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Tonight In Rock: Vampire Weekend, Shonen Knife, Local Natives, The Happy Hollows
Local Natives will be performing tonight at the El Rey Theatre | Photo by Benjamin Hoste for LAist
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Local Natives will be performing tonight at the El Rey Theatre | Photo by Benjamin Hoste for LAist
Our Pick: White Rabbits, Glass Ghost, Local Natives @ El Rey Theatre
Tonight NY-bred indie pop outfit Vampire Weekend (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4) will be performing to a sold-out crowd at yet another unlikely venue, the Art Theater in Long Beach. Japanese all-female pop punk trio Shonen Knife are poised to headline the Echo with none other than Mike Watt & the Secondmen in tow. And, lastly, local indie rockers the Happy Hollows (LAist Review, #2, #3) will be kicking off a month-long residency at Spaceland with Dirt Dress and Pepper Rabbit. But we strongly suggest heading over to the El Rey Theatre to catch LAist favorites Local Natives (LAist Interview). NYC-based indie rock sextet White Rabbits are slated to headline.
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.
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Local Natives - "Wide Eyes"
Vampire Weekend @ The Art Theater (4th and Cherry, Long Beach)
White Rabbits, Glass Ghost, Local Natives @ El Rey Theatre
The Happy Hollows, Pepper Rabbit, Dirt Dress @ Spaceland
Shonen Knife, Mike Watt & The Secondmen, Ty Segall @ The Echo
Dia de los Muertos Debauchery w/ Resurex, Viernes 13, Los Creepers, The Howlers, Gamblers Mark, Hot Rod Funeral, La Cholita's Dead Girl Burlesque Troup and more @ Echoplex
Curt Smith, Michael Wainwright, Marie Digby, Kandace Ferrel @ The Hotel Café
Blind Boy Paxton & Frank Fairfield Variety Show @ Redwood Bar & Grill
Mississippi Man, Dietra Kruschev, Amanda Jo Williams, Shakey Graves @ Silver Lake Lounge
I.E., Disco Bunny, Bastidas, Hello My Name Is Red @ Pehrspace
Pop Noir @ Detroit Bar
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