Had a blast last night down in San Diego cheering on our DoSD content editor Faye at her third successful Summer Launchpad concert at Music Box! Huge turnout for a Tuesday night, plus our Regional Content Lead Kelly came, and our Do713 editor Pamela was in town too! The ultimate crossover episode!

Here’s a terrible photo of us. Don’t look at it.

PS - have you heard Venice is getting a new block party? BLOCKPRINT takes over Abbot Kinney next Saturday, 8/22 with beats by Darius, Eli & Fur, Franc Moody, and more, plus local food, drinks, and art. We’re giving away a pair of VIP tickets!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• FREE tacos! FREE booze! Mountain Dew and UPROXX are turning DTLA’s Mica Studios into a Baja beach party this Saturday, 8/15 with reggaeton megastar De La Rose, custom Baja Blast-infused cocktails, and DJ sets. RSVP for FREE!*

• 22-year-old LA-born singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Magnus Ferrell brings his spirited pop music to Blue Note LA next Monday, 8/17. Win a pair of tickets!*

• The ultimate Pride party returns to Six Flags Magic Mountain! Curated for the LGBTQ+ thrill-seekers, enjoy rollercoasters, drag, DJ sets, and more at Out On The Mountain next Friday, 8/21! Enter to win tickets + free parking!*

• “A neon and moonlit journey across the years,” Lord Huron’s taking 23 Nights at the Broken Bottle Tour across North America, with three of those nights at The Wiltern next January. We’re giving away tickets for two of the shows!*

• Plus fresh announcements from GZA, The String Cheese Incident, Miniature Tigers, and more!

WIN STUFF WEDNESDAY

It’s Wednesday, you know the drill! Time to WIN! Smash those links, ‘cuz we know you wanna snag these FREE tickets for you and a buddy!

Pro tip: Score MORE free tickets when you sign up for a 30-day DoLA MORE trial!

Another pro tip: have a friend enter the giveaway too, so if they win, they can bring you as their +1. That’s guest list math.

• NEEDTOBREATHE - Tuesday, 8/18 at The Greek

• PASSION PIT - Thursday, 8/20 at The Bellwether

• DUANE BETTS & PALMETTO MOTEL - Friday, 8/21 at The Troubadour

• MATTHEW DEAR B2B THE JUAN MACLEAN - Friday, 8/21 at Lodge Room

• CATEGORY VOL. 001: PRECIOUS METALS - Saturday, 8/22 at District 7 LA

THIS WEEKEND

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• Our summer intern and resident indie expert Viv recommends heading to Pauhaus Gallery in East Hollywood this Friday, 8/14 as Abracadabra and Public School Records bring you live performances from Ella Woolsey, Eilish Constance, and PATRICKRYAN. Tickets are less than $20!

• It sucks that the LA Jazz Festival was canceled this year, but BLK Events LA said “WE GOT JAZZ AT HOME!” Check out The Community’s Jazz Fest, a series of pop-up jazz concerts where tickets are only $20 cash at the door and go straight to the artists, crew and venue.

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