Usually at this time of year, I’m taking some sort of “winter” trip to a place that feels a bit more like Christmas is coming than Southern California. But this year, I’m staying home and largely avoiding people so that I can stay healthy and go on a big trip at the beginning of the new year.  

Fingers crossed for some Christmas tunes at shows this week to help usher in the holiday:  

Monday: It’s a School Night at Bardot (7pm)
ALSO: Monday Monday at the Hotel Cafe second stage (8pm)

Tuesday: Mike Viola and Everybody Else FREE at Gold-Diggers (8pm)
ALSO: Justin Tuell at the Hotel Cafe (6pm)
ALSO: Swandive w/ Velvet Starlings at the Lodge Room (8pm)
ALSO: Writer’s Block LA at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)

Weds: Watkins Family Hour Holiday Show at Largo (8pm)
ALSO: Yip Yops residency FREE at the Silverlake Lounge (7pm)
ALSO: The Natural Supernatural at the Venice West (8pm)
ALSO: The Smile at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)

Thursday: The Smile at Shrine Auditorium (8pm)
ALSO: Liily at Highland Park Ebell (8pm)
ALSO: Ezra Furman at Largo (8pm)

Friday: Lindsey Stirling at Pantages Theatre (8pm)

Saturday:

Sunday: Merry Christmas!

To Keep in Mind:  
December 31^st: Capital Cities at the Venice West (8pm)
December 31^st: Starcrawler at the Lodge Room (9pm)
January 5^th: Magic! at the Venice West (8pm)
January 7^th: Monday Monday 10 Year Anniversary at the Hotel Cafe
January 17^th: Ben Lee at the Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
January 18^th: Matthew Mayfield at the Hotel Cafe (7pm)
January 24^th: Windser at the Moroccan Lounge
January 25^th: Jessie Baylin at Lodge Room (7pm)
January 26^th: Ultra Q at Genghis Cohen
January 27^th: Sea Wolf at Venice West (8pm)
January 27^th: Ben Grey at Gold-Diggers
January 27^th: Fitz and the Tantrums at the Belasco (
January 29^th: Bush at the Hollywood Palladium
January 31^st: Quinn Christopherson at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
February 10^th: The Last Rockstars at Hollywood Palladium
February 10^th: The Stone Foxes at the Venice West (8pm)
February 11^th: Larkin Poe at the Fonda (9pm)
February 17^th: The Lone Bellow at Teragram Ballroom (8pm)
February 17^th: Killola at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
February 17^th: Vista Kicks at the Fonda (9pm)
February 17^th: Bayside at the Belasco
February 19^th: Jaimee Harris at McCabe’s (8pm)
February 21^st: Charlie Cunningham at Gold-Diggers
February 25^th: Ordinary Elephant at McCabe’s (8pm)
March 1^st: Maggie Rogers at Shrine Auditorium
March 2^nd: Samia at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
March 3^rd: Chiiild at the Roxy (9pm)
March 4^th: The Spill Canvas w/ Arms Akimbo at the Echoplex
March 4^th: Pokey Lafarge at Lodge Room (8pm)
March 9^th: Kimbra at the Fonda (8pm)
March 10^th: Adam Melchor at the Fonda (9pm)
March 10^th: Jake Wesley Rogers at the Belasco
March 10^th: Ibeyi at the Regent Theater (7:30)
March 10^th: Claire Rosinkranz at the El Rey (8pm)
March 11^th: Claire Rosinkranz at the El Rey (8pm)
March 11^th: Vance Joy at the YouTube Theater (8pm)
March 11^th: JP Cooper at the Roxy (8pm)
March 12^th: JP Cooper at the Roxy (9pm)
March 15^th: Chappell Roan at the Fonda Theatre (8pm)
March 17^th: Trousdale at the Echoplex
March 18^th: Old 97’s at Teragram Ballroom (6pm)
March 19^th: Badflower at the Fonda Theatre (7:30)
March 20^th: alt-J at the Wiltern
March 21^st: alt-J at the Wiltern
March 21^st: Circa Waves at the Troubadour
March 21^st: Nessa Barrett at the Fonda (8:30)
March 22^nd: Nessa Barrett at the Fonda (8:30)
March 22^nd: alt-J at the Wiltern
March 24^th: Paolo Nutini at the Belasco
March 25^th: Scary Pockets w/ David Ryan Harris at the Fonda (9pm)
March 26^th: Theory of a Deadman at the Wiltern
March 30^th: Vanessa Carlton at the Roxy Theatre (8:30)
March 31^st: Colony House at the Belasco
April 1^st: Michigander at the Echo (8pm)
April 1^st: Betty Who at the Novo (8pm)
April 2^nd: Mod Sun w/ Stand Atlantic at the Fonda Theatre (7:30)
April 5^th: Inhaler at the Wiltern
April 6^th: Inhaler at the Wiltern
April 7^th: Joe Pug at the Venice West (8pm)
April 7^th: Wldlfe at the Moroccan Lounge
April 8^th: Theo Katzman at the Wiltern
April 14^th: They Might Be Giants at the Wiltern
April 15^th: Darren Hayes at the Wiltern
April 21^st: Easy Life at the El Rey (8pm)
April 26^th: The Backseat Lovers at Hollywood Palladium
April 29^th: The Academic at the Troubadour
May 3^rd: Lewis Capaldi at the Greek Theatre (8pm)
May 5^th Caroline Rose at the Fonda (9pm)
May 5^th: Dawes at Theatre at Ace Hotel (8pm)
May 5^th: Tamino at Lodge Room (8:30)
May 11^th: Placebo at the Greek Theatre (7:30)
May 16^th: First Aid Kit at the Hollywood Palladium
May 17^th: Nation of Language at the Fonda (9pm)
May 19^th: half alive at the Wiltern
May 22^nd: Matchbox Twenty w/ the Wallflowers at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30)
May 26^th: Transviolet at the Echo
May 28^th: Shania Twain at the Hollywood Bowl (7pm)
June 13^th: Waterparks w/ Hunny at the Fonda (8pm)
September 8^th: Aly & AJ at the Greek Theatre (8pm)

~ Kristen