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Tonight In Rock: The Mars Volta, The Faint, As Tall As Lions, Kissing Cousins

As Tall As Lions will be performing tonight at the El Rey Theatre | Picture via As Tall As Lions' Myspace
Our Pick: Dredg, RX Bandits, As Tall As Lions @ El Rey Theatre
Tonight Grammy Award-winning El Paso-bred progressive rockers the Mars Volta (LAist Review) will be headlining the Hollywood Palladium. Omaha-based electronic act the Faint are poised to take on Club Nokia with none other than local dance-infused rockers Moving Units (LAist Review). And, lastly, Silver Lake's own all-female quintet Kissing Cousins will be ringing in their debut disc Pillar of Salt, which was produced by Californian-bred multi-instrumentalist Richard Swift, at everyone's favorite local record shop Origami Vinyl. But we strongly suggest heading over to the El Rey Theatre to catch LAist favorites, NY-based alternative rock outfit As Tall As Lions (LAist Review). Seal Beach-based quartet RX Bandits (LAist Review) and Los Gatos-bred prog rockers Dredg are slated to perform as well.
You can find these listings as well as the rest of the week's in our weekly Week In Rock post, which (generally) goes up every Sunday.
As Tall As Lions - "Love, Love, Love (Remix)"
The Mars Volta @ Hollywood Palladium
Dredg, RX Bandits, As Tall As Lions @ El Rey Theatre
The Faint, Moving Units @ Club Nokia
Fun. @ Fingerprints (4612 E. 2nd Street, Long Beach)
Grand Ole Echo w/ Ted Russell Kamp, Gina Villalobos, Paperplanes @ The Echo (Free! Early Show; 5 PM)
Mark Burgess @ The Echo
Kissing Cousins record release @ Origami Vinyl
The Hereafter, "Songwriters Sunday", Tongue and Groove @ The Hotel Café
Pumice, Metal Rouge, Ing, Sleepwalkers Local, Greg Muon @ Echo Curio
Def Leppard, Poison, Cheap Trick @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
The Parson Red Heads, Francisco the Man, Terry Prine @ Alex's Bar
The Duke Spirit @ Detroit Bar (Postponed!)
Zee Avi @ Saint Rocke
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