William Prince
2025-11-20 19:00 - 21:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Hotel Cafe, 1623 1/2 Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood, California, 90028.0
William Prince is an award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter from Peguis First Nation in Manitoba, recognized as a singular voice in contemporary folk and country music. His music is characterized by his rich, dusky baritone voice and a commitment to profound, honest storytelling, which draws heavily from his childhood influences of classic country legends like Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard, alongside the gospel music of his father, a preacher and musician. Prince’s compelling blend of genres, which he refers to as his “21st Century Northern-Interlake-Country-Gospel Sound,” explores themes of hope, resilience, family, and the complexity of his Indigenous identity. Since his 2015 Juno Award-winning debut album, Earthly Days, he has gained international acclaim for his moving, contemplative songs and powerful live performances, solidifying his status as a master craftsman of simple, heartfelt song structure.

Lucas Zelnick
2025-11-20 19:00 - 23:00 | Hollywood Forever
Lucas Zelnick is a stand-up comedian based in New York City, known for his punch-heavy material that often challenges his privileged upbringing. After earning an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Zelnick pivoted to comedy and has quickly gained recognition. He has appeared in major events like SF Sketchfest and the New York Comedy Festival, and his stand-up has been featured on Comedy Central and in feature films. Zelnick has become particularly popular online, where his stand-up and crowd work clips have exploded, accumulating over 500 million views and one million followers across platforms like Instagram and TikTok. He is also the co-host of the podcast Can I Go Home Now and continues to tour and headline comedy clubs nationally.

Suffs: Behind Every Powerful Woman...are More Powerful Women
2025-11-20 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-11-21 20:00 - 21:00, 2025-11-22 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-22 20:00 - 23:00 | 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

Suffs
2025-11-20 19:30 - 22:30, 2025-11-21 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-11-22 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-22 20:00 - 23:00 | Hollywood Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd. Wayne McWorter (213)365-3500, Hollywood, CA, 90028.0

David Byrne
2025-11-20 20:00 - 23:30, 2025-11-21 20:00 - 23:30 | Dolby Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California, 90028.0
In 2023, as his triumphant American Utopia era came to a close after morphing from an album and tour into an acclaimed Broadway show and then a Spike Lee-directed HBO film, David Byrne began jotting down the occasional groove, chord or melody. It had been a minute. Byrne’s new album, Who Is The Sky?, is a first-time collaboration between himself, Grammy-winning producer Kid Harpoon aka Tom Hull (Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus) and New York-based chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra, and featuring guest appearances by Paramore’s Hayley Williams, longtime collaborator St.Vincent (“she lives just around the corner from the studio,” Byrne says) and The Smile drummer Tom Skinner. With this offering, Byrne continues his lifelong exploration of human connection and the potential for societal unity against the chaotic backdrop of the world.

Cimafunk
2025-11-20 21:30 - 23:30, 2025-11-21 19:00 - 21:30, 2025-11-21 21:30 - 23:30 | Blue Note Jazz Club
Cuban music has a new global ambassador: Cimafunk. With a name and image that pays tribute to the Cimarrons – Cubans of African descent that resisted slavery – and music and showmanship that re-embodies funk legends from the last century, the medical-school student turned funk artist has developed into a musical force crafting the sonic future of the island and a global, cultural phenomenon that unites and celebrates blackness across borders, oceans and languages.
With his unmistakable AfroCuban sounds, no holds barred live show and multiple Grammy-nominations, Cimafunk is redefining what the planet understands as Cuban music. Cimafunk’s debut album “Terapia” (2018), with its groundbreaking #1 single “Me Voy” – followed by his breakout performance at SXSW 2019 and widely praised NPR Tiny Desk Concert, started a movement of converting millions of people to the religion of groove, one live show at a time. The AfroCuban rockstar has moved the spotlight well beyond the Buena Vista Social Club, salsa and reggaeton.
From a local sensation on Havana’s small alternative music scene to global success, Cimafunk’s ascent is as dizzying as an F1 race. Performing with La Tribu (The Tribe), his 9-piece band from Havana, Cimafunk has electrified global audiences on massive stages and worldwide temples of music, making a name for himself as one of the great showmen of today. From New Orleans Jazz Festival and Lollapalooza Chile to becoming the first Cuban-born artist to play Coachella, this undisputed star of Afro-Latin music has earned the adoration of musical icons such as Argentine Fito Páez, who has hailed him as “one of the lights of the continent’s future,” the Godfather of Funk George Clinton, who refers to him as “the next one,” and Chucho Valdés, who credits Cimafunk with masterfully and organically blending “AfroCuban with African American, converting this into a new school that until now I haven’t heard done.”
Cimafunk’s distinctive musical fusion continued to grow in its artistry with both the release of his second album “El Alimento” (‘The Nourishment ) -which was met with an abundance of critical praise that included Best Albums of the Year lists of Rolling Stone, NPR and more… as well as an equal volume of glowing reviews for his unrivaled live shows, which quickly made him one of the most in-demand festival performers.
Cimafunk has collaborated on records and shared the stage with the likes of Alejandro Sanz, CeeLo Green, ChocQuibTown, Chucho Valdés, Fito Páez, Fonseca, Fred Wesley, Galactic, George Clinton, Jon Batiste, Juanes, Leoni Torres, Lettuce, Lupe Fiasco, Preservation Hall,, Omar Portuondo, Orquesta Aragón, Robert Glasper, String Cheese Incident, The Soul Rebels and Trombone Shorty. Susan Sarandon, Ron Delsner and other personalities have become superfans, often seen side-stage lost in the groove, and the likes of Paul McCartney and more have come out to check out the AfroCuban sensation.
After the success of El Alimento, Cimafunk delves even further into his exploration of the intersections between funk and the sounds of the continent and gives us Pa’ Tu Cuerpa (Mala Cabeza Records), his most polished and mature production to date, on August 23rd, 2024.

