Joshua Pressman

Tonight Echo Park's own electro dance duo Rainbow Arabia will be taking on the second night of their residency, headlining the Echo. Long Beach-based indie rockers We Barbarians are poised to continue their month-long residency as well at Spaceland. And, lastly, local singer-songwriter Willoughby will be gracing the Silver Lake Lounge, warming up the stage for Line And Circle. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Troubadour to catch Santa Monica's own indie rock troubadours Chief, who recently inked a deal with Domino Records.

Tonight San Diegan singer-songwriter Greg Laswell (LAist Interview, Review, #2, #3, #4, #5) will be taking on the Hotel Café. The unnecessarily abrasive Buddyhead-backed rock act known as the Icarus Line is poised to take on the Echo for this week's edition of Part Time Punks. And, lastly, LA-based alt-country troubadours Leslie and the Badgers will be gracing the Echoplex with none other than local chanteuse Eleni Mandell. But we strongly suggest heading over to the hole-and-corner Echo Curio to catch Stockton's own alternative hip hop and indie rock maestro Filbert.

Tonight LA-by-way-of-Michigan retro soul singer-songwriter Mayer Hawthorne will be gracing the Getty Center for this month's edition of 'Saturdays off the 405.' Iconic Chicago-based jazz-infused post-rockers Tortoise are poised to take on the Troubadour. And, lastly, local pop quintet Big Whup will be performing for free, in-store at Origami Vinyl. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Music Box to catch celebrated indie rock singer-songwriter David Bazan, who spent most of his formative years performing under the moniker Pedro the Lion. LAist favorites, Finnish indie rockers Rubik, who are touring in support of their second studio-album—2010's Dada Bandits—and Philadelphia-based experimental rock outfit mewithoutYou are slated to perform as well.

Tonight LA-based DJ collective the Glitch Mob (LAist Review) will be headlining the Music Box. Spanish electro pop outfit Delorean are poised to ring in their third studio album, 2010's Subiza, at the Echo with Echo Park-bred bilingual, genre-bending quartet Wait.Think.Fast.. And, lastly, Brighton-based DJ quartet Soft Rocks will be making their LA debut at Chop Suey/Far Bar in Little Tokyo. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Troubadour to catch the City of Brotherly Love's own folk-infused indie rockers Good Old War, who are touring in support of their second self-titled studio-album. LAist favorites, Vancouver-bred rock quartet Yukon Blonde and Oklahoma City-based singer-songwriter Audra Mae are slated to kick things off.

Tonight Toronto-based experimental electronica outfit Holy Fuck will be headlining the Troubadour in celebration of their latest endeavor, 2010's Latin. Local retro 60s soul act Fitz and the Tantrums, who recently inked a deal with Dangerbird Records, are poised to grace Spaceland yet again, but this time with San Franciscan indie pop quartet AB & the Sea in tow. And, lastly, Highland Park-based psych-infused synth pop act Random Patterns will be taking part in the second night of a weekly series in Highland Park at the Garage. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Echo to catch Toronto's own alternative country act the Sadies, who will be ringing in their latest studio album—2010's Darker Circles.

Tonight Canadian indie rockers Hot Hot Heat will be continuing their month-long residency at the Bootleg Theater with local indie rockers Eulogies (LAist Interview, Review, #2, #3) in tow. The Good Life, an Omaha-based side-project from Cursive front man Tim Kasher, are poised to take on the Troubadour with none other than local indie pop outfit the Parson Red Heads (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4).

Tonight local noise-infused rock outfit HEALTH will be headlining the Echoplex with none other than Houston-based noise-infused psych rock anomaly Indian Jewelry and LA-based lo-fi pop act Best Coast in tow. Former Dawes/Simon Dawes member, local singer-songwriter Blake Mills (LAist Review) is poised to grace Bordello in the outskirts of Downtown. And, lastly, Brooklyn quartet Suckers will be celebrating the release of their debut album, 2010's Wild Smile, performing for free in-store at Amoeba Music in Hollyweird. But we strongly suggest heading over to Spaceland to catch local indie rock outfit the Henry Clay People, who will be ringing in their latest effort—2010's Somewhere on the Golden Coast—which is set for release today via TBD Records. LAist favorites, LA-based alt-rockers Olin & the Moon (LAist Interview) are slated to kick things off.

Tonight Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird (LAist Review) will be concluding a two-night stint at Largo at the Coronet. Two of the most prominent women in indie folk rock, Mirah and Thao Nguyen, are poised to combine forces, backing one another at the Bootleg Theater in what will invariably be deemed a once-in-a-lifetime experience. And, lastly, local electro pop singer-songwriter Evan Voytas will be gracing the Silver Lake Lounge. But we strongly suggest heading over to Spaceland to catch Long Beach-based indie rockers We Barbarians, who will be kicking off a free month-long residency. LAist favorites, Long Beach's own surf punk trio Tijuana Panthers (LAist Interview, Review), local folk rockers the Romany Rye and Chicagoan indie rock quartet Ezra Furman and the Harpoons are slated to perform as well.

Tonight Rhode Island-based rapper and spoke word artist Sage Francis will be taking on the El Rey Theatre in support of his fourth studio album and his first with ANTI- Records—2010's Li(fe). San Franciscan folk rockers Vetiver are poised to take on Spaceland. And, lastly, Danish electro-infused soul duo Quadron, who are touring in support of their self-titled debut, will be performing one last time here in Los Angeles at Amoeba Music in Hollyweird. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Wiltern to catch critically-acclaimed British indie rock outfit the XX. LAist favorites, NY's latest buzz band, electro-infused rock duo Phantogram (LAist Review) are slated to kick things off.

This week two of the most prominent women in indie folk rock, Mirah and Thao Nguyen, will be combining forces, backing one another at the Bootleg Theater in what will invariably be deemed a once-in-a-lifetime experience. LA-by-way-of-Michigan retro soul singer-songwriter Mayer Hawthorne is poised to perform at the Getty Center for this month's edition of 'Saturdays off the 405.' Spanish electro pop outfit Delorean will be ringing in their third studio album, 2010's Subiza, at the Echo with Echo Park-bred bilingual, genre-bending quartet Wait.Think.Fast.. And, lastly, local indie rock outfit the Henry Clay People will be headlining Spaceland in celebration of their latest effort, 2010's Somewhere on the Golden Coast, which is set for release June 8th on TBD Records.