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Tonight In Rock: Joseph Arthur, Megafaun, Sara Watkins, Warpaint

Megafaun will be performing tonight at the Echo | Photo by Mike Schaedler via Megafaun's Myspace
Our Pick: Megafaun, Breathe Owl Breathe, Hi Ho Silver Oh @ The Echo
Tonight Akron-bred folk rock singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur will be headlining the Bootleg Theater. Former Nickel Creek fiddler Sara Watkins (LAist Interview) is poised to grace McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Mon Mon. And, lastly, local indie rock outfit Warpaint (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4) will be performing at UCLA's Kerckhoff Grand Salon with none other than local rock and roll act Slang Chickens. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Echo to catch Durham-based folk act Megafaun.
Megafaun - "The Fade"
Sara Watkins - "Long Hot Summer Days feat. Sean Watkins, John Paul Jones and ?uestlove"
Joseph Arthur - "Morning Cup"
Warpaint - "Stars"
Gary Numan plays "The Pleasure Principle" with Battle Circus @ El Rey Theatre (Canceled!)
Joseph Arthur, Line and Circle @ Bootleg Theater
A Fine Frenzy @ Largo at the Coronet
Vienna Teng, Alex Wong, Sara Watkins @ McCabe's Guitar Shop
Megafaun, Breathe Owl Breathe, Hi Ho Silver Oh @ The Echo
Warpaint, Slang Chickens @ Kerckhoff Grand Salon (UCLA Students-Only; 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles)
Bitch, Angie Evans, special guests @ Spaceland
HT Heartache, Thousand Dozen Gloves, Nick Jago, Roughed Up Folk @ Silver Lake Lounge
Jesse Plemons, Kai Elle @ The Hotel Café
Foxy Shazam, Young Veins, Bad Rabbits @ Troubadour
Sky Parade, Papillon, Scott Ryan @ Three Clubs
Monte Negro @ Conga Room
Semi Precious Weapons @ The Roxy
Authority Zero @ Saint Rocke
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