This Week’s Shows: Dec. 9-15

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From left: Madam Gandhi; Pete Yorn; Son Little (Photo by Shervin Lainez); KOLARS

Upcoming Los Angeles concerts: James Blake, Ariana Grande, Harry Styles, The Hu, Zhavia Ward, The Pineapple Thief, Fabio Frizzi, Trap Girl, Aimee Mann/Ted Leo, Erin Anne, Georgi Kay, Veers, Madame Gandhi, Desi Valentine, Conan Gray, Berhana, Fruit Bats, Channel Tres, Mothica, Bedouine, Allah Las, Pete Yorn, JD McPherson, Son Little, Goon, Choir Boy, French Vanilla, Robyn Hitchcock, Pomplamoose, the Wild Reeds, the Aquadolls, Vintage Trouble, She & Him, Brockhampton, Thievery Corporation, Z Berg and Friends, KOLARS, Jonah Matranga, As I Lay Dying, Blockhead, Automatic, Powerman 5000, Ariel View, Bayside, Jonas Brothers, Vancouver Sleep Clinic, Devendra Banhart, the California Honeydrops, 100 Gecs, DIIV, MUNA, Audio Karate, Las Cafeteras, Dillon Francis, Beach Goons, Visigoth, Motel Radio, Sundressed, Thurston Moore, Lebanon Hanover, Chon

Los Angeles concerts for the week:

Monday, Dec. 9

The Pineapple Thief ft. Gavin Harrison and Randy McStine at the El Rey Theatre
Fabio Frizzi at the Fonda Theatre
An Evening with Flea at the Aratani Theatre at JACCC
The Sound of Ghosts, Dannielle and Kyle De Andrea, Illegal Truth, Nate White and 5th & Birmingham at the Lodge Room (benefit show)
Sam DeRosa, Barnaby Bright, Half Wolf and the Man Who at School Night at Bardot
HalfNoise, Blackpaw and And That at the Moroccan
Henry Hall, Polyplastic and Corvax at the Bootleg Theater
Courtship., Palm Springsteen and Lean at the Echo
Trap Girl, Agender, Strangers, La Pregunta and Skirt Cocaine at Echoplex
Shannon Lay and Earth Girl Helen Brown at Zebulon
King Leg, Photo Ops and Taylor Locke at the Satellite
Aimee Mann & Ted Leo Christmas Show with Lisa Loeb, Josh Ritter and more at Largo at the Coronet (early and late shows)
Pierceon, Haunted Heir, Strange Strip, Autumn Skies, Elishia Sharie and Nicholas Hodges at the Silverlake Lounge
Frank LoCrasto and Lapland Library Music (Josh Mease) at Gold-Diggers
Kate Davis and Madison Malone at the Hotel Café
Analog Party, Bassett and Big Rig Dollhouse at Harvard & Stone
Matt&Alex&Joel at the Three Clubs
The Sunset Jam at the Viper Room
The Sovereign Artist, Bathala and Kavalatones at the Continental Room
Nick Sabia at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Jaden & Willow at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Guy King and Jim Altman at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Open mic with Lisa Black at Pappy & Harriet’s

