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The National will be performing tonight at the Wiltern | Picture via the National's Myspace
Our Pick: The National, Ramona Falls @ The Wiltern
Tonight local multi-instrumentalist/producer extraordinaire Jon Brion (LAist Interview, #2, Review) will be jamming with friends at the Largo at the Coronet; And Jon is performing less frequently these days, so you have no excuse to soak it up. Swedish indie rockers Shout Out Louds are poised to conclude a two-night stint at the El Rey Theatre with none other than Queens' own indie pop buzz band Freelance Whales. And, lastly, Shadow Shadow Shade (formerly known as the Afternoons) will be gracing Bootleg Theater with local indie rockers Red Cortez (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4). But we strongly suggest doing whatever it takes to get into the Wiltern to catch Brooklyn-by-way-of-Cincinnati indie rock act the National, who will be kicking off a two-night stint in support of their fifth studio album—2010's High Violet. LAist favorites Ramona Falls, a splinter of Portland-based indie rockers Menomena, will also be performing.
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.
The National - "Conversation 16"
Jon Brion - "Don't Make Me Fall In Love With You"
Shout Out Louds - "1999"
Red Cortez - "Fell On the Floor"
Jon Brion @ Largo at the Coronet
The National, Ramona Falls @ The Wiltern
Shout Out Louds, Freelance Whales @ El Rey Theatre
Vienna Teng, Alex Wong, Sara Watkins @ McCabe's Guitar Shop
OK Go, Earl Greyhound, Debate Team @ Henry Fonda Music Box
Far, Dead Country, Volapike @ Troubadour
Shadow Shadow Shade, Red Cortez @ Bootleg Theater
Francis and The Lights, Teen Inc @ The Echo
The Drowning Men, The Pity Party, The Franks, The Damn Sons @ Spaceland
The Monthlies, The New Fidelity @ Casey's Irish Pub (FREE!)
2nd Annual LA Weekend feat. Ja Prawn @ Saban Theater
Heard Of Elephants presents Woah Hunx, Christmas Island, Tijuana Panthers @ Echo Curio
FEEL FREE, Monster Pussy, ROUNDABOUT, Thieves @ The Smell
Hello My Name is Red, Spider Problem, Aftergloam, Haunted Tigers, Chad Plates @ Mr. T's Bowl
Wow and Flutter, Timonium, The Lights From Here @ Pehrspace
Brother Sal, Dan Mangan, Right The Stars, Goldenstate, Joe Roncetti, Matt Taylor & His Laurels @ The Hotel Café
The Dan Band @ Club Nokia
John Butler Trio, State Radio @ House of Blues Sunset
Pete Rock, FOCI, Etienne, Honor Flow Pro, Hugh Augustine, Lifter O!mega @ Key Club
Tony Gilkyson @ Cinema Bar
Minus the Bear, Everest, Young the Giant @ The Glass House
Jonathan Richman @ DiPiazza's
