This week we have a show list full of Christmas and holiday shows. From ALT 97’s ALTimate Rooftop Christmas Party at the W Hotel with Cold War Kids, Banks, Bush and more — to 25th Annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas with Tears For Fears, Interpol, Rise Against and more — that’s not all for the Christmas shows. Check out our show list below for all the festive concerts, as well as the usual suspects.
♥ = Best Shows
Photo by Monique Hernandez
MONDAY – DECEMBER 8, 2014
- Action Bronson featuring Out Da House ProductionsThe Observatory
- Banks, Robert DeLong, Cold War Kids, Bush, Glass Animals, Fitz & The Tantrums & moreW Hotel (ALTimate Rooftop Christmas Party)
- (FREE) Levitation Room, Flaamingos, LA Witch, WAX CHILDRENThe Glass House
- Madi Diaz, Mosco Rosco, KingThe Troubadour
- (FREE) Monday Night Residency with Girlpool, Upset (feat. members of Vivian Girls & La Sera), Traps PS, Michael VidalThe Echo
- Cannabis Corpse, Mammoth Grinder, Inanimate Existence, WitchhavenThe Echoplex
- (FREE) the sunset drifters, the electric fields, David Steele, Raven Clawhammer, Byrd DogsSilverlake Lounge
- (FREE) Kissing Cousins, Cataline, W.A.R.S. (featuring Rachel Stolte and Solon Bixler of Great Northern), The SinglesThe Satellite
- Alex NiggemannSound Nightclub
- (FREE) The Black and The White, TeamMate, Midnight Faces, WagesBootleg HiFi
- (FREE) Summer Jane Bell for Suerte TequilaHarvard & Stone
- (FREE) Sego, Andrew St. James, Børns\HalfbluudBardot
- Together PangeaConstellation Room
Photo by Farah Sosa
TUESDAY – DECEMBER 9, 2014
- Andrew BirdLargo at the Coronet
- Del The Funky HomosapienThe Observatory
- Kurt Travis, Hotel Books, Tommy BoysWhite Oak Music & Art
- (FREE) Redwood Stills, Patrolled By Radar, Troy RomzekSilverlake Lounge
- Kan Wakan, NiiaThe Troubadour
- JMSN, Olivver, SpellesThe Echo
- Drug Cabin, JC August, ThievesThe Satellite
- (FREE Before 11PM) PUM PUM CLUB – Reggae – Dancehall – SOCA – Hip HopDragonfly
- Opeth, In Flames, Red FangHollywood Palladium
- Battlecross, Wretched, War of AgesWhiskey A Go Go
- The AtarisHouse of Blues Anaheim
- Independent Music La Presents: Cody Wise, Nylon Pink, Tay Jasper, Joe Smith, and moreHouse of Blues Sunset
- Trade Wind and WanderConstellation Room
- Dear Boy, Nightmare Air, HalfbluudBootleg HiFi
- (FREE) Private Island December residencyHarvard & Stone
- Youngsta, Truth, Matt Deco, HomageComplex
- Turbulent Hearts + more TBARedwood Bar
- Ethan Margolis; Mallory Trunnel; Ross Livermore BandHotel Cafe
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WEDNESDAY – DECEMBER 10, 2014
- Tune-Yards, Cibo MattoWiltern
- Josh Garrels, Jason BarrowsThe Glass House
- Bizzy Kiddo, Young Creatures, The Active Set, L A River BendSilverlake Lounge
- Ryn WeaverThe Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
- RauryThe Troubadour
- FMLYBND, The Wild Wild, SISTERSThe Echo
- (FREE w/ RSVP) Red Bull Music Academy Panamérika Presents ‘Sabrosura’ Featuring Nortec Collective Presents Bostich + FussibleThe Regent Theater
- (FREE Before 10 PM) Dub Club, DJ Tom Chasteen, Boss HarmonyThe Echoplex
- Big Search, Bouquet, White DoveThe Satellite
- Kingdoms, Rosechild, Kim AnhLos Globos
- The Ataris w/ Fenix TX & FloodloveEl Rey Theatre
- 1-800-DINOSAURSound Nightclub
- From First To Last, DayshellWhiskey A Go Go
- American Hi-Fi, Roll The Tanks, Drug The KidsViper Room
- Eric Hutchinson, Tristan Prettyman, Nick HowardThe Observatory
- Guy, Tony Toni Tone, H-Town, Color Me Badd, Force MDSNokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
- Phillip Phillips, Saints of ValoryCity National Grove of Anaheim
- The Icarus Line with Zig Zags, Zodiac Death Valley, and Wake Up LucidConstellation Room
