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Tonight In Rock: Razorlight, Miranda Lee Richards, Greg Laswell, Little Boots

Little Boots will be playing tonight at Cinespace | Photo by Tom Oxley via Little Boots' Myspace
Our Pick: Little Boots @ Cinespace (Dim Mak RSVP for $5 entry)
Tonight Anglo-Swedish rockers Razorlight will be headlining a sold-out show at the Troubadour with locals Red Cortez in tow. San Franciscan-bred singer-songwriter Miranda Lee Richards is kicking off a month-long residency at Spaceland. And, lastly, LAist favorites Whispertown 2000 (LAist Interview, Review, #2) will be performing at the Hotel Café with San Diegan singer-songwriter Greg Laswell (LAist Interview, Review, #2, #3, #4, #5). But we strongly recommend heading over to Cinespace to catch English electro-pop sensation Little Boots.
Little Boots - "Stuck On Repeat"
Razorlight, Red Cortez @ The Troubadour (Sold-Out)
Miranda Lee Richards, The Shore, Magic Mirror, Exitmusic @ Spaceland
Check One Twosday w/ The Bronx @ Echoplex (Canceled!)
Little Boots @ Cinespace (Dim Mak RSVP for $5 entry)
The Fruit Bats, Sera Cahoone, Luke Top @ The Echo
Rachel Cantu, Monster, Evan Voytas @ Silver Lake Lounge
Eric Garcetti Fundraiser w/ Greg Laswell, Jim Bianco, Whispertown 2000 @ The Hotel Café
Findlay Brown @ The Hotel Café (Early Show; 7 PM)
Mike Stinson, Dave Gleason @ Redwood Bar & Grill
Meshuggah, Cynic, The Faceless @ House of Blues Sunset
Bushwall @ The Mint
Brandi Emma @ Crane's Hollywood Tavern
Midnite Theory @ Viper Room
Joe K's Kids, Mahi Gato, Box Violet, Bastidas @ Mr T's Bowl
The Screaming Jets @ Keyclub
The Toasters, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Deal's Gone Bad, Buck-O-Nine @ House of Blues Anaheim
Dig @ The Back Alley
AJ Degrasse, Brett Bixby, Sandman The Rappin' Cowboy, SAS @ The Gypsy Lounge
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