Tuesday, Dec. 10

James Blake and Neal Brennan at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
Zhavia Ward and Sky Katz at the El Rey Theatre
The Hu and Crown Lands at the Fonda Theatre
Aimee Mann & Ted Leo Christmas Show with Lisa Loeb, Open Mike Eagle and more at Largo at the Coronet (early show)
Desi Valentine, Lady Blackbird and Parker Ainsworth at the Troubadour
Baby Robot Jesus Christmas Acid Test III with Grand Canyon, Kat Myers, Albert T. Hickman, Rainstorm Brother, Thomas Berg, Sara Melson and Adron at Gold-Diggers
Madame Gandhi, Jarina De Marco and Milck at Echoplex
Erin Anne, Potty Mouth and Cartalk at the Bootleg Theater
Veers, Badtalkers and the Drives at the Satellite
Say Sue Me and the Pantones at the Echo
Georgi Kay, Esbie Fonte and Psychic Twin at the Hi Hat
Xylouris White and William Tyler at Zebulon
Channel Tres and Briggs at the Moroccan Lounge
Stalley and Blue Collar Gang at Resident
Kassi Valazza at the Love Song
Weekly Musician’s Open Mic with Magenta Rainbow at Highland Park Bowl
Thee Idylls, Dylan Champion, Kid Bandit and TPOMR at the Redwood Bar
Glowup at the Hotel Café
Ninet and Erin Kron at the Hotel Café Second Stage
The Little Miss, Abby Litman and Herbert Bail Orchestra at Harvard & Stone
Jono, Upstairs Neighbor, Rachael Black and Good Snake at the Mint
The Harmony Boys at the Three Clubs
Unearth; Darkest Hour; Dear, Furious; Within Reach and Antagonists at 1720
Ultimate Jam Night at the Whisky a Go Go
Divido Niño and Bardo Martinez at the Roxy
Dreamfreak, Bajaajax, Cynemical, Mover, Popcultr and Richard Tyler Green at the Viper Room
Calamity Company at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Fusion Vive (Mon Laferte tribute) at the Continental Room
Andrew Garcia at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Open Mic at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Mälkki  and Leila Josefowicz (Oliver Knussen tribute) at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Randy Emata at the Federal Bar
*Joanna Newsom at the Hollywood American Legion Hall was canceled

Wednesday, Dec. 11

James Blake and Neal Brennan at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
Fruit Bats and Kacey Johansing at the Teragram Ballroom
Allah-Las, Mapache and Tim Hill at the Observatory
Conan Gray and Benee at the Fonda Theatre
Berhana and Pomo at the El Rey Theatre
Aimee Mann & Ted Leo Christmas Show with Lisa Loeb, Milk Carton Kids and more at Largo at the Coronet (early and late shows)
Bedouine and Molly Lewis at the Troubadour
Page7 at the Regent Theater
The Monolators, Soft Sailors and Saint Heartbreak at the Bootleg Theater
Khemmis, Un and Future Usses at the Echo
Jimmy Sweet, Maxim Ludwig,  Jimbo Pap and Joe Thalman at the Love Song
Xylouris White and Fairies Agree at Zebulon
Channel Tres at the Moroccan Lounge
Mothica, Cannons, Hux and Velvet Starlings at the Hi Hat
Emmitt James, Jeremy Jones and Shaelle at Highland Park Bowl
Here Lies Man, Sissy Brown and Mars Rodriguez at the Redwood Bar
Danke, Foxymoore and NONA at the Silverlake Lounge
The Time Travelers, French Mouth and Swan Pool at the Griffin
Molly Burch’s Holiday Party with Jesse Woods and more at the Pico Union Project
Ill Nicky, Caliph, Sarathi and INTRN at the Study
Delirium Musicum at Nichols Canyon Music
Beck Pete and Nicole Kiki Jaffe at Desert Nights at the Standard
Kyddo, Nelle Rose and Colleen O’Donnell at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Jamie Branch and Schneidly Whiplash (Matt Schneider: Moon Bros and John Herndon:Tortoise) at Gold-Diggers
Benny Rietveld, Detective Fiction and Ryan Hale at the Mint
Budderside, Neon Coven, Wavy Trees, Dmtina & the Bumps and Cryptic at the Whisky a Go Go
Role Model, Jackie Hayes and Mills. at the Roxy
OhGeesy at the Glass House
Atharvana, MAN3K, Tektrix and Classic&Ozone at Dba256
Downtown, the Sleeperz and Calm Kill at 4th Street Vine
Las Chicas Tristes at Alex’s Bar
The Undercovers of Darkness (The Strokes tribute) at the Continental Room
Cordovas and the Charities at Saint Rocke
Chad Watson at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Academy of Ancient Music (Baroque) at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Kat Green and more at Genghis Cohen
John Lloyd Young at the Catalina Club
Alex Cline at Mr. Musichead Gallery
*Joanna Newsom at the Hollywood American Legion Hall was canceled

