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Daily Email - Friday - 7/18/2025

July 18, 2025

Oxygen gets thin at 8,750 feet, but the music hits harder at Telluride Jazz Festival. Score VIP access to witness Kamasi Washington, Kokoroko, and Karl Denson's Tiny Universe deliver soul-crushing performances 8/8-10 surrounded by towering Rocky Mountain peaks. Front-row luxury seating, premium cocktail sessions, plush hotel refuge, and $600 in flight credit!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Boots in dust. Stars overhead. Orville Peck’s Rodeo hits Pappy + Harriet’s in Pioneertown 11/14–16 with Nathaniel Rateliff, Joy Oladokun, and more. Tickets are on sale now, or you can enter to win weekend passes on us!*

  • Golden age bars meet West Coast grit next Wednesday, 7/23 at The Ford — Rakim, Kurupt & Friends are blessing the mic with a once-in-a-lifetime show that’s basically a hip-hop family reunion. If you know, you really know.*

  • Mark Kozelek will sing about death, boxing, DoorDash, and that weird thing that happened to him last Tuesday. Part concert, part therapy session, Sun Kil Moon hits Teragram Ballroom on Monday, 11/10!

  • Art-pop, queer anthems, whispered chaos – the lyrical genius Perfume Genius takes his Glory Tour to The Ford on Saturday, 10/4 and The Observatory on Sunday, 10/5 with support from Baths!

  • Plus fresh announcements from BABYMETAL, TGT, Old Dominion, and more!

CONCERTS UNDER $20

Low on cash? We've rounded up a treasure trove of wallet-friendly gigs in LA that cost $20(-ish) or less to keep you rocking out without emptying your pockets out:

TOMORROW

🪩 Retro Rebellion

Tomorrow, July 19 at Pershing Square (3PM)

Catch live performances by Starship, The English Beat, Men Without Hats, and more retro faves at Retro Rebellion, one of Pershing Square’s FREE summer concerts! Make sure to RSVP and arrive early, or purchase a VIP ticket for guaranteed entry.

🤠 George Strait

Tomorrow, July 19 at SoFi Stadium (5:45PM)

Imagine 70,000 people singing “Amarillo by Morning” at full volume. Country legend George Strait takes the stage in Inglewood with Chris Stapleton and Little Big Town!

🎶 of Montreal

Tomorrow, July 19 at The Belasco (7PM) 

Part of the Elephant 6 collective, of Montreal's sound spans psychedelic pop, funk, electronica, and R&B. Hear frontman Kevin Barnes' angelic voice live in DTLA on their Sunlandic Twins 20th Anniversary Tour!

🎉 Gilligan Moss & Bad Tuner

Tomorrow, July 19 at The Roxy (8PM)

Dance party meets indie electronica fever dream when Gilligan Moss & Bad Tuner roll through the Sunset Strip on The Loop Tour with support from Strawbry & Delamare!

🔊 Progressive House Never Died

Tomorrow, July 19 at The Hollywood Palladium (8PM)

Audien, Frank Walker, Justin Mylo, and ARTY join forces for Progressive House Never Died – because big builds and even bigger drops are immortal.

Fierce! The Story of Cats

Unleash your curiosity at Fierce! The Story of Cats — an exciting, hands-on, immersive exhibition that will bring you face-to-face with the world of cats at L.A.’s Natural History Museum, on display through February 18.

LOCALS ONLY

  • Swing by Madhappy in WeHo today through Sunday between 11AM-6PM to check out their new collab with Beats! Sip on a Berry Sweet Cloud Matcha while testing your luck at a claw machine for limited edition Beats products! 

  • Dust off those checkered Vans for Sublime, A Day to Remember, Bowling for Soup, Less Than Jake, & more emo legends – we teamed up with Cash Or Trade to give away VIP tickets to Warped Tour in Long Beach 7/26-27! 

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