Can't Miss It: Monday

YOUR MONDAY NEEDS SOME COOL: per usual, there are a handful of music performances tonight; most of whom we can't pretend we've heard of, because it's Monday and we're too tired to pretend we're not crotchety. The coolest of which appears to be a group called The Drums, a Brooklyn trio. The kiddies say they're awesome and they play tonight with Surfer Blood at Neumos (check out our full preview later today).

8:00 p.m. // Neumo's // $13

SWORD AND THE STONER: speaking of bands that are too cool for us, The Sword is playing tonight. They've been described as "where stoner rock and metal converge" which basically just sounds bad ass. Most cities would find that mix too much to handle, but we love unpredictable mixes, so enjoy.

7:00 p.m. // Showbox SoDo // $18

COMPANY TOWNS...NOT JUST A BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN SONG SUBJECT: Hardy Green, author of The Company Town: The Industrial Edens and Satanic Mills That Shaped the American Economy is in town tonight at Town Hall. How interesting does this idea seem now...now that industry seems bygone and ancient and wearily fascinating? Oy.

7:30 p.m. // Town Hall // $5