Hayden Everett
2025-11-20 21:30 - 23:30 | Hotel Cafe Second Stage, 1623 N Cahuenga Blvd https://www.hotelcafe.com/tickets/?s=events_view&id=5674, Los Angeles, California, 90028.0
Hayden Everett is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer from the San Francisco Bay Area, celebrated for his eclectic sound that blends folk storytelling with jazz-trained musicianship and cinematic indie-rock production. His music is characterized by lush harmonies, smooth soundscapes, and heavy-hitting rhythms, drawing on his background in jazz piano and folk music to create tracks that are both pensive and uplifting. Everett’s primary artistic mission is to foster compassion and wonder through honest lyricism, touching upon weighty themes like mental health, climate change, and personal growth, as seen in his well-received EPs like Silver Line (2023) and I Miss The Sky (2024). Now based in Seattle, he has built a dedicated following with millions of streams, and in 2025, he is releasing his collaborative Friends & Family EP, featuring a diverse group of close musical partners.

Do you believe in Life before Death?
2025-11-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-11-22 19:00 - 21:00 | The Broadwater, 1076 Lillian Way, Los Angeles, California, 90038.0
Arthur and Cassie, two young adults, share musings about what they want to do with the rest of their bedbound life in their nursing home.

“Do you believe in Life before Death?” is an original play discussing trauma, chronic conditions, friendship, love, life and death. Arthur, a writer who only has a few years left to live, meets Cassie, a young woman who has never known life outside of a hospital. Both condemned by their conditions, they bond over their love for pop culture and the pain they can share only with each other.

“Twitch Music Live” fundraiser presented by the MELBA Foundation
2025-11-21 19:00 - 21:30 | Hotel Cafe, 1623 1/2 Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood, California, 90028.0
The event “Twitch Music Live” fundraiser is a special songwriter showcase presented by The MELBA Foundation and the Twitch Music Creator Club, designed to spotlight top live music streamers from the Twitch platform. This benefit concert is scheduled for Friday, November 21, 2025, at 7:00 PM at The Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, California. The MELBA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is dedicated to keeping music alive by providing free and/or affordable music instruments, education, and supplies to students in underserved communities, including through a giving program in the Philippines. The concert features a lineup of Twitch music artists, including Heavenly CAinLA, Willow Stephens, izgonnabeMEI, AubrynMusic, and MissyAlcazarMusic, with all ticket sales going towards supporting both the performing artists and The MELBA Foundation’s mission.

ARTUR ZAKIYAN: SOLO PIANO (Armenian Piano Virtuoso & Composer)
2025-11-21 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-22 19:00 - 23:30 | California
The event ARTUR ZAKIYAN: SOLO PIANO is a highly anticipated concert featuring the acclaimed Armenian piano virtuoso and composer, Artur Zakiyan, scheduled for Friday, November 21 and Saturday 22, 2025, at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, California. Zakiyan is renowned for his technically brilliant and emotionally profound performances, blending the rich tradition of classical piano with his own neo-romantic compositional style. Attendees can expect an evocative program that typically includes masterworks by classical giants, alongside pieces by seminal Armenian composers like Komitas, all showcasing Zakiyan’s virtuosic skill and his dedication to both preserving and expanding the global legacy of Armenian pianism.

