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Contest: With Confidence at the Troubadour

Australian pop punk band With Confidence and Virginia's own Broadside bring their co-headlining tour to Los Angeles this week! With Confidence will be playing in support of their sophomore release Love and Loathing at the Troubadour on Wednesday, November 14, along with Broadside and openers Sleep On It and Small Talks. Were giving our readers the chance to attend via a ticket giveaway for the show!

Julia Jacklin to Perform at Teragram Ballroom

Get ready to welcome back Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin! The Sydney-based artist will hit the road next year and is set to play a date in Downtown Los Angeles when she plays at Teragram Ballroom on Thursday, May 23.

Shows of the Night: Friday, November 2nd

BUY TICKETS: RÜFÜS DU SOL at Shrine Expo Hall

Here we go again, Scenestar readers! We made it to the weekend once again and we're ready to kick things off with our Show of the Night pick: RÜFÜS DU SOL. Australian alternative dance group RÜFÜS DU SOL has shows taking place on Friday, November 2, and Saturday, November 3, at the Shrine Expo Hall. in support of latest release Solace. Cassian and Icarus are set to open things up tonight.

If you can't get in to our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Booka Shade, Chicano Batman, The Damned, Matthew Dear, Gorgon City, Jim James, Jauz, Kero Kero Bonito, Kinky, Natalia Lafourcade, Ozuna, Peach Pit, Mike Shinoda (of Linkin Park), Marco Antonio Solis, Toro Y Moi, and many more. Also, tonight is residency night in Los Angeles, so if you're 21 and over, there's a bunch of FREE shows by local bands that you can check out. 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!

Ben Browning (of Cut Copy) to play The Satellite this November

One of our favorite Australian transplants and Cut Copy bass player, Ben Browning, is scheduled to play The Satellite in Silver Lake next month on November 30th in support of his latest release Even Though. 

Ry X Schedules a Date at Theatre at Ace Hotel

Australian singer-songwriter Ry Cuming, AKA RY X, will be in L.A. early next year! RY X has scheduled a all ages show at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on Thursday, March 28, in support of his upcoming release Unfurl.

Desert Daze 2018 Set Times Released

Desert Daze is taking place this weekend! You can start making your plans now thanks to the release of festival set times for Desert Daze happening on Friday, October 12, to Sunday, October 14, at Moreno Beach at Lake Perris. Performances this year include sets by headliners Tame Impala as well as My Bloody Valentine, Ty Segall, Warpaint, Mercury Rev, Chelsea Wolfe, Preoccupations, A Place to Bury Strangers, Jarvis Cocker, Earth (performing The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull), Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, Hinds, and Beak, among others.

Contest: The Presets at the Fonda Theatre

Australian electronic dance act The Presets are set to return this weekend! If you missed them in March at the Roxy Theatre, you can make up for it when they play a date at the Fonda Theatre on Friday, September 28, in support of latest release HI VIZ. UK alternative rock duo Blood Red Shoes and DJ Paul V will open the show. We're giving our readers the chance to attend via a giveaway for tickets to their upcoming tour date!

Middle Kids Schedule a Date at Echoplex

Back in town to play in support of debut album Lost Friends, is Middle Kids! The indie rock band out of Australia will headline an 18+ show at Echoplex on Friday, December 14. The Shacks will open the show.