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Tonight in Rock: Hot Chip, Pity Party, Henry Clay People

Pity Party at Little Radio on New Years Eve | Photo by Koga/LAist
Despite it being Superbowl Sunday, February residencies got off to a great start last night with Alex & Sam at Tangier. Tonight is the first night of February residencies at Spaceland, Silverlake Lounge, Crash Mansion and The Echo/Echoplex. By last Thursday, The Airborne Toxic Event had gained so much popularity from their January residency, they had to reject 300 people from the door. Case in point, catch these bands in residency early on in the month.
Monday Night Residencies
Pity Party w/ The Happy Hollows, Light FM, Rademacher @ Spaceland
Robert Francis w/ Jesse Denatale, Dan Crane @ Silverlake Lounge
Smash Fashion w/ Foreign Academy, DJ Audio Puppet @ Crash Mansion
The Henry Clay People w/ Le Switch, Coco Bs, The Natural Disasters @ The Echo
Rickie Lee Jones @ Echoplex
Shows & Shows
This show has been postponed. New date is TBD.: Hot Chip Record Release Show @ El Rey (MP3 from new album below + live show video)
Vampire Weekend @ Amoeba Music
Pinhead Gunpowder @ The Troubadour
"Ready For The Floor" - Hot Chip
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