BUY TICKETS: David Byrne w/ the USC Trojan Marching Band & Stroll Groove at the Hollywood Bowl
The week is winding down pretty quickly, Scenestar readers. Thursday is looking like a great day to check out some live music, and we’re heading to Santa Barbara to catch a legend and our pick for Show of the Night: David Byrne! Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne will be kicking off the first of two “Who Is The Sky? Tour” shows tonight at the Hollywood Bowl with the USC Trojan Marching Band and Stroll Groove, led by choreographer Joe Brown, opening the show.
You can also see David Byrne and his 13-member ensemble at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, August 29.
If you can’t get into our Show of the Night, your other music options include performances by Ian Asher, Black Lips, Brenn!, Conjunto Primavera, Rocio “Wyldeflower” Contreras (of KCRW), Crankdat, De La Soul, Ditz, El Tri, Sam Gendel, Francesca Harding (of KCRW), Mason Jennings, La Luz, LuLuYam, Mini Trees, Molchat Doma, Nas, Christopher Reid, The Roots, Diana Ross, The Temper Trap, Melissa Villaseñor, Trevor Wallace, Nick Waterhouse, Wolves of Glendale, Sam Wilkes, Gretchen Wilson, Ali Wong, Lolo Zouai, and many more.
Click here for ticket links and info on today’s shows and upcoming local shows in 2026 and beyond on our concert calendar. For any further updates, be sure to also follow us on Bluesky, Instagram, Threads, or Twitter for any last-minute news and set times (posted daily in the comments section) if available for select shows!
SHOWS OF THE NIGHT
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2026
David Byrne w/ the USC Trojan Marching Band & Stroll Groove at the Hollywood Bowl (8:00pm)
Crankdat w/ Nikko & Asper at the Shrine Expo Hall (8:30pm)
The Temper Trap w/ Noah Noah at the Bellwether (8:00pm)
Ian Asher at the Hollywood Palladium (8:00pm)
Brenn! w/ Tom Siletto at El Rey Theatre (8:00pm)
Nick Waterhouse w/ Mask Appeal at Zebulon (7:00pm)
Look Here! – Post Nick Waterhouse Show Dance Party w/ Nick Waterhouse (DJ Set), Andres Renteria, & Leeset at Zebulon (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)
Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (8:00pm)
Mini Trees w/ Jeena & Mal Not Bad at Sid The Cat Auditorium (8:00pm)
Echo Park Rising 2026 – Pre-Show w/ Emily Yacina, Bel, Ayleen Valentine, Ellery Harper, Grace Sorensen, Charlie Havenick, & Creakbed at The Echo + Echoplex (FREE w/ RSVP – 4:30pm)
LuLuYam w/ Black Cat Coalition at El Cid (6:00pm)
Otha w/ Luke Mele at El Cid (10:00pm)
Mason Jennings w/ Jack Symes at the Troubadour (7:00pm)
Yeek Zodiac w/ Jenno Christian (DJ Set) at the Lodge Room (8:00pm)
Glu w/ Sofya Wang at the Moroccan Lounge (8:30pm)
Thoom w/ Dylan Brady at Echoplex (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)
Dark Kinetic w/ Dancing Plague, Sacred Skin, Ms. Boan, Creux Lies, Topographies, Twin Ritual, Holy Water, Puppet, Evangile, DRK, Sins, & Jose Shuton at the Regent Theater + the Love Song Bar (8:00pm)
Sunset Sessions w/ Caught A Ghost at One Colorado (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:30pm)
Frogluv w/ Malaphor & Coleco Club at Scribble (8:00pm)
Undertale: The Determination Symphony at the Greek Theatre (7:30pm)
Ride Into The Sun – The Music Of Elliott Smith w/ Brad Mehldau, Chris Thile, Blake Mills, & John Davis at the Orpheum Theatre (8:00pm)
Tron Austin w/ LottoRPG & Garrett Gloom at the Smell (8:00pm)
Mohammad Khodadadi at the Paramount (8:00pm)
Konstantine w/ Goldy at Healing Force of the Universe (8:00pm)
Wolves of Glendale (In-Store Performance & ‘Go To The Woods’ Signing) at Licorice Pizza Records (FREE w/ RSVP – 6:00pm)
