Anna Acosta on December 10th, 2018

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Upcoming Los Angeles concerts: Freddie Gibbs, Minus the Bear, Savoir Adore, Local Hero, Katzù Oso, Bizou, Allison, Wavves, Fleetwood Mac, Nine Inch Nails, Kurt Vile, Rodrigo Amarante, Zealyn, Laura Jean Anderson, Tor Miller, Hazel English, Beacon, Dom Kennedy, Tengger Cavalry, Billie Eilish, Charlotte Lawrence, Yeek, Asiahn, Elusive, Advance Base, Facing New York, Ameet Kanon, Aminé, Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul, Tribute to Richard Swift, VNV Nation, Bernhoft, Amber Liu, Azure Ray, the Dustbowl Revival, Bass Drum of Death, Jack Tempchin, Harpecore, Colleen Green, Kinky, Death Valley Girls, Atreyu, Barry Manilow, Roosevelt, John Butler Trio, Colter Wall, San Holo, H.E.R., Conner Youngblood, Pinegrove, John Grant, Tijuana Panthers, Apollo Bebop, Earthless, Brainstory, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Boots Electric, the Fall of Troy, La Santa Cecilia, Snoop Dogg, Il Divo, Current Joys, Big Gigantic, Ezra Furman, Young Jesus, Z Berg, Chamberlain, Reggie & the Full Effect, Atomic Ape, Helena Deland, Jessie Payo, Sons of Gold, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, the Wrecks, SadGirl, Aimee Mann & Ted Leo, the Internet, Childish Gambino, Chon, Drugdealer, Quickly Quickly, the Penthouse, Saosin, Brenda Carsey

Above: Nicholas Rattigan released his new record as Current Joys, “A Different Age,” back in March — a nine-track tour de force that became an audio-visual project, with a video accompanying every song. Current Joys wind up their 2018 touring in support of the album with a show Saturday night at the El Rey Theatre, with Michael Vidal opening.

This week’s shows:

Monday, Dec. 10

Friends Giving, with Nicholas Petricca (Walk the Moon), Keith Jeffery (Atlas Genius), Bad Suns, Grandson, the Griswolds, Morgxn, Carah Faye, Your Smith, Mainland and Genevieve, at the Regent Theater
Freddie Gibbs and Caleb Brown at the El Rey Theatre
Minus the Bear and Tera Melos at the Observatory
Savoir Adore, LEAN and Night Lights at the Moroccan Lounge
Magic Bronson, SWIMM, BELLSAINT and Esty at the Satellite
Katzù Oso, Luna Luna and Los Retros (fka Retrospect) at the Echo
Hand Habits and Tara Jane O’Neil at Zebulon
Karmic, Kinney, Flavia and Whitney Myer at the Bootleg Theater
Mike Bogan, Local Hero, Talos and TeaMarrr at It’s a School Night at Bardot
Helaine & the Hurricanes, R E L, Flames of Durga and the Living Roomers at Resident
Bizou, Absurdist Fiction, Launcher and Crook at the Hi Hat
Allison and Vim Furor at the Roxy
The Juniper Berries, Drowsy and Mama Kokomo at the Silverlake Lounge
Open Mic at the Hotel Café
Chris Lind at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Johnathan Rice at La Poubelle
Luci at Harvard & Stone
Dagnasterpus, Trishes, Heather Cole and Mt. Vrnon at the Mint
King Mersey at the Three Clubs
Royal Distortion, Fire Tiger, Kill My Coquette, INA, Tony Alva’s His Eyes Have Fangs and LDYKLR at the Whisky a Go Go
The Sunset Jam at the Viper Room
Calamity Company at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Cordovas and Kilo Bravo at the Wayfarer
Wilfax at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Wavves, Beach Fossils and Spiritual Cramp at the House of Blues Anaheim
Tino Drima, Lucys and Tomemitsu at the Continental Room
Eyes Set to Kill, Rest Repose, Avoid, the 95th, Critically Disturbed and White-Lightre at Chain Reaction

