Kevin Bronson on December 4th, 2012

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‣ Sufjan Stevens, who just released a five-EP set of holiday music titled “Silver & Gold,” brings his Christmas tour to the Fonda Theatre. Actually, he’s calling it “The Sirfjam Stephanapolous Christmas Sing-A-Long Seasonal Affective Disorder Spectacular Music Pageant Variety Show Disaster,” and it features a five-piece backing band that includes Rosie Thomas, Nedelle Torrisi, Casey Foubert, James McAlister, and Ben Lanz). The EP set is the second release of seasonal music by Stevens; in 2006 he released “Songs for Christmas.”
‣ Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band bring the “Wrecking Ball” tour to the Honda Center.
‣ Carole King will be celebrated at the Dolby Theatre, where the legendary songstress will perform alongside the likes of Alicia Keys, Amy Grant, Herb Alpert, John Legend, Katy Perry, Lani Hall and Vince Gill.
‣ No Doubt plays the fifth show in its run at the Gibson Amphitheatre, supported by Best Coast and Kitten.
‣ Freedy Johnston does a solo acoustic show with Tom Freund at Molly Malone’s.
‣ Young folk sextet Monsters Calling Home play to a sold-out Troubadour.
‣ And the Starvations play a “one-time only” reunion show at the Echo – it’s a benefit for author Joseph Mattson’s legal fun that also features Jail Weddings, Detective and LA Drugs.

Also:

ZZ Top and Flogging Molly at the House of Blues
Donny and Marie Osmond at the Pantages Theatre
How to Dress Well, Born Gold, Beacon, Groundislava, Bago and Ille at the Echoplex
Black Apples, And And And and Rainbow Jackson at the Satellite
Howie Day, the Colony, Harper Blynn and Fort Atlantic at the Hotel Café
Magic Wands and the Sister Ruby Band at Harvard & Stone
Roy Hargrove Quintet at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Lindi Ortega, Marvin Etzioni and Valente at the Bootleg Bar
Shivastep, Eras and Sigils at Los Globos
Color, Grit, the Fine Line and the Radiorelics at the Silverlake Lounge
JoJo, Downtown Drive and Leah Labelle at the Roxy Theatre
The Kicks, Portraits and Suns of Defiance at the Viper Room
Zak Waters and Mystery Skulls at the Central SAPC
Linus of Hollywood at Room 5
Glow Marrow, Sr. Sly, Torches and TS & the Past Haunts at the Detroit Bar
Terraplane Sun and the Record Company at the Observatory
Manhattan Transfer at the Fred Kavli Theatre
Lado B at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club