Thursday, Dec. 12

Conan Gray and Benee at the Fonda Theatre
Pete Yorn, Dear Boy and Rain Phoenix at the El Rey Theatre
Allah-Las, Mapache and Tim Hill at the Mayan
JD McPherson and Joel Paterson at the Teragram Ballroom
Decibel Magazine Pre-Fest with Cattle Decapitation, Author & Punisher, Atheist, Primitive Man and Vitriol at the Regent Theater
Son Little and Christopher Paul Stelling at the Lodge Room
Kamaal Williams at Echoplex
Sea Moya, Fever the Ghost, Sunny Gummy Hands and the Shaking Hands at the Echo
Goon, Girl Friday, Sarah Tudzin and Justus Proffit at the Hi Hat
The Walker Roaders (James Fearnley: The Pogues, Ted Hutt: Flogging Molly and Marc Orrell: Dropkick Murphys) and the Eagle Rock Gospel Singers at the Bootleg Theater
Airway, John Wiese and James Fella at Zebulon
The Tearaways with Clem Burke at the Redwood Bar
Satellite Holiday Party with Le Shiv at the Satellite
Rae Khalil, Kahlil Simplis, Dejanay and Kaylie at Resident
Ezza Rose at the Love Song
Melo-X, Rob Roy, Vritra and Paige Garabito at the Factory
David Scott Stone, Lay/Haug and Oort Smog at the Smell
Now Binary, the Richmond District, Nadia Vaeh and Kendra & the Bunnies at the Silverlake Lounge
Rock B. at El Cid
Paper Idol, Tokyo Lucky Hole, Annika Grace, h2the and GOLDiii at the Virgil
LAFD Fundraiser with Rackets and the Max Tribe at the Study
Sea Girls at the Hotel Café
Cordovas, Samantha Aurelio, Fay Wildhagen and Bitch at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Morgan Bosman, Cat Like Thief, Flo Chase and Jessica Harper at Madame Siam
Ceraadi at the Mint
Hunter Perrin & the Wild Cards at the Three Clubs
Blues on the Bayou with the Freedom Ledges at the Sassafras Saloon
The Fall of Troy with the Number Twelve Looks Like You, Strawberry Girls, Andres, Sufferer and Dead American at 1720
Peaceful Warriors at the Troubadour
ADEMA, Released, Slaves to Humanity, the Faltering Line, Apparition Coast, Citizen Exile and Raising the Flame at the Whisky a Go Go
Choir Boy, Marbled Eye and S. Product at the Roxy
Mary, Clutch the Pearls, Sapphic Musk, EZ Tiger and Probe 7 at the Viper Room
Massive Brain Damage, Infiltrator, Deviated State and Kamikaze Co-Pilot at the Garden Amp
Smoke 3 Ugly Sweater Party with Rico & the Niteshade, World War, Muskk, Dizzy on the Comedown and Gabethedestroyer at Dba256
French Vanilla, Lunch Lady and Mo Dotti at Chain Reaction
Cherokee and Double D’s at the Wayfarer
Robert Walter’s 20th Congress at Saint Rocke
Danu at the Irvine Barclay Theatre
Guttermouth & Pulley at the Canyon Agoura Hills
Kait Ellis, Jean Serene and Ronni Lee at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Daniil Trifonov (Tchaikovsky & Copland) at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Tiny Goliath at Genghis Cohen
Dean Decay, Give In, Public Shadows and the Nukeproofs at Molly Malones
Louie Cruz Beltran at the Catalina Club
Nicholas Mudd Band at Pappy & Harriet’s
*Joanna Newsom at the Hollywood American Legion Hall was cancelled

