Folk
Troubadour
9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West HollywoodThe folky pals-of-Devendra are warming up for the release of their first covers album, "Thing of the Past," which'll tackle tunes from Townes Van Zandt and Loudon...
El Rey Theatre
5515 Wilshire Blvd., L.A.May 17, 2008 08:00PM
El Rey Theatre
5515 Wilshire Blvd., L.A.Costa's sunny folk-pop isn't anything Southern California hasn't seen before, but the Brushfire Records songwriter has much of label head Jack Johnson's easy charm.
May 17, 2008 08:00PM
The Glass House
200 W. 2nd Street, PomonaCosta's sunny folk-pop isn't anything Southern California hasn't seen before, but the Brushfire Records songwriter has much of label head Jack Johnson's easy charm.
May 18, 2008 07:00PM
Troubadour
9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West HollywoodThe Indiana band's melodramatic murder ballads are as sinister as their name implies, but they're not without folk-rock tunefulness. Psych-folkers Dios (Malos) open.
May 18, 2008 08:00PM
The Mint
6010 W. Pico Blvd., Los AngelesRootsy jam-rockers Blue Turtle Seduction add the Mint to their marathon tour.
May 28, 2008 09:00PM
Orpheum Theater
842 S. Broadway, Los AngelesOrpheum Theater
842 S. Broadway, Los AngelesSilverlake Lounge
2906 W. Sunset Blvd., L.A.Troubadour
9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West HollywoodTangier Restaurant
2138 Hillhurst Ave, Los AngelesThe Grove of Anaheim
2200 E. Katella Ave., AnaheimTroubadour
9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West HollywoodThe shambolic indie-folk band was an inexplicable toast of Pitchfork last year, but they're soldiering on with a new deal from Sub Pop and further advances in the field of...
The Echo
1822 W. Sunset Blvd., Los AngelesOmaha's best tap-dancing folk-pop group puts on an endearingly low-key live set, but on record their pop smarts and arrangement savvy really shines. Fellow Nebraskans Capgun...
Royce Hall, UCLA
340 Royce Drive, Los AngelesThe Afro-pop singer has a stunning emotional presence and the inexorable optimism mixed with the devastating social observation that defines the best music of her native...