Joshua Pressman

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 taking on the penultimate night of their month-long residency at the Echo with San Diegan garage rockers Crocodiles (LAist Inteview). Local indie rockers White Arrows are poised to do the same at Spaceland with O.C.-based indie folk act Gamble House in tow. And, lastly, LA-based indie pop quartet Robotanists will be gracing the Silver Lake Lounge. But we strongly suggest heading over to Bardot to catch Brooklyn-based electro pop songstress Amanda Warner, who performs under the pseudonym MNDR. TV on the Radio guitarist David Andrew Sitek is slated to spin under his brand-new solo moniker Maximum Balloon.

Tonight Dublin-by-way-of-Mexico acoustic guitar maestros Rodrigo y Gabriela will be headlining the Greek Theatre. London-based DJ trio Patchwork Pirates will be gracing the Airliner for this week's edition of Low End Theory. And, lastly, local indie rock quartet Adeline And The Philistines will be taking on Echo Curio. But we strongly suggest doing whatever it takes to get into the Bootleg Theater to catch actor/writer/comedian/MC Donald Glover, who performs under the pseudonym Childish Gambino.

Tonight the Killers front man Brandon Flowers, who only recently announced that he would be embarking on the solo path, will be performing to a very sold-out house at Troubadour. Local indie pop outfit the Parson Red Heads (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4) are poised to take on Spaceland with none other than Cotton Jones in tow. And, lastly, LA-bred psych rockers Dead Meadow, who recently rung in their latest endeavor, 2010's feature-length film and soundtrack Three Kings, will be gracing the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Bootleg Theater to catch local psych rockers Darker My Love, who will be ringing in their third studio-album—2010's Alive As You Are.

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 continuing their residency at the Echo with San Diegan garage rockers Crocodiles (LAist Inteview). Local indie rockers White Arrows are poised to do the same at Spaceland with local blues-infused indie rock duo Rumspringa (LAist Review, #2) in town. And, lastly, LA-based experimental punk outfit Abe Vigoda will be gracing the Smell in Downtown. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Bootleg Theater to catch British soul singer Alice Russell.

Tonight Australian electro pop duo Empire of the Sun, which is of course features Luke Steele of the Sleepy Jackson, will be concluding a four-night stint at the Music Box at Henry Fonda Theater. Local indie rockers Red Cortez (LAist Review, #2, #3, #4) are poised to head a bill of talented locals for Bloomfest in the heart of the Arts District. And, lastly, local indie pop quartet Superhumanoids will be gracing HEARDfest, a fledgling music/arts festival which takes place at Junction Block and is organized by local collective Heard of Elephants. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Echoplex to catch NY-based disco/house duo Hercules and Love Affair.

Tonight Australian electro pop duo Empire of the Sun, which is of course composed of Luke Steele of the Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau, will be taking on the penultimate night of a four-date stint at the Music Box at Henry Fonda Theater. LAist favorites, experimental English indie rockers Wild Beasts are poised to take on the El Rey Theatre. And, lastly, Washington D.C.-based alt-rock collective These United States will be taking on Spaceland with none other than San Franciscan alternative country outfit Or, The Whale. But we strongly suggest heading over to California Plaza in Downtown to catch a free performance by Mali-based musician Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba. LAist favorites, local Cambodian rock outfit Dengue Fever (LAist Interview, Review) are slated to perform as well.

Tonight Louisville's crown jewel My Morning Jacket will be headlining the Greek Theatre with none other than Long Beach/Los Alamitos natives and recent Sub Pop signees Avi Buffalo (LAist Interview, Review). Australian electro pop duo Empire of the Sun, which is of course composed of Luke Steele of the Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau, are poised to continue a four-night stint at the Music Box at Henry Fonda Theater. And, lastly, Ontario-based indie rockers Tokyo Police Club will be performing to a sold-out crowd at the El Rey Theatre with Queens' own indie pop buzz band Freelance Whales in tow. But we strongly suggest heading over to Pershing Square to catch a free performance by O.C.-based indie folk act Gamble House, who recently released their fantastic self-titled, studio-album debut.

Tonight Australian electro pop duo Empire of the Sun, which is of course composed of Luke Steele of the Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau, will be kicking off a four-night stint at the Music Box at Henry Fonda Theater. Local electro pop singer-songwriter Evan Voytas is poised to perform for free at the West Los Angeles Civic Center Bandshell. And, lastly, Echo Park-based folk duo Judson and Mary will be gracing Three Clubs in Hollyweird. But we strongly suggest heading over to the Bootleg Theater to catch London-by-way-of-North Wales indie pop trio the Joy Formidable, who recently released their debut EP—2010's A Balloon Called Moaning. LAist favorites, local indie rock act Division Day (LAist Review, #2, #3) are slated to perform as well.

Tonight "New Zealand's greatest dubstep export" Truth will be headlining the Echo. London-by-way-of-North Wales indie pop trio the Joy Formidable are making their way towards Los Angeles, making a pit-stop at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. And, lastly, local surf-infused indie rockers the Californian will be taking on El Cid. But we strongly suggest heading over to Amoeba Music in Hollyweird to catch Chapel Hill orchestral pop collective Lost in the Trees, who will of course be performing for free!

We'll be the first to say it: We hope that White Arrows find fame, but for the right reason. Not because they all die in a fiery airplane crash at the height of their career, or because they accidentally strangle themselves with the cord of a pulley-operated mechanical bed of their own design, or even because front man Mickey Schiff collapses in the process of snorting a satchel's worth of cocaine off of his dog's coat. No, none of the above. We hope they become famous because they have a residency at Spaceland.