First and foremost, we'd like to excuse our brief lapse into barbarism yesterday. We may or may not have initially forgotten to include the triumphant return of My Bloody Valentine, which commenced last night at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Tonight, the London-based progenitors of blaring shoegaze will be concluding their brief two-date stint with a sold-out show at the aforementioned venue. If you miss it, well, then you run the risk of being called—among other brilliantly devised hyperbole—an uncultured swine. For those lucky enough to snag tickets to McCabe's 50th Anniversary bash at Royce Hall, we applaud thee! You will be treated to a night filled with mind-blowingly dexterous guitar playing, including past masters Jackson Browne and Richard Thompson, as well as Drag City's own Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. And, lastly, Joshua Tree-based psych-pop act Gram Rabbit, who were hailed as best new LA band in 2005 at the LA Weekly Music Awards, will be headlining the House of Blues Sunset. But we suggest catching Icelandic quartet Sigur Rós at the Greek Theatre. They will be pumping out ethereal, otherworldly tunes in support of 2008's Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust....

Part three of three. Monday: Radars to the Sky, The Happy Hollows, Castledoor. Yesterday: Bodies of Water, Johnathan Rice. Today: The Henry Clay People, Gram Rabbit. Two weeks ago, the 28th annual Sunset Junction Street Festival (MySpace) took place in Silver Lake. Like Saturday, Sunday's lineup at the Bates Stage featured several buzzworthy artists from the indie music scene, starting with another local covered previously here -- The Henry Clay People (MySpace) -- backed......

Part two of three. Monday: Radars to the Sky, The Happy Hollows, Castledoor. Tuesday: Bodies of Water, Johnathan Rice. Wednesday: The Henry Clay People, Gram Rabbit. Recapping -- Two weeks ago, the 28th annual Sunset Junction Street Festival (MySpace) took place in Silver Lake. And while much of the fallout has focused on the admission fee and affected businesses, Saturday's lineup at the Bates Stage featured several buzzworthy artists from the indie music scene,......

Part one of three. Monday: Radars to the Sky, The Happy Hollows, Castledoor. Tuesday: Bodies of Water, Johnathan Rice. Wednesday: The Henry Clay People, Gram Rabbit. Two weeks ago, the 28th annual Sunset Junction Street Festival (MySpace) took place in Silver Lake. And while much of the fallout has focused on the admission fee and affected businesses, Saturday's lineup at the Bates Stage featured several buzzworthy artists from the indie music scene, starting with......

In the 80s, I kind of felt like I was living in the Twilight Zone. Particularly the episode where everyone thinks people with pig faces are beautiful. Back then, people were wearing asymmetrical everything, giant hair, giant shoulderpads, giant polkadots, and dayglo colors to complement the ultrathick, bushy eyebrows. My mother would try to force these horrible clothes on me in the dressing room, and it was as if they were burning my skin.......

Band of Horses - "The Funeral" Social Distortion @ House of Blues Band of Horses, Drones, Tyler Ramsey @ Avalon Backbiter, Motorcycle Black Madonnas, Swords of Fatima @ Mr. T's Bowl Gram Rabbit @ Safari Sam's The Happy Hollows @ Spaceland Banyan, Magic Box, Trees for Treehouses @ Malibu Inn (because of the fires, check first) Claude VonStroke, Matthew Dear @ Avalon White Magic, Luke Top @ The Echo Aceyalone @ Viper Room Billy......

The Submarines - "Brighter Discontent" Foo Fighters @ Henry Fonda The Submarines, Emma Burgess, Western States Motel @ Viper Room Editors, Ra Ra Riot @ The Wiltern Trisha Yearwood @ Cerritos Center Sarah Silverman @ Largo Metal Skool, Tickle Me Pink, Shapes of Racecars @ Key Club Happy Hollows, The Movies, Death to Anders, Lo Fi Sugar @ The Echo Del The Funky Homosapien, Devin the Dude @ House of Blues Gram Rabbit, The......

The Donnas, The Randies, Girl in a Coma @ The Viper Room Justin Timberlake @ Staples Center Peter Bjorn & John @ Wiltern The Sounds @ Santa Monica Civic Matt & Kim @ The Troubadour New Model Army, Vale, Anon @ Knitting Factory The Happy Hollows, Le Switch, Rademacher @ The Echo Gram Rabbit, Abby Travis, Gwendolyn @ Spaceland Dr. Know, Bad Samaritans, Agression, Killroy, The Homewreckers @ Safari Sam's......

