Before Spotify, KNAC was the Pure Rock radio in SoCal, and they’ve officially returned to the airwaves. We’re giving away tickets to mob the Whisky A Go Go this Thursday, 1/8, celebrating 40 years of hard rock and heavy metal history with original KNAC DJs, plus special Q&A sessions and live performances by classic rock and metal veterans.*

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• Inspired by 90s hip-hop and 60s exotica, Monster Rally has redefined tropic-tinged lo-fi over the past decade. Wanna mellow out with him and RUMTUM at Lodge Room on Thursday, 1/22? Win free tickets!

• London-born Nigerian singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Samm Henshaw’s second album It Could Be Worse will heal your heartbreak. Win tickets to hear him live at the El Rey on Thursday, 2/12!

• Love, baile, and pure clásicos latinos when San Valentín de Éxitos hits Toyota Arena on Friday, 2/20 with Conjunto Primavera, Banda Cuisillos, Los Rieleros del Norte & Montez de Durango for a night of grupero, banda y norteño.

• Glam legends The Sweet (“Ballroom Blitz” forever), hard-hitting rockers Son of a Gun, and All-Star Jam bring the thunder to Whisky A Go Go on Saturday, 3/7 to celebrate Ari Kamin’s 40th birthday.

• Plus fresh announcements from Judd Apatow, Jon Brion, Keyon Harrold, and more!

SOUTH COAST BOTANIC GARDEN’S SUNSET SERIES

Fantasizing about dancing barefoot on a lawn at sunset with a cocktail in hand? Same. Luckily, the South Coast Botanic Garden’s Sunset Series lineup just dropped to make that dream come true!

Every Friday from June 5 through August 28, the Garden transforms into an 87-acre playground of live music, food, drinks, yard games, and kid-friendly fun in Palos Verdes Estates. The tunes span from reggae to R&B, dueling pianos to disco, plus a Selena + Shakira double-header that might break the dance floor.

Act quickly, because these are selling out fast!

FOR SOME EASY ENTERTAINMENT

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• We got chills, they’re multiplyin’, cuz there’s a FREE drive-in screening of Grease at the Santa Monica Pier next Thursday, 1/15!

• It’s almost the Year of the Horse! California Culture Festival has announced FREE Lunar New Year celebrations in Rancho Cucamonga (1/17-18), Riverside (1/24-25), Chino (1/31-2/1), and Eastvale (2/21-22).

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