Tuesday, Dec. 11

Fleetwood Mac at the Forum
Nine Inch Nails and the Jesus & Mary Chain at the Hollywood Palladium
Kurt Vile & the Violators and Jessica Pratt at the Wiltern
Rodrigo Amarante and Chris Cohen at the Teragram Ballroom
Dom Kennedy, Cozz, Jay 305 and Warm Brew at the Observatory
Zealyn, Talker, Badtalker and Jubilo Drive at Madame Siam
Laura Jean Anderson, Mara Connor, Anna Ash and Susy Sun at the Bootleg Theater
Tor Miller, Dresage and Graham Norwood at the Moroccan Lounge
Hazel English, Illuminati Hotties and Johnny Goth at the Roxy
Beacon, Geotic and Bodyimage at Zebulon
Valley Maker and Vikesh Kapoor at Resident
Quote Unquote with Miguel Mendez, Mooncult and Strange Parade at the Hi Hat
Ashlinn Gray and Lorène & Marine at the Silverlake Lounge
John Early and Sam Buck at the Satellite
Adobe House, Netherfriends and Lando Chill at the Echo
TV Puppet Pals, Closet Goth and Those Whose Heads Explode at the Smell
The Absurd, the Emerald and Gabrielle Graves at the Virgil
Feels at Gold Diggers
The Through Line and Gavalak at the Redwood Bar
Otherr, Moment Trigger and Psychic Health at La Cita
Modern Monet at the Hotel Café
Cordovas, Willie Wisely, Brad Cole and the Guitarmy at the Hotel Café Second Stage
The Night Times and Los Blancos at Harvard & Stone
Hunter Perrin & the Wild Cards at the Three Clubs
Sazerac Steppers Brass Band at the Sassafras Saloon
Open Mic with Brenda Carsey and more at Highland Park Bowl
Ultimate Jam Night at the Whisky a Go Go
Dirty Machine, State Line Syndicate and Orange Blossom Special at the Viper Room
Open Mic at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Lookie Loo, Deemie and Leo Salom at Dirty Laundry
Tony Hinchcliffe, Nick Romero, Jason Collings, Josh Denny, Jay Davis, Josh Florhaug and Danielle Arce at Saint Rocke
Nieman at the Constellation Room
The Ataris at Marty’s on Newport
Jake Hitt at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Stone Sour, Aeges and Joyous Wolf at the House of Blues Anaheim
Canadian Brass at the Soraya
Joseph Soul at Skyloft
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar
Gina Saputo at the Catalina Club
Chris Robinson Brotherhood at the Lobero Theatre
Note: Inara George Presents Eleni Mandell’s Song Club at Largo has been cancelled

Wednesday, Dec. 12

Nine Inch Nails and the Jesus & Mary Chain at the Hollywood Palladium
Share the Love benefit concert, with Billie Eilish and Bob Moses, at the Wiltern
Tengger Cavalry at the Teragram Ballroom
Charlotte Lawrence at the Troubadour
Yeek, Ginger Root and UMI at the Roxy
Asiahn, Tiffany Gouche and Marco McKinnis at the Echo
Elusive, the Breathing Effects, Gingee and Crona at Resident
Facing New York at the Hi Hat
Advance Base, Lisa/Liza and Little Wings at the Bootleg Theater
Nadi Lee, Sarah McGowan, Zhao and Jon Fledge at the Silverlake Lounge
Polyplastic, D.A. Stern and Massage at Zebulon
Ameet Kanon, STF and Nic Jackson Band at the Peppermint Club
Olivia Grace, DYLLAN, Holmes, Pam Millo, Julia Ryan and the Way and more at the Study
Sister Speak, Austin David, JEMS and Catie Turner at the Hotel Café
Ned & the Dirt, WVLNTH and the Astronauts at Harvard & Stone
Order of the Diamond, Clouseaux and the Black Deacon at the Mint
387 Presents at the Three Clubs
Calvin Love at the Standard Hollywood
Thou, Miserable, MJ Guider and Whelm at Union
Dee Torres, Shaufrau, Zack Kirkorian, Alyssa Ray and Mash at the Whisky a Go Go
Golden West and Dane Drewis at Saint Rocke
Alright Spider, Billy Kernkamp & the Brides and Bitchin’ Summer at the Wayfarer
Aminé, Buddy and Kayo Genesis at the Observatory
Queen Naija at the Constellation Room
Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim
Shawn Jones at Mozambique
Francois Dean at Skyloft
The Soft Moon and Hide at Marty’s on Newport
Arianna Neikrug at the Catalina Club

