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BUY TICKETS: Godspeed You! Black Emperor w/ Mat Ball at the Bellwether (8:00pm)

We're about to wrap up April, Scenestar readers. Let's go out with a bang this Wednesday with some post-rock courtesy of our pick for Show of the Night: Godspeed You! Black Emperor! The Canadian experimental act is on the road in support of their latest release No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead, with a show tonight at The Bellwether with opener Mat Ball. You can also see Godspeed You! Black Emperor at the Observatory in Santa Ana on Thursday, May 1 and at Ventura Music Hall on Saturday, May 3.

Suppose you can't get into our Show of the Night. In that case, your other live music options include performances by Dama Blake, BrosQuitos, Butcher Brown, DJ Raul Campos (of KCRW), Nikka Costa, Earlimart, The Halluci Nation, The Hard Quartet, Parliament Funkadelic, Andrew Santino, The Moss, Alix Page, Phantom Planet, SadBoi, and many more.

Click here for ticket links and info on today's shows and upcoming local shows on our concert calendar. For any further updates, be sure to also follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, or Threads for any last-minute news and set times (posted daily in the comments section) if available for select shows!

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2025

Godspeed You! Black Emperor w/ Mat Ball at the Bellwether (8:00pm)

The Moss w/ Michigander (Duo) at the Fonda Theatre (8:30pm)

Nikka Costa w/ Dylan Meek at The Roxy (8:00pm)

Official BeachLife Pre Party w/ Phantom Planet at the Venice West (8:00pm)

Butcher Brown w/ Rae Khalil at Echoplex (8:00pm)

Alix Page w/ Cameron Schmidt at the Troubadour (7:00pm)

SadBoi w/ Chrysalis at The Echo (8:00pm)

Earlimart at Undertow (8:00pm)

Lou & Co w/ Adron & The Squeegees at Zebulon (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)

Savannah Sgro at the Hotel Cafe – Second Stage (8:00pm)

Coby Brown at the Hotel Cafe – Second Stage (8:00pm)

Reed Turchi at the Hotel Cafe – Second Stage (9:00pm)

We Found New Music (WFNM) w/ Dama Blake, Mae Mae, Blackbird, Trila, & Max Wright at Backbeat On Sunset at Hotel Ziggy (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)

Phi-Psonics: Laboratory II – Annual Spring Residency w/ Seth Ford-Young, Sylvain Carton, Randal Fisher, Mitchell Yoshida, Zach Tenorio, Josh Collazo, Mathias Künzli, Andrew Macguire, Max Jaffe, Minta Spencer, Dylan Day, & more at Healing Force of the Universe (8:00pm)

Music 101: The Concerto: Part Three w/ KUSC's Alan Chapman at Walt Disney Concert Hall (7:30pm)

Creed Bratton and the Work at the Baked Potato (8:00pm & 10:00pm)

International Jazz Day Celebration w/ Bobby Lyle at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill & Jazz (6:00pm)

DJ Raul Campos (of KCRW) at Lost Property – LP Vinyl Bar (FREE – 8:00pm)

Clinic Wednesdays w/ Lucati, Glo Phase, & Wave Groove at Jungle Hollywood (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)

Scenario w/ Mars Kasei, SUPR SPRT, & DJ Daddy Kev at the Love Song (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)

Wenzdays Party & Vampire Lounge w/ DJ Tommy, JPEG, & Jayson Farber at Boardner’s (FREE – 10:00pm)

Nightshift Afterhours at Blind Tiger (11:00pm)

Anthony Jeselnik and Enemies w/ Anthony Jeselnik at Largo at the Coronet (8:00pm)

Town Hall with Chad & JT w/ Chad Kroeger, JT Parr, Iliza Shlesinger, Bobby Lee, Andrew Santino, Alec Flynn, & more at the Comedy Store – Main Room (8:00pm)

16 Headliners w/ Adam Ray, Robby Hoffman, Greg Fitzsimmons, Craig Conant, Earthquake, & more at the Comedy Store – Original Room (9:00pm)

After 11:30 Headliners at the Comedy Store – Original Room (11:30pm)

Maddie Wiener at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (8:00pm)

Set of the Night at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (10:00pm)

Tonight at the Improv w/ Bobby Lee, Iliza Shlesinger, Ian Bagg, Darrell Hammond, Craig Conant, Greg Baldwin, & more at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (7:15pm)

Tonight at the Improv w/ Kam Patterson, Adam Ray, David Lucas, Mark Hayes, Josh Adam Meyers, & more at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (9:30pm)

