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Daily Email - Friday - 8/29/2025

August 29, 2025

Indie rockers Real Estate are throwing Atlas a birthday party… at 11 years and 7 months. Why now? Doesn’t matter. They’re playing (almost) the whole record, plus deep cuts and greatest hits at The Bellwether on Wednesday, 9/10. Enter for a chance to win tickets!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Throwback soul, R&B legends, Vegas heat. PARADICE brings Thee Sacred Souls, Ravyn Lenae, JMSN, and more to Downtown Las Vegas Events Center on Saturday, 9/27. Win your way in!*

  • Double The Love at the Getty Center! Check out Queer Lens: A History of Photography and $3 Bill: Evidence of Queer Lives. On view through Sunday, September 28. Book free advance reservations today!*

  • If “Potential Breakup Song” raised you and “Like Whoa” healed you, this is your show. Aly & AJ play their new album Silver Deliverer at The Ford on Friday & Saturday, 9/19-20. Lock in your tickets to see these sisters live!*

  • AJR hits the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, 10/4 with their biggest, boldest show yet. It’s gonna be a sweet night of smart pop and massive visuals at the Somewhere In The Sky Tour, and tickets are still available!*

  • Plus fresh announcements from Halsey, Darkside, Habstrakt, and more!

CONCERTS UNDER $20

Running low on funds? 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:

IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS

🎺 Leimert Park Jazz Festival

Tomorrow, August 30 at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza (11:30AM-8:30PM)

An open-air day of Black excellence, sax solos, and picnic vibes under the sun. Pull up to Leimert Park Jazz Festival for legends, local eats, and smooth grooves. Free entry with a “pay what you can” option!

🎶 KCRW Summer Nights

Tomorrow, August 30 at Bowers Museum (7PM)

Live sets from Raul Campos and Jason Kramer, pop-up bars, and Bowers Museum access ‘til late at KCRW Summer Nights this weekend in Santa Ana! Surprise guests include the Terracotta Warriors… Did we mention it’s completely free?

🇬🇷 Long Beach Greek Food & Music Festival

Saturday through Monday, August 30-September 1 on E. Colorado St. (12-6PM)

Dancing, baklava, live bouzouki, and DJ Peter Loukatos on the decks. The Long Beach Greek Food & Music Festival’s basically a mini trip to Greece, minus the expensive airfare, with all the food worth yelling “Opa!” for!

🎉 LoveChild Presents: The Block Party

Sunday, August 31 at 9ThirtyLA (3PM-12AM)

LoveChild’s running it back with The Block Party to end all block parties. Hardly Home, Pangea, Slow Jamz, Baile World, VIM!, Interlude, &Things... the whole damn crew’s in the DTLA Arts District. Don’t miss this one!

🚢 Deep House Brunch Sunset Boat Party

Sunday, August 31 in Long Beach (5PM)

Deep House Brunch is back with their annual LDW Sunset Boat Party! Think house music on deck, tacos in hand, and the sunset doing its thing over the water. Sets by Scotty Boy, David Bullock, JJ Flores, and more!

BABBEL’S LABOR DAY SALE IS ON!

Learn a new language in the same time it takes to scroll your feed. Just 10 minutes a day and you will be ready for your next trip, night out, or late-night food run. For Labor Day, Babbel’s best deal of the year is here: lifetime access for $199!

LOCALS ONLY

  • Mechanical bull riding, line dancing, and drink specials in Mid-City at All Season Brewing this Monday! Ready to Buck Up?

  • GAAAA! Mark your calendars! Free concerts, opera recitals, tours, workshops, and art-making running down the Grand Ave corridor from Temple to 6th Street on Saturday, 10/25 for Grand Ave Arts: All Access!

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