Kevin Bronson on December 20th, 2019

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L.A. concerts for Friday:

► My Chemical Romance make their big return tonight at the Shrine Expo Hall. Thursday opens.
► The Growlers’ Snow Ball 4 defrosts the Wiltern.
► X does a second sold-out night at the Teragram Ballroom as part of their annual X-Mas Holiday Tour, with Los Straitjackets opening.
► Ozma, celebrating their 20th anniversary, has a second sold-out night at the Troubadour, with Cheekface and Quazar & the Bamboozled supporting.
► Eric Bellinger brings his Cuffing Season Tour to the Fonda Theatre, joined by Ye Ali, Sy Ari Da Kid and Garren.
► The sixth in the Creation Dream Machine series (and Alan McGee’s Creation23 Records) brings Alain Whyte, United Ghosts, Jagged Baptist Club and JUGGS to the Hi Hat.
► The Skid Row Xmas Benefit Concert brings B Real of Cypress Hill and Tyrone’s Jacket to the Mayfair Hotel.
► And Francisca Valenzuela gives an acoustic performance at the Latin Alt 88.5 HD3 Holiday Toy Drive at the House of Machines — also doing stripped-down performances will be Yuka (from Buyepongo), Sin Color, Irene Diaz, Carlos Se and Miguel Pulido. Donations of toys, clothing, books or gift cards are encouraged.

Also:

Anita Baker at the Staples Center
Nightmare Before X-mas Part 2 with Conejo, Thee Untouchables, Mr. Shadow, Mr. Lil One, Misfit Soto, Young Drummer Boy, El Vuh, Wicked Babydoll, I Suppose and more at the Regent Theater
Quitapenas at Union Station
The Grouch and MURS at the El Rey
No Age “Ye Olde Destruction” screening and live soundtrack performance at Zebulon
Black Sabbitch, the Great Sadness and Flames of Durga at the Echo
Your Angel, Momma and Cryogeyser at the Bootleg Theater
DZ Deathrays and Reckling at the Moroccan Lounge
Mini Trees and Twang Clark at the Love Song
Cosmo Gold and Pander Sera at Gold-Diggers
Landon Wordswell, Red The Bully, Rouzer & Modest and Alex Ludovico at Highland Park Bowl
Düllhaus, Warsaw Pact and Nonfiction at the Redwood Bar
Sad Dance Party, Panoramic, the Haunts and Love Underwater at the Smell
RO5H4D, Inner/Lude and Moonwalker at Los Globos
La Prohibida at El Cid
Susan at La Cita
VNSSA, Steady Rock and LondonBridge at Exchange
Meteor Street at the Study
Earthquake Weather with Lost, GramGreene and more at Catch One
S-I-N, Lindsay Morte, Abhora and more at Catch One
The Dirty Diamond, Christopher Watson and Juno Rada at the Hotel Cafe
Joel Eckels and more at the Hotel Cafe Second Stage
Made.By.You, Pretty Band and Harvard House Band at Harvard & Stone
Jonathan Scales Fourchestra at the Mint
Big Red & the Boys at the Three Clubs
Banguers at Avalon
Ardalan at Sound Nightclub
Secret guests at 1720
The Tubes, Fee Waybill and Jimmy Richardson at the Whisky a Go Go
Los Retros, Black Pool and Dream Lover at the Roxy
Que Diablos, Sick Mystic, Millionette, Berries & Toast, the Cryptids and Nikolitsa & the Comrades at the Viper Room
Jon Brion at Largo at the Coronet
Saosin and special guests at the Garden Amp
Dave Koz at the Cerritos Center
Cattle Decapitation, Atheist, Primitive Man, Author & Punisher and Vitriol at the Glass House
Stormhouse, The Thingz and Sweet Shakers at 4th Street Vine
Metalachi, Elviss Simmons and the Memphis Strutters at the Observatory
Chenza at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Comethazine, IFEELS, Diea Lone and Yxng Viz at the House of Blues Anaheim
The Honey Drops at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Late Show)
Days Out, the Offtrax, Sundried, Mid March, Insignia, Ti85 and Breaking Curfew at Chain Reaction
Shock Therapy, Wacko and Repeater at La Santa
Jade Jackson and Jason Hawk Harris at the Wayfarer
Marie Osmond at the Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Third World at Saint Rocke
Gary “Ho Ho” Hoey and Orange Blossom Special at the Coach House
Valley Tremors, Kate Skales, Modules and HQPM at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
An Irish Christmas at the Scherr Forum BofA Performing Arts Center
Missing Persons and Annabella Lwin at the Canyon Santa Clarita
The Yacht Groove at the Canyon Montclair
Crosscut Delux and Papa J at Copper Blues (Early Show)
Pulp Vixen at Copper Blues
Lola Kirke, Angelica Garcia and Odetta Hartman at Pappy & Harriet’s
Dianne Reeves at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Motor Sister and Fastride at Molly Malones