Anna Acosta on December 26th, 2016

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Upcoming Los Angeles concerts: X, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Avi Buffalo, the Shakes, Facial, Santoros, the Melvins, Bloody Death Skull, Grand Bain, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Kaytranada, Cherry Glazerr, the Magician, Lucy & La Mer, Sunkan Rockaway, Tepu, Joe Maye, Hed PE, Alice Bag, Odesza, Cracker, Citizen Cope, Mystic Braves, the Golden Tongues, David Bowie Tribute, the Chainsmokers, YACHT, Youth on Soda, Donavon Frankenreiter, Bob Moses, Schoolboy Q, Duke Dumont, the Gears, Black Crystal Wolf Kids, Faster Pussycat, Dengue Fever, Travis Scott, Los Lobos, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Eric Prydz

Above: Seminal L.A. rockers X do their annual run of holiday shows — the kind “in which you will hear absolutely no Christmas songs,” as John Doe said last year — at the Roxy starting on Wednesday. The gigs on Wednesday and Thursday (with Mike Watt & the Secondmen and the Blasters opening, respectively) are sold out. Tickets remain for Friday (with Small Wigs opening) and Saturday (with Chris Shiflett).

Los Angeles concerts for the week:

Monday, Dec. 26

Avi Buffalo and Litronix at the Echo
Velvet Tom at Three Clubs
Chrysalis and Fun Abuse at Saint Rocke
The Shakes at the Wayfarer
Starpool, Fishbone and the Aggrolites at the Observatory
Rumproller Organ Trio at the Sassafras Saloon
Open Mic at the Lexington

Tuesday, Dec. 27

The Melvins, Off! and Redd Kross at the Observatory
Facial, Deaf/Mute and WRMS at the Hi Hat
Santoros at the Echo
Beach Bums, Clit Kat and Matter Room at the Smell
Matavenados and Trance at the Redwood Bar
Spain at the Love Song
Open Mic feat. Gilbert Louie Ray at the Lost Knight
Genocide Pact, Mysticism, Our Place of Worship is Silence and Vomit Beast at Union Nightclub
STFU at the Viper Room
Josh & Kira at Saint Rocke
Stokely Molineaux at the Wayfarer
The Birth Defects at the Continental Room
Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the Citizens Business Bank Arena
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar

Wednesday, Dec. 28

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic and Thundercat at the Novo
X and Mike Watt & the Secondmen at the Roxy
Bloody Death Skull, Send Medicine and the Great Sadness at Resident
Chris Murray Combo, the Ifficials and Blanco y Negro at the Echo & Echoplex
Curtiss King, OhGoshLeotus, K. Rosenberg, Coli Coli, ZZAY, K-Sog and B. Holt at Los Globos
Bobby T, Gap Girls and Tabloid Tea at the Smell
Grand Bain and Sonic Bath at the Lexington
Caitlin Anne Webster at the Lost Knight
Phat Trick, Paper, Call Me James, Sad Vegan and Rockaway at the Mint
Yellow Claw at Create Nightclub Randall M at Couture
The Almsmen, Politely Naked, Earth Arrow, Red Giant and Dead Day Revolution at the Viper Room
Casey Abrams, Zeal Levin and Stephanie Hatzinikolis at Saint Rocke
The Pesos and Playdate at the Wayfarer
Henry Rollins at the Observatory
Kaytranada at the Observatory (Late Show)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the Citizens Business Bank Arena
The Federal Affair at the Federal Bar
Kiki Ebsen at the Catalina Club

Thursday, Dec. 29

X and the Blasters at the Roxy
Cherry Glazerr, Slow Hollows and the Regrettes at the Glass House
The Magician and Bobby Nourmand at the Novo
Lucy & La Mer, Wargirl and Moontalk at Harvard & Stone
Shunkan Rockaway, the May Company and the Crazy Brave at the Hi Hat
Tepu and Lionmilk at the Bootleg Theater
Neil Hamburger, Jon Daly, Melissa Villasenor, Ian Abramson, Michael Rayner and Minori Hinds at the Satellite
Abstract Rude, Tribe Unique, Myka 9, the Nonce, Rifleman and Dumbfoundead at Los Globos Model/Actriz, Girl Pusher and Ghost Noise at the Smell
Joe Maye, Lauryn Alicia, TreLee, Miny and Calix at the Mint
Android Trio, Grex and Burning Ghosts at Café Nela
Jamie Jones at Sound Nightclub
Dada Life at Create Nightclub
Hed PE at the Whisky a Go Go
Alice Bag, Bombon and Rats in the Louvre at Alex’s Bar
Odesza at the Observatory
Space Jesus at the Constellation Room
Casey Abrams at the Canyon
Yookie at the Yost Theater
Bobby Caldwell at the Catalina Club

