Tonight Oxford-bred cover band the Hot Rats, formed by Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey as a side-project from their main band Supergrass, will be headlining Spaceland. LA-based alt-rockers Olin & the Moon (LAist Interview) are poised to take on the Echo with none other than Fullerton's own rock outfit Dusty Rhodes and the River Band. And, lastly, LAist favorites, Silver Lake-based indie pop act Pepper Rabbit will be gracing the Bootleg Theater. But we strongly suggest doing whatever it takes to get into the Troubadour to catch two of Austin's most promising up-and-coming acts, Brazos and White Denim. more ›

This week Austin-based indie rock mainstays Spoon will be performing to a sold-out crowd at El Cid, ringing in their latest endeavor—2010's Transference. Long Beach-bred indie rockers the Cold War Kids are poised to headline the Wiltern with none other than Clap Your Hands Say Yeah front man Alec Ounsworth. Long Island-bred folk/country singer-songwriter Mindy Smith will be gracing the Bootleg Theater. And, lastly, two of Austin's most promising up-and-coming acts, Brazos and White Denim, will be performing at the Troubadour. more ›

From the depths of Texas, comes a band that laughs in the face of categorization. White Denim's music is impossible nail down. (Trust me on this. I've been trying to do so for at least two hours now. The best I've come up with is experimental rock, which doesn't really mean much.) So I will just call it rock and be done with it. more ›

What Made Milwaukee Famous finish up their Los Angeles tour playing along with Tulsa and the British Sea Power/Colourmusic bill moves over to Spaceland. On the Westside, there's only one choice to make and that is hip-hop violinist Paul Dateh at the Temple Bar (check out our interview with him including video). Over in Little Tokyo, Vosotros is having a record release party at LAND for their new album featuring 12 bands. You can get the music free on iTunes via their podcast (search "vosotros the lazy susan" and click on the image) more ›