Music + Concerts

November 14, 2025 at 5:17 p.m.

The festival—originally scheduled to begin Nov. 15-16 at Dodger Stadium Grounds—will now be held on...

Raul Pacheco of Ozomatli is releasing his first solo record early next year. (Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images/TNS)

Ozomatli’s Raul Pacheco to release first solo record

By Richard Guzman

November 13, 2025 at 9:56 a.m.

Ozomatli's Raul Pacheco will perform song from his first solo record on Nov. 20

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, from Fontana, looks at items on display as part of the 60 Miles East: Riverside’s Underground Punk Rock, Hardcore & Ska Scene, from the late 1980s to early 2000s exhibition at the Riverside Art Museum on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. The exhibit runs through April 12, 2026. Barker, originally from Fontana and drummer for Blink-182, is presenting the exhibition. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

New Riverside museum show tells the history of the city’s ska, punk scenes

November 13, 2025 at 8:44 a.m.

The Riverside Art Museum's new exhibit, presented by Travis Barker and 98 Posse, showcases punk...

Enchanted - Forest of Light opens on Nov. 16 and runs through Jan. 4, 2026 at Descanso Gardens. In the file photo, a full moon seems to float on the Mulberry Pond at the Enchanted Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, CA on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. The annual holiday light show features a variety of lighting effects. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Nov. 13-21

November 13, 2025 at 6:01 a.m.

Here are some activities and entertainments in the San Fernando Valley and greater Los Angeles...

Queens of the Stone Age perform at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. This was the band’s first-ever acoustic tour, inspired by a 2024 EP for which the band recorded inside the Paris Catacombs. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Queens of the Stone Age reinvent themselves brilliantly at the Dolby Theatre

November 12, 2025 at 2:01 p.m.

After playing an acoustic set inside the Catacombs of Paris in 2024, the hard rock...

Simon Raymonde, founder of the Bella Union record label and former member of the English alternative rock band the Cocteau Twins, shares stories about those and more in his new memoir, “In One Ear: ‘The Cocteau Twins, Ivor and Me.'” (Photo by Simon Raymonde, book image courtesy of Bonnier Books)

Why Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde says the group is more popular than ever

November 12, 2025 at 9:01 a.m.

Raymonde, who played bass and keyboards in the influential English band, and founded the Bella...

Composer John Williams poses on the red carpet at his AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tributeon Thursday, June 9, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Hollywood Bowl stage dedicated to John Williams, legendary film composer

By City News Service

November 11, 2025 at 3:28 p.m.

Williams, 93, is the most decorated film composer in movie history. His work includes the...

Long Beach native Nina Sosefina steps on the stage as the lead vocalist in “Disney’s Moana Live-to-Film Concert” at Cerritos Center Nov. 15. (Photo courtesy the artist)

Long Beach singer brings her Samoan roots to Disney’s ‘Moana’ live-to-film concert

By Richard Guzman

November 11, 2025 at 9:17 a.m.

Samoan native and Long Beach local will perform songs from Disney's 'Moana' in front of...

Thee Sacred Souls (pictured performing on the main stage during weekend two of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 18, 2025) will perform at Old School Love on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana.
(Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

Old School Love Festival coming to Santa Ana Stadium

November 10, 2025 at 1:40 p.m.

Acts on the bill include Durand Jones & The Indications, Thee Sacred Souls, La Lom,...

Hilary Duff attends the Disney 2022 Upfront presentation at Basketball City Pier 36 on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Hilary Duff’s pop comeback: new song, new tour, same millennial icon energy

November 10, 2025 at 12:08 p.m.

“Mature” marks Hilary Duff’s return to pop music with her first new single in a...

Avril Lavigne, left and Cyndi Lauper perform “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” during Lauper’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Soundgarden, Cyndi Lauper and other highlights

November 10, 2025 at 10:24 a.m.

Inductees on Saturday at the Peacock Theater also included Salt-N-Pepa, the White Stripes, Warren Zevon...

Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny are three of the top nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards. (Kendrick Lamar photo: (Jamie Squire/Getty Images); Lady Gaga photo: (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP); Bad Bunny photo:(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)

Analysis: Grammy Awards’ top 2026 nominees include Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny

By George Varga

November 7, 2025 at 11:02 a.m.

This is the first time in Grammy history that three hip-hop releases have been nominated...

The Mexican rock group Caifanes will be on tour with Cafe Tacvba, hitting the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday, June 5.
(Photo by Zeus Lopez)

Los Darks Festival: The Growlers, Caifanes, Johnny Marr and more in Santa Ana

November 12, 2025 at 9:42 a.m.

Pre-sale tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7, with layaway payment...

