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This Ain't No Picnic Reveal Their Festival Lineup

Another great festival is coming to Brookside at the Rose Bowl next year! This time it's This Ain't No Picnic taking place on Saturday, August 27, 2022, and Sunday, August 28, 2022. Some of the acts scheduled to perform at the Pasadena-based music festival include headliners The Strokes and LCD Soundsystem. Also on the festival bill are Courtney Barnett, Phoebe Bridgers, Beach House, Circle Jerks, Deafheaven, Descendents, Four Tet + Floating Points, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Honey Dijon, IDLES, Jungle, Kaytranada, King Woman, LeTigre, Nicki Nicole, Kelly Lee Owens, Genesis Owusu, Caroline Polachek, Slowthai, Jorja Smith, Sparks, Earl Sweatshirt, Tinashe, Turnstile, Mike Watt, Wet Leg, Ying Yang Twins, Yves Tumor, and many more. The Despacio tent (courtesy of LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy and 2ManyDJs) will also be returning to Southern California and set to party all weekend long.

FREE Katzù Oso Show at La Monarca Bakery

One of our favorite local indie rock acts has a FREE show this weekend, Scenestar readers! Katzù Oso will be teaming up with the iconic Los Angeles Mexican bakery, La Monarca, for a FREE acoustic show at their Highland Park location on Friday, December 3, at 6:30 p.m. They will also be giving away tickets to his upcoming show at the Lodge Room on Friday, December 10, the last stop on his brief West Coast tour.

Viva! Pomona 2021 Returns to the Glass House

One of our favorite all-ages DIY music festivals has finally announced its lineup! As we previously announced, Viva! Pomona will be returning to the Glass House in Pomona on Saturday, December 18, and Sunday, December 19.

Day One of the festival will feature performances by Jean Dawson, Angel Du$t, Automatic, DannyLux, Michi, Exum, AJRadico, Soul Glo, Lealani, Jacks Haupt, Isabella Lovestory, Sad Park, Ignatius, Grady Strange, Niis, Yungatita, Milpa, Soltera, 60 Juno, Maya Abee, Court Verano, La Cosecha Internacional, Sadie, and Muezette.

Day Two will wrap up Viva! Pomona 2021 with festival sets by Eyedress, Magdalena Bay, Spill Tab, Coco & Clair Clair, Cola Boyy, Pachyman, Rio Romeo, Junior Mesa, Vex Ruffin, Archer Oh, Gap Girls, Slater, Marinero, Mo Dotti, Whaja Dew, Kuromi, Ruby, Sonoda, Grave Flowers Bongo Band, Amira Elfeky, Slaughterhouse, Wayword, Bastardo Gerardo, and Not from England.

Dia De Los Muertos Back at Hollywood Forever

One of our favorite Mexican holidays will be celebrated once again at Hollywood Forever Cemetery! Back for its 22nd year, the Dia De Los Muertos celebration will be held at Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Saturday, October 30, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. for the Dia de los Muertos portion. The Noche de los Muertos portion of the celebration will also take place on Saturday, October 30, from 5:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m. Performing at this year's Noche de los Muertos event will be Mon Laferte, Little Jesus, Y La Bamba, Marinero, Flor Amargo, and many more! Check out the full lineup for both events here.

Guadalupe Valley Music Festival 2021 Lineup

As we previously reported, one of our favorite boutique music and food festivals in Baja will be returning this year! After a long wait, Guadalupe Valley Wine, Food & Music Festival have announced the lineup for the Valle De Guadalupe-based festival on Saturday, October 2, Besides their world-class chefs, there will be musical performances by AMÉMÉ, Sean Doron, Giolì & Assia, Hercules & Love Affair (DJ Set), Sainte Vie, Undercatt, Woo York, Zombies In Miami, & many more. This year's lineup and the winery serving as the venue will also be disclosed at a later date.

Festival Electrica to Debut at USS Iowa Grounds

We have another great festival to look forward to this summer, Scenestar readers! Making its debut this year in San Pedro is Festival Electrica, which is taking place on Saturday, August 21, at USS Iowa Grounds. Scheduled to play at the inaugural 18+ music festival are Nortec: Bostich + Fussible, El Dusty, Kinky, Javiera Mena, Porter, La Santa Cecilia, Los Tucanes de Tijuana, Vanessa Zamora, and more. The lineup includes some of our favorite DJs such as DJ Raul Campos of KCRW (Who will also serve as host with Pili Montilla), DJ Santi, and many more.

Guadalupe Valley Music Festival 2021 Presale

As we previously reported, one of our favorite boutique music and food festivals in Baja is back this year! Guadalupe Valley Wine, Food & Music Festival will return to Valle De Guadalupe for another edition of the 18+ festival on Saturday, October 2, Last year's festival lineup included world-class chefs, musical performances by British musical outfit U.N.K.L.E, Buena Tarde, Dance Spirit, Kerala Dust, Santos & Zurdo, Thieves Like Us, and DJ sets by Matthew Dear, Django Django, Miami Horror, and Sharam. This year's lineup and the winery serving as the venue will also be disclosed at a later date.

Shows of the Night: Sunday, July 4th

BUY TICKETS: Deadmau5 at Exchange L.A.

Happy 4th of July, Scenestar readers. Besides fireworks, there's some musical events going on tonight, including a dance party courtesy of our Show of the Night pick: Kool & the Gang! The Hollywood Bowl will be hosting the legendary group this weekend when Kool & the Gang perform tonight, and Sunday, July 4. Thomas Wilkins and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra will team up with the legendary musical group, but you also get a fireworks show at the end on both nights

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Artbat, Spencer Brown, Trent Cantrelle, Diplo, Kool & the Gang, 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!