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Daily Email - Tuesday - 10/28/2025

October 28, 2025

Dan Savage’s HUMP! Film Festival hits Brain Dead Studios on Thursday, 11/13 with 22 new jaw-dropping short films that are diverse, inclusive, hot, sexy, funny, relatable, and human. There's something for everyone (unless you’re boring). New kink unlocked: winning a pair of tickets!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Crack up for a better planet! Comedic legend Tiffany Haddish is hitting The Orpheum on Saturday, 12/6, and Eco Entertainment is making sure ticketholders score energy-efficient appliances. We’re giving away a pair of tickets!*

  • The Beths bring Future Me Hates Me and a whole lotta heartache to The Wiltern on Friday, 11/7. Bret McKenzie and Phoebe Rings open this all-Kiwi dream lineup.*

  • Think HIIT meets “Name That Tune” – a group workout with a live DJ, games, food, cold plunge + sauna recovery zone, and more. That’s The Jump, and it’s going down in Santa Monica this Saturday, 11/1. We’ve got a promo code and a free pair of tickets up for grabs!

  • The voice of Erasure, the king of synth-pop heartbreak, Andy Bell hits The Fonda on Friday, 12/12. Have “A Little Respect” and enter our giveaway for free tix!

  • Plus fresh announcements from Miguel, Demi Lovato, Jessie J, and more!

50 THINGS TO DO IN NOVEMBER

Camp Flog Gnaw, credit Andy Bartotto

Ready or not, here comes November! gasp

Are you the type of person who likes to plan ahead? We rounded up our November Top Picks so you don't miss the most epic events happening in LA next month. Time to drop those links in the group chat!

WITH YOUR EX GHOUL-FRIEND

🎤 Dijon

Tonight & Tomorrow, October 28-29 at The Greek Theatre (8PM)

He doesn’t use a setlist. His band all shares one mic. It shouldn’t work, but it absolutely does. Maryland-raised genre bender Dijon hits The Greek twice this week, blurring R&B, folk, and lo-fi chaos with sweat and soul.

🇺🇸 Petey USA

Tomorrow, October 29 at The Wiltern (7PM)

Petey USA brings his offbeat humor and heartfelt songwriting to Koreatown tomorrow night. Known for his viral videos and indie anthems like “Don’t Tell the Boys,” the Petey USA tour captures the charm that’s all his own. Tickets are less than $50!*

😈 Haunted Hollywood

Through Saturday, November 1 at The Vault Speakeasy at Beverly Center 

Imagine Chucky, Elisabeth Sparkle, M3GAN, Michael Myers, Pennywise, and The Nun, but steamy and sexy. Voss Events’ Haunted Hollywood is part variety show, part cocktail party with legendary horror icons, burlesque, aerial acts, and more.*

🧛‍♀️ Haunted Soiree: Vampire

Through Saturday, November 1 at Nocturne Theatre

A lavish adults-only playground cloaked in velvet and fangs, pulsing with live music, dazzling costumes, illusions, seductive dance, and more at Haunted Soiree: VAMPIRE! Use code DOLA for 15% off tickets!*

😂 Kevin Nealon

Saturday, November 1 at BroadStage (7:30PM)

You know him from his 9 years on Saturday Night Live and his leading role on Weeds. Emmy and SAG-nominated actor and comedian Kevin Nealon is set to captivate a Santa Monica audience at his BroadStage debut!*

Cut the Noise, Keep the Facts.

1440 scours 100+ reliable outlets so you don’t have to. The result? A punchy, bias-free newsletter that makes sense of the world in five minutes flat. Honest news, human touch, always free — and already loved by 4M+ readers.*

Holey Moley

Forget everything you know about mini golf. Holey Moley in Santa Monica is a pop culture playground with wild holes, throwback tunes, and cold drinks with daily specials. Your crew deserves a round…

LOCALS ONLY

  • Good Luck Vinyl Club and Good Times Billiards unite in Lakewood on Thursday for A Night on Paramount, featuring $10 doubles pool matches all night and DJs spinning vinyl sets of oldies, soul, and funk. Free entry!

  • One of the largest and most unique Halloween events in the world, the West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval returns this Friday from 6-11PM in the Rainbow District! Thousands of people in costumes, and free to attend!

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