Plans this weekend? I bet

The posters say "The Autumns vs. The Sugarplastic" -- and as those L.A.

bands' co-residency ends tonight at the Spaceland, I'd have to say it's a tie. The

Autumns' dense guitars have taken on almost a post-rock feel in their new material; the

Sugarplastic's tightly wound, eclectic pop still wields plenty of bite. It was an odd

pairing for a co-residency, but thte night I attended the crowd did not turn over too

much.

LoveLikeFire ends its residency

tonight too, at El Cid. The San Francisco quartet has a stage presence that might exceed

its interest musically right now, but a hook or two could change that, and the band

certainly has attracted devotees to its dark, urgent churn. Certainly, the downloadable

"A Million Pieces" is worth a buck, if you visit their MySpace page.

Elsewhere Friday, May 25

Uncle Monk, the bluegrass band

featuring Tommy Ramone on

vocals, plays the Knitting Factory. ... Mike

Stinson and I See Hawks in L.A. bring their

signature twang to the Scene Bar in Glendale. ... Soul singer Chrisopher Blue brings his acoustic

stylings to Tangier. ... Hello

Stranger, Nous Non Plus and the Pity Party bring the party to Safari

Sam's. ... And Santa Cruz punks Good

Riddance play their final show at the El Rey Theatre.

Touts

for Saturday, May 26

The Topanga Days festival starts a

three-day run -- plenty of talent on it diverse lineup, from Veruca Salt
and Minibar on Saturday to to John Doe (with special gust Pamela Des Barres) and the Sin

City All Stars on Sunday to the Young Dubliners on Sunday. Lineup here. ...

Meanwhile, Saturday, Something for

Rockets, Bedtime for Toys and Glacier Hiking make for a strong night

at the Scene.

Touts for Sunday, May 27

Tussle headlines the Echo in what promises to promises

to be a dancy night. Or you could stay in, pour yourself a drink and watch their video

for "Second

Guessing."

Touts for Monday, May 28

Phantom Planet, supported by Emma Burgess, plays the Roxy. (Phantom

Planet returns for a June 4 engagement there too.) ... At Indie 103.1's night at the

Viper Room, Nico Vega, the Gray Kid and the Ringers perform. And the eastside May

residencies end on this holiday night -- Gliss

at Spaceland, Bodies of Water at

the Echo and the all-star lineup doing business as the High Society at the Silverlake

Lounge. ... Have a lovely weekend.

Photo of Gliss's Marty Klingman

performing at Spaceland.