Thursday, Dec. 13

Fleetwood Mac at the Forum
Tribute to Richard Swift, with Nathaniel Rateliff, James Mercer, Cold War Kids, Lucius, Foxygen, Damien Jurado, Pure Bathing Culture, Gardens & Villa, Mynabirds, Tim Heidecker and Nick Thune, at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
VNV Nation, the Rain Within and Holygram at the Wiltern
The Dustbowl Revival and Freddy & Francine at the Lodge Room
Kinky, the Delirians and Quitapenas at the Roxy
Bass Drum of Death, Palm Springsteen and EASY at the Bootleg Theater
Aminé and Buddy at the Novo
Bernhoft & the Fashion Bruises and Moorea Masa & the Mood at the Teragram Ballroom
Amber Liu at the Belasco Theater
Maria Taylor, Orenda Fink (separately and as Azure Ray) and Brad Armstrong at the Moroccan Lounge
Macademix at the Silverlake Lounge
Earthless at the Satellite
The Black Lillies and Samantha Crain at the Echo
TV Puppet Pals, Hair Perfect, Groans, Julez and the Paradoks at Lot 1
Trash80, GlitBiter, Wizwars, Dreddd, Bleeds and NRVZ at the Airliner
Darell & Brytiago at Exchange
Fred Frith Trio, Eyvind Kang and Jessika Kenney at Zebulon
Jack Tempchin and Keith Harkin at the Hotel Café
Drew Cole, Mike Moody, Matt Jaffe, Simon Lynge and Morrison Conway at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Enrico Macias at the Saban
Colleen Green and James V at Harvard & Stone
Harpecore, Crown the Yeti, Swivel Tactic and Wild Emotion at the Mint
The Showcase Tour at Catch One
The Jacob McCaslin Trio at the Hard Rock Café
Colter Wall and Ian Noe at the Troubadour
Doyle, Scurvy Kids, Instigator, Delphic Sybil, Killer Wolf and Luna 13 at the Whisky a Go Go
Blush, Henrick, Laikapia, Serena Foster, Lisa Heller and Joe Jenneman at the Viper Room
The Watkins Family Hour at the Largo at the Coronet
Hevak, the Coolers and Eleven Point Two at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Colleen Green and James V at Dirty Laundry
Paste and Venetian Blinds at the Wayfarer
Death Valley Girls, Egrets on Ergot, Girl Tears and the Vivids at Alex’s Bar
Atreyu, Memphis May Fire, Ice Nine Kills and Sleep Signals at the House of Blues Anaheim
Mac Powell and Land of Color at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim
The Soft Moon at Pappy & Harriet’s
Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Gary Cherone and the Sweet at the Rose
Dan Ryan & Nalle Colt, Cameron Dye, Lyn Bertles and Rob Laufer at Genghis Cohen
An Irish Christmas at the Scherr Forum
Andrew Bloom at Mozambique
The Lonesome Captain & His Hurt Feelings at Molly Malone’s
Weapons of Mass Creation at Marty’s on Newport
West Coast Party Crashers at Skyloft
Mike Stern, Dave Weckl, Bob Malach and Tom Kennedy at the Catalina Club
The Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall

Friday, Dec. 14

Nine Inch Nails and the Jesus & Mary Chain at the Hollywood Palladium
Rolling Loud Festival, with Post Malone, Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Nipsey Hussle, Ty Dolla $ign and more, at Banc of California Stadium
Barry Manilow at the Microsoft Theater LA Live
Roosevelt and Loyal at the Teragram Ballroom
John Butler Trio and Dustin Thomas at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
Polo & Pan and Haulm at the Fonda Theatre
Colter Wall and Josh Morningstar at the El Rey Theatre
San Holo, Slow Magic, Taska Black, Duskus and Eastghost at the Shrine Expo Hall
H.E.R. at the Novo
Tijuana Panthers, Gothic Tropic and the Cozzmos at the Roxy
Earthless and Volcano at the Satellite
Pinegrove at the Troubadour
Conner Youngblood at the Moroccan Lounge
John Grant and Two Medicine at the Lodge Room
Apollo Bebop and Kiki Diágo at the Hi Hat
Brainstory and Chola Orange at the Echo
Foo Flannels and elevAtion Aerial at the Bootleg Theater
Tommy Emmanuel and Jerry Douglas at the Saban
Barry Levine, #Trending, Mint Moscow Mule, Ruby Clouds, Louda Y Los Bad Hombres and Choric Lumina & the Light Crusaders at the Silverlake Lounge
Trybvl, Blaq Pages, Adam Foreigner and Swazi Sunshine at Los Globos
Manhattan Murder Mystery, Andy the Doorbum, Toys That Kill and Guppy at the Smell
Perfume, Brass Box and more at Non Plus Ultra
Frogtown Serenaders and the Tens at the Escondite
Der Blue Rider at Zebulon
Graham Kilo at the Study
Proxima Parada at the Hotel Café
The Shakes, Dora Pereli and House of Stairs at the Hotel Café Second Stage
American Mile, Jessie Payo and the Harvard House Band at Harvard & Stone
Neyva, Dolly Dirtbag and Nadoyel at Gold Diggers
Mason Kae, WYO, Thee Invention and the Sky Club at the Mint
40 oz Bounce at 1720
Radwaste, the Wrinkling Brothers and Automatic at Café NELA
Maya Jane Coles at Sound Nightclub
Doyle, Scurvy Kids, Satanic Johnny, Killer Wolf, Kill as One, Inure, Private Investigators and the Pawns at the Whisky a Go Go
Boots Electric, Black Pussy, Biblical Proof of UFOs, the Cocks and Double Cobra at the Viper Room
The Jackshit Holiday Spectacular at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Tropa Magica, Prettiest Eyes, the High Curbs and Traps PS at Alex’s Bar
Gary Ho Ho Hoey and Orange Blossom Special at the Coach House
The Fall of Troy, Hail the Sun, Royal Coda, Icarus the Owl, Wolf & Bear and Adventurer at the Glass House
With Confidence, Broadside, Sleep on It and Small Talks at Chain Reaction
Twitching Tongues, Downpresser, Take Offense, Xibalba, Candy, No Zodiac, Self Defense Family and more at the Toxic Toast Theatre
UCLA Songwriters Showcase at Genghis Cohen
An Irish Christmas at the Scherr Forum
Jackie Evancho at the Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Lit and Alien Ant Farm at the Rose
Robert Cray Band at the Canyon Agoura Hills
La Santa Cecilia at Marty’s on Newport
Topcat at Mozambique
Mike Stern, Dave Weckl, Bob Malach and Tom Kennedy at the Catalina Club
The Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall

Saturday, Dec. 15

Snoop Dogg at the Microsoft Theater LA Live
Fleetwood Mac at the Forum
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Peanut Butter Wolf and C-Minus at Catch One
Rolling Loud Festival, with Cardi B, Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug, Kodak Black, Playboi Carti and more, at Banc of California Stadium
Il Divo at the Dolby Theatre
Nine Inch Nails and the Jesus & Mary Chain at the Hollywood Palladium
Current Joys and Michael Vidal at the El Rey Theatre
The Internet at the Observatory
Big Gigantic and Win + Woo at the Novo
Ezra Furman and Jess Cornelius at the Teragram Ballroom
Nghtmre Before Xmas, with Midnight Tyrannosaurus, Nitti Gritti and Swage, at the Shrine Expo Hall
Young Jesus, Deep Fields and Okay Embrace at the Moroccan Lounge
Z Berg and Friends Holiday Show with Jackson Browne, Ryan Ross, Alex Greenwald, Ethan Gruska, Pearl Charles, Aaron Embry, Allie Crow Buckley and the Chances at Pico Union Project
Chamberlain and Curtsy at the Lodge Room
Reggie & the Full Effect and Andy Jackson at the Hi Hat
The Wrecks, the Licks, UFO UFO and Deal Casino at the Troubadour
SadGirl and Wild Wing at the Roxy
Atomic Ape, Qui and Ether Feather at the Bootleg Theater
Aimee Mann and Ted Leo at the Largo at the Coronet
Natalie Ceva, Ready Now, Crying Cosmos and the Blank Minds at the Silverlake Lounge
Helena Deland and Buzzy Lee at the Echo
Lucifurnace, Fucked Forever and Prissy Whip at the Smell
Dei Lucrii, Family Cash, Adult Parts and more at Lot 1
The Rocketz + the Torrents at La Cita
MK and Waze & Odyssey at Exchange
Travis Peery Band, Cosmos & Creature, New Dialogue, MAWD, Velvet Starlings, Michelle Young & the Collection and GMNII at the Hotel Café
Ashanti Ledon, Terrell, Amy West, Downstate Darlings and Mackenzi Heyman at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Jessie Payo and the Harvard House Band at Harvard & Stone
Sons of Gold, Lottery Season, Sun Dog, Sonder City and Amra at the Mint
Tramp for the Lord, Pat Todd & the Rankoutsiders, the Blessings and Savage Gospel at Café NELA
Pete Wilde and the Black Noise at Madame Siam
Dimension, Culture Shock and 1991 at Catch One Underground
EDX, DMorse, Epstein and Escvpe at Avalon
Walker & Royce at Sound Nightclub
Scour, Thrown to Exile, Nukem, Spirit in the Room, Drift, Second Shooter and Captor of Sin at the Whisky a Go Go
Pulley, Dad Brains and Downtown Brown at the Viper Room
Simi Rat Pack, Seventh Freedom, the Story Tellers Band and Riadosa at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Katalyst Collective at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The Jackshit Holiday Spectacular at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Gethen Jenkins, Ted Z & the Wranglers and Annie McQueen at the Wayfarer
Roosevelt and LOYAL at the Constellation Room
Robert Cray and Mike Eldred Trio at the Coach House
CHON, LITE and Go Yama at the Glass House
Twitching Tongues, Downpresser, Take Offense, Xibalba, Candy, No Zodiac, Self Defense Family and more at the Toxic Toast Theatre
Joe Perry, Brad Whitford and Gary Cherone at the Saban
Family Style and Ashley Hollander at Skyloft
Abby Wolf, Korey Simeone and Mari Iijima at Genghis Cohen
Dianne Reeves at the Soraya
Jackie Evancho at the Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
La Santa Cecilia at Marty’s on Newport
Stephen Bishop at Mozambique
Villain’s in Vogue at Molly Malone’s
Christmas with the Nelsons at Cerritos Center
Mike Stern, Dave Weckl, Bob Malach and Tom Kennedy at the Catalina Club
The Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall

Sunday, Dec. 16

Childish Gambino at the Forum
Anuel AA at Microsoft Theater LA Live
Chon and LITE at the Teragram Ballroom
Drugdealer and Midnight Sister at the Roxy
Grand Ole Echo’s Winter Dance Formal, with Brian Whelan and the Rockin’ Roachas, Elijah Ocean & the Countrysiders, Gethen Jenkins, Chris Shiflett, Leslie Stevens, King Leg, Mara Connor, Johnny Travis Jr, Leeann Skoda, Ben Reddell, Kate Flannery (of Big Dick), Ruby Force, Dominique Pruitt, Emily Rose, Little Lonely and Molly Jenson, at the Echoplex
Quickly, Quickly and Harris Cole at the Moroccan Lounge
Pavo Pavo and Cornelia Murr at Zebulon
The Penthouse, Sleepy Orange and Angi at the Study
Haley Dreis, Beebe, Maggie McClure & Shane Henry and Skyler Day at the Hotel Café
Taylor Crawford at the Hotel Café Second Stage
GospelbeacH at Gold Diggers
Johnny Travis Jr. & the Delta Dawns at Harvard & Stone
Brenda Carsey, Leila Milki, Veronica Sixtos and Lizz Vega at the Three Clubs
The Schizophonics, Santa Sabbath, Magnet Hearts, Double Naught Spy Car and more at Café NELA
Open Mic at the Silverlake Lounge (Early Show)
Punk Bunny, Zachary Zero, Ten-Headed Skeleton, Hurt Hawks and Gang Green Gang at the Silverlake Lounge
Doble Poder at La Cita
Aimee Mann and Ted Leo at the Largo at the Coronet
The Jackshit Holiday Spectacular at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Gary Ho Ho Hoey at Saint Rocke
Dead Babies, Fistfight on Ecstasy, NNN and Upper Downer at Alex’s Bar
Papa J & Richard at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Melvin Seals, Oteil Burbridge, John Kadlecik, Cubensis and the Higgs at the Fox Theater Pomona
Easton Corbin and Temecula Road at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Chance Tinder at the Coach House
Saosin, Night Versus and Dead American at the Glass House
SPLNTR, the Currently Classic and Fockstail at Chain Reaction
Jay Leach at Mozambique (Brunch Show)
Errol Bonnick, Stokely Molineaux and Francois Dean at Mozambique
The Lettermen at Cerritos Center
Redwood Black at Skyloft
New Music Showcase at Genghis Cohen
El Vez at Marty’s on Newport
Switch & the Gap Band Review at the Rose
The Seattle Times at Molly Malone’s
Joe Perry, Brad Whitford and Gary Cherone at the Canyon Agoura Hills
Mike Stern, Dave Weckl, Bob Malach and Tom Kennedy at the Catalina Club
The Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall