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Daily Email - Tuesday - 9/29/2026

Daily Email - Tuesday - 9/29/2026

September 29, 2026

Nothing gets me in the Halloween spirit quite like a scary movie… except maybe two scary movies!

Enjoy spooky cocktails, sinful street food, haunted Victorian mansions, and Halloween double features at Heritage Square Museum during Street Food Cinema’s Boo-ze, Bites & Frights series. Win tickets for Sinners & Blade on Friday, 10/23!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

Cinematic visuals, elaborate costumes, and euphoric electronic anthems. Australian duo Empire of the Sun brings their larger-than-life live show to the Hollywood Bowl next Thursday, 10/8!*
Some voices deserve the Hollywood Bowl treatment. Cynthia Erivo takes over the iconic stage on Thursday, 10/15. Get tickets before they’re gone!*
Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett are bringing SmartLess to the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, 10/17. Expect the same quick wit, ridiculous tangents, and effortless chemistry that made the podcast a hit, only live!*
L.A. Comic Con returns to the LA Convention Center 10/30-11/1! Win tickets to spend Halloween weekend with celebrity guests, comics, anime, gaming, cosplay, shopping, panels, photo ops, autographs, and more!*
Plus fresh announcements from Reel Big Fish, Dylan Matthew, nimino, 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: 2Pac’s favorite Don McLean song, Cole Knight’s HARD Recs debut, a guttural surrender from Donna Missal, and more noise.

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!

AFTER THE SUN GOES DOWN

Bruno Mars via Spotify

🦇 WED 9/30 - FRUIT BATS at The Bellwether (WIN TIX!)

🍃 WED 9/30 - CARBON LEAF at The Mint ($18 TIX!)

🌹 WED 9/30 + THU 10/1 - BABY ROSE at Blue Note LA

🕺 WED 9/30 + FRI 10/2 - BRUNO MARS at SoFi Stadium

🎃 THROUGH SUN 11/1 - NIGHT OF THE JACK: AN IMMERSIVE HALLOWEEN EXPERIENCE at King Gillette Ranch*

MORE STUFF TO DO

LOCALS ONLY

Celebrating 100 years of Route 66, the Montana Ave Art Walk is coming up this Saturday, 10/3 with a vibrant celebration of art, music, shopping, wellness, and more between 7th St and 17th St in Santa Monica. Free for all ages!
Free taco alert! Villa’s Tacos Mariscada is shutting down Ave. 61 in Highland Park with live DJs, vendors, giveaways, seafood, classic cars, and plenty more next Tuesday, 10/6.

WIN STUFF

🚨 COMING UP:

SAT 10/3 - SUN 10/4 - PIER PLAY LA at The Santa Monica Pier
TUE 10/6 - MOUNTAIN GRASS UNIT at The Troubadour
THU 10/8 - SWAPMEET at El Cid

👀 IN THE FUTURE:

FRI 11/13 - DJ MEREDITH MARKS at The Bellwether
SUN 11/15 - THE MILK CARTON KIDS at The Fonda Theatre
SAT 11/21 - ICONA POP at The Moroccan Lounge

FEATURED

WIN TIX: She & Him

Zooey Deschanel sings. M. Ward shreds. She & Him have somehow kept this very charming arrangement going for nearly two decades. See why at The Orpheum this Friday, 10/2 and Saturday, 10/3!*

WIN TIX: OC Japan Fair

SoCal’s largest Japanese cultural festival returns to Costa Mesa 10/16-18! Explore 250+ vendors plus anime, live entertainment, shopping, and traditional cultural experiences.*

WIN VIP TIX: Escape Halloween

The Psycho Circus returns to NOS Events Center on Friday & Saturday, 10/30-31! Insomniac’s Escape Halloween features 85+ artists like Alesso, Zedd, and Excision across six stages.*

October at The Ford

Live music just hits different at The Ford. Catch Menahan Street Band, Punch Brothers, Iron & Wine, and more on the lineup next month!*

Currently bingeing: Station Eleven on HBO Max. If you’re obsessed with cults and post-apocalyptic disaster stories, you’re in for a treat.

@bradygw

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