It’s another slow show week in Los Angeles with the exception of a bangin’ New Year’s Eve! From Rancid at The Shrine to Morrissey at the Galen Center at USC, and STRFKR at The Teragram Ballroom — there’s plenty of awesome concerts going off New Year’s Eve. Or perhaps you’d rather get your dance on in a non-douchey club atmosphere. We highly recommend Dance Yourself Clean at The Regent or Bootie LA with lobster dust and shyboy at The Echoplex. Take a look at this week’s selections for the best concerts in Los Angeles and around.
Here’s to a kick ass 2016! Please be safe out there while ringing in the New Year
♥ = Best Shows
Chet Faker — Photo by Monique Hernandez
MONDAY – DECEMBER 28, 2015
- Chet FakerThe Observatory
- Night Wolves, ViceVersa, GeoTripSilverlake Lounge
- (FREE) Figs Vision Residency w/ DECORATOR, Wam Dingis, AudiomammalBootleg Theater
- (FREE) Vision Monday Night Residency w/ Grinning Ghost, Bastidas, Spoken FolksThe Echo
- Rainbow Jackson December Residency w/ The Singles, The Fuzzy Crystals, Stars at NightThe Satellite
- BetokoSound Nightclub
- Mötley CrüeSTAPLES Center
- Furcast, Porcelain Pale, Rollercoasterwater, Paul Nicholas SlaterThe Smell
- (FREE) Jaime Wyatt, DUK, DJ Sean PatrickHarvard & Stone
- Back x Burner, Gardens, Rapture, Proletariat Youth, CornerstoneWhite Oak Music & Art
- The Academy Is… Almost Here 10 Year Anniversary TourChain Reaction
- (FREE) WYLDR, Royaljag, Charles Fullwood, & more!The Wayfarer
Photo by Farah Sosa
TUESDAY – DECEMBER 29, 2015
- SPEAK! feat. The Memories, Pheo, Dream Panther, & more!The Echo
- Foxtrax, Thieves, Hey, King, Frith, Via AudioSilverlake Lounge
- (FREE Before 10:30 pm) ✧♡✧ RAVE NEW WORLD : LA Club Kid Edition✧♡✧The Satellite
- (FREE Before 9 pm) Roots Reggae Tuesday w/ Kyng ArthurThe Wayfarer
- OzomatliHouse of Blues Anaheim
- ODESZAThe Observatory
- (FREE) Iris Residency w/ Blood Candy, Miss ChiefHarvard & Stone
- The SymptomsRedwood Bar
Photo by Wes Marsala
WEDNESDAY – DECEMBER 30, 2015
- Tall Tales and the Silver Lining, Vug ArakasThe Echo
- 2nd Annual Barry Christmas w/ The Hurricanes, The Bluffs, & more!The Wayfarer
- (FREE Before 10 pm) Dub Club, DJ Tom Chasteen, Boss HarmonyThe Echoplex
- Susy Sun, Maiah ManserSilverlake Lounge
- Dead & CompanyThe Forum
- Mötley CrüeSTAPLES Center
- Ska Luau VI w/ Starpool, Suburban Legends, Hooray for Our Side, & more!House of Blues Anaheim
- Bryson TillerThe Observatory
- Level and the Square, Kayleigh Goldsworthy, David Rosales, Justin HambViper Room
- West America vs. Idaho Green, Spokenest vs. Medicine Bow, Cave BabiesThe Smell
- (FREE) SidewindersMrs. Fish
Rancid — Photo by Wes Marsala
THURSDAY – DECEMBER 31, 2015
- The Bash feat. Rancid, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, OFF!, & more!Shrine Auditorium & Expo
- STRFKRTeragram Ballroom
- MorrisseyGalen Center at USC
- WAR, TierraVentura Theater
- Dance Yourself Clean — NYE Edition w/ GuestsThe Regent Theater
- New Years Eve 2016 w/ Spencer Fischer, DJ LunaticDiscovery Ventura
- Bearracuda LA New Year’s EveDragonfly