Bitchiest Brunch has a new home at the House of Blues in Anaheim, running biweekly through the end of the year.
(Photo by Bella Garcia)

Bitchiest Brunch lands in Anaheim with laughter, sequins, and a message of hope

November 6, 2025 at 10:01 a.m.

The long-running drag show expands from Palm Springs to Orange County’s House of Blues.

The San Fernando Valley Veterans Day Parade is on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. In the file photo, parade participants during the annual San Fernando Valley Veterans Day Parade on Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Mission Hills, CA., on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Nov. 6-14

November 6, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Here are some activities and entertainments in the San Fernando Valley and greater Los Angeles...

Tom Sandoval & The Most Extras perform at Hotel Café on Nov. 14, 2021, in Los Angeles. Hotel Café will close its original location in 2026 and reopen in 2027 inside Lumina Hollywood. (Photo by Araya Doheny, Getty Images)

After 25 years Hotel Café is closing the doors to its original home

November 5, 2025 at 2:51 p.m.

"I saw my very first show in LA at The Hotel Cafe. Played my very...

Meghan Trainor takes a photo with fan Roni Gayer after filming the music video for her new single at the Grove in Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Roni Gayer)

Meghan Trainor took over The Grove and Hollywood tour bus for new music video

November 5, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.

"POV: I'm picking up my latte and walk into a Meghan Trainor flash mob."

FILE – A decorative Grammy Award is displayed before the start of the 63rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Grammy voting, explained: How nominees and winners are picked

November 5, 2025 at 2:09 p.m.

Here's a crash course on how Grammy voting works.

John Sykes, chairman of the Rock and Roll of Fame, center, with Flavor Flav of Public Enemy, left, and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, right, at the 2024 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland. This year the induction show returns to the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 8 2025. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honcho reflects on 2025 induction in LA

November 5, 2025 at 5:34 p.m.

Artists including Bad Company, the White Stripes, Outkast and Cyndi Lauper are among the new...

Robots play music during a press tour at the Robot Mall in Beijing ahead of the 2025 World Robot Conference. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP) (Photo by ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images)

Xania Monet: the first AI artist to crack a Billboard radio chart

November 5, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

The AI-powered act known as Xania Monet has become the first artificial intelligence–driven artist to...

Herb Alpert performs at a benefit for the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts on Aug. 26, 2017. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Festival of Arts)

This guy’s in love with music. Why Herb Alpert is coming to the Dolby

By Fielding Buck

November 4, 2025 at 9:19 a.m.

The 90-year-old trumpet icon is putting out a Christmas album on Friday, Nov. 7, with...

Evanescence will perform at the 34th annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, set to take place on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at the Kia Forum in Inglewood.
(Photo by Wagner Meier/Getty Images)

KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas: Evanescence, Social Distortion, Papa Roach and more

November 3, 2025 at 4:13 p.m.

Tickets for this year’s show go on sale at noon Thursday, Nov. 7 at kroq.com/xmas.

The Neighbourhood has announced their 2026 The World Tour, with a hometown show at Kia Forum in Inglewood on Oct. 9, 2026.
(Photo by Medios y Media/Getty Images)

The Neighbourhood announces The World Tour with Los Angeles finale

November 3, 2025 at 4:10 p.m.

The general on-sale starts at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7 at Ticketmaster.com.

Faye Webster performing with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on Saturday, Nov. 1.
(Photo by Holly Alvarad)

Faye Webster shines with the orchestra at Walt Disney Concert Hall

November 2, 2025 at 1:13 p.m.

The Atlanta singer-songwriter transforms heartbreak and humor into a cinematic full-circle moment at Walt Disney...

Photographs scattered across Leo Fender’s desk at G&L Musical Instruments Inc. depict Leo with friends, family, and working inside the G&L facilities before his death in 1991. The company cofounded by guitar creator Leo Fender in 1980 closed at the end of Sept. 2025. (Photo by Kevin Lara, Orange County Register)

G&L, Leo Fender’s last Orange County guitar company, has shut down

October 31, 2025 at 7:48 p.m.

G&L Musical Instruments, which made guitars, basses and other gear on Fender Avenue in Fullerton...

Street Food Cinema and TIL Events are bringing back one of Los Angeles’ most beloved holiday traditions, Yuletide Cinemaland, for its 8th annual season at the Heritage Square Museum.
(Photo courtesy of Street Food Cinema)

Street Food Cinema announces Yuletide Cinemaland Schedule

October 31, 2025 at 3:52 p.m.

The immersive open-air movie and holiday experience runs from Saturday, Nov. 29, through Tuesday, Dec....

