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Daily Email - Thursday - 5/22/2025

Dive headfirst into a kaleidoscope of musical worlds next Friday, 5/30 at Cosm’s Art After Dark: The Psychedelic Mixtape & Liquidverse — a double feature event in Inglewood that will blow you away. Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets and a $50 food/drink credit!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Celebrate ballroom dancing, meet choreographers, and dance the night away to salsa and bachata music at Living Room To Ballroom Live, taking over Santa Monica’s Morgan-Wixson Theater next Saturday, 5/31. Win your way in!

  • The UK’s Wolf Alice serve up solid grunge, dream pop, and indie pop that’s earned them a Mercury Prize and a cult following. See them at The Wiltern or Fox Theater Pomona this October!

  • Expect New Jersey deathcore dialed to 11 with symphonic, blackened flair when Lorna Shore tours through the Hollywood Palladium and Riverside Municipal Auditorium this October. Use presale code EVERBLACK for early access to tix!

  • A genre-hopping feast of indie rock, folk, and Americana straight out of LA – Oliver Hazard + The Last Revel play The Troubadour this October. Tickets are around $30!

  • Plus fresh announcements from Richie Kotzen & John 5, Jake Miller, and more!

BEST TIKI BARS IN LA

The Bamboo Club

Tired of your usual watering hole? Spice things up at one of our city's local Tiki bars, where tropical drinks, tiny umbrellas, and Polynesian island vibes await (it is AAPI Heritage Month, after all). Here are some of our faves:

  • TIKI-TI - Silver Lake hole-in-the-wall with stiff Mai Tais.

  • LONO - Making waves on Hollywood Blvd.

  • TONGA HUT - Tropical paradise in North Hollywood since 1958.

  • BAMBOO CLUB - Taste of the Caribbean in Long Beach.

  • DAMON'S - Glendale steakhouse with extensive tropical cocktail menu.

FOR MENTAL CLARITY

🐦 Pigeon John

Tonight, May 22 at The Paramount (7PM)

LA-raised indie hip-hop maverick Pigeon John is joined by AWOL One, Abstract Rude and Gel Roc at this intimate concert in Boyle Heights! Tickets are like $20!

🔊 Röyksopp (DJ Set)

Tomorrow, May 23 at The Fonda Theatre (9PM)

Dive into Röyksopp’s lush Norwegian synth-pop universe in Hollywood at their True Electric DJ Tour with an opening set by Tom Breu.

🎤 Immortal Technique

Tomorrow, May 23 at Los Globos (9PM)

Peru-born, NYC-raised hip-hop political disruptor Immortal Technique brings his razor-sharp bars to Silver Lake for an unforgettable show. Tickets are less than $30!

🎡 Memorial Weekend Carnival

Saturday thru Monday, May 24-26 at Santa Anita Park 

This three-day Memorial Weekend Carnival in Arcadia features inflatable jumpers, carnival games, thrilling rides, and more! And admission starts at $5!

🧐 10th Annual MAINopoly: A Taste of Main Street

Sunday, May 25 at The Victorian (1-5PM)

Throw on your top hats and monocles and make your way to Santa Monica for the 10th Annual MAINopoly: A Taste of Main Street, the ultimate foodie board game experience! PASS GO, collect $200, visit the “Go To Jail” beer garden, and more!

LOCALS ONLY

  • Tomorrow is our FINAL Free Cash Friday – and we’re dropping a $100 bill in a place where only “Lightning” strikes…

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