Welcome back, LA! Hope you all enjoyed the rainy long weekend! I received quite a few emails this morning in response to yesterday’s newsletter that Labor Day is in fact NOT officially the last day of summer… at least, astronomically speaking. So let’s keep the party going a couple more weeks!

Rain, rain, went away, so here’s a sweet lil’ giveaway!

Say goodbye to your plain white walls and discover 160+ emerging artists with thousands of original works and prints for sale, starting at just $100! The Other Art Fair: Los Angeles returns to Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar 9/24-27, with interactive installations, food trucks, and more. We’re giving away tickets!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• If you’ve ever scream-sung a chorus by The Menzingers like your life depends on it, clear your schedule for Saturday, 10/3. The Philly punk favorites are headed to The Belasco on the Everything I Ever Saw Tour. Get tickets!*

• With names like Cure For Paranoia and The Breaks on the lineup, Joshua Tree Music Festival returns 10/8–11 for their 21st fall edition, bringing four days of live music, art, and wellness to the Mojave Desert.*

• 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.*

• 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. Win a pair of tickets!*

• Plus fresh announcements from Stevie Wonder, Krewella, The Grouch & Eligh, 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: yearning for a COIN revival, grooves from Mia Moretti’s latest EP, another Stranger Things star, 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!

THIS WEEK

LOCALS ONLY

• Ever wanted to learn to DJ? Register for Your Shot, the world’s only DJ competition built for complete beginners, which includes 5 weeks of hands-on training. They’re returning to LA for Selection Day at Catch One this Friday, 9/12!

• Enjoy an epic free night of food, art, and music from Belters Only, Nate Band, EC Twins, and Austin Mills when Santa Monica Block Fest Vol. VII takes over Third Street Promenade this Saturday, 9/12!

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