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BUY TICKETS: Rakim & Friends w/ Rakim, Planet Asia, Jeremy Sole (DJ Set), Fatlip (DJ Set), DJ Aero + Gen.Erik (DJ Set), & DJ 33 ⅓ (DJ Set) at the Ford (8:00pm) 🐨 🦘

We're at the halfway point of the week, Scenestar readers. If you need a musical distraction to get you through the day, you can head out to experience some live music, which includes a hip hop legend as our Show of the Night title belt: Rakim! Playing his hits and tracks off of his latest release, The Re-Up, Rakim will take the stage tonight at The Ford in Hollywood. Joining Rakim will be opener Planet Asia, along with DJ sets by Jeremy Sole, Fatlip, DJ Aero + Gen.Erik, and DJ 33 ⅓.

If you can't get into the show or want to check something else out from a different genre, your other live music and entertainment options include performances by Chris Acker, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Ax and the Hatchetmen, Pato Banton, Herman's Hermits, Ben Kweller, El Malilla, Joelton Mayfield, Nova Twins, Isabella Perotti, The Psychedelic Furs, Reggie Watts, 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, JULY 23, 2025

Rakim & Friends w/ Rakim, Planet Asia, Jeremy Sole (DJ Set), Fatlip (DJ Set), DJ Aero + Gen.Erik (DJ Set), & DJ 33 ⅓ (DJ Set) at the Ford (8:00pm)

Ben Kweller w/ Ryman at the Troubadour (7:00pm)

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley (performing ‘Simigwa’ in it’s entirety) at the Lodge Room (7:00pm)

Nova Twins w/ Milly & Pleasure Pill at Zebulon (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)

Chris Acker w/ Kassi Valazza at Permanent Records Roadhouse (6:00pm)

Joelton Mayfield at Permanent Records Roadhouse (9:00pm)

Sarah and the Safe Word w/ Everybody's Worried About Owen at the Moroccan Lounge (6:30pm)

Ray Vaughn w/ Joose at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30pm)

Pato Banton w/ Jah Ollin at the Venice West (8:00pm)

Maejoy w/ Marissa Zamora, Megan Winsor, Britta Raci, Dandan, Dakota Noxon, & Deni Morales at the Hotel Cafe – Main Stage (7:00pm)

Jack Kovacs w/ Kling at the Hotel Cafe – Second Stage (7:00pm)

Roy Lucian Baza at the Hotel Cafe – Second Stage (9:00pm)

We Found New Music (WFNM) Wednesdays w/ Isabella Perotti, Emyrson Flora, Sam Leon, Arden Alexa, & Reese Goode at Backbeat On Sunset at Hotel Ziggy (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)

Rocknite.LA w/ Dogpark, DATM, & Edgehill at the Goldfish (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)

Sam Plecker w/ Rachel Goodrich at Healing Force of the Universe (8:00pm)

Spotlight: El Malilla at the Grammy Museum (7:30pm)

Disney Descendants/Zombies w/ Kylie Cantrall, Freya Skye, Malia Baker, Malachi Barton, Dara Reneé, Joshua Colley, & Mekonnen Knife at Crypto.com Arena (7:00pm)

132nd Kritzerland (Golden Age Disney Tribute) w/ Sydney Demaria, Jason Graae, Ava Madison Gray, Adrienne Stiefel, Kerry O’Malley, & Robert Yacko at Catalina Bar & Grill (8:30pm)

Rafael Moreira at the Baked Potato (8:00pm & 10:00pm)

Paris Chansons at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill & Jazz (6:00pm)

Lil Pangea at Lost Property – LP Vinyl Bar (FREE – 8:00pm)

Clinic Wednesdays w/ Julian Gray, Omar Lanza, & Without The San at Jungle Hollywood (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)

Salsa Night at Members (7:00pm)

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

Nightshift Afterhours at Blind Tiger (11:00pm)

Stan Society Presents Best Song Ever: 15 Year Anniversary at the Belasco (9:00pm)

Women Aren't Funny w/ Drew Afualo, Whitney Cummings, Robby Hoffman, Fatimah Taliah, & Subhah Agarwal at El Rey Theatre (8:00pm)

