Dave Koenig of LA-based Spindrift, Little Radio Day Party, Red Eyed Fly, SXSW 2008, Austin, TX | Photo by Andy Sternberg/LAist There can't be a better match between Fourth of July and good local rock music than with Spindrift, the indie western-esque band that is one of our favorites. Friday, July 4, 2008 Castledoor @ The Scene Balobi Bandeko @ Temple Bar Marty and Elayne @ The Dresden Orquesta Charangoa @ El Floridita Spindrift,......

Photo by Open Air Control Testing Ground via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr The Hammer museum kicks off it's I Also Like To Rock series in their courtyard tonight with Nico Vega and The Growlers. And for tomorrow night, there are still some quality shows (check before heading out, holiday shows tend to get canceled). Tonight Peter Hook @ Detroit Bar Nico Vega, The Growlers @ Hammer Museum Constantines, Ladyhawk, The Jet Age @......

Photo by Jsome1 via Flickr It's the last night of the 1st Annual Sunset Strip Music Festival and it's also a night for electronica(ish) insomniacs at the Electric Daisy Carnival. Then tomorrow, it's all about indie with 14 or so bands at Kickchella in Eagle Rock. Saturday, June 28, 2008 Louis XIV @ Viper Room Mickey Avalon @ Key Club The Mutts @ Genghis Cohen Cheap Trick @ Hollywood Bowl Electric Daisy Carnival @......

Photo by Jsome1 via Flickr It's a weekend of festivals. First, you've got the 1st Annual Sunset Strip Music Festival, hosted in various classic West Hollywood clubs. Second, the Electric Daisy Carnival takes place Saturday downtown for an all night fete featuring Moby, Paul van Dyk, Rabbit In The Moon and many many others. And third is a pretty killer Sunday lineup of local favorites (14 bands total) at the All-Star Lanes in Eagle......

Anathallo in Chicago | Photo by John Deeb Yesterday's afternoon traffic reporting focused in on the Playboy Jazz Festival clogging the 101 freeway. The same for today? Probably. Our picks for tonight are The Fratellis and Anathallo. Sunday, June 15, 2008 Anathallo @ Spaceland Steel Pulse @ Vault 350 The Fratellis @ Key Club King Britt @ The Vanguard Playboy Jazz Festival @ Hollywood Bowl Russian Circles, Daughters @ Troubadour Dosh, Anathallo, Kárin Tatoyan......

Tweak Bird plays on Mr. Free's bus (see more photos here). Tonight they play The Smell. | Photo by Tom Andrews/LAist What's with popular acts canceling their shows? Beck, yesterday; The Ting Tings today at the Zero One Gallery downtown. Despite that, from Orange County to Los Angeles, there's good times to be had. One of the most creatively beautiful bands, Anathallo, plays Spaceland tomorrow night. To compete with that, The Fratellis play the......

Photo by Bonnie BonBon via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Saturday, May 31, 2008 The Cure @ Hollywood Bowl Uh Huh Her @ Roxy Theatre The Fiery Furnaces, Grand Ole Party @ Spaceland My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult @ Boardner's Beirut, The Brunettes, Devon Williams @ Wiltern Iron Maiden, Anthrax @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Abe Vigoda, Crystal Antlers, The Muslims, AM @ pehrspace Swervedriver, Film School, Xu Xu Fang @ Music Box/Henry......

The Flight of the Conchords play two sold-out (boo!) concerts this weekend via their MySpace page There are two upcoming music fundraising events of interest. At King King on Sunday, Ben Lee, Crash Kings and DJ David Roberti will all play a benefit concert to raise funds for a school that will serve the children of the Tashirat Orphanage and the impoverished children in the surrounding community of Tepoztlan, Mexico. Enough funds need to......

At the Lightning in a Bottle Festival this weekend near Santa Barbara | Photo by Scott Kampmeyer Tonight Topanga Days @ Topanga, CA Jazz Reggae Festival @ UCLA ?uestlove @ Roxy (L.A. URB Issue Release Party | Read the LAist Interview with him) War @ Greek Theatre One Trick Pony w/ a Sarah Negadari of the Happy Hollows @ pehrspace Mad Gregs, Flowers From The Man Who Shot Your Cousin, Jenny Jenkins @ Found......

You, Me and Iowa has a CD Release show Saturday at Spaceland For most, it's a three-day weekend, chock full of good music, especially outdoors at Lightening in a Bottle outside Santa Barbara, Topanga Days in Topanga and the Jazz Reggae Festival at UCLA (more info can be found on yesterday's Tonight in Rock column). Complete listings for this weekend are below after the jump. In other news, KCRW began their Guest DJ Project......

A neighborhood group called We Love Long Beach is hosting a BBQ this afternoon. Free food, kid stuff, and bands: Deep Sea Diver (photos of Jennifer Dobson of DSD in a post by Koga) Original Colonies and Tijuana Panthers. Tomorrow is the weekly Grand Ole Echo at none other than The Echo. It's a country Sunday BBQ with alt-country booking. This week features Stonehoney, Leslie & the Badgers, Band Of Annuals, BP Restaurant, American Babies.......

Photo by ^riza^ via Flickr Head to The Scene in Glendale tonight for some great bands (interview about tonight can be read here). If you miss it, one of the participating groups, Fol Chen, will be at the Highland Park Music Festival tomorrow at Zeppelin Music. It has a great line up including The Monolators and Pizza! And on Sunday, make sure to see Syd Straw and the People who was interviewed earlier this......