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Tonight in Rock: End of Summer Traveling

Bluegrass extraordinaire Chris Thile plays solo tonight | Photo via his MySpace
Four weeks after the Sunset Junction Music Festival, audiophiles may head up to San Francisco to the Treasure Island Music Festival, whose lineup was announced yesterday. Justice, Hot Chip, Antibalas, Vampire Weekend, Tokyo Police Club and many more will be playing.
Also, for your get-to-know-the-LA-music-scene tip of the day, the new music site, Web In Front has a great podcast about The Squaregirls and the shows they put on.
Tiësto @ Vanguard
Ed Harcourt @ Spaceland
Chris Thile @ Largo at the Coronet
Cherry Poppin' Daddies @ Crash Mansion
The Long Blondes, Castledoor @ Troubadour
Jonathan Richman, Charlie Wadhams @ The Mint
Repeater, Veil Veil Vanish, Syndicate @ Boardner's
The Whigs, The Henry Clay People, Le Switch @ The Echo
Sonya Kitchell, Anni Rossi, Shane Mack, Mateo @ Hotel Cafe
MSTRKRFT, LA Riots, Felix Cartal, Lazaro Casanova @ The Roxy
Hotbodies, Young Animals, Cries and Whispers, Next of Kin @ Silverlake Lounge
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