Molly Bergen

WHO: Foster the People WHERE: El Rey Theatre WHEN: 7/7/11 "I always looked at this venue and thought, 'Man I want to play there,'" Mark Foster told the sold out crowd at the El Rey Theatre. If his band continues to skyrocket the way it has, this may be his......

Who: The Black Lips Where: The Music Box When: 6/24/11 The energy in the Music Box crackled before the Black Lips even arrived on stage last night. The opening acts had done a good job of getting the crowd all riled up. T-shirts were already soaked with sweat and most......

Who: Yeasayer Where: The Music Box When: 5/23/11 If you don't believe in magic, this is not the band for you. If you are unable to suspend disbelief for an evening, this is not the band for you. If you are unable to trust your imagination, this is not the......

View more photos in Timothy Norris' "The Dodos @ The El Rey Theatre" slideshow. What: The Dodos Where: The El Rey Theatre When: April 8th 2011 On a brisk Friday night the Dodos graced the El Rey Theatre in support of their new album No Color. Before the set started......

What: Puro Instinct (formerly Pearl Harbor) with So Many Wizards Where: Echoplex When: April 4th, 2011 "Should we do two more or should we just fuck off?" Piper Kaplan asked the crowd at the Echoplex last night. No sooner had the words left her lips that one would imagine that......

WHAT: Toro Y Moi, Braids, Cloud Nothings WHERE: The Troubadour WHEN: 3/23/11 Last night the fans waiting to get in the Troubadour didn't seem to feel the cold or the wet. Well prepared in hoodies and woolen hats they poured into the venue and excited to catch Toro y Moi......

What: Lykke Li Where: El Rey Theatre When: March 9th, 2011 Last night Lykke Li played before a sold out crowd at the El Rey Theatre in support of her new album Wounded Rhymes. The Swedish chanteuse has spent the week in Los Angeles making the Unofficial Promising New Indie......

What: Baths (with Braids and Gobble Gobble) Where: Troubadour When: March 5th, 2011 Last night local electro beatmaker Baths aka Will Wiesenfeld played a sold-out show at the Troubadour. Quite a feat for any local artist, but for one who at the tender age of 21 went from obscurity last......

What: Crocodiles Where: The Echo When: 1/28/11 Last night a line of hopefuls procrastinators stretched down Sunset Boulevard to get into the Echo. They had waited too long to buy their Crocodiles tickets and were now grumpily eying those who slipped in front of them to pick up their tickets......

View more photos in Timothy Norris' slideshow, "Iron and Wine, Laura Marling @ The Wiltern." What: Iron and Wine Where: The Wiltern When: 1/26/11 Last night Iron and Wine took the stage for another sold out show at the Wiltern. Within its hallowed halls people gathered to drink and flirt......