Florence + the Machine will return to North America next spring for The Everybody Scream Tour, which includes two shows at the Kia Forum in Inglewood on May 19 and 20, 2026.
(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Florence + the Machine announces Everybody Scream Tour with stop at Kia Forum

October 31, 2025 at 3:45 p.m.

Tickets go on sale starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 via florenceandthemachine.net/tour.

The Danley Sound Labs system at Bar Franca, where Midnight Lovers will curate DJ sets for the fall. (Courtesy of Bar Franca)

Midnight Lovers reimagines LA’s Bar Franca, blending beats and cocktails

October 31, 2025 at 3:39 p.m.

The warehouse collective crew curates jazz, funk, disco, and house, serving DJ sets alongside specialty...

A general view of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Lit in CARE Colors for International Day of the Girl at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum on Oct. 11, 2023, in Cleveland, Ohio. The Rock & Roll of Fame Foundation and iHeartMedia partnered up for an initiative that expands music education in public schools. (Photo by Duane Prokop, Getty Images)

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s first grant amplifies nationwide music education effort

October 31, 2025 at 3:24 p.m.

Los Angeles and Compton are included in a nationwide initiative to support music education in...

Becky G (pictured performing on the main stage of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Friday, April 21, 2023) is the focus of a personal documentary, “Rebbeca,” which will release in theaters for two days on Dec. 10 and 13. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Staff Photographer)

Becky G’s ‘Rebbeca’ documentary is headed to the theaters for a limited time

October 30, 2025 at 4:10 p.m.

The film captures the personal journey and climb of the star during the creation of...

The New Zealand indie-rock band is coming to The Wiltern on Nov. 7.
(Photo by Frances Carter)

The Beths travel the crooked road of healing on ‘Straight Line Was a Lie’

October 30, 2025 at 8:15 a.m.

As the New Zealand indie band returns to play The Wiltern, frontwoman Liz Stokes reflects...

Pitbull (pictured during The Trilogy Tour at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023) will perform at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino in Highland on Nov. 24. (Nhat V. Meyer, Bay Area News Group)

8 live shows coming to Southern California casinos in November

October 29, 2025 at 8:35 a.m.

Pitbull, Felipe Esparza, Public Enemy and more are part of the slated shows this November.

Los Angeles Dodgers Organist Dieter Ruehle prior to game two of a World Series baseball game against the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Who is the Dodgers’ organist? Meet Dieter Ruehle, the jokester behind the keys

October 28, 2025 at 7:01 p.m.

Organist Ruehle went viral for the comedic timing of songs he performed during Game 3...

Braid Paisley will take the stage at the “A Concert for Altadena” on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, at the Pasadena Civic Center.
(Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for Hallmark Media)

Dawes, Brad Paisley, and Jenny Lewis will unite for Altadena Benefit Concert

October 28, 2025 at 4:15 p.m.

The all-star benefit concert titled “A Concert for Altadena” will take place on Wednesday, Jan....

FILE – Flavor Flav laughs during an interview with The Associated Press at the USA house at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 25, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, file)

‘Yeah, boyeeee’: Flavor Flav gives bobsled and skeleton a try, joins team as hype man for Olympics

October 28, 2025 at 11:14 a.m.

Flavor Flav, the iconic rapper and reality star, has become the official hype man for...

Singer-songwriter and Stray Cats bassist Lee Rocker (far right, pictured with fellow Stray Cats Brian Setzer, center, and Slim Jim Phantom) is releasing his latest solo album, "Gather Round," on Friday, Jan. 22. (Photo courtesy of Stray Cats)

Stray Cats cancel 2025 tour, including all California shows, citing ‘serious illness’

By George Varga

October 28, 2025 at 10:16 a.m.

Veteran rockabilly trio The Stray Cats has canceled its entire 2025 fall tour because of...

If you’re looking for inspiration for costumes you can throw together, here are Halloween costumes from 2025’s biggest pop culture moments. (Photos courtesy of Canva, Patrick Smith, Frazer Harrison, Gonzalo Marroquin via Getty, Frank Franklin II via AP, Emily St. Martin/SCNG.)

Need a Halloween costume? Check out this list inspired by 2025 pop culture

October 28, 2025 at 7:45 a.m.

If you're looking for inspiration for costumes you can throw together (and, naturally, impress your...

Ludacris (pictured performing during a rally to celebrate the Las Vegas Aces WNBA championship Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Las Vegas) will perform at the UCR Alumni Homecoming Concert on Saturday, Nov. 8.
(AP Photo/Candice Ward)

Ludacris set to headline UCR Homecoming Concert in Riverside

October 24, 2025 at 2:41 p.m.

