What's Happening in LA This Week + From the Desert to the Sea, it's Cinco de Mayo!

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Manic Hispanic & 7Seconds

Punk rock supergroup Manic Hispanic will be at House of Blues Anaheim on Friday, May 3rd limited tickets available!

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Cirque du Soleil Returns To Its Original Santa Monica Pier Location With Kooza

To celebrate Cirque du Soleil’s 40th anniversary this year, the Big Top will return to the original location with KOOZA starting Oct. 19…

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Goldfinger at The Wiltern

Catch Goldfinger in concert at The Wiltern on Friday, July 19 with support from Save Ferris, Unwritten Law and Urethane.

It will be a night to remember for punk, ska and punk ska fans of all ages!

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'The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed' Is Comedy for Sadists

You just have to shoot respect rainbows over to Joanna Arnow, whose first feature, The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed, is as un-glamourously, un-narcissistically naked as a 21st-century indie might ever get…

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Paper Airplane Request Tour

Emmy-nominated, multi-platinum selling music artist Ben Folds hits The Wiltern on September 15 on the Los Angeles stop of his Paper Airplane Request Tour.

Fans will be invited to launch their song requests to the stage via paper airplanes. Fingers crossed he’ll pick yours!

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It's Cinco de Mayo From the Desert to the Sea

Long Beach native Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias is taking over Agua Caliente Casino Rancho Mirage for Cinco de Mayo Weekend. He will perform three shows from May 3 to May 5.

Friday, May 3, marks his 25th performance with Agua Caliente Casinos so the team has added some of Fluffy’s favorite foods to the menu all weekend to celebrate…

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Free Tequila Tastings at The Ice House

CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA WEEKEND @ THE ICE HOUSE PASADENA

FREE Tequila Tastings, Margarita Flights, Mariachis and more!

Friday, May 3rd – FREE Casamigos Tequila Tasting

7PM • Al Madrigal,

7:30PM • Edgar Rivera, Ignacio Gonzales, The Great Omar

9PM • Ryan Sickler, Erik Griffin, Cory & Chad

9:30PM • Ryan Sickler, Erik Griffin, Cory & Chad

Saturday, May 4th – FREE Cincoro Tequila Tasting

7PM • The Shindig Show w/ Tom Arnold & Momo Rodriguez

9PM • Jeff Leach & Friends

9PM • THE VIBE: Music Showcase

Sunday, May 5th – FREE Patron Tequila Tasting

6PM • Paul Rodriguez, Whitney Cummings, Richard Villa. more

6:30PM • Whitney Cummings, Nurse Blake, Richard Villa & more

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London-Based Pret A Manger Makes An Organic Splash In Los Angeles

Pret A Manger and Dallas Holdings Limited will soon open two new shops in L.A., in Westwood and Studio City on Ventura Boulevard, marking a full-court press expansion into Southern California as part of a wider plan to bring a network of the organic grab-and-go shops to Century City, Hollywood and Beverly Hills over the next few years.

The brand already has a small kiosk in the Tom Bradley terminal at LAX.

Pret first opened in London in 1986 and has since expanded globally to North America, Europe and Asia. The Westwood and Studio City shops will offer a wide range of freshly made sandwiches, baguettes, salads and soups...

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Cinco de Mayo @ The Rose Bowl

The 3rd Annual Cinco de Mayo at the Rose Bowl is happening this week! The free family friendly event will be an opportunity for the community to come together and enjoy Pasadena’s rich Latino culture and traditions through music, sports, art, and film through a marketplace in the Court of Champions, a soccer game, and movies such as Disney’s Coco and Beverly Hills Chihuahua.

🕒 Date & Time: May 4. Doors open at 12:00 PM and the event runs until approximately 6:30 PM

📍 Locations: 1001 Rose Bowl Dr., Pasadena, CA 91103

💵 Ticket price: Free! Tickets may be reserved online

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Kanach of Kanak feels the Raw, Unfiltered Emotions of ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’

‘Selecting just one record that has significantly impacted my life feels totally impossible, as there are hundreds of records that I cannot live without.’

Kanach of Kanak feels the Raw, Unfiltered Emotions of ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’: Tom Kanach of New Jersey rockers Kanak told us about his love for Lennon’s classic solo debut.