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PICK OF THE WEEK: Flaming Lips @ USC Galen Center
Goddammit, what a great year. If I could pick any band to cap it off at a New Year’s Eve party it would be, without question, the Flaming Lips. Balloons, confetti, singing nuns, animals dancing with Santas, man-sized hamster-balls, fake blood…a Lips concert is the ultimate childrens party for adults. And Giant Village isn’t running the show this year so the event won’t be cancelled at the last minute and the bands will get paid.

THIS WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAYS

OOHLAS [Listen] The Echo Friday, December 29 [ ENTER TO WIN ]	FLAMING LIPS [Listen] USC Galen Center Sunday, New Year’s Eve [ ENTER TO WIN ]
CHAVEZ [Listen] Spaceland Sunday, New Year’s Eve [ ENTER TO WIN ]	POP LEVI [Listen] The Echo Sunday, New Year’s Eve [ ENTER TO WIN ]

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HEADS UP
Prefuse 73 @ The Airliner Wed 12/27
Brian Wilson @ Malibu Performing Arts Center Mon 1/29 & Wed 1/31
Paul Weller @ Avalon Mon 2/5 (third show added)
Sebadoh @ Troubadour Fri 3/9
Books @ Malibu Performing Arts Center Sun 4/22

TUESDAY
Bright Light Fever @ Safari Sam’s

WEDNESDAY
Los Lobos @ House of Blues
Prefuse 73 @ The Airliner

THURSDAY
Upground @ Pershing Square (free Spaceland on Ice show)

FRIDAY
Blackalicious @ El Rey
Chicago Afrobeat Project @ Temple Bar
Oohlas @ The Echo

SATURDAY
Blondie @ Key Club
Hepcat @ House of Blues

SUNDAY
Autolux, Dead Meadow @ Little Radio
Ben Watt, Mark Farina, Marques Wyatt @ The Vanguard
Breakestra @ Zanzibar
Chavez @ Spaceland
Erykah Badu @ House of Blues
Flaming Lips, Gnarls Barkley, Cat Power @ USC Galen Center
Killers @ Paramount Studios Backlot
Particle @ Knitting Factory
Pop Levi @ The Echo
Sasha & Digweed @ Downtown LA
Very Be Careful @ Safari Sam’s