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New Year's Eve is right around the corner, Scenestar readers. We're excited the weekend is here and we're starting it off by welcoming back our Show of the Night: The Drums! The indie pop act will be back tonight when he teams up with opener The Steens at the Observatory in Santa Ana! You can also welcome in 2023 with The Drums on Saturday, December 31, at the same venue.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by BlueBucksClan, Bush, Circle Jerks, Club Tularosa, Deadmau5, Destructo, Duke Dumont, Durand Jones & the Indications, The English Beat, Foliage, Lee Foss, Donavon Frankenreiter, Madeon, Matthew Dear, Rucci, Twin Seas, Valida (of KCRW), and many more.

Click here for ticket links and info on today's shows and 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!

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2022

BlueBucksClan at The Novo

The English Beat at the Bourbon Room

Rucci at The Roxy

Twin Seas w/ Tetra Collective, Melt Mars, & Blue Velvet Drapes at the Paramount

Minimal Effort w/ Destructo, Matthew Dear, Baby J, & TYRBYT at 1720

Sidepiece w/ Bingewatch & All Talk at Academy L.A.

Duke Dumont w/ Nez & Lady Sinclair at Exchange L.A.

Lee Foss at Sound Nightclub

Daft In Direkt – A French House and Disco Party at Avalon Hollywood

Dancing Therapy w/ Ray Barragan (of Club Tularosa) b2b Adult Hits, FSQ, Valida (of KCRW), Anikka Maya, Dominic E, Yukiko, Dino Soccio, & Colours 87’ at the Lash (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)

Club Decades: Monster Ball – Lady Gaga Night at Boardner’s

Last Nite – a 2000s Indie Rock Party at the Love Song (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)

DJ Swisha w/ Mapamota at the Grand Star Jazz Club

Low: Residents Night w/ DJ Shroomie at Checker Hall (FREE)

Casual Kindess w/ Lastword & Idiom at Bar Franca (FREE)

Fred Armisen at Permanent Records Roadhouse (8:00pm)

Tonight at the Improv w/ Maz Jobrani, Harland Williams, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Greg Fitzsimmons, Esther King, J.F. Harris, & Andre Kelly at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (7:30pm)

Tonight at the Improv w/ Erik Griffin, Alonzo Bodden, Tom Rhodes, Dave Nihill, Jason Cheny, Frazer Smith, & Amy Silverberg at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (10:00pm)

At The Lab w/ Dan Ahdoot, Sara Weinshenk, Hunter Hill, Craig Conant, Ketra Long, Bruce Gray, & Kelly Ryan at Hollywood Improv – The Lab (7:00pm)

This Weeks Sucks Tonight w/ Michael Turner, Anwar Newton, Martin Morrow, Andrea Jin, Luke Mones, & Ramsey Badawi at Hollywood Improv – The Lab (9:15pm)

The Cranktones Hoiday Show at the Baked Potato

Beastie Boys Exhibit at Beyond The Streets (FREE w/ RSVP: 11:00am – 5:00pm)

Foliage w/ Jeremy Bearimy & TV Blonde at the Smell

Victims Family w/ Gibby Haynes (of The Butthole Surfers) & The Paul Green Rock Academy at Zebulon (6:30pm)

DJ Dance Party w/ Isabella & DJ Shags at Zebulon (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)

J. Stone w/ Lincoln Roy at The Echo

Classless Act w/ Satellite Citi & Slaves to Humanity at the Knitting Factory NoHo

Santeria: The Music of Sublime w/ Urban Grass (Sublime Tribute) at the Venice West (6:00pm)

The Less I Know The Better The Dance Party w/ Pennywild at the Venice West (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:30pm)

Coup Deville w/ Caught In The Headlights, For Wizards Only, & Fin's Mellow Company at The Mint

Gimme Gimme Disco at the Regent Theater

R* at Resident DTLA (FREE w/ RSVP)

Mas Flow at the Mayan (FREE w/ RSVP)

Stephen Pearcy (of RATT) w/ 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 w/ Rosegawd & DJ Faucet at El Cid

Revival By Bent Knee at Harvelle’s Santa Monica

Electric Howlers w/ Xtine & the Reckless Hearts, Hellrose, & Zoe Roarz at Redwood Bar & Grill

Discoteca DTLA w/ Royelle, Knasty, & Baberoc at the Conga Room

Mad World 80s Night w/ DJs Jojo & Tommy Gunn at Alex’s Bar (FREE w/ RSVP)

80’s w/ Knyght Ryder at Gaslamp Long Beach

The Drums w/ The Steens at the Observatory

Durand Jones & The Indications w/ Thee Sinseers at House of Blues Anaheim

Jason Ross at Time Nightclub

FRQNCY w/ Namath at Brussels (10:30pm)

Noches Sonideras – Eskina Del Movimiento at La Santa

In The End (Linkin Park Tribute) at the Garden Amphitheatre (4:30pm)

Pity Party (Girls Club) w/ Neptuna Run, Lil Heartbreak, & $Payday at the Garden Amphitheatre (6:00pm)

Surfs Up (Beach Boys Tribute) at Copper Blues Brea Restaurant

So Petty (Tom Petty Tribute) at the Canyon Club – Agoura Hills

Donavon Frankenreiter at the Canyon Club – Santa Clarita

Countdown 2022: New Year’s Invasion (Rise of the Ravebotz) w/ Countdown 2022: New Year’s Invasion (Rise of the Ravebotz) w/ Ace Aura, ARMNHMR, Bloodsport (Riot Ten B2b SayMyName), Burko, Dabin, Deadmau5, Discovery Project, Dr. Apollo, Eptic, Franklyn Watts, Funtcase, Galantis, Good Times Ahead, Honeyluv, Jack Beats, Jantsen, Jason Ross, Jauz, Jeanie, Justin Martin, Madeon (DJ Set), Mau P, Maya Jane Coles, Merakii, Minnesota, Nazaar, Remk, Rohaan B2B Saka, Senza, Sidepiece, Taiki Nulight, Tom & Collins, Uniiqu3, Virtual Riot, VNSSA, Wreckno, Yellow Claw, & ZHU at NOS Events Center

Katt Williams at Toyota Arena

Big Sandy and his Fly Rite Boys at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace

Bush at Yaamava' Theater

Official Old School R&B Concert w/ Lakeside w/ Captain Mark Wood, West Coast Slave, Jimmy Sterling Experience & Friends, Andre Ray (LTD Tribute), Kim Caffey (Gladys Knight Tribute), Kevin Davis, DJ Wen at Haven City Market

Wired Band at Copper Blues Oxnard Restaurant (7:00pm)

DJ Atre at Copper Blues Oxnard Restaurant (10:00pm)

Circle Jerks w/ T.S.O.L & Scowl at the Majestic Ventura Theater

Katie Skene Band w/ Sam Blascucci Band & Glenn Annie at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club

CANCELLED/POSTPONED/RESCHEDULED

Luicidal w/ Doyle Rules & The Clowns at the Venice West (CANCELLED)

Pickle and "Friends" at El Cid (CANCELLED)

Roc En Español Night at the Glass House (CANCELLED)

For a list of upcoming shows with links in and around Los Angeles, please visit our online concert calendar here.