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Daily Email - Friday - 12/12/2025

Daily Email - Friday - 12/12/2025

December 12, 2025

Ring in 2026 surrounded by flashing lights, great food, and unlimited arcade play. Whether you’re rolling deep with the little ones or going 21+ after dark, Dave & Buster’s has got your New Year’s Eve covered. Win your way into the family-friendly part of the evening!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

From “Chainsmoking” to “Like You'll Never See Me Again,” Jacob Banks’ blend of soul, blues, and raw emotion hits deep. Enter to win a pair of tickets to see him live at the Troubadour on Tuesday, 1/20!
Part Bangalore, part Beastie, all bars, Hanumankind is a lyrical wrecking ball. If you’ve caught even a snippet of “Genghis,” you “Big Dawgs” already know. Win tickets to watch him torch the Fonda on Wednesday, 2/18!
Creem Magazine, Desert Daze, and more partners present Arroyo Secodelic Festival at Lodge Room next May, featuring performances by Reggie Watts, Adolescents, Fear, Strawberry Fuzz, and more!
Oliver Lee and James Carter have shaped years of dance‑floor magic with genre‑blurring R&B/electronic platinum hits like “All My Friends.” Snakehips are playing a 360° set at Exchange LA on Saturday, 2/21!
Plus more fresh announcements from Mother, Baths, The Motet, and more!

CONCERTS UNDER $20 (-ISH)

Photo: Chappell Roan Facebook

Holiday shopping can get expensive. Save your coins! We found a goldmine of LA shows that cost $20 (-ish) or less, proof you can keep dancin’ at any price point in this town:

BLUURED OUT - Tonight, 12/12 at Catch One
INDIE NITE WITH JUICEBOX + PUBLIC PERVERT - Tomorrow, 12/13 at The Paramount
JACKSON AND THE JANKS - Sunday, 12/14 at Permanent Records Roadhouse
DEAN WAREHAM, DENT MAY, JIMMY CICERO & MORE - Tuesday, 12/16 at Zebulon
MODERN NATURE - Wednesday & Thursday, 12/17-18 at Gold-Diggers

GHP MANAGEMENT PRESENTS:

NEON-LIT WHISKEY BARS. ROOFTOP WINE HANGS. JUNGLE-THEMED CAFÉS.

DTLA’s bar scene is somehow both gritty and glamorous at the same time. Whether you’re sipping natty wines at Good Clean Fun or dancing off cheap beers at Precinct, GHP Management wants you to know that there’s always a drink with your name on it Downtown.

If you’re thirsty, we’re giving away a prize pack of gift cards to our local faves!*

WHENEVER

KATSEYE via Spotify

TON 12/12 + TOM 12/13 - KATSEYE at YouTube Theater and Hollywood Palladium

TON 12/12 + TOM 12/13 - STORY OF THE YEAR & SENSES FAIL at House of Blues and Riverside Municipal Auditorium

TOM 12/13 - THIRD BEST COMEDY PRESENTS: THE BEST TIME WITH NNAMDI at DSP Studios (free!)

TOM 12/13 - HOBO JOHNSON & THE LOVEMAKERS at The Roxy Theatre

SUN 12/14 - RON FUNCHES at Hollywood Improv

MORE STUFF TO DO

LOCALS ONLY

LA Opera Connects and Hispanics for LA Opera will immerse you in Latino artistry and culture at their free, all-ages 3rd Annual Celebración de las Artes this Sunday, 12/14 at 4:30PM on The Music Center’s Jerry Moss Plaza!
This holiday season, skip the fluff and get your brand where it counts - feeds, inboxes, and actual memories. From gift guides to NYE hype, DoLA’s got the placements to make you unmissable. Advertise with us!*