Tonight in L.A. (Thursday December 20, 2012)

Your final night before the last day of the work at least gives you a few options for fresh watercooler conversation since you’ve probably already talked about vacation three times this week. 

Legends are present on stages in the Sunset Strip/West Hollywood region when Bootsy Collins hits Key Club and Bob Weir, Jackson Browne, Mike Campbell and more perform at Troubadour and Camp Freddy most certainly turns out something epic at The Roxy. 

The beatacue is present further east – over at Echoplex - Shlohmo, RL Grime and Groundislava put things down, and the Versus party at The Central SAPC does the same for the westside set.

If you want to have a filthy sexy story – consider T.  Mills at The Constellation Room or Sarah Silverman’s comedy at Largo. 

• The Merry Minstrel Musical Circus w/ Jonathan Wilson, Mike Campbell & Friends, Bob Weir, Jackson Browne, Benmont Tench @ Troubadour

• Bootsy Collins, Tia P, NoFace @ Key Club

• The Blood, White Flag Down, Toughskins, Rough Kids, Politzkitzo @ Key Club

• Petty Cash @ On The Rox (FREE)

• Camp Freddy @ The Roxy

• Thomas Nicholas Band, Travis Clark, Rocco Deluca, TNB, Mots Nouveaux, Nathan Ray @ The Viper Room

• Odd Us, Carlos Calvo @ WitZend

• Harlow Gold @ Harvelle’s

• Farmer Dave’s Club Pacific w/ Los Kinkos, Miss M.E., Brothers Marshall @ Del Monte Speakeasy

• Versus feat. Secret Guest, Troy Kurtz, Bones, Ben Oprstu, Realboy, Option4 @ The Central SAPC

• Imiuswi Aborigine @ The Mint

• Sarah Silverman & Friends @ Largo

• T. Mills, Blackbear, Troy Noka @ The Constellation Room

• The Whiskey Gentlemen, City of Blue, Telenovela, Mattmatics @ TRiP

• Chuckie, Brazzabelle, Mister Blaqk @ Yost Theater

• El Vez’s Mex-Mas @ Detroit Bar

• The Growlers, Jail Weddings, Cosmonauts, Restavrant @ Alex’s Bar

• Hobo Jazz @ One Eyed Gypsy

• Frankenstein’s Black Christmas with Pool Honeys, The Bloodhounds, Death Lens, Little Ms. Shapen Figures @ Lot 1 Café

• Herbert Bail Orchestra, Murietta @ Harvard & Stone

• Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter, Ringside, Clark Graham @ The Hotel Café

• Metalachi, The Bourbon Saints, Strange Imperial @ Saint Rocke

• Shlohmo, RL Grime, Groundislava, Ryan Hemsworth, D33J, Juj, Nick Melons @ The Echoplex

• Psychic Ills, Gap Dream, Regal Degal @ The Echo

• Faded Paper Figures, Cinderella Motel, The Georgia Sand, The Long Fall, Nightgown @ The Satellite (FREE)

• Don Tiki’s Hot Lava Holiday Show @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

• Jack Cousteau vs. Jacques The Ripper, Braden vs. Lush Bunny @ King King Club

• The Static Age @ Los Globos

• Donny & Marie Osmond @ Pantages Theatre

• Brian Setzer Orchestra @ Fox Theater

• High on Fire, Sunn O))), Corrosion of Conformity, Black Breath, Dead in Dirt, Loincloth, Void Ov Voices @ The Fonda Theatre

Tonight in L.A. (December 8, 2012)

Its Saturday - which means its a good excuse to party - and there are plenty of places to dance....so the following are instructions to turn it up.

1.  Play your latest mix or track from insert artist's name here.  I recommend Disco Nap by A-Trak on repeat.  That, and Higher Ground by TNGHT.  At least if you want to get amped up.

2.  Pour a shot of insert your favorite alcohol here.  

3.  Repeat steps one and two two more times in fifteen minutes.

4.  Call a cab and go to one of the following concerts:

• Zoos Zoos launch at The Central SAPC with Gaslamp Killer, Dam Funk, MORRI$ and Sun Araw

• Borgore, Schoolboy, Kennedy Jones at Fonda Theatre

• King King Club for another The Do Lab event with Blockhead, Jeremy Sole, Pumpkin and a Special Guest

• Funkagenda at Avalon

• YACHT @ The Echoplex

So lets review - that's #music #turnupjuice #repeat #cabtoconcert.

