July has come and gone… before you start planning for August, take a beat and reflect on this hot and sweaty month. What was your favorite concert? Did you go on any cute dates? Did you try a new restaurant? This summer’s flying by, and sometimes we need to slow tf down.

Okay now quit stalling! You’ve got some tickets to win…

Somewhere between a punk show, a panic attack, and an exorcism lives an Osees set. The SF garage-psych legends play The Bellwether on Friday, 10/2, and Brigid Dawson and Total Shutdown are on the bill. You better believe we’re giving away tickets to this one.

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• Recorded in an attic with a cat wandering around, Portland songwriter Alela Diane's new album, Who’s Keeping Time?, proves folk music doesn't need studio magic. Win tickets for her album release at Lodge Room on Friday, 8/14!

• The Laurel Canyon scene changed rock forever. Captain Flashback revisits the ‘60s/’70s era with firsthand stories, trippy trivia, and singalongs at Vitello’s in Studio City on Wednesday, 8/19. Win your way in!

• Five GRAMMY wins. A Polar Music Prize. A spot on TIME's 100 Most Influential People. Win tickets to hear the legendary Angélique Kidjo discuss her new album HOPE!! and perform live at The GRAMMY Museum on Monday, 8/17!

• Plini doesn't need vocals to keep your attention. The Australian guitarist blends prog, jazz fusion, and metal into instrumental songs that say it all without a single lyric. Win tickets to his show at The Fonda on Sunday, 11/8!

• Plus fresh announcements from Xavier Wulf, Suicide Silence, And Always Forever, and more!

HOW WE DOLA WITH DONNELLE FULLER: CHEESEBURGERS IN PARADISE

We’re asking locals what they’re actually into lately. They pick the topic, we share the list. Every Friday, new person, new subject, maybe a new friend?

As one of the founding members of @TeamBurgerLA, Donnelle Fuller has been a passionate foodie all her life, but nothing tops burgers in her book. Fuddruckers was her birthday dinner of choice from ages 5 - 25. Her bachelorette party theme was "Journey into the Enchanted Cheeseburger Forest." And now she's on a mission to eat every great burger in Los Angeles, which happens to be the burger capital of the US (did you know there are more burger restaurants per capita here than in any other city?)

After decades trying the best burgers around town, she rounded up 5 can’t-miss burgers off the “eaten” path…

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