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Andra Day
2025-11-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-11-28 21:30 - 23:00, 2025-11-28 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Blue Note Jazz Club
Andra Day is a powerful singer and artful songwriter who isn’t merely a throwback R&B specialist; her roots in gospel, jazz, and the blues, displayed with ease and finesse, translate to the present. Cheers to the Fall (2015), her auspicious debut, cracked the Top Ten of the R&B/hip-hop charts and paved the way for a handful of Grammy nominations and an Academy Award nomination, with “Stand Up for Something” (2017), her contribution to the soundtrack of Marshall, earning both distinctions. Anticipation for her second proper album continued to build with intermediary singles that surrounded a Golden Globe-winning portrayal of in The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021). CASSANDRA (cherith) (2024), Day’s second album of original material, moved smoothly across traditional and progressive R&B, orchestral pop, and bossa nova.

Rhino Bucket, Philthy Rych, Rok Ali and The Addiction, Made N America, Bittadreama
2025-11-29 18:30 - 23:00 | Whisky A-Go-Go, 8901 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California
Rhino Bucket, a long-running American Hard Rock band from Los Angeles whose gritty, no-frills sound is often likened to that of the Bon Scott-era AC/DC, and they are known for their song “Ride with Yourself,” which appeared in the movie Wayne’s World. The bill also features Philthy Rych, an original rock musician from Riverside who fuses Alternative and Hard Rock with influences like Motörhead and Social Distortion; Rok Ali and The Addiction, a contemporary hard rock ensemble fronted by the dynamic Rok Ali, whose sound blends the raw energy of 90s Heavy Rock and Grunge with sophisticated, psychedelic textures; Made N America, a hard rock band often associated with various tribute acts or the overall rock scene; and Bittadreama, a local band rounding out the event.

Hollywood Roses (Tribute to Guns N Roses), Thredge , Murdërone (Tribute to Motörhead), Deadicated Project (Grateful Dead Tribute), Shock
2025-11-29 18:30 - 22:30 | Whisky A-Go-Go, 8901 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Roses, a premier tribute band known for accurately capturing the glam metal and hard rock sound and look of a classic Guns N’ Roses show, with the singer often praised for sounding remarkably like Axl Rose. They are joined by Murdërone, who performs a heavy, fast, and aggressive tribute to the legendary speed metal/hard rock band Motörhead, honoring the legacy of Lemmy Kilmister. Further diversifying the bill is the Deadicated Project, which pays tribute to the iconic psychedelic and improvisational Grateful Dead with a fusion of folk-rock and extended jams. Completing the line-up are original acts Thredge, an LA-based five-piece committed to musical exploration with a blend of aggressive metal, rock, blues, and jazz, and Shock, an artist whose name is often associated with the highly theatrical, controversial genre of Shock Rock.

Suffs
2025-11-29 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-28 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-11-28 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-26 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-26 07:30 - 22:30, 2025-11-25 19:30 - 22:30 | Hollywood Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd. Wayne McWorter (213)365-3500, Hollywood, CA, 90028.0

Suffs: Behind Every Powerful Woman...are More Powerful Women
2025-11-28 20:00 - 23:30, 2025-11-28 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-26 19:30 - 23:30, 2025-11-26 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-25 19:30 - 20:30 | Hollywood Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd. Wayne McWorter (213)365-3500, Hollywood, CA, 90028.0
Direct from Broadway, comes the acclaimed Tony Award® winning musical SUFFS about the brilliant, passionate, and funny American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote. Created by Shaina Taub, the first woman to ever independently win Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score in the same season, this “thrilling, inspiring and dazzlingly entertaining” (Variety) new musical boldly explores the triumphs and failures of a struggle for equality that’s far from over. Winner of the Outer Critics’ Circle Award for Best New Musical.

