Kevin Bronson on December 17th, 2010

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This weekend’s best anniversary party:

‣ Tip of the cap to the Hotel Cafe, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this weekend with its HoHoTel Holiday shows that benefit the Los Angeles Fire Dept.’s Spark of Love Toy Drive. The venue is doing it up right, rolling out the big guns, including many artists who nurtured their careers at the venue. Tonight, it’s Butch Walker (that’s the wonderful video for “Pretty Melody,” off this year’s album “I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart”), along with Cary Brothers, Meiko, Jim Bianco, Buddy, Bleu, Laura Jansen, Chris Pierce, Jay Buchanan and Lucy Schwartz, to name a few. On Saturday night, Tyler Hilton, Rocco Deluca, Nina Storey, Keaton Simons, Ernie Halter, Terra Naom and Brandi Emma head up a monster bill. Things get started each night at 7.

Other top outings on the final weekend before Christmas:

‣ Off! (the supergroup featuring Keith Morris, Steven McDonald, Dimitri Coats, and Mario Rubalcaba) celebrates the release of its EPs with a sure-to-be-explosive show tonight at the The Sex (816 Santa Fe., downtown). Also playing: Nobunny and Thee Oh Sees.
‣ Jessica 6, along with Torches in Trees and Seasons, close out the year of Club Underground at the Echo tonight.
‣ On Saturday, its the 15th annual Stevie Wonder House Full of Toys Benefit at the Nokia Theatre.
‣ Jaz Coleman and the original lineup of Killing Joke visit the Wiltern Theatre on Saturday.
‣ And local legends Los Lobos play the House of Blues on Sunday.

Also tonight: Light FM, Future Ghost and Dante vs. Zombies at the Satellite/Spaceland; Peaches Christ Superstar at the Orpheum; 8mm at the Viper Room; X at the House of Blues Anaheim; Camp Freddy at the Roxy; the New Fidelity and Papercranes at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach; Modern Time Machines at On the Rox at the Roxy; the Damselles at Casey’s Bar downtown; the Dan Band at Club Nokia; As Tall As Lions and the Diamond Light at the Troubadour; Rob Halford at the Wiltern; Beep! at the Smell; the Zeros at the Redwood Bar; La Vie at the Mint; Dash Jacket doing an in-store at Origami Vinyl (7 p.m.); and Son Fish and Sneaky Snake at Vacation Vinyl (7 p.m.).

Also Saturday: Sic Alps and Wounded Lion at the Satellite/Spceland; Ozomatli, Chali 2na and La Santa Cecilia at Club Nokia; As Tall As Lions and the Diamond Light at the Troubadour; Moses Campbell at the Smell; Bela Fleck & the Flecktones at the Orpheum Theatre; the Superbees, Hellbound Hayride and LA Ghost at the Redwood Bar; DJ Quik at the Key Club; the Shakers at the Viper Room; Darren Criss (2 shows) at the Roxy; Thee Midnighters at the Gibson Amphitheatre; Ghost of the Robot at the Central SAPC in Santa Monica; and Philip Seymour Hoffman doing an in-store at Origami (7 p.m.)

Also Sunday: Jeffertittis’s Nile and Guy Blakeslee (of Entrance Band) at the Bootleg Theater; Kitten and Wires in the Walls at the Strange; Murry Hammond and Alexa Woodward at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena; Jason Webley at the Troubadour; Dave Koz at Nokia Theatre; an eaerly (4 p.m.) show at the Echo with Crom and It’s Casual; a late show (a Slits Tribute) at the Echo with members of Weave, Swahili Blonde and Rainbow Arabia; A Fine Frenzy Christmas Show at Largo; the Ventriloquists at the Mint; Dash Jacket at the Smell; and TRMRS at Pehrspace.