The Warning (‘Everything’s Falling’ Meet + Greet & In-Store Signing) at Licorice Pizza Records (2:00pm)
Mike D (‘Thank You’ Listening Party) at Amoeba Music – Hollywood (5:00pm)
Ice Cream w/ The Linda Lindas at Pazzo Gelato (FREE w/ RSVP – 5:00pm)
Joe Bonamassa Celebrates B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 w/ Joe Bonamassa at the Ray Charles Terrace at the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live (7:30pm)
Lolo Zouaï at Blue Note Los Angeles (7:00pm)
Lolo Zouaï at Blue Note Los Angeles (9:30pm)
Jazz Standards in Clave: An Afro Cuban Jazz Night at the Catalina Jazz Club (8:30pm)
Don Randi & Questet at the Baked Potato (8:00pm & 10:00pm)
Las Colibrí – All-Female Mariachi Ensemble at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill & Jazz (6:00pm)
Marlonius Jazz Orchestra! Birthday Bash & Album Promo w/ Marlonius at Sam’s First Bar (7:30pm)
KCRW Summer Nights 2026 w/ Adrian Quesada’s Trio Asesino, Francesca Harding, & Rocio “Wyldeflower” Contreras at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (FREE w/ RSVP – 6:00pm)
Bonnie X Clyde at Academy L.A. (10:00pm)
Melé w/ WhoIs86 at Sound Nightclub (10:00pm)
Fallon w/ Athena at the Spotlight (10:00pm)
Rikhter w/ Emiliana at Work Harder (11:00pm)
Shane Thomas w/ Rob Aquino, Banoffee, & Geoboi at Panic Room (11:59pm)
CLTX w/ Morrill, Rio Sky, Ava Jane, Squish, & LØKØ at 1720 (11:00pm)
Space Yacht: Tech My House at Exchange L.A. (10:00pm)
Gasolina at Avalon Hollywood (10:00pm)
2000’s Rave at The Roxy (8:30pm)
Hands On Your Hips: 1 Year Anniversary w/ Falcons, Baby.com, RM47, Sky, Victoria Moura, & Justin Rose at Money Cat (11:59pm)
Negative Form Ascencion Cycle: Crucifixion Implant w/ Technopagan, Gaszia, Lag Switch, Scrybaby, Spoke2god, & Special Guest at Nfacci (9:00pm)
Freak Scene w/ DJ Jenny LSQ at Sid’s Bar at Sid The Cat Auditorium (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)
Club Underground x Interpol Nite – Post-Punk Indie BritPop 80-20s Dance Party w/ DJ Larry G. at The Grand Star Jazz Club (9:30pm)
Club Decades Presents: Jersey Shore – The Party at Boardner’s by La Belle (10:00pm)
Club Decades Presents: Heated Rivalry – The Dance Party at Boardner’s by La Belle (10:00pm)
DJ Kingpin w/ Cephas at Lost Property – LP Vinyl Bar (FREE – 8:00pm)
Rhythms *n* Grooves w/ Drew Labarre, Saish K., & Raul R at Baby Battista at Nico’s (FREE – 8:00pm)
On Vinyl IRL w/ Naygod, Spiñorita, & Maxim_ESL at Homage Brewing (FREE – 10:00pm)
Cali Caliente Poolside Sessions Vol. 4: BL Suede w/ Mana Moves & Nish at Broken Shaker at Freehand Los Angeles (5:00pm)
DJ Juan Izguerra w/ Caramelo at Palomino Bar (FREE – 8:00pm)
TeckMeOut X Los Perros w/ DJ Ruff, Albina Van, Tamara Lanza, JTJ, Hot Pursuit, Emer J, Kemosabe, Tattoopudge, RPNT, HEXAGØN, Xullet, & 6Dank at Block Party (11:45pm)
Stahelsy w/ Taylor Fife at Gin Rummy Bar (6:00pm)
Dang! – A Soulful Electronic Dance Night at the Matriarch (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:30pm)
Ian Llorens w/ Gunnar & Local Jerry at Bar Franca (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)
Muzique Fridays w/ Tamara Lanza & Serge Guerra at Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)
Debí BaiLAr MáS PerrEO (Bad Bunny – Dance Night) at Catch One (10:00pm)
Reggaeton y 2000s (Perreo Classics + Y2K All Night!) at Catch One (10:00pm)
Houseworx (High Octane House Anthems – All Nite Long) at Catch One (10:00pm)
Nightshift After Hours at the Lexington (11:00pm)
Lucha Vavoom de La Liz at the Mayan Theatre (8:00pm)
Silly Gilly & Friends w/ John Gemberling, Paul Scheer, & Sandy Honig at Largo at the Coronet (8:00pm)
Best of the Store XL w/ Melissa Villaseñor, Marc Maron, Pauly Shore, Harland Williams, & more at the Comedy Store – Main Room (8:00pm)
