Wednesday, May 23rd @ The Echo ~ 1822 Sunset Blvd. Echo Park, CA 90026 ~ 18+ ~ 9PM ~ $7/$5 with flyer Husband and wife rock duo The Monolators, fresh from a West Coast tour,&nbsp; are putting together some of LA&#8217;s finest indie-rock bands for their 3rd annual music video premiere extravaganza. The robots of…

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