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Cruel World Festival Moved to September

Hold on to your tickets Cruel World Festival attendees. Goldenvoice has moved the festival at the Grounds at Dignity Health Sports Park from Saturday, May 2, to Saturday, September 12. As of now, the lineup still consists of Bauhaus, Blondie, and Morrissey co-headlining the event. The list of curated Goth and New Wave acts also include sets by The Church, Cold Cave, Devo, Echo & The Bunnymen, Gary Numan, The Psychedelic Furs, Public Image Ltd., She Wants Revenge, Violent Femmes, and many more.

Shows of the Night: Friday, March 13th

BUY TICKETS: Tracy Bonham at The Hotel Cafe - Second Stage

It looks like we do have a few things going on tonight, Scenestar readers. Easily the top pick for Show of the Night this Friday is Tracy Bonham! Tracy Bonham wraps up her tour tonight in Hollywood when she headlines the Hotel Cafe's smaller venue, the Second Stage.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by The Dickies, Freedom Hawk, DJ Anthony Valadez (of KCRW), and a few 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, March 11th

BUY TICKETS: The Rapture at El Rey Theatre

We hope you're having a great Wednesday, Scenestar readers. If you're willing to head out tonight, we recommend dancing the night away with our conveniently named Show of the Night artist pick: The Rapture! As we previously announced, the indie dance act will be playing the second of three shows at El Rey Theatre with Luke Jenner Band and Ben White opening the show. They will play one last local tour date on Thursday, March 12.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Automatic, Clairo, Dead Rock West, Easy Life, Angelica Garcia, Glass Animals, Nick Leng, Shopping, Slow Hollows, Tame Impala, Tamino, 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!

Coachella 2020 Postponed Until to October

Photo by Chris Molina of Coachella 2014, Weekend 2

It's time to adjust your plans, Scenestar readers. Goldenvoice has officially announced that Coachella 2020 due to current global coronavirus transmission concerns. One of the biggest and best-known festivals in the U.S. is moving from their originally scheduled dates: Friday, April 10, to Sunday, April 12, (Weekend 1) and Friday, April 17, to Sunday, April 19, (Weekend 2) to Friday, October 9, to Sunday, October 11, (Weekend 1) and Friday, October 16, to Sunday, October 18, (Weekend 2). No details have been released on whether the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, will still feature performances by headliners—Frank Ocean, Rage Against The Machine, and Travis Scott. on both festival weekends.

Shows of the Night: Tuesday, March 10th

BUY TICKETS: Tame Impala at the Forum

Let's keep things going, Scenestar readers. For those of you wanting to head out, we have the return of Tame Impala taking the title of Show of the Night! Tame Impala will be playing the first of two headlining shows at The Forum tonight, in support of their upcoming release The Slow Rush, with opener Clairo. The indie-rock act from Perth will also play a second night at the Inglewood venue on Wednesday, March 11.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Ásgeir, City Morgue, Cult of Luna, Noah Cyrus, Keane, Okay Kaya, The Rapture, Slow Hollows, Conrad Tao, Whispertown, 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!

Ohana Fest Announce Their 2020 Lineup

Ohana Fest is back for their fifth year of music by the beach! The festival will take place once again at Doheny State Beach from Friday, September 25, to Sunday, September 27, with headliners Kings of Leon, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, and Pearl Jam. Other artists on 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.

Contest: Frances Quinlan at Pico Union Project

Frances Quinlan of Hop Along is going to be in town to perform in support of her debut solo album Likewise! The all-ages tour date will be taking place at Pico Union Project on Thursday, March 12, with Mary Lattimore opening the show. You can join them as well by entering our contest for tickets to her upcoming tour date courtesy of Sid The Cat Presents!

Shows of the Night: Monday, March 9th

BUY TICKETS: Refused at 1720

Monday is a bit nuts, Scenestar readers. Hopefully, some live music can help fix that starting with our Show of the Night selection: Swedish hardcore punk band Refused! Refused will be making their return tonight at 1720, with openers Metz and Youth Code. Refused are playing in support of latest release War Music.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by KaiL Baxley, Booker Stardrum, Angelica Garcia, The Jacks, Joseph Luca, Machinekit, Skin Mag, Wrabel, Your Smith, and many more. Also, tonight is residency night in Los Angeles, so if you're 21 and over, there's a bunch of FREE shows by local bands that you can check out. 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!