Spoon - "The Underdog" Spoon @ Henry Fonda The Airborne Toxic Event @ The Viper Room I'm a Bird You're a Bird @ The Cat Club 14 Year Old Girls @ Pehrspace Lucinda Williams @ El Rey Gram Rabbit, Donita Sparks @ Spaceland Metal Skool, Zombies Ate My Nation @ Key Club Todd Rundgren @ Grove of Anaheim Doug Benson, Patton Oswalt @ Largo The Happy Hollows, The Western States Motel, Tigers Can Bite......

Gram Rabbit @ Spaceland Happy Hollows, Billionaires, Soft Hands @ The Echo Metal Skool, The Rainmain Suite, Silver Needle, Die Fast @ Key Club Inherit Disease, Gomorrah, Necronazarene, Abysmal Chaosphere, Rott @ Safari Sam's Seasons, Teddy's Cheer Club, Baxter House, Dirty City Brothers @ Mr. T's Bowl Free To Be Me @ Redondo Beach Pier (drum circle 4pm) The Minor Canon, Satisfaction, The Prix @ Viper Room......

Deerhoof, Hella, Busdriver @ El Rey GZA, DJ Muggs, Gone Mad @ Key Club Gram Rabbit @ Spaceland Will Hoge, The Jane Does @ The Knitting Factory Baxter House, Seasons, The Sufferers Incorporated @ Mr. T's Bowl God Forbid, Goatwhore, The Human Abstract, Mnemic, Arsis @ Whisky Franklin for Short, Highlines, One False Move, The Return @ Lava Lounge Stepsonday, Thieves & Liars, The Valley Arena, Light FM @ Silverlake Lounge Dar Williams, Priscilla......

To celebrate the Snakes on a Plane soundtrack which was released yesterday, Cobra Starship, the band who performs the theme song will be playing the Key Club tonight. Attendees can expect a plethora of special guests. We can imagine some good odds of a Fall Out Boy or two, random celebs, throngs of kids with digital cameras, Marc Brown, and a red carpet @ Key Club The Neville Brothers, The Meters, Brass Monkey Brass......

Gram Rabbit Cultivation (Stinky) – They’ve got a unique sound (kind of like Calexico mixed with trip-hop) and they’re from Joshua Tree. This is their second release and they’re performing live at Tower Sunset on 4/20 at 6:00 PM and the Echo on 4/21. Listen to some tracks on MYSPACE. Languis Other Desert Cities EP (Pehr) – Highly recommended new release from an under-appreciated local band. If you haven’t seen or heard them since......

FRIDAY • Indie up-and-comers Maximo Park are on tonight at the Troubadour with Gram Rabbit and Test Your Reflex. Doors open at 8 PM; tickets are $13 advance, $15 day of. • It's Honky Tonk Heaven at the Knitting Factory, featuring The Lucky Stars, Mike Stinson, Hank Floyd, Justin & Sally Curis and DJ Cowboy Nick of KXLU tonight at 8 PM. Tickets are $6. • Enjoy at "A Night at the Copa" with......

FRIDAY • The inimitable Chris Whitley performs tonight at the Knitting Factory with Rob Shapiro from Populuxe. Doors open at 8 PM; tickets are $12. • Ray Wylie Hubbard and I See Hawks in LA are at McCabe's Guitar Shop tonight at 8 PM. Tickets are $15. • Guitarist extraordinaire Mark Knopfler and special guest William Topley perform at the Greek Theatre tonight at 7:30 PM. Tickets range from $30-79.50. • The Scene hosts......

TUESDAY • Michelle Shocked performs a free in-store at Amoeba Music tonight to celebrate the release of Threesome at 7 PM. • Bright Eyes is on stage at the Grand Olympic Auditorium at 8 PM with The Faint and Airborn Audio. Tickets are $30. • The Raveonettes perform tonight with Gram Rabbit in the first of a three-night gig at Spaceland. Doors open at 9 PM. • Wilco play the Greek Theatre with The......