Friday, Dec. 30

X and Small Wigs at the Roxy
Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven at the Whisky a Go Go
Citizen Cope at the Regent Theater
Mystic Braves, the Creation Factory and Psychic Love at the Echo
The Golden Tongues, Santoros, Dabble and Deadfella at the Hi Hat
Remembering David Bowie, with Gateway Drugs, Bonnie Bloomgarden, Frankie Clarke, Laena Geronimo, Jeff Fribourg, Modesto Cobian, the Blessings and Glam Skanks, at the Satellite
Kaytranada and Pomo at the Novo
The Chainsmokers at the LA Convention Center
Straight No Chaser at the Dolby Theatre
Youth on Soda, C.C. Potato and Donkey Island Penitentiary at the Silverlake Lounge
YACHT, X.X.T. and more at the Ace Hotel Palm Springs
The Red Pears, the High Curbs, Beach Bums and Beach Goons at the Smell
The Flusters, Elephant Trunk Parade and more at Lot 1 Cafe
Ruthann Friedman and Rough Church at Taix
Bourbon Saints and Thirsty Crows at the Redwood Bar
Soul Scratch at Mrs. Fish Peg Leg Love, Native Fauna, Popsical and Eleventh Frequency at Complex
Jordan Suckley, Eddie Bitar and Menno de Jong at Exchange
Van Goat, Poster Boyz, Swiss Melon Campy, the Savage Detectives and the Underground Cinema at the Mint
Toothpick Elbow, Motherfinger and Atomic Sherpas at Café Nela
The Black Queen, Telefon Tel Aviv and Vogel at Union Nightclub
KRNE, Graves, Fatherdude and B&L All Stars at Avalon
Deorro at Create Nightclub
East of Angels, Proseka, Made N’ America, the Hard and Erik Himel at the Viper Room
Donavon Frankenreiter and Adam Topol at Saint Rocke
Bob Moses and Dadon at the Observatory
Schoolboy Q at the Observatory (Late Show)
8 Kalacas, Raskahuele, Chencha and La Banda Skalavera at the Constellation Room
The Bird Dogs and Gina Graham at the Coach House
James the Mormon at the Splash Kingdom Waterpark
Mannheim Steamroller at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Ddouble and Mike Rawk at the Federal Bar
The Loveable Mutts and Ryan Curtis at Genghis Cohen
Ambrosia at the Rose
Dennis Quad & the Sharks at the Canyon
War at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Bobby Caldwell at the Catalina Club

Saturday, Dec. 31

X and Chris Shifflet at the Roxy
St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Citizen Cope and Cut Copy at Downtown Long Beach Square
Lil Uzi Vert and Roy Wood$ at the Novo
Duke Dumont at Exchange
Mysterious D, Shyboy and Airsun at the Regent Theater
Kauf, Vox and Valida at the Standard Hollywood
Juan Talavera at El Cid
Mr. Airplane Man, the Zeros, Dirty Eyes and the Katellas at the Redwood Bar
The Main Squeeze and Jasmine Jordan at the Mint
The Flails at Three Clubs
The Gears, the Mormons, Akrid and Somos Mysteriosos at Café NELA
Black Crystal Wolf Kids and Friends at Casey’s
Together As One at Union Nightclub
Markus Schulz at Avalon
Kidnap Kid and Moon Boots at Sound Nightclub
Dash Berlin at Create Nightclub
Faster Pussycat and LA Guns at the Whisky a Go Go
Pine Mountain Logs and Liz Gherna at Saint Rocke
Dengue Fever at Alex’s Bar
Partynextdoor at the Observatory
Travis Scott at the Observatory (Late Show)
Los Lobos at the Coach House
Bobby Caldwell at the Catalina Club
Trippy Turtle at the Yost Theater
YACHT and X.X.T. at the Commune at Ace Hotel Swim Club

Sunday, Jan. 1

Travis Scott at the Observatory
Eric Prydz at the Observatory (Late Show)
Navid Izadi, SONNS and TK Disko at Resident
Johnny Travis Jr. & the Delta Dawns at Harvard & Stone