Kevin Bronson on December 7th, 2013

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Happy Saturday:

‣ Night 1 of the 24th annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas goes off at the Shrine Auditorium, with Kings of Leon, Vampire Weekend, Queens of the Stone Age, AFI, Arctic Monkeys, Cage the Elephant, Grouplove, Foals and New Politics.
‣ Seattle folk-rockers the Head and the Heart headline the Wiltern behind their new album “Let’s Be Still.” That’s the band’s video for “Shake,” above.
‣ Gaby Moreno bring her bilingual magic to the Troubadour, supported by David Garza and Irene Diaz.
‣ NYC electro duo the White Panda leads the party at the El Rey Theatre, with Clinton VanSciver and Anthony Fresch opening.
‣ Crash Kings rock the Satellite behind their new album “Dark of the Daylights,” with My Jerusalem and King Washington supporting.
‣ And Jonathan Richman plays his third night (of four nights) at the Mint.

Also:

Aquabats at the Fonda Theatre
Escondido and Among Savages at the Bootleg Bar
Dinosaur Bones at the Echo
Florida Georgia Line, Colt Ford and Dallas Smith at Club Nokia
Tourist and Penthouse Penthouse at the Lyric Theatre
B.B. King at the Saban Theatre
Alejandro Fernandez at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Crooked I at the Gaslamp
Wages at Lot 1 Cafe
Pat Kelly & the Clarendonians, Queen P, the Steady 45’s and the Delirians at Los Globos
Heller Keller, Shit Giver, Coup Pigeons and Hex Horizontal at the Smell
Young Creatures, the Brothers Zmed and the Alternates at El Cid
Flower Boy, Young Lovers, Charlyne Yi and Dearest at pehrspace
Clara-Nova at Origami Vinyl
The Gudnersen Family, Le Wrens, Hayden, Lily Kershaw and World Peace Leaders at the Hotel Café
Monte Pittman at the Whisky a Go Go
Fallen Riviera, the Soft White Sixties, Percy & the Gunslingers and the Sixth Son at the Viper Room
Dan DeAngelo, Eulalia, Sidewalk Affair, Destino, Bryan Guardado and Jerry Fenn at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
X and the Blasters at the Observatory
Howie Day, Tyler Hilton and Jonathon Ramirez at the Coach House
Oliver and Classixx at the Glass House
Chicano Soul Legends at the Honda Center
The Beach Boys at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts
La Sierra University Chorale at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Brian Stokes Mitchell at the Valley Performing Arts Center
Jackie Evancho at the Terrace Theater
Goshfather and Jinco at the Yost Theater
Bill Cunliffe Big Band at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Strunz & Farah at the Catalina Bar & Grill