PICK OF THE WEEK

Sunset Junction Arts & Music Street Festival
Sat 8/22 & Sun 8/23 — Conor Oberst & The MVB, Islands, Delta Spirit, Sly & Robbie, Dengue Fever, Rumspringa, Warpaint, Built To Spill, The Sonics, Morris Day, Arrested Development, Mika Miko, Love Grenades, Fool’s Gold, DJ Nobody, Jason Bentley, Destructo, Bostich & Fussible & many, many more.
 

 
THIS WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAYS

The Flaming Lips
w/ Ghostland Observatory
Two Shows!
Mon 8/17 | Greek Theatre
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Tues 8/18 | Fox Theater Pomona
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Elvis Costello and the Sugarcanes
w/ Lucinda Williams
Tues 8/18
Greek Theater
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Sylvain Sylvain
of New York Dolls
w/ Angus Khan, United Snakes & Adam Bones
Thurs 8/20
Knitting Factory
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J. Tillman
of Fleet Foxes
w/ Evan Way & Big Search
Thurs 8/20
The Echo
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The Sonics
w/ Prima Donna & Japanese Motors
Fri 8/21
Echoplex
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Jedi Mind Tricks
w/ MC Esoteric, Reef the Lost Cauze & more
Two Shows!
Thurs 8/20 | El Rey Theater
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Fri 8/21 | Glass House Pomona
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Los Campesinos!
w/ Girls
Two Shows!
Fri 8/21 | El Rey Theater
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Sat 8/22| Glass House Pomona
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The Cult
Performing the Love LP
Sat 8/22 | Club Nokia | Info
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Grand Prize winner gets VIP lounge passes, poster and meet & greet with The Cult!

 
Friendly Fires
w/ The Phenomenal Handclap Band
Sun 8/23
Glass House
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HEADS UP

Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Fox Theater Pomona Tue 9/15
Steve Earle w/ Tom Morello @ Troubadour Sun 10/11
Steve Earle w/ Tom Morello @ Troubadour Sat 10/10
Steve Earle w/ Tom Morello @ Troubadour Fri 10/9
Simian Mobile Disco with JDH & Dave P @ Mayan Theatre Wed 11/25
Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger @ Club Nokia Tue 10/6
The Big Pink with Crystal Antlers, IO Echo @ El Rey Wed 11/18
Skinny Puppy @ Club Nokia Thu 12/10
Gil Scott-Heron @ El Rey Sun 10/4
The Felice Brothers @ Ford Amphitheatre (Old Crow Medicine Show) Tue 9/29
Great Lake Swimmers @ El Rey Mon 10/12
Vietnam w/ Night Horse & Emeralds @ Bootleg Theater Fri 9/18
Princeton & Fol Chen w/ special guest @ pehrspace Sat 8/29
Heartless Bastards @ Troubadour Wed 9/2
Skinny Puppy @ Glass House Fri 10/30
Fever Ray @ Glass House Tue 10/6
Blitzen Trapper @ Glass House Tue 9/29
Outrageous Cherry w/ The Tyde / Asteroid #4, Devon Williams @ Spaceland Thu 9/10
he Most Serene Republic w/ The Grates @ Spaceland Fri 9/18
The 88 @ Spaceland Tue 9/1
The 88 @ Spaceland Tue 9/8
The 88 @ Spaceland Tue 9/15
The 88 @ Spaceland Tue 9/22
The 88 @ Spaceland Tue 9/29
A Hawk and a Hacksaw featuring Damon and Naomi @ Spaceland Thu 10/8
BrakesBrakesBrakes @ Spaceland Thu 10/22
Polvo @ Spaceland Sat 10/10
Land of Talk @ Spaceland Thu 10/29
Fanfarlo @ The Echo Wed 9/16
John Doe & Exene (acoustic) w/ Kid Congo Powers @ Echoplex Fri 10/9
Why? w/ Serengetti & Polyphonic @ Echoplex Tue 10/20
David Cross @ The Wiltern (Of Alvin & The Chipmunks) Mon 9/21
Ladyhawke w/ Ida Maria, Semi-Precious Weapons & Julian Perretta @ Avalon Sat 10/3
The Swell Season @ The Wiltern Wed 11/11
Disney’s Imagination Movers @ Club Nokia Sat 12/5
Disney’s Imagination Movers @ Club Nokia (1:30 pm show) Sat 12/5
 

MONDAY
Depeche Mode @ Hollywood Bowl
Flaming Lips w/ Ghostland Observatory, White Dwarf & Stardeath @ Greek Theatre

TUESDAY
Elvis Costello & The Sugarcanes w/ Lucinda Williams @ Greek Theatre
Flaming Lips w/ Ghostland Observatory, Star Death & White Dwarf @ Fox Theater, Pomona

WEDNESDAY
Atmosphere @ The Palladium
Depeche Mode @ Honda Center
Emiliana Torrini @ El Rey
Max Tundra @ Spaceland
Tracy Chapman @ The Wiltern
Yellowjackets & Mike Stern @ Catalina

THURSDAY
Depeche Mode @ Santa Barbara Bowl
J. Tillman (of Fleet Foxes) @ The Echo
Jedi Mind Tricks w/ MC Esoteric & Reef the Lost Cause @ El Rey
Sylvain Sylvain (New York Dolls legend), Angus Khan, United Snakes & Adam Bones @ Knitting Factory
Tracy Chapman @ The Wiltern

FRIDAY
Benji Hughes @ Spaceland
Jedi Mind Tricks w/ MC Esoteric & Reef the Lost Cause @ Glass House
Los Campesinos! w/ Girls @ El Rey
Steely Dan @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Performing Aja & the hits)
Steely Dan @ Gibson Amphitheatre (4 Night Package)
The 88 @ The Grove Apple Store (7pm)
The Sonics @ Echoplex
ZZ Top @ House of Blues

SATURDAY
Benji Hughes @ Spaceland
Kings of Leon @ The Forum
Los Campesinos! w/ Girls @ Glass House
Panda @ The Wiltern (a.k.a. PXNDX)
Steely Dan @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Performing Gaucho & the hits)
Sunset Junction (Mary Wilson / Sly & Robbie / Les Nubians / Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band / Alex Cuba & Many More)
The Cult Performing Love w/ Year Long Disaster @ Club Nokia

SUNDAY
Friendly Fires @ Glass House
Heroes of Woodstock: Jefferson Starship, Canned Heat and More @ Greek Theatre
Los Campesinos! @ Detroit Bar
Steely Dan @ Gibson Amphitheatre (Peforming The Royal Scam & the hits)
Sunset Junction (Morris Day & The Time / Chris Clark with Arthur Adams / Arrested Development / The Sonics / Built to Spill / Nortec Collective / Cody Chesnutt & Martin Luther & More)