Joshua Pressman
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Tonight LA-bred rock and roll outfit Slang Chickens will be taking on Echo Curio. Local punk-tinged, lo-fi, all-girl trio Wet & Reckless are poised to perform for free, in-store at Origami Vinyl. And, lastly, local alt-rockers the Lonely Wild will be gracing the Silver Lake Lounge. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Troubadour to catch local afro-centric indie pop act Fool's Gold. LAist favorites, Echo Park's own electro dance duo Rainbow Arabia and Oakland-based Wallpaper are slated to kick things off.
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This week critically-acclaimed British indie rock outfit the XX will be headlining the Hollywood Palladium with none other than local indie rockers Warpaint (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4, #5) and Phoenix-based goth-infused electro act Zola Jesus in tow.
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Tonight British alternative rockers the Charlatans will be performing for free, in-store at Amoeba Music in Hollywood (Canceled!). Los Feliz-bred Top 40 maestros the Airborne Toxic Event are poised to headline the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre with none other than the Calder Quartet. And, lastly, French/Finnish indie pop duo the Dø will be gracing the Bootleg Theater. But we strongly suggest doing whatever it takes to get into the Hollywood Palladium to catch critically-acclaimed British indie rock outfit the XX. LAist favorites, local indie rockers Warpaint (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4, #5) and Phoenix-based goth-infused electro act Zola Jesus are slated to kick things off.
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Tonight Kele, former front man of English indie rock act Bloc Party (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4), will be gracing the Music Box at Henry Fonda Theater. Danish indie rockers Efterklang are poised to headline the Troubadour...
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Tonight Silver Lake's own indie rock sensation Local Natives (LAist Interview, Review, #2) will be concluding a two-night stint at the Music Box at the Henry Fonda Theater. Local rock trio Autolux (LAist Review, #2) are poised to headline the El Rey Theatre with none other than Gold Panda in celebration of their long-awaited sophomore studio-album, 2010's Transit Transit. And, lastly, LA-based Cambodian rock outfit Dengue Fever will be headlining an impressive bill of local acts at Ports O' Call Village for the 14th annual Lobster Festival in Long Beach. But we strongly suggest doing whatever it takes to get into the Hollywood Bowl to catch Grammy Award-winning Parisian indie rockers Phoenix. LAist favorites, Brooklyn-based indie rock act Grizzly Bear and San Franciscan lo-fi rock outfit Girls are slated to perform as well.
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Tonight Sun Kil Moon and Red House Painters front man, Ohio-bred folk rock singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek will be gracing Largo at the Coronet. Local pop-infused folk sister-duo the Chapin Sisters are poised to ring in their sophomore album, 2010's Two, at the Echo with none other than San Franciscan pop folk act the Finches and Los Angeles-by-way-of-North Carolina quartet Hi Ho Silver Oh. And, lastly, local rock quintet Night Horse will be taking on Spaceland. But we strongly suggest heading over to the El Rey Theatre to catch Portland's own experimental indie rock trio Menomena, who recently released their stunning, self-produced and self-recorded fourth album—2010's Mines. LAist favorites, Brooklyn quartet Suckers are slated to kick things off.
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This week Grammy Award-winning Parisian indie rockers Phoenix will be headlining the Hollywood Bowl with Brooklyn-based indie rock act Grizzly Bear San Franciscan lo-fi rock outfit Girls. Portland's own experimental indie rock trio Menomena are poised to take on the El Rey Theatre with none other than Brooklyn quartet Suckers. And, lastly, English indie rock outfit Mystery Jets will be gracing the Troubadour, ringing in their third studio album Serotonin.
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Tonight showtune maestros Pink Martini (LAist Interview, Review) will be headlining the Hollywood Bowl. Silver Lake-based rock and roll quartet Bowery Beasts are poised to take on the Troubadour with LA-based indie rockers Sweaters. And, lastly, local post-punk act Dunes will be gracing the Smell in Downtown. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Echo to catch Virginia's own retro 80s lo-fi pop sensation Wild Nothing, who will be performing for this week's edition of Michael Stock's Part Time Punks.
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Tonight London-based indie rock quartet the Clientele will be headlining the Echoplex with none other than LAist favorite, local experimental psych folk duo Gangi's (LAist Review). LA-based indie pop quartet Robotanists are slated to perform for free, in-store at Origami Vinyl. And, lastly, local singer-songwriter Sara Radle, who you've invariably come to know through Walking Sleep, the venerable local indie rock outfit formerly known as the Flying Tourbillon Orchestra (LAist Review, #2, #3), will be gracing Casey's Irish Pub & Grill, ringing in her debut studio album with smack-dab in the middle of Downtown. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Troubadour to catch Brooklyn-via-London-via-Sweden rock revivalists Alberta Cross. LAist favorites, local indie rockers Athens-based psych rockers Dead Confederate and Red Cortez (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4) are slated to kick things off.
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Tonight Major Lazer, a collaborative electronic project from DJ/producers Diplo and Switch, will be headlining the Avalon for this week's edition of Control. Local country-infused folk, twin-sister duo the Watson Twins (LAist Review, #2, #3) are poised to grace the Bootleg Theater. And, lastly, local punk-tinged, lo-fi, all-girl trio Wet & Reckless will be taking on Five Stars Bar with none other than LAist favorites, LA-based indie pop quartet Robotanists. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Hotel Café to catch Australian-bred singer-songwriter Andy Clockwise.
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