Do It. Adele's Los Angeles Concerts.

If you don't have Adele's album 21, buy it now.

Also--see her next week at the Greek Theatre (6/6) or the Hollywood Palladium (6/9).

Adele's "Make You Feel My Love" is on a compilation charity CD, Songs for Japan, that I picked up at a Best Buy in Montreal last week and have been listening to non-stop. Other tracks include John Lennon's "Imagine", Bob Dylan's "Shelter from the Storm", and Eminem Featuring Rihanna's "Love the Way You Lie".

Los Angeles shows Monday June 6 and Thursday June 9.

Tickets available through Ticketmaster, if sold out, try Craigslist.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

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Advance Notice. Get to the Greek for Florence + The Machine.

Florence and the Machine is a band I'd like to get more into, so I'm thinking of going to this show even though it's on a Monday night.

Hailing from England (land of historically good music), they're steadily gaining popularity here in the states. With a Spin magazine cover (for Artist of the Year) and a 'Best New Artist' 2011 Grammy nomination already under their belt, they're clearly heading toward great success.

Tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. tickets go on sale (through ticketmaster, $35) for their Monday June 13 show at the Greek Theatre.

Mid-June should be lovely for an outdoor concert in Los Feliz.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

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Do It. Ray LaMontagne at the Greek.

Ray LaMontagne is coming to the Greek Theatre with David Gray on September 8, and I suggest you get tickets for it. They went on sale Saturday, and aren't sold out yet.

I've seen him three times--first at the Troubadour in 2006 (above), at the Orpheum, and at the Hollywood Bowl last summer. In settings both tiny and large (and somewhere in between--the Orpheum) he was touchingly good. All of his songs are enjoyable, and he sings from the heart. "Trouble", "Shelter", and "You Are the Best Thing" are favorites. David Gray's "This Year's Love" is a hit that has maintained appeal after over ten years, and would be great to hear live.

Outdoor summer concerts in Los Angeles are really fun, and it should still be warm enough in early September to drag summer on bit longer by going to see LaMontagne on a Wednesday night.

Plan on attending, you'll be so glad you did.

The Greek Theater is located at 2700 N Vermont Ave. in Los Feliz. Tickets available from Ticketmaster, $45-$75.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

Photo credit: the BEAT