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The Ford Announce Their 2022 Concert Schedule

One of our favorite "hidden gems" is returning for another season of shows! The Ford has revealed their concert offerings for this season, upon the Hollywood Hills, as programed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with a lot of exciting options in their second year of booking the venue.

The Ford 2022 concert calendar includes performances by Babasónicos, Best Coast, Calexico, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Chulita Vinyl Club, Les Claypool (of Primus), Ani DiFranco, El Dusty, Melissa Etheridge, Nubya Garcia, José González, The Halluci Nation (fka A Tribe Called Red), Tigran Hamasyan, Ibeyi, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Monsieur Periné, Noche Cosmica (Thee Sinseers, Luna Luna, Katzù Oso, and Irene Diaz), Punch Brothers, She & Him, Rufus Wainwright, Warpaint, Kamasi Washington, and many more. More acts will be added to The Ford concert calendar throughout the year, as well as a FREE "101 Festival Concert" on Sunday, June 12, featuring some of your favorite artists to help kick off the season.

Viva! LA Booked This Summer at Dodger Stadium

Get ready to welcome back one of the city's best all-ages DIY music festivals, Viva! Instead of taking place at the Glass House in Pomona, the festival will now be taking place on a grander scale at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, June 25. This year's lineup will still feature local favorites as well as up-and-coming indie bands, but will now have arena acts headlining to match the size of their new venue.

Artists scheduled to perform includeA.B. Quintanilla and the Kumbia All Starz, J. Balvin, Devendra Banhart, Beach Fossils, Natanael Cano, Chicano Batman, Willie Colon, Cuco, Daddy Yankee, Becky G, Ivy Queen, Jenny69, Kali Uchis, Carin Leon, Lido Pimienta, Los Bitchos, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Los Tucanes de Tijuana, Ed Maverick, Carla Morrison, Omar Apollo, Paquita La Del Barrio, TAINY, The Garden, The Marias, The Red Pears, Tijuana Panthers, Shannon and the Clams, and many more.

Artists scheduled to perform includeA.B. Quintanilla and the Kumbia All Starz, J. Balvin, Devendra Banhart, Beach Fossils, Natanael Cano, Chicano Batman, Willie Colon, Cuco, Daddy Yankee, Becky G, Ivy Queen, Jenny69, Kali Uchis, Carin Leon, Lido Pimienta, Los Bitchos, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Los Tucanes de Tijuana, Ed Maverick, Carla Morrison, Omar Apollo, Paquita La Del Barrio, TAINY, The Garden, The Marias, The Red Pears, Tijuana Panthers, Shannon and the Clams, and many more.

Palomino Reveal Their Country Festival Lineup

We have another amazing festival is coming to Brookside at the Rose Bowl this summer! This time it's Palomino Festival, bringing some of our favorite country music acts into the city on Saturday, July 9, Kacey Musgraves as the scheduled headliner. Also on the festival bill are Willie Nelson, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Turnpike Troubadours, Orville Peck, Old Crow Medicine Show, Valerie June, Charley Crockett, Paul Cauthen, Nikki Lane, Morgan Wade, Sierra Ferrell, Langhorne Slim, Amythyst Kiah, Sierra Hull, Low Cut Connie, Jaime Wyatt, Ian Noe, Logan Ledger, The Compton Cowboys, and many more.

Shows of the Night: Friday, December 24th

BUY TICKETS: RoRoll w/ Hua, Damn, & Yida at Academy

The holiday weekend is finally here, Scenestar readers. There's not much, but enough for you to choose from if you want to head out courtesy of our Show of the Night pick: RoRoll! The Beijing DJ/producer will be headlining a 21+ night at Academy in Hollywood tonight with openers Hua, Damn, and Yida starting at 10 p.m.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music option is a FREE night of karaoke at Redwood Bar & Grill in Downtown Los Angeles. Dinner is included while supplies last starting at 5 p.m. and you can do your best imitation of the "500 Days of Summer" karaoke scene, at the location that it was filmed at.

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!

Prohibition NYE With Cut Copy at Union Station

It's almost time to make your plans to celebrate New Year's Eve 2021! You can welcome in the new year at Union Station at the annual Prohibition NYE on Friday, December 31, with Australian synth-pop act Cut Copy.

The 4th Annual .Paak House Comes to Oxnard

Anderson .Paak will be bringing his annual fundraiser to his hometown! The 4th Annual .Paak House benefit show will be coming to Oxnard when it comes to Oxnard College Park on Wednesday, December 22. The event will be raising funds to give back to the community with live performances, children’s activities, community outreach and resources, gifting, food, and more. At press time, only .Paak & The Free Nationals are listed on the event bill, but further surprise guests will be announced soon.

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.