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Photos by Akmal Naim

Los Angeles got a taste of some more over-the-top indie rock pageantry last night as Bright Eyes performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the historic Hollywood Bowl. In case you haven't been paying attention, this is only one in a series of shows that has matched prominent young songwriters and bands with the orchestra, under the majestic arches of Hollywood's favorite outdoor amphitheater.

Joining Conor Oberst and co. for the night of extravagance were Yo La Tengo and Portland folkie M. Ward. The members of the orchestra itself, meanwhile, were given a rare opportunity to leave the tuxes at home and don hoodies and other casual attire for the occasion. So really, it was an evening of chilled-out extravagance. More photos and tour dates below.

BRIGHT EYES






YO LA TENGO




M. WARD





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YO LA TENGO










M. WARD






Bright Eyes:

10-03 Mexico City, Mexico - Vive Cuervo Salon *
10-19 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre ^
10-20 Kalamazoo, MI - State Theatre ^
10-21 Champaign, IL - Foellinger Auditorium at University of Illinois
10-22 Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
10-23 Lawrence, KS - Lied Center at University of Kansas
10-24 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room
10-25 Sioux Falls, SD - Ramkota Exhibit Hall
10-27 Billings, MT - Shrine Auditorium
10-28 Missoula, MT - University Theatre
10-30 Edmonton, Alberta - Events Center
10-31 Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Hall
11-02 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Burton Cummings Theatre
11-03 Fargo, ND - The Venue at Playmakers
11-04 Iowa City, IA - Main Lounge at University of Iowa
11-06 Memphis, TN - Orpheum Theatre #
11-07 Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theatre #
11-08 Charleston, SC - The Plex %
11-09 Winston Salem, NC - Millennium Center %
11-10 Norfolk, VA - The NorVa %
11-11 Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall %
11-12 Wilmington, DE - Grand Opera House %
11-14 Binghamton, NY - Magic City Music Hall %
11-15 Rochester, NY - Main Street Armory %
11-16 Portsmouth, NH - The Music Hall %
11-17 Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel %
11-18 Worcester, MA - Palladium %
11-19 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall

* with Kafka Jones
^ with Andrew Bird
# with Maria Taylor and The Felice Brothers
% with the Felice Brothers

Yo La Tengo:

10-06 Brooklyn, NY - New Yorker Festival
10-09 Pittsburgh, PA - Warhol Museum %
10-10 Bloomington, IN - Buskirk-Chumley Theater %
10-11 Chicago, IL - Lakeshore Theater (two shows) %
10-12 Milwaukee, WI - Discovery World Museum
10-13 Grand Rapids, MI - Calvin College Fine Arts Center %
10-19 Port Washington, NY - Jeanne Rimsky Theater at Landmark on Main Street %
10-20 Woodstock, NY - Colony Cafe (two shows) %
10-22 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church Sanctuary %
10-23 Alexandria, VA - Birchmere %
10-27 Mexico City, Mexico - Manifest Festival
10-29 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater %
10-30 Seattle, WA - Town Hall %
11-01 San Francisco, CA - Palace of Fine Arts Theatre %
11-04 La Jolla, CA - Museum of Contemporary Art %
11-10 North Adams, MA - Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art %
11-11 Ithaca, NY - Cornell University ^
11-15 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts (two shows) %

% as the Freewheeling Yo La Tengo
^ with Broken Social Scene

M. Ward:

10-07 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom