MOVEMENTS: CHAIN REACTION LAST SHOW

Chain Reaction — 12/19/25

For nearly 30 years, Chain Reaction, an all-ages venue gave misfits a home. Friday night, Anaheim's Movements headlined the legendary venue's final show. One last night of crowd surfing and mosh pits, celebrating a space that shaped Southern California's hardcore scene. CHAIN FOREVER.

Aja Monet

LODGE ROOM — 12/18/25

Minaret's Winter Jazz Festival closed with poetry and soul. Georgia Anne Muldrow and Aja Monet earned standing ovations in a seated Lodge Room, bringing the festival home with warmth, power, and love.

LOUIS COLE BIG BAND

LODGE ROOM — 12/17/25

Minaret Record’s third annual Winter Jazz Festival packed Lodge Room tighter than any show this year. Kalia Vandever, Salami Rose Joe Louis, and Louis Cole Big Band brought progressive jazz that had old heads and young dancing together.

DAFFO

LODGE ROOM — 12/15/25

Daffo, with Horsepower: DIY indie rock that turns the messy interior monologue into something sharp, tender, and loud.

A live music performance with a singer in the foreground passionately singing into a microphone, while a performer on the left side, holding a microphone and wearing a sleeveless shirt and cap, faces away from the audience. The audience is visible in the background, watching the performance, with some taking photos or videos. Bright stage lights create a vibrant atmosphere.

DEAD PREZ

A black and white photo of a live music performance with a male guitarist and a female singer on stage, and an audience watching.

Dead Prez celebrated 25 years of Let’s Get Free with a stacked night of guests. Daru Jones and Opio (Souls of Mischief) joined the set, with appearances from Ras Kass, Aja Monet, and Imani Archer.

LODGE ROOM —12/10/25

AGRICULTURE

LODGE ROOM — 12/5/25

Los Angeles-based Agriculture plays their ecstatic black metal to a sold out show at the Lodge Room in Highland Park.

A woman wearing an elaborate sugar skull face paint, traditional floral headpiece, and a black sequined dress performs singing into a microphone on stage during a celebration.

¡PRESENTE! A DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS FUNDRAISER

Figgy Baby, Indigenous Cats, and Frosty perform a moving Día de los Muertos benefit show for the Community Self Defense Coalition at the Harriet Tubman Center. Music, community, and resistance under the LA Night sky.

HARRIET TUBMAN CENTER — 11/1/25

A tattooed woman wearing headphones, black lipstick, and a spiked belt, looking thoughtfully downward with her hand near her chin.

JANELLE MONÁE’S WONDAWEEN

VAMPIRE BEACH, SANTA MONICA — 10/30/25

Young woman with braids singing or playing piano in front of microphone while people watch in background.

Janelle Monáe DJs an exclusive 1,000-person Halloween celebration at a secret Santa Monica location. Costumes, Bacardi, and pier rides under the full moon made for an unforgettable Wondaween debut.

RENATA FLORES

A male performer wearing a black beanie and black hoodie, holding a microphone close to his mouth on stage with purple and blue lighting.

Renata Flores, the ‘Queen of Quechua Rap’ performed an intimate stripped down set at UC Riverside just days before performing a sold out show at the Hollywood Bowl.

UC RIVERSIDE — 10/22/25

Filipino-Bay Area hip-hop veteran Bambu debuts "Their Burning the Boats" at The Paramount in Boyle Heights, joined by Faith Santilla, Klassy, and DJ Phattrick. A night of unapologetically militant Filipino hip-hop and culture in East LA.

BAMBU

THE PARAMOUNT — 10/10/25

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