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Shows of the Night: Tuesday, October 17th

BUY TICKETS: The Postal Service (performing ‘Give Up’) w/ Death Cab For Cutie (performing ‘Transatlanticism’) & Iron and Wine at the Hollywood Bowl (7:30pm)

Tuesday is looking great for shows, Scenestar readers! There are so many options to choose from during "Rocktober" but we're giving our title of Show of the Night to The Postal Service! Back in Los Angeles for the first time since 2013, indie pop supergroup The Postal Service will be teaming up with Death Cab for Cutie one last time tonight at the Hollywood Bowl with opener Iron & Wine. The Postal Service will be playing Give Up in full while Death Cab For Cutie will play Transatlanticism in full.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by BabyJake, Michelle Branch, Jonathan Bree, Loyle Carner, Hannah Diamond, The Gaslamp Killer, Grentperez, Patty Griffin, Tiffany Haddish, Bobby Lee, Marc Maron, Maryjo, The Offspring, Craig Robinson, Say Anything, VNV Nation, The Wallflowers, Yumi Zouma, and many more.

Click here for ticket links and info on today's shows and 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: Floating Points at the Hollywood Bowl

British electronic music composer Floating Points will be back this week to debut one of their most acclaimed album releases! Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points will be performing Promises in full for the first time ever on Wednesday, September 20, at the Hollywood Bowl with an all-star line-up handpicked, in part, by album collaborator Pharoah Sanders himself. This includes conductor Miguel Atwood-Ferguson with Shabaka Hutchings, Kara-Lis Coverdale, John Escreet, Kieran Hebden aka Four Tet, Jeffrey Makinson, Hinako Omori, Lara Serafin, Dan Snaith aka Caribou, The Los Angeles Studio Orchestra, and Sun Ra Arkestra.

If you would like to see this debut performance live, we're giving our readers the chance courtesy of our contest for a pair of tickets to the show!

Shows of the Night: Tuesday, September 12th

BUY TICKETS: The Lumineers w/ James Bay at the Santa Barbara Bowl (6:45pm)

We have another great night of live music coming Scenestar readers. This Tuesday takes us up the Central Coast as we head to Santa Barbara to check out our Show of the Night title: The Lumineers! Back for the first of two nights tonight at the Santa Barbara Bowl, The Lumineers will be performing in support of their latest release, Brightside, with opener James Bay. You can see The Lumineers again as part of "The Brightside Tour" at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Wednesday, September 13, and at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday, September 15.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Arcangel, Julie Byrne, Christopher, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Deon Cole, Debbii Dawson, Dxcklin, Ghost, Head Automatica, Nuovo Testamento, Olive Klug, Bobby Lee, Plosivs, Roar, Craig Robinson, Megan Stalter, Melissa Villaseñor, Theo Von, and many more.

Click here for ticket links and info on today's shows and 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!

Echo Park Rising Announce Their 2023 Lineup

The annual Echo Park Rising festival has finally announced this year's lineup, which features several Scenestar favorites playing across a variety of local venues in Echo Park, including headliners Starcrawler and Slater! Other scheduled acts this year include Black Polish, Bonavega, Cigarette Bums, Colt Classic, Deathchant, Healing Gems, Israel's Arcade, Launder, Emily Rose, and many more at The Echo and Echoplex.

Lifted Botanical House will be hosting Laura Mrgic, Rainee Blake, Broadway B, and many more.

The Shortstop will be having many more acts playing as well such as Fartbarf, Forest Lawn, Send Medicine, Windows, and many more.

Bar Henry will also be participating with scheduled performances by Datamaps, The Pretty Flowers, Spare Parts For Broken Hearts, and more this weekend.

Spacedust has a lineup that includes Bee Appleseed, Desert Sparrow, Elf Freedom, Westerner, and more.

Sticky Rice has booked Tolliver, MackAndGold, La Tumba, Boy Deluxe, and more live on their 21+ outdoor stage.

You can see what other venues around Echo Park are hosting Echo Park Rising 2023 events here.

The annual Echo Park Rising festival has finally announced this year's lineup, which features several Scenestar favorites playing across a variety of local venues in Echo Park, including headliners Starcrawler and Slater! Other scheduled acts this year include Black Polish, Bonavega, Cigarette Bums, Colt Classic, Deathchant, Healing Gems, Israel's Arcade, Launder, Emily Rose, and many more at The Echo and Echoplex.

Lifted Botanical House will be hosting Laura Mrgic, Rainee Blake, Broadway B, and many more.

