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Luke Top will be playing tonight at the Troubadour | Picture via Luke Top's Myspace
Our Pick: Vieux Farka Touré, Luke Top @ Troubadour
Tonight Brooklyn-based rockers the Hold Steady will be performing to a sold-out crowd at the El Rey Theatre with El Bronx in tow (that would be the Bronx you know, only performing mariachi songs). English country/blues trio Kitty, Daisy & Lewis are poised to grace the Echo with none other than local indie rockers Le Switch. And, lastly, Oakland-bred Euro-American musical group Fishtank Ensemble will be performing at Bordello. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Troubadour to catch Malian singer and guitarist Vieux Farka Touré, son of one of the African continent’s most internationally renowned musicians Ali Farka Touré. LAist favorite, LA-via-Tel Aviv transplant Luke Top—also known as Fool's Gold front man—is slated to kick things off.
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.
Luke Top - "Friends"
Vieux Farka Toure, Luke Top @ Troubadour
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Le Switch @ The Echo
The Hold Steady, El Bronx @ El Rey Theatre (Sold-Out)
Bleu, Drake Bell, Heather Waters, Elisa Ferrari, Scott Simons @ The Hotel Café
Foot Ox, Stephen Steinbrink, Whitman, Voice on Tape @ Women (1852 Crenshaw Blvd.)
Fishtank Ensemble, Ukulele Loki, Klaus Knomi, Petrojvic Blasting Company @ Bordello
The Captains, Birds Beware, Infrared Sunday @ Silver Lake Lounge
Fritz Helder & The Phantoms @ Cinespace
Yes, Asia @ Gibson Amphitheatre
Prokofiev @ Hollywood Bowl
LMFAO @ The Roxy
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