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Daily Email - Friday - 9/12/2025

September 12, 2025

Freak ya, it’s Friday — and you’ve got plans. Experience mariachi at its finest! Mariachi Herencia de México joins forces with Leonardo Aguilar for one powerful night in Northridge at The Soraya on Friday, 9/26. Enter now to win a pair of tickets!*

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  • The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula Season 666 Tour summons a night of twisted cabaret at The Belasco next Friday, 9/19. Grab tickets for a gloriously depraved evening of spooky drag!*

  • Fuego Fest hits Echoplex on 09/20 with Mexican Slum Rats, Valgur, Lucys. Surf-punk and garage grit erupt. Secure tickets for this raw, sweaty night of music.*

  • The Symposium’s jangly psych-rock rolls into The Observatory on Wednesday, 9/24, spinning grooves like a sun-drenched road trip through a David Lynch flick. Expect reverb-heavy riffs and a crowd vibing hard.*

  • Soul priestess Erykah Badu lights up the Hollywood Bowl on Friday, 10/3. Expect grooves that hypnotize and truths that sting on the Mama's Gun '25: The Return of Automatic Slim Tour. Tickets are still live - move before they’re gone!*

  • The city asked for more Mau P, and it delivered. He’s playing two nights at LA State Historic Park with Gordo and ChaseWest on 10/10. Limited passes left. Enter for a shot at free tickets.*

20 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.

IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHIN’ NEW

🎤 Anamanaguchi

Tonight at The Wiltern (7PM)

Cancel your Friday plans – Anamanaguchi is going Buckwild. Yes, that’s literally the tour name. Catch the chiptune chaos at The Wiltern and lock in GA while they’re still around.*

🏈 College Football

Game Day at Cosm

College football Saturdays just got bigger! Experience the action on Cosm’s massive wrap-around screens. If you can’t be in the stadium, this is the next best thing. Reserve your seats early and make game day unforgettable!*

👯‍♀️ Aly & AJ

Friday & Saturday, September 19-20 at The Ford (8PM)

If “Potential Breakup Song” raised you and “Like Whoa” healed you, this is your show. Aly & AJ play their new album Silver Deliverer in Hollywood. Lock in your tickets to see these sisters live!*

🏟️ All-Access Stadium Tour

Through Saturday, October 11 at SoFi Stadium

Ready to live out your NFL dreams? We're giving away an all-access tour of SoFi Stadium, from the locker rooms to the 50-yard line. You can even kick a field goal! Enter to win!*

🏖 Heal the Bay Presents: Coastal Cleanup Day

Saturday, September 20 around LA County (9AM)

Cool kids keep beaches clean. Coastal Cleanup Day is L.A.’s biggest volunteer event, uniting thousands across 70+ beaches, rivers, parks, and neighborhoods to fight plastic pollution, protect wildlife, and keep our coastlines thriving. RSVP to join.*

Oktoberfest Sundays

Join us 9/21, 9/28, and 10/5 as Angel City Brewery’s Public House transforms into a lively German beer hall filled with pretzels, brats, and specialty brews. Don’t miss out on snagging a one-of-a-kind Angel City boot! Free with RSVP, 21+, and enter for a chance to win an Angel City Brewery swag bag.*

LOCALS ONLY

  • Congrats! You've officially made it to tequila-on-the-red-carpet season. Dios Azul hits Hyde for the Pre-Emmy bash tomorrow. Big fits. Big names. Big bottles.

  • National Voter Registration Day is this Tuesday (9/16). Local elections shape real stuff — housing, schools, safety, the whole deal. Check your status or register early at HeadCount.

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