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Tonight in Rock: Shiny Toy Guns, The Vandals, Supernova
The Venice Beach Drum Orchestra will play at the Spronto Gallery at 4 p.m.
The Curse, Sweetest Perfection, Anna Strafford String Quartet @ Roxy
All Wrong and the Plans Change, Pedestrian, Chase Frank, Brutus Gets the Girl @ Spaceland
Shiny Toy Guns, Moving Units, War Tapes @ The Wiltern
Poncho Sanchez's Latin Jazz @ La Ve Lee
Medusa @ Temple Bar
The Vandals, Supernova, Hunter Revenge & A Kiss Could Be Deadly @ House of Blues
Bent Noise @ Il Corral
David J, Hellride, La Plebe, Three Bad Jacks, Zander Schloss & The Wilderness Years @ Key Club
The Gene Taylor Blues Band @ Cozy's Bar & Grill
Lungbutter @ 14 Below
Mike Stocksdale, Caitlin Crosby, Reeve Carney @ Molly Malone's Irish Pub
The Most Powerful Hand, Tijuana Knife Fight @ The Scene
Sacred Cowboys @ The Knitting Factory
The Venice Beach Drum Orchestra @ Sponto Gallery
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