the all highschool-girl Japanese ska band, Oreska Band, will play tonight at the Echo Queens of the Stone Age @ Henry Fonda Squeeze @ The Greek Veruca Salt @ The Roxy Deep Purple @ Ventura Theatre Gliss, Moderates, Io Echo, Black Kites @ Viper Room Manic, Stranger Smile, On the Surface, Oreska Band @ The Echo The Vaginals, Clark 8, John Thill, Lacoste @ The Scene Metal Skool, Rasa 9, Eject, Steady Ground @... more ›

Datarock - Computer Camp Love Roger Waters @ Hollywood Bowl Datarock, 8-Bit @ The Troubadour Hot Chip @ Henry Fonda Joan as Police Woman @ Hotel Cafe Peanut Butter Wolf @ The Echo Lindsey Buckingham @ Ventura Theatre Umphrey's McGee, Banyan @ John Anson Ford Scissors for Lefty, Lemon Sun @ The Knitting Factory Jana Hunter, Imaad Wasif & the Two Part Beast, Eric Player, Whitman @ The Smell... more ›

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... more ›

The Raveonettes, Electric Duo, Midnight Movies, The Meek @ Spaceland The Black Angels, VietNam, Spindrift @ The Troubadour Deerhoof @ Natural History Museum B-Real @ Key Club The Pharcyde, Ugly Duckling @ Blue Cafe The Colour, Simon Dawes, Takota @ The Roxy Kottonmouth Kings @ Ventura Theatre Matt & Kim, Japanther, Mika Miko, No Age @ The Echo The Moderates, Gliss, The Cheat @ El Cid Sara Hickman @ McCabe's Lorenzo Lamas @ The... more ›

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Ice Cube @ Ventura Theatre Kottonmouth Kings @ Queen Mary Jamie Foxx @ Gibson Ricky Martin @ Staples Jon Mayer @ SMC Type O Negative, Celtic Frost, Brand New Sin @ Avalon Trans Am, Zombi, Black Taj @ The Troubadour Miss Derringer, Mad Juana, The Cheat, Olin and the Moon @ The Roxy Xololanxinxo, Fat Hed & Selecta Fada, Human Beings, Dopestyle @ On the Rox Eleven Hundred Springs, I See Hawks in L.A.,... more ›

Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 @ Spaceland Ted Leo @ El Rey Bob Forrest @ Blue Cafe Social Distortion @ Ventura Theatre Say Anything, Saves the Day @ House of Blues Very Be Careful, Yo Majesty @ The Echo Augustana @ The Wiltern Golden Ax @ Alex's Bar Ninja Academy, Trio Formaggio, Nick Rosen Trio, Dave Culwell Trio @ Mr. T's Bowl Fu Manchu, Valient Thorr, Seemless @ The Troubadour Pastilla, Kura, Fitter... more ›

Was that Hollywood fire just a brilliant marketing scheme for tonight's benefit? Bad Religion @ Santa Monica Civic (Heal the Bay benefit) Captured By Robots, Teddy Bear Orchestra, Yeh Dede @ The Mint Bone Thugs-n-Harmony @ Ventura Theatre John Legend, Corinne Bailey Rae @ Gibson Richard Swift, David Vandervelde @ Spaceland Billy Talent, Cancer Bats, Drive By @ The Troubadour Talib Kweli @ House of Blues Veruca Salt, Charlotte Martin, Poets & Pornstars, Hello... more ›

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,... more ›

Hoodoo Gurus @ El Rey Theatre The Mars Volta @ Ventura Theatre The Ataris, Blackpool Lights, Wax on Radio @ House of Blues The Locust, Daughters, Cattle Decapitation @ Knitting Factory Datarock, The Lady Tigra, Scanners @ Spaceland Traeh, Swan Island, Fuckin A, Shiloe @ The Smell Black Time, The Husbands, The Guilty Hearts, Static Static @ The Scene The Ebbs, Ready the Jet, Jessica Dobson, Dirty Men @ Silverlake Lounge The Love Dolls,... more ›