Lab Work at Hollywood Improv – The Lab (6:00pm)

It’s Django Time! w/ Django Gold at Hollywood Improv – The Lab (8:30pm)

Babe Stopppp Comedy Show w/ Hayden Johnson, Sam Taggart, Kiran Deol, Ismael Loutfi, Nthenya Ndunda, & Tien Tran at Genghis Cohen (8:00pm)

Lights, Camera, Cabaret: A Neuro Inclusive Celebration of Hollywood's Hit Music w/ Barry Pearl & Trent Mills at Dynasty Typewriter (7:30pm)

Humpday Headliners w/ Bryson Banks & Nish Mehta at the Kookaburra Lounge (8:00pm)

Self Improvement w/ Mask Appeal & Wild Yawp at Permanent Records Roadhouse (9:00pm)

Swyndle Presents: Cherry Garland w/ Sunday Mourners & Cole Maxwell at Gold-Diggers (FREE w/ 7:00pm)

Electric Boogaloo w/ DJ Cherry Garland, Quinn Robinson, & Cole Maxwell at Gold-Diggers (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:30pm)

Back In Autumn w/ Serratonin, Kryolith, Purely Grey, Yesterday's News, & Ripvein at the Whisky A Go Go (6:00pm)

Rocknite.LA w/ Horse Rider, Lottie’s, & Fat Evil Children at the Goldfish (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)

Johnny Pandora w/ Bad Banana & DJ Greasy George at Redwood Bar & Grill (8:00pm)

Jiji’s Jazz Club w/ Alex Andre & Yocoya at Resident DTLA (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)

Javier Santiago w/ Max Gerl & Anthony Fung at Townhouse Venice at Del Monte Speakeasy (8:00pm)

Come Sing With the Band – Live Band Karaoke at Harvelle’s Santa Monica (9:00pm)

Wednesday Open Mic Night at the Venice West (FREE w/ RSVP – 6:00pm)

Vinyl Hangout: Open Turntables w/ Como La Flor at the Stowaway – The Rio Room (8:00pm)

Guck w/ Ripoff Copy & ABSCAM at 2220 Arts + Archives (8:00pm)

The Literary Circle at Scribble (7:00pm)

Make Your Own Pet Embroidery hosted by Christina Ng at Heavy Manners (6:00pm)

Breaking Sound LA w/ Ladybug, Amrita, Jayelle, Em Davila, & more at Rudolph's Bar and Tea (7:00pm)

Trivia Night at the Sardine (8:00pm)

Marvel Trivia at Alex’s Bar (FREE w/ RSVP – 6:30pm)

Ley Valentine w/ Los Alamos & The Littlest Viking at Alex’s Bar (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)

Tucker Wetmore (Meet & Greet) at Fingerprints Long Beach (4:00pm)

Parliament Funkadelic w/ George Clinton at House of Blues Anaheim (7:00pm)

The Hard Quartet w/ Evicshen at the Constellation Room (8:00pm)

The Halluci Nation w/ Creeasian at the Wayfarer (7:00pm)

Wormrot w/ No/Mas & Skullcrack at the Garden Amphitheatre (6:00pm)

Hamilton at Segerstrom Hall (7:30pm)

Songwriter Showcase at Saint Rocke (8:00pm)

Laguna Live – Mark Towns: Flamenco Fusion Project at Ivan'z House at Mozambique (7:00pm)

Cactus Tate at the Brea Improv (8:00pm)

Anthony Rodia at the Irvine Improv (8:00pm)

Country Night at the Canyon Club – Agoura Hills (7:00pm)

Von Decarlo at the Ontario Improv (8:00pm)

R3 Da Chilliman at Riverside Municipal Auditorium (8:00pm)

Champions Of Magic at Fox Performing Arts Center (7:30pm)

Brosquitos w/ Soberboy, Lazuli Bones, & Desert Vinyl Club (DJ Set) at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace – Indoors (8:00pm)

Kountry Kick'n Wednesdays w/ DJ Dev at Rock and Roll Pizza Bar at Harley's Valley Bowl (FREE – 9:00pm)

On Wednesday's We Wear Pink w/ DJ Darla Bea at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club (7:00pm)

CANCELLED/POSTPONED/RESCHEDULED

Insidious: The Further You Fear at the Dolby Theatre (CANCELLED)

Butcher Brown at the Regent Theater (RELOCATED)

The Hard Quartet w/ Evicshen at the Observatory (RELOCATED)

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