Now that our absolutely insane NYE blowout with Henry Clay people is over (except for our hangovers, which still remain. Thanks guys.), we are looking forward to bringing you the finest in L.A. + beyond music in 2013.

Howdy!

We’re making a 2012 holiday photo album (our soft-focus Glamour Shots session at the mall wasn’t as good as we’d hoped), and we want to include our fans’ photos from 2012! Upload pics of bands you saw, shots of you and your friends, or anything taking place at The Satellite on our Facebook page or on Instagram. Tag us @TheSatelliteLA, and/or use the hashtag #TheSatelliteLA – or use good ol’ fashioned email and send photos to events@thesatellitela.com. We’ll re-post all the best ones. Thank you! ♥

Every week we’ll be featuring one specialty cocktail from our new Fall drink menu. Today it’s The Monkey Gland, which first appeared in 1930s Prohibition Era. We heard that it’s named for…how should we put this…an infamous cure-all involving monkey parts, which were thought to achieve a Fountain Of Youth effect. Errr. We’re glad Science has improved since then. BUT! We do know that The Monkey Gland is delicious – with gin, absinthe, fresh orange juice and grenadine.  It’s only $5 during Monday Happy Hour 6-9pm (along with $2 well drinks & PBR). See you at the bar!

1. This marks 10 years since the earliest incarnation of when the The HCP started bringing its brand of bratty indie rock to drunken college parties at UCSB. Since then we have played hundreds of shows throughout North America. Southern California has always been our home. Suburban born and bred.

2. Songs For Kids, a charitable organization that sends indie rocker types to perform at Children’s Hospitals throughout the country, will be on hand every week to talk about what they do and how you can get involved in making a difference. Several members of the band have worked or volunteered for the organization. Songs For Kids is a wonderful organization and we believe in what they do.

3. The Henry Clays will be recording a LIVE ALBUM throughout the month.

4. You can pre-order the live album simply by donating whatever you want to the Songs For Kids Foundation at songsforkidsfoundation.org and keep a copy of the receipt. Or you can wait for the live album to be released in early 2013, at which point we’ll be donating the proceeds to Songs For Kids.

5. The first 3 shows (12/3, 12/10, 12/17) are FREE!

6. The last show is on New Years Eve and is only $10. The Henry Clay People have a rich history of ringing in the new year at The Satellite with an always rowdy post-midnight covers set. Audience participation strongly encouraged.

7. On 12/10 we’ll be doing an all HCP request set. Email requests to thehenryclaypeople@gmail.com

8. This will be end of drummer Eric Scott’s 10 year tenure in the band. He will move on to pursue a career in architecture full time.

9. The lineups feature some of the best local bands and comedians that LA has to offer.

That’s every show, every night, for free. Long line at a residency? Your favorite band sells out of tickets? The Rolling Stones play a secret warmup show? The frigging ghost of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart comes back to debut a new symphony? The winner will get into all of it! “GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY, How do I sign up,” you’re surely asking.

Come to our Monday Happy Hour ($2 wells & PBR and $5 specialty cocktails from 6-9pm) from Monday 10/22 – 12/31 and enter your name in our drawing. The more happy hours you come to, the better your odds of winning! We will announce the winner (and a runner-up who will receive free entry for all of January!) during our show on December 31st. May the odds be ever in your favor.