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Tonight In Rock: Stars, Matmos, Olin And The Moon, Gemma Ray

Gemma Ray will be performing tonight at the Hotel Café | Picture via Gemma Ray's Myspace
Our Pick: Lucy Woodward's record release, The Life of Riley, Heather Waters, Gemma Ray @ The Hotel Café
Tonight Canadian indie rock quintet Stars will be concluding a two-night, sold-out stint at the Troubadour. Baltimore-by-way-of-San Francisco experimental electronic duo Matmos are poised to take on Rec Center Studio, also known as the Jensen Rec Center, in Echo Park. And, lastly, local alt-rockers Olin & the Moon (LAist Interview) will be gracing the Silver Lake Lounge. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Hotel Café to catch Essex-bred singer-songwriter Gemma Ray, who is touring in support of her latest studio-album—2010's It's A Shame About Gemma Ray.
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.
Gemma Ray - "Ghost on the Highway"
Stars - "Petite Mort"
Matmos - "Polychords"
Olin & The Moon - "Not In Love"
Josh Ritter and The Royal City Band, Carolina Chocolate Drops @ Henry Fonda Music Box
Stars, Dead Child Star (DJ set By Torquil Campbell) @ Troubadour
Matmos, So Percussion, Lexie Mountain Boys @ Rec Center Studio
Hot Hot Heat, Eulogies, Links @ Bootleg Theater
Olin and the Moon, The Devil Whale, Vanish Valley @ Silver Lake Lounge
Lucy Woodward's record release, The Life of Riley, Heather Waters, Gemma Ray @ The Hotel Café
Jordan Knecht, Emily Lacy, Black Church, The True Drone @ Synchronicity
Ashes Divide, Abandoned Pools, Mankind is Obsolete @ The Viper Room
No Babies, Hawney Troof, TEARIST, Signals @ Echo Curio
Sarah Borges & the Broken Singles @ The Mint
Robert Randolph & The Family Band @ Amoeba Music (FREE! Early Show; 7 PM)
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