TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: LYKKE LI @ EL REY - MANY GREAT SHOWS

An embarrassment of riches indeed is what we have tonight in Los Angeles if you like good music and want to start the Obama victory celebration early.

Running four deep: LYKKE LI, FRIENDLY FIRES, GRAND OLE PARTY & THE MAE SHI are playing the Sold Out El Rey tonight. Since being the first formal release of the Swedish sensation, Lykke Li, back a bit on Future Sounds 30, she's caught fire and become everyone's darling. Friendly Fires and that song 'Paris' is on every cool kids list these days, and San Diego's Grand Ole Party and LA's The Mae Shi give something for just about everyone.

THE SPINTO BAND (FS21), Glasglow's FRIGHTENED RABBIT and MINIATURE TIGERS play the Echoplex this evening. In a tough economy these venues are giving us our money's worth with line ups such as these - top to bottom strong.

A band I've always thought would've taken off in the US but hasn't truly, MANDO DIAO (FS08) plays tonight WE BARBARIANS at The Troubadour.

Competing with these shows are THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS @ the Mayan and THE MONOLATORS @ Pehrspace.