Kevin Bronson on December 21st, 2019

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L.A. concerts for Saturday:

► Ariana Grande does the first of two nights at the Forum as part of her Sweetener World Tour, with Social House supporting.
► Welsh trio the Joy Formidable are closing out a year in which they celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their debut “A Balloon Called Moaning” with a show at the Teragram Ballroom. Twen opens.
► Celebrating 10 years, the Leaving Records Anniversary Party brings Julia Holter, Dakim, Ana Roxanne, Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes, Sudan Archives, Mndsgn and more to the Lodge Room.
► Us the Duo do a holiday show at the Theatre at Ace Hotel, with proceeds benefiting Music Gives for St. Jude Kids.
► Montreal’s Common Holly visits the Echo for an early show on Saturday night in support of her highly regarded debut “When I Say to You Black Lightning.” Olivia Kaplan and Johanna Samuels open.
► Kentucky-bred quartet Emarosa does the first of two sold-out nights at the Moroccan Lounge, with Too Close to Touch and Vaines supporting.
► And Taleen Kali heads up the lineup for a free show at House of Machines, joined by the Knitts, the Groans and New American.

Also:

Adam Lambert and Novena Carmel at the El Rey Theatre
The Vandals 24th Annual Winter Formal with the Aquabats tribute to the Cure at the House of Blues Anaheim
Ezra Furman at Largo at the Coronet
Leslie Stevens, Willy Tea Taylor, Jonny Fritz and Jenny O at Pappy & Harriet’s
Ganja White Night at the Hollywood Palladium
Soulection with Joe Kay, Andre Power, Andres Uribe and more at the Regent Theater
Sloppy Jane, Gap Girls and Brutus VIII at the Bootleg Theater
EGHBCFPIB, Wiggwaum and LFZ at Zebulon
Creating Monsters, Cold Violets, Kapali Long, Alec Reid and Charlie Taylor at the Troubadour
Scotty Boy, Bamboom, Dances With Goats, Loomer and more at Resident
The Ferocious Few, Bee Appleseed and NickName at Highland Park Bowl
Landon Wordswell, Red the Bully and Rouzer at the Love Song
Intermod, Dog Rockets and the Goddam Regret at the Redwood Bar (Early Show)
Spencer Robinson & the Wolf Spiders, Alright Spider and Darlington Mansion at the Redwood Bar
After Zero and Hot Brothers at the Smell
Mechanical Roots, Indigo State, Colt Classic and Raised on TV at the Silverlake Lounge
Infected Mushroom and Randy Seidman at Exchange
Tourist, Matthew Dear and Swim Mountain at Catch One
Hung Yung Terrarist at the Study
Kuf Knotz, Chloé Caroline, Tebby and Ray Goren at the Hotel Cafe
King Daniel, Alejandro Brooks and Natalie Gelman at the Hotel Cafe Second Stage
The Harvard House Band at Harvard & Stone
Gamma Gamma, Zane McWilliams, Point Doom and Method Act at the Mint
The Apple Sisters Christmas Show at the Dynasty Typewriter at the Hayworth
Jhey & the Whee at the Three Clubs
Hernan Cattaneo at Avalon
Le Youth at Sound Nightclub
Bones, Xavier Wulf, Chris Travis and Eddy Baker at 1720
Randy Holden and the Loons at the Whisky a Go Go
Katalyst Collective at the Del Monte Speakeasy
Missing Persons and Annabella Lwin at the Rose
Thursday and Chris Conley at the Glass House
Diver City at Copper Blues
Metalachi and Black Mercy Riffs at the Canyon Montclair
Saosin and special guests at the Garden Amp
Dave Koz at the Cerritos Center
The Cineramas at Alex’s Bar
Eric Rachmany, the John Dank Show and Ted Bowne at the Observatory
Matt Galindo at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Early Show)
Secondhand Sound, Your Favorite Color and Psychic Barber at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim
Jake Hitt Band at the HOB Anaheim Restaurant & Bar (Late Show)
Ybe at La Santa
Neil Hilborn and more at Chain Reaction
Tribal Theory and Kevin Kinsella at Saint Rocke
Ambrosia and Alyssa Jacey at the Coach House
Ravens Moreland, Gitane Demone Quartet, the Wrinkling Brothers and Wesley Doloris at the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon
An Irish Christmas at the Scherr Forum BofA Performing Arts Center
Marie Osmond & the Pacific Symphony at the Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Holiday Sing-Along at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (morning and afternoon shows)
Los Angeles Master Chorale at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
The Former Ladies of the Supremes at the Catalina Club
Mari Iijima at Genghis Cohen
YYNOT at Molly Malone’s