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BUY TICKETS: Xavier Rudd at the Santa Monica Pier (FREE)

Hello, August! The summer is quickly passing us by, Scenestar readers. We’re headed to the beach to enjoy the ocean breezes and music by our Show Of The Night pick, Xavier Rudd! Headlining this year’s edition of Australia Rocks The Pier, Xavier Rudd will team up with Nikki Jensen to perform a FREE show at the Santa Monica Pier. The concert is part of this year’s Twilight Series, presented by MySpace. KCRW‘s Eric J. Lawrence will DJ between acts.

If you can’t make it to our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by AWOLNATION, Dada Life, The Decoders, El-P, Haunted Summer, Joan Jett, Madeon, Miguel, Ours, The Peach Kings, RX Bandits, Son Volt, Tashaki Miyaki, Cassie Veggies, ZZ Top, and many more, which you can check out at the jump. Click here for ticket links and info on all of today’s shows as well as upcoming local shows on our concert calendar. For any further updates, be sure to also follow us on Twitter for any last-minute news and set times (posted daily in the comments section) if available for select shows!

SHOWS OF THE NIGHT

Xavier Rudd @ Santa Monica Pier (FREE)

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts @ House Of Blues Sunset Strip

Miguel @ The Hollywood Palladium (FREEw/ RSVP)

El-P w/ Killer Mike @ EchoPlex

Son Volt @ The Troubadour

Casey Veggies @ El Rey Theatre

Ours @ The Roxy

The Decoders @ Hammer Museum (FREE)

Haunted Summer w/ Tashaki Miyaki @ The Satellite

Wrabel @ Bootleg Bar

Taylor Greenwood @ The Hotel Cafe

Haydn’s “London” Symphony @ Hollywood Bowl

Diego Figueiredo @ Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club

Sherry Williams @ Catalina Bar & Grill

Hook-N-Sling @ Lure

Justin Credible @ Playhouse

Shye Ben-Tzur @ Skirball Cultural Center (FREE)

Nomadic Massive @ Levitt Pavillion (FREE)

Jeffery Broussard @ Levitt Pavillion Pasadena (FREE)

The Rebel Light @ Grand Park (FREE)

Afrofunke @ Zanzibar

DJ Adam-12 @ Afex

Gabriel Gonzalez @ Zona Rosa Caffe (FREE)

The Peach Kings w/ DJ Valida @ Townhouse

Radio Picture Show w/ DJ Marion Hodges @ Echoes Under Sunset

Astro @ Club Los Globos

Levels @ El Cid

Ramshackle Glory @ The Smell

Donna The Buffalo @ The Mint

TigerHeat @ Avalon Hollywood

Space Wench Fundraiser @ The King King

The Zermatts @ Silverlake Lounge

Common Monikers @ Lot 1 Cafe

Anthony Braun Perry (of The Growlers) @ Harvard And Stone

Snapback Thursdays @ The Federal Bar (FREE)

Respect @ Dragonfly

Enuff Znuff @ The Whisky A Go Go

Neighborhood Brats @ Redwood Bar

RX Bandits @ The Glass House

AWOLNATION w/ Madeon @ Irwindale Event Center

Buddy Guy @ Fingerprints (FREE w/ RSVP)

Hell Or Highwater @ Alex’s Bar

Selfish @ The Prospector

ZZ Top @ The Pacific Amphitheatre

We The Kings @ House Of Blues Anaheim

The Sword @ The Observatory

Tallhart @ Constellation Room

Dada Life @ Sutra

Dieselboy @ Yost Theater

Wanted @ The OC Fair & Event Center

Slaves Against The Machine @ Saint Rocke

Great Dane @ Detroit Bar

Alex Goot @ Chain Reaction

Judas Priest Tribute @ The Canyon Club

Cash’d Out @ Casa Cantina

Engelbert Humperdinck @ San Manuel Casino

The Far West @ Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace (FREE)

CANCELED: Semi Precious Weapons @ The Viper Room

*Scenestar favorites in BOLD

For a list of upcoming shows with links in and around Los Angeles, please visit our online concert calendar here.