- The Aggrolites, The IncitersAlex’s Bar
- NYE 2016 feat. Chris Malinchak, Bobby Nourmand, Eric Sharp, Adam AuburnLA Mother
- Saved By The 90’s – NYE EditionBootleg Theater
- Noire’s Eve w/ DJ Franck H-Bomb, Doomie, Gabe Reanimator, Black EyedComplex
- NYE Rapture Dance Party feat. Lights & Music DJs spinning 80s & 90s pop hitsThe Satellite
- 143: New Year’s Eve w/ Sosupersam, Partytime, SIIKLos Globos
- Bootie LA NYE 2016 Sh!t Show w/ lobsterdust, Shyboy, DJ Axel, VoicedudeThe Echoplex
- Studio 16: New Year’s Eve w/ Ride The Universe, Free The Robots, Wet Hand DanMesa
- Narrative Presents: New Years Eve 2016 w/ Bernard Thomas, Brandon Ernst, D Morse, & more!Union Nightclub
- Father, Playboi Carti, Slug Christ, & more!Union Nightclub
- Bryson Tiller, Lion BabeClub Nokia
- Royal Machines w/ Christopher Wonder & Dayle GloriaEl Rey Theatre
- Gladys Knight, Los Angeles PhilharmonicWalt Disney Concert Hall
- A Place To Bury StrangersViper Room
- Countdown feat. KASKADE, DJ Snake, Carnage, Flux Pavilion, Yellow Claw, & more!NOS Events Center
- Dead & CompanyThe Forum
- Dick DaleWhiskey A Go Go
- NYE w/ Saint Motel, ZZ Ward, HoundmouthDowntown Long Beach Square
- Dusky, Kidnap Kid, Shiba San, TigaHollywood Palladium
- Jack’s MannequinHouse of Blues Anaheim
- New Years Eve 2016 w/ Bryson Tiller & DJ DramaPenthouse
- Soulection NYE w/ Esta, Lakim, the Internet, AbjoThe Observatory
- Mötley CrüeSTAPLES Center
- NYE with Joe Rogan and special guestsWiltern
- (FREE) New Year’s Eve a Benefit for the Victims of Paris w/ Jesse Hughes of Eagles of Death MetalHarvard & Stone
- NYE w/ The Magnificent, Bad Cop/Bad CopRedwood Bar
A Place to Bury Strangers –Photo by Wes Marsala
FRIDAY – JANUARY 1, 2016
- A Place To Bury Strangers, Author and Punisher, SisuViper Room
- Cut Copy DJs, Aeroplane, Ben Browning, Cooper Saver, Project Pablo, & more!The Regent Theater
- (FREE) Night WolvesSilverlake Lounge
- Lowly Spects, The Brevet, Black Water GospelThe Wayfarer
- (FREE Before 10:30 pm) Funkmosphere w/ Dam-Funk, Randy Watson, Laroj, & more!The Echo
- La Guns, Faster PussycatWhiskey A Go Go
- IamnobodiConstellation Room
- (FREE) Niki J CrawfordMrs. Fish
The Lovely Bad Things — Photo by Danielle Gornbein
SATURDAY – JANUARY 2, 2016
- Surf Curse, The Lovely Bad ThingsTeragram Ballroom
- OzomatliDiscovery Ventura
- Funktion, Noisia, Delta Heavy, Cyantfic, & more!The Regent Theater
- (FREE Before 10 pm) Best Thing, Wet Hand Dan, Travmo, Christian SmithThe Wayfarer
- (FREE Before 10:30 PM) Funky SoleThe Echo
- Stephen Pearcy, BulletboysWhiskey A Go Go
- ArmorsThe Observatory
- Seedless, Arise Roots, Ital Vibes, ThriveHouse of Blues Anaheim
- XxyyxxThe Observatory
- REXX, Dabble, Tempest le Mans, RaulThe Smell
- (FREE) Diego de la Rosa, The Mighty Burnt BaconMrs. Fish
- The National ParksHotel Cafe
SUNDAY – JANUARY 3, 2016
- Siouxsie and the Banshees Nite w/ guest DJ Alex TransistorThe Echo
- Danse dE Sade, Grit, Vanessa Silberman, Digging4RootsLos Globos
- Bang Tango, LondonWhiskey A Go Go
- Just A Spark, Undead Heart, San Gabriel 7Viper Room
