This Week’s Shows: Dec. 18-24

Anna Acosta on December 18th, 2017

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Upcoming Los Angeles concerts: Lady Gaga, Dom Kennedy, Sure Sure, Emerson Star, Vera Sola, Singer & the Scientist, Hed PE, Butch Walker, Viva Violet, Kehlani, Jhené Aiko, The Marias, WASI, Anzano, Lily McQueen, Speck, Kosha Dillz, Parting Lines, Supersuckers, Method Man & Redman, Barry Manliow, HOTT MT, Sam Valdez, Stevi Daft, Travis Peery, Vic Mensa, the Aggrolites, Steve Lacy, Lindsey Stirling, Jay-Z, L.A. Witch, Tyga, Jonathan Wilson, Lido Beach, All Def LA, the Weirdos, Homeshake, 12th Planet, the Growlers, Eric Bellinger, Sex Cells, French Vanilla, Qui, Cyprress Junkies, Fishbone, the California Honeydrops, the Tourists, Lil Pump, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Plague Vendor, Ekali, Very Be Careful, Lucy Morningstar, Alice Bag, Smash Mouth, X, the Vandals

Above: Have yourself a … really, really loud punk-rock Christmas? Sure, and Plague Vendor’s holiday show on Saturday at the Hi Hat would be a good place to start. Since their last album was 2016’s “Bloodsweat,” maybe the L.A. quartet has some new things to share? One can hope. Wild Wing, Band Aparte and Blivet support. Tickets.

Los Angeles concerts for the week:

Monday, Dec. 18

Lady Gaga at the Forum
Dom Kennedy at the Novo
Emerson Star, Henry Wolfe and Lens Mozer at the Bootleg Theater
Sure Sure, Daisy, Liza Anne and MRCH at Bardot
Vera Sola, Hand Habits, Sunny War and Toulose Control at the Echo
Singer & the Scientist, U.S. Underground, Topia and Sounds like Disco at the Satellite
Kilroy, Aparant and Tovias at the Silverlake Lounge
Sonny Digital, Young Chop, Black Boe and Reese LA FLare at Los Globos
The Deep Sea Divas, Baleen, Blakk Widowed and Spinning Minds at the Redwood Bar
Viva Violet, Sondra Sun-Odeon and Hit Bargain at Zebulon
Butch Walker & Madison Cunningham at the Hotel Café
Rachel Goodrich at Harvard & Stone
Steve Cotter Trio at the Mint
The Mint Jam with Kevin Kanner, Gerald Clayton, Rickey Woodard, Graham Dechter and Eric Reed at the Mint (Late Show)
Hed PE, Slant, Dirty Machine, Killing4 and Calling Kings at the Whisky a Go Go
The Sunset Jam at the Viper Room
Big Pete, Rick Holmstrom and Crooked Eye Tommy at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
I Hate You Just Kidding, Tuft, Fellow Bohemian and Dawkom at the Wayfarer
Kehlani at the Observatory
Jaden Smith at the Constellation Room
Open Mic at SLO Brew
Westlake Studio Jazz at the Catalina Club
“Jack Benny: Menage in Train” at Resident

Tuesday, Dec. 19

Jhené Aiko, Willow Smith, Kitty Cash and Kodie Shane at the Observatory
The Marias, Dylan Meek and Royaljag at the Echo
Anzano, Bustie and Sodomy Sanctuary at the Moroccan Lounge
WASI, Inti Wawa, New Evil and No Girlfriends at the Hi Hat
Lily McQueen, John Errol and Buck at the Bootleg Theater
Speck, Cat Scan and Kaz Mirblouk at the Satellite
Robb Banks at Los Globos
Grace Blue at the Lost Knight
Kosha Dillz and Meech at the Peppermint Club
Mitch Allen, Milck, Lindy Robbins, Dan Wilson, Eve Nelson, the Goods and the SONA Family Band at the Hotel Café
Christina LaRocca, YVR, POM and Mollie Jane at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Parting Lines, Remambren and Kacey Johansing at Harvard & Stone
The Mad Walls at Resident
Marcus Johnson at the Mint
Hunter Perrin at the Three Clubs (Early Show)
The Bombshells at the Three Clubs
Protohype at Sound Nightclub
Ultimate Jam Night at the Whisky a Go Go
Jaden Smith at the Roxy
Supersuckers, the BellRays and the Bombpops at the Viper Room
Open Mic at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Drakeo the Ruler at the Constellation Room
Snake Oil Salesmen, Will Overman and Amira B at Molly Malone’s
Tori Orfalea at Genghis Cohen
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar
The Frank Vardaros Jazz Orchestra at the Catalina Club

