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Band: Dr. Dog / Purling Hiss When: Friday February 10, 2012 Who Should Go: Fans of the Beach Boys, Beatles, et al Where: Orpheum Theatre Tickets: $25 ( Buy ) Other Noteworthy Shows: Paul McCartney / Neil Young with Crazy Horse / Alison Krauss / James Taylor / Norah Jones / Coldplay / Foo Fighters / Alicia Keys / Duane Eddy / Tony Bennett @ Los Angeles Convention Center (Sold Out) Spindrift / Gangi / The Hallucinations @ The Satellite ($8) ALO @ Troubadour ($20) [...]

Sugar Twists Like Hurricane by Frankel Band: Frankel / Raquel Bell When: Thursday February 9, 2012 Who Should Go: Fans of talented singer-songwriters Where: 1642 W. Temple Tickets: Free Other Noteworthy Shows: Mark Langean Band / Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss ($23) Class Actress / Superhumanoids @ The Echo ($12) Oh Darling @ The Satellite ($8) Rumspringa @ Bootleg ($8) Joss Stone & Dave Stewart @ Troubadour (Sold Out) Ben Kweller @ Amoeba (Free)

Band: Free the Robots / Virtual Boy / Prehistoric When: Wednesday February 8, 2012 Who Should Go: Fans of beats Where: Airliner Tickets: $10 at the door Other Noteworthy Shows: Coldplay @ Club Nokia (Sold Out) Laura Gibson / Breathe Owl Breathe ($10) Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra @ Troubadour ($15) Marketa Irglova @ Hotel Café (Sold Out) Johan Johannsson @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Sold Out)

Band: Geronimo Getty / Haroula Rose / Harley Prechtel-Cortez / Sloan Martin [no video available for Geronimo Getty, that's Haroula Rose] When: Tuesday February 7, 2012 Who Should Go: Fans of Le Switch, local music supporters Where: Lot 1 Cafe Tickets: $5 at the door Other Noteworthy Shows: Com Truise / Teengirl Fantasy / Soft Metals @ Echoplex Lana Del Rey @ Amoeba (Free) America @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out)

Band: Incan Abraham / Hands / Cuckoo Chaos / Masxs When: Monday February 6, 2012 Who Should Go: Kids who kind of still like bands with guitars Where: Bootleg Bar Tickets: Free Other Noteworthy Shows: Glen Campbell @ Grammy Museum (Sold Out) The Mae Shi / Totally Radd!! / Laco$te @ Pehrspace ($5) Judson McKinney / Kind Hearts and Coronets / Andrew Lynch @ Silverlake Lounge (Free) Youngblood Hawke / Lady Danville / Useless Keys / Yellow Red Sparks (Free) LA Font / [...]

Band: Indian Jewelry / Jewels of the Nile When: Sunday February 5, 2012 Who Should Go: Druggies Where: The Echo Tickets: $10 ( Buy )

Band: Dead Angle / Jeremy Jay / Sea Lions When: Saturday February 4, 2012 Who Should Go: Indie pop kids Where: The Smell Tickets: $5 at the door Other Noteworthy Shows: VHS or Beta @ The Roxy Haim / Mini [...]

Band: Twin Sister / Ava Luna / Talkdemonic When: Friday February 3, 2012 Who Should Go: Hipsters Where: The Echo Tickets: $12 ( HERE ) Other Noteworthy Shows: Ethan Gold @ The Satellite ( $8 ) The Chuck Dukowski Sextet / Guy Blakeslee @ The Smell ($5) The Soft Moon / Light Asylum @ Natural History Museum ( $18 ) Eleanor Friedberger / Dominant Legs @ Troubadour ( $15 ) Rocco Deluca @ Hotel Café Mike Watt @ Redwood Bar

Band: The Jayhawks (classic lineup) When: Thursday February 2, 2012 Who Should Go: Americana fans Where: Avalon Tickets: $25 ( Here ) Other Noteworthy Shows: M. Ward @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever (Sold Out) Gotye @ El Rey (Sold Out) Black Bananas / Pink Mountaintops @ The Echo ($10) The Features @ Bootleg Bar ($10) Ghost / Blood Ceremony @ The Roxy (Sold Out)

Band: Fujiya & Miyagi / Evan Voytas When: Wednesday February 1, 2012 Who Should Go: Fans of indie electronic pop Where: The Echo Tickets: $14 ( HERE ) Other Noteworthy Shows: Act As If @ The Satellite ($5)

Band: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr . / The One AM Radio / NO When: Tuesday January 31, 2012 Who Should Go: Fans of light, indie pop that's easy on the ears Where: The Echoplex Tickets: $19 (Here) Other Noteworthy Shows: Jessie Baylin / The Watson Twins @ Troubadour ($15)

Band: Chasing Kings / Shadow Shadow Shade / Francisco the Man When: Monday January 30, 2012 Who Should Go: Local music fans, cheapskates (it's free) Where: The Satellite Tickets: Free Other Noteworthy Shows: Princeton / NO @ Bootleg Bar (Free) Seasons @ The Echo (Free) Restavrant @ Redwood Bar

Band: LA Font / The Ross Sea Party When: Sunday January 29, 2012 Who Should Go: Indie rock fans Where: Bootleg Bar Tickets: $8 ( HERE ) Other Noteworthy Shows: Skrillex @ LA Live’s Event Deck (Sold Out)

Band: Graveyard / Radio Moscow / The Shrine When: Saturday January 28, 2012 Who Should Go: Fans of 1970s metal Where: Bootleg Theater Tickets: Sold Out Other Noteworthy Shows: All Star Jam (Matt Sorum, Billy Morrison, Wes Borland) @ The Satellite ($15) They Might Be Giants @ Royce Hall ($30 - $40) Skrillex @ Hollywood Palladium ($68)

Artist: The Life and Times / Aeges / City City Who Should Go: At a minimum, fans of Epley's old band, Shiner (a band I saw 20 times in college) Date: Sunday January 22, 2012 Where: The Satellite Tickets: $10 (available at the door)

Artist: Harlan / Rumspringa / Noah and the Megafauna When: Thursday January 5, 2012 Where: The Satellite Who Should Go: Party boys, fans of Kennedy/Har Mar Tickets: Free Show Other Noteworthy Shows: Vintage Trouble @ Troubadour (Sold Out) Hanni El Khatib / Jacuzzi Boys @ Alex's Bar(Free w/ RSVP ) Jeff Garlin in Conversation with Henry Rollins @ Largo ($30)

Artist: Big Business / Neil Hamburger When: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Who Should Go: People who shop at Vacation Vinyl Where: Alex's Bar in Long Beach Tickets: $10 ( buy )

Artist: Olin and the Moon / Willoughby / Maxim Ludwig / Jeff Crosby When: Tuesday January 3, 2012 Who Should Go: Sensitive beer drinkers Where: The Echo Tickets: $7 at the door

Artist: Frank Fairfield ( NPR feature and Daytrotter Session ) When: Monday January 2, 2012 Who Should Go: Harry Smith acolytes Where: Redwood Bar Tickets: Available at the Door Other Noteworthy Shows: Princeton @ Bootleg (Free) Chasing Kings @ The Satellite (Free) Seasons @ The Echo (Free) Vinnie Ferra @ Silverlake Lounge (Free)