Los Angeles Concert Calendar

We don’t post every show that’s going on every night (in or around L.A.) we just post the goods according to our collective knowledge. We’re music elitists at heart but we try our best to keep an open palette of taste with an affinity towards underground, indie and local musicians and venues. Let us know if we missed something good.

♥ = Top Picks

Click on the venue links to buy tickets and for more info. Set times are added to the show list if and when we receive them and are subject to change.

Los Angeles Concert Calendar

MONDAY-December 10, 2012

♥ (FREE) The Dead Ships, Eastern Conference Champions, The Bixby Knolls, The Reflections @ The Echo
♥ (FREE) The Child, Hammered Satin, Young Girls, Fan-Tan @ Echoplex
♥ (FREE w/RSVP) Willy Moon, Madi Diaz, Harper Blynn, Jeffrey Jerusalem (of YACHT – DJ Set) @ Bardot
♥ (FREE) Jhameel 1030pm, Young Hunting 930pm, Mind the Gap 830pm @ Bootleg Bar
♥ Aziz Ansari, Beck, Will Ferrell, Sarah Silverman, Jon Hamm (MC) @ Club Nokia
(FREE) The Henry Clay People, TS And The Past Haunts, Son of Stan @ The Satellite
(FREE) Technocrat, Sir Sly, Brandon De Le Cruz @ Detroit Bar
Social Distortion @ House Of Blues Anaheim
LAMPS, Doses, MYNX, Roman Milk @ Pehrspace
(FREE) Handshakes, Wires In the Walls 1115pm, Future Dancing 945pm, Bedcake 9pm, Orange Umbrella 815pm @ Silverlake Lounge
(FREE) Abysmal Dawn, Sangre, Ampora, Apathy, Infinite Death @ Slidebar
Sons of The Damned, Orange Blossom Special @ Constellation Room (The Observatory)
Jason Joseph & The Spectacular 10pm, Dominiqu Pruitt 8pm, Maria Del Pilar 7pm, IAMEVE 9pm @ Hotel Cafe
Good Intentions Presents: Bonhom, Purdue Ave @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
The Diamond Revival Show 11pm, Charming Liars 9pm,Beatrice Brigitte @ Viper Room
Poppa’s Kitchen 8pm, Mark Hildreth 9pm, Like Clockwork 10pm, The KI 11pm @ The Mint
Abby Hankins, Reisender @ Redwood Bar

TUESDAY-December 11, 2012

♥ John Cale, Cass McCombs @ El Rey Theatre
♥ Horse Feathers, Frank Fairfield, The Cerny Brothers @ The Echo
♥ Atlas Genius 10pm, Blondfire 915, Beat Club 830pm @ Troubadour
♥ Magic Wands, Viva Modula,Indian Burn @ Harvard and Stone
(FREE) La Mer 11pm, Zak Waters 10pm, Monte Mar 9pm @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
POPOF, TJR, Sam Hiller, Bones @ Dim Mak Studios
Wages, Fairbanks,Christopher Hawley @ Lot 1
Duane Peters Gunfight, OCA, Dimerunner, Headaches @ Slidebar
The Neighbourhood @ Constellation Room (The Observatory)
Graham Parker & The Rumor, Ryan Adams, Lindsey Buckingham @ The Roxy
The Damnwells 10pm, Harper Blynn 9pm, Current Swell 8pm, Nicole Eva Emery 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
Stars In Stereo 10pm, Hessler 9pm @ Viper Room
Corey Smith 730pm @ The Mint
Will Bernard Trio 930pm @ The Mint
Valente 11pm, Boys School 10pm, Pop Soda 9pm @ Bootleg Bar
Zachariah’s Holiday Hayride @ Bootleg Theater
Toy Bombs 830pm, Omniflux 930pm, Irontom 1030pm,Deluka 1130pm @ Silverlake Lounge
Chris Isaak @ Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
The Zoo’s Funky Cluster, Bungoloidz, Puscie Jones, The Bukkakis @ Redwood Bar

