The Scenestar

Pete Yorn to Headline the Troubadour

Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn has announced an intimate five-date spring tour through sunny California! In terms of local shows, he has scheduled a Saturday, March 9, show at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim and a Wednesday, March 13, show at the Troubadour. The upcoming tour dates are in support of latest EP release Apart.

Ty Segall to Play a Benefit Show at Zebulon

We have an intimate show featuring Ty Segall coming up this month for a great cause! Ty Segall will be playing a last minute solo acoustic set at Zebulon on Wednesday, November 28, as part of a California Fire Relief Benefit show. Grave Zone, Imaad Wasif, Aaron M. Olson, and more are also set to perform.

Ty Segall Acoustic Set at Highland Park Ebell

We have an intimate show featuring Ty Segall coming up this week! Ty Segall will be playing a last minute solo acoustic set at Highland Park Ebell on Wednesday, October 17, in support of latest release Freedom's Goblin.

Contest: The Zombies at the Troubadour

U.K. act The Zombies will be pretty busy while they're in town this month. On tour to celebrate their 1968 masterpiece Odessey and Oracle, The Zombies are set to play a SOLD OUT Troubadour on Monday, September 10, and Tuesday, September 11. The Zombies will also be opening for Arcade Fire at the SOLD OUT Greek Theatre on Thursday, September 20, before wrapping things up with an acoustic set at the Ace Hotel, Palm Springs on Friday, September 21.We're giving our readers the chance to see them play on Tuesday with a ticket giveaway for their show at the Troubadour!

Billy Idol Schedules Acoustic Show at Largo

UPDATE: Billy Idol has announced an acoustic show this month! Entitled (No) Trouble With the Sweet Stuff, the show will feature him performing with Steve Stevens at Largo at the Coronet on Tuesday, May 22.

Trashcan Sinatras at the Regent Theater

Trashcan Sinatras recently announced the One Night, Two Albums North American Tour, during which they'll perform 1990 album Cake and 1993's I've Seen Everything. L.A. fans can see the Scottish band headline an 18+ show at the Regent Theater on Wednesday, June 27.

Contest: Streetlight Manifesto At Orpheum

As reported earlier, Streetlight Manifesto had scheduled two shows at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on Thursday, January 25, and Friday, January 26. The band will now relocate these shows to the Orpheum Theatre, where they will perform as Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, which, the band explains, "was made up of strictly acoustic instruments; acoustic guitars, an upright bass, violins, cellos, trumpets, saxes and more, but the music was decidedly fast tempoed and energetic, something of a contrast to the majority of the music traditionally played by said instruments." If you'd like to attend one of these shows, we're giving our readers the chance to win tickets!

Live: Almost Acoustic Christmas Night One

Photo of Thirty Seconds to Mars at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas by Avery Bowen

DECEMBER 9 | INGLEWOOD—Seth Bowen covered KROQ's 28th annual Almost Acoustic Christmas for The Scenestar, noting the highs (Muse!) and lows (Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme kicking a photographer).