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BUY TICKETS: Esha Tewari w/ Susannah Joffe at the Fonda Theatre (9:00pm)

We made it to Friday, Scenestar readers. There are plenty of options to start things off, including a performance by our pick for our Show of the Night: Esha Tewari! The up-and-coming Australian singer-songwriter will bring her "Wraith Tour" to Los Angeles tonight with Esha Tewari headlining the Fonda Theatre, with opener Susannah Joffe.

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 Pepe Aguilar, É Arenas (of Chicano Batman), Blues Traveler, Tracy Bonham, DJ Raul Campos (of KCRW), Daine, Depart Me From Bear Island, Gustavo Dudamel, Felipe Esparza, Robert Glasper, Heart, Hedex, Horsegirl, Kream, Marc Maron, Alexandra Savior, Pauly Shore, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Pop Noir, Slightly Stoopid, Two Another, Melissa Villaseñor, 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!

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2025

Esha Tewari w/ Susannah Joffe at the Fonda Theatre (9:00pm) 🐨 🦘

Hedex w/ Aeon:Mode, Distinct Motive, & Turno at the Hollywood Palladium (8:00pm)

Los Aguilar, the Bolívars & Gustavo Dudamel w/ Pepe Aguilar, Ángela Aguilar, Leonardo Aguilar, Gustavo Dudamel, & the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at the Hollywood Bowl (8:00pm)

Grand Opening Celebration w/ Robert Glasper at Blue Note Los Angeles (7:00pm)

Grand Opening Celebration w/ Robert Glasper at Blue Note Los Angeles (9:30pm)

Alexandra Savior w/ Fightmaster at the Troubadour (7:00pm)

Two Another w/ No Suits at The Roxy (8:00pm)

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs w/ The Paranoyds at the Lodge Room (8:00pm)

Pop Noir w/ Invisible Animals & Neelofer (DJ Set) at Harvard & Stone (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)

Depart Me From Bear Island w/ N Six Hundred, A Place We’ve Always Been, Sutures, & Movie Dates at the Moroccan Lounge (5:00pm)

Porch Light w/ Stella Lefty at the Moroccan Lounge (9:30pm)

Daine w/ Ch111oe & Ethn Reis at The Echo (8:00pm) 🐨 🦘

Fever Dog w/ Pegzilla at Permanent Records Roadhouse (6:00pm)

Mo Dotti w/ Steel Wool & Scone at Permanent Records Roadhouse (9:00pm)

The Wildwoods at the Hotel Cafe – Main Stage (7:00pm)

Chromera w/ Morpho at the Hotel Cafe – Main Stage (9:30pm)

Songs and Stories w/ Abby Sunga, Dani Kardon, & Isha Sakhalkar at the Hotel Cafe – Second Stage (7:00pm)

Songwriters In The Round Hosted By Nikhil Korula w/ The Nikhil Korula Band, Tori Leppert, Janet Valerie, & Brian Lawless at the Hotel Cafe – Second Stage (9:30pm)

SIX: The Musical Encore Concert w/ USC Concert Band & USC School of Dramatic Arts at Walt Disney Concert Hall (8:00pm)

Marilyn McCoo w/ Billy Davis Jr. at Catalina Bar & Grill (8:30pm)

Jazz at LACMA w/ Grant Geissman Band at LACMA – Smidt Welcome Plaza (FREE – 6:00pm)

Ronnie Foster Trio at the Baked Potato (8:00pm & 10:00pm)

George Kahn Jazz & Blues Revue w/ Courtney Lemmon, Crystal Starr and Laura Jackman at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill & Jazz (6:00pm)

Devault w/ Welker at Sound Nightclub (10:00pm)

Sabai (360° Stage) w/ Rival, Soup, & Yunify at Exchange L.A. (8:00pm)

Reggaeton Rave at Academy L.A. (10:00pm)

Eran Hersh w/ Annie Solange at the Spotlight (10:00pm)

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

Club Underground – Post-Punk Indie BritPop 80-20s Dance Party w/ DJ Larry G. at The Grand Star Jazz Club (9:30pm)

Club Decades: Emo Night at Boardner's by La Belle (10:00pm)

Brat Fridays at the Warwick (10:30pm)

Shan Nash w/ Aidin b2b Reza at Members (7:00pm)

Nightshift Afterhours at Blind Tiger (11:00pm)

Best of the Store XL w/ Marc Maron, Bobby Lee, Pauly Shore, Amir K, & more at the Comedy Store – Main Room (8:00pm)

Keys To The Store with Avery Pearson w/ Dane Cook, Shuler King, Loni Love, Ron Funches, Michael Blaustein, & Jeremiah Watkins at the Comedy Store – Original Room (7:00pm)

