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Daily Email - Thursday - 5/1/2025

Daily Email - Thursday - 5/1/2025

May 02, 2025

Get ready for an unforgettable day when EmpowHER takes over Hollywood Blvd. on Saturday, 5/10! This iconic celebration of female empowerment in music will feature performances from Kehlani, Jazmine Sullivan, and more of the world’s biggest artists! Enter to win a pair of GA+ tickets!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

Get your tickets for the 36th Annual California Winemasters on Saturday, 5/17 at Warner Bros. Studios, featuring 50 restaurants, 70 wineries, gourmet tastings, and auctions — all in support of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation!*
The OUT & ABT Pride Tour is rolling through Los Globos on Saturday, 6/7, and Gay DoLA is ready to hook you up with a 4-pack of tickets! Enter to win!
Local multi-instrumentalist Gregory DiMartino aka Tino Drima is bringing his underground pop music and sultry crooning to Gold-Diggers on Wednesday, 5/28 – and tickets are only $20!
The one and only T-Pain is taking his chart-topping party anthems to Pacific Amphitheatre at the Orange County Fair on Wednesday, 8/13 with support from DJ Montay!
Plus fresh announcements from Eric Church, Wild Child, Born Ruffians, and more!

CONCERT REVIEW: BEYONCÉ’S “COWBOY CARTER” TOUR AT SOFI STADIUM

Photo: Mason Poole

The BeyHive was buzzing yesterday for the second night of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour. If you were anywhere nearby, you could practically feel the energy radiating out of the venue – especially as tens of thousands of rhinestone cowboys and cowgirls two-stepped their way down the streets of Inglewood.

With three more nights to go, this ain’t Texas, but she can hold ‘em.

STREET FOOD CINEMA PRESENTS:

BOO-ZE, BITES & FRIGHTS: HALF-O-WEEN – FINAL DESTINATION

Celebrate “Half-O-Ween” and 25 years of FINAL DESTINATION on Saturday, 5/3 at Heritage Square Museum in Pasadena with a killer Q&A featuring writer/director James Wong and writer/producer Glen Morgan, plus the first public screening of Wong's newly recolored version of the film! Don’t cheat fate…

EVEN IF IT’S NOT YOUR BIRTHDAY

🎤 Nick Hakim

Tomorrow, May 3 at Pico-Union Project (8PM)

Think Marvin Gaye vibes filtered through a Brooklyn lens, but with more existential dread and fewer bell-bottoms. Nick Hakim brings his dreamy, soul-soaked R&B to Pico-Union with support from ZSELA.

🦎 The Jesus Lizard

Tomorrow, May 3 at The Fonda Theatre (9PM)

The Jesus Lizard crash into Hollywood for their Rack Tour, bringing noise rock mayhem straight from Chicago. I Speak Machine opens the night!

🪩 Lana Del Rey Night

Tomorrow, May 3 at The Regent Theater (9PM)

It's you, it's you, it's all for you… Drown in sad-girl anthems and moody Americana when Club 90’s presents Lana Del Rey Night at The Regent! Tickets are only like $20!

🫶🏾 Chop Brunch

Sunday, May 4 at Edgemar Restaurant & Lounge (1-5PM)

Luxury meets culture in Santa Monica at Chop Brunch, an elevated brunch experience infused with soulful sounds, curated cuisine, and a vibrant community celebrating the spirit of the African Diaspora. Dress code: pastel colors!

👠 Very Cherry Cabaret

Monday, May 5 at Lyric Hyperion Theatre (7PM)

Imagine fancy acts, but really dumb. Think sexy... but something is off. Picture profound and skillful, but also like "why does it exist?" Imagine bulletproof but, like, relaxed. It's the Cinco de Mayo edition of Very Cherry Cabaret!