Anna Acosta on January 5th, 2015

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Incoming: Conway, Sego, The Fontaines, Holychild, Wildling, Cattle Decapitation, Sand Babes, Zane Carney, Maxim Ludwig, Great Interstate, Ivory Deville, Willoughby, The Sloths, Sun Dog, The Dustbowl Revival, Leighton Meester, Willie Nelson, Bad Lands, Jaeger Christian, Stephen Steinbrink, In the Valley Below, Bernhoft, King Tuff, Jr. & Karen Kilgariff, StaG, Jackie Mendez, Monogem, The Playgound, Moot Davis, Josh Beech, Forebear, The Last Internationale, Kid Ink, Aesop Rock, Yoon Bock Hee, Seedless, Cousin Kate, Swamp Dogg, Great White Buffalo, Them Howling Bones, Audacity, Sugar Candy Mountain, Hearty Har, Tony Ferrari, The Jayhawks, Snakehips, Abby Ward, The Flesh Eaters, Rob Bell, Pete Holmes, Alyeska, A Pretty Mess, Sean Watkins, Viernes 13, Ian Hunter, Ozomatli, Avraham Fried, Tamaryn, Rory Scovel, Ryan White, The Red Paintings

Above: That’s Leighton Meester‘s video for “Heartstrings,” the title track off the former Gossip Girl star’s debut on her own label Hotly Wanting (via Vagrant). Meester (who also starred in “Country Strong” with Tim McGraw) stops by Hotel Café with her dreamy, folk-pop songs on Tuesday.

Our staff picks of the week:

@KRBronson recommends: Outspoken NYC rockers the Last Internationale return to L.A for the first time since September’s Sunset Strip Music Festival for a headlining show Thursday at the Viper Room. Their politically charged debut “We Will Reign” came out last August.

@Seraphina_L recommends: The Satellite Nights (the venue’s annual tradition of free shows during the first week of the year) continues strong through Friday. The week kicks off with resident band Wildling headlining on Monday, Willoughby headlining on Tuesday, In the Valley Below headlining on Wednesday, Monogem headlining on Thursday and winds up with Great White Buffalo on Friday.

After the jump, the week ahead:

Monday, Jan. 5

Conway, Tess Henley, Conrad and Miles Tackett at Bardot
Sego, the Moth & the Flame, Mount Saint and Pratley at the Bootleg HiFi
The Fontaines at the Silverlake Lounge
Holychild, Thrillers and Strange Babes at the Echo
Wildling, City City, Rosechild and Lemmo at the Satellite
Zane Carney, Josh Kelley, Honey County and Hewan at the Hotel Café
Cattle Decapitation, Theories, Bad Acid Trip, Fetus Eaters and Doesn’t Matter at Los Globos
Sand Babes, Growl and Adult Beverage at Lot 1
Kelly DeMartino, Great Willow, Marjorie Fair and Paul Trudeau at Stories
Sullen Ray and No Girlfriends at the Down and Out Bar
Blind Pony at Trip
Open Mic at El Cid
Gilbert Marquez at Harvard & Stone
Austin Kolbe, Brandy Row and Them Travelin’ Birds at the Mint
The Devious Means, Jag Sun and Moxi at the Wayfarer

Tuesday, Jan. 6

Maxim Ludwig and the Hidden Lines at the Bootleg HiFi
Great Interstate, McKail Seely and Elodie at the Silverlake Lounge
Ivory Deville, Jackson Tanner, the Dustbowl Revival, Geronimo Getty and Tramp for the Lord at the Echo
Willoughby, Bedouin, Paul Bergmann and the Tennessee Walker at the Satellite
Lady Low at Harvard & Stone
The Sloths, Babylon Sweethearts, Deep Fields and the Hurricanes at Los Globos
Sun Dog, Brenda Carsey & the Awe, No Parents and Them Howling Bones at the Virgil
Slow White, Wandering Gypsies, Bird Mad Girl and more at La Cita
The Dustbowl Revival at El Cid
Bird Concerns, Still Growth and King Hurrah at Complex
Wynn at the Ace Hotel upstairs
Leighton Meester, Genevieve and Josh Desure at the Hotel Café
Dr. Maddvibe & the Missin’ Links and Lantz Lazwell & the Vibe Tribe at the Mint
National Anthem at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Open Mic at Saint Rocke
Willie Nelson & Family at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Nekromantix at the Observatory
Lieutenant at the Constellation Room

Wednesday, Jan. 7

Bad Lands and Waterbed at the Bootleg HiFi
In the Valley Below, the Bulls, Rose’s Pawn Shop and Dr. Doctor at the Satellite
Bernhoft, Laleh and Ryan Corn at the Hotel Café
Eric McFadden & All-Stars at the Viper Room
Jaeger Christian, Christopher James Elliott and Noah Grove at the Silverlake Lounge
Stephen Steinbrink, Michael Vidal and Post Life at the Echo
Leonard Garcia, Josh Stevens & Naima Mora,, Voltage Control and J’Chelle at the Mint
Banta and Moxi at the Standard Hollywood
Son Ark and Patrolled by Radar at 3 Clubs
Will and the Wonts and Night Owl at Harvard & Stone
S.T.D.’s, Devil’s Advocate, the Goons and Roadkill at Saint Rocke
Blue Noise and Lion’s Mouth at Molly Malone’s
My Double My Brother, Bird & the War and Great Interstate at the Wayfarer
The Dictators NYC, Love Canal, PRV 13 and Motor666 at Alex’s Bar
KRS-One at the Observatory
King Tuff, White Fang and Feels at the Constellation Room

