The Monday Show Low Down (or “Take the Wrong Way Home”)

Oh, The Movies, The Movies, The Movies… They’re such complete heart-breakers and life-takers, and have an onstage presence so goddamn larger than life that they sometimes spill out over the stage.

They played at The Derby last Thursday night and sounded fantastic -- the new songs off their forthcoming album, especially. If only my digital camera hadn’t been destroyed in a tragic poolside beach ball accident, I’d have shots from that night’s performance. Next time…

In Related News:
- Next Saturday is the day of tough choices: Indie pop stars Irving and Say Hi to Your Mom are playing an early show at The Echo, and Dirty on Purpose – the band who I can’t stop listening to lately -- is opening for Papa M at Spaceland, while The Slow Demise, The Soft Hands, Die! Rockers Die!, One Trick Pony, Death to Anders!, The Transmissions, Cardoza, and The Happy Hollows are all performing for free at the Central Second Collective Summer Festival.
- Wolfmother and The Pink Mountaintops will be playing together on September 28 at the Palladium. For those about to rock out with your cock out, we salute you.
- The following bands have announced shows for LA: We Are Scientists, Art Brut, The Spinto Band, Phoenix, Andrew Bird, The French Kicks, Goldspot, Deerhoof , The Black Keys, The Ettes, Darker My Love, The Sleepy Jackson, Gran Ronde, Killola, Death to Anders!, The Mates of States, Gram Rabbit, The 88, Two Sheds, The Mountain Goats, Jenny Lewis, Aimee Mann, The Sounds, The Pity Party, The Antarcticans, The Pogues, Two Gallants, Black Angels, The Strokes, Serena Maneesh, Starsailor, The National, and Lucero. (See the right-hand column for venues and dates.)