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Daily Email - Thursday - 08/21/2025
Summer might be winding down, but your nights out don’t have to! Already thinking about your September plans? We’ve got just the thing. Global pop star CMAT hits The Fonda on Monday, 9/8, and we’re giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets!
JUST ANNOUNCED
HIIIEEEEEE! Drag Show 5000, Alaska Thunderfuck’s six-week experimental drag series, crash-lands at Precinct starting Tuesday, 9/16.
Trans-It Girls is raising funds for Trans Lifeline at Largo on Tuesday, 9/30 with Margaret Cho, Mae Martin, EJ Marcus, Chelsea Peretti, and many more!
It's time to get your next fix! Fixture brings GAIA by BIIANCO to Lot 613 on Saturday, 10/18. Enter to win tickets for a night of sexy and fast-paced beats!
Claire Rousay brings her intimate, genre-bending sound to Barnsdall Gallery Theatre on Friday, 10/24. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, 8/22 at 10AM.
Powerhouse vocalist and high-caliber songwriter HAYLA takes the stage at El Rey Theatre on Friday, 12/12. Tickets drop tomorrow, 8/22 at 10AM.
QUEER-OWNED COFFEE SHOPS IN LA
Photo: Carlin Stiehl
It's National Coffee Month! LA is home to a thriving coffee scene that's as diverse as the city itself, so we've highlighted a few of our favorite queer-owned shops below. From charming neighborhood cafés to trendy urban coffee hubs, there's a brew for every taste and a coffee shop for every mood.
FAN GIRL CAFE: Vibrant WeHo hub celebrating women and queer artists with intentional design.
LIBERATION COFFEE HOUSE: Serves sustainably sourced Verve coffee and local pastries, supporting LGBTQ+ youth through the LA LGBT Center.
WOOD COFFEE CO.: A Rose Park fully plant-based coffee shop dedicated to sustainability, community, and showcasing local queer artists.
SIP AND SONDER: Inglewood-based, Black queer women-owned coffee brand blending specialty coffee, creative community, and cultural storytelling.
COUPLET: Blends specialty coffee with inclusivity and fun in DTLA and Echo Park.
THIS WEEKEND
🍂 Ethel Cain
Tonight, 8/21 at The Shrine (8PM)
The Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour feels like a sermon at the end of the world. Dark songstress Ethel Cain is joined by 9Million for a night of Southern gothic slowcore.
🎧 Take it Outside
Tomorrow, 8/22 at TBA DTLA (9PM)
This party’s intimate, sweaty, and deeply local at a TBA outdoor venue downtown. B2B house & techno sets all night from Masha Mar, Heidi Lawden, DJ Kerry, Stacy Christine, and more at Take It Outside. Tickets are around $20!
🌞 Bass Babe Summer
Saturday, 8/23 at TBA DTLA (10PM)
Get in hotties, Bass Babe Summer is here! Bass n Babes and Support Women DJs are joining forces to bring you a sexy, summer night full of feminine energy and bass music!
🌈 DTLA Proud Festival
Sunday, 8/24 at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (12PM)
The DTLA Proud Festival returns this Sunday to celebrate 10 years of resilience spanning historic La Placita Olvera and LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes!
🛒 Mutual Aid Market
Sunday, 8/24 at Be Nice Have Fun (1PM)
Mutual Aid Market supports small LA artisans raising funds for different mutual aid efforts. Each vendor will be raising money for different grassroots initiatives and fundraisers, here and abroad.
LOCALS ONLY
Honey’s and Focus Features present an exclusive celebration for Ethan Cohen’s lesbian neo-noir film Honey Don’t! Dance with Bri Giger, sip cocktails during the 8–10PM open bar, and enjoy free entry TONIGHT.
Queer Capita is kicking off a fabulous new season and calling on LGBTQ+ music industry pros to join its Board of Directors in LA. Apply now!
The Camp Flog Gnaw lineup dropped, and it’s looking very gay! Doechii, Clairo, Deb Never, Tyler, The Creator, and many more queer artists are taking over Dodger Stadium this November.
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