“Like all of the best Broadway musicals, SUFFS humanizes, empowers, moves, and entertains.” Chicago Tribune

The Faint
2025-11-28 20:00 - 23:00 | The Fonda, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California
The Faint is an American indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, recognized as pioneers of the dance-punk and post-punk revival genres that heavily influenced the early 2000s electroclash boom. Formed in 1995 (originally as Norman Bailer, briefly featuring Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes), the core of the band, led by vocalist Todd Fink and drummer Clark Baechle, quickly shifted away from guitar-driven indie rock to an aggressive, synth-heavy sound built on sequencers, analog keyboards, and raw post-punk energy. Their seminal albums, such as 1999’s Blank-Wave Arcade and the **2001 classic Danse Macabre, established their signature blend of robotic Detroit electro beats, dark and cynical lyrics, and a famously theatrical, lighting-heavy stage production designed to incite a chaotic dance party, cementing their status as influential, boundary-pushing artists who dared to put dance back into rock music.

The Untouchables, Gaba Groove, Bloodbelly Blues, Unlevel, Crescent Blue, The Rookie5
2025-11-28 19:00 - 22:30 | Whisky A-Go-Go, 8901 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California
The Untouchables (also known as The UTs), a seminal Los Angeles band established in 1981 and credited with pioneering America’s Soul/Ska/Mod Revival scene, renowned for their energetic performances and classic tracks like “Free Yourself.” Sharing the bill is Gaba Groove, a Southern California group that blends Alternative Rock with Ska, Punk Rock, and Reggae to create a distinct, upbeat vibe, and Bloodbelly Blues, who bring a raw, Alternative/Indie Rock and Blues sound with roots in the Denver music scene. The lineup is rounded out by the emerging rock acts Unlevel and Crescent Blue, whose specific genres lean toward various forms of rock and blues, and The Rookie5, another up-and-coming band in the rock and indie scene.

DAVID BENOIT: A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS (Grammy Award-nominated Pianist, KJAZZ Host)
2025-11-28 19:00 - 21:30 | Catalina Jazz Club, 6725 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, California, 90028.0
The event DAVID BENOIT: A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS is a popular annual holiday tribute led by the Grammy Award-nominated American contemporary jazz pianist and composer David Benoit, who is also a host on KJAZZ radio. The concert is a loving homage to the 1965 animated classic A Charlie Brown Christmas, specifically celebrating the iconic, foundational jazz score created by Vince Guaraldi. Benoit is uniquely qualified to lead this tribute, as he took over the helm as the composer for later Peanuts television specials and has spent decades performing this cherished music worldwide.
The tribute concert is scheduled for multiple nights at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, California, including Friday, November 28, 2025, and Saturday, November 29, 2025, both at 8:30 PM. The show features a selection of Guaraldi’s original pieces (“Linus and Lucy,” “Christmas Time Is Here”), holiday originals from Benoit’s own discography, and often includes the distinguished vocalist Courtney Fortune and a local children’s choir, ensuring a heart-warming, family-friendly show that captures the nostalgic Christmas spirit.

SAMMY ADAMS
2025-11-27 08:00 - 17:00
Sammy Adams, born Samuel Adams Wisner in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer known for his pop-rap style that seamlessly blends traditional hip-hop with upbeat, electronic, and party-oriented themes, a sound he often refers to as “hip-pop.” He rose to prominence in the late 2000s while attending Trinity College, achieving viral fame with his 2009 track “I Hate College (Remix)” and quickly following up with his debut EP, Boston’s Boy (2010), which topped the iTunes hip-hop chart independently and led to sold-out tours and performances at major festivals like Lollapalooza. Though he signed with Sony RCA and collaborated with artists like Enrique Iglesias and Mike Posner, eventually releasing his platinum-selling hit “All Night Longer,” he later returned to independent releases to focus on music that authentically reflected his personal growth, a journey marked by his successful recovery from a severe spinal injury in 2018.

