Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Oh, First Fridays, how lovely to see you again.
So the story goes, we've been trying to get our friends The Monolators on a bill with The Underground Railroad to Candyland and Pizza! for over a year and finally the day has arrived. You see, between constant touring and playing for their beloved hometown of San Pedro, URTC don't come around to L.A. too much. This we can forgive since Mr. Congelliere has long been one of the hardest working nice guys in the scene with his bands Toys That Kill and the forever-loved F.Y.P. With "First Fridays" coming to an end soon* we're lucky to finally have one of L.A.'s best bands along for the ride. Sitting shotgun is Pizza!, a band we've been trying to figure out how to get on a lineup since our last time together. That last show was sadly under-attended despite being one of the best lineups we've ever been apart of. Still, we're excited to see these three bands together finally. Especially since the night will also feature the debut of Shirley Rolls, which is the long-delayed/long-awaited project from The Monolators' guitarist Tom Bogdon. The band also features members of I Make This Sound and The Voyeurs and we cannot tell you how many people have been anticipating their arrival. The opening slot on the lineup goes to some friends The Deadletters who really just wanted to be apart of the night. Who can blame them?
* This will be the second to last "First Fridays" for The Monolators and what was passed on to them over two years ago will be passed on to another great Los Angeles band in June. Posters and maybe some special buttons for the night will be available for free if you ask nicely or if you purchase merchandise from the performing bands.
May 2, 2008
Los Angeles Loves...
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TO CANDYLAND
THE MONOLATORS
PIZZA!
SHIRLEY ROLLS
THE DEADLETTERS
Mr. T's Bowl
5621 1/2 Figueroa Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90041 | Map
21+ / FREE / 9:00pm
The Underground Railroad to Candyland - "Suey (Ex-Fat Kid Blues)" (MP3)
The Monolators - "I Was a Captain in the Army" (MP3)
Pizza! - "Griffith Park Fire" (MP3)
Shirley Rolls - "I Got Nothin'" (MP3)
