Events & Festivals
Your guide to the best events and festivals in L.A.
Concerts in L.A.
Bikini Kill
Most recollections of Bikini Kill—we suppose this one included—start with the trio’s legacy: their pioneering place among riot grrrl...
Stagecoach Festival
Strap on your cowboy hat and make the pilgrimage to country music’s biggest jamboree, taking up residence at Coachella’s digs, the Empire Polo...
The National
How in the world did this Brooklyn-via-Ohio band become one of the biggest rock acts under the sun? It’s a mystery, but melancholy singer Matt...
Back to the Beach Festival
Southern California seems to have found its concert calling with the rise of oceanfront festivals. The latest: Back to the Beach, a ska-heavy ’90s...
Food events
Miso Class at Japan House
If you've ever wondered about miso—that crucial, silken Japanese ingredient that packs so much flavor—now's your time to not only learn about it,...
MLB FoodFest
Sample bites from all 30 Major League Baseball teams during this tasting flight of ballpark food. Held at the Magic Box at the Reef, you’ll have a...
Comedy events
Kevin & Bean’s April Foolishness
KROQ morning fixtures Kevin and Bean host this annual comedy blowout at the Microsoft Theater. Like an L.A. counterpart to the UK’s Red Nose Day, the...
Les Miz and Friends!
Do you hear the puppets sing? Singing the song of a bunch of witless puppets who interrupt a human production of Les Misérables without having...
Judd Apatow
Long before he was Hollywood's go-to comedy director, he was a kid from Long Island trying to make it in stand-up. Look out for his pop-in appearances at the...
