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Jason Bentley to DJ on NYE at The Bungalow

There is yet another New Year's Eve option, Scenestar readers! This time it's former Morning Becomes Eclectic and current Metropolis host Jason Bentley, who will team up with DJ Kayper to provide the soundtrack to the road to 2020 at The Bungalow in Santa Monica on Tuesday, December 31.

Shows of the Night: Saturday, November 9th

BUY TICKETS: Tropicália 2019 at Pico Rivera Sports Arena

"Showvember" weekend continues with more concert goodness, Scenestar readers. It was tough but we're heading to Pomona for our top pick for Show of the Night: Tropicália Music & Taco Festival! The third edition of this festival will be held today, and Sunday, November 10, at the Fairplex in Pomona with headliners Los Tigres Del Norte and Kali Uchis. Other acts scheduled to play at the music festival this weekend include Bomba Estereo, Boy Pablo, Caifanes, Chicano Batman, Cuco, The Drums, Enanitos Verdes, FIDLAR, Hombres G, Natalia Lafourcade, Maldita Vecindad, Paquita La Del Barrio, Los Pasteles Verdes, La Santa Cecilia, Surf Curse, Yellow Days, and many more.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by 100 Gecs, Built To Spill, Camp Flog Gnaw (Omar Apollo, The Internet, Solange, Tyler, The Creator, & more), Alessia Cara, Fatboy Slim, Kyle Geiger, Gesaffelstein, Goldroom, Good Morning, Helmet, Immortal Technique, Peter Hook, Melanie Martinez, Miami Horror, Mono, Pinback, Saves The Day, Telefon Tel Aviv, 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!

Contest: Cosmica 15th Anniversary at the Hi Hat

Celebrating 15 years as a label is Cosmica Records! They will be teaming up with one of our favorite 21+ monthly nights of curated live music: Chido / Chevere / Cool, at the Hi Hat on Thursday, October 24, to celebrate the big milestone with performances by Junior Mesa, Salt Cathedral, and a super-secret special guest we can't name, but you can probably figure it out by the clues on the event poster. DJing in between sets is KCRW's own Jose Galvan. We're giving fans the opportunity to attend with a ticket giveaway to the show!

Shows of the Night: Friday, October 4th

BUY TICKETS: Marina at the Greek Theatre

We made it once again, Scenestar readers. The weekend is finally here and the Los Angeles Dodgers will play Game 2 of the Division Series at 6:30 p.m. today with Raul Campos of KCRW once again DJing before the game starts from 2:30 p.m., up until game time. For those of you going out to a concert after, we present to you our Show of the Night pick for Friday: Marina! The Welsh artist is performing tonight in support of her newest album, Love + Fear, at the Greek Theatre with opener Allie X.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by A-Trak, Big K.R.I.T., Cigarettes After Sex, Chick Corea, Ingrid Michaelson, Nikki Lane, mxmtoon, Rakim, Reignwolf, Soccer Mommy, Marco Antonio Solis, Stiff Little Fingers, Vampire Weekend, Vivian Girls, Xavier Wulf, 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: Thursday, October 3rd

BUY TICKETS: Cigarettes After Sex at the Wiltern

The weekend is almost here, Scenestar readers. It's also playoff time for the Los Angeles Dodgers who will play Game 1 of the Division Series at 5:30 p.m. with Raul Campos of KCRW DJing before the game starts from 2:30 p.m., up until game time for both upcoming home games. In terms of our other "Rocktober" pick for Show of the Night on Thursday, We're giving the title to the return of Cigarettes After Sex! They will headline an all-ages tour date tonight at the Wiltern on Thursday, October 3, and at the Yost Theater on Friday, October 4. Both shows will start with a screening of the band's short film "You’re the Only Good Thing In My Life."

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Banks, Marc Broussard, Calexico, Cherubs, Dominic Fike, Emmylou Harris, Iron & Wine, KRS-One, Loud Luxury, Mercury Rev, Michael Nesmith, Beth Orton, PORCHES, Tank and the Bangas, Tanya Tucker, Vampire Weekend, Adia Victoria, Vivian Girls, Your Grandparents, 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, September 18th

BUY TICKETS: Avril Lavigne at the Greek Theatre

We're halfway through the week, Scenestar readers. Here we are trying to get you through it with our concert offerings featuring our selection for Show of the Night: Avril Lavigne! Back for the first time in five years, the Canadian singer-songwriter will bring her Head Above Water tour to the Greek Theatre tonight with opener Jagwar Twin.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Billie Eilish, Vince Gill, KidEyes, Methyl Ethel, Moonchild, Oriah, Phum Viphurit, 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!

Contest: Cafe Tacvba at the Hollywood Bowl

Get ready to welcome back Cafe Tacvba to Los Angeles! The band will be playing at one of our favorite venues when they take the stage at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, September 15, with opener Cherry Glazerr and host Raul Campos of KCRW, to celebrate 30 years together. You can check them out next month by trying your luck and entering our contest for tickets to the show courtesy of the LA Phil!

KCRW Limited 'Morning Becomes Eclectic' Vinyl

There's really no easy way to say goodbye to a musical fixture in your life, especially with one that you feel has been there forever. After almost a decade of hosting KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, Jason Bentley will step down this week, wrapping things up on Friday, August 30. To commemorate his time there, KCRW will be releasing a limited-edition, double-vinyl compilation - Morning Becomes Eclectic: Live from the Basement.

“Morning Becomes Eclectic: Live from the Basement is a collection of live sessions recorded during my tenure as host,” says Bentley. “At the close of KCRW’s basement era, this compilation - limited to 1000 pressings - is a tribute to all the links in the chain who helped cast radio magic into the ether, and the audience who leaned-in to their radios for incredible moments like these.”