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Daily Email - Thursday - 5/1/2025
Mayday! It’s May Day! And we just loaded in a fresh batch of giveaways at The Shrine! Enter now to win tickets to see Tash Sultana (6/14), Purple Disco Machine (6/28), MJ Lenderman & The Wind (9/11), and more!
JUST ANNOUNCED
EmpowHER Music Festival takes over Hollywood Blvd. next Saturday, 5/10 with Kehlani, Natasha Bedingfield, and more! Take advantage of their “Buy Now, Pay Later” plan (as little as $18 down for tickets), or enter to win a pair!*
Each month, Renaissance Club sends you on a prepaid SURPRISE experience – think archery, pottery, falconry, art classes, escape rooms, cooking classes, blacksmithing, kayaking... Enter to win a 2-month membership!*
Everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked and you bought tickets for Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert at Fox Performing Arts Center in November! Tickets go on sale tomorrow.
LA’s retro revivalists Mystic Braves take their sun-drenched, psychedelic swagger back home to The Troubadour this July on the Pacific Afterglow Tour. Tickets drop tomorrow!
Plus fresh announcements from Antarctigo Vespucci, Tino Drama, Lanco, and more!
BEST THAI FOOD IN LA
Photo: Thai Eagle Rox
Whether you're craving rich, creamy curries, an authentic street food experience, or innovative fusion dishes, Los Angeles’ Thai food scene has it all. Join us as we explore the best Thai restaurants in town – careful though, things might get spicy!
NIGHT + MARKET - Bangkok frenzy meets California chill.
THAI PATIO - Dine al fresco in Thai Town.
HOLY BASIL - A near-religious experience with a new Atwater location.
THAI EAGLE ROX - The mango sticky rice is worth the trek to Eagle Rock.
IN OUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION
🌊 BeachLife Festival
Tomorrow thru Sunday, May 2-4 in Redondo Beach
BeachLife Fest is this weekend! Experience the best of SoCal’s beachy lifestyle with performances by 50+ artists across 4 stages including Sublime, Alanis Morissette, and The Beach Boys. Single-day passes are available!*
🍷 Mother’s Day Wine Camp
Sunday, May 11 in the DTLA Arts District (3:30PM)
Whether you’re new to wine or just want to sip smarter, Wine Camp is the class for you. Hosted by expert Ian Blackburn, this fast-paced, fun-filled session teaches you how to taste like a pro while sampling 6 premium wines. Win a pair of tickets!*
🇦🇷 Federico Aubule
Tomorrow, May 2 at The Paramount (7PM)
Federico Aubele tours through Boyle Heights, serving up his signature Argentinian blend of Latin guitar, smoky downtempo, and a dash of electronica that’s made him the thinking person’s lounge soundtrack. Tickets are only $30!
🎤 Chase Shakur
Tomorrow, May 2 at The Fonda Theatre (9PM)
Atlanta’s own Chase Shakur lands in Hollywood with his genre-blurring R&B-think soul, funk, hip-hop, and pop all in one velvet-smooth show. $25 tickets are still available!
🥁 Shabang Music Festival
Tomorrow & Saturday, May 2-3 in San Luis Obispo
Shabang Music Festival returns to SLO’s Dairy Creek Golf Course, turning the Central Coast into a technicolor playground with headliners Jungle, Wallows, Goth Babe, Odd Mob, Kream, and Briston Maroney. Don’t dilly-dally - prices will go up tonight!
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 | NHL Playoffs: Kings @ OilersFor the 4th year in a row, the LA Kings and Edmonton Oilers meet in the first round tonight. Be a part of the action in Shared Reality at Cosm as you’re immersed in every hit, save, and slapshot. |
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Tonight is DTLA Art Night, when downtown’s finest retail, restaurants, and galleries open their doors for installations, activations, food, live music, vendors, and more!
The sun is setting on another season at The Flower Fields in Carlsbad. SoCal’s most iconic blooms will be closing on May 11 — so if you haven’t made the trip yet, now’s the time!
You’ll have to look six feet under for tomorrow’s Free Cash Friday drop in Hollywood – bring a shovel!
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