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Let's Independent Two-Year Anniversary feat. Xu Xu Fang w/ Death to Anders and the Savages



It's a momentous evening for the folks at Radio Free Silverlake: tonight they celebrate the second anniversary of their monthly Let's Independent showcase. The evening opens with a rare acoustic set by Death to Anders, whose new record, Fictitious Business, dropped a few months ago to warm reviews. Echo Park rockers the Savages hit the stage in all their anthemic glory, while local faves Xu Xu Fang headline with some gorgeously downbeat psychedelia. It's a "Low Dough Show" presented by Dewars, with $3 drinks all night — a fitting touch to a celebratory evening. – Jorge Barriere



The 802 Tour @ Hotel Cafe



Featuring Nico Muhly, Sam Amidon, & Doveman

Bridging the divide between classical-music chops and indie-rock chic, Juilliard alumnus Nico Muhly has one hell of a resume: besides being young and good looking, he has worked as Philip Glass' assistant and composed arrangements for Antony, Björk, and Will Oldham. In fact, The New Yorker recently came just short of labeling him the composer of the iTunes generation. But despite his high profile, Muhly prefers low-key collaboration. After chamber concerts at Carnegie Hall and the Whitney Museum in New York, Muhly embarks on a tour of close-knit performances with compatriots Doveman and Sam Amidon. – Max Goldberg


LE SWITCH / NICO STAI / LES BLANKS / THE WORLD RECORD @ ECHO



Le Switch [Listen]

Aaron Kyle sings as if he’s never five minutes from his last whiskey, or five minutes from his next, occasionally lurching into a down-deep growl you wouldn’t think could come from an angular white dude in a collared shirt and old browline spectacles.

But it’s that voice, and the woeful tales it conveys, that have endeared L.A. fans to the distinctly vintage soul-pop of Le Switch. “We’re not the fashion police,” Kyle says. “I think if you write a good song, people are going to respond, no matter whether it’s gonna end up in Vice magazine. Besides, I’d trade soul for cool any day.”

Le Switch’s sound, which nods to the likes of Leon Russell, Dr. John and Randy Newman, first began to take shape when Kyle fell in with drummer Joe Napolitano in 2005. Maria DeLuca (trumpet, viola, vocals) joined next, and by the time keyboardist Josh Charney and bassist Christopher Harrison had come on board, Kyle was eager to “make the Leon Russell or Harry Nilsson album we wanted to make,” he says. “Everybody in this band listens to a huge assortment of ’60s and ’70s music — there’s not a lot of new music I can drive with.” - LA Times

with:

Nico Stai
Les blanks
The World Record





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Indie 103 presents CLUB NME with BLACK FRANCIS / THE BLOOD ARM / BLACK GOLD @ Spaceland - WEDNESDAY August 20



Black Francis [Listen] [Watch]

Lasting only slightly longer than 20 minutes, Svn Fngrs is a joyously lo-fi collection of songs which proves that even his most unrefined efforts have nuggets of purest genius in them. The closer, ‘When They Come To Murder Me’ is a throbbing beast of Americana, all relentless driving drums and a chorus that, although it never hangs around for long enough to get boring. “I was born in a double orgasm,” he grunts, as if to affirm his status as a permanent outsider almost from birth. And, while he’s obviously never fitted flush with any so-called traditional ideas of what is and isn’t pop/rock star, the point is that Black’s still around and still making music better than most of the young bucks out there. It’s a joyous celebration of the fact that he’s been a step ahead of the pack probably since the inception of That Other Band – “When they come to murder me / I’m already gone, bye-bye,” he drawls. Sorry chaps, you won’t catch him.- Drowned in Sound

with:

The Blood Arm
Black Gold

Dewar’s drink specials: $3 before midnight, $1 after midnight

Resident DJs Dia and guests spinning. No cover after midnight.

9pm / $20 advance; $22 day of show / 21+













Three live music stages provide much of the energy, where local heroes like Mike Watt, Extra Fancy and Candye Kane perform back-to-back sets. Midway rides and an open-air disco add to the fun. Of course vendors are in on the action, with more than 200 booths offering everything from tamales to Greenpeace literature.

- Al Ridenour, Los Angeles Citysearch








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THE MAE-SHI @ Spaceland



THE MOVIES @ Spaceland



DENGUE FEVER @ Viper Room