Vinny Appice's Sabbath Knights, Crenshaw, Engineered Society Project, Hollywood Xambiez, Deadicated Project (Grateful Dead Tribute), SugarFix, Ultimate Sin (Ozzy Tribute)
2025-11-27 08:00 - 17:00
Headlining the show is Vinny Appice’s Sabbath Knights, a “Tribute Plus” act where the legendary drummer of Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven & Hell performs a set dedicated to the best of Black Sabbath and Dio’s heavy hits and fan favorites. The event also features two other high-profile tributes: Ultimate Sin, a band dedicated to the music of legendary metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, and the Deadicated Project, which authentically recreates the psychedelic and improvisational folk-rock of The Grateful Dead. Rounding out the eclectic bill are several local acts: Crenshaw, an emerging Los Angeles-based rock band; Engineered Society Project, an alternative or hard rock band; Hollywood Xambiez, who are often associated with the glam or horror rock scene; and SugarFix, who play a variety of rock genres.

Bas & The Hics
2025-11-26 21:30 - 23:30, 2025-11-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Blue Note Jazz Club
Proposed Bas & The Hics bio: Bas (Abbas Hamad) is a Paris-born, Queens-raised rapper of Sudanese descent signed to J. Cole’s Dreamville Records. Since his debut, he has become known for blending introspective lyricism with melodic rap, weaving influences from jazz, soul, and electronic music into projects like Too High to Riot and Milky Way. His artistry often balances storytelling with a global perspective, reflecting both his personal journey and his cross-cultural roots. Bas has long sought out collaborators who expand his sound, a pursuit that led him to connect with the London-based group The Hics after discovering their music in Grand Theft Auto V.
The Hics, formed in 2012 by Sam Paul Evans and Roxane Barker, built their reputation through a hybrid of electronic textures, neo-soul, and jazz-inflected songwriting. Early recognition came with their single “Cold Air,” which landed on GTA V’s in-game radio and sparked international attention. Their nuanced blend of vocals, instrumentation, and digital production positioned them as a unique voice in the UK’s alternative music scene. Joining Bas on tour in 2016 cemented a creative bond that grew steadily through shared performances and collaborations on tracks such as “Ricochet” and “Matches.”
In 2025, Bas and The Hics formalized their partnership with Melanchronica, a joint album released on June 17. The project merges their sensibilities into a soundscape that moves fluidly between hip-hop, R&B, and electronica, while exploring themes of longing, isolation, and human connection. The title, derived from the phrase “chronic melancholy,” encapsulates the album’s reflective mood. Featuring contributions from artists like Ab-Soul, Saba, and Domani, Melanchronica marks both an evolution in Bas’s catalog and a breakthrough moment for The Hics. The accompanying tour presents this collaboration in full form, offering audiences an immersive performance that showcases the strength of their long-developing creative chemistry.

SHP Welcomes
2025-11-26 19:00 - 23:30 | Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, California
SHP Welcomes is a recurring concert series, presented by a Los Angeles-based promoter named Sean Healy Presents (SHP), that is dedicated to showcasing a lineup of up-and-coming local and touring acts at famous West Hollywood venues like the Troubadour and sometimes The Hotel Cafe. The “SHP Welcomes” banner is used for high-energy multi-artist showcases, such as “The West Coast Feast” or “Black Friday Party,” designed to spotlight “Hollywood’s HOTTEST bands” in a compact, lively event format. For instance, an upcoming “SHP Welcomes” show at the Troubadour on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, will feature a bill that includes artists like The Band Joey, Cursing, and Stella Prince, confirming the series’ focus on promoting new talent across various rock and pop genres.

