Now how often does the first band to play on a three-band bill get the promo item in the paper? Here's the text of the Philly Inquirer preview that was in the blast from .com:

"Ima Robot

If one believes the ink already spilled on Ima Robot, the just-emerging L.A. quintet represents the leading edge of an incipient new wave revival, an arty powerhouse determined to take mid-'70s Bowie and early-'80s Missing Persons down crazy, unexplored alleyways. That's only part of the story: The bass-drums tandem of Justin Meldal-Johnson and Joey Waronker backed Beck for much of the last eight years, and so even when glam-minded lead singer Alex Ebert lets loose a skyscraping wail, they counter with a firmly planted groove that's likely to reference surf music or haywire funk or choppy electro. It helps that Ima Robot, appearing at the TLA, writes serious songs: The eponymous debut, out now on Virgin, contains several relentless, infectious gems, among them "Dirty Life," "Here Come the Bombs," and the pulse-quickening "bonus" track, "Black Jettas."

- Tom Moon
Ima Robot, with Hot Hot Heat and French Kicks, at 8 p.m. Monday at the Theater of Living Arts, 334 South St. Tickets: $17; $15 advance. Phone: 215-922-1011.