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Tonight In Rock: Atmosphere, Emiliana Torrini, Max Tundra, Fitz And The Tantrums

Max Tundra will be performing tonight at Spaceland | Picture via Max Tundra's Myspace
Our Pick: Club NME w/ Max Tundra @ Spaceland
Tonight Minneapolis-bred rapper Atmosphere will be headlining the Hollywood Palladium. Icelandic pop chanteuse Emiliana Torrini is poised to grace the El Rey Theatre with none other than San Diegan singer-songwriter Anya Marina (LAist Review, #2). And, lastly, local retro 60s soul act Fitz and the Tantrums will be performing at the Troubadour with LA-based MC Kenan Bell (LAist Interview) and NY's own John Forte. But we strongly suggest heading over to Spaceland to catch English multi-instrumentalist Max Tundra, who will be performing for this week's edition of Club NME.
You can find these listings as well as the rest of the week's in our weekly Week In Rock post, which goes up every Sunday.
Max Tundra - "Which Song"
Depeche Mode, Peter Bjorn & John @ Honda Center
Patti LaBelle, Mike Faris & The Roseland Rhythm Review @ Hollywood Bowl
Tracy Chapman, Gaby Moreno @ The Wiltern
Atmosphere, Attracted To Gods @ Hollywood Palladium
Emiliana Torrini, Anya Marina @ El Rey Theatre
Kenan Bell, Fitz and The Tantrums, The Futhamuckas, John Forte @ Troubadour
Club NME w/ Max Tundra @ Spaceland
Great Northern @ Pershing Square (FREE!)
Dawes, Mississippi Man, The Romany Rye @ The Echo (FREE!)
Low End Theory w/ Subtitle, Lexicon, Intuition & Verbs @ Airliner
Cosio, This Is The State, Samuel Stewart @ Silver Lake Lounge
Audacity, Christmas Island @ Origami Vinyl
Carla Werner @ King's Road Cafe
Maxim Ludwig, Matt Hires, Lex Land, Maggie Morris & The Ghosties, Kristin Train @ The Hotel Café
Kid Infinity, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Florene, Melted Cassettes, Neon Navajo @ The Smell
Daughtry, David Hodges @ Henry Fonda Music Box (Sold-Out)
D12 @ Glass House
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