If you don’t have plans this Friday night, come dance with me in the DTLA Arts District! I’m one of the co-founders of CATEGORY Party, a queer-centric afters where all are welcome on our dancefloor, no matter what CATEGORY you fall into 🫶

For Vol. 002, we’ve got Kim Anh, Masha Mar, and Soul Purpose b2b Flabbergast spinning house & techno ‘til 5AM. The theme is “Rouge,” so wear some red – here’s our lookbook to plan your fits. There’ll be an editorial photoshoot, jewelry and tattoo vendors, tacos, and more surprises!

Of course, I’m hooking some of you loyal readers up with giveaway tickets, or you can use code DOLA20 to save some coins!

Over 500 ravers came to our debut last month, and I loved meeting some of you beautiful humans who read this newsletter every day! Roll through and say hi! 👋

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Experience LA Opera under the stars as Carmen comes to the Santa Monica Pier and Hacienda Heights for a free live simulcast on Saturday, 10/17! Come early for family-friendly activities before the performance. RSVP now!*

• On Saturday, 10/17 in Santa Monica, win tickets to step into the abhorrum masquerade, Literati’s annual evening for the macabre, eldritch, and forbidden. This year’s inspiration: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.*

• Irish trio Amble turned pub-session chemistry into tender folk songs built for a singalong. They’re ready to charm you at The Belasco on Friday, 10/23, with support from Vincent Lima. Win a pair of tickets!*

• Looking for a change of scenery? Get in the autumn spirit in San Marino at The Huntington’s 16 themed gardens, celebrated art galleries, historic library collections, and a full calendar of exhibitions and events.*

• Plus fresh announcements from Benny Benassi, G. Love & Special Sauce, Dwight Yoakam, and more!

WEEKLY STAFF PICKS

Another Tuesday, another fresh batch of music! Once again, here’s what’s been in our headphones this week, plus a few of our team’s top concert recommendations. In this week’s edition: a Lane 8 collab with Sultan + Shepard, a mouthy edit from CASSIMM, a contact high from Mae Powell, and more!

If you have a favorite artist or band that you can’t stop listening to (especially if they’re locally based in Southern California), please share them with us! We’re all ears!

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• There are some important things on the ballot in our city and nation this year! Are you registerd to vote? Today is National Voter Registration Day, so we teamed up with Headtrip to make it easy to check your voter registration status! Remember to update your registration if you’ve moved since the last election!

• Celebrating their 10th anniversary, “the world’s favorite convergence-culture festival” ComplexCon is back at the LA Convention Center the weekend of 10/3-4 with Ken Carson, Playboi Carti, Destroy Lonely, and more!

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