The Stews
2025-11-21 19:00 - 23:30 | Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, California
The Stews is an explosive American rock band that emerged from Auburn, Alabama, in the fall of 2020, quickly establishing themselves as a powerful force in the modern music scene with a sound that boldly fuses elements of hard rock, alternative, and indie rock. Comprised of Preston Hall (lead vocals, guitar), Blake Dobbs (rhythm guitar), Bennett Baugus (bass), and Wyatt Griffith (drums), the band initially gained notoriety in the college circuit before their electrifying, often sweaty live shows created such massive demand that the members ultimately left school to tour full-time. Their music, which draws diverse influences from 70s rock legends like The Beatles and Led Zeppelin, is characterized by a high-energy mix of upbeat, sing-along indie tunes and downright headbanging hard rock, successfully demonstrated across their 2022 debut album, What Was, and their latest 2024 album, Chicken Fight.

Hannah Bahng
2025-11-21 19:30 - 21:00 | The Fonda, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California
Hannah Bahng is an Australian singer-songwriter who has rapidly transitioned from a popular YouTube vlogger to a recognized independent artist in the alternative pop music scene. Hailing from Sydney, she gained an initial massive following on YouTube by sharing candid vlogs and song covers before debuting under her self-owned label, Bahng Entertainment, with the single “perfect blues” in 2023. Her musical style is characterized by introspective, deeply emotional songwriting and a genre-fluid sound that blends piano-driven melodies with pulsating beats, echoing the pensive vulnerability of Gen Z contemporaries. Following the success of her debut project, The Abysmal EP (2024), which amassed over 30 million streams on Spotify, she embarked on her first headline tour, solidifying her status as a self-made artist who maintains complete creative control over her writing, production, and visual art.

RED
2025-11-21 20:00 - 21:30 | The Broadwater, 1076 Lillian Way, Los Angeles, California, 90038.0
A One Man stage play by Todd Anthony. This groundbreaking one man production fuses live performance with cinematic storytelling to illuminate Malcolm Littles transformation to Malcolm X.

IMPACT
2025-11-21 20:00 - 22:00 | The Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90029, United States
Just four days before the Christmas of 1988, an explosive act of terrorism on Pan Am Flight 103 caused horror and tragedy to rain over the lives in Lockerbie, Scotland. Broken bodies, destroyed dreams, and a shattered sense of reality landed on the lawns and homes of the everyday people who would never be the same. Through media projections, immersive storytelling, and soul-stirring original music, Amy Englehardt’s IMPACT explores the complex narratives of the people who rebuilt their lives and community through a renewed sense of grace, humanity, and hope for a brighter tomorrow.
During a time where we live in a constant state of tragedy, IMPACT transforms grief into connection that unites the audience with grounded empathy and gratefulness.

Goapele
2025-11-22 17:00 - 23:30 | Blue Note Jazz Club
Goapele is more than an artist; she is a luminous presence in the world of music, a profound voice, and a tireless force of creativity whose artistry has shaped the landscape of modern R&B. Renowned for her captivating sound—a beautiful blend of soul, jazz, pop, and moody basslines—Goapele’s music transcends genres and resonates with universal truths. Her voice, ethereal yet commanding, continues to echo the complexities of life, love, and the human experience in ways that are both deeply personal and universally relatable.
The Oakland native, born to a South African father who escaped apartheid and a German-Jewish mother from New York, embodies a rich, diverse heritage that has influenced not only her music but also her worldview. Her upbringing—a fusion of cultures and perspectives—served as the perfect backdrop for her musical evolution. Goapele’s formative years at the esteemed Berklee College of Music in Boston honed her extraordinary talent and shaped her voice into one that defies conventional boundaries. Since her 2001 debut with the timeless anthem Closer, Goapele, whose name means “to move forward” in Setswana, has consistently delivered music that resonates with authenticity and emotional depth. Her catalog, including albums like Even Closer, Break of Dawn, and her latest, COLOURS, reflects her evolution as an artist and a woman. Described as her most introspective work, COLOURS explores themes of healing, self-worth, and transformation, featuring collaborations with top musicians such as Errol Cooney, Bedrock, and Chris Dave.
For Goapele, music is not just a means of self-expression—it is a form of therapy and a vehicle for connection. Her songs serve as a mirror for her own experiences, while inviting listeners to find their own truths within her words. In her own words, “Moments of uncertainty can feel scary, but I try my best and push forward, and trust that things will eventually land where they’re supposed to.”
Beyond music, Goapele has long been a passionate humanitarian and advocate for social change. Through her platform, she has championed causes ranging from racial justice to women’s rights, using her voice to speak up for those whose stories are often left unheard. Her lifestyle brand, Dreamseeker, further reflects her commitment to living authentically, curating a line of scented candles and apparel inspired by her synesthesia, the condition that allows her to experience color through sound. This unique ability shapes her vision of the world and enriches her creative output, leading to immersive experiences that blend music, color, scent, and fashion.
Goapele’s influence extends beyond the music charts; her songs have become a soundtrack to countless films, television series, and documentaries. From So You Think You Can Dance (Fox) to Hitch (Sony Pictures) and Power (Starz), her music has been the emotional backbone of some of the most impactful visual narratives of our time. She has also made notable appearances in Sparkle (Sony Pictures), Ava DuVernay’s The Door for Miu Miu, and the art-noir short film #WhereIsBeauty, which she also executive produced. Goapele has also performed on global stages alongside legends like Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Common, captivating audiences with her unique blend of artistry and activism. “I strive to create timeless music that inspires and ignites change,” Goapele says. With her enduring legacy of compassion and creativity, Goapele continues to inspire generations through her music, advocacy, and authentic storytelling.

