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Tonight In Rock: Cake, Ted Leo, Man or Astro-man?

Ted Leo will be performing tonight at the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock | Picture via Ted Leo's website
Our Pick: Ted Leo @ Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
Tonight Sacramento-bred alternative rockers Cake will be concluding a three-night stint at the Troubadour. Alabama-based surf rock outfit Man or Astro-man? are slated to take on the Echo.
But we strongly suggest heading over to the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock to catch Washington D.C.-based rocker Ted Leo.
Ted Leo - "Even Heroes Have To Die"
Cake @ Troubadour
Ted Leo @ Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
Heroes & Heroines, Toy District, The Marietta James @ The Satellite
Man or Astro-Man? @ The Echo
SMITHS NITE w/ Jose Maldonado & Sweet & Tender Hooligans acoustic set @ The Echo (Late Show)
Stab City, Heller Keller, Vietnambla, Bird Mad Girl @ The Smell
Beth Hart featuring Souls on 11, Jreffrey Young, Twinkle Schascle @ Echoplex
Louis and Genevieve, Rick, Anenon @ Bootleg Theater
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