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Tonight In Rock: Ray LaMontagne, Peter Bjorn And John, Band Of Horses, The XX

The XX will be performing tonight at the Henry Fonda Music Box | Photo by Terryfy via the XX's Myspace
Our Pick: Friendly Fires, The XX, Holly Miranda @ Henry Fonda Music Box
Tonight Maine-bred folk singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne will be continuing a three-night stint at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown with LAist favorite, Illinois-based alternative country singer-songwriter Lissie. As mentioned previously, South Carolina-by-way-of-Seattle folk rockers Band of Horses are poised to headline the Avalon with none other than local indie rock outfit Sea Wolf (LAist Interview, Review, #2, #3), as well as a bevy of of other great musicians, to benefit the Pablove Foundation. And, lastly, Swedish indie rockers Peter Bjorn and John (LAist Review, #2) will be taking on Club Nokia in Downtown. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Henry Fonda Music Box to catch St. Albans-based dance pop outfit Friendly Fires (LAist Review). LAist favorites, acclaimed British indie rock outfit the XX 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.
The XX - "Crystalised"
West Coast, Left Coast w/ Kronos Quartet, Terry Riley, Matmos, Mike Einziger @ Walt Disney Concert Hall
We the People Music, Arts & Cultural Festival 2009 w/ Bad Religion, Suicidal Tendencies, Pepper, MF Doom as Madvillain feat. Madlib & J. Rocc, The Glitch Mob, The Flobots, DJ Will.i.am, Anti-Pop Consortium, Daedelus, Crown City Rockers, Destructo and more @ LA Center Studios (450 S. Bixel St., Los Angeles) (POSTPONED!)
Pablove Foundation benefit concert w/ Band of Horses, Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Shirley Manson (of Garbage), Tom Gabel (of Against Me!), Sea Wolf, Butch Walker, Jarrod Gorbel (of The Honorary Title), Charlotte Martin Songs For Kids and special guests @ Avalon
Hollywood Undead, Atreyu, Escape the Fate, The Sleeping @ The Wiltern
Ray LaMontagne, Lissie @ Orpheum Theatre
Ben Gibbard @ The Actors' Gang (9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City)
Peter Bjorn and John, El Perro Del Mar, Lights On @ Club Nokia
Friendly Fires, The XX, Holly Miranda @ Henry Fonda Music Box
Fiery Furnaces, Cryptacize, Dent May @ El Rey Theatre
Elefant, The One AM Radio @ Troubadour
Chelsea Girls @ The Roxy
The Juan Maclean, Parallels @ Echoplex (CANCELLED!)
Malbec, St. Leonard’s, Loquat, Dazzler @ Spaceland
Brightmillion, The Rhone Occupation, Letting Up Despite Great Faults, Gas Station Robber, Lady Katherine @ Mr. T's Bowl
The Monolators, Asa Ransom, Manhattan Murder Mystery, The Mormons @ HM157 (3110 N. Broadway Ave., Los Angeles)
Dirt Dress, Moses Campbell, ghostporn, Timothy LaRue @ Pehrspace
Jen and Abby, Leftover Cuties, Michelle Shaprow, Decells, Susannah Crowley @ The Hotel Café
X86, Red Tide, Bullied By Strings @ Bootleg Theater
Secret Circuit, Animal Style, DJ Roy Corduroy @ The Smell
The Nocturnes, Woolen, Shiloe, The Small Citys @ Time Warp Music (12257 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles)
Atomic Sherpas, The Scrappers @ Echo Curio
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