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Tonight In Rock: The New Pornographers, Mississippi Man, Summer Darling, Evan Voytas

Evan Voytas will be performing tonight at the Bootleg Theater | Photo by Anna W via Evan Voyta's Myspace
Our Pick: The Outline, Grouplove, Evan Voytas @ Bootleg Theater (FREE!)
Tonight prolific Canadian indie rockers the New Pornographers will be headlining the Music Box at Henry Fonda with none other than San Francisco-based psych-folk-pop act the Dodos. Local folk-infused indie rock outfit Mississippi Man are poised to grace the Echo with local pop quintet Big Whup in tow. Silver Lake-based indie rockers Summer Darling will be headlining Spaceland with local shoegaze-infused rock duo-turned-quintet Seaspin. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Bootleg Theater to catch local electro pop singer-songwriter Evan Voytas.
Evan Voytas - "I Run With You, Spirit Animal"
The Dodos - "Red and Purple - Eyelids (Live From Akropolis, Prague)"
Summer Darling - "This Would Be The Time"
Mississippi Man - "Mountain"
The New Pornographers, The Dodos, Imaad Wasif @ The Music Box
Mississippi Man, Big Whup, Buddy, Wires In The Walls @ The Echo (FREE!)
Summer Darling, Eastern Conference Champions, The Franks, Seaspin @ Spaceland (FREE!)
The Outline, Grouplove, Evan Voytas @ Bootleg Theater (FREE!)
Yellow Red Sparks, The Fling, Sam Outlaw @ Silver Lake Lounge (FREE!)
Tom Freund, The New Pornographers (DJ set) @ Bardot (RSVP Only)
Eyes, Jesus Hates You, No Paws @ Pehrspace
Brooke White, Kaiser Cartel, Chrisotopher Dallman, Son of Roosevelt @ The Hotel Café
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