playing favorites off Visiter and Time to Die. more ›

Tonight Kele, former front man of English indie rock act Bloc Party (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4), will be gracing Cinespace in anticipation of his forthcoming heavily electronic solo venture—2010's The Boxer. (Canceled!) Raleigh-by-way-of-Netherlands Grammy-nominated hip hop duo the Foreign Exchange are poised to headline the Roxy in Hollyweird. And, lastly, local indie rockers One Trick Pony will be performing at Echo Curio. But we strongly suggest doing whatever it takes to get into the Music Box at Henry Fonda to catch prolific Canadian indie rockers the New Pornographers, who will be concluding their two-night stint. LAist favorites, San Francisco-based psych-folk-pop act the Dodos are slated to kick things off. more ›

Tonight prolific Canadian indie rockers the New Pornographers will be headlining the Music Box at Henry Fonda with none other than San Francisco-based psych-folk-pop act the Dodos. Local folk-infused indie rock outfit Mississippi Man are poised to grace the Echo with local pop quintet Big Whup in tow. Silver Lake-based indie rockers Summer Darling will be headlining Spaceland with local shoegaze-infused rock duo-turned-quintet Seaspin. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Bootleg Theater to catch local electro pop singer-songwriter Evan Voytas. more ›

Matador Records has announced that tickets for its’ 21st anniversary celebration in Las Vegas will go on sale tomorrow morning at 9am PST via ticketfly.com. As previously mentioned on LAist, the three day “Lost Weekend” music fest, will take place over October 1-3 at the Pearl Theater inside the Palms Casino. Given the ridiculous lineup and the fact that the Pearl has a capacity of 2,100, getting tickets might be akin to a crapshoot. But hey, a little gambling alongside our indie rock is part of what makes this such an appealing gig in the first place. more ›

Ready for a road trip? Indie super label Matador is turning 21 this year. And what would any right-minded individual do to celebrate that milestone birthday? Head to Vegas of course. more ›

Tonight Baltimore-based psych rockers Animal Collective will be making up for last month's canceled show at the Henry Fonda Music Box. Hometown noise rock heroes HEALTH are finally back in town, rocking out at the Echo. And, lastly, San Diegan instrumentalists Tristeza will be playing at Bordello with OC's own garage rockers the Growlers. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Troubadour to catch Mississippi-bred ukulele maestro Dent May (LAist Interview). The New Pornographers' front man AC Newman is poised to headline. more ›

A.C. Newman and Blaine Thurier of Vancouver's finest supergroup, The New Pornographers, have issued a challenge: Translation: Make a better video than the band can, put it on YouTube, and win an iPhone... or something. (We're wondering if that "something" might include signed Neko Case undergarments, as recent history reminds us that even her used corset is worth as much as an iPhone. The New Pornographers admit that they're not OK Go when it comes... more ›

Bjork from last night's performance at Coachella more ›

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If you are not among the ranks of those leaving town tonight, nor trapped at home preparing for a house full of relatives, LAist has compiled the best of tonight's entertainment below. more ›