Ticket registration through the alumni is currently available via at myadv.ucr.edu.

Gustavo Dudamel discusses his final season with the LA Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

Here’s a rare chance to see Gustavo Dudamel and learn about deaf opera

By Marla Jo Fisher

October 24, 2025 at 9:04 a.m.

The conductor will appear at the screening of a film about three deaf musicians from...

These two are smiling at the LA Haunted Hayride. How haunted can the event be? Melvin the Mortician and his clown friend pose for a photo together during the LA Haunted Hayride event on Sept. 26, 2025 in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. (Connor Terry, Contributing Photographer)

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Oct. 23-31

October 28, 2025 at 11:53 a.m.

Here are some activities and entertainments in the San Fernando Valley and greater Los Angeles...

Huntr/x, the singing trio behind the animated Netflix film “KPop Demon Hunters,” will make their first live public concert appearance on Friday, Dec. 5, at the 2025 edition of 102.7 KIIS‑FM Jingle Ball…(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Huntr/x from ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ joins KIIS-FM Jingle Ball at Intuit Dome

October 23, 2025 at 7:05 a.m.

General-admission tickets and VIP packages are now on sale via Ticketmaster.com.

Danny Elfman will once again transform the Hollywood Bowl into Halloween Town this Halloween weekend, performing Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas In Concert on Oct. 25–26.
(Photo by Kelly A. Swift, Contributing Photographer)

Step into Halloween Town: Nightmare Before Christmas Live at Hollywood Bowl

October 22, 2025 at 8:01 a.m.

A weekend of film, orchestra, costumes and spook-meets-spectacle with Danny Elfman and a star studded...

The Doors’ guitarist Robby Krieger performs at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles in 2016 at celebration of the life of the Doors’ keyboardist Ray Manzarek. On Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, Krieger will play a 60th anniversary of the Doors show at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Kelly Swift, contributing photographer)

Robby Krieger celebrates the Doors 60th anniversary with all-star band at the Greek

October 21, 2025 at 3:48 p.m.

The Doors guitarist will play that band's hits a full run through its 'Morrison Hotel'...

Conan Gray (pictured performing at the Shoreline Amphitheater, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Mountain View, Calif) will bring the Wishbone World Tour to the Kia Forum in Inglewood on March 20, 2026.
(Photo by Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Conan Gray announces 2026 Wishbone World Tour, with stop at Kia Forum

October 20, 2025 at 5:15 p.m.

The general onsale begins at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 24 via his website.

Dominican rapper El Alfa (AKA Emanuel Herrera Batista) performs at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, 2025. (Photo by Miguel Vasconcellos, Contributing Photographer)

El Alfa ‘The King of Dembow’ shines his crown one last time for Los Angeles

October 19, 2025 at 11:01 a.m.

The dembow ambassador performed to a sold-out crowd at the Peacock Theater on Friday, Oct....

Charlie Puth performs at Blue Note Los Angeles on Thursday, Oct. 16. (Photo credit: Hunter Moreno)

Charlie Puth at Blue Note Los Angeles? Duh, he’s a snazzy, jazzy cool cat

By Emily St. Martin

October 17, 2025 at 5:23 p.m.

The "Changes" hitmaker opened his four-night stay at Blue Note Los Angeles on Thursday night...

Die Spitz’s (L-R) Eleanor Livingston, Chloe De St. Aubin, Ava Schrobilgen and Kate Halter will perform at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles on Oct. 16, the Soda Bar in San Diego on Oct. 17 and the Constellation Room in Santa Ana on Oct. 18. (Photo by Anatheme)

Austin foursome Die Spitz tears through its set at LA’s Lodge Room

By Erik Pedersen

October 17, 2025 at 1:04 p.m.

The band is on a tour that will take them to the Soda Bar in...

After Taylor Swift wore a 1990s Sea Otter shirt, the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Liberty Graphic Tees are bringing back the design for a limited time. (Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram and courtesy of ©Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Taylor Swift’s sea otter shirt just raised $2 million for Monterey Bay Aquarium

October 17, 2025 at 12:44 p.m.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium has raised more than $2.1 million dollars for its Sea Otter...

John Dixon, aka Riverside’s Plumber, will host a presentation at The Barn at UC Riverside on Tuesday, Oct. 21, focusing on the history of Riverside’s punk rock scene. Dixon, a full-time plumber, creates online content focused on the Inland Empire’s history. (Photo by Marvin Sandoval/@marvinsfilmgrain)

How a Riverside plumber became the IE’s Instagram music historian

October 16, 2025 at 12:31 p.m.

John Dixon, aka Riverside's Plumber, has made a name for himself on social media about...

