Going, going ... Gosling

Davey Ingersoll knew his band's record label was in trouble, but that didn't soften the blow much last Friday when the Gosling singer-songwriter received a text message from a writer at the LA Weekly: "Sorry to hear about the V2 D-Day."

The label's demise made free agents out of a lot of high-profile artists -- including the White Stripes, the Raconteurs and Moby -- as well as a slew of up-and-comers. Gosling's debut, "Here Is ...," was released Aug. 22, and the L.A. quartet had gotten its fair share of props for its inventive, cinematic pop-rock.

"It's always a little unsettling, but we knew what we going on," Ingersoll says. "At this point, it seems like any record label that specializes in rock music is having a pretty hard time, so it wasn't a huge shock. It would be nice to know, though, how we're going to pay for our next tour."

For now, Ingersoll and mates are looking only as far ahead as Monday's date at the Viper Room. They are booking a tour with L.A. trio Gliss that will take the bands to the South by Southwest Music Festival.

Neither was the death of V2 a surprise to another L.A. band on its roster, the Adored. "We're not as upset as you'd expect," guitarist Drew Seventeen says. "Since the merger [with Artemis], it turned into a completely different company. When we first signed, it was the coolest place in the world."

The band plans to reconvene in L.A. in a few weeks to start work on its next album.

"It's a new year, a new start," Seventeen says.

||| Gosling, Gliss, the Human Value and Modern Memory play Monday at the Indie 103.1-sponsored "Check 1,2 ..." night at the Viper Room.

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Tonight's touts: Cold War Kids will pack the Silverlake Lounge, with Fold promoters saying there "may be some spaces opening up" if there are no-shows. Folks who wait in line at the Lounge and can't get in will be given passes to the show down the street at El Cid, where (ex-Rex Aquarium frontman) Charlie Wadhams and the Harmony Brothers and Biirdie perform. Wadhams has been recording with movie composer/producer Michael Andrews (Inara George, Gary Jules, among others). ... Subtle, with Pigeon John supporting, plays at the Troubadour. ... Tony Lucca performs at the Hotel Cafe, as does singer-songwriter Ernie Halter, who has an album coming out Feb. 6 (more on him in advance of his Feb. 12 record-release show). ... And the real Supernova entertains at the Scene Bar in Glendale.

Photo: Courtesy www.goslingmusic.com.