The sold out KROQ Acoustic Christmas is going on this week, but so are a bunch of other fabulous and not so mainstream shows. Check out our hot list below and be sure to get out and hear some up-and-coming bands!

• 12/08 Willie Nelson @ Club Nokia
• 12/08 Black Math Horseman @ Silverlake Lounge
• 12/08 French Semester, The Spires, Seasons, and The Monthlies @ The Echo
• 12/08 Jonathan Richman @ The Mint
• 12/08 Horse Stories @ Bootleg Theater
• 12/08 Meiko @ Hotel Cafe
• 12/08 Sara Luv & AM @ Hotel Cafe
• 12/08 Parade of Lights, Army Navy, Evan Voytas, and White Arrows @ Spaceland
• 12/09 Winston Calling: A Rock and Comedy Benefit hosted by Black Francis feat. Black Francis w/ Flea, members of Pixies, Wierd Al Yankovic, Tenacious D, Love & Rockets, The 88 & more @ EchoPlex
• 12/09 Bebel Gilberto @ The Henry Fonda Theare
• 12/09 Joe Firstman & Friends w/ Brian Wright & Tobie Milford @ Hotel Cafe
• 12/09 Volbeat, Danko Jones, Lady Sinatra @ The Troubadour
• 12/09 The Finches, Foot Ox, Splinter Cake, Whitman @ The Smell
• 12/09 Club NME with ZAZA ., IN WAVES, IO ECHO (DJ set) @ Spaceland
• 12/10 Live Arts Benefit: Alanis Morissette, Greg Laswell, Miss Willie Brown, Emcee for the evening: Andrew WK @ The Troubadour
• 12/10 Morrissey @ The Gibson Amphitheatre
• 12/10 Metallica, Voltbeat @ Honda Center
• 12/10 The Rescues w/ Nina Storey & Javier Dunn @ Hotel Cafe
• 12/10 Lemon Sun, Dirty Sweet, The Silent Comedy, Spirit Vine @ Spaceland
• 12/10 Deadbolt, Throw Rag, Motochrist, Blagg Dahlia (from the Dwarves – Acoustic Set) @ The Echo
• 12/10 Skinny Puppy @ Club Nokia
• 12/11 Morrissey @ Ventura Majestic Theatre
• 12/11 Band of Skulls, Red Cortez, Jimmy Sweet and the Loved @ The Troubadour
• 12/11 Tristeza, Lower Heaven, Drew Andrews (from Album Leaf) @ Spaceland
• 12/11 The Rescues w/ Joey Ryan & Dawn Thomas @ Hotel Cafe
• 12/11 FLAVORS – 1990’s Party with DJ Spinna, J.ROCC, DJ Scratch @ EchoPlex
• 12/11 Ice Cube @ House of Blues Sunset Strip
• 12/11 Son Volt, Sera Cahoone @ The El Rey Theatre
• 12/11 Queen Kwong @ The Bootleg Theater
• 12/12 Passion Pit, Band Of Skulls @ The Pomona Fox Theater
• 12/12 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas w/ AFI, Rise Against, Alice in Chains, Thirty Seconds to Mars & more! @ The Gibson Amphitheatre
• 12/12 Brett Dennon @ The Wiltern
• 12/12 Grant Lee Phillips w/ Sara Watkins @ Hotel cafe
• 12/12 Princeton, The Parsons Red Heads, The Coals @ Spaceland
• 12/12 Todd Snyder, Ashleigh Flynn @ The El Rey Theatre
• 12/13 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas w/ Muse, Phoenix, Metric, The Bravery, White Rabbits & more! @ The Gibson Amphitheatre
• 12/13 Devil Doll, The Lords of Altamont, Miss Derringer, Los Duggans @ The Troubadour
• 12/13 Ice Cube @ Grove of Anaheim
• 12/13 The Slits, The Slits, Weave! @ The Echo
• 12/13 Evangelista, Thrones @ EchoPlex