Julia Fordham | Photo by freefall 2007 via flickr If you cannot make it to hear the amazing jazz vocalist, Julia Fordham, at The Roxy tonight, opening up at Hotel Cafe tonight is Tiffany Randol, who we caught at one of strong>Alex & Sam's Tangier shows. The front woman of NYC based glam rock band, Valeze, has now gone solo singer/songwriter style, making Los Angeles her second home, and is bringing out a new......

Bruce Springsteen & Neil Young - "All Along the Watchtower" We can't recall a more star-studded Tuesday night in rock in LA in a long time. We realize that many of you might be preparing to head out tomorrow night, but friends, tonight is the night to rawwwwwk! And Neil if you're reading this... if you feel like recreating this moment from 2004, the Sports Arena is just a freeway away from the Nokia.........

Slick Brit rockers Maxïmo Park will be setting fire to the El Rey theater tomorrow night in a triple bill performance that’s sure to please the Indie gods. Also sharing the stage are Echo Park’s Monsters Are Waiting and the Los Angeles outfit, The Oohlas. LAist wants to send you and friend to this post-punk, new wave, sometimes pretty, sometimes gritty, dance dance revolution, rock show. You must register to comment and comment to......

David Byrne w/ Richard Thompson Richard Thompson @ Amoeba Suzanne Vega @ The Hotel Cafe Morrissey @ Ventura Theatre Burt Bacharach @ Disney Hall Black Summer Crush, Jets Overhead, Jinnrail @ Viper Room The Randies, Teaneck, Girl in a Coma, Conquistador @ Key Club The Cliks, Brothers & Sisters, Phoenix Foundation @ The Echo Cosmonaut, Her Alibye, The Oohlas, The Coco B's, Narwhal @ The Troubadour......

Iggy & The Stooges @ The Wiltern Sarah Silverman @ Largo Rooney, Graham Colton, Bleu @ The Roxy Metal Skool, The Atomic Outlaws, Anna’s Brother, Kottak @ Key Club The Black Pine, Happy Hollows, Valentine @ The Echo Midget Fanclub, The Make, The Lieutenants, Blood on the Stereo @ The Gig A Static Lullaby, A Thorn For Every Heart, Kaddisfly @ The Knitting Factory The Henry Clay People, Clark 8, Downtown/Union, The Soft Hands,......

TV On The Radio, The Noisettes @ Henry Fonda Theater Dos, Antelope, Silver Daggers, Black Fiction @ The Smell The Untouchables, Meet Me at the Pub, The Penny Reel Duo @ The Good Hurt Zapp, The Impressions, Deniece Williams, The Temprees, James & Bobby Purify @ The Gibson Carina Round, Kate Earl, The Oohlas, The Procession, The Amateurs @ The Hotel Cafe The Ettes, Buck, Miss Derringer, Candypants @ Spaceland Double Naught Spy Car,......

It appears to be singer/songwriter night or something Ben Lee @ Largo Sondre Lerche @ El Rey James Morrison (above) @ Roxy Storm Large & the Balls, The Oohlas @ The Knitting Factory Civet, Fortune's Flesh, Shortstack, These United States @ The Scene The Whigs, Birds of Avalon, Hodges, Renegade Five @ Viper Room Radars to the Sky, The Press Fire @ Silverlake Lounge The Radiators @ The Mint......

Tom Morello (The Nightwatchman), Ben Harper, Marina V @ Hotel Cafe Bodies of Water, Kind Hearts & Coronets, the Shakes @ The Echo (Arthur Lee tribute) Paul Oakenfold @ The Knitting Factory mere mortals @ Lava Lounge Tom Brosseau, John Doe @ Largo stellastar*, Monsters Are Waiting @ Safari Sam's The 88, The Oohlas, The Pink Spiders @ Key Club Dynamite Walls, Nico Stai, Berko @ Spaceland Molly Howson, The Countrypolitans, Killing Casanova @......

Blondie @ The Canyon The Knitters @ Safari Sam's Blackalicious, Fatlip & Tre, Fatlip & Tre @ El Rey Atomic, Stone Vengeance, Witch of Endor @ The Joint Bad Acid Trip, Stolen Babies, The Dolemite Project @ The Knitting Factory The Chicago Afrobeat Project, Rhythm Roots All-Stars @ Temple Bar Trophy Girl, Skeeter Truck, Screaming Yeehaws @ The Scene Hollywood Roses, Fatum, Waking Hours @ Whisky a Go Go Buckcherry, Eighteen Visions, American Eyes......

Backbiter, The Bob Lee (Black Sabbath Christmas songs), Hot for Chocolate @ Mr. T's Bowl Kingdom of Ozzy, Seventh Son, Automatic Hotel, Compound X @ Paladino's Jews & Mexicans, Jet Fuel, Big Tone, Black Fuzz, Space Fuzz @ The Scene Scissors for Lefty, Last American Buffalo, The Bloody Heads @ Spaceland Gliss, The Oohlas, The Secret 6, Pop Levi @ The Knitting Factory The Reyes Brothers w/ Mellow Man Ace and Sen Dog @......

