This Week’s Shows: Dec. 25-31
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Upcoming Los Angeles concerts: Travis Scott, WASI, Shannon Lay, Bryson Tiller, Brockhampton, Rocco DeLuca, Crook, Sister Mantos, STS9, the Original Wailers, Illenium, Playboi Carti, Snoop Dogg, the Mattson 2, TEST, Chuck Prophet, Plain White T’s, Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven, the Hush Sound, Jeff Tweedy, Dianthus, Bobby Blunders, Todd Rundgren, Cherry Glazerr, Primus, Kool Keith, John Mayer, Niki J. Crawford, Harmony Divided, Inner Wave, Dead Country Gentlemen, Mac Sabbath, Part Time, Deradoorian, Deorro, Donavon Frankenreiter, the English Beat, Misfits, Wavves, Questlove, La Femme, the Donkeys, Ever So Android, Overdoz, the Macks, Duke Dumont, Tyler the Creator, Snakehips, Caught a Ghost, Dillon Francis, Dexter Story, Chicano Batman, Justin Martin, Goldroom, Nick Waterhouse, Ty Dolla Sign, Conor Oberst, Flamin’ Groovies, Cosmonauts, Gareth Emery, the Main Squeeze, the Gears, the Puscie Jones Revue, L.A. Guns, Them Evils, the Blasters, Third Eye Blind, Trombone Shorty
Above: Wavves wind up a year during which they released their sixth album (“You’re Welcome”) and first on their own label (Ghostramp) with a pair of weekend shows. They headline the Regent Theater on Saturday night (tickets) and then do a New Year’s Eve blowout at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs on Sunday (tickets).
Also: Stay tuned for our New Year’s Eve picks, coming Tuesday.
Los Angeles concerts for the week:
Monday, Dec. 25
A Very Buygore Christmas (with secret lineup) at Sound Nightclub
Tuesday, Dec. 26
Travis Scott at the Observatory
WASI, Plasmic, the Knitts and Ghost Noise at the Hi Hat
Shannon Lay and Kittie Harloe at Zebulon
Proper English at Harvard & Stone
Hunter Perrin at the Three Clubs
Dona Oxford and Gregory Hodges at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Selly at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar
Wednesday, Dec. 27
Bryson Tiller at the Novo
Brockhampton at the El Rey Theatre
Travis Scott at the Observatory
Rocco DeLuca, Daniel Lanois and Easy at Zebulon
Crook, Modern Figure, Summer Blood and the Millennial Club at the Satellite
Sister Mantos, Post-Life and Frisco Dykes at the Smell
Dan Zlotnick and Wayward Cactus at the Silverlake Lounge
Britton and Euth at the Love Song
Low End Theory at the Airliner
Kink at El Cid
What So Not at Exchange
Reeve Carney at the Black Rabbit Rose
Fencer, Pushing Veronica, As Empires Fall and Permission to Fly at the Whisky a Go Go
Just Dave’s Last Chance Country Jam at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Hookers & Blow and Paradise Kitty at Saint Rocke
The Last of Lucy, Madrost and Blood of the Heretic at the Constellation Room
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at the Coach House
Todd Rundgren at the Canyon Santa Clarita
The Federal Affair at the Federal Bar
Thursday, Dec. 28
STS9 at the Novo
Brockhampton at the El Rey Theatre
The Original Wailers at the Belasco Theater
Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven at the Teragram Ballroom
The Hush Sound, Lola Kirke and Le Swish at the Regent Theater
Illenium, Said the Sky and Dabin at the Shrine Expo Hall
Project Blowed XXIII Anniversary, with Haiku D’Etat, 2Mex, Nocando, Medusa, Rifleman, Open Mike Eagle, DJ Kiilu and Monalisa, at Los Globos
Playboi Carti at the Marke
Snoop Dogg at the House of Blues Anaheim
The Mattson 2 and Brainstory at the Moroccan Lounge
TEST, Nightgown, Mothdrops and L.A. Girlfriend at the Hi Hat
Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express and Jesse Malin at the Bootleg Theater
Spain at the Love Song
Illenium at Exchange
Robert Tilden at Zebulon
The Extrangers, SeaMoan and Off Task at the Mint
Jessie Taylor at the Three Clubs
Atomic Sherpas, Year of the Dragon, Earth Arrow and Non-Blips at Café NELA
Showtek at Create Nightclub
Pushing Daisies, Your Favorite Color and Strange Ways at the Whisky a Go Go
Dianthus, Falquist and Superfix at the Viper Room
