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Abortion Funds Benefit Series at the Lodge Room

Ground Control Touring and Noise For Now will be teaming up for a great night of music for a good cause! The Los Angeles edition of the Abortion Funds Benefit Series show will be coming to the Lodge Room on Saturday, January 28, starting at 5 p.m. with scheduled performances by Ah-Mer-Ah-Su, Automatic, Barry Johnson (of Joyce Manor - DJ Set), Charlie Hickey, Current Joys (Solo), Dummy, Fashion Club, Hunx and His Punx, Maral, Mary Lattimore, Riki, Tatiana Hazel, and Warm Drag with visuals by Zack Rodell.

Beastie Boys Exhibit Extended to End Of January

One of the coolest music exhibits in the city is extending its residency! The Beastie Boys "Exhibit" will continue to be hosted by Beyond The Streets at their Control Gallery at 434 N La Brea Ave.

You can check out the hip-hop trio's exhibit from Saturday, December 31, to its extended run date of Sunday, January 29, 2023. Roger Gastman has done an amazing job curating some of their most iconic pieces of historical memorabilia collected by the Beastie Boys over the years of touring and writing for fans to enjoy for FREE as long as you RSVP in advance before attending. A standby line is available daily if you feel both lucky and spontaneous. There is also an extensive line of exclusive and previously sold-out merchandise available for purchase.

HEAVEN 2020 Taking Place at the Palladium

The 13th annual Art of Elysium benefit gala HEAVEN will be rocking the Hollywood Palladium this year! Taking place on Saturday, January 4, the event will feature performances by Dave Grohl, Marilyn Manson, Cheap Trick, and L7 at the annual fundraiser for nonprofit artist organization The Art of Elysium. Dave Grohl will perform with remaining members of Nirvana, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear, with additional performances by Beck, St. Vincent, and his daughter, Violet.

Jonsi of Sigur Ros at Marciano Art Foundation

As part of its Olafur Eliasson: Reality Projector exhibit, the Marciano Art Foundation will present a live sound bath with Jonsi of Sigur Ros, Alex Somers, and Paul Corey. Held on Wednesday, May 9, the event will feature the three artists performing together with the visual element of the Olafur Eliasson: Reality Projector exhibit, an immersive light and sound installation.

Summer on Seventh w/ Mayer Hawthorne

Inner-City Arts and 89.9 KCRW will present Summer on Seventh on Saturday, June 9, featuring a performance by Mayer Hawthorne and a DJ set by Mark Ronson. The 21+ event, held on the Inner-City Arts campus, also will feature art installations, food and drinks, and studio tours.

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketfly starting at $30 (prices will increase closer to the event). Proceeds will benefit arts instruction and programming for underserved youth in L.A.

BUY TICKETS: June 9th: Summer on Seventh w/ Mayer Hawthorne and Mark Ronson at Inner-City Arts

Iceage Also Has Three Shows at Gold Diggers

In addition to a June 6 show at the Regent Theater, Iceage also has scheduled a series of intimate evenings, entitled Opening Nights. L.A. fans can see them perform at the dive bar Gold Diggers on March 29, 30, and 31, in support of new album Beyondless, which will be released May 4 via Matador Records.

Contest: Rock Glamour Show At Troubadour

The Rock N Roll Glamour Show will be in town next week! The celebration of art, fashion, and music will take place at the Troubadour on Friday, July 14, with performances by Angela La Flamme, New American, Welfair, and a DJ set by Professor Ben. There also will be two fashion segments featuring Redondo Beach-based Nu Shuz Boutique and Burning Man costumes by Flame Angel Design. The variety segments will feature comedy by Angela Q and exotic roue cyr performer Tosca. If you would like to attend this event, you can enter our contest to win a pair of tickets!

Shows Of The Night: Wednesday, June 28th

BUY TICKETS: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at the Theatre at Ace Hotel

We reached the halfway point in the week, Scenestar readers. The heatwave is still raging but that's not going to keep us from heading out to see the legendary Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds who takes the top spot in this edition of Shows of the Night! Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds will play the first of two all-ages tour dates here in Los Angeles at the Theatre at Ace Hotel tonight. There is no opener but there is a FREE "Nick Cave Smoking" photo exhibit at starting at 6:30 p.m. in the venue's Segovia Hall. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will also be playing in support of Skeleton Tree, at the Greek Theatre on Thursday, June 29, with opener Cat Power.

If you can't get in to our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Day Wave, Everclear, EX EYE, Angela McCluskey, Bea Miller, Vince Staples, Streetlight Manifesto, Kristeen Young, 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!