WEDNESDAY-December 12, 2012

♥ The Soft Moon, Vinyl Williams, Group Rhoda @ The Echo
♥ Tegan and Sara @ 987FM Hollywood Tower Penthouse (Invite-Only, Grimy Goods has tickets)
♥ Alt-J, Wildcat! Wildcat! @ The Fonda Theatre
♥ The Mountain Goats, Matthew E. White @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
♥ Peanut Butter Wolf (and friends) @ The Airliner Low End Theory
♥ Snoop Dogg, Pac Div @ Fox Theater Pomona
♥ Yoya, Tapioca and the Flea, Das Tapes, Boom Forest, LA Font (DJ Set) @ The Satellite
Dunes, Thrones, Kim Free, PROTECTME @ The Smell
Busy Living, String Fellow Hawks, Neon Hymns, Jesse Kivel (of Kisses – DJ Set) @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
The Sword, Gypsyhawk, American Sharks @ El Rey Theatre
The Tragically Hip @ House of Blues Los Angeles
Night Mail 12am, Nightmare Ari 11pm , United Ghosts 10pm, The Vigils 9pm @ Silverlake Lounge
Barrington Levy backed by Detour Posse, Arise Roots @ Echoplex
Bondax, Kingdom, Bones @ The Roxy
JMSN 1015pm, Meg Myers 915pm,Nylo 830pm @ Troubadour
(FREE) Wayne Hancock, Elvis Cortez, Vinnie & The Hooligans, Murietta @ Slidebar
Prodigy (of Mobb Deeep), Alchemist @ The Observatory
A Night of Twelve of LA’s Best Musical Comedians @ El Cid
Invengo Productions Holiday Jam 2012 @ El Cid
Jesse Payo 9pm, The Young Romans 8pm, Julia Price 10pm, Libby Koch 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
Shwayze 11pm, 7Lions 10pm @ The Viper Room
Dragon Smoke 9pm @ The Mint
Pissheads, Mania, Zoloa, Kruel, Sadicos @ Alex’s Bar
People From Venus 8pm @ Bootleg Bar
Frankie & Rufus, Humonstro, Jam Stain @ Redwood Bar

THURSDAY-December 13, 2012

♥ Public Enemy, X-Clan, Monie Love, Schooly D, Leaders of the New School, Wise Intelligent, Son of Bazerk & No Self Control, Awesome Dre @ Club Nokia
♥ King Tuff, Lovely Bad Things, Zig Zags @ The Echo
♥ Mike Watt & The Missing Men, Cosmonauts, Twin Steps, Quiet Americans @ 3Clubs Dirty Laundry Holiday Party
♥ La Sera, Jail Weddings, Sea Lions, Massenger @ Alex’s Bar
♥ Dead Sara @ Harvard and Stone
♥ Cass McCombs @ Del Monte Speakeasy
♥ The Mountain Goats 10pm, Matthew E. White 9pm @ Troubadour
The Aquabats @ House Of Blues Anaheim
Social Distortion @ House of Blues Los Angeles
(FREE) Broncho 7pm, John Darnielle 6pm @ Origami Vinyl
The Weeknd @ The Observatory
(FREE) Echo Social w/Noah and The Megafauna (Acoustic Set) , DJ Cuz’n Roy @ Echoplex
Jessie Ware 10pm, Jerome LOL @ Bootleg Theater
(FREE) Austronatalis, Busdriver, JEL, Th3rd Rail @ Slidebar
Hell or Highwater, Rival Tides, Sounds of Era, Thorne, Heart To Heart, Last Great Nation, Beta Wolf @ The Roxy
(FREE) Golden State, DJ Saint Julian @ On The Rox (The Roxy)
Wardell, Tsar, The Good Rebels, Black Hi-Lighter @ El Cid
Meiko 9pm, Early Morning Rebel 10pm, Robert Patrick and The Passengers 11pm, Emily Oman 8pm, Gideon Brown 7pm @ Hotel Cafe
Quinn DeVeaux 830pm, Vaud and The Villains 930pm @ The Mint
A Country Christmas Concert w/ Angela Correa, Andeline Danti, Maria DeLuca, Candice Kirk, Claire McKeown, Meegan Michel, Margot Paige, Jillinda Palmer, Sara Raddle, Mary Verplank, Brtiney Westover @ The Satellite
Wayne Hancock @ Redwood Bar
(Free W/ RSVP Before 11pm) VERSUS @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
Street Drum Corps 1030pm, Electric Valentie 930pm and more @ Viper Room
Jefree Star, Davey Suicide, Consider Me Dead, Ghost Town @ El Rey

