Kevin Bronson on December 21st, 2011

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Two big darned deals:

‣ Guns N’ Roses’ big tour comes to the Forum. Interesting interview with Axl Rose in today’s L.A. Times.
‣ Common headlines the House of Blues behind his released-just-in-time-for-Christmas new album “The Dreamer/The Believer,” which features an original poem by Maya Angelou.

Two tasty club shows:

‣ L.A. quartet Flora & Fauna [see our post on “Secret Preference”], pictured, headlines the Bootleg Bar on a night that features the first proper club show of Alex Casnoff’s new project Harriet [see “I Slept With All Your Mothers”] and Tucson-based songstress Tracy Shedd [see “Encourage Me”].
‣ And speaking of fauna (go figure), Noah and the MegaFauna bring the gypsy jazz-inspired music off their debut album “Anthems for a Stateless Nation” to the Echo, with Timur and the Dime Museum and One Trick Pony opening. [More on the MegaFauna.]

Also:

Monte Mar at Lot 1 Cafe
Tyler Hilton at the Hotel Cafe
Hexham Heads at Boardner’s
Vaudeville and Seasons at Saint Rocke
Low Places, Kamikaze and NASA Space Universe at the Satellite
The Makepeace Brothers at the Mint
Downward Dogg and the Dirty Diamond at the Viper Room
Wallburds at the Down & Out Bar

Photo by Thaddeus Ruzicka