Punk, pop, and jazz kick off summertime around L.A.
By Solveig Lopez
The Los Angeles music scene is never short of vibrant and won’t let up, especially now with school out and tourist season upon us. Here are some events around town this month that you won’t want to miss.
L.A.’s very own all-girl punk band The Linda Lindas will be headlining “School’s out, ICE out,” a benefit festival at the Echoplex the evening of Sun., June 7. The early summer concert will be donating $1 from the price of each ticket to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights. The rest of the lineup consists of rock or rock-adjacent local talent such as Starcrawler, Ty Teg, Surfboart, and more. Tickets for the fundraiser are on sale at ticketmaster.com.
THE LINDA LINDAS playing a concert in 2024. Photograph by Kiyomi Banta.
West Hollywood will host the OUTLOUD Music Festival as part of the neighborhood’s WeHo Pride festivities, with performances happening Fri., June 5, to Sun., June 7. The festival will take over West Hollywood Park, at 647 N. San Vicente Blvd., for three nights of “pop-powered” lineups, including the highly anticipated comeback of the early 2000s group The Pussycat Dolls. The now trio, led by Nicole Scherzinger, will headline Saturday. Ava Max and Jade, formermembers of the UK pop group Little Mix, are set to headline Friday and Sunday, respectively. Other featured artists include sibling hyperpop duo Frost Children, ex-Spice Girl Melanie C with a live DJ set, and Lydia Night, previously of The Regrettes. For more information, tickets, or passes, visit wehopride.com.
DJ VTSS is coming to The Avalon Theater Fri., Jun 12. The Polish artist, born Martyna Maja, will soon embark on the U.S. leg of her first headliner tour after recently wrapping up the European leg and an acclaimed live set at Las Vegas’ EDC Festival. Known for collaborations with hyperpop sensations Charli xcx and Shygirl, Maja is set to bring a heated dancefloor to Hollywood. Tickets are on sale at ticketweb.com.
Global superstar Shakira is also coming to town that weekend with performances at Inglewood’s Intuit Dome on both Sat., June 13, and Sun., June 14. The 49-year-old recently held the largest show of her career on May 2 in Brazil after drawing a crowd of around 2 million people on Copacabana Beach, as reported by Reuters. Her collaborative discography is keeping fans guessing for potential surprise guests, from Pitbull to fellow Colombian artists Karol G and Juanes. Tickets for the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour are on sale now at ticketmaster.com.
The Grove has begun hosting a weekly live music series and The Original Farmers Market is soon to follow. Shoppers on 3rd and Fairfax can now experience the joy of music at The Grove Fridays and Saturdays from 5 to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 4 to 7 p.m. The Farmers Market’s concert series is set to happen in the Market Plaza every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m., starting Thu., June 4. Both events will continue until Labor Day weekend.
LACMA also kicked off its own free weekend music series, designating Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m. for Jazz and Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. for Latin Sounds. The dedicated dance floor for Latin Sounds will return Sat., June 20. The museum’s evenings of live entertainment will continue through early October.
Solveig Lopez is an incoming junior at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., studying journalism and American studies. A Los Angeles native and Park La Brea resident, she joins the Chronicle this summer.
Category: Entertainment