"The Great American Songbook’ with a Cuban Twist" feat: THE JAZZ con CLAVE COLLECTIVE!
2025-11-26 19:00 - 22:00 | Catalina Jazz Club, 6725 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, California, 90028.0
The event “The Great American Songbook with a Cuban Twist” features The Jazz con Clave Collective!, a group specializing in fusing classic American jazz standards with the clave-driven rhythms of Afro-Cuban music, such as mambo, rumba, and son Cubano. This special Thanksgiving Eve Celebration performance is scheduled for Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at 8:30 PM at the world-famous Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, California. Attendees can expect an exhilarating evening that reinterprets familiar tunes from the Great American Songbook—written by legends like George Gershwin and Cole Porter—through the vibrant, polyrhythmic lens of Latin Jazz, offering a rich blend of sophisticated jazz harmonies and infectious dance rhythms.

Keyon Harrold
2025-11-26 17:00 - 21:00 | Blue Note Jazz Club
Keyon Harrold is a Grammy Award-winning trumpeter, composer, and producer celebrated for his masterful ability to blend jazz with elements of hip-hop, neo-soul, rock, and blues, creating a sound uniquely reflective of the modern American experience. Hailing from Ferguson, Missouri, his music often carries themes of social justice and personal resilience, which are vividly explored in his critically acclaimed albums like The Mugician (a portmanteau of ‘musician’ and ‘magician’) and his recent release, Foreverland. Harrold’s distinctively warm and commanding trumpet sound has made him one of the most in-demand session musicians in the industry; he is known for providing the “trumpet voice” for Miles Davis in the biopic Miles Ahead and has collaborated with a vast array of legends including Beyoncé, Jay-Z, D’Angelo, Common, and his frequent bandmate and New School classmate, Robert Glasper. His career showcases a rare versatility, moving seamlessly from the improvisational rigor of jazz clubs to the pop sensibility of mainstream music.

James Francies X Joel Ross X Blaque Dynamite
2025-11-25 21:30 - 23:30 | Blue Note Jazz Club
Plenty of young musicians show promise, but very few enjoy the sort of meteoric rise that pianist, keyboardist and composer James Francies is currently experiencing. At only 24, he’s played with jazz headliners like Pat Metheny, Chris Potter, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Stefon Harris, Eric Harland, and Terrace Martin, and racked up equally impressive credits in hip-hop and R&B: from shows with Ms. Lauryn Hill, José James, Common, and NAS, to studio time for Chance the Rapper’s Grammy-winning hit “No Problem”, Mark Ronson , Childish Gambino, YEBBA, Drake, and Kodak Black, to appearances with The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon alongside his mentor and friend Questlove.
Now comes Flight, the extraordinary debut album that welcomes Francies into the storied Blue Note Records family and finds him melding his jazz mastery and pop experience on 11 searching, engaging tracks. But as bold and new as this moment might seem for Francies, it’s also a homecoming, in more ways than one. Francies, like his Blue Note predecessors Robert Glasper, Jason Moran, Chris Dave and Kendrick Scott, is a proud Houstonite and a graduate of that city’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), one of the nation’s most reliable incubators for era-defining jazz talent. “Just to follow in their footsteps, let alone in the footsteps of Herbie Hancock, Bud Powell and all of these other artists who recorded for the label, it’s an honor,” Francies says. “And there’s a responsibility that comes with it too.”
Called “a pianist with liquid dynamism in his touch” by the New York Times, Francies started on piano around age 4, with classical training and an education in the music of the church. Blessed with perfect pitch and synesthesia (or the ability to hear in colors), he attended his first jazz concert, by Houston-born piano legend Joe Sample, at age 6, and began studying jazz in junior high. Many deep influences followed, some of them surprising. Along with pianists like Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Mulgrew Miller, Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum and Taylor Eigsti, a longtime friend, Francies points to guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Mike Moreno and such trumpet masters as Nicholas Payton, Freddie Hubbard, Clifford Brown and Lee Morgan. A highly decorated tenure at HSPVA—including spots in the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, the Thelonious Monk Institute All-Star Jazz Sextet and the GRAMMY Jazz Session Combo—earned Francies a full scholarship to Manhattan’s New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.
While he was earning his degree, Francies was also rapidly ascending the jazz ranks and building a professional career. Early bandstand time with Jeff “Tain” Watts helped him cut his teeth and raise his profile, as did his first international tour, with Chris Dave and the Drumhedz. Chris Potter tapped him for his trio along with drummer Eric Harland, and Pat Metheny assembled a trio with Francies and drummer Nate Smith. Francies’ own group, Kinetic, has garnered buzz at events like Newport Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, NYC Winterfest, and BRIC JazzFest. He met Questlove and Roots keyboardist James Poyser a few years ago, and since then has become a go-to resource for Quest and company—subbing for Poyser on Roots concerts and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; participating in the Roots-produced Hamilton cast recording, in addition to other film and TV score work organized by Quest; and, currently, collaborating with The Roots emcee Black Thought on a Broadway show.
Francies says that his experiences outside of jazz have helped him with concepts like “assembling sounds, consistency, delivery and the ability to support,” and it certainly isn’t difficult to hear these lessons throughout Flight. An embodiment of the Blue Note ethos at this thriving moment in the label’s history, it’s a dynamic, ultramodern jazz record, infused with pop, hip-hop and R&B, that remains entertaining from start to finish.
James Francies is a Blue Note Recording Artist, endorsed by Yamaha Pianos, Korg Keyboards, and is an IWC Brand Ambassador.

