Tonight in L.A.: The Mekons, Gardens & Villa, BJ the Chicago Kid, Cosmo Sheldrake, the Sun Ra Arkestra, Junaco, Polartropica, Ian Sweet, Object as Subject, Wesley, David Garza, Sampa the Great, Hey Rocco, Emael

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The Mekons (Photo by Paul Beaty)
The Mekons (Photo by Paul Beaty)

L.A. concerts for Monday:

► Long-running folk-punk collective The Mekons headline the Lodge Room behind their new album “Deserted,” with Skokie Girls opening.
► With some new music in the works, Gardens & Villa play the Morocan Lounge, with Alex Siegel supporting.
► Grammy-nominated BJ the Chicago Kid heads up the lineup at It’s a School Night at Bardot, joined by Mills., Patrick Martin and Quinn Lewis.
► London’s Cosmo Sheldrake visits the Echo behind his new album “The Much Much How How and I,” joined by Odetta Hartman.
► The Sun Ra Arkestra (under the direction of Marshall Allen) do the first of two nights at Zebulon.
► And Junaco celebrate the release of their EP “Awry” with a free show at the Hi Hat, joined by Dario Bronco.

Also:

Polartropica, Holander, Thrill You Kill You and the Colour Coast at the Bootleg Theater
Ian Sweet, Momma, Eyeshadow and Necking at Echoplex
Object as Subject, CocoVera and Lara FM at the Satellite
Wesley, Summit, James Quick and Devin Kennedy at Resident
Davíd Garza at the Love Song
Dravus House at El Cid
Spose at 1720
Sha Na Na at the Grammy Museum
Sampa the Great at Gold-Diggers
Noah Peters at the Hotel Café
Reid Umstattd at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Hey Rocco, Elle Belle and Temm Scott at Harvard & Stone
Sophie Strauss, Jakey Heartbreak & the Bad Skulls, Dirty Lovely Creatures, Indica and Nandes at the Mint
Open Mic at the Three Clubs
The Sunset Jam at the Viper Room
Olivia Rhode at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Emael, Thrift and Cosmic Music at the Wayfarer
Arthur Adams and the Flannels at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
The Tom Kubis Big Band & the Swing Kittens at the Gaslamp