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Tonight In Rock: Of Montreal, Slang Chickens, The Handsome Family, The Blank Tapes

Of Montreal will be performing tonight at the Hollywood Bowl | Photo by Benjamin Hoste for LAist
Our Pick: Grace Jones, Of Montreal, Dengue Fever @ Hollywood Bowl
Tonight local rock and roll outfit Slang Chickens will be performing Studio 1444 with Avi Buffalo (LAist Interview, Review), Swim Party and the Black Apples, among many others. New Mexican country/bluegrass outfit the Handsome Family will be performing early on at McCabe's Guitar Shop. And, lastly, the Bay Area's own garage rockers the Blank Tapes will be taking on Echo Curio. But we strongly suggest doing whatever it takes to get into the Hollywood Bowl to catch Athens-based avant-gardists Of Montreal (LAist Review). LAist favorites, local Cambodian rock outfit Dengue Fever (LAist Interview) 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.
Of Montreal - "Gallery Piece (Jon Brion Remix)"
Grace Jones, Of Montreal, Dengue Fever @ Hollywood Bowl
Cage The Animals w/ Avi Buffalo, Swim Party, Slang Chickens, Black Apples, Cheetahsaurus, Intricate Machines, So Many Wizards, Palm Yard, Drug Wars @ Studio 1444 (1444 N. Highland, Los Angeles)
Pam Shaffer, The Blank Tapes, Le Switch (Acoustic Set) @ Echo Curio
Grand Ole Echo w/ David Serby, Jaimi Shuey, The Lincoln Bedroom @ The Echo (Early Show; 5 PM)
Matt Bair, Shaun Cromwell, Eric Kufs, Heather Lauren Donovan, Kevin Earnest, Eddie Moffett, Scott Simons, Zsuzanna, Tongue and Groove @ The Hotel Café
Asher Roth, Kid Cudi @ House of Blues Sunset
The Handsome Family, Daniel Knox @ McCabe's (Early Show; 7 PM)
The Mekons @ McCabe's Guitar Shop (Late Show; 9:30 PM)
Emery, Maylene & Sons of Disaster @ The Glass House
Blondie w/ Pat Benetar @ Pacific Amphitheatre
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