The Shortstop will be having many more acts playing as well such as Fartbarf, Forest Lawn, Send Medicine, Windows, and many more.

Bar Henry will also be participating with scheduled performances by Datamaps, The Pretty Flowers, Spare Parts For Broken Hearts, and more this weekend.

Spacedust has a lineup that includes Bee Appleseed, Desert Sparrow, Elf Freedom, Westerner, and more.

Sticky Rice has booked Tolliver, MackAndGold, La Tumba, Boy Deluxe, and more live on their 21+ outdoor stage.

You can see what other venues around Echo Park are hosting Echo Park Rising 2023 events here.

Shows of the Night: Saturday, June 17th

BUY TICKETS: Erykah Badu w/ Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) at Crypto.com Arena (7:30pm)

Let's keep the weekend vibes going, Scenestar readers. There are a lot of great concerts in Los Angeles this Saturday with Erykah Badu getting the top spot as our Show of the Night! The queen of Neo-Soul will be back tonight as Erykah Badu headlines a show tonight at Crypto.com Arena, as part of her "Unfollow Me Tour." Scheduled to open the show is Yasiin Bey f.k.a. Mos Def.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by 03 Greedo, Amtrac, Angel Du$t, Blink-182, Leon Bridges, Bronco, Dear Boy, Destroy Boys, Robert Delong, Digable Planets, Ghostland Observatory, Grupo Frontera, Hello Seahorse!, Jim Jefferies, Julian Marley, King Lil G, Russell Peters, La Santa Cecilia, Santa Fe Klan, Saosin, Paul Scheer, Snow Tha Product, Amon Tobin, Turnstile, Warren G, Kamasi Washington, Jess Williamson, and many more.

Click here for ticket links and info on today's shows and 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, June 15th

BUY TICKETS: Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band at the Greek Theatre (8:00pm)

The weekend is around the corner, Scenestar readers. We're giving you the incentive to start early courtesy of Thursday's Show of the Night pick: Ringo Starr! Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band will bring the former Beatles drummer to the Greek Theatre tonight for an evening of hits, special guests, and so much more.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Angel Du$t, Mandi Crimmins, Robert DeLong, Donavon Frankenreiter, Good Sport, Liz Huett, Benjamin Jaffe, Odie Leigh, Matisyahu, Ours, Craig Robinson, Paul Scheer, Melissa Villaseñor, Ollie Wride, and many more.

Click here for ticket links and info on today's shows and 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!

CRSSD Fest Announces Fall 2023 Lineup

CRSSD Fest will be back once again later this year! The fall edition of the 21+ bi-annual electronic music festival is set to return on Saturday, September 23, and Sunday, September 24, at Waterfront Park in San Diego

The initial lineup announcement includes sets by Amelie Lens, Barry Can't Swim, Basement Jaxx, Ben Böhmer, Blackchild, Cassian, Charlotte De Witte, Chris Lake, Cloonee, Chris Stussy, Etienne De Crecy, DJ Falcon, Bombass, Eliza Rose, Elderbrook, Emmit Fenn, Enrico Sangiuliano, Ewan McVicar, Farrago, Fatboy Slim, Fideles, Fisher, Fjaak, Flume, Haai, Interplanetary Criminal, Jayda G, Kucka, Ladytron, Layla Benitez, LP Giobbi, Muto, Nikki Nair, Objekt, Call Super, Overmono, Patrick Mason, Röyksopp, Salute, SG Lewis, The Blaze, Todd Terje, Tsha, Underworld, Weval, Will Clarke, DJ Minx, and Winston Surfshirt performing across two days on several stages.

The Bellwether Announce Their First Ever Shows

It's time to welcome a new music venue to Los Angeles, Scenestar readers! This time it's another Downtown Los Angeles spot to catch your favorite artists at an intimate all-ages venue, The Bellwether, which is a new collaboration between the owners of the Teragram Ballroom and Another Planet Entertainment.

The Bellwether will start things off by welcoming Phantogram who is currently the first artist that is scheduled to play there on Tuesday, July 11. Other artists scheduled to perform this year in its initial run of shows include Andrew Bird, A-Trak, Buscabulla, Haim, The Head and the Heart, Carly Rae Jepsen, The Midnight, Poolside, Isaiah Rashad, Porter Robinson, Princess, Santigold, Tegan and Sara, Tove Lo, Tycho, Wilco, and many more. Check out their full schedule of debut concerts here.