The Monday Show Low Down (Or "Free to a Very Bad Home")

It’s going to be a full week worth of interesting and/or free shows in LA this week… Tonight, there’s Sunset Rubdown (with Wolf Parade’s Spencer Krug) at The Echo and the last free Monday night residency show by Army Navy at Spaceland. On Tuesday, Wolfmother and Secret Machines have free in-store performances at Tower Records and Amoeba Music, respectively, and The Colour will play for free at Virgin Megastore on Wednesday. Then while Daniel Johnston’s Thursday show at Spaceland is sold-out except for tickets at the door, he’s playing a free in-store at Amoeba earlier that night. And ex-Unicorns The Islands are at The El Rey on Friday, while Eagle & Talon are playing for free that night at Mr. T’s Bowl. Then Saturday, The Antarcticans and Sabrosa Purr will appear at The Knitting Factory and finally Irving, Essex Green, and The Minor Canon will all be at Spaceland on Sunday.

Here are some of the other bands that have recently announced LA show dates: Caleixico, Radiohead, Herbert, Tmonium, The Frausdots, Soul Position (featuring RJD2 & Blueprint), Bebel Gilberto, The Fever, The Beat Junkies, DJ Shadow, Money Mark, Jurassic 5, Howlin' Rain (members of Comets on Fire and Sunburned Hand of the Man), The Twilight Singers, Damien Rice, Fiona Apple, and some guy called Roger Waters. (See right-hand column for dates and locations.)