Midnight Star, Heatwave, Bloodstone, El Chicano, Evelyn "Champagne" King @ The Forum The Roots, Jill Scott, Lupe Fiasco, Akon @ Gibson Amphitheatre The Ettes, Rocket, The Affair @ The Scene Bob Weir & Rat Dog @ Ventura Theatre Los Lobos @ The Canyon The Mentors @ The Knitting Factory Cindy Lee Berryhill, John Doe @ Largo The Groovie Ghoulies @ Alex's Bar Mirah, Anna Oxygen & Sir DSS, The Sharp Ease @ The Troubadour... more ›

Unwritten Law @ Ventura Theatre Indian Jewelry, Clipd Beaks @ The Echo The Hangups, Fozzy's Hero @ The Gig The Maze, Kara Dio Guardi @ The Mint Resident Hero @ Viper Room Tim Jones, Carrie Turner, Elke @ The Hotel Cafe June In July, Death Valley Days, Spacelord @ Spaceland Tekat, Teddy's Cheer Club, Greater California @ Alex's Bar Chencha Berrinches, Union 13, Los Kung Fu Monkeys @ The Knitting Factory Fatal Launch, Sacrificer,... more ›

Randy Newman @ Walt Disney GWAR @ Ventura Theatre The Skatalites @ El Rey Theatre Steve Aoki, DJ AM @ LAX Girlyman @ McCabe's The Lucky Stars @ The Derby Peter Walker @ The Mountain Bar Groundation, Come Down Selecta, Local Vibes @ Key Club Ponce DeLeon, Anna Jones, Brennan Hill @ Il Corral The Warriors, Remembering Never, Full Blown Chaos @ Whisky Fireball Ministry, Artimus Pyledriver, Vains of Jenna @ Knitting Factory Bankrupt... more ›

Ten days before Halloween and so many killer shows to choose from tonight. Clearly the obvious choice for the season would be dressing up as Eddie and going to the Maiden show. Imagine that parking lot scene. Sun Ra Arkestra, Money Mark, Watts Prophets @ Arthur Nights, Palace Theatre Bob Dylan @ Long Beach Arena Iron Maiden @ Irvine Meadows Rancid @ Henry Fonda The Decemberists @ Wiltern Meshell Ndegeocello @ Temple Bar Lucinda... more ›

The Pogues were so bad last night at the Wiltern that we left early and can't really recommend them tonight, but we will list them because, we'll they're the Pogues. The problem was Shane was so drunk/fucked-up/brain damaged that it was sad. LAist are HUGE Pogues fans. Over the last three days we've listed them three times and posted two different videos. Which is what made last night's show so heartbreaking. It was like watching Ozzy on that MTV show when he was at his lowest. See anything else. more ›

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... more ›

Willie @ Hollywood Bowl Rakim @ House of Blues Tool @ Staples Center Vibrators @ Anarchy Library Blowfly @ Knitting Factory Fences @ Pasadena Playhouse Jerker @ Moving Arts Northern @ Spaceland 311 @ Greek Sugarcult @ Ventura Theatre Kansas @ Grove of Anaheim Dragonforce @ Wiltern Motochrist @ Cat Club Oslo @ Key Club Kennedy @ Largo Nouvelle Vague, The Submarines @ Henry Fonda photo by jerry milton via flickr... more ›

Hank Williams III @ Ventura Theatre Abe Vigoda (the band, not Fish) @ Il Corral Thin Lizzy @ House of Blues The Little Ones @ Spaceland Pete Yorn @ Whisky Metal Skool @ Key Club The Booze Hounds @ Lava Lounge Jeremy Enigk, Star of Track & Field @ Troubadour Mon Frere, Fitter @ Knitting Factory Wait Think Fast @ Silverlake Lounge Parallelogram, The Randies @ Viper Room Kind Hearts & Coronets, Bodies of... more ›

French Kicks, Matt & Kim, What Made Milwaukee Famous @ Troubadour Burning Bridges, 400 Blows, Nudity, Blood Meridian @ Viper Room The Little Ones, Army Navy, The Exploders @ Spaceland Deep Purple @ The Greek Paul F. Thompkins @ Largo Toad the Wet Sproket @ Mayan Kate E. Oyler @ Cowboy Palace Saloon Las Vegas Club, Jacob Smigel @ Silverlake Lounge Deadsy @ Roxy Metal Skool @ Key Club Ted Nugent @ Ventura Theatre... more ›

Craig Wedren & Adam Wade @ Spaceland more ›

Sound of Music @ Hollywood Bowl more ›