Kaki King originally made her name with a series of virtuoso solo guitar performances featuring her iconoclastic fingerstylings. But the diminutive Ms. King has since evolved into a singer/songwriter with a full band sound, as evidenced by an afternoon set on the orange stage this Sunday at Fun Fun Fun Fest. Opening with “Falling Day,” the single from her most recent album Junior, King and her band laid out their M.O.: a fingerpicking style reminiscent of both Leo Kottke and Ani DiFranco surrounded by synthesizers and electronics triggered by Dan Brantigan’s EVI, anchored by drummer Jordan Perlson and topped by King’s wan singing. more ›

If you've got some juice left in you after the Hallow's Eve wackiness tonight -- and really, you should, it's not like you're going to run around all night TPing houses or something -- get your get up and go going to Antone's for the Mountain Goats and Kaki King show. more ›

Tony from LAist, here again to give you some choice picks of some of the bands that LA is very proud of. Tonight is one of those nights where you really wish you could split yourself up into several you's to check out all the bands that are rocking your fine town. The pick of the day has got to be Dengue Fever which is a multicultural group starring Cambodian pop star Ch’hom Nimol.... more ›

THURSDAY [21] books • Chuck Klosterman presents Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas at BookPeople (7pm) ® books • David Oshinsky presents Polio: An American Story at Barnes & Noble, 701 Capital of TX Hwy (7pm) ® books • Ayun Halliday presents Dirty Sugar Cookies: Culinary Observations, Questionable Taste at BookWoman (7pm) music • French Kicks, The Little Ones, The Lemurs at Emo's ® music • The Yellow Umbrella... more ›

SXSW.com released an updated lineup for this year's SXSW Music Festival earlier today, and it's one hell of a list. The SXSW committee hastens to note that "This is a partial list of performers confirmed to appear at the 2006 SXSW Music Festival. This list is current as of 1/13/06. All of this information is subject to change." International acts include: Masahiro Nitta, DMBQ, Ellegarden, Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re, PE'Z, The Emeralds (Japan)... more ›

Pitchfork today posted the initial lineup of confirmed SXSW XX artists, and the roster is ... well, see for yourself: The Adored, Annie, Arctic Monkeys, Belle and Sebastian, The BellRays, Be Your Own Pet, Blockhead, The Boy Least Likely To, The Brokedown, Calexico, Neko Case, Cat Power, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Clor, Jason Collett, The Cribs, Cuff the Duke, Jamie Cullum, Dashboard Confessional, Death In Vegas, Death Vessel, Dengue Fever, Destroyer, Die! Die!... more ›