If I were to write a complete Sean Carnage Mondays thank you list, it would fill this entire page. But for last night’s 4 year anniversary show, I’d like to give a shout out to the women (and men) of Women for the hospitality, the cake, and the amazing decorations!

Also: props to Chris and Tierra, all the performers (60 Watt Kid, Realicide, Mikki & the Mauses, The Seizure, Single Mothers and Shirley Rolls), Mikhai Tran, Anna, Mary and Eli, and Tai Kim/Scoops Gelato for the delicious beer floats (go to The Golden State and experience the glory!).

Without trying to do anything in particular except keep great music going, we’ve done something really important. So thank YOU for your support, and don’t miss the start of Sean Carnage Mondays (2.0) on Monday, September 7th.

Watch this space for details!

XOX

-Sean C.

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This Monday, July 27th

Come Celebrate Sean Carnage Mondays’ FOUR YEAR anniversary

Over 200 shows in a row!

And the climax of 60 Watt Kid’s Summerdelic Tweakfest

Thank you, Los Angeles!!!!

with

9:30pm Shirley Rolls

10:15 60 Watt Kid

11:00 Single Mothers

11:30 The Seizure

12am Mikki and the Mauses

and special guests…

12:30 Realicide

At Women, 1852 Crenshaw Blvd., in Arlington Hts.

See you there?

Some quick pics of bands from the last two weeks…

60 Watt Kid!!!

Moment Trigger!!!

Th’ Mole!!!

The Best Band Ever!!!

The Myonics!!!

Hello My Name Is Red!!!

Tender Skulls!!!

Protect Me!!!

Tearist!!!

Wah Wah Exit Wound!!!

JULY HAS BEEN AMAZING THANK YOU ALL!!!

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This Monday, it’s the party of the summer…The best of the cutting-edge and only five bucks

Monday, July 20th
Sean Carnage presents…

12am The Myonics
11:30 Hello My Name Is Red
11:00 Th’Mole
10:30 60 Watt Kid
9:45 Tender Skulls

At Women—1852 Crenshaw Blvd., in beautiful Arlington Hts.

Starts 9:30pm / $5 / all-ages

See you there!

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Wooo…so much to tell this week.

First off, my July collabo with 60 Watt Kid (aka the “Summerdelic Tweakfest”) got off to an incredible start! The Kid was on fucking fire, burbling and bubbling through an almost continuous set of the most trance-inducing electronic rock you could ever hope to hear. They are unleashing new music every Monday this month so DO NOT MISS THEM!! Think about it…Krautrock groups like Neu! are worshipped today, but were woefully unappreciated when they first came out. Now, all we have is the records. 60 Watt Kid targets similar spots on the ol’ brainpan…don’t be foolish and miss them now…this is the future classic shit!!!

Last Monday, we also heard Oakland’s High Castle—another future classic that we’re lucky to enjoy NOW. Singer Erin Allen used to be in Child Pornography, but HC is a rock band, and they take Erin’s often high-pitched vocals and blow them up to immense proportions with some wildly intense/monotonous rhythm. This is one of my favorite bands going, hands down.

Skull Kiss may have seemed to some to be a wild card on this bill (I guess they kind of were), but their love of ’50s and ’60s pop has a direct connection to the Kid’s post-pop soundscapes. Burgess and Nacho were totally wild…I…I don’t even know how to describe the mayhem. All I can say is, if you were there you will probably never forget their performance (I surely won’t).

Garrett Pierce is a great songwriter and performer—and I emphasize “performer” here—because unlike a lot of other solo acoustic guitar players, Pierce is serious about getting his songs across. There is no tossed-off, amateur chicanery when he plays. He’s got the skills and the voice and he knows how to use them to create a powerfully moving musical experience. I was impressed.

