Any apprehension about seeing the Raconteurs at the Fonda last night disappeared when they took the stage. On the album, each song sounds like a different band trying on a new style. But in person, they're tight, unified and rock nice and hard and loud (are your ears still ringing a little too?). On tour the band (Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler) is supplemented with a fifth member who mostly......

Infinity (the Journey cover band that played Spaceland on Friday) is a lot of fun to see live. Here are some other bands that are hopefully fun live..... Mon 6/5 - Languis / Kind Hearts and Coronets / Ill Lit / @ the Echo (Free) – Languis is playing every Monday at the Echo in June. They put out a very good spacey rock EP earlier this year. You need to see them live......

Cam’Ron Killa Season (Diplomatic Man) – He’s straight-up gangsta. In the last two years he’s hunted internet pedophiles, gotten shot and beefed with Jay-Z. Some critics complain that the beats on this album sound too much like the last one, but most agree that his lyrics make it an enjoyable listen. He’s even got a song about his battle with irritable bowel syndrome. Dinosaur Jr. Green Mind and Where You Been (Rhino) – While......

Fri 4/14 – The Greenhornes @ Troubadour ($12) – This Cincinnati three-piece plays quality retro rock’n’roll that’s heavily influenced by The Yardbirds. The band includes the rhythm section that played on Loretta Lynn’s great album, Van Lear Rose, and they're also members of the Raconteurs (along with Brendan Benson and Jack White). Download Pattern Skies Sat 4/15 – Kennedy @ The 4th Annual Rock Paper Scissors Rumble ($5) – A rare opportunity to watch......

TUESDAY • International Pop Overthrow hits Spaceland tonight, featuring Carlos Torres and the Furious Five, Run Run Run, Bedroom Walls, The Slow Signal Fade, The Nervous Return, James Combs and Gwendolyn. Doors open at 9 PM. • At Tangier, enjoy Devics with Great Northern and Tim O'Gara at 8:30 PM. Tickets are $10. • The El Rey hosts Brendan Benson and the Robbers on High Street tonight at 8 PM. Tickets are $19.50.......

WEDNESDAY • Brendan Benson and Giant Drag perform tonight at the Troubadour. Doors open at 8 PM, tickets are $15. • Cake, Gomez, Robbers on High Street and Voynse are on stage tonight at UCLA's Royce Hall, beginning at 7 PM. • Enjoy an evening of Todd Solondz at the New Beverly Cinema, with Happiness at 7:30 PM, followed by Welcome to the Dollhouse at 10:10 PM. Click here to see a complete list......