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Tonight In Rock: Jon Brion, Todd Rundgren, The Airborne Toxic Event, Little Dragon

Little Dragon will be performing tonight at the El Rey Theatre | Photo by Seher Sikandar via Little Dragon's Myspace
Our Pick: Little Dragon @ El Rey Theatre
Tonight, as always, local multi-instrumentalist/producer extraordinaire Jon Brion (LAist Interview, #2, Review) will be jamming with friends at the Largo at the Coronet. Pennsylvania-bred progressive rock singer-songwriter Todd Rundgren (LAist Interview) is poised to headline the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown. And, lastly, Los Feliz-bred Top 40 maestros the Airborne Toxic Event will be performing at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown as well. But we strongly suggest heading over to the El Rey Theatre to catch Swedish electronic act Little Dragon.
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.
Little Dragon - "Runabout"
Jon Brion @ Largo at the Coronet
The Cranberries, Griffin House @ Club Nokia
West Coast Best Coast w/ The Airborne Toxic Event, The Calder Quartet @ Walt Disney Concert Hall
Todd Rundgren @ Orpheum Theatre
Little Dragon @ El Rey Theatre
Cold Cave, Abe Vigoda, Former Ghost, Surfer Blood @ Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
Slang Chickens, Nite Jewel, Pocahaunted, Weave!, L'eau Life @ Gallery 1018 (1018 Santa Fe, Los Angeles)
Fink @ Spaceland
The Shys, Castledoor, Black Hollies @ The Echo
Villains, Robot Love, Ben Oprstu, Scorpion Breath, DJDT @ Echoplex
Cinematic Sunrise feat. Craig Owens, Jonny Craig, Mark Rose, Tommy Simms, Sleeping with Sirens @ Troubadour
Marcus Foster with Blue Roses, Randy Coleman, Shane Alexander, Brian Buckley Band, Jim Hanft @ The Hotel Café
Bobb Bruno, Subtle Selves, Los Fantasmas Carmesi, Cardio Pulmonary @ The Smell
Big Whup, Watercolor Paintings, So Many Wizards, Cobra Lillies @ Echo Curio
EFFT, Build, Missincinatti, Common Elder, King Elder @ Pehrspace
Peg Leg Love, The Crystelles, Megalosaurus, Fantastica Bastidas @ L'KEG Gallery
The New Limb, Dead Feather Moon, Megasapien, Good Friday @ Mr. T's Bowl
Charlie Hunter @ The Mint
DJ Craze, AC Slater @ Avalon
Camp Freddy @ The Roxy
Less Than Jake, Fishbone, The Swellers @ House of Blues Sunset
Peter Case @ McCabe's Guitar Shop
NOFX, The Mad Caddies @ Pomona Fox Theater
Los Pinguos, Very Be Careful @ Saint Rocke
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