Cautious Clay is coming to the Regent Theater on Oct. 24 in Los Angeles.
(Photo by Travys Owen)

Cautious Clay’s ‘The Hours: Night’ dives deep into longing. Catch him live in LA

October 16, 2025 at 9:05 a.m.

Ahead of his Los Angeles show at the Regent Theater on Oct. 24, Cautious Clay...

A wagon driven by a pumpkin rolls though the Pumpkin Forest at “Carved” in Descanso Gardens on Friday, Oct. 4, 2025. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Oct. 16-24

October 16, 2025 at 10:06 a.m.

Here are some activities and entertainments in the San Fernando Valley and greater Los Angeles...

Sabrina Carpenter (pictured performing on the Coachella stage during day one of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 19, 2024) will invite fans on the set of the Short n’ Sweet TV show in Los Angeles on Nov. 18. (File photo by Drew A. Kelley, Staff Photographer)

Sabrina Carpenter will select 20 lucky fans to join her on Short n’ Sweet TV show

October 15, 2025 at 4:11 p.m.

The experience invites fans to live a day in the "Short n' Sweet" life with...

Gwen Stefani will play a sunset set at Wango Tango 2025, which takes place at Huntington City Beach in Huntington Beach on Saturday, May 10, 2025. She’s seen here onstage with No Doubt during the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief at The Kia Forum on Jan. 30, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for FIREAID)

No Doubt adds six more shows to its residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas

October 15, 2025 at 3:25 p.m.

The reunited band announced new dates for late May 2026 while a presale for its...

Gustavo Dudamel conducts the LA Phil’s opening night as it commemorates his final season conducting and leading the orchestra at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, Oct. 15, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Gustavo’s Fiesta: LA Phil honors Gustavo Dudamel’s legacy

October 16, 2025 at 12:08 p.m.

The opening night for the LA Phil took place at the Walt Disney Concert Hall...

Phil Collen, co-lead guitarist for the rock band Def Leppard, holds his personally painted Jackson guitar in the newly named Phil Collen Performance Room at Fender Musical Instruments in Corona on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

Fender opens new performance room dedicated to iconic Def Leppard guitarist

October 15, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

The Phil Collen Performance Room opened at the Fender headquarters in Corona on Tuesday, Oct....

FILE – D’ Angelo and the Vanguard perform at the Apollo Theatre in New York on Feb. 7, 2015. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File)

Jamie Foxx, Maxwell, Jill Scott, Flea, Doja Cat and more react to the death of D’Angelo

October 14, 2025 at 4:59 p.m.

Musicians and entertainers are paying tribute to R&B and neo-soul icon D’Angelo.

Demi Lovato will return to the stage this fall for One Night Only at The Palladium, a special Los Angeles performance at Hollywood Palladium set for Saturday, Oct. 25.
(Photo by Jane Dylan Cody)

Demi Lovato announces one-night Los Angeles show ahead of new album release

October 14, 2025 at 1:05 p.m.

Tickets for Demi Lovato's limited-capacity show at the Hollywood Palladium on October 25 are now...

FILE – D’Angelo performs during FYF Fest at L.A. Memorial Sports Arena & Exposition Park in Los Angeles, Aug. 23, 2015. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)

D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel),’ dies

October 14, 2025 at 11:02 a.m.

He was 51.

Insomniac Events has revealed the lineup for the 11th edition of its annual New Year’s Eve festival, Countdown NYE, which this year moves to a new home at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
(Photo by Jake West, Insomniac Events)

Countdown NYE moves to Los Angeles Convention Center with 2025 lineup

October 13, 2025 at 2:05 p.m.

The lineup includes artists like John Summit, Above & Beyond, Madeon, SLANDER, Sub Focus, Crankdat,...

inger-songwriter Chappell Roan played the first of two nights at Brookside at the Rose Bowl on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. Her pop-up tour Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things wraps up there on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025 after previously playing two shows in Kansas City in her home state of Missouri and four nights in Queens, N.Y. (Photo by Regan Henderson)

Chappell Roan thrills 40,000 fans in Pasadena at her biggest headlining show ever

October 11, 2025 at 2:51 p.m.

Roan delivered 18 songs over 90 minutes in a show that delivered theatrical moments both...

Shakira, left, and Jennifer Lopez perform onstage during the Pepsi Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show at Hard Rock Stadium on Feb. 2, 2020, in Miami. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images North America/TNS)

JLo just entered the chat about the Super Bowl (she has some experience)

By Tribune News Service

October 10, 2025 at 11:48 a.m.

Jennifer Lopez doesn’t understand all the hoopla surrounding Bad Bunny.

