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The Hotel Cafe to Celebrate 20 Years Virtually

One of our favorite small, independently-owned venues is celebrating 20 years! The Hotel Café has been the launching pad for some of your favorite artists and a favorite for established acts as a venue to host an intimate show. Some past acts that have taken The Hotel Café stage include Adele, Band of Skulls, Gary Clark Jr., Leonard Cohen, Hozier, Michael Kiwanuka, The Lumineers, Bruno Mars, John Mayer, Mac Miller, Mumford and Sons, Katy Perry, Damien Rice, Ed Sheeran, Sia, and more.

Starting on Monday, April 12, The Hotel Cafe will kick off "The Hotel Cafe: 20 Years in 20 Days" to be shared for FREE on their Instagram account to celebrate their 20th anniversary with performances and appearances from over 60 artists who have been a part of the venue’s legacy over the last two decades.

The Decemberists Have a Show at the Wiltern

Portland, Oregon band The Decemberists will be celebrating twenty years together by going on tour! Colin Meloy and the rest of The Decemberists have scheduled an all-ages show this summer at the Wiltern with opener Fruit Bats on Tuesday, August 4.

Wavves 'King of the Beach' at the Wiltern

San Diego's Wavves are back on the road to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their epic release King of the Beach! You can catch Wavves on their upcoming North American tour on Monday, May 18, at the Wiltern. SadGirl will open the show.

The House of Love to Play at the Palace Theatre

To celebrate the 30th-anniversary of their debut self-titled release, English alternative rock act The House of Love will be coming to Los Angeles! You can see The House of Love live at the Palace Theatre on Saturday, May 23, featuring Guy Chadwick and his backing band at the historic Downtown Los Angeles venue. This is The House of Love's first North American tour since 1992.

Shows of the Night: Sunday, January 5th

BUY TICKETS: Epica at the Regent Theater

It's time to say goodbye to another weekend, Scenestar readers. We'll keep it rocking with the return of Dutch symphonic metal band Epica taking our title for Show of the Night! Epica will be celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the release of Design Your Universe at The Regent Theater with Nekrogoblikon and Valkyrium opening the show.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by AliA, Frankie Avalon, Avi Buffalo, Richard Marx, DJ Jeremy Sole (of KCRW), and many more. Click here for ticket links and info on all of today's shows as well as 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!

Lupe Fiasco 'Food & Liquor' at the Fox Theater

Hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco is performing his debut album Food & Liquor at a local venue next year! The Fox Theater in Pomona will host Lupe Fiasco on Thursday, April 2.

Shows of the Night: Tuesday, December 17th

BUY TICKETS: All Time Low at the Fonda Theatre

Here we go again, Scenestar readers. Another great week of live music to wrap up the year featuring a second night of rocking with our Show of the Night selection: All Time Low! The American pop punk act will be playing one last night at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood as part of their Nothing Personal 10-year anniversary tour.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Azure Ray, DENM, The Habits, Lily Kershaw, Rooney, Cesar Saez, SebastiAn, SiR, Syd B, UMI, James Vickery, M. Ward, Waterparks, Whispertown, and many more. Click here for ticket links and info on all of today's shows as well as 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!

Contest: Ozma at the Troubadour

Ozma are celebrating 20 years together in West Hollywood this upcoming week! Their Rock and Roll Part Three 20th Anniversary Show will be taking place at the Troubadour on Thursday, December 19, and Friday, December 20, with openers Cheekface, Pushstart Wagon, and Quazar & the Bamboozled across three nights. You can join Ozma on Thursday as well by entering our contest for tickets to his show!