Tonight in L.A.: Wild Flag, Gotye, the Big Pink, Santigold, Pulp, Frankie Rose, Nico Vega, School of Seven Bells, Spindrift, CSS, Buddy

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Another massive night of Coachella “sandwich” shows, and some other gems:

‣ Wild Flag, the all-star quartet featuring Carrie Brownstein [pictured] and Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney) along with Mary Timony (Helium) and Rebecca Cole (the Minders), was one of our Week 1 Coachella highlights. They join two other artists playing the two weekends in the desert, First Aid Kit and EMA at the El Rey Theatre.
‣ Gotye, who packed them at his Coachella tent show, joins Missy Higgins at the Nokia Theatre.
‣ U.K. electro-rockers the Big Pink bring their Coachella-worthy noise to the Echo, where locals IO Echo and KO KO open.
‣ A new series titled “Transmission LA: AV Club” kicks off at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA downtown tonight featuring a performance from Santigold. Curated by the Beasti Boys’ Mike D, the series runs April 21, 26, 27 and 28 and May 3 and 5, featuring, among others, Diplo, the Stones Throw Records luminaries, James Murphy and more. It’s free.
‣ Frankie Rose headlines the Satellite behind her new album “Interstellar.”
‣ And there’s a big local lineup at the Roxy – Nico Vega, Standing Shadows, Loquat and A House for Lions – to play the launch party for ThrillCall, a new ticket-purchasing and music-promotions application that hit L.A. this week.

Also:

School of Seven Bells, Exitmusic and Tashaki Miyaki at the Echoplex
Pulp and Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti at the Fox Theater in Pomona
Tune-Yards and St. Vincent at the Glass House
Sub Focus (DJ set) at the Fonda Theatre
Spindrift and Gram Rabbit at Los Globos
Mana at Staples Center
CSS at the Troubadour
Buddy at the Hotel Cafe
Dom Kennedy at the House of Blues (late show)
P.J. Morton at the House of Blues (early show)
Oxo featuring Thomas Dekker, Blake Lewis and Taryn Southern at the Viper Room
Harvard Bass at the Key Club
Kim Free and Frank Lenz at the Bootleg Bar
The Cigarette Bums at the Silverlake Lounge
Guitar Wolf at the Constellation Roomn
The Cubits at Lot 1 Cafe
Kate Crash at King King
The Lost River Cavemen at Harvard & Stone
GIRLS, Yuck and PAPA at Pappy & Hariet’s