Test Your Reflex plays this month at Hotel Cafe on Wednesdays | Photo by Luke Wooden via their MySpace Despite SXSW starting up this week with 100+ Los Angeles based bands heading over there, residencies are growing stronger and more venue-diverse across the line, especially on Monday nights where the volume makes it hard to choose from. Here's to a great month of residencies, rock on. Mondays The Chapin Sisters @ The Echo (Free),......

It's Monday and that means it's a big residency night in Los Angeles. And since it's the first Monday of March, that means a new list of Monday night bands below. Of note tonight, Working for a Nuclear Free City (pictured right) will be playing along Spaceland's March Monday night tenant -- Voxhaul Broadcast. Also, another very exciting residency that begins tonight are The Chapin Sisters, whose profile rose when they covered Britney Spears' "Toxic,"......

Now that the rain has gone away, Spaceland on Ice can continue this week with The Chapin Sisters and their folk/pop. Meanwhile, at Spaceland itself, The Airborne Toxic Event continues their residency tonight with The Morning Benders, The Weather Underground. ALSO TONIGHT Mike Watt and the Missing Men, Monster Cock Rally @ The Prospector Birds & Batteries, The Karabal Nightlife, The Lonelyhearts @ The Fold/Silverlake Lounge Ollin, Omar Torres, La Verdad @ Temple Bar Six......

LA-based Manimal Vinyl Records recently released Through the Wilderness, a tribute to Madonna benefiting her charity. We discussed the concept of Los Angeles' burgeoning lo-fi/whatcha-call-it music scene taking on Madonna classics with Manimal's founder, Paul Beahan. LAist: Tell us about your label, Manimal. Paul Beahan: I started it in Los Angeles a little over a year ago. Our first release was the split Chapin Sisters / Winter Flowers vinyl-only 12” picture disc. Then we put......

The Binges, The Vacation, Year Long Disaster, Tokyo Smog @ The Roxy Carlos Guitarlos, Dale Peterson, Devastating Karate @ El Cid The Chapin Sisters, I See Hawks in L.A. @ The Echo She's Your Sister, The Waking Hours, Shiloe, Infedelinc, Tweakbird @ Safari Sam's Nana Pancha, Raskahuele, Almalafa, Ekolekua @ The Knitting Factory Lemon Drop Kick, Vooduo, The Red Hearts, Vesuvia Sonic @ Mr. T's Bowl Action 45, More Than Ever, Sidekick, General Purpose......

Mastodon, Against Me, Cursive, Planes Mistaken for Stars @ Wiltern Sloan, Sea Wolf @ The Troubadour Spank Rock @ Safari Sam's Tim Finn @ Largo Rufus Wainwright @ El Rey Theatre Tourette, Privy Seals, Black Face, Everyday Loneliness, Dude War @ The Smell The Living Sisters, The Chapin Sisters, The Watson Twins @ The Echo Ex-Plex Musexpo, The Stevie Natale Band, Deep Insight, Skybombers, Jyrojets @ Roxy Charlotte Martin, Mozella, Amy Cooper @ The......

Los Lobos, Zen Cruisers (Blondie's Clem Burke, the Cars' Elliot Easton, the Knack's Doug Fieger and Teddy Andreadis) @ Malibu Performing Arts Center Anti-Flag, Alexisonfire @ Wiltern Gary Lucas & Gods & Monsters @ Safari Sam's Kenny Wayne Shepherd @ House of Blues The Chapin Sisters, I See Hawks in L.A. @ Getty Center Irish Rovers @ Cerritos Center Colin Hay @ Largo Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Secret Chiefs 3 @ El Rey Dead on......

Lloyd Banks, Cartel, Suspects, Stamina @House of Blues Perry Farrell, The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello), Nuno Bettencourt @ Hotel Cafe American Music Club @ Silverlake Lounge Steve Aoki @ Cinespace Gregg Allman @ The Canyon Michael Penn @ Largo The Evangelicals @ Spaceland The Lovemakers @ The Troubadour No Thanks, Diablo's Darlings @ Viper Room The Handsome Family, The Chapin Sisters, HT Heartache @ El Cid Restaurant The Hidden Cameras, Born Ruffians, The Minor Canon......

Rocket, Catfish Haven @ Spaceland (free) Mere Mortals, Neuromance @ Viper Room Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians @ Henry Fonda Antigone Rising @ El Rey DJ AM @ Vault 350 The Dope MCs @ Dragonfly Metal Skool, Amp’s Choice, Modus Dei @ Key Club The Hold Steady, Sean Na Na @ The Troubadour Other People, Fireball Johnson @ The Gig You Me & Iowa, Controlling the Famous, Mon Frere @ Knitting Factory Bird......

Yari More and his Orchestra perform at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza at 7:30 PM. (323) 290-6636. The Chapin Sisters and I See Hawks wrap-up their dual Monday night residency at the echo. The show starts at 8:30 PM. For details, call (213) 413-8200. Circus Minor finish their residency at Spaceland. The doors open at 8 PM and the show begins at 9 PM. Call (323) 661-4380. Fielding take the stage at the Silverlake Lounge......

