The Monday Show Low Down (Or "All The Donuts Have Names Like Prostitutes...")

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Here's what this week is looking like for music in LA.

Monday, September 22
- Death to Anders, One Trick Pony, Sarah (The Happy Hollows) Negahdari, & Mad Gregs @ The Echo (FREE)
- Alex and Sam, The Chuttesville Speak, Marvelous Toy, & Ben Harvick @ Tangier
- CSS @ The Mayan
- Does It Offend You, Yeah? @ The Troubadour (SOLD OUT)
- Sean Carnage Presents Pizza!, Caldera Lakes (Kevin Shields + Married in Berdichev), The Monolators, Luna is Honey, Splintercake @ Pehrspace
- Hot Chip @ The Wiltern
- Odd Modern, Daniel Brummerl, City City, & The Kris Special @ Mr T's Bowl
- Dios (Malos), Sonadora, The Bible Children, Peachfuzz @ Spaceland (FREE)
- Josh Rouse w/ Bart Davenport @ Largo
- My Imaginary Friends, Point Juncture WA, Flashing Red Lights, & New Fidelity @ The Silver Lake Lounge (FREE)
- The Raconteurs & The Kills @ The Greek
- Hot Chip @ The Wiltern
- Dios (Malos), Sonadora, The Bible Children, Peachfuzz @ Spaceland (FREE)
- Fleet Foxes w/ Frank Fairfield @ The El Rey (sold-out)

DECISION:
The FREE line-up at The Echo is almost frightening tonight: Death to Anders, One Trick Pony, Sarah (The Happy Hollows) Negahdari, & Mad Gregs. Even though it's going to be all acoustic, it should be packed... Hopefully people will, y'know, shut the fuck up for it.



Lots of other good stuff going on tonight as well, but not in such a concentration.

Tuesday, September 23
- Seasons, The Hectors, The Cobra Lillies, & Exit Music @ Bordello
- The Barack Obama-rama: An Obama Fundraiser w/ The Lady Tigra, The Bird and the Bee, and more @ Spaceland
- CSS @ The Mayan
- Amy Macdonald & La Rocca @ The Troubadour
- Etran Finatawa @ Amoeba Music (7PM)
- Josh Rouse w/ Bart Davenport @ Largo
- KCRW Presents: Little Jackie/J Davey @ The Roxy
- Evangenitals, Mahi Gato, & Piel @ Mr T's Bowl
- Ballerina Black, Life Underwater, Molino, & Man/Miracle @ The Silver Lake Lounge
- Okkervil River, Sea Wolf, & Zykos @ The Henry Fonda Music Box
- The Raconteurs & The Kills @ The Greek
- Fleet Foxes w/ Frank Fairfield @ The El Rey
- thenewno2, The Heartstring Symphony, The Devil's Orchestra, & Ps Nevermind @ The Key Club

DECISION:
The free Is Good Music Presents show over at Bordello sounds great on Tuesday night. I like indie rock act The Hectors and the "other" group EXITMUSIC, have been meaning to see The Monolators' other band Cobra Lillies for forever and people tell me that Seasons are like "a less gay Little Ones" for what that's worth...



Wednesday, September 24
- Marathon Live w/ Glasser w/ Bodycity + Tall Hands @ 3 of Clubs
- Cold War Kids @ The Henry Fonda Music Box
- Indie 103 presents CLUB NME with: Juliette Commagere, Obi Best, Charlie Wadhams @ Spaceland
- Security Productions, Evita Freaks, EZR, Why Things Burn, & Fascinoma @ Mr T's Bowl
- The New Year, A Weather, Modern Memory @ The Echo
- HARRY MERRY + WE ARE GOOD FRIENDS + BAND OF OUTSIDERS @ Echo Curio
- Olin and The Moon, Matt Ellis, & Mouse Kills Tiger @ Tangier Lounge
- Solas @ The El Rey
- Carney & Robert Francis @ The Troubadour
- Aaron (Amnion) Embry and Friends, Sara Lov, & Eleni Mandell @ Tangier Restaurant
- Wounded Lion & Victim Vision @ The Silver Lake Lounge

DECISION:
Amnion's Aaron Embry playing solo... Obi Best (formerly known as Colorforms)... Fascinoma... Been meaning to catch all three.

Thursday, September 25
- KROQ Locals Only & Radio Free Silver Lake Present The Western States Motel EP Release Event w/ The French Semester & Aushua @ Safari Sam's
- Pop Levi @ Amoeba Music (7PM)
- NICO VEGA VS THE CRASH KINGS @ Vanguard
- Bastidas @ The Smell
- Atmosphere @ The Wiltern
- Megapuss, Entrance, Little Joy @ The Troubadour
- Mission of Burma preforming Vs., Hank IV @ Echoplex
- Ra Ra Riot, Tussle, Walter Meego, Lemonade @ The Echo
- Lenka @ The Hotel Cafe
- Sera Cahoone @ Spaceland
- respect @ Echoplex
- No Age @ Opera & Crimson (guest list-only)
- Family Tree Analog, isabellas, Cindercone, & Ariesteia @ Mr T's Bowl
- The Watkins Family Hour @ Largo
- Juno Reactor @ The El Rey
- L’KEG Nite: Blue Jungle, Bastidas, Stab City!, Naima Earth @ The Smell
- SCOTT GOODWIN (BONUS) + MITCHELL BROWN + METAL ROUGE + FANTASTIC SLEEP @ Echo Curio
- The Shondes, We Float, & Bruises @ The Silver Lake Lounge
- Lion of Panjshir, Mia Doi Todd & Feelings of Beings @ Tangier Lounge
- Shawn Smith @ Tangier Restaurant
- The Hives & Eagles of Death Metal @ The Mayan