- Step Rockets, James Davis, Mexico City Blondes, PublicBootleg HiFi
- X, Keilo SAIL, Dean Risko, VanityFre$h {VADERFre$h}Complex
- Fuzzyvision Records Ugly Sweater Party w/ 1975, The Hooch Mamas, Count Boogies, Miss Chef, The Viiolent Minefield, Sun GravesRedwood Bar
- David Ryan Harris; Zane Carney; Cast Iron Stake feat: Brother SAL & Trevor Menear; Tim Wheatley of Crooked Saint; Madi WolfHotel Cafe
Photo by Dominoe Farris-Gilbert
THURSDAY – DECEMBER 11, 2014
- Allah-Las, Tashaki MiyakiEl Rey Theatre
- Lionheart, Destruction of A King, These Streets, Life For A Life, xDefiantxCobalt Cafe
- Battlecross, Wretched, War Of AgesChain Reaction
- The Icarus Line, Zig Zags, Zodiac Death Valley, Neo Globs, Death Valley GirlsThe Echoplex
- Maya Rudolph & Gretchen Lieberum are PrincessThe Troubadour
- The Dustbowl Revival, Moonsville Collective, Rusty MaplesThe Wayfarer
- Kat DahliaLos Globos
- ZiBBZ, Los Angelics, Lets Drive to Alaska, My Empty Phantom, Animal GamesSilverlake Lounge
- The AdictsVentura Theater
- Gaby Moreno Special Holiday CD Release ShowLargo at the Coronet
- Dashing Through the Show A Festive Evening of Holiday Music Featuring: The Singer and The Songwriter & FriendsCenter For The Arts, Eagle Rock
- ‘Winter Dance Party’ with The Far West, Sam Outlaw, Reverend Baron, Ruby ForceThe Echo
- Black Belt Karate, Hobart W Fink, Will LoveThe Satellite
- Nadus, KJ Dreayshawn, LIZ, Leikeli47, ARNOLD (M|O|D), SuspectLos Globos
- (FREE w/ RSVP) Chrissy, Young Adults, Feels DJs, Ford Prefect, Channel OneThe Regent Theater
- RESPECT – Drum & Bass (Priority Entry), Looking at the Stars LP Tour, Lenzman: Metalheadz UK, Machete, Arkho, KemstDragonfly
- Honky Tonk Hacienda: Little Faith, Funkyjenn (Christmas CD Release Show!)El Cid
- Phillip Phillips w/ Saints of ValoryClub Nokia
- Ryan Adams w/ Jenny LewisFox Theater Pomona
- The California Honeydrops w/ California FeetwarmersThe Roxy
- Burning Tree, Marc FordWhiskey A Go Go
- Pepper, The Movement, NeW bEAt FUNdHouse of Blues Sunset
- Jhene Aiko, SZA, The InternetThe Observatory
- Celtic WomanNokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
- The Records w/ Lead Singer John Wicks, House of Dolls, Son of SwanViper Room
- De Lux w/ Gavin Turek, LavasharkBahia
- Josh Garrels, Jason BarrowsBootleg HiFi
- The Living Strange, Kid Cadaver, MissionsThe Smell
- Black Cobra, Wolvhammer, Ancient Altar, ArachnigodComplex
- Half Bad, Moonraker, Deathcat, Mouth of GunsRedwood Bar
- Diana Meyer, Anjelia Pelay, Ryan Sallis, Haley Deakers; Hollie Stephenson; Neulore; Jillian EdwardsHotel Cafe
- Long Beach Psych Night feat. Wyatt Blair’s Banana Cream Dream, Wild Pack of Canaries, The Electric MagpieAlex’s Bar
Photo by Big Swig
FRIDAY – DECEMBER 12, 2014
- Reverend Horton Heat & the Adicts with Smut PeddlersThe Observatory
- Rx Bandits, ah sheitThe Glass House
- The American Scene & Elder Brother, SouvenirsChain Reaction
- Arrica Rose & The …’s, Orange Umbrella, Fantastic NegritoSilverlake Lounge
- Pennywise, The Dickies, DIVentura Theater
- Museum of Love, New BuildThe Regent Theater
- The Soft White Sixties, Rachel GoodrichThe Lyric Theatre
- Jail Weddings w/ very special guest Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas, Isaac Rother & the PhantomsThe Echo
- Fall Equinox 2014 w/ Religious Girls, Dirt Dress, and LilacsJewels Catch One
- The Barr Brothers, Leif VollebekkThe Satellite
- Flavors 90’s party w/ J. Rocc, DJ Spinna & ColemanThe Echoplex
- Bukez Finezt, WULF, ADPJewels Catch One
- Doc Martin, Wally Callerio, 1st NatureThe Wayfarer
- Dylan Starrs, Black Yaya, Steps Of DoeEl Cid
- Kina Grannis w/ Imaginary FutureFonda Theatre
- My Brightest Diamond w/ Rabbit RabbitThe Roxy