Marc Maron Plays Music and Does Comedy and Has Friends Over w/ Marc Maron at Largo at the Coronet (8:00pm)

Watch Watts Happen Live w/ Reggie Watts at Dynasty Typewriter (7:30pm)

16 Headliners w/ Josh Wolf, Bobby Lee, Annie Lederman, Chris Spencer, Fahim Anwar, & more at the Comedy Store – Original Room (9:00pm)

Late Night Legends at the Comedy Store – Original Room (11:30pm)

Paul Elia 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/ Jay Leno, Howie Mandel, Arsenio Hall, Jay Mohr, Greg Baldwin, & Jessica Keenan at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (7:15pm)

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

The Shaw-some Show w/ Dean Delray, Jonathan Kite, Madison Sinclair, Rob DaRocha, Forrest Shaw, Eddie Della Siepe, & Jasmine Ellis at Hollywood Improv – The Lab (8:30pm)

M-16 w/ Kurb & Jaqobin at The Smell (8:30pm)

Roger Rivas All-Stars (Jackie Mittoo Tribute) at Echoplex (9:00pm)

Combo Leche w/ Laura Christina at Gold-Diggers (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)

Corey Hugh Highberg w/ Moses Turgeman & Christina & The Magnetix Band at The Mint (7:00pm)

Dayglo Abortions w/ VFMS, The Brothels, Dexter Drive , Inviscera, Gear, & The Shogos at the Whisky A Go Go (6:00pm)

Jiji’s Jazz Club w/ Roni Kaspi & Leo Varella at Resident DTLA (7:00pm)

Julius Rodriguez at Townhouse Venice at Del Monte Speakeasy (8:00pm)

Jangus Kangus w/ Mirror Figure, Major Awards, & Orange Mayfield at Redwood Bar & Grill (8:00pm)

Rob Stone Band at the Venice West (FREE w/ RSVP – 6:00pm)

Stan Society Presents: Best Song Ever 15-Yr Anniversary Party w/ Stan Society at the Regent Theater (9:00pm)

Non Stop at the Three Clubs (FREE – 8:00pm)

Navigating The Music Industry w/ Cameron Wisch at Scribble (7:00pm)

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

Acropolis Cinema: ‘The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire’ (Screening) at 2220 Arts + Archives (8:00pm)

Breaking Sound LA w/ Isaiah Bradshaw, Ronnie Quest, Son Kuma, Rauly, Radio Ahlee at the Peppermint Club (7:00pm)

Breaking Sound LA w/ Hana Nagashima, Nathan Sands, Sirena, Neil Levin, Jojo: The World, & Emily Sophia at Rudolph's Bar and Tea (7:00pm)

Trivia Night at the Sardine (7:00pm)

Bobcat at the Sardine (8:00pm)

Brain Party Trivia at Alex’s Bar (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)

Wyld Gooms w/ Human Toys, The What Four, DJ Polyester, & DJ Real Boss Hoss at Alex’s Bar (9:00pm)

Herman's Hermits (starring Peter Noone) w/ The Grass Roots & The Buckinghams at the Pacific Amphitheatre (7:30pm)

Seaside Soul Nite w/ The Soul Beacons & the Stray Cat Soul Club at the Wayfarer (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)

Warped Warmup w/ Sheblime (Sublime Tribute), All GRL Jam, & DJ Mama Troy at Saint Rocke (7:30pm)

Louis Katz at the Irvine Improv (8:00pm)

Will Burkart at the Ontario Improv (8:00pm)

Ax and the Hatchetmen w/ Brosquitos at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace – Indoors (8:00pm)

One Night of Queen (Queen Tribute) at Pechanga Resort Casino (8:00pm)

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

Cancerslug w/ Glass Stab, Psychemoras, & Xela at Transplants Brewing Company (7:00pm)

The Psychedelic Furs w/ Rooney at the Majestic Ventura Theater (7:00pm)

Cocktail Hour w/ The Devereux Quartet, Jack Corliss, & Dawn Patrol (Acoustic) at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club (8:00pm)

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