L.A. Burning, West Coast Concert Picks, December 26th To January 1st

This is probably the worst week of the year for concertgoers, as there is not much to go to… but of course, we get many many DJ/disco dance parties as we roll into the new year. For this week’s West Coast concert picks, we still have the chance to see Social Distortion at the Belasco, The Roots at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Brooks Nielsen (of the Growlers) at the Belasco, and Starcrawler at the Lodge Room.

Monday 26
Randy Randall (of No Age) with Travesura & Aaron Espinoza at Zebulon
The L.A. Santa Rave with Moonchild Starcastle, Frog Nation, Princess Superstar, Frosty the Bass Man, DJ Kringle, & Santa’s Groove Machine at 1720

Tuesday 27
Rocco Deluca with Mighty Glad & Liberate Elemental Forces at Zebulon
Skirtboy with Bed Sweater & Cold Cut at the Smell
Worn-Tin (Ambient Set) at Gold-Diggers

Wednesday 28
Social Distortion with Chris Shiflett at the Belasco
Holly Daze with Irene Diaz, Calista Del Toro, & Ceci Bendita at El Cid
Scenario with DJ Earl, MATRIXUNNI, & Nasif at the Love Song
Beastie Boys Exhibit at Beyond The Streets
Vaz with The Renderers & DJ John Dwyer at Zebulon
Yip Yops with Ad Van Wink, Lux Lawless, & Void Play (DJ Set) at the Silverlake Lounge
Jack Russell’s Great White with Black Angel with special guest Audrey Turner, The Raskins, Proverbial Cool Aid, & Wings of Heaven at the Whisky A Go Go
Bad Ass, The Pawns, Anarchy 4 Assholes at the Redwood bar

Thursday 29
Israel’s Arcade with Estrada & Garb at the Moroccan Lounge
L’Eclair with AI Lover’s World Party, Pearl & The Oysters, & Rogé at the Lodge Room
Eptic with Emorfik at Exchange L.A.
Ekali at Academy L.A.
Tio Holiday Party with Perel, Heidi Lawden, & Masha Mar at El Cid
Beastie Boys Exhibit at Beyond The Streets
Inky Scratches with Hound & Ty Teg at the Smell
Matchess with Nicholas Merz, Kathleen Kim, & Itasca at Zebulon
Bubble Tea and Cigarettes with Dreams We’ve Had & Lindsay Artkop at the Silverlake Lounge
Trulio Disgracias with Victor Orlando & Fun-Ja-La at The Mint
[Malfunction] Closer – Dark Techno Night at 1720
Some Gifts, Centre at the Redwood bar
Jetboy with The Raskins, Hellgrimm, American Jetset, Rodg, The Borrowers, & Mr. Dinkles at the Whisky A Go Go

Friday 30
The English Beat at the Bourbon Room
BlueBucksClan at The Novo
Rucci at The Roxy
Twin Seas with Tetra Collective, Melt Mars, & Blue Velvet Drapes at the Paramount
Sidepiece with Bingewatch & All Talk at Academy L.A.
Duke Dumont at Exchange L.A.
Lee Foss, Tom Breu at Sound Nightclub
Minimal Effort with Destructo, Matthew Dear, Baby J, & TYRBYT at 1720
Daft In Direkt – A French House and Disco Party at Avalon Hollywood
Beastie Boys Exhibit at Beyond The Streets
Foliage with Jeremy Bearimy & TV Blonde at the Smell
Victims Family with Gibby Haynes (of The Butthole Surfers) & The Paul Green Rock Academy at Zebulon
DJ Dance Party with Isabella & DJ Shags at Zebulon
J. Stone at The Echoplex
Classless Act with Satellite Citi at the Knitting Factory NoHo
Coup Deville with Caught In The Headlights, For Wizards Only, & Fin’s Mellow Company at The Mint
Stephen Pearcy (of RATT) with Whiskey Dogz, Venrez, Dirty Delta Trio, American Jetset, Ben Hunter, Sultra Divine, & Password Reset at the Whisky A Go Go
Club Renaissance Studio 54 Edition with Rosegawd & DJ Faucet at El Cid
Electric Howlers with Xtine & the Reckless Hearts, Hellrose, & Zoe Roarz at Redwood Bar

