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KCRW's FREE Summer Nights Series Returns

KCRW's Summer Nights FREE concert series returns again this year! One of Los Angeles' most eclectic radio stations will be taking over Buskerfest, California African American Museum, Chinatown, the Hammer Museum, KCRW HQ, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, One Colorado, Pow! Wow! Long Beach, Santa Monica Pier, with musical performances by Girlpool, Harriet Brown, and more to be announced in the upcoming weeks.

KCRW DJs Jason Bentley, Aaron Byrd, Raul Campos, Novena Carmel, Chris Douridas, José Galván, Travis Holcombe, Garth Trinidad, Anthony Valadez, Dan Wilcox, and more will be spinning on different nights over the course of the annual concert series.

Shows of the Night: Wednesday, May 29th

BUY TICKETS: The Marias at UCLA Royce Hall

We made it to the halfway point in the week, Scenestar readers. This time we're headed to the Westside to check out our pick for Show of the Night: The Marias! The Marías will be headlining a hometown date at UCLA Royce Hall tonight in support of their Superclean Vol. II EP release.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by 5 Seconds of Summer, 88GLAM, Citizen, Dead Boys, Earth, The Gaslamp Killer, Pink Sweat$, The Stranglers, Valley Queen, 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: Monday, May 27th

BUY TICKETS: We Rise 2019 w/ Phantom Planet, Quetzal & Dan The Automator at 1262 Palmetto Street (FREE w/ RSVP)

Happy Memorial Day, Scenestar readers. As we remember the fallen and start off the week, we'll give you some concert options to get things started right which includes the last day of We Rise LA as our Show of the Night! We Rise LA is a 10-day pop-up immersive experience which runs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. that brings together LA’s diverse community to explore our collective power to live lives of purpose and engagement. Through powerful programming, performances, immersive workshops, and a world-class art exhibition, we seek to embolden individuals and families to find help, reach out to help others and demand systemic change in order to address the critical need for early intervention, treatment, and care for mental wellbeing. Today you can catch FREE performances today by Dan The Automator, Phantom Planet and Quetzal at 1262 Palmetto Street.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by CAPYAC, Fantastic Negrito, Fencer, Harry Katz & The Pistachios, Inter Arma, Sublime With Rome, Supersuckers, UCLA JazzReggae Fest 2019 (Freddie McGregor, Etana, Rayana Jay, & more) 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!

Shows of the Night: Friday, May 24th

BUY TICKETS: Wallows at the Fonda Theatre

Friday is finally here, Scenestar readers. Let's get the holiday weekend started with a performance by Wallows for this edition of Show of the Night! The Los Angeles indie rock trio will play the last of their two scheduled dates at the Fonda Theatre tonight with Slow Hollows opening the show. Wallows are playing in support of latest release Nothing Happens.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by A$AP Ferg, Berlin, Blind Lemon, Dead Boys, Brett Dennen, Dread Mar I, Emotional Oranges, Hieroglyphics, The Lemonheads, Matisyahu, New Kids On The Block, Salt-N-Pepa, Teen Daze, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, 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, May 22nd

BUY TICKETS: Idles at the Fonda Theatre

Wednesday is here, Scenestar readers. Let's get to rocking and get down to the sounds of our pick for Show of the Night: Idles! The English punk band are on tour in support of their newest release Joy as an Act of Resistance with a stop here tonight in Hollywood at the Fonda Theatre. Fontaines D.C. will open the show.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Jason Bentley (of KCRW), Black Label Society, Downtown Boys, Kevin Garrett, Geographer, Julia Jacklin, Killing Joke, NAV, Mavis Staples, Ocean Alley, We Rise LA, Wolf Bay, 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: Sunday, May 19th

BUY TICKETS: Cowboy Junkies at the Fonda Theatre

The end of the weekend is upon us, Scenestar readers. For those of you not staying home for Game of Thrones or planning to head out anyway, you can check out an evening with our Show of the Night pick: Cowboy Junkies! Legendary Canadian rock/folk band Cowboy Junkies will headline the Fonda Theatre tonight in support of latest release All That Reckoning.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Chelsea Grin, The Exploited, Jeff Goldblum, Juanes, Johnny Marr, We Rise LA (w/ Aloe Blacc, Maya Jupiter & Miguel), Gary Wilson, 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: Sunday, May 12th

BUY TICKETS: Florence + The Machine at the Santa Barbara Bowl

Happy Mother's Day, Scenestar readers. The weekend is about to wrap up and we're thinking of taking mom up PCH to see our Show of the Night selection, Florence + The Machine! Florence Welch will be bringing Florence + The Machine to the Santa Barbara Bowl tonight, and Monday, May 13, as part of her High As Hope tour. Opening for Florence + The Machine at the outdoor venue will be Perfume Genius.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by American Football, The Bouncing Souls, Dance Gavin Dance, Eels, Feist, Illuminati Hotties, Patti LaBelle, LÉON, Lightning in a Bottle 2019, NCT 127, Charlie Wilson, Xeno & Oaklander, 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: Saturday, May 11th

BUY TICKETS: Jenny Lewis at the Hollywood Palladium

Saturday is stacked, Scenestar readers. There's a ton of concert options but we're going to give our Show of the Night nod to the legendary Jenny Lewis! Performing in support of her latest release On The Line, she will headline the Hollywood Palladium on Saturday, May 11. On The Line is her first solo album in five years. Opening the show is Frankie Reyes.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Angelo de Augustine, Bad Suns, Jason Bentley (of KCRW), The Bouncing Souls, Dance Gavin Dance, Foxing, HEALTH, Hollywood Vampires, Lightning in a Bottle 2019, Amanda Palmer, Phantom Planet, Todd Rundgren, Slushii, St. Lucia, TOKiMONSTA, 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!