Jeff Tweedy at the Largo at the Coronet
Plain White T’s at the The Atrium at Westfield Century City
Blue Velvet Drapes, Native Ambience and the Knitts at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Prize Fight Records Showcase at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Babys and Electric Caravan at Saint Rocke
Lowly Spects, Tyson Motsenbocker and Adam Everett at the Wayfarer
Bobby Blunders, Asi Fui, Avi Buffalo and Regular Sex at Alex’s Bar
Duke Dumont at the Observatory
Jake Hitt at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness at the Coach House
The Shakedown at the Federal Underground
Boogie Knights at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Todd Rundgren at the Rose
Kirk Andres Wilson at the Catalina Club
Friday, Dec. 29
Cherry Glazerr, Vagabon and Shannon Lay at the Fonda Theatre
Brockhampton at the El Rey Theatre
Primus and Fade Up Fade Out Bye Bye at the Wiltern
Kool Keith at the Teragram Ballroom
John Mayer and Dave Chappelle at the Hollywood Palladium
Malaa at the Novo
Deradoorian and Moon Diagrams at Zebulon
Part Time, Levitation Room and Lily Waters at the Echo
Niki J. Crawford at the Moroccan Lounge
Harmony Tividad, R.L. Kelly, Fringe and Momma at the Hi Hat
Inner Wave, Diners and Aaron Shadrow at the Bootleg Theater
Dead Country Gentlemen, the Dunphys and Watch for Horses at the Satellite
Mac Sabbath, Dwarves and 45 Grave at the Regent Theater
Victoria Bailey at the Love Song
Jiwa, Juliet Mendoza, Tomahawk Bang and Houston the Solution at Los Globos
Porcelain Hill, Bad Abstract, Sweet Pill and the Real News Speak at the Smell
The Walker Brigade, LoveyDove, Dick & Jane and Litronix at the Redwood Bar
Charlie Chan & the Drones at the Escondite
Metal Solstice, Iconoclast, Mandola, Auxilio and Effexor at Café Nela
The Paranoias at Union Nightclub
Desert Dwellers with Random Rab, Kaminanda, Dela Moontribe and Anton Tumas at Union Nightclub (Late Show)
STARX, Lucchii, Seebass, RJ Van Xetten, Ivan Presley and Nezz at Avalon
Deorro at Create Nightclub
Jack Russell’s Great White, Evolution Eden, Heavy Justice, Ickybaby, the Stolen Runes and Soloman Grundy at the Whisky a Go Go
Shoreline Mafia at the Roxy
Jeff Tweedy at the Largo at the Coronet
Sid & the Twins, Poster Boyz, the Two Tens and the Paper Hearts at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Zeke, Fang, Henchmen and the Bourbon Saints at Alex’s Bar
Michael Physick at the Fifth
Bryson Tiller at the Observatory
Eddy Baker, Blivet, Drug Control, Enemy and Robber at the Constellation Room
Swells and Tricia Freeman Band at the House of Blues Anaheim
The Babys, the Relatives and Liquid Circus at the Coach House
60’s Grit Band at the Cave
Donavon Frankenreiter at the Canyon Santa Clarita
The English Beat at the Canyon Agoura Hills
War at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Arturo Sandoval and the LA All Stars at the Catalina Club
Saturday, Dec. 30
Misfits, Alkaline Trio and Discharge at the Forum
Stones Throw Holiday Takover, with Mayer Hawthorne, Dam-Funk, Peanut Butter Wolf, Egyptian Lover and J Rocc, at Union Nightclub
Primus and Fade Up Fade Out Bye Bye at the Wiltern
Wavves, Culture Abuse and French Vanilla at the Regent Theater
Questlove and Saul Williams at Echoplex
John Mayer and Dave Chappelle at the Hollywood Palladium
Tyler the Creator, Brockhampton, Steve Lacy, Taco and Bane’s World at the Observatory
Snakehips at the Observatory (Late Show)
La Femme at Zebulon
Overdoz and Duckwrth at the Roxy
The Donkeys, the Range of Light Wilderness, Lens Mozer and Western Scene at Resident
Ever So Android, the Great Sadness, Aud Mammal and Children at the Hi Hat
The Macks, Nathan Sloan, Heyrocco and bWreck at the Silverlake Lounge
Causa, QTPi Xpress and Las Sangronas Y El Cabron at the Smell
Leroy from the North and Danny Dodge at the Escondite
Duke Dumont and Bones at Exchange
Stan Taylor, Jessie Pitts, Klez and Nyiko at the Peppermint Club
The Main Squeeze, MetronOhm and Teddy Roxpin at the Mint
Behindthebirks at the Three Clubs
