The Monday Show Low Down (Or "We Reserve The Right To Refuse Service To Everyone...")

Last Friday at Bordello w/ The Movies, The Happy Hollows, and The Savages was one of those nights that felt more like a party than just a regular show -- and it looks like we're in store for an entire fucking week like that.

So forget about catching up on the latest episodes of John Adams and/or Battlestar Galactica because over the next few evenings, you're going out...

Monday, April 14
- Radars To Sky, The Transmissions, The Henry Clay People, & Death to Anders @ The Echo (FREE)
- KROQ Presents Locals Only w/ Moving Picture Show, Eastern Conference Champions, & Hazelden @ Crash Mansion (FREE w/ RSVP)
- ECHO & dublab presents pres: Stars of the Lid, Christopher Willits, & Nudge @ Echoplex
- The Lieutenants, Shiloe, & Valentino @ The Silver Lake Lounge (FREE)
- Indie 103.1 Presents Check One... Two w/ Let's Go Sailing, Calamity Magnet, The Happy Casualties, & Mike Krum
- Josh Haden's Dead Sea Scrolls, Abe lincoln story, & Castano @ Mr T's Bowl
- Sean Carnage Presents 2.0, I.E., 60 Watt Kid, E & E, & Snacks @ Pehrspace
- Seasons, Crooked Cowboy, Old Toy Trains, Soul or System @ The Scene (FREE)
- Django James and the midnight squires, you me & everyone we know, Socratic, A Race Called Man, & Zach Broocke @ The Troubadour (FREE)
- Obedient Waves, The Meemies, Stab City, & The Deepsea Goes @ Bordello
- Johnathan Rice, Whispertown 2000, & The Heavenly States @ Spaceland (FREE)

DECISION:
There are some solid choices for your Monday night, but if I had to narrow it down to one, I'd pick the titanic team-up of Radars To Sky, The Transmissions, The Henry Clay People, & Death to Anders all for FREE at The Echo. (I've had Radars' song Victoria stuck in my head all week...)



Tuesday, April 15
- Radio Free Silver Lake Presents Let's Independent! w/ The Minor Canon, Luke Top, & (((eagle winged palace))) @ Boardner's of Hollywood (FREE)
- I Make This Sound, Nick Jaina, & The Break-Ups @ The Silver Lake Lounge
- Fort King, Helene Renaut, & Ruthann Friedman @ Cafe Mariposa
- Avangaad, Vaudeville, Lovely Bones, & The Beeters @ Mr T's Bowl
- Obedient Waves, The Meemies, Stab City, & The Deepsea Goes @ Bordello
- Rocco DeLuca, Bryan Scary, & Wyoming @ Spaceland
- Guitar Hero Competition @ Safari Sam's
- The Nightwatchman & Friends @ The Troubadour (sold-out)
- The Echo Presents George James & Telematique @ Pehrspace
- Subhumans, Ciril, & Hit Me Back @ The Echo
- Red Maids, El Haru-Kuroi, The Sweet Hurt, Jack Wilson Jr, & Charles DeCastro @ Echo Curio

DECISION:
Our last few Let's Independent! events at Boardner's have been really goddamn fun and the FREE line-up of smarty pop acts The Minor Canon, Luke Top, and (((eagle winged palace))) looks to only continue that trend.



Wednesday, April 16
- The Sweet Relief Benefit w/ Afternoons, The Pity Party, The Franks, & Karin Tatoyan @ The Echo
- Indie 103 presents CLUB NME with AvanGaad @ Spaceland
- Golden Ratio @ The Silver Lake Lounge
- Dub Club w/ Half Pint @ Echoplex
- The Eels @ The El Rey
- Sara Lov, Patrick Park, Learning Music, & The Cinnamon Roll Gang @ Tangier
- HB3, The Other Side of Morning, & Strangely Attractive @ Mr T's Bowl
- Tigers Can Bite You & Carré is Queen Kwong @ Three of Clubs

DECISION:
The Afternoons, The Pity Party, Karin Tatoyan, and The Franks are playing at The Echo on Thursday for Sweet Relief, a charity which provides support to musicians who need help paying for major illnesses. It's a good cause and a great show and only $7.

I've also been meaning to see Carré is Queen Kwong (w/ favorites Tigers Can Bite You), who is performing at Three of Clubs later that night.

