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Daily Email - Friday - 5/23/2025
Don’t miss an evening with GRAMMY Award-winning progressive music titans Dream Theater, coming to Long Beach’s Terrace Theater on Sunday, 10/5. Hear classic fan favorites as well as songs from their new, chart-topping studio album Parasomnia. Win tickets!*
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Kick off Pride Month next Saturday, 5/31 at LA State Historic Park by winning tickets to an outdoor screening of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Arrive early for live music by Maria Sanchez and The Midnight Groove!*
The Downtown Burbank Summer Arts Festival takes over San Fernando Blvd 5/31 and 6/1, featuring 180+ handmade artisan booths, music, DIY activities, and a silent auction benefiting LA wildfire victims.*
Sibling duo from Mexico City Jesse & Joy serve up heartfelt ballads and Latin pop bangers on their El Despecho Tour at YouTube Theater this November. Tickets are on sale now!
LA-born R&B and hip-hop with a soul twist, delivered by a voice that could charm anyone with a beating heart - Rae Khalil is joined by Jane Handcock, Sonyae, and NSTASIA at The Echo next February!
Plus fresh announcements from Wiz Khalifa, Aly & AJ and more!
FREE EVENTS IN LA
Stressed about the economy? Check out our list of free events in Los Angeles for guiltless, budget-friendly nights out on the town!
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Get a free 8-count sample pack with any order!*

WITH YOUR FULL FACE ON
📖 2025 Zócalo Book Prize: Can We Reimagine How We Feed Ourselves?
Thursday, May 29 at ASU California Center at the Herald Examiner (6-9PM)
Food brings people together. But hunger divides – deepening political conflicts and destroying communities around the globe. For the second year in a row, Zócalo will host Zócalo Reads: a free reading hour led by 2025 Zócalo Book Prize winner Jean-Martin Bauer.*
🎞️ Art After Dark - The Psychedelic Mixtape & Liquidverse
Friday, May 30 at Cosm (9:30PM)
Dive headfirst into a kaleidoscope of musical worlds at Cosm’s Art After Dark: The Psychedelic Mixtape & Liquidverse — a double feature event that will blow you away. Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets and a $50 food/drink credit!*
🎸 DIIV
Saturday, Sunday & Monday, May 24-26 at Teragram Ballroom (7PM)
Need some “Dopamine?” DIIV lands in DTLA for three nights of reverb-drenched indie rock straight outta Brooklyn — think shoegaze daydreams, post-punk edge, and enough introspection to fill a diary.
🇧🇩 Arnob & Friends
Sunday, May 25 at The Fonda Theatre (8PM)
Famous for fusing folk, jazz, and alt-pop with Dhaka soul, Bangladeshi indie icon Arnob and his friends Sunidhi & Ershad Artcell tour through Hollywood this weekend as part of the Bangla Folk Rock Fest.
🎶 Lissie
Sunday, May 25 at The Venice West (8PM)
Rock Island’s finest folk-rocker Lissie serves up raw vocals, indie grit, and that Midwestern charm that made “When I’m Alone” a millennial anthem. Buy a $40 to catch her in Venice this weekend!
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ICYMI we’re giving away 2 pairs of tickets to the Catalina Wine Mixer next weekend! Enter to win on our Instagram!
Cancel everything. It’s time to play at the pier. PIER PLAY returns to the Santa Monica Pier next Saturday, 5/31. Imagine: retro vibes meets oceanside carnival, 10 artists, open-air dancing, nostalgic games, and crave-worthy food.
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