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Daily Email - Thursday - 5/8/2025

May 08, 2025

Adrenaline meets adventure across 1 million square feet of electric thrills at the Port of LA 6/21-22! Electrify Expo is jam-packed with thrill zones, multiple EV demo courses, live entertainment, food trucks, and endless fun for all ages. Score a pair of tickets!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • 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!*

  • Stereo Punks teamed up with Toronto-based trio Keys N Krates and local selector Xica Soul for their next Odd Soul party at Gold-Diggers on Friday, 6/27. Tickets are only $25!

  • Break out the black eyeliner and dust off your Chucks – Punk Rock Prom crashes Chain Reaction in Anaheim on Friday, 6/27, headlined by LBC export Hellogoodbye plus support from Suburban Legends and Limbeck too.

  • Pop spark plug Disco Shrine is joined by REYSHA RAMI and friends for a night of bedroom pop at The Roxy on Tuesday, 6/24, with a portion of ticket proceeds benefiting the LA LGBT Center! Tickets drop tomorrow at 10AM!

  • Plus fresh announcements from Open Mike Eagle, The Bombpops, Vanessa Zamora, and more!

AANHPI HERITAGE MONTH EVENTS

This month, we highlight the cultural and historical contributions of people from the entire Asian continent, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. While we always encourage you to support our local AANHPI community, take some extra time this month to brush up on your history, support Asian-owned businesses, and continue to amplify AANHPI voices at one (or all) of these local events:

THIS WEEKEND

🍷 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 (and mom). 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!*

🤘 The Used

Tonight, Saturday, & Sunday, May 8, 10, & 11 at The Wiltern (7PM)

The Used are storming K-Town for their 25 Year Anniversary Tour, and let’s be real – few alt rockers can turn post-hardcore nostalgia into a full-on emotional workout like these Utah legends. Get used to it – they’ll be back in Anaheim in October too!

🔔 Sleigh Bells

Tonight, May 8 at The Fonda Theatre (9PM)

Tomorrow, May 9 at The Observatory (7:30PM)

Brooklyn’s Sleigh Bells duo unleash a glorious mess of noise-pop, metal, and hyperpop in Hollywood and Santa Ana this week. Expect bangers from Bunky Becky Birthday Boy, plus an opening set by alt-pop rapper Sophie Hunter!

🐫 Camelphat

Saturday, May 10 at California Plaza (5PM)

Attend a genre-blurring masterclass in house, techno, and melodic club beats when Framework brings Liverpool’s Camelphat to DTLA with support from Le Yora.

🤠 Boots In The Park

Saturday, May 10 at Santa Clarita Central Park (12-10PM)

Giddy up, cowboys and cowgirls! Boots In The Park returns to Santa Clarita for a day-long country music hoedown headlined by Old Dominion, plus performances by Nate Smith, The Band Perry, Josh Ross, Mackenzie Porter, and more!

LOCALS ONLY

  • Jazz at LACMA is back! Celebrate LA’s finest jazz musicians every Friday evening May through October – and it’s totally FREE!

  • There’s a new vendor at Grand Central Market! Swing by for Miznon’s grand opening this Saturday at 11AM – the first 100 customers get a free pita!

  • Tomorrow’s Free Cash Friday drop in Leimert Park is for people who love the letter “K.” (Not like that K, you degenerates)

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