16 Headliners w/ Drew Lynch, Marc Maron, Asif Ali, Craig Conant, & more at the Comedy Store – Original Room (9:30pm)

Late Night Legends at the Comedy Store – Original Room (11:59pm)

Facial Recognition Comedy w/ Fizaa Dosani, Zahra Ali, Pallavi Gunalan, Ariel Kashanchi, Ritu Tirthani, Yaser Al-Nyrabeah, & more at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (8:00pm)

Secretly Trashed w/ Michael Blaustein, Craig Conant, Monty Geer, Aaron Monte, Sam Mamaghani, & more at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (10:00pm)

Tonight at the Improv w/ Ron Funches, Greg Fitzsimmons, Chris Estrada, Kirk Fox, Amir K, Erica Rhodes, Julia Hladkowicz, & more at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (9:30pm)

Horror Nerd w/ Sam Hale, Erin Cholakian, Scott Blugrind, Antjuan Tobias, Jeremy Tinoco, Coby Talley, Michaela Sullivan, Madeleine Lemay, Meryl Klemow, LeeAnn Tooker, Gabriella Quiroz, & Jenna Cortis at Hollywood Improv – The Lab (7:30pm)

Semper Funny w/ Bryson Banks, Jimmy Draxler, Sarah Lawrence, Justin Governale, Nacya Marreiro, Austin Train, Antjuan Tobias. & more at Hollywood Improv – The Lab (9:45pm)

The Upstairs Comedy Showcase w/ Mark Hayes, Chris D’Elia, Drew Lynch, Eleanor Kerrigan, Crystal Marie, & Ellory Smith at the Upstairs (10:00pm)

Chill Towards Enlightenment: The Ultimate Guide to Everlasting Stoke w/ Chad Kroger at the Garage (8:00pm)

Deez Nutz Comedy Show at the Kookaburra Lounge (7:00pm)

‘The Great Dictator’ (Screening) at Grand Performances at California Plaza (FREE w/ RSVP – 6:30pm)

Tracy Bonham at McCabe’s Guitar Shop (8:00pm)

TI85 w/ Melancali & Unicorns At Heart at The Smell (8:00pm)

Leroy from the North w/ Bad News & PB&Yam at the Venice West (8:00pm)

My House Is Your House – Ladies Night w/ Stark Winter & Discotits at the Venice West (10:30pm)

The Hickoids w/ Patt Todd & the Rank Outsiders, Space Horse, & Glimmer Stars at Redwood Bar & Grill (8:00pm)

Joey Naz w/ Tida, Alex Andre, & Jenny Kwon at Scribble (7:30pm)

Jack Rabbit w/ Lovpune at MakeOutMusic (7:00pm)

Trxvis w/ Ray Hawthorne, Bren., & Tayden at The Shed – SFV (6:00pm)

Knot(sic) (Slipknot Tribute) w/ Doyle Rules (Misfits Tribute), 6Five6, Chained Saint, Ligature Marks, Snake Bite Whisky, Stonehaven, & ROTD at the Whisky A Go Go (6:00pm)

Gothicumbia w/ DJ Mictlan, Jinx, Soltera, Sulkform, & Palomo at the Regent Theater (9:00pm)

Emo Night Brooklyn w/ Forrest Kline (of Hellogoodbye) & Sace6 at Echoplex (9:00pm)

Disclosure vs Fred Again.. – Tribute Dance Party at El Cid (10:00pm)

Stereo Type: An Evening of Social Satire & Disco Dancing w/ Eno & Zach Urban at Zebulon (7:00pm)

Say You'll Be There: A 90s/2000s Dance Party at Zebulon (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)

Movie Club w/ Mirthquake at Gold-Diggers (7:00pm)

Acts of Service Sounds: A Night of Soulful House w/ B-Wade at Gold-Diggers (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:30pm)
08.15.25 I Love 2000s at Resident DTLA (9:00pm)
08.15.25 Travesuras Reggaeton Experience at the Vermont Hollywood (10:00pm)
08.15.25 Pedro at Harvelle’s Santa Monica (9:30pm)
08.15.25 Project 633 at The Woodbridge (9:00pm)
08.15.25 Emile and the Education at Townhouse Venice at Del Monte Speakeasy (8:00pm)
08.15.25 Tune In, Turn On w/ Vinyl Don at Townhouse Venice at Del Monte Speakeasy (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)
08.15.25 Modern Time Machines w/ Waves Crashing & Bad Light at Non Plus Ultra (9:00pm)
08.15.25 Blood Moon (Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, & Dio Tribute) at the Three Clubs (8:00pm)

