Portishead has a new track out for you to buy up and rest assured it's going to a good cause. "Chase The Tear" is the new track available from Portishead in support of Amnesty International on the eve of Human Rights Day exclusively from 7Digital. Proceeds go towards the organization in support of their fight for global human rights. Click below to do your part in helping Amnesty International and get some new music from Scenestar favorite Portishead!
Girls, the San Francisco duo, have one of the hottest shows this week at the SOLD OUT Troubadour. Did you miss out on getting tickets to the show Scenestar readers? Not to worry because you still have a chance to see Girls without paying high scalper prices! Girls will be playing a free show at Space 15 Twenty for their One Year Anniversary Celebration on Saturday December 5, 2009 at 3pm.
Along with a free performance by Girls, the afternoon with come with a soundtrack from DJs Joel Isaac Black, King Acre and Eastside Girls, Dez and Viv spinning all day. Space 15 Twenty will also have a 20% off sale including face painting, vegan baked goods and special giveaways and raffles! Parking at Space 15 Twenty is free with validation. For those feeling charitable, there will be a toy drive benefiting Children's Hospital Los Angeles so if you can bring an unwrapped toy to donate to a good cause. Get there early Scenestar readers to check out the special free live performance by Girls at 3pm at Space 15 Twenty!
It's almost that time again! One of our favorite radio stations here in Los Angeles, KCRW, will be starting their Winter Subscription Drive starting Friday, January 29th through February 8th, 2010. KCRW is a public radio station based in Santa Monica and plays alot of the music we know and love here at The Scenestar. In fact, most of the Scenestar staff are KCRW members! One of our photographers even won the Morning Becomes Eclectic contest to see Bloc Party in London. They also managed to see Royksopp with Fever Ray opening during his trip!
What KCRW needs from you Scenestar reader is help answering phones in their pledge room using a computerized pledge-taking system that's really easy to use. KCRW even has an 20 minute online orientation slide show so you can learn before you show up on how to use their pledge system! We volunteered last drive and it felt good helping one of our favorite radio stations while meeting new friends, eating great food, winning prizes and meeting some of our favorite KCRW DJs.
It started with one person, Echo Park resident Barry Walker, who cooked and delivered Turkey Day meals to the homeless in his neighborhood... and now a group of friends in Echo Park have shown up to help cook and deliver meals for the past 10 years – the first year, 28 homeless were fed! The next year more showed up and over fifty meals went out. The following year, we reached the 100 mark and last year we were able to feed over 1,500 homeless in our neighborhood and leave them with t-shirts, beanies, shoes, sweaters, and tooth brush kits. Gobble Gobble Give is a community event and has become an incredible example of what a community can do to make change.
Gobble Gobble Give is looking for volunteers on every level who can give food, money, or clothing and those who can donate their time this upcoming Thanksgiving day by cooking, warming, packaging and delivering food to the homeless in Echo Park and Downtown LA. Every little bit helps those in need, so show some love and give a friend a reason to be thankful!
Click below for more info on how you can help Scenestar reader and help make our community a better place for at least one day:
Jack Black and Kyle Gass are back at Largo armed with their two accoustic guitars as the force we all know as Tenacious D this December! This time it's for a great cause. On Wednesday, December 23rd, Tenacious D will be playing a special benefit to raise funds for The Pablove Foundation. You want to get your tickets quick because this is sure to fill up fast!
To buy tickets, call Largo at (310) 855-0350 where you can buy over the phone using your credit card. Tickets are $50 (Charitable Donation) with showtime at 8:30pm. They'll be joined by some special guests so it's sure to be a great night for a great cause so call and reserve your spot to see Tenacious D live at Largo!
Here at The Scenestar we hold a special place for our hometown of Los Angeles, California. Not only do we want to contribute to spread the news of great music coming in and out of our great city but also helping those in our community that are in need. We at The Scenestar try to contribute in many ways with one of the ways that we do that is by volunteering our time locally at 826 Los Angeles helping with free workshops for kids in the Echo Park community. We try to spread the word about this organization and their benefits that we hold near and dear to our hearts as much as we can. This week we have the great joy and honor of announcing that British comedian Eddie Izzard will be performing this Tuesday, October 13th at EchoPlex to benefit 826 Los Angeles!
Seated seats are $25 while standing room only are going for $20 for a venue smaller than his upcoming Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live shows. If you're free Tuesday, feel free to come buy and help support this worthy cause. If you can't make it to the benefit, you can always shop at the 826 Time Travel store to buy some cool stuff to help the kids or donate your time to help neighborhood kids with tutoring and mentoring at great workshops 826 Los Angeles puts on every day. Click below to get your tickets to see Eddie Izzard live at EchoPlex!
The Silverlake Conservatory of Music will be once again be presenting their annual fundraiser at Union Station this year. 5th Annual Hullabaloo festival will take place again this year on Halloween with Ben Harper just being confirmed as one of the headliners for the event. Besides the musical performances, Halloweenabaloo 2009 will also consist of haunted houses, games, costumes and good times. More performers are expected to be announced closer to the event date.
All the proceeds from the event will go to the Silverlake Conservatory of Music allowing them to continue to provide music lessons and instruments to Los Angeles area kids who could not otherwise afford it. Tickets are now on sale through the Silverlake Conservatory of Music.
If you'd like to contact us here at The Scenestar for questions, comments, tips or just a hello, email us at thescenestarwebzine@gmail.com!
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Alicia Keys @ Staples Center, Apr. 6 Presale 12/18 @ 10:00am. Password: EMPIRE. General public onsale is 12/20 @ 12:00pm NOON via Ticketmaster. Tickets are $39.50 - $125.00 (plus service charges).
Eagles @ Hollywood Bowl, Apr. 16th AMEX presale is 12/07 @ 10:00am. General public onsale is 12/14 @ 10:00am via Ticketmaster. Tickets are $38.89 - $263.56 (plus service charges).
Eagles @ Hollywood Bowl, Apr. 17th AMEX presale is 12/07 @ 10:00am. General public onsale is 12/14 @ 10:00am via Ticketmaster. Tickets are $38.89 - $263.56 (plus service charges).
Eagles @ Hollywood Bowl, Apr. 20th AMEX presale is 12/07 @ 10:00am. General public onsale is 12/14 @ 10:00am via Ticketmaster. Tickets are $38.89 - $263.56 (plus service charges).
Editors @ The Wiltern, Feb. 11th Fan Club Presale 12/10 @ 10:00am via Concertmaps.com. Live Nation Presale 12/11 @ 10:00am. Password: MICROPHONE. General public onsale is 12/12 @ 10:00am via Live Nation. Tickets are TBA (plus service charges).
Magnetic Fields @ Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Mar. 2nd Goldenvoice presale 11/19 @ 10:00am. Password: REALISM. General public onsale is 11/21 @ 10:00am via Ticketmaster. Tickets are $30.00 (plus service charges).
Nouvelle Vague @ Henry Fonda Music Box, Feb. 9th Goldenvoice presale 12/11 @ 10:00am. Password: MASTER. General public onsale is 12/12 @ 10:00am via Ticketmaster. Tickets are $23.00 (plus service charges).
She & Him @ El Rey Theatre, Mar. 25th Goldenvoice presale 12/18 @ 10:00am. Password: VOLUMETWO. General public onsale is 12/19 @ 10:00am via Ticketmaster. Tickets are $23.00 (plus service charges).
Sonic Youth @ The Wiltern, Jan 9 (Rescheduled) Internet presale is 6/26 @ 10am. Password: ETERNAL. General public onsale is 6/27 @ 10am via Live Nation. Tickets are $TBA (plus service charges).