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Tonight In Rock: Jon Brion, Lucero, Ponytail, The World Record

Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears will be playing tonight at the Troubadour | Photo by Cambria Harkey via Black Joe Lewis' Myspace
Our Pick: Lucero, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears @ The Troubadour
Tonight local multi-instrumentalist/composer Jon Brion (LAist Interview,#2, Review) will be jamming with friends at Largo at the Coronet. Brooklyn-based art rock quartet Ponytail are poised to headline the Echo. And, lastly, LA-based indie rockers the Amateurs, not to be confused with the band from the UK, will be ringing in their latest EP at Spaceland with fellow Los Angelenos the World Record. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Troubadour to catch Southern rockers Lucero. LAist favorites Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears are slated to kick things off.
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.
Black Joe Lewis - "Bitch, I Love You"
Jon Brion and Friends @ Largo at the Coronet (One Set Only) $25
Lucero, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears @ The Troubadour $23.25
Amateurs EP release, The World Record, Death to Anders @ Spaceland $8
Ponytail, Cex @ The Echo $10
ARP, Teen Wolf Too, Treasure Mammal @ Echo Curio
UNA, Jessica Fichot, Alu @ El Cid
Tim Bader, Chris Joyner, Dave Yaden, Candace Devine, The Lovell Sisters @ The Hotel Café
Halloween Swim Team, Dylan Doren, Paper Rainbow, Lee Noble @ L'KEG Gallery
Land of Ill Earthquakes, The Health Club, Sofa City Sweetheart @ Pehrspace
NON+, Mikki and the Mauses @ Show Cave (1930 Echo Park Ave.)
Jack Tempchin, Drew Broadrick, Chris Valenti @ Genghis Cohen
The Lovetones, Magic Mirror, Ex Detectives @ Redwood Bar & Grill
Klum, James Beauregard, Renegade, Ashleigh Haney @ Molly Malone's Irish Pub
Ghost Town, The Ameros, Jason Tyler, The Friends of Rock and Roll @ The Kibbutz Room at Canter's
Tipper, RD, Jupit3r, Kether @ Echoplex
Hail Citizen, Odd Modern, Wrecker and Slender, Dirty Eyes @ Trip Bar
Van Hunt record release @ Zanzibar
The Dollyrots, The Action Design, Bella Novella, Jessie Deluxe @ Alex's Bar
Doves, Wild Light @ House of Blues Anaheim $37.10
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