DECISION:
I don't listen to the radio a hell of a lot, so I only hear KROQ when I work out in my company's gym... (Which is not often and seems to revolve around a lot of Social Distortion.) But people tell me that their Locals Only show is pretty good and the fact that they're putting on a free show on Thursday at Safari Sam's with The Western States Motel and The French Semester is goddamn impressive to me. Both bands deserve a lot more attention.

It's The Western States Motel's EP release party that night and I've heard it and heart. It's smarty pop music just like you like it.



Friday, September 26
- Apollo Sunshine, The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra, The Coral Sea, Karabal Nightlife @ Spaceland
- The Eagle Rock Bowling & Drinking Club Presents 3rd Anniversary Show! w/ The Seasons, One Trick Pony, & Guy Christiano @ All Star Lanes
- The Valley Arena, The Transmissions, Fay Wrays, & The Soft Hands (w/ DJs Squaregirls) @ Pehrspace
- AMPS FOR CHRIST +THE SOGGY DUCHAMP QUARTET+PILLARS & TONGUES+JERBOA+60 WATT KID @ Echo Curio
- Jon Brion @ Largo
- Restaurant Record Release w/ The Muslims & Dirt Dress @ The Troubadour
- Dalmacio Von Diamond, Jesus Makes the SHotgun Sound, Voices Voices, & Comprachicos @ The Smell
- Multiple Now Syndrome, Charmkin Rebellion, Whispering Pine, Ahacs Breath Ensemble, Joe Baiza @ Mr T's Bowl
- Silver Jews, James Jackson Toth @ Echoplex

DECISION:
Again, lots of great shows going on the same night: Apollo Sunshine, The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra, The Coral Sea, Karabal Nightlife @ Spaceland; The Eagle Rock Bowling & Drinking Club Presents 3rd Anniversary Show! w/ The Seasons, One Trick Pony, & Guy Christiano @ All Star Lanes; and The Valley Arena, The Transmissions, Fay Wrays, & The Soft Hands (w/ DJs Squaregirls) @ Pehrspace.

We're giving away a few pairs of tickets to Apollo Sunshine, The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra, The Coral Sea, Karabal Nightlife @ Spaceland. Write us right here with "SPACELAND TICKETS" in the headline, your full name, a reason why you should get them.

Saturday, September 27
- Suki Ewers, Old Toy Trains, & Super Karma @ The Cocaine at Live Jazz
- KCSR Presents Abe Vigoda, Moonrats, & Hard Place @ USC Ground Zero (FREE)
- Patrick Park, I.L.Y. (Emily Kokal from Warpaint), Jen Furches @ Spaceland
- Blue Mask, The Dan Dryers, Backbiter, Motorcycle Black Madonnas @ Mr T's Bowl
- Squaregirls presents: Hungry Beat (dance party) @ Pehrspace
- Information Society @ The Viper Room
- Caldera Lakes, Gowns, 60 Watt Kid, Kawaiietly Please @ The Smell
- Juliana Hatfield @ Largo
- Rumspringa, Voxhaul Broadcast, Funeral Party, and The Franks @ The Echo
- Manhattan Murder Mystery, Thailand, Guppies, & Very! @ Echo Curio

DECISION:
I've got a wedding on Saturday night, so am sadly going to miss one or more of the following:

- Suki Ewers, Old Toy Trains, & Super Karma @ The Cocaine at Live Jazz
- KCSR Presents Abe Vigoda, Moonrats, & Hard Place @ USC Ground Zero (FREE)
- Manhattan Murder Mystery, Thailand, Guppies, & Very! @ Echo Curio

Any of those shows should be a great time.



Sunday, September 28
- MSTRKFRFT @ The El Rey
- Patton Oswalt @ Largo
- Neil Hamburger, Andy Kindler, Heidecker & Wood, Tracy Dean & Jesus, Harvey Sid Fisher @ Spaceland
- Not the Government, Blue Jungle, Dirty Eyes, & Entertainment @ Mr T's Bowl
- Echo & Grand Ol Echo present: Cousin Lovers, Hello Darlin’ @ The Echo
- Learning Music, Sara Lov, & Fascinoma @ Tangier
- Journey, Cheap Trick, & Heart @ The Greek

DECISION:
Last chance to catch Learning Music's residency at Tangier...

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