Ultimate Jam Night
2025-11-25 20:00 - 23:30 | Whisky A-Go-Go, 8901 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California
Ultimate Jam Night is an immersive, long-running weekly rock ‘n’ roll show held every Tuesday at the world-famous Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, California, created and curated by renowned bassist Chuck Wright (best known for his work with Quiet Riot). The event is designed as an unrehearsed live performance that integrates a rotating lineup of over 50 of the world’s greatest musicians—including members of multi-platinum bands, studio legends, and rising stars—who come together to play cover tunes and originals from a wide range of popular music in unique combinations. Hosted by personalities like Hal Sparks from VH1’s Talk Soup, the show is a free event for patrons aged 21 and over (with a small charge for those under 21), and it often features themed nights, comedy bits, prize giveaways, and charitable tie-ins, making it a celebrated and unpredictable fixture of the Sunset Strip’s music scene.

Kevin Woo
2025-11-25 19:00 - 23:30 | Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, California
Kevin Woo is a Korean-American singer, actor, and host who is most widely known as a former member and main vocalist of the influential K-Pop boy band U-KISS, with whom he actively promoted chart-topping albums and toured globally from 2008 until his departure in 2017. Born and raised in California, he moved to South Korea at the age of fifteen to pursue his K-Pop career. Following his successful run with U-KISS, and a four-year stint as the longest-running main MC of the popular talk show After School Club, Woo relocated back to the U.S. to focus on his solo career, making his official U.S. solo debut with the retro R&B-influenced single “Got It” in 2021. Now based in Los Angeles, he continues to release his own music, often showcasing a more hands-on role in the creative direction, while also pursuing acting, notably starring in the Broadway musical KPOP and providing the singing voice for the character Mystery Saja in the 2025 Netflix animated film KPop Demon Hunters.

Of Monsters and Men - The Mouse Parade Tour
2025-11-25 19:00 - 23:30 | Hollywood Palladium, 6215 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, California
Of Monsters and Men is a globally popular indie folk and folk rock group, recognized for their grand, anthemic sound built around layered instrumentation, sweeping choruses, and the compelling dual lead vocals of Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir and Ragnar “Raggi” Þórhallsson. Formed in 2010 in Garðabær, Iceland, the band achieved rapid international success with their 2011 debut album, My Head Is an Animal, which featured the massive breakout single “Little Talks,” a multi-platinum hit characterized by its infectious trumpet melodies and call-and-response vocal structure. They are known for creating music that balances elemental, mythic themes with earnest emotional depth, a style that continues to evolve through subsequent acclaimed albums like Beneath the Skin and their latest release, All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade.
