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Daily Email - Thursday - 10/2/2025

October 02, 2025

Relive Carrie in the gym where it was filmed on Friday, 10/10 in Hermosa Beach at CinemAdventures’ ‘70s prom, featuring a live band, costume contest (pig’s blood, anybody?), and film screening. MUBI’s series with DoStuff starts here. Tickets are limited, but you can win your way in!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Hot, wild, diverse, sexy, inclusive, and human – Dan Savage’s HUMP! Film Festival takes over Brain Dead Studios on Thursday, 11/13 with 22 new adult short films that are absolutely NSFW. Tickets are only $20, or win a pair!*

  • Our subscribers know there’s a lot happening in LA during spooky season. The only question is whether or not you’re gonna be a part of it. Advertise with us!*

  • From a one-off high school experiment to Coachella vets on Epitaph Records, San Diego’s surf-punk degenerates The Frights make fuzzy riffs for shows that feel like house parties. Win tickets to their show at The Fonda on Tuesday, 12/2!

  • If you like your blues dirty and gritty, circle this one. From smoky barroom ballads to howl-at-the-moon anthems, Liam St. John plays the Troubadour next Sunday, 10/12. Tickets are like $25, or free if you win our giveaway.

  • Plus fresh announcements from Lettuce, Melody’s Echo Chamber, Marlon Craft, and more!

COMING UP AT THE BELLWETHER

The Bellwether, credit Another Planet Entertainment

Just west of downtown LA, there’s a place where your favorite band just sounds better. The Bellwether’s only been open for two years and it’s already a damn institution. With a 1,600-cap ballroom, rooftop patio, swanky VIP digs, and incredible bookings, what’s not to love?

We’re giving away free tickets to see:

IF YOU’RE WILLING AND ABLE

🏈 NCAAF Game Days

Every Saturday at Cosm LA

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 for Texas vs. Florida!*

⚡️ MXGPU

Saturday, October 4 at The Roxy Theatre (8PM)

If you’re chasing transcendent dancefloor moments, this one you can’t skip. Moullinex and GPU Panic join forces as MXGPU for a night of electroclash, industrial pulses, and glitch-pop chaos. Tickets are only $35!

🙌 Al Green + The War and Treaty

Saturday, October 4 at YouTube Theater (8PM)

Al Green live in LA? That’s a once-in-a-lifetime soul sermon. Catch the legend behind Let’s Stay Together in Inglewood, joined by powerhouse duo The War and Treaty.

🔊 The Love Festival

Saturday, October 4 at the Hollywood Palladium (8PM)

Hollywood’s biggest dance floor is about to quake. Expect lasers, drops, and zero chill when The Love Festival packs the Hollywood Palladium with bass-thumping EDM chaos from JOYRYDE, Ookay, Henry Fong, Manila Killa, and more.

🍻 Oktoberfest

Sunday, October 5 at Angel City Brewery

Raise a stein, test your sauerkraut-eating skills, and soak in the spirit of Oktoberfest in the DTLA Arts District with beer, music, and pretzels! Free with RSVP, 21+, and you can enter for a chance to win an Angel City Brewery swag bag!*

LOCALS ONLY

  • LA’s first-ever Indian Food Festival lands in Silver Lake this Saturday from 12-7PM, complete with live music, games, and henna tattoos!

  • Craving Japanese food? Katana Robata in West Hollywood just rolled out some delicious new menu items like Sea Bream Truffle, Wagyu Chimichurri, and Matcha Miruku Sours. Win a $100 gift card on our Instagram!

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