Friday, Dec. 13

Harry Styles at the Forum
Thievery Corporation at the Wiltern
Brockhampton, Slowthai and 100 Gecs at the Hollywood Palladium
KOLARS, the Soft White Sixties and Bloody Death Skull at the Lodge Room
Conan Gray and Benee at the Fonda Theatre
Robyn Hitchcock and Friends at Largo at the Coronet
The Wild Reeds and Monica Martin at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
Pomplamoose and Sheriffs of Schroedingham at the Teragram Ballroom
She & Him at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
Z Berg and Friends Black Mass Christmas with Ryan Ross, Bruce Hornsby, Johnathan Rice, Avalon Lurks, KERA, Brad Oberhofer at Pico Union Project
Vintage Trouble and Hollis Brown at the El Rey Theatre
As I Lay Dying, After the Burial and Emmure at the Regent Theater
Automatic, Peanut Butter Wolf and Mo Dottie at Zebulon
Blockhead and Eliot Lipp at the Echo
Jonah Matranga, Fake Figures and Caroucells at the Hi Hat
Rock Circus LA’s Semi-Charmed Christmas with Foo Flannels at the Bootleg Theater
Blood Candy, Lucky & Love, the High 70’s, the Department of Descriptive Services and Wesley Doloris at the Moroccan Lounge
Lucidious and Alexi Blue at the Satellite
Andrew Marlin (Mandolin Orange) and Jordan Tice at the Love Song
KING MALA, Without Words, the Campbells and Martini Drive at the Smell
Motorcycle Boy, the Brutalists, Electric Children and Killer Lords at the Redwood Bar
BuildCastlesInAir, Bryan Lazar, Diamönd, Wild Hum, Cam Avery and NEPCALI at the Silverlake Lounge
Synjin & Chels and Akira Akira at Los Globos
Gunz For Hire and Blood Brothers at Exchange
The Aquadolls, the High Curbs and the Side Eyes at the Paramount
La Dispute, Touche Amore and Empath at the Belasco Theater
Velvet Acid Christ and Gentleman Junkie at Catch One
New New Girlfriend, Downtown and Kylee Stone at the Study
Beldina & Fortuno, Georgi Kay, Kismit and Loretti at the Hotel Café
Cristina Malakhai, Chazzy L, Amanda Black, Eliza Bennett and Jenna Lotti at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Child of Night, Lunacy and the Harvard House Band at Harvard & Stone
Sid Gold’s live piano karaoke (Gold-Diggers Holiday Party edition) at Gold=Diggers
Liliac at the Mint
Mia Mormino, Jesse Munsat, Billie Fountain and NEEKL at Adults Only Bar
Love Me Jefferey, Clejan and Elizabritz at the Mint (Late Show)
Prok & Fitch and Maysa at Sound Nightclub
Powerman 5000, Fate Destroyed, Luna 13, Creep, the Raskins, Scooter Page, Garage Ratz and Legends Never Die at the Whisky a Go Go
Puzzle, Slater and 99Jakes at the Roxy
Delta Bombers, the Rhythm Shakers and Bat! at the Viper Room
Zephyr Avalon Quadraphonic Band at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Trace Bundy at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Burt Bacharach at the Saban
A Flock of Seagulls at the Rose
Ariel View, Girl Friday and Archer Oh at the Glass House
Missing Persons and Josie Cotton at the Canyon Montclair
Pepe Aguilar at the Toyota Arena
Ariana Grande and Social House at the Honda Center
Decibel Metal & Beer Fest with Possessed, Nails, Gruesome, Intronaut, Evoken, Gatecreeper and Graf Orlock at the Observatory
Papa J & Richard at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Adema and Slaves to Humanity at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim
Morgan Mallory Three at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Late Show)
Nowhere Fast (The Smiths tribute) at La Santa
Bayside and Capstan at Chain Reaction
!Modulo! and Dia De Muertos (Elefante, Enanitos Verdes, Caifanes, Maná tributes) at Garden Amp
Kiki Diago, Melt Mars, 3LH, the Beachstones and Nebulaz Beach at the Locker Room at Garden Amp
Side Deal and the Relatives at the Coach House
Love Weapon (Toys for Tots benefit by Tarzana Fire Station 93) at Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Daniil Trifonov at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. at the Catalina Club
Jacob Giaimo at Molly Malones
Cordovas at Pappy & Harriet’s
*Joanna Newsom at the Hollywood American Legion Hall was cancelled
VaVa at the Echoplex has been canceled