Italic Indian is, in some ways, the younger noisier doppelganger of the Kid. This duo layers sounds and rhythms into a sparkly/prickly heap that engulfs the listener. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy until I realize…I’ve got one thousand little needles poking through my eardrums into my brain! Aargh! Funny thing is—that didn’t hurt at all…

In other news, this past week Sean Carnage Mondays got feature treatment in L.A. Record! Check it out.

I also created a podcast of underground L.A. music that I am very, very proud of. Many thanks to all the bands who let me virtually DJ their songs…You can download it or listen online by clicking here.

Additionally, Octavius and Fred Kiko had me on their iconic radio show, KXLU-FM’s Demolisten, this past Friday. I played tons of new underground jams and tried to spread the word about the music. Octavius and Fred rule!!!!

You can read our playlist, listen, and even watch the show (which also features the incomparable Widow Babies) by clicking here.

This Monday, I’m truly excited to be hosting the 60 Watt Kid once again. In addition, we will have stellar support from Protect Me, Tearist, Moment Trigger and Wah Wah Exit Wound (from Seattle). I think all the bands play off each other in a very hard-edged psychotropic way…So guard your cerebellum, tit’s gonna be a trip…

This Monday, July 13th
Sean Carnage presents…

60 Watt Kid
protect me
Moment Trigger
Wah-Wah Exit Wound
Tearist

Starts 9:30pm sharp! / $5 / all-ages

At Women—1852 Crenshaw Blvd., in Arlington Hts.

See you there?

Enjoy the photo barrage below (courtesy of moi and Mikhai Tran) featuring (in order) Italic Indian, Garrett Pierce, Skull Kiss, 60 Watt Kid, the “Do your best Erin Allen imitation” contest, and High Castle. Enjoy!

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Women has turned out to be the absolute perfect venue for this summer’s Sean Carnage Monday Nights. If you need evidence, just check out the photos below. This past Monday’s line-up blew everyone’s minds–especially mine!

Four years into this concert series, I thought I had seen everything. I most certainly hadn’t! Zombelle (with guest Elijah) were the absolute most advanced and out-there music I’ve ever hosted. Like a scary and thrilling combo of blues and improvised electronics, Zombelle brought to mind Robert Johnson, Diamanda Galas and vintage Suicide. Enthralling, unhinged stuff. Wow.

Double Dagger are really inspired by music I cut my teeth on, i.e. the hard-edged sounds of the ’90s underground. The fact that they can refer to that musically and still conjure up something entirely new and now is a major accomplishment. Kudos!

Dalmacio Diamond… What to say? This guy was born with rock in his soul. He plays his band (the Enochian Keys) like an instrument, whipping up frenzied blasts of spirit-searing sounds. You’d have to have a hard heart not to love him. The things he sings of are so universal.

The Choke (from NYC) opened the show. Johnny, the drummer, is from Cleveland, and saw some of the original Monday night shows (by Derek Hess at the Euclid Tavern). I don’t remember him (he must have been just a kid), but the influences he soaked up there still infuse his music. The Choke is straight-up punk rock, with all the wild frayed edges left intact. What takes them over the top and into the zone of the truly weird is the band’s attitude: singer Cameron is absolutely mesmerizing, and the dudes play like it’s the end of the world on every song.

This week, I am very excited to present the first installment of the Summerdelic Tweakfest, as orchestrated by 60 Watt Kid.

All month you can expect new sounds and video from the Kid and a plethora of like-minded musical explorers. I’m sad to be taking August off, but also relieved. We’re gonna blow the doors off the hinges with this four-part fest, so prepare your brain…This is gonna be the musical/creative explosion of all time!!!

This Monday, July 6th
Sean Carnage & 60 Watt Kid present…

High Castle
60 Watt Kid
Italic Indian
Skull Kiss
Garrett Pierce

Starts 9:30pm sharp! / all-ages / $5

At Women 1852 Crenshaw Blvd, in Arlington Hts.

See you there?

Enjoy the photo barrage, featuring: Zombelle, Double Dagger, Dalmacio Diamond & the Enochian Keys & The Choke!!!