Sssssss!, Mother Finger, Quazar & the Bamboozled and the Condors at Café Nela
DallasK, Bravo, Tate Sedar and Baylienz at Avalon
GTA at Create Nightclub
Hookers & Blow, Ryder, Kinami, Rising Elijah, Dorian Steel, AA-K, Undecided Youth, Charity Ekeke and Monica Hotts at the Whisky a Go Go
The Focke Wolves, Something Ferocious and Thadeus Gonzalez at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Katalyst Collective at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Donovan Frankenreiter, Joey Radio and Matt Grundy at Saint Rocke
Them Evils, Professor Colombo, Joyous Wolf, the Sugar and Paradise Vultures at the Wayfarer
Caught a Ghost at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim
Papa J & Richard at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar
Air Supply at the Cave
D.I., Ne Last Words, Brain Fragment, the Prostitutes and Army of Darkness at the Hub
Straight No Chaser at the Fred Kavli Theatre
Ro Chambeaux at Genghis Cohen
Missing Persons and Gene Loves Jezebel at the Canyon Santa Clarita
The English Beat at the Rose
The Dramatics at the Saban Theatre
Todd Rundgren at the Canyon Agoura Hills
Arturo Sandoval and the LA All Stars at the Catalina Club
Sunday, Dec. 31
Dillon Francis, Whethan, Valentino Khan, Yung Pinch and Team EZY at the Shrine Expo Hall
Dexter Story and the All-Star New Year’s Eve Band at Grand Park in DTLA
Chicano Batman, Hanni El Khatib and Thee Commons at the Fox Theater Pomona
Minimal Effort NYE, with Justin Martin, Maya Jane Coles, DJ Tennis, Jimmy Edgar, J. Phlip, Ardalan, DJ Three and more, at the MacArthur (fka Park Plaza)
Prohibition NYE, with Goldroom and more, at Union Station
Gnar Year’s Eve, with Cosmonauts, White Fang and Bud O.D., at the Standard Hollywood
Ty Dolla Sign, Wiz Khalifa and YG at OHM Nightclub
John Mayer and Dave Chappelle at the Forum
VNV Nation, Aesthetic Perfection and more at the Regent Theater
Nick Waterhouse and Healing Gems at the Moroccan Lounge
Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band at the Lodge Room
Flamin’ Groovies, Matt Hollywood & the Bad Feelings and GospelbeacH at the Bootleg Theater
Wavves and the Love Language at the Ace Hotel Palm Springs
Gareth Emery at Exchange
Richard Pictures at Zebulon
Cleopatra’s New Year’s Eve Ball at the Egyptian Theatre
Eve at Universal Studios Hollywood
The Main Squeeze, Sugar Fly and Sweet Tea at the Mint
The Puscie Jones Revue at Boardner’s
The Gears, Rikk Agnew Band, Lipstick Stainz and Comprehend at Café NELA
Dubfire, Julia Govor, Marques Wyatt, Todd Edwards, John Tejada and more at Union Nightclub
Markus Schulz at Avalon
Mark Knight at Sound Nightclub
R3hab at Create Nightclub
Stanton Warriors at Lot 613
DJ Jose Maldonado at Part Time Punks at the Echoplex
My Chemical New Year’s Eve at the Echo
Jacquees at Tiffany’s on Vine
Todd Rundgren at the Saban Theatre
L.A. Guns and Faster Pussycat at the Whisky a Go Go
Them Evils, Joyous Wolf, Of Limbo and Evol Walks at the Viper Room
The Blasters and the Rocketz at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Third Eye Blind and Pedro the Lion at the Observatory
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue at the House of Blues Anaheim
Olivia Walker at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar
Donavon Frankenreiter, Joey Radio and Matt Grundy at the Coach House
Night Dive NYE, with DJ Santarosa, RedEye Redemption and more, at the Aquarium of the Pacific
The Dramatics at the Rose
Stephen Wesley, Redneck Rodeo and Chase Miller at Newport Dunes
The English Beat at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Train Wreck at the Cave
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at the Fred Kavli Theatre
Arturo Sandoval and the LA All Stars at the Catalina Club
Another dance night on New Years Eve is by Club Underground at the Grand Star in Chinatown at 943 N Broadway, from 9:30PM until 2:00AM. Their website has presale tickets for $10, and $20 at the door. They are playing indie music downstairs and 80’s music upstairs. Their DJs include Larry G., Alex Transistor, and Kaos Ray.