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Bright Eyes to Perform at Pappy & Harriet's

One of our favorite venues is hosting Bright Eyes this weekend! Conor Oberst is bringing Bright Eyes back on the road in support of Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, with the band recently playing a show at the Greek Theatre on Thursday, June 23 with opener Cate Le Bon.

Now you can also see Bright Eyes outdoors at Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace on Sunday, June 26, with opener Hurray For The Riff Raff.

The Mars Volta: Three Shows at the Palladium

Twice in Los Angeles was not enough for The Mars Volta! As we previously reported, the band set up a "VoltaCube" at Grand Park announcing their reunion and upcoming North American tour. The Mars Volta currently has SOLD OUT shows with opener Teri Gender Bender of Le Butcherettes at the Hollywood Palladium on Friday, October 21, Saturday, October 22, Now a third show has been announced in Hollywood on Sunday, October 23.

The Mars Volta to Play the Hollywood Palladium

The Mars Volta are back together and headed on tour! As we previously reported, the band set up a "VoltaCube" at Grand Park in anticipation of their upcoming album release over Juneteenth weekend. Now you can purchase tickets to see them live when The Mars Volta performs live with opener Teri Gender Bender of Le Butcherettes at the Hollywood Palladium on Friday, October 21, Saturday, October 22, and Sunday, October 23.

Contest: Bright Eyes at the Greek Theatre

We're excited to welcome back Bright Eyes back to Los Angeles this summer! As we previously announced, Conor Oberst will be back with Bright Eyes when they play in support of Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was at the Greek Theatre on Thursday, June 23. Joining Bright Eyes will be opener Cate Le Bon. You can also see Bright Eyes at Pappy & Harriet's on Sunday, June 26, with opener Hurray For The Riff Raff.

We're giving our readers the chance to attend courtesy of a contest for a pair of tickets to the show in Los Angeles!

The Mars Volta Reunion Show at Grand Park?

PHOTO BY ED FREY OF THE MARS VOLTA AT ECHOPLEX

The Mars Volta are finally back after not playing in Los Angeles in over a decade! The last time the band played locally was when they opened for Soundgarden at The Kia Forum in 2011. After teasing the coordinates to Grand Park over the weekend, the band has set up a "VoltaCube" listening station, with a stage set-up nearby in Downtown Los Angeles starting today despite no official announcement of the band actually performing. No phones are allowed inside of the cube.

Fans can listen to a preview of the band's newest music since 2012's Noctourniquet starting on Sunday, June 19, to Tuesday, June 21, from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.

She Wants Revenge Reunion Show at the Fonda

The newly reunited She Wants Revenge finally has a hometown show booked on their West Coast comeback tour! As we previously announced, She Wants Revenge has a show booked at Ventura Music Hall on Saturday, August 27. Now you can see them closer to home when they play in Hollywood at the Fonda Theatre on Thursday, September 1.

These are She Wants Revenge's first headlining shows since their residency at The Roxy in 2019. Their scheduled appearance at Cruel World 2020 was canceled when the band broke up.

Desert Daze Reveal Their 2022 Festival Lineup

Desert Daze has finally announced its festival lineup! As we previously announced, Desert Daze will be returning to Moreno Beach at Lake Perris from Friday, September 30, to Sunday, October 2, for their 10th edition of the festival. Headlining the festival this year are Iggy Pop, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, and Tame Impala (Playing Lonerism in full).

Other highlights in this year's lineup include Chicano Batman, The Marías, Sky Ferreira, Cortex, BADBADNOTGOOD, Boy Pablo, Perfume Genius, Reggie Watts, Aldous Harding, Men I Trust, Mild High Club, Viagra Boys, Cymande, Shannon and the Clams, Nation Of Language, Duster, Nilüfer Yanya, Show Me The Body, Daniel Rossen (of Grizzly Bear), Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Surfbort, L.A. Witch, Automatic, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, The Paranoyds, JJUUJJUU, ZO, Surprise Chef, Black Country, New Road, Lady Wray, and many more.

The grounds will also be illuminated by an array of video artists and art installations including work by Tarik Barri, Mad Alchemy Liquid Light Show, Slim Reaper, and more. Multidisciplinary artist Cristopher Cichocki also returns to the beach, curating this year’s installment of The Sanctuary featuring clipping., Silent Servant, Kid 606, and more, as well as Cichocki’s own Circular Dimensions Immersive Sound Installation and DJ sets from Nosaj Thing and Telefon Tel Aviv.

She Wants Revenge to Play Ventura Music Hall

Los Angeles's own She Wants Revenge has reunited and will be playing a local show coming up this summer! You can welcome back She Wants Revenge when they headline Ventura Music Hall on Saturday, August 27.

These are She Wants Revenge's first headlining shows since their residency at The Roxy in 2019. Their scheduled appearance at Cruel World 2020 was canceled when the band broke up.