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Shows of the Night: Tuesday, December 6th

BUY TICKETS: Local Natives w/ DJ Raul Campos (of KCRW) at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery

We have a great night of live music ahead of us, Scenestar readers. Tuesday brings us to Hollywood for a hometown residency by our Show of the Night selection: Local Natives! Local Natives will be playing the second of their series of shows tonight at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery with opener DJ Raul Campos of KCRW. There is one final Local Natives performance at the unique venue on Wednesday, November 16.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Emilia Ali, Bartees Strange, Brakence, Built To Spill, Channel Tres, Medium Build, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, The Menzingers, Pom Pom Squad, Renee Rapp, Screaming Females, Touche Amore, Twin Tribes, Wallice, 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!

Alt-J 'An Awesome Wave' Shows at the Wiltern

Alt-J will be hitting the road in support of the 10-year anniversary of their debut album release with two local headlining shows! The British indie-pop band will be celebrating their iconic album, An Awesome Wave, by performing the album in its entirety along with some other favorites at the Wiltern on Monday, March 20, and Tuesday, March 21.

Contest: Channel Tres at the Fonda Theatre

Compton producer Channel Tres has a series of hometown shows coming up this week! You can see Channel Tres live when he teams up with Rochelle Jordan to perform live at the Fonda Theatre on Tuesday, December 6; Wednesday, December 7; and Thursday, December 8. The series of shows are in support of his latest release, Refresh.

We're giving our readers the chance to cheer on Sheldon Young a.k.a. Channel Tres live in Hollywood on Thursday with a ticket giveaway to that local tour date!

Besame Mucho Festival 2022 Set Times

It's finally Besame Mucho weekend, Scenestar readers! It's time to get ready to soak in pretty much all of the Spanish music genres at the Dodger Stadium festival, taking place near Downtown Los Angeles, in Chavez Ravine, on Saturday, December 3. Now you can now make your plans for the day courtesy of the festival set times!

The one-day music festival will feature performances by Ramon Ayala, Banda El Recodo, Banda Machos, Bronco, Cafe Tacvba, Caifanes, El Tri, Elvis Crespo, Enanitos Verdes, Fey, Fobia, Hombres G, Juanes, Kabah, Kinky, La Sonora Dinamita, Los Angeles Azules, Los Tigres Del Norte, Moenia, Nek, Ximena Sariñana, Sin Bandera, Aleks Syntek, Julieta Venegas, and Zoé, among others. Molotov will no longer be performing and will be replaced by Chicano Batman.

Besame Mucho is a spinoff of Tropicalia, which last took place in 2019 at the Fairplex in Pomona. The festival is set to feature an iconic multigenerational lineup of Latin artists across "Rockero," "Las Clasicas," and "Te Gusta El Pop!" stages

Contest: Malaa at Shrine Expo Hall

French DJ Malaa will be getting the party started this weekend! The masked producer is back with his own 18+ headlining show taking place at Shrine Expo Hall on Friday, December 5, with opener Goodboys and Forbes.

We're giving you a chance to see Malaa perform in support of his latest album release, Don Malaa, live courtesy of our contest for a pair of tickets to the show!

Shows of the Night: Thursday, December 1st

BUY TICKETS: Modest Mouse w/ Mattress at the Wiltern

Welcome to the last month of 2022, Scenestar readers. December is off to a fast start with some great concert options which include our pick for Show of the Night: Modest Mouse! The alternative rock act will be headlining an all-ages show tonight when they play at the Wiltern in Koreatown as part of "The Lonesome Crowd West Tour." Opening for Modest Mouse when they perform in support of their upcoming release, The Golden Casket, will be Oregon's own Mattress.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Automatic, Com Truise, Everclear, The Happy Fits, Chloe Lilac, Magic Sword, Mannequin Pussy, Milly, Morgenshtern, The Murlocs, Ryann, Self Improvement, Sub Urban, Tei Shi, Julieta Venegas, Kinky, Phantom Planet, Alan Walker, 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!

Metallica M72 World Tour Dates at SoFi Stadium

We're getting even more chances to see Metallica perform live in Los Angeles next summer! If you missed getting tickets to their third annual Helping Hands Concert & Auction benefiting All Within My Hands Foundation with Greta Van Fleet on Friday, December 16, at Microsoft Theater, you can make up for it when they headline SoFi Stadium on Friday, August 25, and Sunday, August 27, as part of their M72 World Tour.

Pantera and Mammoth WVH open the first night and Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills will open the second night. There will also be different sets for each show.

Contest: Lee Fields at the Fonda Theatre

One of our favorite live acts will be rocking Los Angeles this weekend! Lee Fields will bring his band, The Expressions, to the Fonda Theatre on Friday, December 2, with soul songstress Nicky Egan opening the show. Lee Fields will be performing in support of his latest release, Sentimental Soul.

We're giving our readers the chance to see Lee Fields & the Expressions live in Hollywood with a ticket giveaway to his show!