Wednesday, Dec. 20

Method Man & Redman at the Novo
Vic Mensa at the Observatory
Barry Manilow at the Forum
HOTT MT, the Gloomies and Hideout at the Moroccan Lounge
Sam Valdez and Ruby Haunt at the Bootleg Theater
Stevi Daft, Makenzie Mizell and Mirrored Ogre at the Silverlake Lounge
Travis Peery at the Satellite
The Abigails at the Love Song
Gushers and the Tokes at the Smell
Kyan Palmer and Sleeping Lion at the Peppermint Club
King Daniel, Drew Hagar, ARI’EL and Koalas at the Hotel Café
The Walker Company, Feisty Heart and One Oh One at Harvard & Stone
Nightswimmers, Liz King, WYO and Natalya at the Mint
Crazytown, Krooked Trees, Slant, Voodoo Kills and Black Oxygen at the Whisky a Go Go
Empyrean Throne and Wolf King at the Viper Room
Jane Lynch, Kate Flannery, Tim Davis and the Tony Guerrero Quintet at the Largo at the Coronet
Just Dave’s Last Chance Country Jam at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
The Cordovas, Lost Beach and Jeffrey Scott Joslin II at Saint Rocke
Supersuckers, the BellRays and the Bombpops at the Wayfarer
The Aggrolites, Ethan Tucker and LAW at Alex’s Bar
Smokepurpp and Demp at the Observatory (Late Show)
Steve Lacy and Indigo State at the Constellation Room
Marcus Eaton at Molly Malone’s
98 Degrees at the City National Grove of Anaheim
The Federal Affair and Jazz Butchers at the Federal Bar
Johnny Britt at the Catalina Club

Thursday, Dec. 21

Jay-Z and Vic Mensa at the Forum
Lindsey Stirling and Alexander Jean at the Microsoft Theater
Steve Lacy and DAISY at the El Rey Theatre
Romesh Ranganathan at the Greek Theatre
L.A. Witch, Sugar Candy Mountain, and the Mad Walls at the Teragram Ballroom
Tyga and Chief Keef at OHM Nightclub
Jonathan Wilson at the Moroccan Lounge
Spirit in the Room at Resident
Dani Ahndrec, Paul Dateh, Adrian Hibbs, Two Plus and Mike Penthouse at the Hi Hat
The Janky Christmas Show with the Mistletones at the Bootleg Theater
Susan, Honey Salt & Blood and the Downstairs Mixup at the Bootleg Theater
Supernaut, Mountain Tamer and Solar Haze at the Silverlake Lounge
Lido Beach, Altered Revelations and the 131ers at the Satellite
All Def LA at the Regent Theater
DJ Earl and Nick Hook at the Echo
Rugged Ya Boi KT, Method, Cartiae, Zoltan, A-Rushh and Cody Ray at Los Globos
The Root Down with Boogaloo Assassins at the Virgil
Herobust and Monxx at Exchange
The Ely Rise at the Hotel Café
Jason Hawk Harris, Paul McDonald, the Caroline Movement and John Bardy & Butch Norton at the Hotel Café
The Premonitions and SOS at Harvard & Stone
Elizabeth Woolf, Joey Genetti, Jon Brandt and Gold Man at the Mint
Jessie Taylor at the Three Clubs
Sammy Wilk and Derek Luh at Union Nightclub – Noise Room
Jonny Goood and Finding Novyon at Union Nightclub – Jewel’s Room
The California Honeydrops and the Steady 45’s at the Troubadour
Monte Pittman, Sergio Michel and Queen of Kings at the Whisky a Go Go
Lyrica Anderson and Famous Dex at the Roxy Theatre
Generacion Suicida at the Viper Room
The Boogie Knights at the Canyon Santa Clarita
The Watkins Family Hour at the Largo at the Coronet
The Gooms, Family Cash, the Zanies and Banned From Japan at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Loboman at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Creatures Choir, Golden Ram and Tunnels at the Wayfarer
The Weirdos, Ravens Moreland, Love Canal and Hardship Anchors at Alex’s Bar
Homeshake and Enjoy at the Observatory
OOKAY at the Observatory (Late Show)
Cage and Sam Hill at the Constellation Room
DJ Oreo & 24hrs, Califix, Yun Gunna and Sleepy at the Constellation Room (Late Show)
98 Degrees at the Fred Kavli Theatre
Holiday Soul with Musiq Soulchild, Keyshia Cole and Ro James at the Citizens Business Bank Arena
Jessica Keenan is So Skinny at Genghis Cohen
Jane Monheit at the Catalina Club