Saturday, Dec. 14

Jonas Brothers, Bebe Rexha and Jordan McGraw at the Forum
Las Caféteras at the Regent Theater
She & Him at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
Vancouver Sleep Clinic and Velvet Negroni at the El Rey Theatre
Medasin, Andre Power and Quickly Quickly at the Fonda Theatre
Gammer at the Hollywood Palladium
The California Honeydrops and Lindsay Lou at the Teragram Ballroom
Devendra Banhart, White Fence and Rodrigo Amarante at “Other Flowers” at Hauser & Wirth (early show)
DIIV, Milly and Launder at the Lodge Room
MUNA at the Bootleg Theater
Outasight, Dylan Reese and Carter Reeves at the Echo
Cut Chemist at the Echo (Late Show)
Kid Row Winter Showcase at the Hi Hat (afternoon show)
Audio Karate, Decent Criminal, Bandaid Brigade and Pity Party at the Hi Hat
Matt Embree (Rx Bandits) at the Moroccan Lounge (early show)
100 Gecs and Paul Devro at the Moroccan Lounge (late show)
Allah-Las, Mapache and Tim Hill at Pappy & Harriet’s
Holy Pink, Pale Spring, Nadoyel and Cuddle Formation at the Smell
Fox Academy, Ruby Haunt and Johnny Goth at El Cid
Speed of Light, Mean Heat, Captors of Sin and Kal Madsen at the Redwood Bar (Early Show)
Prince of Lilies, Hallow Gallows, Julez and Bygone Halcyon at the Redwood Bar
Anuhea at Brouwerij West
Dillon Francis and Ship Wrek at Exchange
Lil Baby at the Belasco Theater
Roger Steffens “The Family Acid: California” slide show/discussion at Zebulon (early show)
New York Night Train and Jonathan Toubin at Zebulon
Ryan Ramirez, Curtis Byrd, Foolish Deep and Xian & the Sounds at the Study
Stumpwaller and Alec Lytle & Them Rounders at the Hotel Café
Bryce Drew, Heather Reid, Kerry Hart and more at the Hotel Café Second Stage
The Harvard House Band at Harvard & Stone
Nick Chilli Haze at Madame Siam
André Cymone, Kellindo Parker and Stefany Bryan at the Mint
Lantz Lazwell & the Vibe Tribe, Joe Con and DPAK at the Mint (Late Show)
Dennis Cruz and Ray Kash at Sound Nightclub
Kai Wachi at Academy Nightclub
Bayside, Capstan and Calmgrove at the Troubadour
Beach Goons, TheBreezeWithFlo and Mijo Mija at the Roxy
The Haxans and Dos Feratu at the Viper Room
Katalyst Collective at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Charlie Hunter and Lucy Woodward at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Somos Uno, Uztar and Windows at the Locker Room at Garden Amp
Hiroshima at the Rose
The Grinns, Fashion Jackson, Carpool Tunnel, Hate Drugs, Kali Flanagan and Buddha Trixie at the Glass House
Delta Bombers and Greg Antista at Alex’s Bar
Decibel Metal & Beer Fest with Carcass, Vio-lence, Schammasch, Xibalba, Spirit Adrift, Visigoth and Mortuous at the Observatory
Raneraps, Rocky Angelini & the Sauce, Candid and Daniel Jamezzz at La Santa
Nova Charisma, VIS, Anemoria and Andrew Wells at Chain Reaction
KOLARS and Tokyo Lucky Hole at the Wayfarer
Missing Persons and Josie Cotton at the Canyon Agoura Hills
Somos Mysteriosos, The Vigils, Sssssss Band and Year of the Dragon at Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
Eugenia León, Mariachi Garibaldi and more at the Soraya (afternoon & evening shows)
The Los Angeles Master Chorale at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (daytime show)
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Symphonies for Youth: The Rite of Spring at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (daytime show)
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Daniil Trifonov at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. at the Catalina Club
Riot Story and Carothers Brothers at Molly Malones
Jason Luckett and Duke Stojanovich at Genghis Cohen
Joe Wood Change Today and CH3 at Gallagher’s Pub HB
*Joanna Newsom at the Hollywood American Legion Hall was cancelled