Cock Sparrer
2025-11-22 18:00 - 23:30 | Hollywood Palladium, 6215 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, California
Cock Sparrer is a highly influential English punk rock band, formed in 1972 in the East End of London, making them one of the longest-running bands in the history of the genre. Despite never achieving significant commercial success, they are widely considered foundational pioneers of the Oi! (or street punk) subgenre, paving the way for countless later bands, including Rancid and Dropkick Murphys, who have often covered their songs. Their sound is characterized by a blend of raw, high-energy rock influenced by pub rock and glam, with anthemic, working-class lyrics delivered in a distinct Cockney style, focusing on themes of loyalty, daily struggles, and street life, exemplified by seminal tracks like “England Belongs to Me” and “Take ‘Em All.” Remarkably, the band’s current lineup maintains its original nucleus—vocalist Colin McFaull, guitarist Mickey Beaufoy, bassist Steve Burgess, and drummer Steve Bruce—alongside rhythm guitarist Daryl Smith, proving their enduring dedication to their fiercely loyal fanbase.

Your Smith
2025-11-22 19:00 - 23:30 | Troubadour, 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, California
Your Smith is the current stage name and musical project of American singer-songwriter Caroline Smith, who transitioned from her roots in Minnesota indie-folk to a sleek, genre-blending sound after relocating to Los Angeles. Having started her career fronting the indie-folk band Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps, she adopted the moniker Your Smith in 2018 to embrace a more carefree, sophisticated style that fuses the funk and R&B elements of the “Minneapolis Sound” with the classic breezy songwriting of 1970s Laurel Canyon pop. Her signature style, which falls into the alternative pop and soul genres, is characterized by sharp, honest lyricism and a dynamic blend of groovy backbeats and intimate storytelling, exemplified by her EPs, Bad Habit and Wild Wild Woman, and her 2025 album, The Rub

Xaviersobased
2025-11-22 19:30 - 21:00 | The Fonda, 6126 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, California
Xaviersobased (born Xavier Lopez) is an influential American rapper and record producer from New York City, known as a key figure in the underground hip-hop scene and a pioneer of internet microgenres. His musical style is highly distinctive and eccentric, blending the introspective lyricism of cloud rap with the driving energy of trap, plugg, and a revival of the mid-2000s dance-rap genre known as jerk. A self-made artist who leads the underground collective 1c34, Xaviersobased’s production often features a unique sound palette with layered, sometimes pitch-shifted, and purposefully “off-key” vocals over glitchy, ambient, or video game-inspired beats, creating a sound that is both challenging and exhilaratingly fun. His discography, which includes mixtapes like Keep It Goin Xav (2024) and singles like the widely streamed “Patchmade” and the viral collaborative track “MANNEQUIN,” has established him as one of the most unpredictable and authentic voices in contemporary internet rap.

Molly Miller Trio
2025-11-22 20:00 - 23:00 | Hotel Cafe, 1623 1/2 Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood, California, 90028.0
The Molly Miller Trio is an acclaimed instrumental group from Los Angeles, led by guitarist, composer, and music educator Dr. Molly Miller, known for their sophisticated and genre-blending sound that fuses elements of jazz, Americana, blues, and pop. Dr. Miller, who serves as the Chair of the Guitar Department at the Los Angeles College of Music, anchors the trio with her distinctive, soulful, and highly melodic guitar playing, often using a hybrid-picking style to create music that prioritizes strong songwriting and phrasing over technical flash. Backed by a high-caliber rhythm section, which has featured veteran musicians like Jennifer Condos on bass and Jay Bellerose on drums, the trio has built a dedicated following and gained recognition for their tight, conversational interplay and dynamic soundscapes across albums like St. George and The Ballad of Hotspur, while Miller herself is also known for touring extensively as the lead guitarist for artists such as Jason Mraz.
