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Weekly Email - Thursday - 10/29/2026
October’s ghosting us, but November’s looking especially Handsome! Trade those Halloween screams for laughs courtesy of comedy queen Fortune Feimster. You know her from The Mindy Project, Good Fortune, and the Handsome podcast; now let her butter your biscuits in person. It’s your last chance to win a pair of tickets to her Saturday, 11/7 show at The United Theater on Broadway. Talk about good Fortune!*
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Money can’t buy you class, but it can buy you tickets! Countess Luann brings her cabaret to The Novo on Saturday, 11/7. Grab your gays, serve some vintage Jovani, and remember: don’t be all, like, uncool.*
Pretty but wicked? Sounds like our type. Swordes takes over The Moroccan Lounge on Wednesday, 11/11, with Rozie Ramati opening. Make a night of it and enter for a chance to win two tickets right here!
Sequins on, inhibitions off! CATEGORY Vol. 004: Decadence takes over The Belasco this New Year’s Eve with two stages, 10 DJs, and dancing until 3AM. Limited-time $30 Early Bird tickets are on sale now! Use code DOLA25 to save 25%, or enter to win tickets!
Queer punks to the front! Destroy Boys are playing The Fonda next March with illuminati hotties and The Rat Utopia Experiment. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, 10/30 at 10AM. Get the group chat ready.
Bisexual glitch pop perfectionist brakence is taking us all the way to the marroW! Catch his shapeshifting sound at The Wiltern next April. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, 10/30 at 10AM. Get into the glitch!
CELEBRATE DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS IN LA
Photo: Midcity Mercado
Keep their stories close and their memories alive. Día de los Muertos is a time to remember the people we love. Gather your family, chosen family, and friends to celebrate across LA with beautiful ofrendas, music, art, and beloved traditions that connect us across generations.
SAT 10/31 - DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS: CLAY ALTARS at POT Studio
SAT 10/31 - FESTIVAL DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS at Plaza México (FREE!)
SUN 11/1 - DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS at Natural History Museum
SUN 11/1 - 4TH ANNUAL WEST ADAMS DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS FESTIVAL BLOCK PARTY at West Adams Blvd between Hauser & Fairfax (FREE!)
‘TIL MON 11/2 - DOWNTOWN DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS at Gloria Molina Grand Park (FREE!)
WHO-LA: BRANDON KYLE GOODMAN TAKES YOU TO HEAUX CHURCH
Photo: Drew Blackwell
Your pew is waiting. Brandon Kyle Goodman brings HEAUX CHURCH to The Elysian next week, 11/5–8, and we caught up with them to talk sex, shame, Beyoncé, and finding freedom. Get to know the artist taking LA to church in our latest Who-LA interview. Amen, baby.
THIS HALLOWEEKEND
 Photo: Madonna via GIPHY | 👀 THU 10/29 - MADONNA HALLOWEEN at The Chapel at the Abbey ($10 TIX!) 👻 FRI 10/30 - BOP TO THE TOP PRESENTS: MONSTOBER at The Regent Theater (WIN TIX!) 🩸 FRI 10/30 - JENNIFER’S BODY at Hollywood Forever Cemetery 🧛 SAT 10/31 - VAMPBABES VS BASS WITCHES HALLOWEEN: VEIL in Burbank 🎃 SAT 10/31 - EXPRESSION HALLOWEEN at Yamashiro Hollywood |
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Couldn’t get Phoebeween tickets? You can still dress the part. Shop Phoebe Bridgers tour merch and limited edition items at Sid The Cat in Pasadena, 10/29–11/1, 11AM–7PM. Costumes encouraged. Emotional support tote bag practically required.
You’ve voted on brunch spots, reality show villains, and whether those bangs were a mistake. Now for the real ballot! Election Day is Tuesday, 11/3. Make a plan, use your voice, and vote!
Help keep DTLA queer and make the holidays a little gayer! DTLA Proud’s third annual Holiday Market returns Sunday, 12/6. Volunteers, vendors, artists, and nonprofits are invited to apply. Get involved and bring your sparkle!
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