FRIDAY-December 14, 2012

♥ Vanaprasta, Beach Party, Le Blorr @ The Satellite
♥ Thrill Jockey 20th Anniversary w/Wooden Shjips, Trans Am, Liturgy, Man Forever @ Echoplex
♥ Alt-J @ 987FM Hollywood Tower Penthouse (Invite-Only, Grimy Goods has tickets)
King Tuff, Lace Curtains, Audacity @ Center For The Arts, Eagle Rock
♥ Dante vs. Zombies, Wounded Lion, The Dagons, The Hallucinations @ The Echo
♥ Devotchka 7pm @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
♥ Devotchka 1030pm @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
♥ Kendrick Lamar, Ca$h Out, 2 CHAINZ, Rick Ross, The Weeknd, Clyde Carson, Big Sean, Meek Mill @ Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk
Kill The Noise, Nadastrom, Craze, Brillz @ Avalon Hollywood
Young Girls 11pm, Spaceships 12am @ Bootleg Bar
Zion I, Minnesota @ El Rey Theatre
The Tragically Hip @ House Of Blues Anaheim
Social Distortion @ House of Blues Los Angeles
(FREE) Monster House, Isaiah Navarro, Sheer Scoundrels, Betty White @ Lot 1
Wide Streets, Twin Steps, The Dining Dead, Charlyne Yi (with Frank Maston and Mose Wintner) @ Pehrspace
Casy and Brian, Batwings Catwings,Washing Machines, You, Me 7 Us @ The Smell
(FREE) ROTATIONS: DJ Jahkova 8pm @ Amoeba Music-Hollywood
(FREE) Golden Gloves 7pm @ Origami Vinyl
(FREE) Jason Cruz & The Howl, The Pullmen, Sic Waiting, Convalescents @ Slidebar
NOFX, Teenage Bottlerocket, Elway @ The Observatory
8mm, Vette, Life Down Here, Jackson Guthy, Deleasa, The Knitts @ The Roxy
Abby Lane, Emily Kavanaugh, The Long Fall, Theory & Practise @ On The Rox (The Roxy)
Dignitary Loss, A Girl I Know, Topher Buckland @ El Cid
Passenger 940p, Kate Earl 840pm @ Troubadour
H&S Band & Burlesque, DJ Dan Mancini @ Harvard and Stone
10th Annual HoHotel Holiday Benefit Show w/ Buddy, Steve Carlson, Brendan Hines, Jackie Does Joel, Gary Jules, Erin McLaughlin, Meiko, My Name Is You, Joe Purdy, The Young Romans, Josh Rifkind, Brother Sal, Nina Storey, Jesse Thomas, Brian Wright @ Hotel Cafe
Horny Toad,Skadaddyz, Mona Vices @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
The Lonely Drunks Club Band 1230am, Jones St. Statio 11pm, Girls 10pm, Jared Lee, Terry Charles 9pm,Alex Band 8pm @ Viper Room
The Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola Duo 9pm @ The Mint
Wayne “The Train” Hancock, Miguel Garcia & The Vaquetones @ Alex’s Bar
The Parov Stelar Trio @ Club Nokia
3LAU, The Fat Rat, Sound Remedy @ Fonda Theatre
Flavia Watson and The Red 8pm @ Bootleg Bar
The Muertones, Sylvia Juncosa & The Bagmen, Backseat Bingo, Aftergloam @ Redwood Bar