RBD, Nelly Furtado & Timbaland, Danity Kane, JoJo, Bow Wow @ Honda Center The Faint, Ladytron, Ratatat @ Palladium KT Tunstall @ Key Club Camp Freddy, Lilly Allen @ Avalon The Roches @ Royce Hall Earl Klugh @ Vault 350 Enrique Iglesias @ Wiltern Storm & the Balls, The Oohlas, Boatel @ Knitting Factory Amy Millan, Greg Laswell @ The Troubadour Zach Brooke @ Unknown Theater Brant Bjork & the Bros, Abby Travis, Haywire......

The Killers @ The Wiltern Mariah Carey @ Staples Center Roger Waters @ Hollywood Bowl Country Joe McDonald @ McCabe's Jonny Lang @ House of Blues Mere Mortals @ the Hear Gallery Killola, 8mm, It’s Revenge @ Safari Sam's MC Chris, The Hairbrain Scheme @ The Roxy Riverboat Gamblers, Dead to Me @ Alex's Bar Dirty Sweet, Nico Vega @ Viper Room Courtney Jaye @ Amoeba (free) 8 Bit @ Mr. T's Bowl Una,......

The hot babes have invaded LA today. Over at Hollywood & Highland they're throwing a free show with some bands that are easy on the ears and eyes, and then down the road at the Viper there's Metric's singer Emily Haines doing a solo performance to support her solo cd. If that's too sweet and mellow for you, the Knitting Factory is screening the new DVD of Bad Brains' 1982 CBGB shows -- and......

Not to sound all feminista, but being a lady watching last night's performance by female-fronted bands Los Abandoned and The Oohla's made me feel full of girl power. I went into the Troubadour last night not knowing what to expect from either band. I knew that Los Abandoned were from LA, and I knew The Oohlas were on Ultragrrl's (of Vh1/Spin/NYC hipsterdom fame) label Stolen Transmission Records, but that was really all I knew.......

Los Abandoned, The Oohlas @ The Troubadour Natalie Cole @ Viper Room Fire Truck on Fire, Code Red, SSX @ Whisky Metal Skool, Facehumper @ Key Club Crash Davis @ Temple Bar Chairs of Perception @ The Derby The Leather Uppers, The Thingz @ The Scene Sea Wolf, Beaten Awake, Veto @ Spaceland Fangs On Fur, The Cheatin' Kind, The Man Band @ Mr. T's Bowl......

Chuck E. Weiss @ Highland Grounds Jill Sobule, Julia Sweeney @ Largo the oohlas @ Silverlake Lounge The Lashes @ Safari Sam's Undercover Slut @ Whisky Go Betty Go @ Key Club Elegantly Wasted @ Knitting Factory 50 Cent Haircut @ Canter's Kibitz Room The Four Seasons con Salsa @ Hollywood Bowl Every Move a Picture, Persephone’s Bees @ Spaceland photo by kathrynsawesum via buzznet......

Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young @ Hollywood Bowl Santana @ Verizon Ettes, Bright Light Fever, The Oohlas @ The Echo (free) Darker My Love @ Spaceland Beth Orton @ Avalon Corrine Bailey Rae @ House of Blues International Pop Overthrow @ Cat Club Panic! at the Disco @ Grove of Anaheim Amos Lee @ Hotel Cafe Smif N Wessun @ Knitting Factory Neuromance @ Viper Pack of Wolves @ The Good Hurt Metal Skool @......

Unless otherwise noted, all performances are free. SATURDAY, 9/24 DJs Michael Stock and Benjamin White of Part Time Punks continue their two month residency at MOCA. The show starts at 6pm and it's free with general museum admission. Call (213) 621-1734. JB and The Rebellion's play at One Colorado in Old Pasadena, from 9pm to midnight. Call (626) 564-1066. SUNDAY, 9/25 Pianist Sara Naomi Sumitani performs at the Beverly Hills Public Library at 2pm.......

Autumn officially starts this week... what better way to chase away the 5-degree temperature fluctuation than some hot music? Unless otherwise noted, all performances are free. SATURDAY, 9/17 Listen to Molly Howson & the Grits, Bucksworth, Skeeter Truck, Kingsizemaybe, Soda & His Million Piece Band, King Straggler, and 50 Cent Haircut at the Third Street Farmers Market at 3pm. For details, call (323) 933-9211. DJs Michael Stock and Benjamin White of Part Time Punks......

The days are getting shorter, but that's no excuse to stay at home. Have fun without emptying your pockets. Unless otherwise noted, all performances are free. SATURDAY, 9/10 Shakti Foundation presents a program of classical Indian music and dance at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center at 6pm. Call (310) 781-7171. DJs Michael Stock and Benjamin White of Part Time Punks continue their two month residency at MOCA at 6pm. Kinky takes the stage at......