Tonight local indie rockers Shadow Shadow Shade (formerly known as the Afternoons) will be taking on the Satellite with none other than Great Northern (LAist Review, #2) and LA-based lo-fi, punk-tinged, all-girl trio Wet & Reckless. San Franciscan disco pop quintet Sugar & Gold are poised to perform at the Bootleg Theater. And, lastly, Long Beach-bred one-man band Nima Kazeroun, who performs under the pseudonym So Many Wizards, will be gracing the hole-and-corner Pehrspace. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Echo to catch Long Beach-based indie rockers We Barbarians. LAist favorites, San Diegan buzz band LESANDS and San Juan Capistrano-bred indie rock outfit the Union Line are slated to kick things off. more ›

Tonight Silver Lake's own indie rock sensation Local Natives (LAist Interview, Review, #2) will be concluding a two-night stint at the Music Box at the Henry Fonda Theater. Local rock trio Autolux (LAist Review, #2) are poised to headline the El Rey Theatre with none other than Gold Panda in celebration of their long-awaited sophomore studio-album, 2010's Transit Transit. And, lastly, LA-based Cambodian rock outfit Dengue Fever will be headlining an impressive bill of local acts at Ports O' Call Village for the 14th annual Lobster Festival in Long Beach. But we strongly suggest doing whatever it takes to get into the Hollywood Bowl to catch Grammy Award-winning Parisian indie rockers Phoenix. LAist favorites, Brooklyn-based indie rock act Grizzly Bear and San Franciscan lo-fi rock outfit Girls are slated to perform as well. more ›

Tonight local psych-infused folk rockers Eagle Winged Palace will be performing for free, in-store at Origami Vinyl. Long Beach-bred rock trio Thy Squid are poised to take on the Echo. And, lastly, Sleepwalkers Local, the solo, ambient instrumental project of Grant E. Capes, will be taking on Echo Curio. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Troubadour to catch Orange County-bred indie rock quintet Young the Giant, who will be kicking off a month-long residency. LAist favorites, San Juan Capistrano-bred indie rock outfit the Union Line and Grouplove are slated to kick things off. more ›

Tonight the Swell Season, an indie folk duo formed by Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová, will be performing at Largo at the Coronet. San Juan Capistrano-bred indie rock outfit the Union Line are poised to... more ›

Tonight LA-based alt-rockers Olin & the Moon (LAist Interview) will be closing out their residency at the Echo with none other than local indie rockers the Henry Clay People (Review, #2, #3, #4). San Juan Capistrano-bred indie rock outfit the Union Line are poised to headline the Bootleg Theater with local indie rock act Voxhaul Broadcast and We Barbarians in tow. And, lastly, LA-bred uber psychedelic act Sun Araw will be gracing Echo Curio. But we strongly suggest doing whatever it takes to get into Largo at the Coronet to catch the "Song Circle for Haiti Benefit." Local ruddy-haired songstress Jenny Lewis (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4), Nebraskan indie pop duo Azure Ray (LAist Interview), Lavender Diamond front woman Becky Stark and many, many others will be performing to benefit Haiti. more ›

Tonight English indie rockers Gomez will be headlining the Wiltern with Portland's own indie pop outfit Blind Pilot in tow. Costa Mesa-based psych rockers the Growlers are poised to kick off a month-long residency at the Echo. And, lastly, New Zealand-based singer-songwriter and Stellar* front woman Boh Runga will be gracing Largo at the Coronet. But we strongly suggest heading over to Spaceland to catch the first night of LAist favorites Local Natives' (LAist Interview) month-long residency. We Barbarians, the Union Line and the Outline will all be performing as well, with Justin Gage of Aquarium Drunkard on the decks in between bands. Yours truly will be DJing the final night of the aforementioned residency, August 31st. more ›

Anaheim-based ska-infused pop outfit No Doubt will be headlining the Gibson Amphitheatre with Grammy-nominated pop punk outfit Paramore and Swedish new wave rockers the Sounds in tow. English alternative rockers Elbow are poised to take on the Wiltern with local indie rockers Mellowdrone and Manchester-by-way-of-LA singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop (LAist Interview, Reviews). And, lastly, LA-based indie rock outfit Voxhaul Broadcast will be performing with the Union Line at Pershing Square. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Airliner in Lincoln Heights to catch local electronic mastermind Daedelus, who will be performing for this week's edition of Low End Theory. Eclectic Santa Ana-based producer Free The Robots will be kicking things off. more ›

Tonight legendary Albany-based punk rock outfit Rancid will be co-headlining the Forum with Rise Against. Local actress/singer Mandy Moore is poised to grace Largo at the Coronet. And, lastly, Florida-based pop rockers Copeland will be performing at the Hotel Café with none other than Sherwood and the Union Line. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Troubadour to catch Chicago-based jazz-infused post-rockers Tortoise. more ›