Kevin Bronson on April 6th, 2009

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[Happy birthday to Merle Haggard, good riddance to my jet lag, and let’s see if after a few days in a land far, far away I can get back in the swing of things …]

I only need to visit my Midwestern hometown a few days before realizing how good, as a fan of live music, I have it now. I came up empty back home on a Friday and Saturday night; here, on in April, there is a feast for the ears in the Monday night residencies alone. The Henry Clay People [pictured] are at Spaceland (tonight with Mike Watt among the openers); Fool’s Gold brings their good-time Afro-rhythms to the Echo; and Dusty Rhodes and the River Band ramps up for the May release of their sophomore album at the Silverlake Lounge. It’s win-win-win. … Outside of the residencies, you have the Bird and the Bee, supported by Juliette Commagere, at the Echoplex, Irish trio the Script at the Troubadour and Christopher Dallman and friends at the Hotel Cafe. See you out there.