This weekend’s best concerts and music festivals in Los Angeles are looking hot. And we’re not just talking about the bands. With temperatures in the high 90s, it’s going to be a scorcher catching The Strokes and LCD Soundsystem at Just Like Heaven. Whether you’re at a small club show with Matthew Dear and The Juan MacLean at Lodge Room or a massive energy concert at the Shrine with Slayyyter, L.A. always has the best concerts any given weekend or weekday. Get sweaty! But don’t forget to hydrate.
Matthew Dear, The Juan MacLean, Mesmé at Lodge Room — Aug. 21
Electronic music heavyweights collide at Lodge Room this Friday, August 21, when Ghostly International co-founder Matthew Dear shares the bill with The Juan MacLean, the DFA Records mainstay behind decades of dance-punk and house cuts.It will be a DJ set in the round! Mesmé rounds out the night, adding another layer to an evening built for genre-hopping electronic heads.
Goldfinger, The Vandals, The Suicide Machines at Hollywood Palladium — Aug. 22
A trio of SoCal punk institutions takes over the Hollywood Palladium this Saturday, August. 22. LA’s own Goldfinger headlines with their signature blend of ska-punk and pop-punk energy, joined by long-running punk troublemakers The Vandals and Detroit ska-punk vets The Suicide Machines, along with Pulley & Sullvn for a night guaranteed to get the pit moving.
Ritchi Forever with members of Las Cafeteras, The Altons, Thee Sinseers & More at California Plaza (FREE) — Aug. 22
Grand Performances hosts a free celebration this Saturday, August 22, with a star-studded Ritchie Valens tribute at California Plaza. The evening will feature performances by Shannon Shaw (Shannon & the Clams), Joey Quiñones (Thee Sinseers), Bryan Ponce (The Altons), Denise Carlos & Hector Flores (Las Cafeteras), Angie Monroy (The McCharmlys), Irene Diaz, and Jose Varela (Cutty Flam). Expect a soulful, genre-crossing set pulling from East LA cumbia roots, doo-wop soul, and Chicano rock traditions, all with zero cover charge.
Just Like Heaven at Brookside at the Rose Bowl — Aug. 22
Our favorite music festival returns this August. Just Like Heaven is gonna be a scorcher, and not just because of the end-of-August heat. The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, Whitney, TV Girl, The Rapture, Feist, Matt and Kim, Pixel Grip, Girl Tones, and more! See you there!
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Slayyyter at Shrine Expo Hall — Aug. 23–24
Electro-pop provocateur Slayyyter takes over the Shrine Expo Hall on Aug. 23-24, with Pearly Drops opening. Her infectious blend of hyperpop, dance-pop, and club music arrives in support of her latest album WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA. Get ready to sweat!
Daniel Caesar, 070 Shake at Honda Center — Aug. 23
Grammy-winning R&B singer Daniel Caesar brings his soulful, neo-soul-inflected songwriting to Honda Center this Sunday. Alternative hip-hop artist 070 Shake, known for her genre-blurring guest turn on Raye’s “Escapism” and her own psychedelic pop-rap catalog, opens the night.
Black Marble, The Serfs at 1720 — Aug. 23
Coldwave synth project Black Marble headlines 1720 this Sunday, bringing Chris Stewart’s brooding, analog-heavy synth-pop to downtown LA. Cincinnati’s The Serfs open with their own murky blend of post-punk and dance-driven electronics.
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