Anna Acosta on December 1st, 2014

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Incoming: Alex Clare, Ben Watt, Michael Franti, Kissing Cousins, Girlpool, the Black & the White, the Sunset Drifters, Mereki, Cass McCombs, Gateway Drugs, Joomanji, Dance Gavin Dance, Caught a Ghost, Jamie T, Jonathan Richman, Molotov, Mickey Avalon, Ryan Bingham, Angel Solsen, Say Hi, Act As If, Animal Games, Sarah McLachlan, Christopher Owns, Avi Buffalo, Ryan Hemsworth, Flight Facilities, Moving Units, Spirit Animal, Polaris Rose, Horse Feathers, Tyler Hilton, KIIS-FM’s Jingle Ball, Paloalto, Chrissie Hynde, Fleetwood Mac, Dr. John, Blue October, the Living Sisters, the Girls, Bela Fleck, Sebastien Tellier, Jhene Aiko, Estelle

Above: That’s Cass McCombs‘ video for “Angel Blood,” a track off his latest album “Big Wheel and Others.” McCombs stops by Tuesday at the Troubadour with the Meat Puppets.

Our staff picks of the week:

@KRBronson recommends: Moving Units have returned to their roots as a guitar-driven dance-punk band, and they are doing a series of shows marking the 10-year anniversary of their full-length debut, the still-vicious-after-all-these-years “Dangerous Dreams.” The mosh pit could get dangerous Friday night at the El Rey Theatre.

@Seraphina_L recommends: If you didn’t get a chance to grab tickets to Fleetwood Mac at the Forum, then perhaps a couple of shows with a star-studded local lineup will make up for it. Up first is the stacked bill at the Troubadour on Wednesday with Caught a Ghost, In the Valley Below, Paper Pilots and Decorator. You’ve also got Avi Buffalo, Los Angeles Police Department and Hin Du (fka Hindu Pirates) at the Echo on Friday.

After the jump, the week ahead:

Monday, Dec. 1

Alex Clare and Taylor Berrett at the Belasco Theater
Ben Watt and Itasca at the Troubadour
Kissing Cousins, Rainbow Jackson, TS & the Past Haunts and Fairbanks at the Satellite
The Black & the White, Figs Vision and Fire Chief Charlie at the Bootleg HiFi
The Sunset Drifters, Travis Labrel and Austin Hebert at the Silverlake Lounge
Girlpool, Slutever, Debt, Post Life at the Echo
K. Flay, Zane Carney, Sleeping at Last and Snoh Aalegra at the Hotel Café
The Renegade Ball, benefiting the Immunity Project, featuring Michael Franti & Spearhead and Immigré at Mack Sennett Studios
Mereki, Riothorse, Cultfever and Dark Waves at Bardot
Open Mic at El Cid
Mega Bog, Michael Vidal, Remambran and Filardo at Pehrspace
Son of the Velvet Rat and Flood & the Bounty at Harvard & Stone
Jessica Cole, Alicia Witt, Pakkafella, the Score and Lili Haydn at the Mint
The Taylor Locke Band at Harvelle’s
City City at the Whisky
Double Me, Edge of Paradise and Maxie Dean at the Viper Room
De La Soul at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Jackson Browne at the Largo at the Coronet

Tuesday, Dec. 2

Cass McCombs and Meat Puppets at the Troubadour
Joomanji, Tien, Idesia and Arielle Deem at the Bootleg HiFi
Chakita, Bur Gur, Guthrie Galileo and Goodnight Cody at the Silverlake Lounge
Gateway Drugs, Vows and Silver Hands at the Echo
Dance Gavin Dance, Secrets, Alive Like Me and Defeat the Low at the Roxy Theatre
Tim Heidecker, Natasha Leggero, Andre Hyland and Andrew Michaan at the Satellite
JC Jazz Crew at El Cid
James David, Christopher Paul Stelling, Hip Hatchet and Divvy at the Hotel Café
Private Island at Harvard & Stone
Alex G and Future Sunsets at the Mint
Kidforce, Rilan, Evol Walks and Tim Wheatley at the Viper Room
Jenny & the Mexicats, Wonderfox and Daniel Jimenez Afanador at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Robbery Inc. at the Piano Bar
Billy Z. Duke, Lion’s Mouth and Ben Rice at Ham & Eggs Tavern
L.A. Drones, Gun/Her, Sewage and Birthdaygirl at the Virgil
Open Mic at Saint Rocke
Young Jeezy at the Observatory
Into It Over It, Lumeria and Steppe People at the Constellation Room
Colleen Green and Cobalt Cranes at the Continental Room
De La Soul at the House of Blues Anaheim
Chris Isaak at the Coach House
Jeanne Newhall and Kazunori Koga at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Wednesday, Dec. 3