Fiona Cauley at the Comedy Store – Original Room (7:00pm)
Headliners of the OR Late Night w/ Annie Lederman, Chris Spencer, Greg Fitzsimmons, Kirk Fox, & more at the Comedy Store – Original Room (9:30pm)
Late Night at The Store at the Comedy Store – Original Room (11:59pm)
Secretly Trashed w/ Craig Conant, Adam Conover, Monty Geer, Sam Mamaghani, & Faysal Lawrence at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (8:00pm)
Dave Helem and Joey Hill present A Dope Comedy Show w/ Delo Brown, Keon Polee, Jordan Rock, & Dominique Witten at the Comedy Store – Belly Room (10:00pm)
Tonight at the Improv w/ Preacher Lawson, Orny Adams, Harland Williams, The Sklar Brothers, Ian Edwards, Andre Kelly, & more at Hollywood Improv – The Main Room (7:30pm)
Tonight at the Improv w/ Trevor Wallace, Craig Conant, Kirk Fox, Ali Macofsky, Michael Blaustein, Sara Weinshenk, Eric Freedman, Gary Cannon, & more at Hollywood Improv – The Lab (9:30pm)
Chaps Comedy w/ Sarah Cortina, Kylie Vincent, Heather Pasternak, Grace Bahler, Jacob Nakshian, Toby Kamish, & Leila Hilf at Hollywood Improv – The Lab (7:30pm)
Hardy Party w/ Shannon Hardy, Sophie Buddle, Jon Daly, Macey Isaacs, Langston Kerman, Sammy Mowrey, Bri Giger, Laci Mosely, & Laurina Sachetti at Hollywood Improv – The Lab (9:45pm)
Mark Hayes & Friends w/ Mark Hayes, Aaron Branch, Zane Helberg, CJ Marrinan, Trevor Wallace, Micheal Blaustein, & Natalie Friedman at the Upstairs (8:00pm)
Beth Nielsen Chapman at McCabe’s Guitar Shop (8:00pm)
6ejou w/ Frag451 & Rpnt at the Vermont Hollywood (9:00pm)
Dead Forest Trip w/ The Noir Dalis at Harvard & Stone (FREE w/ RSVP – 8:00pm)
Strawberry Fuzz w/ The Abomic Toms & Simplystics at the Venice West (8:00pm)
Anna Duboc at the Mint (7:45pm)
Black Cactus w/ The Band with No Name & The Vickies at the Mint (8:00pm)
Hearty Har at Gold-Diggers (7:00pm)
Sweet Gloom w/ The Death Chat & Total Fiction at Permanent Records Roadhouse (9:00pm)
Whiplash w/ Evil Dead, Fueled By Fire, High Command, & Satans Grasp at 1720 (5:00pm)
Sahara Grim w/ Sarah & Collin at 2220 Arts + Archives (7:30pm)
Deathshine w/ Mercy Mode, Hollywood Sleaze, FaceHands, Love and Other Demons, & Black Sheep at the Viper Room (6:30pm)
Fea w/ Ratas en Zelo, Groans, & Cava at Redwood Bar & Grill (8:00pm)
Shane Alexander at Aviator Nation Dreamland – Malibu (8:00pm)
Family Cash w/ Gillian Frances & Well Hell at Non Plus Ultra (8:00pm)
Slaughter w/ Killing Tyranny, Fire ‘N Ice, S’ain’t Anthony, Switchblade Romance, Snake Bite Whisky, & Aaron Schwartzbart at the Whisky A Go Go (6:00pm)
Not In Love: Crystal Castles & The Cure Night w/ DJ Electric Eye at Gold-Diggers (10:30pm)
Broadway Rave at the Teragram Ballroom (10:00pm)
Spaceship – An Improvised Set by Johnathan Hulett & Ido Eylon at Townhouse Venice at Del Monte Speakeasy (8:00pm)
Nota Alta (After Party) w/ Giselle Peppers at Townhouse Venice at Del Monte Speakeasy (10:00pm)
Reflections: Shroomie w/ DenseInTheHead & Miche at the Airliner (9:00pm)
Quadruple Virgo w/ Scopa, Nato, Dewpoint, & PollenSource at the Airliner (FREE w/ RSVP – 9:00pm)
Ravenshire w/ Tiny Music, Fire In The Pipkin, Merry Wives of Windsor, Hour of the Time, & Majesty Twelve at The Woodbridge (8:00pm)
Western Revenge at Harvelle’s Santa Monica (9:30pm)
irL word: A Sapphic Queer Party w/ Jacki & DJ Yazzi at the Virgil (10:00pm)
Girls Gone Wild Party at Club Los Globos (FREE w/ RSVP – 10:00pm)
Anna Wittenberg w/ Gut Machines, Animals, & Artist Videos at (HRLA) Human Resources Los Angeles (9:00pm)
Friday Night Moonlight Hike w/ Head Shoppe at TreePeople (7:00pm)
