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This Week in Rock in LA

Tonight 6/26
Tsar, Hawksley Workman - Spaceland (free)
T.I. - House of Blues
Corinne Baily Rae - Troubador
Metal Skool - Key Club
Soccer Mom - Viper
Tuesday 6/27
Mike Watt (dj set) - Amoeba (free)
Be Your Own Pet - Troubador
Beck, Jamie Lidell - Wiltern
Les Claypool, The Coup - Avalon
Slick Rick - House of Blues
Flogging Molly - Molly Malone's
Hawksley Workman - Temple Bar
Il Divo - Greek
Wednesday 6/28
Baby Lemonade, Arthur Lee Benefit - Whiskey
Jamie Lidell - Amoeba (free)
Cat Power - John Anson Ford
Beck, Jamie Lidell - Wiltern
Pink - Avalon
Mark Knofler, Emmylou Harris - Gibson Amphitheater
Tha Dogg Pound - Roxy
Built to Spill - Troubador
Hello Stranger - Spaceland
Il Divo - Greek
Thursday 6/29
Radiohead - Greek
Widespread Panic - Wiltern
Pretty in Stereo - Knitting Factory (early show)
Jolie Holland, Sean Hayes - Safari Sams
The Like - Roxy
Jenny Lewis w/ the Watson Twins - Spaceland
The Star Fuckers - The Cat Club
Built to Spill - Troubador
Poncho Sanchez - Santa Monica Pier (free)
Friday 6/30
Scorpions - Pacific Amphitheatre
Fishbone - Hollywood Park
Widespread Panic - Wiltern
Steel Pulse - Malibu Inn
Mark Eitzel - Tangier
No Duh - McMurphy's
Saturday 7/1
Redd Kross - Disney Hall
Rev. Horton Heat, Flogging Molly, 3 Bad Jacks, others - Oak Canyon Ranch
Widespread Panic - Wiltern
Nina Hagen, Gene Loves Jezebel - House of Blues
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Donald Trump was a fading TV presence when the WGA strike put a dent in network schedules.
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Pickets are being held outside at movie and TV studios across the city
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For some critics, this feels less like a momentous departure and more like a footnote.
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Disneyland's famous "Fantasmic!" show came to a sudden end when its 45-foot animatronic dragon — Maleficent — burst into flames.
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Leads Ali Wong and Steven Yeun issue a joint statement along with show creator Lee Sung Jin.
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Every two years, Desert X presents site-specific outdoor installations throughout the Coachella Valley. Two Los Angeles artists have new work on display.