If you can't handle that much turn up juice - there are certainly other options.  BANDxCITY celebrates a year in business at Bootleg Theater with Ross Sea Party, Zak Waters, Y Luv and Jane Bang.  #bangbang

Of course no list of concert recommendations would be complete without mentioning KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas - which celebrates its first night with visits from Youngblood Hawke, Walk The Moon, AWOLNATION, Rise Against, Two Door Cinema Club, Linkin Park, Bush, Slightly Stoopid, Garbage, The Gaslight Anthem, The Lumineers at Gibson Amphitheatre.  Its pretty sold out I think - so if you need a dosage of rock from elsewhere, consider Bob Weir and Jackie Greene at The Wiltern.  

A full list of tonight's shows is below:

• Candy For Coal, Joshua Ketchmark, Absence of A Hero, Stonefeather, MAL, Relentless Nation, The Deal @ The Roxy 

• Danni Rouge, Aaron Mazarati, The Lady Crooners @ On The Rox 

• World/Inferno Friendship Society, O’Death, Bobby Joe Ebola @ Troubadour 

• Wicked Music Festival @ Key Club  

• Terminator Too: Judgment Play @ The Viper Room (Early & Late Show) 

• The Gaslamp Killer, MORRI$, Sun Araw, Dam-Funk @ The Central SAPC 

• Bonnie Bishop @ The Mint (11 PM) 

• Sister Rogers, Destani Wolf, Boss Harmony @ Del Monte Speakeasy 

• Haley Pharo, Belinda Skinner & JP Cervoni, Henry Henrietta, Valeria Ponzio, Romeo Testa @ WitZend 

• Café R & B @ Harvelle’s 

• Angel City Singers 2^nd Annual Xmas Bash w/ Ana Cristina, Lindsay Rae Spurlock, Punch The Clown L.A. @ Room 5 Lounge 

• Uncle Daddy Christmas Show w/ Two Wings, Katie Ohh, Daniel Lict, Sens Musiq @ The Hotel Café (7-9)

• Audio Absinthe w/ Jesse Woods, Ruthanne, The Walcotts, The Ragged Jubilee @ The Hotel Café (9-130) 

• Funkagenda, Norman Doray @ Avalon Hollywood 

• The Thrilling Adventure Hour Holiday Show @ Largo (730; 1030) 

• Kris Bradley @ Malibu Inn (2 PM) 

• Tom MacLear, The Screaming Lords @ Malibu Inn (8 PM) 

• Mammoth Thunderpower, Sleeping Sea King, Koresh, Bombay Snakes @ Detroit Bar 

• Honky Tonk Christmas w/ West of Texas, Damngivers, Willie Cash & The Cashiers, The Copycats @ Alex’s Bar 

• Signal Hill, The Littlest Viking, Ted Piecka, Junghaus @ Pehrspace 

• Hollywood U2 w/ Hey Hoy Lets Go (Ramones Tribute), Star 80’s @ Saint Rocke 

• The ABigails @ One Eyed Gypsy 

• H & S Burlesque Band w/ DJ Daisy O’Dell @ Harvard & Stone 

• The Brixtones, Natalie Smith, Hilary Parkin @ El Cid 

• Cobalt Cranes, Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel, Aftergloam, Brother C & Sister J @ Lot 1 Café 

• Ross Sea Party, Jane Bang, Y Luv, Zak Waters @ Bootleg Bar 

• David Bazan Band Plays Pedro the Lion’s Control @ Constellation Room 

• Sultan & Ned Shepard, Marc Romboy @ Exchange LA 

• Blockhead, Jeremy Sole, Pumpkin, Special Guest @ King King Club 

• Cosmic Gate, Cary Brothers, W & W @ Hollywood Palladium 

• Bob Weir, Jackie Greene @ The Wiltern 

• KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas w/ Youngblood Hawke, Walk The Moon, AWOLNATION, Rise Against, Two Door Cinema Club, Linkin Park, Bush, Slightly Stoopid, Garbage, The Gaslight Anthem, The Lumineers @ Gibson Amphitheatre 

• Borgore, Schoolboy, Kennedy Jones @ Fonda Theatre 

• Boyce Avenue, Tyler Hilton, Megan Nicole @ Club Nokia 

• Sex Panther, Party Favor, Digitalife @ Yost Theater 

• YACHT, Jacques Renault, David Scott Stone, Bobby Birdman @ The Echoplex 

• Funky Sole @ The Echo 

• James Supercave, Hosannas, LA Girlfriend @ The Satellite 

• Turbo Fruits, White Lung, Audacity, Big Eyes @ Los Globos 

• Owl Paws @ Origami Vinyl (FREE) 

• Dying Fetus, Cattle Decapitation, Cerebral Bore, Pryapism @ Slidebar