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Contest: Lucinda Williams at Orpheum Theatre

Legendary singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams will be back in Los Angeles this month! You can see her live this "Rocktober" when she headlines the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 30, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of Car Wheels On A Gravel Road. You can join her in celebrating as well by entering our contest for a pair of tickets to her show!

Adam Ant Returns to Play at the Greek Theatre

The legendary Adam Ant has made plans to return to Los Angeles next year! You can see Adam Ant headline an all-ages show at the Greek Theatre on Saturday, May 16, as part of his just-announced Friend or Foe Tour, where you can see him play his classic album in full.

Dashboard Confession: "20 Years" at the Wiltern

Can you believe that Dashboard Confessional has already been around for twenty years? Well, it has and the band is hitting the road to celebrate that and the release of The Best Ones Of The Best Ones, at the House of Blues Anaheim on Saturday, February 8, and the Wiltern on Friday, February 14, with special guest Piebald.

Little Boots to Play 'Hands' In Full at Echoplex

Little Boots will be celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Hands here in Los Angeles! She will headline an 18+ tour date at Echoplex on Saturday, November 16, with special guest Midnight Magic. She writes: "I'M GONNA TAKE YOU OUT TONIGHT! US tour dates now on sale! We will be playing 'Hands' from start to finish with the original live band in a very special show, and so happy to be touring with the discotastic Midnight Magic!"

Shows of the Night: Thursday, September 12th

BUY TICKETS: Explosions In The Sky at the Hollywood Palladium

We're so close to the weekend, Scenestar readers. That's not going to stop us from heading out to see one of our favorite acts taking our Show of the Night title: Explosions in the Sky! Experimental post-rock act Explosions in the Sky will celebrate their 20th anniversary tonight with opener Sessa when they headline the Hollywood Palladium. You can also see them perform tomorrow at the Yost Theater in Santa Ana.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Allah-Las, Sheryl Crow, Stephen Marley, Daniela Mercury, Pentagon, Phora, Prophets of Rage, (Sandy) Alex G, Xavier Rudd, Carrie Underwood, Nick Waterhouse, Brian Wilson, The Zombies, 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!

Manchester Orchestra at Los Angeles Theatre

Another band celebrating an anniversary are indie-rock act Manchester Orchestra! This time, the band will perform Mean Everything to Nothing in full to celebrate 10 years of its release at the Los Angeles Theatre on Saturday, November 23.

Another band celebrating an anniversary are indie-rock act Manchester Orchestra! This time, the band will perform Mean Everything to Nothing in full to celebrate 10 years of its release at the Los Angeles Theatre on Saturday, November 23.

Contest: Cafe Tacvba at the Hollywood Bowl

Get ready to welcome back Cafe Tacvba to Los Angeles! The band will be playing at one of our favorite venues when they take the stage at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, September 15, with opener Cherry Glazerr and host Raul Campos of KCRW, to celebrate 30 years together. You can check them out next month by trying your luck and entering our contest for tickets to the show courtesy of the LA Phil!

Shows of the Night: Wednesday, August 28th

BUY TICKETS: The Roots at the Hollywood Bowl

Happy Wednesday, Scenestar readers. Let's get right to it and get ready to get down to the sounds of our Show of the Night pick: The Roots! Legendary hip-hop crew The Roots are in town perform their 1999 masterpiece Things Fall Apart in its entirety at the Hollywood Bowl tonight, with opener Christian McBride Big Band.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Jack Black, Cut Chemist, Eagles of Death Metal, The Gaslamp Killer, Helado Negro, Mannequin Pussy, Pegasus Warning, Potty Mouth, The Stray Cats, Tropical Fuck Storm, Grace VanderWaal, Ryley Walker, 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!