Moody Blues lead singer John Lodge and his wife arrive at the Grosvenor Hotel in London, Oct. 18, 2001. (Lionel Healing/PA via AP, file)

John Lodge, singer and bassist of Moody Blues during classic era, dies at 82

October 10, 2025 at 10:36 a.m.

His family announced that Lodge died suddenly and unexpectedly.

Bill Murray (second from left) is now on tour with the band Blood Brothers. “”I enjoy the challenge each night,” he said. (Courtesy Devious Planet)

Bill Murray not joking with Blood Brothers: ‘This band is made up of all-stars’

By George Varga

October 10, 2025 at 11:10 a.m.

The Oscar-nominated actor and "Saturday Night Live" alum is happy to be sharing concert stages...

No Doubt performs during day two of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)

No Doubt reunites for a May 2026 residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas

October 10, 2025 at 11:01 a.m.

The Orange County rock band will play six nights at the unique venue near the...

FILE – In this combination of images, rapper Kendrick Lamar appears at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif., left, and Canadian rapper Drake appears at the premiere of the series “Euphoria,” in Los Angeles on June 4, 2019. (AP Photos/Chris Pizzello, File)

Judge tosses out Drake’s defamation lawsuit against label over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

October 9, 2025 at 3:45 p.m.

The lawsuit alleged the track led to violence Drake’s home in Toronto.

Steve Caveagna entertains the audience during Circus Vargas’s current show ‘Hollywood Dreams’ from Oct. 11-20 at Valencia Town Center in Valencia. (Photo courtesy of Circus Vargas)

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Oct. 9-17

October 10, 2025 at 4:46 p.m.

Here are some activities and entertainments in the San Fernando Valley and greater Los Angeles...

Blake Sennett, left, Jason Boesel, center, and Jenny Lewis, right, of Rilo Kiley perform during the Just Like Heaven Music Festival on May 10, 2025, in Pasadena. The band, which reunited this year 17 years after its last tour, comes to the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles for shows on Oct. 14 and Oct. 18. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

How LA indie band Rilo Kiley reunited 17 years after walking away

October 8, 2025 at 3:29 p.m.

After a big comeback show at Just Like Heaven in Pasadena in May, Rilo Kiley...

FILE – Dolly Parton poses at the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Ceremony in New York, on Oct. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)

Dolly Parton responds to concerns about her health: ‘I’m not dying’

October 8, 2025 at 2:32 p.m.

Dolly Parton says not to worry, she “ain't dead yet."

RAYE is set to appear at this year’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee ceremony on Nov.8 at Peacock Theater in Inglewood. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Olivia Rodrigo, Raye, Elton John among stars set for 2025 Rock Hall ceremony

October 8, 2025 at 10:04 a.m.

This year's inductees include Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden, The...

Die Spitz’s (L-R) Kate Halter, Ava Schrobilgen, Chloe De St. Aubin and Eleanor Livingston will perform at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles on Oct. 16, the Soda Bar in San Diego on Oct. 17 and the Constellation Room in Santa Ana on Oct. 18. (Photo by Pooneh Ghana)

Die Spitz talk new music ahead of Southern California tour stops

October 8, 2025 at 9:31 a.m.

Their tour will stop at the Lodge Room on Oct. 16, the Soda Bar on...

Etta James performs at the Sun Theatre in Anaheim in 1999. (Photo by Rod Veal/The Orange County Register)

The music of Etta James comes to the lawn of Huntington Library

By Fielding Buck

October 8, 2025 at 9:04 a.m.

The show explores the LA roots of the R&B legend.

Members of the opening committee dance during the opening of Vienna’s traditional Opera Ball, in 2005, at Vienna’s State Opera, the society event of the season. (AP Photo/Leonhard Foeger, pool)

Frumpy Mom: It’s my chance to play Cinderella

By Marla Jo Fisher

October 8, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.

I came across an article that described the 450 annual balls every winter in Vienna,...

The cult horror phenomenon “The Evil Dead” is coming to downtown Los Angeles this Halloween weekend in a new way with a live orchestra for three nights on Oct.30 – Nov.1 at the Million Dollar Theatre.
(Photo courtesy of Street Food Cinema)

Evil Dead in Concert brings live horror and orchestra to Million Dollar Theatre

October 7, 2025 at 1:45 p.m.

Tickets are now on sale at streetfoodcinema.com.

Yungblud (pictured performing during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on Sept. 07, 2025 in Elmont, New York) will return to North America next year for a 24-date headline run that includes a Los Angeles performance at the Greek Theatre on May 22, 2026…(Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for MTV)

Yungblud announces 2026 North American tour with stop at the Greek Theatre

October 7, 2025 at 1:44 p.m.

