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Tonight In Rock: Katy Perry, DJ Quik, The Black Heart Procession, Kenneth Pattengale

Kenneth Pattengale will be playing tonight at El Cid | Picture via Kenneth Pattengale's Myspace
Our Pick: Kenneth Pattengale w/ the Found Object Orchestra & Special Guests @ El Cid
Tonight Grammy-nominated pop singer Katy Perry (LAist Review, #2) will be performing to a sold-out crowd at the Wiltern. Legendary Compton-bred rapper/producer DJ Quik is slated to headline the Keyclub. San Diegan indie rockers the Black Heart Procession will be rocking out at the Echo with the Mumlers and Warpaint in tow. And, lastly, if you're willing to brave the depths of Santa Ana, then head on over to the Underground to catch Philly's best psych rock outfit Dr. Dog. OC garage-rockers the Growlers, who will be ringing in their latest volume of tunes, are poised to kick off the show. (Canceled!) But we insist that you spend the evening with local singer-songwriter Kenneth Pattengale and the Found Object Orchestra at El Cid. Mr. Pattengale recently released his six full-length effort and his first for Milan Records, Storied Places, exhibiting a jolt of folksy wisdom well beyond his years.
Kenneth Pattengale - "Charlie"
Katy Perry, The Daylights, Alphabeat @ The Wiltern (Sold-Out)
DJ Quik @ Key Club
The Black Heart Procession, The Mumlers, Warpaint @ Spaceland
Kenneth Pattengale w/ the Found Object Orchestra & Special Guests @ El Cid
Dr. Dog, The Entrance Band, The Growlers, Japanese Motors, Mississippi Man, The Fling, UV Lights, Dionisius, Corridor @ The Underground (Canceled!)
Restavrant, Next of Kin, Body or Brain, Dogweed, Prof. Calculus @ Venus Warehouse (1228 S. Flower)
Stan Ridgway @ McCabe’s
Hungry Beat (Dance Party) @ Pehrspace
Sparrow Love Crew, My Pet Saddle, The Living Suns, Hedious Five @ 627 Soto
Funky Sole @ The Echo
Michael Franti and Spearhead, The Aggrolites @ Club Nokia
Three Bad Jacks, Paging Beto, Hellbound Eddie's Trainwreck Trio, Booze Bombs @ Troubadour
Hotel Café Gospel Show @ The Hotel Café
It’s Casual, Weight, Progeria, Eat the Living @ Relax Bar
Masuimi Max’s Hard on for Trouble @ Redwood Bar & Grill
Lucy Lawless @ The Roxy
Babyland Record Release w/ Former Ghosts @ The Smell
Mark Farina @ Vanguard
Dimitri From Paris, DJ Reza @ Avalon
Pussy Cat Dolls Lounge @ Viper Room
Lisa Jones @ Genghis Cohen
Florence Henderson @ Catalina Bar & Grill
Native Sons @ Baked Potato
Marty and Elayne @ Dresden Room
Mz Led @ Molly Malone's Irish Pub
Paul Dateh Debut Album Release Party @ Dakota Live Music Lounge
Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin @ Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center
Free Moral Agents, The Spectral Company, Eugene & the 1914, UV Lights @ The Que Sera
Riverboat Gamblers @ Alex's Bar
Mother Hips, Dusty Rhodes and the River Band, The Pacific @ Saint Rocke
Thrasher Cadillac, The LBC Sublime, Chase Long Beach, 287 @ Blue Cafe
Robots and Empire @ Royal Hawaiian
The Union Line @ The Gypsy Lounge
Little Anthony & the Imperials @ Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
Glass Voodoo and Rock Nation Concert @ Boarderline Bar & Grill
Snot @ Canyon Club
Nickel Eye, Low vs Diamond @ Detroit Bar
DJ Mr. White @ Memphis
Pepper @ House of Blues Anaheim
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