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Tonight In Rock: Fistful Of Mercy, Best Coast, Junip, Margot & The Nuclear So And So's
Junip will be performing tonight at the Music Box at the Henry Fonda Theater | Picture via Junip's Myspace
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Junip will be performing tonight at the Music Box at the Henry Fonda Theater | Picture via Junip's Myspace
Our Pick: Junip, Sharon Van Etten @ The Music Box at Henry Fonda Theater
Tonight local rockers Fistful of Mercy, a fledgling supergroup consisting of Dhani Harrison, Ben Harper and Joseph Arthur, will be concluding a two-night stint at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever. LA-based lo-fi pop act Best Coast will be doing the same at the Troubadour. And, lastly, Indianapolis-based indie rockers Margot & the Nuclear So and So's will be headlining Echoplex. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Music Box at the Henry Fonda Theater to catch Junip, an indie rock trio formed by critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter José González during his formative years.
Junip - "Rope and Summit"
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Fistful of Mercy - "Fistful of Mercy"
Best Coast - "Our Deal"
Margot and the Nuclear So & So's - "As Tall As Cliffs"
Fistful of Mercy @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
Best Coast, Dunes @ Troubadour
Junip, Sharon Van Etten @ The Music Box at Henry Fonda Theater
Margot & The Nuclear So And So's, Jookabox, Burnt Ones @ Echoplex
Masaki Batoh (Ghost), White Magic, The Young Elders @ Spaceland
Marc Cohn, Sahara Smith @ El Rey Theatre
Banda de Turistas, Pacha Massive @ The Echo
Woodsman, Gauntlet Hair @ Origami Vinyl (FREE! Early Show; 7 PM)
Jack Tempchin, Gary Clark Jr., Reed Turner, Annaliese, Deepak Krasner, Matthew Schaefer @ The Hotel Café
Sunday Lane Band w/ Steel Toed Slippers, The Elizabeth Kill @ The Mint
Sex Worker, Psychic Reality, Diva Dompe, Butchy Fuego @ The Smell
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