Caught a Ghost, In the Valley Below, Paper Pilots and Decorator at the Troubadour
Jamie T and Irontom at the Roxy Theatre
Jonathan Richman at the Bootleg HiFi
The Green, J Boog and Eli-Mac at the El Rey Theatre
The Two Tens at Boardner’s
Molotov at the Regent Theater
Jonny Two Bags, the Abigails and Jaime Wyatt at the Echo
Honey Child, Brass Tax, Lily Marlene and the Tennessee Walker at the Satellite
Palm Reader, Underpass and Man & the Smells at the Smell
Crash Kings, David Hodges & Jake Scott and Mount Saint Elias at the Hotel Café
Veronica Bianqui Band, Lady Low and Exploding Flowers at Harvard & Stone
Snoh Aalegra, De La Vina, the Outre and Fire Chief Charlie at the Mint
Jesse Macleod at the Hard Rock Hollywood (Happy Hour)
Mickey Avalon at the Viper Room
Seshollowaterboyz at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
White Pulp at Bar Lubitsch
Witucky Derby at the Other Door in North Hollywood
Patrolled by Radar, the Jolenes and Matt Mann & the Shine Runners at 3 Clubs
Pigtrout, the Boners, EFN, Chum Ruckus and the Neckties at Saint Rocke
Tapioca & the Flea, the Gromble and Glorious Wondour at the Wayfarer
Corky Hale and Eloise Laws at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Thursday, Dec. 4

Angel Olsen and Kevin Morby at the El Rey Theatre
Say Hi, Soft Swells and the New Electric Sound at the Satellite
Ryan Bingham at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Act As If, Sleeping at Last, Rusty Anderson, Royal Wood & Rose Cousins and Corsica Arts Club at the Hotel Café
Animal Games and Via Echo at the Bootleg HiFi
Magic Bronson at Dirty Laundry
Dustbowl Revival and Leftover Cuties at the Troubadour
Dust on the Radio, Kirsten Opstad, Fiber and Tarah Who at the Silverlake Lounge
The Absolute, Mars & the Massacre and the Lucky Lonely at the Echoplex
Dosh & Ghostband, SFV Acid, Benedek and Harriet Brown at the Echo
Cal King’s Country Christmas Special at El Cid
M. Ward at Amoeba
Colleen Green, So Many Wizards and Death Lens at Harvard & Stone
Kevin McCall, Hooks, Tore Up and Matt Marquez at the Mint
Jessica Byrd at the Hard Rock Hollywood (Happy Hour)
Krooked Treez, Alain/Zane and Law at the Viper Room
Andy McKee and Bushwalla at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Dallas Burrow, Alexa Ferr and Zebrah Smacks at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Dance Gavin Dance at the Glass House
Putasos, Masker, Disinfectants and Underground Alliance at Cafe NELA
Sponge, Garrett Lee Robinson and the Darlings at Saint Rocke
Inspector at the Constellation Room
The Green, Eli Mac and Hirie at the Observatory
Trolley Snatcha at the Yost Theater
Todd and Heather at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods and Dennis Tufano at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Friday, Dec. 5

Avi Buffalo, Los Angeles Police Department and Hin Du at the Echo
Christopher Owens [pictured], Holy Shit and the Tyde at the Troubadour
Sarah McLachlan and Laura Marling at the Valley Performing Arts Center
Ryan Hemsworth, Tennyson and Dawn Golden at the Fonda Theatre
Flight Facilities at the Regent Theater
Moving Units, All Leather, Qui and Secret Fun Club at the El Rey Theatre
Spirit Animal and WOVE at the Virgil
Martha Davis and the Motels at Molly Malone’s
Horse Feathers, Sallie Ford, Sara Jackson-Holman and Old Light at the Satellite
Tyler Hilton and Anna Nalick at the Bootleg HiFi
Polaris Rose, Sharon Robinson, David & Devine, Cylvia and Michelle Raitzin at the Hotel Café
Seahaven, Plague Vendor and more at the Glass House
Dream Police, Mercury Living, M. Geddes Gangras and Wand at Jewel’s Catch One
Tinashe, Trey Songz, Chris Brown, J. Cole, T.I., Kid Ink, G-Eazy, Kalin & Myles and Lil Jon at the Forum
Jingle Ball, featuring Pharrell Williams, Iggy Azalea, Meghan Trainor, Taylor Swift, Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Kiesza, Rita Ora, Charli XCX, Nick Jonas, Sam Smith, Becky G, 5 Seconds of Summer and Shawn Mendes, at the Staples Center
Vijay Iyer at Royce Hall UCLA
Tower of Power at the Saban Theatre
Paloalto, National Anthem and the American Spirit at the Viper Room
Beware of Safety, Minnow and the Ghost Trade at the Silverlake Lounge
Derde Verde, Simone White and Geronimo Getty at El Cid
Gravez, SiR, Orijanus, Joe Kay and Andre Power at the Echoplex
20Hz, Drone, Hazen, J-Tec, K Nyne, Machete, MC Dino, No Face, Rawtee, Replicant, Scooba, Toxic and MC XYZ at Los Globos
Eye Seas, Littlest Sister, Sacred Destinies and Matt Kivel at the Smell
The Fontaines, the Vim Dicta, L.A. River Bend and Benjamin Braddock (of Street Joy) at Art Share-LA
Malloy, Haulover Drive, Andrew London & the Hard Light, Genevieve Bellemare and Jonathan Morrow & the Landslide at the Mint
Ben Woods at the Hard Rock Hollywood (Happy Hour)
Sponge at the Whiskey a Go Go
Pallbearer, Solstafir and Mortals at the Roxy Theatre
Nouveau Expo, Gregg Garvey, Perry & Danielle, Aiyana Cadwell and Sebastian Hannson at the HOB Voodoo Lounge
Jackshit at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Pearl Harbour, Insect Surfers and Red Roses at Cafe NELA
Barley Legal at Saint Rocke (Happy Hour)
Le Youth, Daniel Minaya and Mogli at the Wayfarer
Emmure, the Acacia Strain, Stray From the Path, Fit For a King and Kublai Khan at the Observatory
Tokimonsta and Djemba Djemba at the Observatory (Late Show)
FMLYBND and the Wild Wild at the Constellation Room
Digitour at the City National Grove of Anaheim
Tyrone Wells at the Coach House
HyperBully at DiPiazza’s in Long Beach
Berlin at the Canyon
Stephanie Spruill at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Wes Smith Five at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Saturday, Dec. 6

