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Tonight In Rock: Jon Brion, Four Tet, Mike Watt, The Movies

The Movies will be playing tonight at Where Gallery | Photo by Simon Cardoza via the Movies' Myspace
Our Pick: The Movies, Ema & the Ghosts, Gena Rowlands Band @ Where Gallery
Tonight local producer/musician extraordinaire Jon Brion (LAist Review) will be jamming with friends at the Largo at the Coronet. UK-bred electronic mastermind Four Tet is poised to grace the Echo. And, lastly, LAist favorite Mike Watt will be performing at Redwood Bar & Grill in Downtown. But we strongly suggest heading over to Where Gallery to catch the final night of Exposure, a beauteous music-centric local photography exhibit. Local fringe rockers the Movies (LAist Review, #2) are slated to close out the month-long extravaganza!
The Movies - "Missed Opportunities"
RKM & Ken-Y @ Club Nokia
Jon Brion & Friends @ Largo at the Coronet
Four Tet, Jon Hopkins @ The Echo
Mike Watt, Jason and the Punknecks @ Redwood Bar
The Adicts, The Dickies @ Keyclub
The Movies, Ema & the Ghosts, Gena Rowlands Band @ Where Gallery
The Coral Sea, The Spires, Karin Tatoyan, Avi Buffalo @ Spaceland
Jeppe, Jean Paul Yamamoto @ Echoplex
James and the Animals, UV Lights @ L'Keg Gallery
David Liebe Hart and Adam Papagan, My Imaginary Friends, Mouse Kills Tiger @ Echo Curio
Julianna Raye, Cydney Robinson @ Home (Free! At the new Home on Riverside)
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