Joshua Pressman

Tonight Australian psych rock quartet Tame Impala will be concluding their LA debut, headlining the Silver Lake Lounge in support of their studio debut—2010'sInnerspeaker. Local indie pop outfit the Parson Red Heads (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4) are poised to take on Spaceland. And, lastly, local singer-songwriter Nicole Simone, who recently released an EP featuring none other than Jason Schwartzman, will be performing at the Hotel Café. But we strongly suggest heading over to El Rey Theatre to catch Portland's own experimental rock sextet Blitzen Trapper (LAist Interview). LAist favorites, Seattle-based folk rock quartet the Moondoggies are slated to kick things off.

Tonight local post-punk progenitors Concrete Blonde will be headlining the Music Box at Henry Fonda Theater. English alternative rock quartet One EskimO are poised to take on Largo at the Coronet. And, lastly, Long Beach-based indie rockers We Barbarians will be concluding their month-long residency at Spaceland with none other local blues-infused indie rock duo Rumspringa (LAist Review, #2) . But we strongly suggest heading over to the Echo to catch Echo Park's own electro dance duo Rainbow Arabia, who will be concluding their month-long residency as well. LAist favorites, Australian psych rock quartet Tame Impala, who will be making their LA debut, are slated to perform as well.

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of its original release, and in support of a July 2010 remastered release (via Shout! Factory), LA’s own Concrete Blonde will be performing one of 1990’s best and most enduring albums, Bloodletting, on Monday June 28 at The Music Box at Fonda.

This week French "freak folk" outfit CocoRosie will be headlining the Orpheum Theatre in support of their latest endeavor—2010's Grey Oceans—with none other than LA-based rapper Busdriver (LAist Review, #2) and Sao Paulo's self-proclaimed purveyor of tropical punk, Cibelle. Portland's own experimental rock sextet Blitzen Trapper (LAist Interview) will be headlining the El Rey Theatre with Seattle-based folk rock quartet the Moondoggies. Local garage pop quartet Dum Dum Girls are poised to take on the Echo as a part of their reunion tour with San Diegan garage rockers Crocodiles (LAist Inteview) in tow. And, finally, Australian psych rock quartet Tame Impala will be making their LA debut: not only performing once at Spaceland, opening up for Echo Park's own electro dance duo Rainbow Arabia, but also headlining the Silver Lake Lounge in support of their studio debut—2010'sInnerspeaker.

Tonight critically-acclaimed English electro pop duo Goldfrapp will be performing at the Hollywood Bowl with New England-based experimental lo-fi musician Merrill Garbus, otherwise known as tUnE-YaRdS. Famed Pixies front man Frank Black is poised to perform under his stage name Black Francis at the Mint...

Tonight Brooklyn-based soul/funk group Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings will be headlining the Wiltern with English indie rock act the Heavy (LAist Interview) in tow. local alt-rock outfit Everest (LAist Review, #2) are poised to perform for free at One Colorado in Downtown Pasadena. And, lastly, Brooklyn-based noise-infused...

Tonight local multi-instrumentalist/producer extraordinaire Jon Brion (LAist Interview, #2, Review) will be jamming with friends at the Largo at the Coronet; And Jon's is performing less frequently these days, so you have no excuse to soak it up. Critically acclaimed London-based house duo Basement Jaxx are poised to head the biggest electronic dance festival outside of Europe, otherwise known as the Electric Daisy Carnival, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Expo Park in Downtown. And, lastly, Australian-bred singer-songwriter Andy Clockwise will be taking on the Hotel Café in anticipation of his forthcoming studio-album, 2010's The Socialite. But we strongly suggest heading over to Spaceland to catch San Franciscan psych-infused garage rocker Ty Segall, who is touring in support of his latest tour de force—2010's Melted.

Tonight legendary English new wave/post-punk act the Psychedelic Furs will be headlining the Wiltern. LA's own rock and roots singer-songwriter Dave Alvin is poised to head a spectacular bill of local acts at the Echo to benefit the Musicares Nashville Flood Relief Fund. And, lastly, local retro 60s soul act Fitz and the Tantrums, who recently inked a deal with Dangerbird Records, will be concluding their month-long residency at Spaceland. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Bootleg Theater to catch local indie folk sextet Family of the Year. Fullerton-bred indie rock quintet the Steelwells are slated to kick things off.

It was a busy weekend in Pasadena with their Annual Chalk Festival and Make Music Pasadena. LAist photographer Koga covered the bands and above we present the street atmosphere....

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.