- Jhene Aiko w/ SZA, The Internet. Willow Smith & Anderson .PaakClub Nokia
- Sound Remedy w/ Tincup & Kicks N’ LicksEl Rey Theatre
- FartbarfWhiskey A Go Go
- Frankie Ballard, A Thousand HorsesHouse of Blues Anaheim
- Suicidal Tendencies, 100 ProofRiverside Municipal Auditorium
- Melissa Etheridge, Alexander CardinaleOrpheum Theatre
- Super Black Market, Young Flood, Dahniel KnightViper Room
- Roadkill Ghost Choir, BabesBootleg HiFi
- Jeffertitti’s Nile, Jjuujjuu, Adult Books, Prettiest EyesThe Smell
- DAVI, RealizeComplex
- X-Mas with the DistractionsRedwood Bar
- The All-American Rejects (acoustic); The Sweeplings & My Red & Blue; The Gallery &
Eric Paquette from Gone By Daylight; and moreHotel Cafe - Delta Nove w/ special guests TBAAlex’s Bar
- Freddy & Francine, Abby PosnerMid-City Music Lounge
Photo by Wei Shi
SATURDAY – DECEMBER 13, 2014
- 25th Annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas w/ Bush, Rise Against, Royal Blood, Walk The Moon and moreThe Forum
- THE UKELADY JANES, Our Hospitality, Maxie Dean, Tim Vordtriede, Pat CookSilverlake Lounge
- For The People w/ Terror, H2O, Rotting Out, Internal Affairs and more!Jewels Catch One
- Rx Bandits, VISThe Glass House
- 3rd Annual Merry Minstrel Musical Circus: A Holiday Gathering & JamathonThe Troubadour
- ChonChain Reaction
- PepperVentura Theater
- Yung Lean & Sad Boys, Gravity BoysThe Regent Theater
- Moonchild, Kadhja BonetThe Lyric Theatre
- Gardens & Villa, Geneva Jacuzzi, TV GirlThe Echoplex
- Jacques Greene, Groundislava, Low Limit, Mike Penthouse, Patrick BrianLos Globos
- (FREE Before 10:30 PM) Dance Yourself CleanThe Satellite
- (FREE Before 10:30 PM) Funky SoleThe Echo
- (FREE) GYPSET presents LOVE STAR ” Glow in the Dark” Record ReleaseLos Globos
- College w/ D/A/D and ROOM8The Roxy
- Aaron Carter w/ Pat Solo, TBTG & Matt Ryan KingEl Rey Theatre
- American Football w/ The DodosFonda Theatre
- Swimmers with Cutty Flam, and CurfewConstellation Room
- Frankie Ballard, A Thousand HorsesHouse of Blues Sunset
- Meytal CohenWhiskey A Go Go
- Reverend Horton Heat, the Adicts, Cadillac Tramps, and Jessica Hernandez & the DeltasThe Observatory
- Allah Las, Tashaki MiyakiConstellation Room
- The Lonely Wild, LA Font, A House for LionsBootleg HiFi
- The Abigails, The Pocket Rockets, The Frights, Ancient AnimalsThe Smell
- Toys for Tots Punk ShowRedwood Bar
- Old Man Canyon and The Peach Kings; Feronia; Roman; Dale; Alice Phoebe LouHotel Cafe
- Death By Stereo, The Greenery, Heartsounds, True RivalsAlex’s Bar
Photo by Monique Hernandez
SUNDAY – DECEMBER 14, 2014
- KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas w/ Modest Mouse, Interpol, Smashing Pumpkins, Tears for Fears, Alt-J, Imagine Dragons and moreThe Forum
- A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Hildur GudnadottirThe Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
- The Forest RangersThe Troubadour
- Cosmonauts, Corners, Burnt Ones, FeelsThe Echo
- Fenix TX, The Burning of Rome, SkylarkThe Wayfarer
- The Session 4 – Artist ShowcaseDragonfly
- A Giant Dog, Useless Eaters, Prettiest EyesThe Satellite
- TUBE & BERGER, Freddy Be, LEE KSound Nightclub
- MiyaviEl Rey Theatre
- Sam Tsui and Kurt Hugo SchneiderThe Roxy
- American Football w/ The DodosFonda Theatre
- Damage Inc.House of Blues Anaheim
- Pepper, The MovementThe Observatory
- Yusuf, Cat StevensNokia Theatre L.A. LIVE
- KyleConstellation Room
- Ghost Noise, Goodnight Cody (formerly known as Snorlax), howardAmb, In TentsThe Smell
- (Early Show, 3 PM) Fools On Stools;
(Late Show) Pizza Wolf + more TBARedwood Bar - The Contenders feat. Jay Nash & Josh Day; Brian Buckley Band Record Release Show; Mia Dyson; and moreHotel Cafe
- The Dodos, Rudy De Anda, and Dustin LovelisAlex’s Bar
