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End of 2020 Covid-19 Quarantine Spotify Playlist

We almost made it to the end of 2020, Scenestar readers! We hope you're spending New Year's Eve at home or in quarantine somewhere safe so that we can hopefully have some actual concerts in Los Angeles to share with you in the new year. There are plenty of streaming options on the internet tonight and on the radio starting at 8 p.m. (We see you KCRW's Travis Holcombe), but if you choose to have a COVID-19-themed music night at home, we have a Spotify quarantine playlist that we made early this year to get you through.

Thanks to all the venues, promoters, musicians, labels, marketers, public relations people, and especially our followers/readers for hanging in there and waiting to have some cool concerts to look forward to. Until then, we'll see you in 2021, and please let us know what you think (or if you have any tracks we missed on this playlist)!

Electric Mile Taking Place at Santa Anita Park

We have something music-related for you to look forward to starting in the new year! From the people that brought you Electric Daisy Carnival, Beyond Wonderland, Nocturnal Wonderland, and most of the electronic shows that you frequent in Southern California, Insomniac has scheduled a drive-thru music experience called Electric Mile to Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, CA from Friday, January 1 to Sunday, January 24. The hour-long experience comes complete with music, lights, art, visual effects, installations, and more in a COVID-friendly environment for all ages.

Los Lobos Drive In Concert Moves to the Citadel

Los Lobos has moved their drive-in show closer to their hometown of East L.A.! The band was originally headlining down to Orange County to headline an all-ages tour date at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado, CA on Saturday, August 29. Now Los Lobos are set to rock the Citadel Outlet Mall tonight with openers Miriah Avila and Los Mysteriosos.

Metallica Encore Drive-In Show This Month

Metallica is giving fans a chance to see them perform live on the big screen! As part of the "Encore Drive-In" series, the iconic heavy metal band will be airing a full set shot especially for this one-night-only event on Saturday, August 29, across Canada and the United States. The unique event will also include an opening set by Three Days Grace. Fans in Los Angeles can choose between Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, Mission Tiki Drive-In Theatre in Montclair, and Warner Center in Woodland Hills.

She Wants Revenge Announce Break Up

Sad news, She Wants Revenge fans. This week, Los Angeles indie rock duo Justin Warfield and Adam Bravin aka She Wants Revenge have called it quits after reuniting in 2016 following their brief hiatus in 2012. The band was scheduled to perform at Cruel World Festival next month at the Grounds at Dignity Health Sports Park before it was canceled back in May. Bauhaus, Blondie, and Morrissey were the scheduled headliners with Goth and New Wave acts The Church, Cold Cave, Devo, Echo & The Bunnymen, Gary Numan, The Psychedelic Furs, Public Image Ltd., and Violent Femmes, also in the lineup. The San Fernando Valley band formed in 2004 and consisted of Adam Bravin and Justin Warfield, with hit tracks that included "Out of Control," "She Will Always Be A Broken Girl", "Take The World", "Tear You Apart", "These Things," "True Romance," "Written In Blood," and many more. The two will move on to work on other projects with more details in their statement below.

Guns N Roses Now at Banc of California Stadium

I know some of you were looking forward to seeing Guns N' Roses next weekend at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Saturday, August 8. Now the wait gets longer now that the show is moving to Thursday, August 19, 2021. at a new venue: Banc of California Stadium.

The Satellite Will No Longer Be a Music Venue

As you may have heard, The Satellite (Formerly Spaceland) will no longer be operating as a music venue. The iconic Silverlake venue had hosted the Los Angeles debut shows for a lot of artists as well as performances by Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Beck, Editors, Foo Fighters, Le Butcherettes, The Killers, Miike Snow, My Morning Jacket, The Presets, Reggie Watts, The White Stripes; "secret shows" with the likes of The Bravery, Cold War Kids, Death Cab For Cutie, Lady Gaga, Local Natives, Julian Casablancas, etc; and legendary free residency shows featuring The Blood Arm, Silversun Pickups, and Rilo Kiley just to name a few. The club was also featured as the setting for the fictional band Munchausen By Proxy (Led by lead singer Zooey Deschanel) in the 2008 Jim Carrey movie 'Yes Man.' We always liked catching Interpol's Carlos D on the Galaga machine in the early days of Turn On The Bright Lights when the band was always in town. The Satellite was recently known to host great comedy shows which included a monthly residency by Neil Hamburger, club nights, and club shows for local artists.

Owner Jeff Wolfram shared on social media today that they will no longer be a music venue and will be renovated to operate as a bar and a restaurant. Check out their statement below.

Andrew McMahon Drive-In Concerts at the Grove

We finally have some concerts to look forward to in 2020, but with a twist! Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness has scheduled three hometown shows in Orange County where he will celebrate the fifteen-year anniversary release of Everything In Transit, and classics from his Something Corporate discography with drive-in shows at City National Grove of Anaheim. You can choose between Friday, July 10; Saturday, July 11; and Sunday, July 12.