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Shows Of The Night: Monday, December 22nd

BUY TICKETS: Make It Together Benefit Show w/ Allah-Las, Beachwood Sparks & more at EchoPlex

Welcome to the holiday week, Scenestar readers. Some of you might be on vacation, while others are still working it before Christmas, but we have something for everyone to enjoy when it comes to live music, especially when it's for a good cause. For tonight's Show of the Night, we selected the Make It Together benefit concert! Allah-Las, Ariel Pink, Beachwood Sparks, John C. Reilly, Tomorrows Tulips, The Tyde, and more will come together for an 18+ show at the EchoPlex to raise funds for singer-guitarist Josh Schwartz, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2011. The fundraiser will help pay for stem cell therapy in Mexico.

If you can't get in to our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by The Black and the White, Girlpool, GRMLN, Susanna Hoffs (of The Bangles), Kissing Cousins, Kottonmouth Kings, Say Anything, Saves the Day, The Sunset Drifters, Tenacious D, and many more. Also, tonight is residency night in Los Angeles, so if you're 21 and over, there's a bunch of FREE shows by local bands that you can check out. Click here for ticket links and info on all of today's shows as well as upcoming local shows on our concert calendar. For any further updates, be sure to also follow us on Twitter for any last-minute news and set times (posted daily in the comments section) if available for select shows!

Shows Of The Night: Sunday, December 21st

BUY TICKETS: Dillon Francis at Shrine Expo Hall

There's still time to get down this weekend, Scenestar readers. And what better way to do that than to check out our Show of the Night, Dillon Francis! In support of new album Money Sucks, Friends Rule, Dillon Francis will wrap up two nights of His Friends Rule Tour at the Shrine Expo Hall tonight, with openers Hoodboi and TJR.

If you can't get in to our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by A$AP Ferg, The Bryan Setzer Orchestra, The Grouch & Eligh, Moby, Saves the Day, Say Anything, Where's The Band?, and many more. Click here for ticket links and info on all of today's shows as well as upcoming local shows on our concert calendar. For any further updates, be sure to also follow us on Twitter for any last-minute news and set times (posted daily in the comments section) if available for select shows!

Shows Of The Night: Saturday, December 20th

BUY TICKETS: Stevie Wonder at the Forum

After you have finished your last-minute Christmas shopping, you can treat yourself to some live music, Scenestar readers! One concert option is our Show of the Night selection, Stevie Wonder! The legendary musician will perform at the 19th annual House Full of Toys Benefit Concert at the Forum, during which he will perform his classic album Songs in the Key of Life in its entirety.

If you can't get in to our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Atreyu, Fartbarf, Dillon Francis, Infected Mushroom, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Mystic Braves, Royal Machines, Saves the Day, Say Anything, Skinny Puppy, Marques Wyatt, and many more. Click here for ticket links and info on all of today's shows as well as upcoming local shows on our concert calendar. For any further updates, be sure to also follow us on Twitter for any last-minute news and set times (posted daily in the comments section) if available for select shows!

Shows Of The Night: Friday, December 19th

BUY TICKETS: The Vandals at House of Blues Anaheim

It's the last weekend before Christmas, Scenestar readers! Hopefully you have taken care of all your holiday shopping and have time for a concert this weekend. One option tonight is a cool holiday-themed concert, courtesy of The Vandals, our Show of the Night! The Vandals will host their 19th Annual Christmas Formal tonight at the House of Blues Anaheim, with openers Assorted Jellybeans and Skapeche Mode.

If you can't get in to our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by 3BallMTY, Archer Black, Atreyu, Bear on Fire, The Dan Band, Fishbone, Mystic Braves, Los Rakas, Royal Machines, and many more. Click here for ticket links and info on all of today's shows as well as upcoming local shows on our concert calendar. For any further updates, be sure to also follow us on Twitter for any last-minute news and set times (posted daily in the comments section) if available for select shows!