Saturday 31
The Roots at Walt Disney Concert Hall (2 shows)
Ken Carson with Homixide Gang & Lil 88 at the Wiltern
Brooks Nielsen (of the Growlers) at the Belasco
La Santa Cecilia at the Knitting Factory NoHo
Grand Park’s NYELA Countdown to 2023 with Cimafunk, DJ Raul Campos (of KCRW), Kati Hernandez & Kimbambula Cuban Dance, Mark de Clive-Lowe, San Cha, Marques Wyatt, Gingee, Versa-Style Dance Company, MTooray, & Cumbiatón at Grand Park
Starcrawler with Dear Boy & Rocket at the Lodge Room
NYE Party/Concert with Swamp Dogg & James Intveld at The Roxy
Pangea Sound NYE with Falcons, Supernova, Sleepy Joe, Joaqu.n & Special Guests at the Theatre at Ace Hotel
NYE Techno with Slam, DJ T-1000, Sophia Saze, & Andrew S. at Compound
Loud Luxury with Zookeeper & Saber at Academy L.A.
James Hype at Exchange L.A.
Mark Knight at Sound Nightclub
Markus Schulz at Avalon Hollywood
Minimal Effort NYE with Jimi Jules, Doc Martin, Of The Moon, & Arya at 1720
Katt Williams at Microsoft Theater
Dita Von Teese at the Orpheum Theatre
Club Underground: New Years Eve Ball 2023 – Dance Party at Grand Star Jazz Club
Beastie Boys Exhibit at Beyond The Streets
L.A. Guns with Brittneys Rage, Member, Taz Taylor Band, Burning The Fields, & Vantablak at the Whisky A Go Go
NYE with Calling Cadence, Eastcliff, & The Hollow Legs at The Mint
Michael Rault & His Band with Gold Star, Billy Tibbals, Pearl Charles & Dixie at Permanent Records Roadhouse
Machinedrum, Jimmy Edgar, Bianca Oblivion, Jubilee at The Echo
Prohibition NYE: Neil Frances (DJ Set), Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (DJ Set), DJ Tyler Boudreaux at Union Station
Kulture Klub – The 80’s Dance Party with DJ Kerosene & Safari at Zebulon
Funky Sole with Music Man Miles (Miles Tackett), Hector Waluyo, Adam Hayden, Octavio, & Mix Master Wolf at El Cid
XXXX with Garcia Segura, Skylar Dahan, & Puff Scarborough at the Goldfish
Fantasy Ball 2023 at The Vermont Hollywood
OtterPop New Year’s Eve Party and Champagne Toast with DJ Jon Klaft at the Silverlake Lounge
Downtown Disco Saturdays (New Years Eve Edition) with Sevyn, DJ Burrito Boy, & Mayor at the Love Song
The World is Yours NYE 2023 with DJ Cobra, Oliver Marshak, Serge Guerra, & DJ Ari at Hotel Figueroa
No Filter NYE with DJ Mike Nasty at Resident DTLA
New Year’s Eve in Lilly Rose DTLA with DJ Tomas Moves & DJ Libra at Lilly Rose DTLA
The Space Cadets with Adult Toys, Villain Royale, Gasoline Lunchbox, & Wenzdaze at Redwood Bar

Sunday 1
Minimal Effort NYD with Moodymann, Human Resources & Michael Fam at 1720
Black Tiger Sex Machine at Exchange L.A.
New Year’s Day Trip with Noizu and Friends at the Patio at Academy LA
Colyn at Sound Nightclub
Shine New Years Day with Romy, Your Muther, Terrell Brooke, & Skynsuit at Resident DTLA