Thursday, April 17
- Classical Geek Theatre & LA Underground Present The Monolators, Natural Disasters, The Breakups, & Sister Grizzly @ The Scene (FREE)
- Marvelous Toy, The Cat Hair Ensemble, & Ema & The Ghosts @ Mr T's Bowl
- Tift Merrit & Sara Watkins @ The Troubadour
- The Eels @ The El Rey
- The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo
- 89.9 KCRW Presents Scissors For Lefty, Oliver Future, The Frequency, & more @ Safari Sam's
- Led To Sea, Peculiar Pretzelmen, & Mimes of Wine @ Echo Curio
- Eli ’Paperboy’ Reed & The True Loves, Jail Weddings, The Shackeltons, Don Cavalli @ The Echo
- The Western States Motel, Flashing Red Lights, Happy Stars, & Hello Dragon @ Spaceland

DECISION:
Tough calls here... The Western States Motel perform long-awaited new material at Spaceland with a new backing band... Marvelous Toy and pals take Mr T's Bowl... and Classical Geek Theatre and LA Underground present The Monolators and friends (and homemade pretzels) at The Scene for FREE...



Friday, April 18
- Division Day & Facing New York @ The Troubadour
- LA Record Player featuring The Moon Upstairs, Lion of Panjshir, He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, & DJ Short Shorts @ Charlie O’s
- Jaxart Presents Bad Dudes, We Versus Shark, The Valley Arena, & Guppies @ Pehrspace
- Nightshift @ Mr T's Bowl
- Megafuckers, Rats, Silver Daggers, & Peter Kolovos @ The Smell
- Club Underground pres: Quarter After (Record Release Party) plus Underground DJs
- Pre & The Mae Shi @ Spaceland
- The Sword @ The El Rey
- Tweak Bird & more @ El Cid
- Jon Brion @ Largo
- Seether & Flyleaf @ The Wiltern
- Don Cavalli, Team Scrub, & Deepakalypse @ Echo Curio
- The Pacific & Friends (acoustic), Ladies And Gents, & Panic Club @ The Scene

DECISION:
Division Day at The Troubadour? Bad Dudes and The Valley Arena at Perhspace? Jon Brion at the soon-to-move Largo? The interesante line-up at Charlie-O's? Friday night's like a Choose Your Own Adventure. With music.

Saturday, April 19
- Guest DJ Sets 12 - 6 by Peanut Butter Wolf, The Donnas, & Daniel Ash and David J from Bauhaus @ Amoeba Music
- A Sunny Day in Glasgow, State Bird, & No Little Kindness @ Pehrspace
- South Toward Home Benefit Concert @ The Troubadour (FREE)
- Hang The DJs @ The Echo
- Jon Brion @ Largo
- Matinees, Sadie Contini of Invisible Cites, & Clark 8 @ Mr T's Bowl
- The Deludes & Barrio Tiger @ The Scene
- Manhattan Murder Mystery, Die Rockers Die, & The Health Club @ Echo Curio
- Bodies of Water, Flowers Forever, & Elf Power @ Spaceland

DECISION:
If you like the loud, Echo Curio has the show for you. If you like the pretty and melodic, go directly to Spaceland.

Sunday, April 20
- Grand Ol Echo pres: Dan Janisch, Rich Mahan, Last Campfire, The 1921A on the Backporch @ The Echo (early)
- Part Time Punks @ The Echo (late)
- Taylor Goldsmith, Rachel Cantu, & Night Canopy @ Tangier
- Kate Kilbane and The Porters, Abe Lincoln Sotry, & The Knockout Spunx @ Mr T's Bowl
- HEALTH, PRE, Ima Gymnist, Teenage Moms, Foot Village, & David Scott Stone @ The Smell
- Rainman Suite, Clash City Rockers, Tommy Peacock and the Gas, & Lincoln Bedroom @ The Scene
- Casket Salesman, Auditory Aphasia, Ojos Rojos, Mythmaker, Mongoloid, Ride The Boogie @ Spaceland
- The Eagle Rock Bowling & Drinking Club w/ The Hectors, El-Haru Kuroi, Sister Grizzly, & Wait. Think. Fast. @ The All-Star Lanes

DECISION:
The ample wiles of The Eagle Rock Bowling and Drinking Club draw you to All-Star Lanes for The Hectors, Wait. Think. Fast, bowling, drinking and more.

That's it. Please let me know what I missed. (I always miss something, but I tried to be pretty careful this time...)