Tonight in L.A.: The Growlers, Tenacious D, Questlove, Brian Wilson, the California Honeydrops, the Garden, DAISY, Keys N Krates, Magic Sword, Joyner Lucas, Pete Tong, Brother Ali, the English Beat, the Blank Tapes, the Dickies, the Motels, Shwayze

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Tenacious D, performing at Cal Jam (Photo by Michelle Shiers)
Tenacious D, performing at Cal Jam (Photo by Michelle Shiers)

L.A. concerts for Friday:

► Jack Black and Kyle Gass — aka Tenacious D — bring the music and laughs to the Palladium. Wynchester opens.
The Growlers stage the first of two nights of their Sno Ball 3 at the Wiltern.
► It’s “A Very Funky Holiday With Questlove” at the Regent Theater.
► Bay Area roots-rockers the California Honeydrops headline the Teragram Ballroom in support of their new album “Call It Home, Vol. 1 & 2,” with the Steady 45s opening.
Ministry does the second of two nights at the Fonda Theatre, with Carpenter Brut and Alien Weaponry supporting.
► O.C. twins the Garden rock the first of two sold-out nights at the Roxy, with Fat Tony opening.
► And DAISY do a holiday benefit show at the Moroccan Lounge, joined by Natalie Green and Runnner.

Also:

Brian Wilson and Ruby Friedman at the Cerritos Center
Keys N Krates and Gianni Lee at the El Rey Theatre
Magic Sword, Crystal Ghost and Death Hags at the Echo
Lumerians and Jjuujjuu at Zebulon
The Arturo Sandoval Big Band at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Under the Streetlamp at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Joyner Lucas at the Novo
Spicoli, Printz and KenwayLive at Los Globos
The High Curbs, Super Lunch, Pancho & the Wizards and MoonFuzz at the Smell
Joe Thalman & the Burden at the Escondite
Talent Night at the Silverlake Lounge
King Daniel, Josiah Bell and Priscilla Perry at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Jessie Payo and the Harvard House Band at Harvard & Stone
Gabriel at the Three Clubs
Dean the Taping Machine, Mike Watt and the Urinals at Café NELA
Delta Heavy and TrollPhace at Avalon
Pete Tong and Eagles & Butterflies at Sound Nightclub
Vigil of War, Bullet Height, Texas Death Star, the Lipstix, Twenty2Salute, Fears of Abandonment, Ghandi’s Gun and Late Ship at the Whisky a Go Go
Keep the Lie Alive, Altered Revelations and Ambrose at the Viper Room
Jon Brion at the Largo at the Coronet
Ravens Moreland, Atomik Kangaroo and Hear Kitty Kitty at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Makaya McCraven at the Del Monte Speakeasy
The English Beat at Saint Rocke
The Blank Tapes, Killer Kaya and Creatures Choir at the Wayfarer
The Good Foot! and the Lions at Alex’s Bar
Brother Ali and Busdriver at the Observatory
The Dickies at the Constellation Room
Funk Freaks at the Observatory (Late Show)
Morgan Mallory at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Eric Turner Band at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Late Show)
Berlin and Gunboat Kings at the Coach House
Bleeding Through, Carnifex, My Children My Bride, So This is Suffering and Spades & Blades at the Glass House
Slaves, Dayseeker and Sunsleep at Chain Reaction
Lola Kirke at Pappy & Harriet’s
Pool Surfers and Michael Monogan & the Sound at Molly Malone’s
Under the Streetlamp at the Grove of Anaheim
Jacque Hammond and Jason Luckett at Genghis Cohen
Shwayze at the Rose
The Motels at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Hippie Sabotage at Marty’s on Newport
King Salmon Band at Mozambique
Dave Booda at Skyloft
Michael Tinholme at the Catalina Club