This Week’s Shows: Dec. 11-17

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Julien Baker (Photo by Nolan Knight)
Julien Baker (Photo by Nolan Knight)

Upcoming Los Angeles concerts: Kehlani, Joshua Henry, Luke Bryan, the Spill Canvas, HAWAI, Shannon Lay, Alice Merton, the New Trust, Wrabel, Majken, I Hate You Just Kidding, Thom Yorke, METZ, Pussy Riot, Lukas Frank, Ninet Tayeb, Was, Saro, John Early, Reggie Watts & Karen, Rainsford, Parting Lines, Emily Haines, the Barr Brothers, Jhené Aiko, Portugal. The Man, CHVRCHES, Grizzly Bear, Pixies, Whispertown, Ian Sweet, Tori Kelly, the Slackers, Travis Peery, Hundreth, Easy, Brandi Carlile, Living Legends, the Neighbourhood, Moon Honey, the Jesus Lizard, Julien Baker, Dance Gavin Dance, Night Drive, Theo Katzman, Jennie Vee, Pierce Fulton, Lewis the Child, Froth, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Justin Jay, Chris Isaak, the Dream Syndicate, the Album Leaf, Maxim Ludwig, Cameron Avery, Skating Polly, Berlin, Retox, Iron Butterfly, the Drums, Moving Units, MxPx, the Brian Setzer Orchestra, Xavier Omar, Chance the Rapper, Phoebe Bridgers, Hoops, Berhana, Peaking Lights, Royal Machines, the Gears, the Dustbowl Revival, Buckethead, Blind Boys of Alabama, Dead Sara, Brian Newman, Yoya, Ivory DeVille, Bubbeleh, Method Man

Above: Twenty-two-year-old singer-songwriter Julien Baker’s second album “Turn Out the Lights” came out Oct. 27, immediately winning acclaim for its affecting confessionals and devastating melodic hues. The Memphis native, who opened for Conor Oberst at the Greek Theatre earlier this year, does a headlining date Thursday at downtown’s Palace Theatre. Tickets.


Los Angeles concerts for the week:

Monday, Dec. 11

Kehlani at the Novo
Joshua Henry at the El Rey Theatre
Luke Bryan at the Belasco Theater
The Spill Canvas, WILD and Super Whatevr at the Roxy
HAWAI, Kendall Morgan, Loyal Lobos and Little Monarch at Bardot
Shannon Lay, Cyrus Gengras, Night Shop and Laena Geronimo at Echoplex
Alice Merton and Bay Ledges at the Moroccan Lounge
The New Trust, Ether Feather and Sun Colony at Resident
Wrabel at the Peppermint Club
Majken and Cillie Barnes at Harvard & Stone
Jason Simon & Old Testament, Weeed and Barrows at the Hi Hat
Sensae, DUX and Battery at the Satellite
R. Finn, Sean Watkins and Madison Cunningham at the Bootleg Theater
Emerson Star, Mannequin Medicine, Aloud and more at the Mint
Honey Harper at El Cid
Irene Greene, Mason Summit and Shaman Cult at the Silverlake Lounge
Dream Phases, Gabriel Delicious and Big Air at the Love Song
Honey Harper at El Cid
Fascinator, John Carroll Kirby, Paint and Shagatha at Zebulon
Brandon Rogers at the Hotel Café
Lanco and Travis Denning at the Troubadour
Saliva, Red Devil Vortex and Strange Case at the Whisky a Go Go
The Sunset Jam at the Viper Room
I Hate You Just Kidding, My Double My Brothers and Two Hannahs at the Wayfarer
Hollywood Undead and Butcher Babies at the Observatory
Gordon Goodwin Big Phat Band at the Catalina Club

Tuesday, Dec. 12

Thom Yorke at the Fonda Theatre
METZ and Moaning at the Teragram Ballroom
Portugal. The Man and Electric Guest at UCLA Royce Hall
Emily Haines at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
Jhené Aiko, Willow Smith, Kitty Cash and Kodie Shane at the Observatory
Lukas Frank, Harrison Whitford and Water Slice at the Bootleg Theater
The Barr Brothers and Angelo de Augustine at the Troubadour
Ninet Tayeb at the Moroccan Lounge
Saro and Bannofee at Resident
Pussy Riot at the Lodge Room
John Early, Felicia Folkes, Sabrina Jalees, Emily Panic, PHAG and BUCK at the Satellite
Wasi, Agender, Iconique and San Cha at the Hi Hat
Christa Gniadek, Snowbeach, Jacob the Horse, the Pretty Flowers, Jim Priest and Philly K at the Silverlake Lounge
Cindy Wilson, Sarah Jaffe and Ray Little at the Echo
The Contraptionists at the Love Song
Oil Barons, Gooms and Goliathan at the Redwood Bar
Reggie Watts & Karen at Zebulon
Rainsford at the Peppermint Club
Kris Gruen & Cristina Taddonio, Young Mister, Mel Washington and Yosef at the Hotel Café
Adron, Two Hannahs and Savannah Conley at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Parting Lines, Zeb Zait and Little Wings at Harvard & Stone
Cody Johns at the Mint (Early Show)
Erik Findling Entity and the Daddies at the Mint
Hunter Perrin at Three Clubs
Ultimate Jam Night at the Whisky a Go Go
Open Mic at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
The Grand Ole Calamity at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Lil Xan at the Constellation Room
Natalia Jimenez at the House of Blues Anaheim
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar
Sameside at Genghis Cohen
Simon Phillips and Protocol at the Catalina Club

Wednesday, Dec. 13

Jhené Aiko, Willow Smith, Kitty Cash and Kodie Shane at the Novo
Holiday Variety Show, with Justin Long and CHVRCHES, at the Fonda Theatre
Grizzly Bear and serpentwithfeet at the Wiltern
Pixies, Eagles of Death Metal and the Orwells at the Palladium
Whispertown, Jake Bellows, Nik Freitas and more at Resident
Ian Sweet, Lunch Lady, Lily Waters and Hair Perfect at the Hi Hat
Pussy Riot and Desi Mo at the Bootleg Theater
The Slackers and the Phenomenauts at the Troubadour
Tori Kelly at the Roxy
Easy, Here Lies Man and Pinky Pinky at Zebulon
Hundredth, Spotlights, Tennis System and Gleemer at the Echo
Fenton at the Silverlake Lounge
Travis Peery at the Satellite
Izaak Opatz at the Love Song
Keith & Tex, Ken Parker and the Soulutionaries at Echoplex
Blessed, Entertainment Law and Media Jeweler at the Smell
Polaris Rose at the Hotel Café Second Stage
The Wednesday Addams, River & Suns and DeGrasse Tyson at Harvard & Stone
Marlena Willie, Speed of Light, Lorenzo Ferrero & theAfro Peruvian Jazz Orchestra, Acid Cowboy and Erik Stucky at the Mint
Brian Cid at Couture
Pat Travers Band, the Road Vikings, Dole Humphries, Sandy Healy Band, Murder Pony and Zachary Waters at the Whisky a Go Go
Just Dave’s Last Chance Country Jam at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Rezz at the Observatory
Pierce Fulton and Nvdes at the Constellation Room
Brandi Carlile and Savannah Conley at the House of Blues Anaheim
Kimie and Tenelle at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim
Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Christmas at the Fox Performing Arts Center
An Irish Christmas at the Scherr Forum
LACM Showcase at Genghis Cohen
No Strings Attached at Molly Malone’s
Warbringer and Exmortus at the Garage
The Federal Affair with Alex Charles at the Federal Bar
Simon Phillips and Protocol at the Catalina Club

Thursday, Dec. 14

Moon Honey, Kera & the Lesbians and Veronica Bianqui at the Teragram Ballroom
Living Legends, Hieroglyphics & the Pharcyde, Reverie and Harry Mack at the Novo
The Neighbourhood and Kid Bloom at the El Rey Theatre
The Jesus Lizard and Dead Rider at the Fonda Theatre
Grizzly Bear and serpentwithfeet at the Wiltern
Julien Baker, Half Waif and Adam Torres at the Palace Theatre
Dance Gavin Dance, Polyphia, Icarus the Wolf and Wolf & Bear at the Regent Theater
Night Drive, Bogan Via and Luna Aura at Resident
Ryoji Ikeda at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
Jennie Vee, Kat Meoz, Doctrine and Kal Madsen at the Hi Hat
Theo Katzman and David Ryan Harris at the Bootleg Theater
The Slackers and Viernes 13 at the Troubadour
Pierce Fulton, NVDES and Noosa at the Roxy
Pat Travers Band at the Rose
Superorganism and PAULi at the Moroccan Lounge
Jazz is Dead at the Lodge Room
Kevin Berard, Zach Day and Imani Chyle at the Silverlake Lounge
Wifisfuneral, Danny Towers, 458 Keez and Cris Dinero at Echoplex
Ofenbach at the Echo
Great Willow, Louise Goffin and Marjorie Fair at the Cinema Bar
Afroman, the Bad Mamma Jammas, Stefan Dismond & the Love Supreme, McCall, HDthe1 and more at Los Globos
Tomemitsu, Racquet and Wolf Woodcock at Lot 1
The Los Angeles XTC Appreciation Society Concert for Puerto Rico at Skinny’s Lounge
King RoD at the Airliner
Brillz, Eliminate, Hydraulix and Lil Texas at Exchange
Triangulum, Jessika Kenney and Tashi Wada at Zebulon
Zeke Duhon, Sammy Brue and Jacob Snider at the Hotel Café
Darden, Zev the Wolf, Alfa and Andrew Abaria at the Hotel Café Second Stage
San Miguel Perez, Maria Maria & Tango Passion and Colin Hay at the Mint
Jessie Taylor at Three Clubs
Poor Kids Radio Homeless Benefit with the Victims, Los Brigands, Fun Abuse, Bruised Gender, Shattered Teeth and Defected Drones at Café Nela
KVRAMA, Schama Noel, LVCID, Pac ’N Stubbs and Tank x Chance at Union Nightclub – Jewel’s Room
Tessa Rae, Beekwilder, Diipsilence, Orly, Hero DeLano, Jacob Stewart, Frankie the Wolf and Travis Gatekeeper at Union Nightclub – Noise Room
12 Stones, Fall of Man, Blaxmyth and Defenestration at the Whisky a Go Go
The Dramedy, Greg in Good Company and Choric Lumina at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
The Flatliners, Spanish Love Songs, Decent Criminal and Sic Waiting at Alex’s Bar
Louis the Child and Ashe at the Observatory
Froth and the Molochs at the Constellation Room
Robb Banks at the Constellation Room (Late Show)
Big Head Todd & the Monsters and SIMO at the House of Blues Anaheim
Justin Jay at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim
Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Christmas at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Little Silver Hands, Eaves and Sylvia Greenstein at Molly Malone’s
Agnes Chu, Francesco Allegro, Diez Monos and Alivia at Genghis Cohen
Chris Isaak at the City National Grove of Anaheim
The Shakedown at the Federal Underground
The M-80’s at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Mike Stern Quartet at the Catalina Club

Friday, Dec. 15

The Dream Syndicate and Psychic Temple at the El Rey Theatre
Nora En Pure and Lee Wells at the Fonda Theatre
Rezz, Haywyre and Mad Zach at the Novo
Ryoji Ikeda at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
OCS (John Dwyer, Brigid Dawson, Tim Hellman, Paul Quattrone, Tom Dolas), Shannon Lay and Ty Segall at the Teragram Ballroom
Darren Criss at the Globe Theatre
Skating Polly, Starcrawler and Pinky Pinky at the Echo
Froth and Sasami at the Moroccan Lounge
The Album Leaf at the Lodge Room
Maxim Ludwig, Olivia Kaplan and Operator Music Band at the Hi Hat
Cameron Avery and Pearl Charles at the Bootleg Theater
Berlin at the Rose
Royal Machines at the Roxy
Waking with Roses, Teresa & Roy, Holo, Xavier Miller and Raised by Wolves at the Silverlake Lounge
Raskahuele, 8 Kalacas, La Pobreska, River Rats and Ghetto on Phyre at the Regent Theater
Nightingale Rodeo at the Love Song
Set It Off, Nekokat and Rad Horror at Los Globos
Retox, Graf Orlock and Rats in the Wall at the Smell
The Sbins, MJ & the Space Jams, Transcend All Negative Energy and Bugs in the Corner at Lot 1
Mooncult, the Laissez Fairs and the Singles at the Redwood Bar
Charlie Chan & the Drones at the Escondite
Fedde Le Grand, Kadett, Fenix Fury and Ray Rhodes at Exchange
KellyeAnn Keough and Scotch Jane at the Hotel Café
Caitlin Jemma and MAWD at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Derrick Hodge and Matt Von Roderick at the Mint
NonCon, Los for Concern, Dante, Forced Identity, the Goons and Deviated State at Café NELA
Jay Critch, 03 Greedo and Jeffery at Union Nightclub – Disco
Jvst Say Yes, Astronaut, Munz, Jordan Riggs, Haymakker and ANTRA at Avalon
Nora En Pure and Lee Foss at Sound Nightclub
Louis the Child at Create Nightclub
Big Head Todd & the Monsters and SIMO at the Troubadour
Iron Butterfly, Hypnosis, Phantasmata, Intensity, Wily Savage, Necronomidol and Zeroshiki at the Whisky a Go Go
Little Miss Nasty at the Viper Room
The Billy Bones Punk-Mas Show with the Sold! & Bones, the Woolly Bandits, the Zip Guns, the Paper Hearts and F-71 at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
The Good Foot and the White Blinds at Alex’s Bar
The Drums at the Observatory
Xavier Omar and Pinkcaravan at the Constellation Room
Gary Ho Ho Hoey and Gunboat Kings at the Coach House
Moving Units at the Glass House
George Foster Band at the Cave
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Freddy Charles at the Pechanga Resort & Casino
Mickey Avalon and Dirt Nasty at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Tower of Power at the Canyon Santa Clarita
The Seattle Times at Molly Malone’s
Mike Stern Quartet at the Catalina Club

Saturday, Dec. 16

MxPx, Goldfinger, Mest and Slick Shoes at the Novo
Rolling Loud Festival, with Schoolboy Q, Migos, Lil Uzi Vert, Kodak Black, Playboy Carti, Curren$sy, Jaden Smith and more, at the NOS Events Center
The Brian Setzer Orchestra and the Texas Gentlemen at the Dolby Theatre
Xavier Omar, Iris Temple and Pinkcaravan at the El Rey Theatre
Power 106’s Cali Christmas with Chance the Rapper, Travis Scott and more at the Forum
Louis the Child at the Palladium
OCS (John Dwyer, Brigid Dawson, Tim Hellman, Paul Quattrone, Tom Dolas), Shannon Lay and Ty Segall at the Teragram Ballroom
Hoops, Jimmy Whispers and Ruby Haunt at the Moroccan Lounge
Phoebe Bridgers at the Lodge Room
Peaking Lights, Pharaohs, RR Barbadas and Cooper Saver at Zebulon
Haiti Benefit with Buzzy Lee, Laura Burhenn, Leslie Stevens, Pearl Charles and Kate Berlant at the Bootleg Theater
The Newports at the Silverlake Lounge
Burning Black Heavy Metal Market and NunSlaughter at Echoplex
Berhana at the Echo
Red Corvette, Spicoli and Wavy Baby at the Love Song
Family Videos, Pain Magic and It Could Always Be Colder at the Smell
Colour Vision at El Cid
Ted Russell Kamp and Charlie Overbey at the Escondite
SNBRN, Croatia Squad, Sinden and Blu J at Exchange
Home for the Holidays at the Hotel Café
Heather Reid at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Room 4, Siren & the Selkies, Dizzy Box Nine and Macro at the Mint
Toys That Kill, Pat Todd & the Rankoutsiders, the Bloody Brains and Mike Livingston Trio at Café Nela
John B, Makoto, Randall, Legion, Chopstick Dubplate, Flaco and more at Union Nightclub – Disco
Kolsch at Sound Nightclub
Ummet Ozcan at Create Nightclub
John Waite & the Axemen, Dole Humphries and BrandiJo Kistler at the Troubadour
Asesino, Darksun, Sons of Eli, Transtorno, Infierno, Matriarchs, Kill As One, Escupe and Absorb at theWhisky a Go Go
Royal Machines at the Roxy
The Gears, Ill Repute and the Grim at the Viper Room
Lujuria, Tarah Who? and Joe Normal & the Anytown’rs at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Red-Eyed Light, Delphi Freeman, A Veil, Mostly and more at Brewyard Beer Co.
Katalyst Collective at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Vista Kicks, the Jacks and Name the Band at the Wayfarer
The Drums, Surf Curse and Current Joys at the Observatory
The Drums, Beach Bums and Inner Wave at the Observatory (Late Show)
Eric Bellinger and Skye Louise at the Constellation Room
Suicide Silence, Winds of Plague, Upon a Burning Body, Slaughter to Prevail, Prison, Nebulium and Fleet of Wolves at the Glass House
FKJ, Masego and (((o))) at the Fox Theater Pomona
Rolling Loud SoCal with Future, Rae Sremmurd, Lil Uzi Vert, Post Malone and more at the NOS Events Center
Kim Burrell at the Living Faith Cathedral COGIC
Lloyd Moss & the Rock Collective, Luke Austin, Man over Matter, Trade Heroes and Sophie Louise at Molly Malone’s
Freddy Clarks at the Pechanga Resort
The Klezmatics at the Valley Performing Arts Center
Damian Sage at Genghis Cohen
Berlin at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Tower of Power at the Canyon Agoura Hills
Mike Stern Quartet at the Catalina Club