Shows Of The Night: Thursday, December 18th

BUY TICKETS: Moby at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery

There's no more rain, but there's plenty of concert options for you to check out, Scenestar readers! One of them is a special performance by Moby, our Show of the Night pick! To promote the rerelease of Hotel Ambient, the companion album to 2005's Hotel, Moby will perform the last of three shows tonight at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever. As part of his Ambient World Tour, Moby also has a show on Sunday, December 21, at the Integratron in Landers, Calif. The Hotel Ambient rerelease is on sale now on vinyl, CD, and digital, featuring new and extended tracks.

If you can't get in to our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by 3BallMTY, Ryan Adams, Mario Cotto, JonWayne, Melt W/ Me, Los Rakas, Santoros, Where's the Band?, and many more. Click here for ticket links and info on all of today's shows as well as upcoming local shows on our concert calendar. For any further updates, be sure to also follow us on Twitter for any last-minute news and set times (posted daily in the comments section) if available for select shows!

Shows Of The Night: Wednesday, December 17th

BUY TICKETS: Ryan Adams at the Wiltern

We hope the thunder and lightning isn't scaring you away from attending concerts, Scenestar readers! Especially when Scenestar favorite Ryan Adams will perform this evening, topping our list as Show of the Night! In support of his recent self-titled release, the GRAMMY nominee will play the first of two shows at the Wiltern with opener Tig Notaro. These are his last Los Angeles-area tour dates for this year.

If you can't get in to our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Art Alexakis (of Everclear), The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Fiona Grey & Katy Rose, Meiko, Moby, Weezer, and many more. Click here for ticket links and info on all of today's shows as well as upcoming local shows on our concert calendar. For any further updates, be sure to also follow us on Twitter for any last-minute news and set times (posted daily in the comments section) if available for select shows!

Shows Of The Night: Tuesday, December 16th

BUY TICKETS: The Smashing Pumpkins at the Fonda Theatre

The rain isn't going to stop us from heading out to rock the night away, Scenestar readers! There are lots of cool options tonight, including a show with the Smashing Pumpkins—our Show of the Night! After a set at KROQ's 25th annual Almost Acoustic Christmas at the Forum, the band will headline an intimate date at the Fonda Theatre tonight, in support of new album Monuments to an Elegy. Tonight's Smashing Pumpkins lineup will feature Billy Corgan and Jeff Schroeder with Mark Stoermer of The Killers on bass and Brad Wilk of Rage Against the Machine on drums.

If you can't get in to our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Alyeska, Corners, Devin Townsend Project, Francisco the Man, HIM, Lisa Mitchell, Moby, Nadastrom, Schoolboy Q, and many more. Click here for ticket links and info on all of today's shows as well as upcoming local shows on our concert calendar. For any further updates, be sure to also follow us on Twitter for any last-minute news and set times (posted daily in the comments section) if available for select shows!

Photo by Chris Molina of The Smashing Pumpkins at Space 15 Twenty

Shows Of The Night: Monday, December 15th

BUY TICKETS: Lord Huron at El Rey Theatre

We're at the halfway point of December, but there's still plenty of cool concert options, Scenestar readers. Tonight we're kicking off our week with Lord Huron, our Show of the Night pick! In support of recent release Lonesome Dreams, the L.A. folk band has a hometown date at El Rey Theatre tonight with opener Escondido. The show is is a benefit concert for the David Lynch Foundation, a nonprofit that funds Transcendental Meditation (TM) programs for at-risk students, veterans with PTSD, women who are survivors of domestic violence, and homeless and incarcerated individuals.

If you can't get in to our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Ryan Adams, The Black and the White, Bebel Gilberto, Girlpool, Goo Goo Dolls, ILoveMakonnen, The Sunset Drifters, Yung Lean, and many more. Also, tonight is residency night in Los Angeles, so if you're 21 and over, there's a bunch of FREE shows by local bands that you can check out. Click here for ticket links and info on all of today's shows as well as upcoming local shows on our concert calendar. For any further updates, be sure to also follow us on Twitter for any last-minute news and set times (posted daily in the comments section) if available for select shows!