Los Angeles' typical weekend ruckus was slightly more subdued this past Friday (May 9), as the ethereal melodies of Elbow filled Hollywood's club Avalon to the brim.

Donning pastel men's dress shirts and an array of knit caps, Ray-Bans, and leather boots and loafers, idiosyncratic-as-ever Dr. Dog strolled onstage last night (May 8) and immediately kicked the venue into jubilant spirits with samplings from their upcoming fifth full-length release, Fate (out July 22).

The Inglish-Rocks team -- Cool Kids' Evan "Chuck Inglish" Ingersoll and Antoine "Mikey Rocks" Reed -- opened with a little fiscal advice on off-album track "Gettin' It," telling last night's (May 8) be-seen crowd "there's no pocket full of cash to be thrown in the air," before slathering clunky-ill beats over trademark odes to BMXs and Fruity Pebbles.

Like El Perro Del Mar's adventurous, boisterous kid sister, Lykke Li emerged from the shadows at the dimly lit, swanky Joe's Pub last night (May 7) in front of well-dressed revelers waiting for the mounting buzz to be justified.

After months and months of patience from fans, and a little eco-friendly planning on the band's part, Radiohead crossed the Atlantic and finally touched down in the U.S.

Tuesday night (May 7) at Minneapolis' Fine Line Music Cafe, a cozily packed, predominately male crowd jumped up and down, matching the onstage energy of lead singer/basitarist Chris Ballew and guitbassist Andrew McKeag (both play customized version of the conventional guitar), as the Presidents of the United States of America blasted through a high energy and just plain fun performance, defined

A sparse yet dedicated Detroit crowd shuffled into the Magic Stick late last night (May 5) to catch former Rocket from the Crypt frontman John Reis' new SoCal group the Night Marchers as they delivered the goods, providing a chosen few with a slightly different, and decidedly raucous Cinco de Mayo celebration.

After a last-minute cancellation by Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes, Austin, TX’s Peter and the Wolf took the stage last night (May 4) at Toronto’s Sneaky Dees venue and concluded the four-day Over the Top festival at the notorious PWYC (Pay What You Can) indie showcase, Wavelength.

Fallen alt-rock pinup Evan Dando put the shred on nostalgia last night (May 1) at Chicago's Abbey Pub as the Lemonheads' 1992 breakout album, It's a Shame About Ray, turns old enough to drive.

Hot. Sweaty. Mess. Such was the scene last night (April 30) in the aftermath of Bonde Do Role's show at Austin, TX's Emo's, where the Brazilian-based outfit rolled over the crowd with its mish-mash of funk, hip-hop, and deadly samples.