Joshua Pressman

Tonight LA-based electronic mastermind Daedelus will be performing for free, in-store at Origami Vinyl. Louisiana-based blues-infused rocker Dax Riggs is poised to take on Spaceland. And, lastly, Long Beach-based indie rockers We Barbarians will be headlining the Echo with none other than local indie pop quartet Superhumanoids. But we strongly suggest heading to Echo Curio to catch retro 60s folk artist Graham Forest. LAist favorites, Texan-based troubadour Red Hunter, or Peter and the Wolf, or Peter and ze WolfOwl is poised to perform as well.

This week disco/glam-infused rockers Scissor Sisters will be performing for free, in-store at Amoeba Music, as well as for not-so-free at the Hollywood Palladium. 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). Brooklyn-via-London-via-Sweden rock revivalists Alberta Cross are taking on the Troubadour with local indie rockers Athens-based psych rockers Dead Confederate and Red Cortez (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4) in tow. And, lastly, Virginia's own retro 80s lo-fi pop sensation Wild Nothing will be gracing the Echo for this week's edition of Michael Stock's Part Time Punks.

LA-based electro pop duo Kisses, a small, newfangled splinter of Princeton (LAist Interview), will be taking on the Echoplex with Oakland-based experimental electro outfit Hawnay Troof. LA-based electro-infused indie rock trio the Delta Mirror are poised to grace Spaceland. And, lastly, local psych-infused rockers Sky Parade, which of course is led by former Brian Jonestown Massacre bassist Tommy Dietrick, will be headlining the Bootleg Theater. But we strongly kicking the FYF festivities into gear by attending the official pre-party at Grand Star Jazz Club in Downtown. LAist favotires, Spanish electro pop outfit Delorean and local indie pop quartet Superhumanoids are slated to perform. We've heard through the grapevine that Brooklyn-based shoegaze-infused electronic trio School of Seven Bells (LAist Review) are the special guests tonight.

Tonight retro 60s folk artist Graham Forest will be headlining Spaceland. LA-based electro pop duo Kisses, a small, newfangled splinter of Princeton (LAist Interview), are poised to perform at La Cita for this week's edition of Dance Right. And, lastly, local indie rock outfit Woah Hunx (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4) will be taking on the Echo. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Troubadour to catch LA-based electronic chanteuse Nite Jewel, who recently released a new EP entitled Am I Real?. LAist favorites and recent collaborators Teen Inc., a duo of brothers who both spent stints as studio musicians for the likes of Raphael Saadiq, Cee-Lo and Pharrel Williams, are slated to kick things off.

Tonight Jenny and Johnny, yet another boy/girl duo featuring none other than ruddy-haired Rilo Kiley front woman Jenny Lewis and her middle-of-the-road actor/singer-songwriter boyfriend Jonathan Rice, will be performing for free, in-store at Amoeba Music in Hollyweird. Apple commercial inductees, LA-based indie pop duo the Submarines are poised to take on the Bootleg Theater with local "fancy pop" songstress Obi Best (LAist Interview, Review, #2) and Sacramento's Julie Baenziger, who performs under the pseudonym Sea of Bees. And, lastly, Portland-based alt-rock-leaning outfit Blue Giant, which is of course a splinter of celebrated indie pop act Viva Voce, will be warming up the stage at Spaceland for Nashville's own rock troubadour Bobby Bare Jr.. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Troubadour to catch Pacific Hurt, formerly known as Santa Ana-based indie rockers Aushua. LAist favorites, San Diegan buzz band LESANDS, LA-by-way-of-Glasgow retro 50s/60s pop outfit Neverever and folk-infused indie rock outfit Mississippi Man are all slated to perform as well.

Tonight Highland Park experimental indie rock sextet Fol Chen (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4), who recently released their sophomore studio-album—2010's Part II: The New December will be concluding their month-long residency at the Echo. Burgeoning LA-based jazz-infused indie rock act Big Moves are poised to take on the Silver Lake Lounge. And, lastly, Long Beach-bred one-man band Nima Kazeroun, who performs under the pseudonym So Many Wizards, will be gracing the hole-and-corner Pehrspace. But we strongly suggest heading over to Spaceland to catch the local indie rockers White Arrows, who will be concluding their month-long residency. LAist favorites, local indie pop quartet Superhumanoids and Grouplove are slated to perform as well.

Tonight local indie folk collective Family of the Year will be warming up the stage at the Troubadour for Orange County-bred indie rock quintet Young the Giant, who will be concluding their month-long residency. Local indie rockers West Indian Girl are poised to grace the Hotel Café. And, lastly, Portland-by-way-of-Los Angeles boy/girl duo Magic Johnson will be taking on the Smell in Downtown. But we strongly suggest doing whatever it takes to get into the Hollywood Bowl to catch British electronic duo the Chemical Brothers. LAist favorites, Québécois electro-funk duo Chromeo and Portland's own experimental electronic duo YACHT are slated to kick things off.

This week NYC-based dance-punk trio the Rapture will be headlining Sean Carlson's ever-so-famous Fuck Yeah Fest—now in its seventh year—which is set to take place in Los Angeles State Historic Park. Local electronic chanteuse Nite Jewel, who recently released a new EP entitled Am I Real?, is poised to grace the Troubadour with none other than recent collaborators Teen Inc. in tow. Portland-based alt-rock-leaning outfit Blue Giant, which is of course a splinter of celebrated indie pop act Viva Voce, will be warming up the stage at Spaceland for Nashville's own rock troubadour Bobby Bare Jr.. And, lastly, Pacific Hurt, formerly known as Santa Ana-based indie rockers Aushua, will be taking on the Troubadour with San Diegan buzz band LESANDS, LA-by-way-of-Glasgow retro 50s/60s pop outfit Neverever and folk-infused indie rock outfit Mississippi Man.

Tonight local indie rockers the Little Ones will be taking on the Echo with none other than Downtown/Union. Long Beach's own pop songstress (and general lass) Jessica Dobson is poised to grace Spaceland under the pseudonym Deep Sea Diver (LAist Review, #2). And, lastly, eclectic Vancouver-based indie rockers World Club will be performing for free, in-store at Origami Vinyl. But we strongly suggest heading over to the hole-and-corner Perhspace to catch O.C.-based indie folk act Gamble House, who recently released their fantastic self-titled, studio-album debut. LAist favorites, LA-by-way-of-Chicago electro pop act Walter Meego (LAist Review) and Mystery Claws, a side-project of Princeton's Matt Kivel that also features Warpaint drummer Stella Mozgawa, are slated to perform as well.

Tonight former Nickel Creek member, virtuosic Oceanside-bred mandolin player Chris Thile will be gracing Largo at the Coronet. Local indie rockers Radars to the Sky (LAist Review, #2, #3) are poised to ring in their debut disc, 2010's Supra / Infra at Spaceland. And, lastly, local prolific songwriter John Wood, who performs under the pseudonym Learning Music, will be continuing his residency at Echo Curio. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Bootleg Theater to catch Canadian psych rock troupe Black Mountain, who are poised to release their third studio-album—2010's Wilderness Heart— via Jagjaguwar this coming September. LAist favorites, Baltimore-based quartet Lower Dens are slated to kick things off.