New briefs on: The venues Marty’s on Newport/ La Santa, State to State, the Jacks, Sextile, South Pasadena Eclectic, Playhouse Block Party, TEST/Jagged Baptist Club, Velvet/Cosmo Gold, Apex Manor.
Lightning in a Bottle has announced the lineup for this year’s festival, May 8-13 at its new home, Buena Vista Lake in Kern County.
Goldenvoice’s annual April concert series has been announced. It features Coachella artists such as Tame Impala, the 1975, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mac DeMarco, CHVRCHES, Juice WRLD, Jaden Smith, Smino, Kaytranada, Clairo, the Frights, Pusha T, Bob Moses, the 1975, Earl Sweatshirt, BLACKPINK and more.
The new Just Like Heaven festival in Long Beach has added a second day — Friday, May 3. Tickets for the Saturday, May 4, date are sold out.
John Legend, Nile Rodgers and CHIC, and Earth Wind & Fire set to fireworks; a Heart/Joan Jett/Elle King triple bill; Chrissie Hynde, Natalia Lafourcade and Cyndi Lauper set to orchestra; plus the Who, Vampire Weekend, the Roots, Death Cab for Cutie, Car Seat Headrest, Chromeo, Gary Clark Jr., Lord Huron, Toro y Moi, Leon Bridges, Ben Harper, Neneh Cherry, La Santa Cecilia and more convene at the Hollywood Bowl this summer.
The Lightning in a Bottle Festival has announced it is moving to Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area in Kern County. The new site is flatter, shadier and closer to L.A.
Influential avant-pop band Stereolab, making their first North American appearance in more than a decade, is the first artist announced for the eighth annual Desert Daze festival.
The first BeachLife Festival, coming to Redondo Beach in May, has grown its lineup to includes Jason Mraz, Dawes, Slightly Stoopid, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds and Anuhea. Brian Wilson, Willie Nelson and Bob Weir are the top-liners.
Shannon Shaw and Pinky Pinky are the featured performers on March 1 at First Fridays at the Natural History Museum.
The long-running Silver Lake venue the Satellite has a new talent buyer, Leah Hobbs.