Tickets for the general public go on-sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Ticketmaster.com.

Attendees partake in the Life of a Skatergirl, an album listening party for “The Life of a Showgirl” hosted by Moonlight Rollerway in Glendale. (Carolyn Burt, SCNG)

I attended 4 Taylor Swift ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ release parties in 24 hours. Here’s how it went

October 8, 2025 at 2:49 p.m.

From journaling my first impressions, to rollerskating to the "The Life of a Showgirl" in...

The Joshua Tree Music Festival returns Oct. 9–12 to the Joshua Tree Lake Campground.
(Courtesy of Joshua Tree Music Festival)

Joshua Tree Music Festival returns with four days of music, art and desert magic

October 7, 2025 at 12:25 p.m.

The Joshua Tree Music Festival returns Oct. 9–12 to the Joshua Tree Lake Campground.

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush are back with a new tour kicking off at the Kia Forum in Inglewood on June 7 and 9 that celebrates the band’s late drummer and lyricist, Neil Peart. (Photo courtesy of Live Nation)

Rush will bring their 2026 tour to the Kia Forum in Inglewood in June

October 6, 2025 at 11:14 a.m.

The surviving members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band will return to...

Turnstile at their sold-out show on Saturday, Oct. 4, at Exposition Park in Los Angeles.
(Photo by Nicole Busch)

Turnstile with Amyl and the Sniffers transforms Exposition Park into massive mosh pit

October 6, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

From mosh pits to disco balls, Turnstile’s sold-out Los Angeles show celebrated connection across generations,...

Dance-pop star Dua Lipa performs at the Kia Forum on Saturday, Oct. 4, the first of four nights on her Radical Optimism tour at the Inglewood venue. (Photo by Timothy Norris/Kia Forum)

Dua Lipa dazzles at the first of four nights at the Kia Forum on Saturday

October 5, 2025 at 1:20 p.m.

The English dance-pop singer returns to the venue on Sunday, Oct. 5, Tuesday, Oct. 7...

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ (pictured at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in Anaheim, California, on Aug. 09, 2024) Future Ruins Festival, slated for Nov. 8, has been canceled due to logistical challenges and complications. (Photo by Araya Doheny, Getty Images)

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross’ Future Ruins film-TV festival canceled

October 3, 2025 at 4:23 p.m.

The one-day LA event was scheduled for Nov. 8, featuring a lineup of high-caliber composers,...

Housewives Gina Kirschenheiter, Tamra Judge and Heather Dubrow smile smiles at The Golden Door Spa on a recent episode of “The Real Housewives of Orange County.” (Photo by Griffin Nagel/Bravo)

‘Real Housewives of Orange County’: Tamra quits. Again. For now.

October 3, 2025 at 2:36 p.m.

It's Tamra's party and she'll cry if she wants, and she definitely wants to after...

“The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told” is the first in-depth biography of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band responsible for hits such as “Best Friend’s Girl,” “Good Times Roll,” “Candy-O,” and “Drive.” Author Bill Janovitz, the guitarist-singer in the alternative rock band Buffalo Tom, grew up around Boston at the time the Cars were breaking out. (Book jacket courtesy of Da Capo, photograph by Kelly Davidson)

How the Cars found rock ‘n’ roll superstardom and let it slip away

October 3, 2025 at 9:37 a.m.

Musician and writer Bill Janovitz's' 'The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told' is the first...

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ is out now. Here’s what to know

October 3, 2025 at 6:25 a.m.

Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” has just been released.

Taylor Swift performs during The Eras Tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Monday, August 7, 2023. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)

Taylor Swift teams up with TikTok for ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Los Angeles pop up

October 2, 2025 at 6:36 p.m.

As part of the promotion for “The Life of a Showgirl” Southern California Swifties will...

The 2025 display of lit-up pumpkins at Carved runs from Oct. 3-30 at Descanso Gardens. In the file photo, professional pumpkin carver Art Romeo demonstrates his skill during Carved at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, CA., on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Oct. 2-10

October 2, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Here are some activities and entertainments in the San Fernando Valley and greater Los Angeles...

Nine Inch Nails is extending their Peel It Back Tour into 2026, including a stop in Southern California at Honda Center in Anaheim on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
(Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Nine Inch Nails announce second North American leg of Peel It Back Tour

October 1, 2025 at 3:01 p.m.

Tickets for the general public go on sale at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at...

CineVita will host Tarantino Live from Oct. 3 – Nov. 16. at Hollywood Park in Inglewood.
(Photo by Wes and Alex Photography)

CineVita unveils lineup at Hollywood Park with Tarantino Live

October 1, 2025 at 2:45 p.m.

