A busy Monday, putting stuff together for the rest of the week including a feature on Nada Surf (online Wednesday) and a column with Past Punchy (online Thursday). Good thing I have the day off in honor of past and present presidents. Check out the live review that went online over the weekend (below). There’s a rare Monday show tonight at Sokol Underground featuring Tooth & Nail band MAE with Lovedrug and The Audition. MAE plays keyboard-driven nerd rock, sort of an emo version of Ben Folds. Lovedrug is more of the same but without keyboards. Chicago’s The Audition is on Victory and sounds like the kind of band that would be on Victory. It’ll be all emo, all the time. Bring the kids. $12, 9 p.m.

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