Breaking Sound LA w/ Maya Yona, Y.A.B, Tmcxj, Aubrey Lane, & Lau Miranda at Canary (7:00pm)

1-Hour Risograph Printing at Heavy Manners (12:00pm)

Sad Park w/ Mike Huguenor & Albert Square at the Sardine (8:00pm)

The Good Foot w/ Dennis Owens, Scott Weaver, Lili Bird, & Boss Harmz (of Dub Club) at Alex’s Bar (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)

80's w/ Knyght Ryder & DJ Jonney Miles at Gaslamp Long Beach (9:00pm)

Blues Traveler w/ Gin Blossoms at the Pacific Amphitheatre (6:15pm)

Slightly Stoopid w/ Iration & Little Stranger at Great Park Live (6:00pm)

Flatland Cavalry at Grove of Anaheim (8:00pm)

Kream w/ Script at the Observatory (9:00pm)

Mothé w/ Farmer's Wife & Maejoy at the Constellation Room (8:00pm)

Infectious Grooves w/ Damnage & Bastardane at the Garden Amphitheatre (6:00pm)

Darkwatch w/ Titan, Unworthy, Of The Betrayer, & Closed at Chain Reaction (7:00pm)

Bolo w/ Swave & Otro at Time Nightclub (5:00pm)

Strangelove (Depeche Mode Tribute) w/ Julien-K & Stabbing Westward at House of Blues Anaheim (7:00pm)

Pool Surfers w/ Dorian Tide & Big Yen at the Wayfarer (6:00pm)

The Samples w/ Freddy Jones Band at Saint Rocke (8:00pm)

Sega Genecide: Y2K Night at the Wayfarer (10:00pm)

Erin Stevenson at Spaghettini (7:00pm)

Noche Retro Fresa at La Santa (9:00pm)

DJ Lil Ken at Ivan'z House at Mozambique (9:00pm)

Melissa Villaseñor at the Brea Improv (7:30pm)

Melissa Villaseñor at the Brea Improv (9:45pm)

Felipe Esparza at the Irvine Improv (7:30pm)

Felipe Esparza at the Irvine Improv (9:45pm)

The Linkin Park Tribute (Linkin Park Tribute) w/ Nirvanna (Nirvana Tribute), The Tribute To Creed (Creed Tribute), & Guilty Pleasures at the Canyon Club – Agoura Hills (8:00pm)

É Arenas (of Chicano Batman) w/ Big Fun & Mucho Gusto DJs at the Farm House Collective (7:00pm)

Pete Lee at the Ontario Improv (7:30pm)

Screw The Rules Comedy Show w/ Screw Roy Rice, Chris Snead, Melanie Cormacho, G King, & Chalant Phifer at the Stand Up Comedy Club (9:00pm)

Electric Feels at Riverside Municipal Auditorium (9:00pm)

90 vs 60 La Comedia Perfecta w/ Teo Gonzalez & Mario Aguilar at Fox Performing Arts Center (8:00pm)

Wild Pink at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace – Outdoors (8:30pm)

Heart at The Show at Rancho Mirage (8:00pm)

Australia's Thunder From Down Under at Morongo Casino Resort and Spa (8:00pm) 🐨 🦘

Flamingo Friday w/ DJ Kid & Friends at Morongo Casino Resort and Spa (9:00pm)

Richard Villa at Pechanga Resort Casino (7:00pm)

Richard Villa at Pechanga Resort Casino (9:30pm)

Black Canyon Band at Rock and Roll Pizza Bar at Harley's Valley Bowl (FREE – 8:30pm)

Club Cultura DJ Night – Cumbia, Reggaeton, Rock en Espanol, New Wave, Indie & More w/ DJ Bootleg, DJ Lule, & DJ Wabbit at Transplants Brewing Company (8:00pm)

Horsegirl w/ Godcaster & Slippers at the Ojai Valley Woman's Club (8:00pm)

D.L. Hughley at Oxnard Levity Live (8:00pm)

Led Tasso w/ Tone-6 at Copper Blues Oxnard Restaurant (7:00pm)

DJ J Scratch at Copper Blues Oxnard Restaurant (10:00pm)

Cornerstone w/ Ojai Department of Rhythm at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club (8:30pm)

DJ Quizo + Funk Y Mas Vinyl Night at EOS Lounge (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)

‘Isle of Dogs’ (Screening) at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden (FREE – 8:30pm)

CANCELLED/POSTPONED/RESCHEDULED

The Breaks w/ DJ Anthony Valadez at Townhouse Venice at Del Monte Speakeasy (CANCELLED)

Summer Sessions w/ DJ Katrina at Yaamava' Pool (CANCELLED)

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