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Tonight In Rock: Raphael Saadiq, Bob Mould, Nico Stai, The Monolators

Raphael Saadiq will be playing tonight at House of Blues Sunset | Picture via Raphael Saadiq's Myspace
Our Pick: Raphael Saadiq @ House of Blues Sunset
Tonight Hüsker Dü front man, NY-based singer-songwriter Bob Mould will be performing at the Hotel Café. LA-based indie rocker Nico Stai is poised to kick off a month-long residency at Spaceland. And, lastly, LAist favorites the Monolators (LAist Review, #2) will be gracing the Echo with the Hectors. But we strongly suggest heading over to the House of Blues Sunset to catch Oakland-bred retro-soul singer Raphael Saadiq.
Raphael Saadiq - "Big Easy"
Raphael Saadiq @ House of Blues Sunset
Bob Mould, Tom Freund, Jonathan Wilson @ The Hotel Café
Nico Stai, Eastern Conference Champions, Pop Noir, Hesta Prynn @ Spaceland
June Kartel @ The Troubadour
Moment Trigger, Pedestrian Deposit, p r o t e c t m e, Terrors @ Pehrspace
Yellow Red Sparks @ The Silver Lake Lounge
Origami Records Night w/ The Hectors, Writer, Summer Darling, The Monolators, DJ Velvet Touch @ The Echo (Free!)
Eliana Burki, Lukas Nelson & The Promise of the Real, Amie Miriello, David Hodges @ Molly Malone's Irish Pub
Scott Kippayne, Jon Geiger, Frankie Alvarado, Azul, Clara Oman, Zack Nichols, Jason Virgil @ Genghis Cohen
Time Mulhern/Recycled Air, Joel Eckels, Jeremy Silver, Amy LaCour @ Room 5
Steel Panther @ Key Club
Ra Ra Riot, Cut Off Your Hands, Telekinesis @ Detroit Bar
Paul Gilbert, George Lynch, Richie Kotzen @ House of Blues Anaheim
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