Kevin Bronson on December 16th, 2017

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Los Angeles concerts for Saturday:

► Veteran punk rockers MxPx celebrate “25 Years of MxPx” with a sold-out show at the Novo, with Goldfinger, Mest and Slick Shoes opening.
► Phoebe Bridgers headlines the Lodge Room in support of her debut album “Stranger in the Alps,” with Gold Star opening.
► The Rolling Loud Festival brings Schoolboy Q, Migos, Lil Uzi Vert, Kodak Black, Playboy Carti, Curren$sy, Jaden Smith and more to the NOS Events Center. [Set times at the end of this post.]
► The Brian Setzer Orchestra’s annual Christmas Rocks tour lands at the Dolby Theatre, where the Texas Gentlemen open.
► San Antonio soul singer Xavier Omar headlines the El Rey Theatre, supported by Iris Temple and Pinkcaravan.
► It’s a second night with OCS (John Dwyer, Brigid Dawson, Tim Hellman, Paul Quattrone, Tom Dolas) at the Teragram Ballroom. Shannon Lay and Ty Segall open.
► The Drums do two shows at the Observatory, with Surf Curse and Current Joys opening the early one and Beach Bums and Inner Wave supporting on the nightcap.
► Far Out: A Benefit for Haiti brings Springtime Carnivore, Bedouine, Pearl Charles, Laura Burhenn (of the Mynabirds), Buzzy Lee and Leslie Stevens to the Bootleg Theater.
► Peaking Lights headline Zebulon, joined by Pharaohs, RR Barbadas and Cooper Saver.
► And Hoops, who released their album “Routines” early in the year and a collection of their early work “Tapes #1-3” later, close out their 2017 tour with a date at the Moroccan Lounge, where Jimmy Whispers and Ruby Haunt open.

Also:

Power 106’s Cali Christmas with Chance the Rapper, Travis Scott and more at the Forum
Louis the Child at the Palladium
Burning Black Heavy Metal Market and NunSlaughter at Echoplex
Berhana at the Echo
The Newports at the Silverlake Lounge
Red Corvette, Spicoli and Wavy Baby at the Love Song
Family Videos, Pain Magic and It Could Always Be Colder at the Smell
Colour Vision at El Cid
Ted Russell Kamp and Charlie Overbey at the Escondite
SNBRN, Croatia Squad, Sinden and Blu J at Exchange
Home for the Holidays at the Hotel Café
Heather Reid at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Room 4, Siren & the Selkies, Dizzy Box Nine and Macro at the Mint
Toys That Kill, Pat Todd & the Rankoutsiders, the Bloody Brains and Mike Livingston Trio at Café Nela
John B, Makoto, Randall, Legion, Chopstick Dubplate, Flaco and more at Union Nightclub – Disco
Kolsch at Sound Nightclub
Ummet Ozcan at Create Nightclub
John Waite & the Axemen, Dole Humphries and BrandiJo Kistler at the Troubadour
Asesino, Darksun, Sons of Eli, Transtorno, Infierno, Matriarchs, Kill As One, Escupe and Absorb at the Whisky a Go Go
Royal Machines at the Roxy
The Gears, Ill Repute and the Grim at the Viper Room
Lujuria, Tarah Who? and Joe Normal & the Anytown’rs at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Red-Eyed Light, Delphi Freeman, A Veil, Mostly and more at Brewyard Beer Co.
Katalyst Collective at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Vista Kicks, the Jacks and Name the Band at the Wayfarer
Eric Bellinger and Skye Louise at the Constellation Room
Suicide Silence, Winds of Plague, Upon a Burning Body, Slaughter to Prevail, Prison, Nebulium and Fleet of Wolves at the Glass House
FKJ, Masego and (((o))) at the Fox Theater Pomona
Rolling Loud SoCal with Future, Rae Sremmurd, Lil Uzi Vert, Post Malone and more at the NOS Events Center
Kim Burrell at the Living Faith Cathedral COGIC
Lloyd Moss & the Rock Collective, Luke Austin, Man over Matter, Trade Heroes and Sophie Louise at Molly Malone’s
Freddy Clarks at the Pechanga Resort
The Klezmatics at the Valley Performing Arts Center
Damian Sage at Genghis Cohen
Berlin at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Tower of Power at the Canyon Agoura Hills
Mike Stern Quartet at the Catalina Club