This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Tonight in Rock: Niger & Zimbabwe in Santa Monica
The Masanga Marimba Ensemble | Photo via their MySpace page
Death Cab For Cutie is playing tonight at Spaceland, but that early evening show is for KROQ winners and listeners only. But Spaceland will still hold a concert later tonight featuring Rocco DeLuca. Spaceland is also presenting the second night of Zooey Deschanel's She & Him at the Vista Theatre (sold out).
Over on the Westside, a nomad blues from Niger, Etran Finatawa (his name translates to "literally the stars of tradition"), visits the best music venue for world music in the Los Angeles area, the Temple Bar. Joining him is the Masanga Marimba Ensemble, the only Zimbabwean-style Marimba group in Southern California.
Tonight
The Breeders, Colour Revolt @ El Rey
She & Him (Zooey Deschanel), Lavender Diamond @ Vista Theatre
Ed Banger's Post Coachella Party @ Cinespace
Check Yo' Ponytail @ Echoplex (check for guest list)
Etran Finatawa, Masanga Marimba Ensemble @ Temple Bar
Rocco DeLuca, Brett Bixby, Ed Vallance, Jinnrail @ Spaceland
Wednesday, April 30 2008
Mike Doughty @ El Rey
Seal, Sean Kingston @ Avalon
Sara Lov @ Tangier
Colorforms, The Breakups @ Three of Clubs
The Entrance Band, Fool's Gold @ The Echo
Thursday, May 1 2008
Stone Temple Pilots @ Jimmy Kimmel Live
The Henry Clay People, Summer Darling, Coco B's, Codpiece @ The Prospector
Sponsored message
Friday, May 2 2008
The Dodos @ Natural History Museum
Blind Melon @ El Rey
Peter Morén, Tobias Froberg @ Hotel Cafe
Ninja Academy, We Be The Echo, Totally Serious, Lifeless Animation @ The Smell
Berlin @ Crash Mansion
Saturday, May 3 2008
Kronos Quartet @ Walt Disney Concert Hall
Nortec Collective @ The Echo
The Slackers in Los Angeles @ El Rey
Peter Morén, Tobias Froberg @ Troubadour
The Frankie Moreno Band @ The Cabana Club (benefits Pink Door's kick-off in LA)
Manic Hispanic, High Octane, Rebel Diaz @ Knitting Factory
Puddle of Mudd @ House of Blues
Sunday, May 4 2008
Duran Duran @ NOKIA Theatre LA Live
Po' Girl @ Hotel Cafe
Lyrics Born @ Key Club
Avril Lavigne @ The Gibson Amphitheatre
Mike Stinson, Hellbound Glory, The Midnight Boys, 50 Cent Haircut @ The Echo
The Hollow Trees @ The Skirball
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our connected community. We are free to tell the full truth, to hold power to account without fear or favor, and to follow facts wherever they lead. Our only loyalty is to our audiences and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen our community.
Right now, LAist has lost $1.7M in annual funding due to Congress clawing back money already approved. The support we receive from readers like you will determine how fully our newsroom can continue informing, serving, and strengthening Southern California.
If this story helped you today, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Your tax-deductible donation keeps LAist independent and accessible to everyone.
Right now, LAist has lost $1.7M in annual funding due to Congress clawing back money already approved. The support we receive from readers like you will determine how fully our newsroom can continue informing, serving, and strengthening Southern California.
If this story helped you today, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Your tax-deductible donation keeps LAist independent and accessible to everyone.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
