The Monday Show Low Down (Or "Your Eyes Have Two Different Kinds of Stars...")

Over the last few days, I've caught great sets from Fol Chen, The Spires, The Henry Clay People, and The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra -- and the best shows I've seen yet from the last two, at that.

That's on top of all the excellent shows earlier last week... Fun times. And this week looks as good or better.

Monday, June 30
- The French Semester, The Coral Sea, Teddy's Cheer Club, & Rumi @ Mr T's Bowl (FREE)
- Spider Problem, Halloween Swim Team, & Letron @ The Silver Lake Lounge (FREE)
- Rumspringa, Slang Chicken, & 1921A @ The Echo
- Lukas Haas @ The Hotel Cafe
- The Mae Shi, Winning, & Andy Dixon @ The Smell
- Patton Oswalt & Michael Penn @ Largo
- The Mae Shi, Widow Babies, & Bipolar Bear @ The Smell
- Sean Carnage Presents SUMMER POOL PARTY 2 NIGHT FEST!!! Night 2 w/ Kyle Mabson and Josh Taylor, Dommm, Laco$te, Extreme Animals, Hard Place, The Amazements @ Pehrspace
- Graves, The Gift Machine, & Courtney Marie Andrews @ Echo Curio
- Indie 103.1 Presents...Check One Two Mondays w/ Iglu & Hartly and Kenan Bell @ The Viper Room
- Afternoons, The Happy Hollows, The Movies, & The Boxing Lesson @ Spaceland (FREE)

DECISION:
Tonight represents a really tough call between The French Semester with The Coral Sea versus Afternoons with The Movies and The Happy Hollows. Either way, you can't lose...

Tuesday, July 1
- KXLU Presents The Mae Shi, Death To Anders, Die Rockers Die, & Light FM @ Spaceland
- Gravy Train, Bridez, & Frisco Dykes @ The Echo (early)
- Gravy Train, Bridez, & Dragon Suede Boy @ The Echo (late)
- Megafaun & Dustin Fire @ Echo Curio
- T-Bowl Tuesdays @ Mr T's Bowl
- We Are Scientists w/ The Morning Benders & The Blood Arm @ The El Rey
- The Make Mentions, Kris Special, & Marvelous Toy @ The Silver Lake Lounge

DECISION:
Tuesday is all about The Mae Shi, Death To Anders, Die Rockers Die, and Light FM at Spaceland. Both Death To Anders and Light FM should be busting out some new material.

Wednesday, July 2
- Modey Lemon & The Muslims @ The Echo
- Zombelle & Clapsclap @ The Smell
- Kind Hearts and Coronets & Jack Parsons Rock Opera Puppet Show @ Mr T's Bowl
- Emery Byrd, Ride on Rides, & Monstro Flora @ The Silver Lake Lounge
- Heavy Winged, Magic Lantern, Warm Climate, & Sasqrotch @ Echo Curio
- Learning Music, Mia Sable, Patria Jacobs, & Suki Ewers @ The Silver Lake Lounge
- Jack Wilson Jr, @ Southwest Museum

DECISION:
Anyone have any recommendations for Wednesday night? (Post a comment below.)

Thursday, July 3
- Radio Free Silver Lake and LA Underground Present: The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra CD Release Event w/ Fol Chen, The Stevenson Ranch Davidians, & Summer Darling @ The Echo
- The Pity Party, Chase Frank, & Mailk The Freq @ Echo Curio
- Pink Enemy, Royal Rumble, & All Neon Like @ Spaceland
- The Keith Walsh Experience, Kids of Whidney High, Bridged, & The Hard To Get @ Mr T's Bowl
- My Imaginary Friends, Whispertown 2000, & Man and The Motorcar @ The Silver Lake Lounge

DECISION:
We're helping promote The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra CD Release Event on Thursday night w/ Fol Chen, The Stevenson Ranch Davidians, and Summer Darling at The Echo.

Here are three reasons why you should come out: 1) the EP is really damn good, 2) the band has gotten really damn good live, and 3) you're not working the next day.



Also? Fol Chen...

Friday, July 4
- Castledoor @ The Scene
- Riot Grrrl Independence Day Carnival w/ Bruise Violet, The Pristines, Las Sangronas Y El Cabron, The Sirens, Motormouth Maybelles, Mermaid, Sasha And The Shamrocks, No Maam, All Neon Like, Clapsclap, Zombelle, Anus Kings, & Fallopian @ The Smell
- The Voyeurs, The Grizzly Owls, Terrapin, Seasons, & more @ Mr T's Bowl
- Club Underground Presnts Spindrift & Flash Express @ The Echo

DECISION:
Fuck the BBQ. Here's your best (and perhaps last) chance to see Castledoor play a small venue.

Saturday, July 5
- Smog Sessions @ The Echo
- The New Centuries, Master Slash Slave, & 11:11 @ Spaceland
- The Big Wham Bam Post 4th Pot Luck Party w/ The Wrecktangles, The Chump Change Gang, Firethorn, Carnage Asada, Swords of Fatima, Hell Surfers, & Unpopable @ Mr T's Bowl
- Husband and Wife, Birds With Clocks, & Brown and Blue @ Echo Curio
- Red Maids, Divsadero, & Doreon Wood @ Pehrspace
- Legendary Slack Shakers @ Spaceland
- Total Abuse, Realicide, Cellblock, & Bleachy Bleachy Bleach! @ The Smell
- Mospeada, The Health Club, Exitmusic, & The Miles Approach @ The Scene

DECISION:
If I was in town on Saturday, I'd be deciding between checking out the acts at Pehrspace and Spaceland.

Sunday, July 6
- Little Radio Summer Camp w/ TBA @ The Little Radio Downtown Warehouse
- Red Maids, Correatown, Monster, & One Trick Pony @ Mr T's Bowl
- Under The Influence of Giants @ Spaceland
- Grand Ol Echo pres: Screening of Legendary Shakers movie, Mike Stinson, Betty Dylan @ Echoplex
- Oh Halo, Tiny Graves, Rachel Sierra, Eagle Winged Palace, & He's My Brother She's My Sister @ Tangier

DECISION:
Day? Little Radio Summer Camp. Night? Mr T's Bowl or Tangier.

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