Friday, Dec. 22

Jhené Aiko, Willow Smith, Kitty Cash and Kodie Shane at the Novo
Metro Boomin at the Novo (Late Show)
Cypress Junkies, Cut Chemist, C-Minus and more at the Regent Theater
12th Planet, Lumberjvck, Svdden Death b2b YAKZ and Bommer at the Fonda Theatre
The Growlers at the Wiltern
Eric Bellinger at the El Rey Theatre
Sex Cells, Amanda Lepore, Brooke Candy and Traci Lords at the Teragram Ballroom
Jonathan Wilson at the Moroccan Lounge
Fishbone at the Roxy
The California Honeydrops and the Steady 45’s at the Troubadour
French Vanilla + Espresso, Hot Brothers and Indigo State at the Hi Hat
Qui, Egrets on Ergot, Fucked Forever and Exbats at the Bootleg Theater
200 West, Whale Fall, Words like Violence and Dead White Day at the Satellite
Mr. Wright & the El Salvadorians, Galaxie Deluxe and Litronix at the Smell
Ruin Hollywood and Xian Vox at El Cid
Los Shadows, Policias Y Ladrones and Frank Yung at the Redwood Bar
Tommy Trash and Autoerotique at Exchange
Change the World with Dayshawnx at the Peppermint Club
The Tourists, Sounding Arrow and N8SOUL at the Hotel Café
Poppy’s Field at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Gregory Ackerman, Ashton York, Alphanaut and Top Shelf Brass Band at the Mint
Danny Avila at Create Nightclub
Sweet and Ask Jonesy & Company at the Whisky a Go Go
Boogie Knights at the Rose
Jon Brion at the Largo at the Coronet
Relaxing the Giant, Andrew Deadman, Pedal Strike and Atomic: Kangaroo at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Shakes, Love You Later and Billy Wilson at Junior High (5656 Hollywood Blvd.)
Le Youth at the Wayfarer
Lil Pump at the Observatory
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Mack 10 and WC at the Observatory (Late Show)
The Aggrolites at the Constellation Room
Hi-Tone at the Constellation Room (Late Show)
Eddie Money at the Coach House
Jason Luckett at Genghis Cohen
Randy Lubas at the Pechanga Resort & Casino
Mickey Singh and Zack Knight at the Arena at the Anaheim Convention Center
Jane Monheit at the Catalina Club
Eat the Wolf and Sam Sharp at SLO Brew

Saturday, Dec. 23

X, Meat Puppets and Mike Watt at the Observatory
The Growlers at the Wiltern
Plague Vendor, Wild Wing, Band Aparte and Blivet at the Hi Hat
Ekali, Medasin and Judge at the Novo
Jonathan Wilson at the Moroccan Lounge
Very Be Careful at Zebulon
Lucy Morningstar Band, Upper Class Poverty, Liokness and MAL at the Mint
Alice Bag, Rough Kids and Strangers at Café NELA
Audiofly with Tiefschwarz and Jamie Schwabl at Union Nightclub – Disco
Eden Hagos, Meleswave and Shacia Payne at Union Nightclub
Berg, Jonathan Allyn and Trance Psyberia at Avalon
Green Velvet and Claude Vonstroke at Exchange
Green Jelly, Unstoppable Force and the Flood at the Whisky a Go Go
Cage vs Sam Hill, Godfreekid and Rafael Vigilantics at the Roxy
Society 1 at the Viper Room
Smash Mouth at the Rose
Katalyst Jazz at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Celebrity Crush at the Smell
Aimee Lay, Wolvez, Thee Appian Way and Strange Phases at Lot 1
Blue Rose Rounders at the Escondite
Wheeland Brothers at the Wayfarer
The Black Diamond Riders, Cineramas and 16 Again at Alex’s Bar
L.A. Witch, the Mad Walls and Easy at the Constellation Room
The Vandals, Flock of Nu Goo and OZMA at the House of Blues Anaheim
Billy Manzik at SLO Brew
Stumpwaller at the Federal Bar
David Arkenstone at the Scherr Forum
The Brian Setzer Orchestra at the Pechanga Resort & Casino
Pat Haze at the Gaslamp
Young Dubliners at the Canyon Agoura Hills
Jane Monheit at the Catalina Club