Radar Bros. kick off Echo residency on Monday

Radar Bros. play four Mondays this month at the Echo leading up to the Jan. 29 release of their new album, "Auditorium." My colleague August Brown's piece on the band from Thursday's edition of The Guide, is here; meanwhile, the band just released the video for the song "When Cold Air Goes to Sleep." Here it is:

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Because we're in such a giving mood (and, serendipitously, so are the bands), here are a couple nice downloads from two of the acts playing Saturday night at Spaceland, Amateurs and Frankel:

||| Download Amateurs' "Shadowbox."

||| Download Frankel's "X Marks the Spot."

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Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder will do a guest turn with L.A. shoegazers Sky Parade tonight at the Club Underground at the Echo. Before hiring on with the Pumpkins, Schroeder was guitarist in the Lassie Foundation, whose drummer, Joel Patterson, mans the kit for Sky Parade.

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Three sentences about Thursday night's show at Spaceland:

If brains were noise, they'd be the Henry Clay People.

The Airborne Toxic Event can play "Innocence" all night, as far as I'm concerned (newly posted on their MySpace page).

Henry Clay People drummer Eric Scott wore a Codpiece T-shirt, which might have stumped most people except ...

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2007's top 3 entreaties from prospective Buzz Bands (reported in a manner that is in no way meant to be disparaging to the bands):

3. From Long Beach trio Codpiece: "Hi, Kevin, we're Codpiece. We have no discernible buzz but we just thought you might like to hear our music."

2. From David Kelley of 2 a.m. Orchestra: "Hope you enjoyed the music. If not, I hear CDs make good coasters."

1. And this headline from a press release for Sole & the Skyrider Band: "Sole depicts bleak future for the USA in new video, announces 2008 tour"

Other highlights this weekend, Jan 4-5-6

First Fridays resumes tonight at the Natural History Museum, with all kinds of fodder for the intellect and a couple delights for the ears -- Sea Wolf and Afternoons. ... A day late for the caucuses, You, Me & Iowa brings its jaunty pop to Spaceland tonight. ... And a nice one at the Scene in Glendale tonight: 22 Jacks (whose lineage includes the Breeders, the Adolescents, Royal Crown Revue and Wax), along with Jackson United (members of Foo Fighters, Face to Face and Mighty Mighty Bosstones). ... Pigeon John begins his series of DJ nights at El Cid -- there's live music too, details here. ... On Sunday, there's the estimable Mike Stinson at Safari Sam's, and No Age leading a great crew of bands at the Smell's 10-year anniversary show. But I'd be hard-pressed to think of a warmer way to end what shapes up to be a rainy weekend than seeing Eleni Mandell, Sunday night at Tangier.
 

Comments

[Mouse]

Is that the same Sole who recorded non-commercial hip-hop for Anticon in the 90's?! Man, I used to love that guy in high school! He's got a hilarious El-P dis track.

[Kevin]

Mouse --

It sure is. Sole has a new album out and is playing the Knitting Factory on Jan. 18. There's a wacky video on YouTube too.

-kevin