The Monday Show Low Down (Or "Everybody's Somebody's Oncoming Traffic")

So, yeah. Once a month we throw an event at Boardner’s in Hollywood where we choose the line-up solely based on how much we like and believe in the bands' music. We always get a great crowd of people and it’s fun -- it seems more like a celebration of our little local music scene and how good we have it than just your average show.

It's coming around next tomorrow on Tuesday night -- this time for FREE -- and we’ve got the great line-up of indie rock act Rademacher (who are visiting to record an album with Earlimart’s Aaron Espinoza), the jangly, horn-blowing growlies known as The Switch, and psych rock outfit Kind Hearts & Coronets. If you haven’t heard any or all of the three bands, you’re in for a nice surprise when you listen/download the tracks at the Let’s Independent! page.

Here’s some video footage of Rademacher and Kind Hearts & Coronets, if you’re, like, really lazy or something.





We don’t have any video of The Switch unfortunately, but you can find MP3s of their fantastic live acoustic set on Little Radio right here on Aquarium Drunkard.

Okay, now let's take a look at the rest of the week.

Monday, May 21
- Bodies of Water, The Parson Redheads, Muso, & The By and By @ The Echo (Free)
- Gliss, Meho Plaza, The Flesh, & Casper @ Spaceland (Free)
- Lenka @ Bordello
- The Henry Clay People, You, Me & Iowa, Kissing Tigers, & The Transmissions @ Safari Sam’s
- Ambrose Akinmusire, Gerald Clayton, Kevin Kanner, & Tim Green at The Mint
- Brother Ali @ Amoeba Music (Free – 7)
- Nationale, The Politics, Ravens and Chimes, & Wallpaper @ The Scene (Glendale)
- Lo-Fi Sugar, Twilight Sleep, Black Fun, & Berko @ The Viper Room
- Moving Picture Show @ The Troubadour (Free)
- El- P @ The El Rey
- Carina Round @ The Hotel Café
- High Society & Victor Pedrosa @ The Silver Lake Lounge

DECISION:
I'm not sure I'm making it out tonight, but if I do, I'd want to finally see Lo-Fi Sugar play. Gliss and Bodies of Water are solid free options on the east side.

Tuesday, May 22
- Rademacher, The Switch, & Kind Hearts & Coronets @ Let’s Independent! at Boardners
- Crash Hot @ Spaceland
- Mando Diao, Pop Levi, & The Capshuns @ The Troubadour
- Ghost Kings & Melo-M @ El Cid
- Holly Miranda, Madrigals, The Refinery, & Born in the Flood @ The Silver Lake Lounge
- Devilin & Darko, Pretty Darko, Pretty Titty, DJ Pubes, & Franki Chan @ The Echo
- The Prix @ Safari Sam’s
- The Amateurs, Mark MacMinn, & Secretary Bird @ The Scene (Glendale)

DECISION:
Yeah, you already know where I'll be that night...

Wednesday, May 23
- Great Northern & Sara Lov @ Bordello
- The Watson Twins @ Largo
- The Bravery @ Hollywood & Highland Virgin Megastore
- Sara Melson @ Fais Do Do
- OK Stranger, Black Palms, & A for Attack @ The Scene (Glendale)
- Population Game @ The Silver Lake Lounge
- The Weather Underground & NightBird @ Relax Bar
- Electric Soft Parade @ Club Moscow at Boardner’s
- Brother Ali @ The Troubadour
- Club NME Presents Castaneda, Fiction Plane, & The Dead Trees @ Spaceland
- Summer Darling, 8 Bit, Castledoor, & The Monolators @ The Echo

DECISION:
I'd say either Great Northern or Castledoor are your best bets for fun on Wednesday night.

Thursday, May 24
- Devotchka & Saul Williams @ Walt Disney Concert Hall
- Division Day, The Mae Shi, & The Western States Motel @ Spaceland
- Clutch @ The Roxy
- Under the Influence of Giants: Young Love @ The El Rey
- Bloodcat Love, Children Collide, Iglu & Hartley, & Special Guests @ The Echo
- Peculiar Pretzelmen & Melo-M @ Bordello
- Go Betty Go, Glassell Park 3, Nothington, & Broke Til Thursday @ The Scene (Glendale)
- DeVotchKa and Saul Williams at Walt Disney Concert Hall - Lo-Fi Sugar @ The Prospector (Long Beach)
- The Sunday Drivers @ The Knitting Factory
- Transfer @ The Knitting Factory (Alter-Knit Lounge)
- The Clientele & Beach House @ The Knitting Factory

DECISION:
I never get tired of seeing Division Day play. They're one of our best naturally sustainable resources here in town. Plus, they're playing with The Western States Motel, who are rad.

Friday, May 25
- the young goodman browns (Formerly Black Heart Brigade) @ The Airliner
- Hello Stranger, Non Non Plus, & The Pity Party @ Safari Sam’s
- The Foundation @ The Key Club
- Look Daggers @ The Troubadour
- Split Your Pants, MUDluscious, & Sparrow Love Crew @ The Echo
- Lovelikefire, Overnight Lows, & The Idyllists @ El Cid
- The Autumns, Sugarplastic, The World Record, & Veil Veil Vanish @ Spaceland
- Moving To France @ The Cabana Club
- Christopher Blue @ Tangier
- Mike Stinson, I See Hawks in LA, & More @ The Scene (Glendale)
- The New Motherfuckers, Fifty on Their Heel, and The New Collapse @ El Cid
- Clutch @ The Roxy

DECISION:
I really want to catch The Autumns and The Sugarplastic before their Friday night residency at Spaceland ends.

Saturday, May 26
- Secret Chiefs 3 @ The Troubadour
- Crystal Castles & Purple Crush @ The Echo
- Adrienne Pierce @ Tangier
- Cavil at Rest @ The Knitting Factory
- Something For Rockets, Bedtime For Toys, & Glacier Hiking @ The Scene (Glendale)

DECISION:
I don't really know any of these acts that well. (I know Jax at Rock Insider likes Cavil at Rest.)

Sunday, May 27
- The Obsolete Heart @ The Kibbitz Room at Cantner’s
- The Henry Clay People, Swim Party, Family Tree Analog, & Franklin for Short @ The Eagle Rock Bowling and Drinking Club at All-Star Lanes
- FREE BBQ w/ The Thingz, Bug Nasties, & The Shards @ The Scene (Glendale – 4)
- The Chariot @ The Troubadour
- Tussle & YACHT @ The Echo

DECISION:
You can hardly go wrong with The Eagle Rock Bowling and Drinking Club. I mean, they have The Henry Clay People and free shoe rental.

That's it. Did I miss anything? Please lemme know.