Tickets for Tarantino Live are currently on sale at thecinevita.com.

Yellowcard (pictured performing during ALT/FM 98.7’s annual ALTer Ego at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024) will stop at the Toyota Arena on Oct.22 with A Day To Remember…(Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)

10 live shows to catch in Southern California this fall

October 1, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

From Dua Lipa and Chappell Roan to Rilo Kiley and A Day to Remember, these...

Former Beatle Paul McCartney bows to a sold out crowd at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert as he takes the stage on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. It was the second night of McCartney’s Got Back Tour, he opened his 20 show tour in Santa Barbara this past Friday night. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

Paul McCartney unstoppable during marathon show of Beatles and Wings hits

September 30, 2025 at 6:18 p.m.

The Fab One delighted fans at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert with 35 songs across...

Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads brings the restored and remixed version of the band’s classic concert movie “Stop Making Sense” to the Alex Theatre in Glendale on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. Harrison will introduce the film and then after it screens talk about it and take questions from the audience. (Photo by Carol Harrison)

Why Jerry Harrison says Talking Heads are more popular now than 15 years ago

September 30, 2025 at 10:31 a.m.

Harrison will introduce a special screening of the Talking Heads' classic concert film 'Stop Making...

DJ Lenny Pearce will kick off the second part of his Techno Toddler tour on Oct. 10 at the House of Blues Anaheim, with additional stops at SOMA San Diego on Oct. 12 and The Novo in Los Angeles on Nov. 23. (Photo courtesy of Lenny Pearce)

Lenny Pearce’s toddler techno is bringing family-friendly raves to SoCal

September 30, 2025 at 9:40 a.m.

The tour will stop on Oct. 10 at the House of Blues Anaheim, SOMA San...

John Legend performs at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sep. 28, 2025. Legend is currently on his “Get Lifted – 20th Anniversary Tour,” celebrating his debut album.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)

John Legend kicks off ‘Get Lifted’ 20th Anniversary Tour in Los Angeles

September 29, 2025 at 2:40 p.m.

The singer brought out Estelle to sing “American Boy” as well as hip-hop duo Clipse...

FILE – Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio (aka Bad Bunny) attends the premiere of “Caught Stealing” at Regal Union Square on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Latin superstar Bad Bunny will headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show

September 28, 2025 at 9:01 p.m.

The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Bad Bunny will lead the...

Britpop band Pulp with singer Jarvis Cocker performs at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 on the second of two nights co-headlining there with LCD Soundsystem. (Photo by Randall Michelson/Live Nation-Hewitt Silva)

LCD Soundsystem and Pulp put on a dance party at the Hollywood Bowl

September 27, 2025 at 12:59 p.m.

LCD Soundsystem also delivered the live debut of its cover of Heaven 17's '(We Don't...

Visitors to Ohana Festival cheer for Deep Sea Diver at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, CA, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. Ohana Fest is a two-day music festival created by Pearl Jam Front man Eddie Vedder. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Ohana Festival’s opening day is a proud moment for Eddie Vedder

By George Paul

September 27, 2025 at 10:29 a.m.

The festival founder and his band Earthlings delivered a rocking finish to a day marked...

One Tech Tip: How to move your music library to another streaming platform

September 27, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Here are some pointers to help you along with your musical migration.

(L-R) Pup’s Nestor Chumak, Zack Mykula, Stefan Babcock and Steve Sladkowski will perform at The Sound in Del Mar on Wednesday, Oct. 1, and the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Thursday, Oct. 2. (Photo by Vanessa Heins)

Toronto punk rockers Pup talk new music ahead of Southern California shows

September 26, 2025 at 9:01 a.m.

The tour will stop at The Sound in Del Mar on Wednesday, Oct. 1 and...

Fans of Hybrid Minds dance in the Do LaB during weekend two of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Friday, April 18, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

Coachella 2026: Fans weigh in on the festival selling out for the first time in 3 years

September 25, 2025 at 4:16 p.m.

Both weekends for the Indio festival slated for April 10-12 and April 17-19 are sold...

Stagecoach Country Music Festival 2026 headliners will be Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Post Malone. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG and Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)

Stagecoach 2026: Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Post Malone top bill

September 25, 2025 at 12:18 p.m.

The 18th annual Stagecoach Country Music Festival takes place April 24-26 at the Empire Polo...

The inaugural concert at the Sesevenga Pavilion at Jane and Bert Boeckmann Park is on Oct. 4 in Porter Ranch. Locked Out of Heaven, a Bruno Mars tribute band, performs at the free event. A view of the park on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 before the Nov. 24 grand opening. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Sept. 25-Oct. 3