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BUY TICKETS: BET Experience w/ Mary J. Blige, H.E.R. & more at Staples Center

The weekend is right around the corner, Scenestar readers. Let's get things started early with the return of the BET Experience as our pick for Show of the Night! Staples Center will be hosting a series of concerts leading up to the 2019 BET Awards on Sunday, June 23. Performing tonight will be Mary J. Blige, H.E.R., Summer Walker, Queen Naija, and Bri Steves.

If you can't get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by 85 South, Jacquees, Jamestown Revival, Jeff Lynn's ELO, Jr Jr, Local Natives, Ona, Pup, Allan Rayman, Santana, Shovels & Rope, James Supercave, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Xavier Wulf, Young & Sick, and many more. 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

BET Experience w/ Mary J. Blige, H.E.R., Summer Walker, Queen Naija, & Bri Steves @ Staples Center

85 South w/ DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller, & Chico Bean @ Hollywood Palladium

Xavier Wulf w/ Beau Young Prince, Marty Grimes, & RecoHavoc @ The Novo (8:00pm)

Jacquees & Tank w/ Lucky Daye, Ar'Mon, & Trey @ The Novo (11:15pm)

Pup w/ Beach Bunny & Rat Boys @ Teragram Ballroom

Jamestown Revival w/ Ian Noe @ The Troubadour

Jr Jr @ The Lodge Room

James Supercave w/ Bay Ledges & MACK @ Bootleg Theater

Young & Sick w/ Linney @ The Echo (7:00pm)

Ona w/ Balto & Eva B. Ross @ Moroccan Lounge

Shovels & Rope @ The Grammy Museum

Lavender Fest: A Celebration of Longmont Potion Castle & Friends w/ Crazy Town, Evan Dando (of The Lemonheads), Jimmy Flemion (of The Frogs), DJ Painkiller Kim, & Major Entertainer @ The Regent Theater

Killstation @ Echoplex

Summer Cannibals w/ Broken Baby & Blushh @ The Satellite

Hypnothesis: Hyphy Beats, West Coast Bass, & Jazz From Outer Space w/ Daddy Kev, Courteous Tone, Great Dane, Hapa, Woolymammoth, & Cousin Litt @ The Echo (10:00pm)

Ready or Not Tour @ The Roxy

Ben Abraham @ The Hotel Cafe

Reverie w/ MAXO, Shaboozey, Danger Boy & Pregnant Boy: Who's Next? @ The Mint

ZAK w/ Saticoy, Malte, Ziva, & more @ The Viper Room

Gary Hoey @ The Rose

Nick Thune @ Largo at the Coronet

J. Philip @ Sound Nightclub

Byron Motley @ Catalina Bar & Grill

Fabiano Do Nascimento @ Blue Whale

Just Jazz @ The Edison

Let’s Save The Future! A Benefit For Action Civics CA w/ Sarah Silverman, Tig Notaro, Chelsea Peretti, Tim Heidecker, and more @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel

Jonathan Van Ness @ Wiltern

Mike Watt and The Missingmen w/ Bastidas! & Don Bolles @ Levitt Pavilion MacArthur Park (FREE w/ RSVP)

Emily Chambers & Matthew Grant @ The Peppermint Club (8:00pm)

Live At Peppermint w/ Rico Recklezz, JR Dot, Kiara Simone, Marques Anthony, Fresh, Lotus, Skrizzy, & Jeane Marie @ The Peppermint Club (10:30pm)

Golden Hour w/ Tokyo City Nights @ Zebulon (FREE w/ RSVP – 5:00pm)

Sachiko Kanenobu w/ Mia Doi Todd @ Zebulon (8:00pm)

Victory Kid w/ More Fatter, Gregory Ackerman, Elizabeth Woolf, & Remy Reily @ The Hi Hat

Carrousel w/ Point Antagonist, Black Spring, & Blood Ivory @ Silverlake Lounge

The Cowboy Killers w/ Madeleine Mayi & Maren @ The Love Song (FREE)

Cheap Tissue w/ Danny Dodge @ Harvard & Stone (FREE)

Revelators Brass Band @ Townhouse Venice (FREE)

Lou Ella @ Gold-Diggers (7:00pm)

Heat Wave @ Gold-Diggers (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)

Cumbia Fever @ La Cita

80's Dance Party @ New Wave Bar

Alexis y Fido @ The Conga Room

Chasing Sound Live @ Dirty Laundry (FREE w/ RSVP)

Egrets on Ergot w/ Vice Device & Killer Couture @ Chewing Foil

Rich Dembowski w/ I See Hawks In LA & Ben Vaughn @ Highland Park Bowl (FREE)

Anita Coats @ Genghis Cohen

4th Annual Nilsson Singalong @ Molly Malones

Cancerslug w/ The Mother Vines, Mr. E. & The Filthy devils, Delphic Sibyl, Gypsy Priest, & The Sobers @ The Whisky A Go Go

Jesika von Rabbit @ Redwood Bar

…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead w/ The Start @ Alex’s Bar

Country Thursdays @ Gaslamp Long Beach

Santana w/ The Doobie Brothers @ FivePoint Amphitheatre

Jeff Lynne’s ELO w/ Dhani Harrison @ Honda Center

Local Natives w/ Middle Kids @ The Observatory

Allan Rayman w/ Magician @ Constellation Room

Matthew Logan Vasquez w/ Walker Lukens & PR Newman @ The Wayfarer

RJ @ In Cahoots

Jenny & The Mexicats @ La Santa (8:00pm)

Lost & Found @ La Santa (FREE – 9:00pm)

Alternative Latin Night with DJ Chucky @ La Santa (FREE – 10:30pm)

Cubensis @ Saint Rocke

Sin + Passion w/ Loverboyrando & Lakuna @ Garden Amphitheatre (FREE w/ RSVP)

Last Call OC @ Copper Blues Brea Restaurant (FREE)

Caliente @ The Velvet Lounge (FREE w/ RSVP)

Dean Delray @ The Rec Room Huntington Beach

As Cities Burn w/ All Get Out & Many Rooms @ Chain Reaction

Under Covers Of Darkness @ The Slidebar (FREE)

Long Beach Dub All-Stars w/ The Aggrolites & Tomorrows Bad Seeds @ Discovery Ventura

Travis Cline w/ Derelict Doublewide @ Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace (FREE)

Grapetooth w/ Ian Sweet & James Swanberg @ The Glass House (CANCELED)

* Scenestar favorites in BOLD

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