Unless otherwise noted, all shows are free of charge. All show lineups and times are subject to change without notice. SUNDAY, 11/27 Cellist Armen Ksajikian and Pianist Brian Pezzone perform for LACMA's Sunday Live series. The concert begins at 6 PM in LACMA's Leo S. Bing Theatre. For info, call (323) 857-6234. Part-Time Punks present: Japanese Motors (Rough Trade), Group Sounds and Guest DJ Jimi Hey at the echo. The show starts at 10......

Unless otherwise noted, all shows are free of charge. MONDAY, 11/21 The Pepperdine Jazz Ensemble perform a concert at the Raitt Recital Hall at 7:30 PM. Call (310) 506-4522. The Chapin Sisters and I See Hawks share a dual Monday night residency at the echo. The show starts at 8:30 PM. For details, call (213) 413-8200. Circus Minor continue their Monday residency at Spaceland. The doors open at 8 PM and the show begins......

Unless otherwise noted, all shows are free of charge. Dates subject to change without notice. Please report any late-breaking changes and we'll update accordingly. SUNDAY, 11/20 Cellist Alexander Suleiman and pianist Valeria Morgovskaya perform Brahms, de Boismortier, Piazzolla, Tchaikovsky and others at the Beverly Hills Public Library at 2 PM. For info, call (310) 937-7275. Chamber Music Palisades perform for LACMA's Sunday Live series. The concert begins at 6 PM in LACMA's Leo S.......

Circus Minor continue their Monday residency at Spaceland. The doors open at 8 PM and the show begins at 9 PM. Call (323) 661-4380. The Chapin Sisters and I See Hawks share a dual Monday night residency at the echo. The show starts at 8:30 PM. For details, call (213) 413-8200. Catch a blues jam hosted by John Marx and the Blues Patrol at Cozy's Bar & Grill at 9 PM. Call (818) 986-6000.......

Unless otherwise noted, all shows are free of charge. SUNDAY, 11/13 The Angeli Duo perform for LACMA's Sunday Live series. The concert begins at 6 PM in LACMA's Leo S. Bing Theatre. For info, call (323) 857-6234. Catch acoustic blues from Nathan James and Ben Hernandez at Café Boogaloo. The show starts at 8 PM. Call (310) 318-2324. Jazz saxist Louis Van Taylor performs at Hal’s Bar & Grill at 8 PM. For information,......

Unless otherwise noted, all shows are free: Circus Minor begin their November residency at Spaceland. The doors open at 8 PM and the show begins at 9 PM. Call (323) 661-4380. The USC Thornton Percussion Ensemble makes some noise in the Alfred Newman Hall at 8 PM. Call (213) 740-2167. The Chapin Sisters and I See Hawks share a dual Monday night residency at the echo. The show starts at 8:30 PM. For details,......

Sample these tracks and let us know what's in your iPod playlist this week. Sabrosa Purr | Local Rock Liars, Petty Thieves and Pets [download] This threadbare, emotional track will grab your attention on the first listen. Songs like "Liars..." prove that Sabrosa Purr is definitely not a one-trick cat. Catch them live Friday, Nov. 18 at Alex's Bar in Long Beach. Metric | Alternative Too Little Too Late [download] Metric recorded "Old World......

Unless otherwise noted, all shows are free of charge. SUNDAY, 11/6 Mews Small & Her Fabulous Females, Brad Kay and Justefanie perform at Unurban Coffeehouse at 1 PM. Call (310) 315-0056. The All Saints Choir and Orchestra perform Fauré’s Requiem and works by C.V. Stanford and Craig Phillips. The event is free but all donations will benefit Katrina recovery efforts. The show begins at 5 PM in the All Saints’ Church in Beverly Hill.......

THURSDAY • At the Troubadour hosts Dwarves, Mondo Generator, The Willowz and DJ Brian Vasquez. Doors open at 8 PM; tickets are $12 advance. • Popsters Kinski perform a free in-store at Amoeba Music at 6 PM, followed by a set at The Echo featuring Polar Goldie Cats and Open City at 8:30 PM. Tickets are $8. [18+] • The Like, Soft and The Chapin Sisters perform tonight at the Viper Room. • "Also......

THURSDAY • The Chapin Sisters and The Idaho Falls are at Spaceland tonight. Doors open at 9 PM. • Better Than Ezra are at The Roxy tonight with Ingram Hill. Doors open at 8 PM and tickets are $20. • For the rest of the week, catch special screenings of a 70mm print of the classic Lawrence of Arabia at 7:30 PM at The Aero. • At the Egyptian Theatre, scholar Kevin Barry will......

• At the Henry Fonda Theater, see hard-living country genius Steve Earle & the Dukes with Allison Moorer at 8:30 PM. • Grab your sweetheart and grease up your pompadour, because the Sweet and Tender Hooligans are performing Meat is Murder in celebration of the album's 20th anniversary at the Knitting Factory. Tickets are $15 and the show starts at 8 PM. (All proceeds are being donated to the Lange Foundation, which finds loving......