Recommended Music This Week: The Clientele, The Raveonettes

The Clientele
Bonfires on the Heath
[Merge Records]

The Raveonettes
In and Out of Control
[Vice Records]

Show Alert: The Walkmen/Beach House, Animal Collective, The Raveonettes, Tapes 'n Tapes

The Walkmen/Beach House - January 20, 2009 - The Henry Fonda Theater

Animal Collective - January 23, 2009 February 26, 2009 - The Henry Fonda Theater
Animal Collective - January 24, 2009 February 27, 2009 - The Troubadour

The Raveonettes - January 24, 2009 - The Henry Fonda Theater

Tapes 'n Tapes - January 24, 2009 - The El Rey Theater

Photos: Make Music Pasadena - 6/21/08

The Raveonettes

The Little Ones

The Little Ones

The Little Ones

Division Day

Show Alert: Make Music Pasadena

Ok, mark your calendars for what is sure to be an excellent upcoming summer music event in Los Angeles. Make Music Pasadena -- a Fête de la Musique event -- brings together professional and amateur musicians in a day of music in Old Town Pasadena. At the top of the lineup are: The Raveonettes, Kinky, Dengue Fever, The Little Ones, Nortec Collective, Jesca Hoop, Division Day, and Everest. In addition to these acts, "sidewalks, parks, courtyards, alleys, building lobbies and other unconventional performance spaces will become spontaneous musical stages and social gathering places" where amateur musicians will perform. Not only is this event completely free, the Make Music grounds are accessible via the extremely convenient MTA Gold Line. A free event with good bands in the glorious So Cal summer that doesn't involve driving, traffic or parking? Hells yeah. It all goes down June 21.