SATURDAY-December 15, 2012

♥ Ty Segall, Bleached, Night Beats, Pangea @ El Rey Theatre
♥ Boys Noize, Uz, LE1F, Destructo, Strip Steve @ Hollywood Palladium
♥ (FREE) Mayor Hawthorne @ The Roxy
♥ Anthony Green, Geoff Rickly @ Fonda Theatre
♥ Adis, Moondog Orchestra, Nick Diamonds (of Islands, The Unicorns), Raw Geronimo, RACES, Gothic Tropic, Cotillion, Ladyheat, Low Leaf, Backwards Beat, Josh Boyd XoXo, VerBS, Twin Steps, The Janks, Tes Elations, LA Font, Vim Dicta, Hobart W Fink, Owls, Tommy Santee Klaws, Dally, Voice On Tape, Fort King, Gnarbaby, LA Girlfriend, Bloody Death Skull, The Downtown Train, Jew Cocks, Runson Willis, Spoken Folks @ 3201 Maple Avenue
♥ Stevie Wonder @ Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
♥ The Soft Pack, Highlands, TRC @ Space Temple
♥ Astronautalis, Busdriver, Jel (from Themselves/13 & God) @ The Satellite
♥ Ozomatli, Buyepongo @ Club Nokia
Kreayshawn, Rye Rye, Honey Cocaine, Chippy Nonstop @ Avalon Hollywood
Plus 9pm, Little Grand 8pm, The Pedestulz 10pm, Wingman 11pm @ Molly Malones
TV Girl 1130pm, Blackbird Blackbird 1030pm, So Many Wizards @ Bootleg Bar
Capital Cities, Saint Motel, Le Blorr, Rusty Buckets @ Detroit Bar
Social Distortion @ House of Blues Los Angeles
(FREE) Hott MT 7PM@ Origami Vinyl
The Weeknd @ Orpheum Theatre
Peter Pants 1130pm, Colleagues 1045pm, TONY 10pm, Charlyne Yi & The Mackey (AKA The Vacuumers- One-Night-Only Performance) 915pm @ Pehrspace
Poor Moon, Pure Bathing Culture, The Union Line @ The Echo
DIVA, Eternal Tapestry, In Tents, Suzi Star @ The Smell
Holiday Benefit Show w/ Devotchka, White Arrows, Whispertown, The Colourist @ Troubadour
Ukulady’s Holiday PartyShowFun @ Lot 1
(FREE) BOSTYX 1pm @ Slidebar
(FREE) The Israelites, Kingston A Go Go, The Pedal Tones @ Slidebar
Smut Peddlers & Throw Rag @ The Observatory
Ruzanna, Limpopo, Sean Brown, Greg Scott, Mora Mora, Hunter & The Dirty Jacks @ On The Rox ( The Roxy)
Motochrist, The Green Lady Killers, Brainspoon @ El Cid
10th Annual HoHotel Holiday Benefit Show w/ All Spots To Black, Chantelle Barry, Broken Anchor, Cary Brothers, Commercial, Holly Comlan, Madi Diaz, Javier Dunn, Kate Earl, Harper Blynn, JumpCircus, Lwam, Jake Newton, Juliet Piper, Skyler Stonestreet, Sweet Talk Radio, Charley Turner @ Hotel Cafe
Silent Frisco: Radiohead VS Daftpunk @ Central Social Aid & Pleasure Club
Cash’d Out 11pm, Uncle Daddy 10pm, The Trainwrecks 9pm, Stevie Tombstone and Jimmy Nash 8pm @ Viper Room
The Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola Duo 720pm @ The Mint
Soul Finger DJ, DJ Rodi from Good Foot @ Alex’s Bar
Bootie LA Anti-Holiday Party @ Echoplex
(FREE Before 11pm) Funky Sole @ The Echo
Ozomatli Presents Ozokids @ Grammy Museum
Poncho Sanchez @ Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club
Dirty Santas, Johnny Madcapp & The Distractions, Wild Roses, Dead Hand @ Redwood Bar
H&S Band & Burlesque, DJ Daisy O’Dell @ Harvard and Stone

SUNDAY-December 16, 2012

♥ Scott H Biram, Restavrant @ The Satellite
♥ That 70’s Soul w/ The Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble, Seu Jorge, Zap Mama, Alice Russell,Spacek, Shuggie Otis, Leon Ware, James Gadson, Coco O. (Quadron) @ The Mayan
♥ People Under the Stairs, Revolutionary Rhythm @ El Rey Theatre
♥ Anthony Green, Geoffrey Rickly @ The Glass House
♥ Blac Jesus & The Experimentalists, StaG, The Anti-Job @ El Cid
♥ (FREE) Ty Segall 1pm @ Permanent Records
♥ D.I., Naked Agression, Love Canal @ Slidebar
(FREE) The Neighbourhood, Buffalo Blackfoot @ Bootleg Bar
The Slits Nite (with live set of covers) @ The Echo
Ty Segall, Bleached, Night Beats, Audacity, Burnt Ones, Vision, Business Cats, Cheryll @ The Observatory
March Fourth Marching Band, Diego’s Umbrella @ Echoplex
Cum Stain, Mordern Kicks, The Ugly Kids, Cool Skull,The Be Helds @ Lot 1
Phoebe Bridgers 1pm, Swan 2pm, Steffaloo 3pm @ Lot 1
(FREE) BALLYHOO 3pm @ Slidebar
Soda Pop Sundays @ Harvard and Stone
Joan as Police Woman (Solo_) 830pm, Kita Klane 730pm @ Hotel Cafe
Josie Aiello 1015pm, Naked Walrus 915pm, The Gallery 815pm, Jennifer Chase 730pm @ Viper Room
387 Music Entertainment Presents: Kelsey Bulkin 720pm, ReasonsBE 8pm, Ryan Saliman and The Band of Strangers 855pm, The Breakups 950pm, Rico Lucky 1045pm @ The Mint
Alex’s Bar Record Swap @ Alex’s Bar
The Midnight Screening, Hopeless Jack and The Handsome Devil, The Goodfellas, Los Lobos Locos @ Alex’s Bar
Millions Kids, Spoons,Panic Movement, The Hi Z’s @ Redwood Bar
The Flytraps, Lecherous Gaze,Catholic Spit @ Redwood Bar
(FREE w/RSVP) Lifehouse @ Fingerprints