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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)!

Scarypoolparty Show at the Grove of Anaheim

An up-and-coming act out of Pomona is headed down to Orange County for a drive-in show! Alejandro Aranda aka Scarypoolparty will be performing tracks from his debut album release Exit Form, at City National Grove of Anaheim on Friday, September 4.

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.

Nick Cave to Stream 'Idiot Prayer' Piano Concert

For those of you that missed Nick Cave when he played a solo show at Walt Disney Concert Hall, you're in luck! Since his show at Staples Center on Saturday, October 10, in support of Ghosteen isn't happening anymore, you can instead see Nick Cave online at a socially safe distance at home when he streams a solo piano concert as part of his one-time-only show Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace on Thursday, July 23 at 7 p.m. PST.

Los Lobos Drive In Concert at Oak Canyon Park

Los Lobos has joined the list of acts of trying to bring live music back to the masses in the comfort of your own vehicle! The East L.A. band is headed down to Orange County to headline an all-ages tour date at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado, CA on Saturday, August 29. Mariachi El Bronx will open the show.

Outside Lands Reveal Their 2021 Festival Lineup

Our favorite Bay Area summer music festival has announced their lineup for 2021, Scenestar readers! Outside Lands will be skipping 2020 and coming back to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park from Friday, August 6, to Sunday, August 8. This year's festival lineup includes headliners Lizzo, The Strokes, and Tame Impala. Other acts on the bill include Beach House, Bonobo, J Balvin, Khruangbin, Polo & Pan, Tyler, The Creator, Caroline Polachek, Vampire Weekend, and many more. Check out the lineup above. Tickets for Outside Lands will go on sale on Thursday, June 25, at 10 a.m. via Frontgate Tickets.

Ohana Fest 2020 Move Their Festival to 2021

Fans will have to wait another year to celebrate the fifth edition of Ohana Fest. The festival will still be taking place at Doheny State Beach from Friday, September 24, to Sunday, September 26, with Kings of Leon, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, and Pearl Jam returning to headline next year. Other artists still scheduled to perform in the lineup: Broken Social Scene, Cavetown, Gang of Youths, Dermot Kennedy, Mac DeMarco, Mon Laferte, My Morning Jacket, Ed O'Brien (of Radiohead), Pretenders, Real Estate, Maggie Rogers, Sharon Von Etten, Yola, and many more.

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.