Anna Acosta on December 29th, 2014

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Incoming: Flosstradamus, Kissing Cousins, the Sunset Drifters, the Aggrolites, Sublime With Rome, Together Pangea, Deooro, Boots Electric, Donavon Frankenreiter, Eric Prydz, Tyler the Creator, Bassrush, Fool’s Gold, the Dustbowl Revival, Helmet, Banks, Social Distortion, Blood Orange, Fitz & the Tantrums, Youngblood Hawke, Mr. Little Jeans, the Roots, Foxygen, Slow White, Dorothy, Cherry Glazerr, Trombone Shorty, Anti-Flag, Mia Doi Todd, American Nightmare, Whirr, JFA, Two Ton Folk Band, Sweet & Tender Hooligans

Above: That’s the video for “How Can you Really” from Foxygen, who visit the Roxy Theatre on Friday and Saturday behind their album “… And Star Power.”

Our staff picks of the week:

@KRBronson recommends: You’ll need to save up some energy for New Year’s Eve, of course, but you can close out 2014 in a big way Tuesday night at the Echo, where Together Pangea finishes off a year in which they released their album “Badillac.” Audacity and No Parents support.

@Seraphina_L recommends: If you need some shoegaze to whip those holiday cobwebs out of your ears, then San Francisco’s WHIRR (f/k/a Whirl) will take care of that on Sunday at the Echo as part of Part-Time Punks. Ann Arbor’s Pity Sex and L.A.’s R.L. Kelly support.

After the jump, the week ahead:

Monday, Dec. 29

Flosstradamus, GTA, Branchez, Curtis Williams and Two-9 at the Shrine Expo Hall
Kissing Cousins, Fakers, Facial and Hustle Roses at the Satellite
The Sunset Drifters, Patrolled By Radar, the Evangenitals, Son Ark and the Electrosound Revu at the Silverlake Lounge
Rudy de Anda, Thee Commons, Ghostporn and Litronix at the Echo
Fuzzy Eye at Good Times at Davey Wayne’s
The Aggrolites, Left Alone and Perro Bravo at Saint Rocke
Gantez, Chinese Wax Job and the Bluffs at the Wayfarer
Neurosis, Tragedy, Author & Punisher and Kowloon Walled City at the Observatory
Sublime With Rome at the House of Blues Anaheim
Straight No Chaser at the Fred Kavli Theatre

Tuesday, Dec. 30

Together Pangea, Audacity and No Parents at the Echo
Boots Electric, Nick Oliveri and Spacecream at the Viper Room
Deorro, What So Not, Ookay, Paris Blohm and Bixel Boys at the Shrine Expo Hall
The Big Bang, Maceo Paisley and Animal Raps at the Satellite
Kamasi Washington and the Next Step at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Donavon Frankenreiter, Tom Curren and Jonny Perdue at Saint Rocke
Shea Stratton, the Dramedy and Turning Violet at La Cita
SoCal Reggae All Stars and Kitaka at the Wayfarer
Iration at the Observatory
Ska Luau V at the House of Blues Anaheim
Straight No Chaser at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar
Oleta Adams at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Note: Yuna’s prevously scheduled show at the Fonda Theatre has been canceled.

Wednesday, Dec. 31

Eric Prydz, Henry Fong, Alex Metric, Botnek, Anna Lunoe and Wiwek at the Shrine Expo Hall
Tyler, the Creator [pictured] at Club Nokia
Fitz & The Tantrums, Youngblood Hawke, Mystery Skulls, the New Electric Sound, the Knitts and more in downtown Long Beach, on Pine Avenue between First and Fourth streets.
Bassrush at the Hollywood Palladium
Mr. Little Jeans, Made In Heights, Breakestra, Dorothy, Ceci Bastida, Run River North, KCRW DJ Garth Trinidad and more at Grand Park in downtown L.A.
Blood Orange, Classixx, De Lux and more at “Let’s Party NYE” at the Park Plaza
Fool’s Gold, Deap Vally and Crystal Skulls at the Commune at Ace Hotel
Quetzal Guerrero at the Virgil
The Dustbowl Revival, the Record Company and Roses & Cigarettes at the Mint
Helmet and Openhand at the Viper Room
The Expendables, Dub Architect and Iya Terra at Saint Rocke
The Mormons, the Gypz, Man-Way and more at Cafe NELA
Charity Strike at the Wayfarer
The Aggrolites, Very Be Careful and Perro Bravo at Alex’s Bar
Banks at the Observatory
The English Beat at the Coach House
Social Distortion, Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas and the Mastersons at the Fox Theater Pomona
Craig Shoemaker at the Canyon
Icy Ice at the Federal Underground
White Wonderland at the Anaheim Convention Center
Oleta Adams at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Thursday, Jan. 1

The Roots at the Observatory (Early Show)
Star Slinger and Trippy Turtle at the Observatory (Late Show)

Friday, Jan. 2

Foxygen and Tobias Jesso Jr. at the Roxy Theatre
Slow White, Slow Season and Zig Zags at the Bootleg HiFi
Urulu, Stay Deep, Cromie, Channel One and Ford Prefect at the Echo
Dorothy and Green Gerry at the Satellite
Houndstooth and L.A. Is Burning at Los Globos
Cherry Glazerr, Surf Curse, Girlpool, Moaning, Roses and Sacred Destinies at the Smell
Jimmy Gnecco, Beck Black and Bartholomew at the Viper Room
Hudson Henry, Will & Phil, Sunroof, Josh Boville and Christian Young at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Barley Legal at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Puddle of Mudd, Se7en Reasons Why, Lose Control and Real Fiction at Saint Rocke
Best Thing, Dan Torres and Audiostache at the Wayfarer
J Boog and Anuhea at the Observatory
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue at the House of Blues Anaheim
G-Eazy, Jay Ant, Kehlani and Kool John at the Fox Theater Pomona
Alex Acuna Band, Abraham Laboriel, Ramon Stagnaro, Ron Feuer and Regina Acuna at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Saturday, Jan. 3

Anti-Flag and the Bombpops at the Troubadour
Foxygen and Tobias Jesso Jr. at the Roxy Theatre
8th Grader and Midnight Faces at the Satellite
Biocidio, Doperunner, Your Enemy, Machetaso Profano, Backstabber, Green Terror Grind and Vulva Essers at Los Globos
Mia Doi Todd, Fig, Carla Bozulich, Subtitle, Sissy Spacek and Dunes at the Smell
Joomanji, Tedy Andreas and Suspect at El Cid
Ericka Gultron, Aaron Encinas, Carmelia and Annie Rose at the Hotel Café
Sweet & Tender Hooligans and Smart Patrol at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Super 8 & Tab vs. Kyau & Albert and Kristina Sky at Avalon Hollywood
Wildwood Highway at Saint Rocke (Early Show)
The Atomic Sherpas, Saccharine Trust, Mike Watt and the Missingmen, Double Naught Spy Car, Sweet and Ruel, the Probe and Somos Mysteriosos at Cafe NELA
Puce Mary, Silent Servant, Jock Club, Gila Man and Human Particle at Jewel’s Catch One
Noise Blossom at Molly Malone’s
Adult Beverage, No Parents and more at the Lexington
J Boog and Anuhea at the Observatory
Power Serge at the House of Blues Anaheim
Coco Montoya, Willie & the Road Tramps and Kingtime at the Coach House
Suburban Villains at the Federal Underground
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
The Four King Cousins at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Sunday, Jan. 4

American Nightmare, Bl’ast and Rotting Out at the El Rey Theatre
Whirr, Pity Sex and R.L. Kelly at the Echo
JFA, Pulley, Ill Repute, Naked Aggression and the Dips at the Roxy Theatre
Two Ton Folk Band, Celeigh Chapman, Lauren Barth and Rosewoods at the Hotel Café
Nina Shallman at the Mint (Early Show)
Black Star Safari, Lincoln Six Echo, Superplexi and Audrey Ellis Fox at the Mint (Late Show)
Open Mic at the Satellite
Calvin Banks and the Tellers, Prism and more at Cafe NELA
Sullen Ray, No Girlfriends and Modern Time Machines at the Down & Out Bar
Kelly De Martino, Great Willow, Marjorie Fair, Paul Trudeau and John Gold at Stories Cafe
The Casualties, Narcoleptic Youth and Evacuate at the Constellation Room
Buddy Nielsen and Allison Weiss at the Observatory
Holychild at the Constellation Room (Late Show)
Coco Montoya at the Canyon
Bobby Matos and Candi Sosa at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Photo by Scott Dudelson