Sunday, Dec. 17

Rolling Loud Festival, with Future, Rae Sremmurd, Post Malone, Rolling Savage, Young Thug, XXXTentacion and more, at the NOS Events Center
Buckethead, Brain and Brewer at the Novo
Blind Boys of Alabama at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
Dead Sara and Marc Baker at the Troubadour
Brian Newman at the Teragram Ballroom
Yoya, Criminal Hygiene and SILENTSHOUT at the Moroccan Lounge
Glue, Zoloa, Smut and Civilian at Resident
Ivory DeVille at the Hi Hat
Bubbeleh, Trevor Anderies Quintet and Izela at the Bootleg Theater
Weston Koury at the Echo
The Big Pink, the Saint James Society, Pair of Arrows, True Ghouls and Rafael Vigilantics at the Echo
Emily Cilbourn at the Love Song
Make Food Not Bombs Benefit Show at the Smell
The Green Machine, the Hidden Depths and Daisy Dell at the Redwood Bar
Doble Poder at La Cita
Jon Porras, Gregg Kowalsky, Geneva Skeen and Paul Clipson at Zebulon
Michaella Carrera, Piel, Dane Drewis and Chloe Caroline at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Johnny Travis Jr. & the Delta Dawns at Harvard & Stone
Sage Boatright, Finneas O’Connell and Henry Zhao at the Mint
Publik Enema at Café NELA
The Dustbowl Revival and Chris Pierce at the Federal Bar (brunch show)
Suicide Silence, Upon a Burning Body, Winds of Plague, Unsound Madness, the Image You Claim, Outside the Living and Prison at the Whisky a Go Go
Forever in Your Mind, In Real Life and Asher Angel at the Roxy
Todd Kerns at the Viper Room
The BGs Christmas Situation with Ed Helms, the Dustbowl Revival and more at the Largo at the Coronet
Jason Sugars & the “Nonsemble” at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Umpteenth Annual McCabe’s Holiday Spectacular at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Gary Ho Ho Hoey and Bullhorn Messiah at Saint Rocke
Bedlam Knives at Alex’s Bar (Daytime Show)
The Guana Batz, the Rhythm Shakers and the Thirsty Crows at Alex’s Bar
Method Man, Redman and J Tantrum at the Observatory
Sonny Digital, Reese La Flare and Black Boe at the Constellation Room
80 Proof Vudu at the House of Blues Anaheim
Polyphia and Lil Aaron at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim
Tower of Power and Shawn Jones at the Coach House
Joe Tay at the Morongo Casino
Kim Burrell at the Event Center
Moonshine Bandits, Ne Last Words, Jarvis Brown Band, C-Lo G and Madopelli at the Hub Bar
Freddy Charles at the Pechanga Resort
Luis Coronel at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Rehya Stevens at Genghis Cohen
Mike Stern Quartet at the Catalina Club
Open Mic at the Silverlake Lounge
Power Violence Comedy Night at the Satellite