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Local Shows This Week

On Monday, January 17th, 2011
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1/17/11 - School Night @ Bardot If you haven't yet been to Bardot's weekly Monday night party, School Night, you've been missing out. Each week, the Hollywood venue brings in a host of rising bands to play a free show. This week's line-up includes LA indie rockers Great Northern and New York's irresistible folk duo The Pierces (pictured), with more bands TBA. RSVP at www.itsaschoolnight.com.

1/17/11 - Screaming Females w/ La Sera @ Echoplex With four albums in the past four years and a gritty, vintage sound, New Jersey products Screaming Females are reminiscent of the prolific punks of the '70s and '80s. Still, aspects of their music tends more toward the post-punk side of things: they have ...


Local Shows This Week 12/20

On Monday, December 20th, 2010
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12/21/10 - Check Yo Ponytail 2 with Dum Dum Girls, Abe Vigoda, and more @ Echoplex Though Dum Dum Girls' debut full-length dropped this March, I Will Be still resonates with many as one of the best albums of the year. Dum Dum Girls (pictured) have charmed LA audiences since 2008 with infectious, exuberant noise pop, and with a relatively new national fanbase under their belt, they'll return to the local stage for another jamming show. Accompanying Dum Dum Girls will be fellow LA indie rising stars Abe Vigoda, who recently shifted their aesthetic from tropicália-influenced punk to an equally sunny chillwave sound. Tickets are available here.

12/25/10 - LA Beatdown @ The Music Box This is one ...


This Weekend: FYF Fest

On Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
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With the balmy days dwindling, so are your chances to bare flesh publicly while bands play outdoors. For those not burnt out by the recent plague of local festivals, including Sunset Junction, Sunset Strip Festival, or Outside lands, get to Fuck Yeah Fest this weekend for another chance to don your denim cutoffs.

Nestled downtown just beside Chinatown, LA State Historic Park plays host to a plethora of indie outfits on Saturday, including UK dance hybrid scenesters The Rapture as well as !!!, New York’s Panda Bear of Animal Collective, L.A.'s very own overnight phenomenon Local Natives, actor Ryan Gosling's band Dead Man's Bones, and a huge collection of local groovers.

Others include Sleep, ...