Chrissie Hynde and the Rails at the Pantages Theatre
Fleetwood Mac at the Forum
Dr. John & the Nite Trippers at Royce Hall UCLA
Blue October and Zeale at the Fonda Theatre
The Living Sisters, “A Holiday Bonanza,” at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn at the Regent Theatre
The Girls, Valley Queen and Jones Street Station at the Bootleg HiFi
Wildcat! Wildcat!, Run River North and Gavin Turek at the Shops on South Lake (345 S. Lake Ave.) in Pasadena (noon-5 p.m.)
The Wild Reeds at One Colorado in Pasadena (6 p.m.)
Bebel Gilberto at the El Rey Theatre
Steve Hackett at the Orpheum Theatre
Down at the Wiltern
Robert Cray at the Saban Theatre
Mohsen Yeganeh at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Pouya & Fat Nick, Yung Simmie, Sir Michael Rocks and Robb Banks at Los Globos
Audacity, the Memories, Half Goon and the High Curbs at the Smell
Barrio Tiger, the Superbees and the Cornfed Project at El Cid
Michael Malarkey, Smithfield Bargain (record release), Honey Whiskey Trio and Vaude at the Hotel Café
Michelle Chamuel at the Mint (Early Show)
Automatic Toys, Autumn in June and Satchmode at the Mint (Late Show)
Eyes Set to Kill at the Whisky a Go Go
Sebastien Tellier at the Roxy Theatre
Watsky at the House of Blues Sunset Strip
Zoe Evans, Sunken Vessels, JMA and WET at the HOB Parish Room
Sara Routh, Borrowed Bones and Lauren Chase & a Flavor of Love at the HOB Foundation Room
Adrian Lux, Cut Snake and Savage Skulls at Avalon Hollywood
Nettie Rose at WitZend
Jackshit at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Benefit for Lovi Castillo, with Nausea, Bloody Pheonix, Dead Issue and more, at Cafe NELA
Snakearm, Church of Sun and Bobby London at Alex’s Bar
Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs and Supersuckers at DiPiazza’s in Long Beach
The Adolescents, the Weirdos, CH3 and the Widows at the Observatory
Jonny Two Bags, the Abigails and Jaime Wyatt at the Constellation Room
America at the Coach House
Art Laboe at the Honda Center
Sounds of the Season at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Brad Mehldau Trio & the Bad at the Valley Performing Arts Center
Todd and Heather at Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
David Hernandez and Jai Rodriguez at the Catalina Bar & Grill

Sunday, Dec. 7

Jhene Aiko, Sza, the Internet, Willow Smith and Anderson Paak at Club Nokia
Estelle at the Roxy Theatre
America at the Saban Theatre
Wrabel at the Bootleg HiFi
Ritual Howls, Terminal A and the Choke at the Echo
Sissy Spacek, GX Jupitter-Larsen, Damion Romero, AMK, Leah Peah and Unica at Pehrspace
Kimie Miner, Alisan Porter, Brett Mondle & the Barbaros, Kelly Blonde and Danny Mercer at the Hotel Café
The W.A.S. at the Mint (Late Show)
Gavlyn and Oh Blimey at the Whisky a Go Go
Al Walser and Sette Mari at the Viper Room
The Hollow Trees at McCabe’s Guitar Shop (Matinee Show)
Geoff Muldaur at McCabe’s Guitar Shop
Open Mic at the Satellite
Badflower and the Fontaines at Saint Rocke
Deviated State, Scoundrels, Driven Out and G.I.M.P. at Alex’s Bar
Michelle Chamuel and Trivial Shields at the Constellation Room
Molotov at the Observatory
Ace Frehley and Harlis Sweetwater at the House of Blues Anaheim
Masters of Harmony at the Fox Performing Arts Center
Canadian Brass Holiday Concert at the Valley Performing Arts Center
Fleetwood Mac at the Honda Center
Barbara Morrison at the Catalina Bar & Grill