Happy Friday, DoLA-ers! The only thing on my agenda this weekend is a barbecue in Pasadena (and getting caught up on emails). Time to enjoy the sunshine, crack open a hard seltzer, and soak up these last few weeks of summer. And if you wanna go out this weekend, keep scrolling for inspo!

Before you slam your laptop shut ‘til Monday…

“Who Can It Be Now?,” “Down Under,” “All I Want,” “Walk on the Ocean.” Colin Hay of Melbourne’s multi-platinum Men At Work are joined by Toad The Wet Sprocket for a double billing of Australian new wave and ’90s alt-rock at The United Theater on Broadway next Thursday, 8/20. Enter to win a pair of tickets!*

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• Pearl & the Oysters make psychedelic pop that sounds like it was beamed in from a very groovy planet. Win tickets to see the French-American duo at Lodge Room next Thursday, 8/20!

• After breaking the "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic discovers that some desires come at a sinister price. Win tickets to Street Food Cinema’s screening of Obsession at The Autry Museum next Saturday, 8/22!*

• Johnny Rotten became John Lydon, ditched the Sex Pistols, and somehow got even weirder. Win tickets to witness four-plus decades of Public Image Ltd’s post-punk agitations at The Belasco on Thursday, 9/10!*

• “A neon and moonlit journey across the years,” Lord Huron’s taking 23 Nights at the Broken Bottle Tour to The Wiltern for three nights next January. Tickets are selling fast, so lock yours in now!*

• Plus fresh announcements from $TARFACE & Tyga, Adam Lambert, Trapt, and more!

VIBE CHECK: OUTSIDE LANDS 2026

Rolling fog, twinkling lights, towering cypress trees, and whimsically dressed revelers convened in Golden Gate Park for another enchanting edition of Outside Lands last weekend.

With Death Cab for Cutie, Baby Keem, Charli XCX, The Strokes, RÜFÜS DU SOL, and more heavy hitters on the lineup, this year’s fest was one for the books. DoLA contributors Emma Kopelowicz and Brandon Taraku were on-site to capture it all.

THIS WEEKEND

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Taking a brief pause from the Local’s List! We’ll be back with more local features soon!

• Love Isn’t Blind is the dating show where men can’t speak, and their moms get dragged in. Yes, it’s chaotic. Yes, it’s glorious. See it all unfold tonight at The Pico Union Project!

• The cult favorite has finally hit LA. Blank Street is now open in Studio City, and the matcha and coffee hype is very real. Taste it for yourself!

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