Kevin Bronson on January 26th, 2015

0

Happy Monday (we think):

â–º Mates of State [pictured], the long-running indie-pop duo of Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel, have “new songs and a new approach,” they say — and, ostensibly, an eighth album in the works (their last was 2011’s “Mountaintops”). They headline the Bootleg HiFi, supported by Babes and Fictionist.
â–º The Ting Tings, back with a lackluster new album “Super Critical,” headline the Troubadour, supported by Kaneholler.
â–º London’s Wolf Alice makes their L.A. debut at It’s a School Night at Bardot, where Beginners, Moors and Sabila Sabila also play.
► And the bands playing free January residencies bid a fond farewell — Holychild (supported by Air Life and Liphemra); Wildling at the Satellite (with Travelers, Midnight Swim Club and Alyeska); and the Fontaines at the Silverlake Lounge (joined by Low Volts, the Sixth Son and Jr.)

Also:

Zane Carney and Jimbo Mathus at the Hotel Café
Valley Queen, Bear On Fire and Kyle Neal at Harvard & Stone
Juliet Piper & the Daydream, Greg Katz, Mara Schwartz, Chesney Hawkes, Swing Hero, the West Coast Bouncer and Novel at the Mint
Open Mic at El Cid
The Devious Means, the Eagle Rock Gospel Singers and Big Monsta at the Wayfarer
Baby Bash at the Observatory
Rae Sremmurd at the Observatory (Late Show)
Dark Tranquility and Insomnium at the City National Grove of Anaheim