Tonight in L.A.: Hands, Stereo Total/Giant Drag, Lykke Li, the Parlotones, Ballerina Black, the Lonely Wild

► Hands (pictured) have come a long way since January — tonight the L.A. quartet plays the Satellite, joined by Oberhofer (whose songs you should really check out here).
► The Check Yo Ponytail party at the Echoplex features Stereo Total and Giant Drag.
► Lykke Li plays to a sold-out Wiltern Theatre, with Grimes supporting.

Also:

Bruce Cockburn at the El Rey Theatre
The Parlotones and the Daylights at the Troubadour
The Lonely Wild and Marvelous Toy at the Central SAPC in Santa Monica
Ballerina Black at the Silverlake Lounge
Eternal Summers and Seapony at the Echo (Eternal Summer’s play an in-store at Origami Vinyl at 5 p.m.
Afrojack at the Music Box
Maia Sharp at the Hotel Cafe
Jayme Dee at the Mint
Modified by Man and Ender at the Viper Room
White Sea, Elevaters and Youngblood Hawke (ex-Iglu & Hartly) at the Roxy
The Lions at the Rhino Records Pop-Up Store (10952 Santa Monica Boulevard)

Tagged as: Giant Drag, Hands, Lykke Li, Oberhofer, Stereo Total, The Parlotones