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Daily Email - Monday - 5/12/2025

Fresh off releasing their first album in a decade, kings of viral alt-pop OK Go crash-land at The Bellwether 5/16-17. The Friday show is already sold out, but Saturday tickets are still up for grabs - and we’re giving away a pair to one lucky DoLA-er!*

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  • Fly High Fest lands at Peacock Theater on Friday, 6/13 with Chino Pacas, Los Caimanes, T3R Elemento, Kane Rodriguez, Estevan Plazola, Omar Ruiz, and El De La Guitarra – all straight outta the corridos tumbados and sierreño scenes.

  • SF’s finest purveyors of sun-dazed psychedelic pop Sugar Candy Mountain land at The Venice West on Saturday, 6/14. Tickets are only $30!

  • Local maestro of house and bass Valentino Khan brings his High Power Tour to Exchange on Saturday, 8/9. Grab a $30 ticket!

  • Plus fresh announcements from Anthony Green, Spacey Jane, and more!

COMEDY SHOWS IN LA THIS WEEK

The world is kinda scary right now. We can either cry about it, or laugh instead – let’s choose the latter. We rounded up a list of comedy and improv shows happening this week in LA, so grab your friends, have a drink, and chuckle ‘til your tummy hurts.

THIS WEEKEND

😘 Date Night Duo Deal

Every Thursday at Dave & Buster’s 

Schedule some quality time with your SO at Dave & Buster’s! Get two Eat, Drink & Play Combos, which includes two $10 Power Cards, dessert, and a Date Night Challenge Card to dominate the arcade. Win a Date Night Duo Deal at your favorite location!*

🎬 2025 HUMP! Film Festival - Part One

Friday & Saturday, May 16 & 17 at The Kult:LA (7PM)

Dan Savage’s 2025 HUMP! Film Festival brings 23 new artsy, horny, funny, serious, and heartwarming short films to DTLA. It’s sex, but weird — and emotional. Enter today for your chance to win a pair of tickets!*

🤘 Disturbed

Tomorrow, May 13 at The Kia Forum (6:30PM)

Celebrate 25 years of The Sickness as multi-platinum band Disturbed brings their anniversary tour to Inglewood, accompanied by special guests Daughtry and Nothing More. Last chance to win a pair of tickets!

🎤 Bilal

Tomorrow, May 13 at The Troubadour (7PM)

Bilal lands in WeHo this week for his Adjust Brightness Tour, showing off that Philly-bred soul-jazz-funk-R&B alchemy that’s made him the secret sauce on tracks with everyone from Kendrick to Erykah.

🔥 IDK

Tomorrow, May 13 at The El Rey Theatre (8PM)

London-born, Maryland-raised IDK flips between trap, boom-bap, jazz, and whatever else he feels like. Catch his Bravado + Intimo Tour in Mid-City with opening sets from jazz-soul maverick Braxton Cook and rising talent Tammer!

LOCALS ONLY

  • San Francisco, where’s your disco? Portola just dropped their lineup – see Dom Dolla, LCD Soundsystem, Christina Aguilera, The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, Peggy Gou, and more this September!

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