Kevin Bronson on December 11th, 2015

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Friday’s Los Angeles concerts:

► Touring behind her third album “Little Machines,” Canadian popster Lights — aka Valerie Anne Poxleitner-Bokan — headlines the Wiltern, joined by the Mowgli’s and K. Flay.
► Mystery Skulls headlines the opening night of the new downtown L.A. venue Resident, joined by Wes Period.
► With their album “Mondo Lumina” just out, Fiction Plane rocks the Roxy Theatre, with Greyface and Goldy opening.
► Beach House is back for a third night at the Fonda Theater, this one with Holy Sh*t as opener.
► Puscifer does a second night at the Theatre at Ace Hotel, with Luchafer at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
► Revivalesque folk and Americana is the order of the night at the Teragram Ballroom, where L.A.’s The Dustbowl Revival, Wild Reeds and Leftover Cuties team up for a show.
► Kelela visits the El Rey Theatre in support of her album “Cut 4 Me.” Lafawndah opens.
► The Bay Area’s Kalin & Myles headline Club Nokia behind their recently released self-title debut, with Dawin and Skylar Stecker.
► And the first night of the annual Hohotel holiday benefit at the Hotel Café brings the stellar lineup of Act As If, Adam Stern, Angelou, Curtis Peoples, Dave Yaden, Erin McLaughlin, Freddy & Francine, Jessica Childress, Jessie Payo, Jordie Lane, Patrick Droney, Shane Alexander, Smithfield Bargain, the Battlefield and Tom Freund at the Hotel Café

Also:

J. Rocc at the Echoplex
San Miguel Pérez and the New Cuban Sound at Figat7th
Fake Fur, Jag Sun, Deadfella and Champagne Leader at the Silverlake Lounge
The Big Gone, Line & Circle and Friendly Males at the Lost Room
Bushwalla, Jay Prince and SiR at the Bootleg Theater
The Lords of Altamont, the Freeks and the Pocket Rockets at the Viper Room
The Bug featuring Earth & Liz Harris of Grouper with William Basinski at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Dweezil Zappa at the Saban Theatre
Maribou State at the Echo
Harsh Toke and Beastmaker at the Satellite
Dev, K-Mex, Charmaine, Diamond Dez, Rome Will Burn and Charlie Buko at Los Globos
Nana Grizol, Celebrity Crush and TraPsPs at the Smell
Castro, Grace Kelly, Genevieve and Le Swish at El Cid
David Wax Museum and Marty O’Reilly & the Old Soul Orchestra at the Mint (Early Show)
Alice Underground, the Alex Hahn Crossing and Aaron Childs at the Mint (Late Show)
Maya Rudolph & Gretchen Lieberum are Princess and Fan Fiction at the Troubadour
Stwo, Pomo, Gravez, FKi 1st, Spicoli and Goj!ra B2B Covntry Clvb at Avalon Hollywood
Lee Foss, Repopulate and Mars at Sound Nightclub
Don Diablo and more at Exchange LA
Woolly Bandits, the Hellflowers and more at the Redwood
Death on the Radio, The Dogs and Turbulent Hearts at Cafe NELA
Youbloom LA Music Festival
The Barry Zweig Trio at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Jackshit at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Hayden James, Bones and the Interns at the Wayfarer
Agnostic Front, Fury, Death March and the Eulogy at Alex’s Bar
Reverend Horton Heat, Nekromantix, the Bellrays and Lords of Altamont at the Observatory
Plague Vendor, the Black Tibetans and Vision at the Constellation Room
Slander at the Yost Theater
X and Mike Watt & the Secondmen at the Coach House
Venice at the Canyon
Dennis Chambers, Randy Brecker and Tom Kennedy at the Catalina Club
Mike Stern Band at the Catalina Club (Late Show)