Sunday, Dec. 15

Jonas Brothers, Bebe Rexha and Jordan McGraw at the Forum
As I Lay Dying, After the Burial and Emmure at the Regent Theater
Nao Bustamante, Jasmine Albuquerque and Friends and Invisible Women at Devendra Banhart’s “Other Flowers” at Hauser & Wirth (early show)
Annie Hardy at the York Manor
Alex Belsiv with Jabez, Vereena, and Dez Machado at The Teragram Ballroom
French Vanilla, Heaven Pegasus, Mary Set and Kevin at the Echo
Thurston Moore Group at Zebulon
DIIV, Storefront Church and Nixon / Kato at the Lodge Room
Lebanon Hanover, Selofan and Second Still at Echoplex
Motel Radio and Beauty Queen at the Moroccan Lounge
Sundressed, Tiny Stills, Demon in Me and Crasher at the Hi Hat
Don’t Stop Or We’ll Die and more at the Satellite
Izaak Opatz at the Love Song
King Kaos at the Redwood Bar
Mirrored Fatality, the Damed, Mwauh Shell and the Paradoks at the Menagerie
Kuromi, Chud, Urns & Argyles and DiPT at the Smell
Coast 2 Coast Live Artist Showcase at Los Globos
Doble Poder at La Cita
Jorge Aragao at Catch One
Craig Richey at the Hotel Café
Deep Waters, Saf Ro, Stefan Carow & Days of Night, Wrong Windows and Clark Chimp at the Hotel Café Second Stage
Mr. Max, MAWD, Aelish and Kid Planet at Harvard & Stone
The Night Watch with Alexander Sill, Benjamin Shepherd and guests Gene Coye and Rachel Eckroth (Rufus Wainright, Chris Botti) at Gold-Diggers
Dear Elise, Animal Sun and Learning Stages at the Mint
Dizzy Wright, Ritz, Ekoh and Whitney Peyton at 1720
MC Chris, Sorry About Everything, Shubzilla and more at the Whisky a Go Go
Alice Phoebe Lou and Loyal Lobos at the Roxy
Henry Mansfield, Robert Turner and Jess Fuller Band at the Viper Room
Jackshit at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
The Take, Vis Vires and Down For Life at Alex’s Bar (Early Show)
Chad Price, Sammy Kay and Paul Luc at Alex’s Bar
Reunion 008 with Zensoul, Lanzo, Chinsaku, Lacobus Rex and Shaine at the Continental Room
Sean Lane at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Chon, Between the Buried & Me and Intervals at the House of Blues Anaheim
Asylus, the Unsung, Every Other Year, Orenda, Quietude, Stay//Still and Unstoppable Force at Chain Reaction
Voctave at the Soraya
Sad Park, the Trees, Sin + Passion, the Haunts and Crawdads at the Garden Amp
The Musical Box (early Genesis tribute) at the Canyon Montclair
Guttermouth & Pulley at the Canyon Santa Clarita
Voctave: Spirit of the Season at the Soraya
The Los Angeles Master Chorale at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Cliff Young and Living Sacrifice at Molly Malones
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. at the Catalina Club
The Sunday Band and guests at Pappy & Harriet’s