Thursday, Jan. 8

Forebear, Figs Vision, Lavashark, Via Echo and Dreaming Bull at the Troubadour
The Last Internationale, Thomas Nicholas Band and Taylor Locke at the Viper Room
Monogem, Kiven, Castro and the Red Paintings at the Satellite
Karen Kilgariff, Scott Bartenhagen and Jr. at the Bootleg HiFi
StaG, Idol Hour, Chakita and Shakewell at the Silverlake Lounge
Jackie Mendez and the Delirians at the Echo
The Playground, Zee Gudda, Torreno and Vixxie Viciou at Los Globos
Moot Davis and Jeremiah & the Red Eyes at El Cid
Josh Beech, Morgan Karr, Cole Degenova & Casey Hurt and Javier Dunn at the Hotel Café
Oscar Goldman, Casey Chisholm, Willard Hill, Killstreak, Just a Konsept and Kapeesh & Joey Sauce at the Mint
Gifted & Blessed and SFV Acid at Complex
The Companies, Heaps n Heaps, Lion’s Mouth and the Invention at the Lexington
Farmer Dave & the Hot Pacific Band at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Solar Powered Race Car at Molly Malone’s
C4 & Nicky Gritts, New Ethics, the Velvet Tongues and Borracho Obama at the Wayfarer
Gent & Jawns and Kicks N Licks at the Yost Theater
Katchafire at the House of Blues Anaheim
Kid Ink at the Observatory
Flesh Eaters at the Constellation Room
Aubrey Logan at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Friday, Jan. 9

Aesop Rock [pictured] and Rob Sonic at the El Rey Theatre
Swamp Dogg, Bobby Patterson and Vera Lee at the Echo
Jimmy Gnecco, 8mm and the Tulips at the Viper Room
Great White Buffalo, GNTLMN, Street Joy and Mercies at the Satellite
Them Howling Bones, Franky Flowers and the Vibekills at Los Globos
Holly Herndon at the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock
Audacity, GRMLN, Wolvves and Billy Changer at the Smell
Yoon Bock Hee at the Dolby Theatre
Cousin Kate, Valley Shine and Soul Low at the Silverlake Lounge
Sugar Candy Mountain, Emerson Star, the Moving Pictures and Frogtown at El Cid
Hearty Har, Karmina, Cloudwalkers, Matthew Perryman Jones and Young Creatures at the Hotel Café
Tony Ferrari and Quinton Marcel at the Troubadour
Hollywood Roses at the Whisky a Go Go
Reece Lyons, Ranjit Masilamani, Danny John Trio, Sammy Plotkin and Panaroma at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Diopter at Amplyfi
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Seedless at Mozambique
Rick Shea & the Losin’ End and Powdercoat at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Jeff Nisen at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
40 oz to Freedom at Saint Rocke
Jucifer and Yidhra at Complex
Arise Roots, Quinto Sol and Brew Fish at Alex’s Bar
Ozomatli at the House of Blues Anaheim
Too Short at the Observatory
Trade Wind & Wander at the Constellation Room
Lee Ritenour Band at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Saturday, Jan. 10

Foo Fighters at the Forum
The Jayhawks at the Fonda Theatre
Snakehips at the El Rey Theatre
Rawkwardness at the Silverlake Lounge
Feels, Winter, French Vanill and IAN at the Bootleg HiFi
The Flesh Eaters and Skating Polly at the Echoplex
Rob Bell and Pete Holmes at the Regent Theater
Alyeska, WASI, Sapphic Musk and Clutch the Pearls at the Smell
A Pretty Mess and the Golden Rulers at El Cid
Sean Watkins, Moonsville Collective & Ruby Force and London Shover at the Hotel Café
Viernes 13, Left Alone, Johnny Madcap & the Distractions and the Delirians at the Troubadour
Whitey Morgan & the 78s at the Whisky a Go Go
Ian Hunter at the Roxy Theatre
Louis Prima Jr. & the Witnesses at the Viper Room
Abby Ward at Genghis Cohen
Yoon Bock Hee at the Dolby Theatre
Lorna Griffitt at Winifred Smith Hall UCLA
Assuming We Survive and Cromwell at the Glass House
Brad Kay’s Regressive Jazz Quartet at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Steve Soto, the Gears, Mike Watt and the Secondmen at the Save Music in Chinatown benefit at Human Resources
The Fantastic Toes, Black Medicine and more at Molly Malone’s
Denny Laine and Terry Sylvester at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Happy Medium at Saint Rocke (Saturday Showcase)
Big Monsta, the Janks, Fellow Bohemian, Randsburg and Gardeners Logic at the Wayfarer
Ozomatli at the House of Blues Anaheim
The Dickies & the Swingin Utters at the Observatory (Early Show)
Aesop Rock and Rob Sonic at the Observatory
Lee Ritenour Band at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Sunday, Jan. 11

Avraham Fried at the Saban Theatre
Tamaryn, Puro Instinct and Hibou at the Echo
Rory Scovel, Kate Berlant, Cory Loykasek and Allen Strickland Williams at the Satellite
Ryan White at the Hotel Café
The Red Paintings, the Draw, Cave Clove and Kitty Kitty Judah at the Mint
Bases Loaded, Raz Azraai, Feral Vinca, the Company and Andrea Desmond at the Viper Room
Midge Ure at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Andy & Renee and Hard Rain at Saint Rocke
Sullen Ray, Ricky Small and the Most Best at the Down and Out
Steve Maggiora, Morgan Mallory and Timothy John at the Wayfarer
Damned Age, Crooked Captain, Red River Massacre and Hemorrhage at Alex’s Bar
The Wiseguys Big Band Machine at the House of Blues Anaheim
Ian Hunter and Steve Wynn at the Coach House
The Untouchables at the Federal Underground
James Durbin at the Canyon
Lee Ritenour Band at the Catalina Bar & Grill