Date Book

* The heavy-metal band Megadeth, above, will be at the Hollywood Palladium on Dec. 29. Tickets go on sale Saturday. . . . The lineups and ticket information for KROQ-FM’s Almost Acoustic Christmas concerts Dec. 5-6 at the Universal Amphitheatre will be announced on the air today. . . . On sale today: Barenaked Ladies, Dec. 8 at the El Rey Theatre. . . . Available Friday: Little Feat, Dec. 13 at the Ventura Theatre. . . . On sale Saturday: Dandy Warhols, Dec. 16 at the Troubadour; Daft Punk, Dec. 17 at the Mayan Theatre; Hepcat, Dec. 21 at the Roxy; Save Ferris, Dec. 27 at the Glass House; and the Cramps, Dec. 31 at the Glass House. . . . Available Monday: John Stewart, Dec. 12 at McCabe’s; Jim Carroll, Dec. 13 at McCabe’s; and Low & Sweet Orchestra, Dec. 14 at McCabe’s. . . . Tickets are available now for these shows: Voodoo Glow Skulls, Dec. 12 at the Ventura Theatre; and Lee Rocker, Jan. 9 at the Galaxy Theatre.