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The Specials Celebrate 40 Years at The Novo

Legendary ska revival band The Specials will be in town to celebrate a big milestone. The band has been together for 40 years and will give Los Angeles the chance to see them live this year when they headline The Novo on Saturday, June 1. Fans in Orange County can see them live at House of Blues Anaheim on Tuesday, May 28. The band recently released their first album in 37 years, Encore.

Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music at the Greek

Bryan Ferry is celebrating Roxy Music’s Avalon with a North American tour, which highlights Roxy’s 1982 album. For L.A. fans, he will headline an all-ages show at the Greek Theatre on Thursday, August 29.

Shows of the Night: Friday, January 11th

INFO: Beck at McCabes Guitar Shop

We made it to Friday, Scenestar readers. There's lots of choices you can make but the one we're making is to head to Santa Monica to check out our Show of the Night selection: Beck! Beck will be headlining an intimate show at McCabe's Guitar Shop tonight to celebrate the venue's 60 year anniversary in Santa Monica and their 50th anniversary of hosting live concert events. Tickets will be sold at the door.

If you can't get in to our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Amen Dunes, Disturbed, JMSN, Fartbarf, Rotting Out, Slander, The Temptations, War, Young Dolph, 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!

Shows of the Night: Wednesday, January 9th

BUY TICKETS: Kevin Saunderson at Station 1640

The halfway point of the work week is here once again, Scenestar readers. We're already ready to get our dance on courtesy of the sounds of our Show of the Night selection: Kevin Saunderson! The electronic music producer will be dropping the techno beats at Station 1640 tonight in celebration of 5 years of Clinic. Gerard Not Oscar Gerard, Larry Heaven, and DarcSounds are also on the bill.

If you can't get in to our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Acid Tongue, Arthur King, Molly Miller Trio, Shwayze, Mariee Sioux, 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!

Beck Anniversary Show at McCabe's Guitar Shop

Beck is back everyone! One of our favorite local stars will shine this month when Beck headlines an intimate show at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica on Friday, January 11. Beck is performing in celebration of McCabe's Guitar Shop's existence the past 60 years in Santa Monica and the 50th anniversary of their live concert series.

The Posies Schedule Show at Bootleg Bar

Jon Auer & Ken Stringfellow aka The Posies are hitting the road again to celebrate their 30th anniversary together as part of a newly announced North American tour! The Posies have scheduled a 21+ show at Bootleg Bar on Sunday, January 20.

Contest: Mark de Clive-Lowe at the Lodge Room

Get ready to celebrate 8 years of Mark de Clive-Lowe's speakeasy, CHURCH! CHURCH is equal parts jazz club, dance party and live remix experiment with maverick musician Mark de Clive-Lowe leading the way juggling live beats, electronics and keyboards along with a specially curated lineup of his favorite talent. This time you can experience CHURCH at the Lodge Room in Highland Park on Saturday, November 24. We're giving our readers a chance to attend via a ticket giveaway for this show!

Warpaint: Two Anniversary Shows at Echoplex

Warpaint now have two headlining shows to celebrate 15 years together! Their newly announced Love Me Down III shows will bring Warpaint and SWIMM together for a pair of intimate tour dates at Echoplex on Thursday, February 7, and Friday, February 8. Love You Down is a celebration of the LA community through music and art. It was created by SWIMM as a way to pay homage to their peers and integrate different artistic communities that may normally exist outside of each other.