Do It. The Decemberists at the Wiltern.

The Decemberists are playing the Wiltern this Saturday night. I've seen them a few times, and can confirm they put on a good show. This one's sold out, but there are plenty of listings on Craigslist, and I imagine some scalpers will be outside the venue.

Their latest album, The King is Dead, was released in January with great reviews.

December 12 at 8:00 p.m. The Wiltern is located at 3790 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

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Advance Notice. Broken Social Scene at The Wiltern.

One of the best venues in Los Angeles The Wiltern will be playing host to Broken Social Scene on Oct. 19.

I love The Wiltern for several reasons. It's an old art deco theater with a big stage, an excellent balcony with a view, and the layout means it's never too crowded to get a drink or pick up some merch.

And it would be a great place to see indie rocker band Broken Social Scene. Below is a video from one of my favorite songs.

Broken Social Scene will be at The Wiltern Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. Tickets are between $67 and $125.

-- Lauren Williams

Advance Notice. LCD Soundsystem and the xx.

The post-Coachella L.A. dates for bands are starting to roll in. To start us off with a bang, there's new dates from LCD Soundsystem (see: amazing video above) and the xx.

Electro-pop minimalists the xx are bringing their gloomy-with-an-ounce-of-optimism sound to two different venues this June: they're set to play the Henry Fonda Music Box on Sat., June 5th ($22.50), and the much-larger Wiltern on Sun., June 6th ($25). Expect the young threesome to have really mastered their instruments and live skills by now; and a short set considering their debut album clocks in at less than 40 minutes (they're known to do a few covers, though). Tickets for both shows are set to go on sale TODAY at 10 a.m.

On the near-opposite side of the spectrum, party starters LCD Soundsystem to the Hollywood Palladium on Fri., June 4th ($30) and to the Fox Theater in Pomona on Sat., June 5th ($25). The mid-sized venues are perfect to get your dance on, and for whatever shenanigans James Murphy and Co. are sure to bring; everyone's been raving about "Yeah"'s epic set-ending performance this past Saturday. Both concerts go on sale officially on Friday at 10 a.m. but there's also a Goldenvoice presale for the Fox date happening TODAY at 10 a.m., and a Live Nation presale for the Palladium on tomorrow at 10 a.m.

Both shows are sure to sell out--as the just-announced Local Natives show at the Troubadour on June 4th did after one day--and with them all coincidentally occurring on the same weekend (and going on sale at the same time!), you'll have to play your cards right. Either way, though, you can't really go wrong. Summer can't come quickly enough.

-- Chau Tu

Do It. Lebowski Fest Los Angeles.

I have this poster in my living room. I have a greater fondness for White Russians than I care to admit. Being from Malibu, I think "Stay out of my beach community!" is one of the best lines in modern cinema.

Where do you come in? If you heart The Dude (played by Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges) as much as I do, you may want to check out Lebowski Fest in Los Angeles April 2 & 3. There's a film screening at the Wiltern on Friday, and bowling party on Saturday. There will be costume and trivia contests, special guests, and drinks, man.

Info: www.lebowskifest.com, tickets $19.99-$30.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

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