The Electric Cheetah Cabaret Soirée w/ Hannah Shaka, Hobbes, Cojo, David Roston, Eli Baum, Kiki Maroon, Cam Poter, Ricki Lantana, Dillon Mace, & Geremy Mumenthaler at the Three Clubs (9:00pm)
Wishbone Animation w/ Loose Frames at Heavy Manners (7:00pm)
Nonpoint w/ Spineshank & (Hed) P.E. at the Glass House (7:30pm)
Loveletting w/ Stay For Dinner, Collars, Checkpoint Charlie, & Sounds Like Sunday at the Haven Pomona (6:30pm)
La Bota: A Bailar w/ Banda Corazon Zacatecano, Tamborazo Hasta La Luna, Public Echo, DJ King Steady Beat, DJ El Cocodrilo, & Luis Con Ritmo at Alta Sea (8:00pm)
The Chapel w/ Big Liver, FCP, The Right Hand Men, & Super Session at the Sardine (7:00pm)
The Roots w/ Nas & De La Soul at F&M Bank Amphitheater of Long Beach (8:00pm)
Destrends w/ UGHH & Cinnamon at Alex’s Bar (8:00pm)
Mike D (‘Thank You’ Listening Party) at Fingerprints Long Beach (FREE w/ RSVP – 7:00pm)
80’s w/ Knyght Ryder & DJ Jonney Miles at Gaslamp Long Beach (9:00pm)
Fourth Fridays at Vine LB (5:00pm)
Diana Ross at the Pacific Amphitheatre (8:30pm)
El Tri at House of Blues Anaheim (7:00pm)
Xcomm w/ Gvllow at the Parish at House of Blues Anaheim (7:00pm)
Raq Baby at the Constellation Room (8:00pm)
Anja Huwe w/ The Exile & DJ Jinx at La Santa (8:00pm)
One More Time: A Daft Punk Tribute at Time Nightclub (10:00pm)
Albert Castiglia at Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center (8:00pm)
Carmela w/ Melt Mars & Chemical Reset at the Wayfarer (FREE w/ RSVP – 6:45pm)
Y2K Night w/ Sega Genecide at the Wayfarer (10:00pm)
The Legacy of Prince w/ DJ Reesso (Prince Tribute) at Ivan’z House at Mozambique (9:00pm)
DW3 at Spaghettini (7:00pm)
Piano Man vs. Rocket Man (Billy Joel, Elton John Tributes) at the Garden Amphitheatre (5:00pm)
Aries Spears at the Brea Improv (7:30pm)
Aries Spears at the Brea Improv (9:45pm)
Frankie Quinones at the Irvine Improv (7:30pm)
Frankie Quinones at the Irvine Improv (9:45pm)
The Boogie Knights at the Canyon Club – Agoura Hills (9:00pm)
Nathan Hurd at the Stand Up Comedy Club (9:00pm)
DeRay Davis at the Ontario Improv (7:30pm)
DeRay Davis at the Ontario Improv (9:45pm)
La Luz w/ Marinero at the Farm House Collective (7:00pm)
El Primer Instinto (Caifanes Tribute) w/ Tacvbar (Café Tacvba Tribute) & Rocanlover (Zoe Tribute) at Fox Performing Arts Center (9:00pm)
Ali Wong at Yaamava’ Theater (8:00pm)
Summer Sessions: After Dark at Yaamava’ Pool (8:00pm)
Black Lips w/ Night Beats at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace – Indoors (9:30pm)
Gretchen Wilson at The Show at Rancho Mirage (8:00pm)
Christopher “Kid” Reid (of Kid ‘n Play) at Pechanga Resort Casino (7:00pm)
Christopher “Kid” Reid (of Kid ‘n Play) at Pechanga Resort Casino (9:00pm)
Flamingo Friday at Morongo Casino Resort and Spa (9:00pm)
Recharged at Rock and Roll Pizza Bar at Harley’s Valley Bowl (FREE – 8:30pm)
Ohgeesy at the AV Event Center (7:00pm)
Nü Metal DJ Night w/ DJ Bootleg, Violent Offender, Flood In The Library, & Implicit at Transplants Brewing Company (8:00pm)
Molchat Doma w/ Ditz at the Majestic Ventura Theater (8:00pm)
Dave Blunts at Ventura Music Hall (9:00pm)
Conjunto Primavera w/ Cadetes de Linares at the Arlington Theatre (8:00pm)
Facu Baez at EOS Lounge (9:00pm)
The Charities w/ The Cormorants & Sam Blasucci at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club (8:30pm)
YOLO Brow Party w/ DJ Blasé at EOS Lounge (10:00pm)
‘Hairspray’ (Screening) at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden (FREE – 8:30pm)
Zayn at the Intuit Dome (CANCELLED)
The Queers w/ No Consent, Noise Agents, & Divisional at the Dune Room (CANCELLED)
For a list of upcoming shows with links in and around Los Angeles, please visit our online concert calendar here.
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