Upcoming Events

Doors/Show 9pm

18+

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

Show 8pm

FULLY SEATED

Ventura Music Hall Presents:

Show 7:30pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

MANIC HISPANIC

with special guest 

THE BRIGGS

DRUGLORDS OF THE AVENUES

BATTLEFLASK

Show 8:30pm // 18+

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

Show 8 pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

THE WOOD BROTHERS 

with special guest

OLIVE KLUG

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Dubbed "masters of soulful folk" by Paste, The Wood Brothers formed after brothers Chris and Oliver Wood pursued separate musical careers for 15 years. Chris already had legions of devoted fans for his incomparable work as one-third of Medeski Martin & Wood, while Oliver’s band King Johnson built a loyal following in the South. With drummer Jano Rix added as a permanent third member, The Wood Brothers have evolved into one of roots music’s most revered acts, playing sold out shows across North America, garnering a Grammy Award nomination and releasing nine studio albums, including their forthcoming release, Puff of Smoke, out August 1.

The Wood Brothers have partnered with American Friends of Canadian Conservation so that $1 per ticket will support The Nature Trust of British Columbia (NTBC) in their efforts to conserve ecologically-rich wetlands and protect irreplaceable land from development. Every $1 donated will be matched by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with $2 so more endangered wetlands can be saved. If you’d like to learn more, please visit this link. 

Show 8pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

CHET FAKER

with support from 

aLex vs aLex

Renowned for his genre-defying sound and unparalleled mixing skills, Chet Faker promises to deliver an experience like no other.

Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Chet Faker has emerged as one of the most dynamic and innovative figures in the electronic music scene. With his boundary-pushing approach to production, he has captivated audiences around the world. From underground raves to prestigious music festivals, Chet Faker's energy and unparalleled talent behind the decks make him a must-see performer.

Show 8pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

CREED FISHER

with special guest 

KC JOHNS

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"The odds were against me all along, but I just wouldn't go away."  All-American musician Creed Fisher is a storyteller, hard worker,  and a rising Outlaw Country star. With around 100 million streams  on Spotify and nearly 60 million views on YouTube, Fisher’s raw,  unfiltered, and unique sound blends traditional country with some  modern elements. 

After growing up in West Texas, he played professional football  for around 9 years. When he retired from the game, Fisher used  that passion and drive to fuel his music and convert his scars &  pain into passion and determination. "A big part of my music is  patriotic and for the working class. I relate to my music because I  lived it." Creed Fisher reminds fans to never lose sight of who you  are, where you’re from, and never fear hard work. His patriotism  and life experiences thread throughout his songs to create  powerful music that speaks to all.

Show 9pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

DEAD MEADOW

Dead Meadow are a band hailing from Washington D.C, United States who formed in 1998. Since debuting, the band have released seven studio albums and become one of the most respected cult acts in the world of stoner rock.

Forming from the ashes of two D.C based bands called The Impossible Five and Colour, the first incarnation of Dead Meadow was formed by guitarist and vocalist Jason Simon, bassist Steve Kille and drummer Mark Laughlin. With their seamless combination of prime 70's heavy metal , 60's psychedelia and lyrics cribbed from Tolkien and Lovecraft, the band signed to Fugazi bassist Joe Lally's record label Tolotta Records in 2000, a mere two years after they formed. Their self-titled debut album followed in the same year, which was so acclaimed that BBC Radio One legend John Peel asked them to record a session for his evening radio show. However, as the band couldn't afford to fly to London and record it, Dead Meadow became the first band in the session's 37 year history to record their session outside of the BBC's studios.

2001 saw the release of their second album “Howls From The Hills” and after the release of their live album “Got Live If You Want It” in 2002, the band signed to Matador Records in 2003, making them labelmates with the likes of Pavement, Guided By Voices and Belle and Sebastian. Ever since then, the band have remained one of the most consistent acts in stoner rock, with seven acclaimed studio albums to their name and a live show that could knock anyone for six. They've earned the respect of the likes of The Brian Jonestown Massacre's Anton Newcombe (no easy feat) and inspired acts like Wolfmother, who reinterpreted the Dead Meadow track “Everything's Goin' On” as “Pilgrim” on their second album “Cosmic Egg”. They're still going from strength to strength over a decade and a half after forming, and for that, Dead Meadow come highly recommended.

Show 9pm

18+

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GA tickets are standing room only, with very limited seating available first come, first served.

What The Dance presents

CLUB XCX: A BRATTY CHARLI XCX NIGHT

We only threw this party 4 u:

Ventura Music Hall

Saturday, May 9

8pm 

18+

VENTURA IS THE MOMENT / TIX @ WHATTHEDANCE.COM 

DJ @julimuah will be blasting the best of Charli xcx, Billie Eilish, Slayyyter, Troye Sivan, Kim Petras, Shygirl, Addison Rae, The Dare, PinkPantheress, Lady Gaga, Kesha, Lorde, Tinashe, Ariana Grande, and more! 

We wanna hear those club classics! @thedanceparties 

Show 8pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

TOPS

with support from 

RIKI

Show 8pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

STANLEY SIMMONS

Show 8pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

STEELY DEAD

A Sonic Fusion of The Grateful Dead and Steely Dan

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Hailing from the vibrant music scene of Denver, Colorado, Steely Dead is a national touring band that has satisfied the curiosity of music lovers with their unique blend of Grateful Dead and Steely Dan. Comprised of four exceptionally talented musicians - Dave Abear on guitar, Matt Abear on bass, Chris Sheld on drums, and Dylan Teifer on keys - Steely Dead has gained a dedicated following with their electrifying performances and soulful interpretations of classic tunes.

Steely Dead’s repertoire is a carefully crafted fusion of Grateful Dead and Steely Dan songs, between the arrangement and precision studio recordings of rock legends Steely Dan, cross-pollinated with the Grateful Dead’s free-flowing, melodic improvisation and masterful song segues. Steely Dead merges these major concepts together infusing the influence into each band, all the while creating an original jam element with the songsegues. Steely Dead’s performances are a musical journey that takes audiences on a nostalgic trip through the golden era  of rock and roll.

As a national touring band, Steely Dead has built a loyal fan base that eagerly anticipates their shows and follows them from city to city. Their performances are not just concerts, but communal gatherings where fans come together to celebrate themusic they love, dance, and create lasting memories.

Steely Dead’s performances are a testament to the power of live music, bringing people together and creating an unforgettable experience that resonates long after the last note fades. Steely Dead is not just a band; it’s a musical experience that captures the hearts and souls of music lovers everywhere.

Show 9pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

MICKEY AVALON

Mickey Avalon’s life story plays out like an episode of VH1′s ‘Behind The Music,” marred by personal tragedy, triumphs and immense pain. Avalon’s back-story begins on the streets of Hollywood, California.  Raised by his heroin-addicted father, he began selling pot at a young age, a trade he acquired from his mother. In an attempt to clean up his act, Mickey converted to Orthodox Judaism in his late teens, an effort that didn’t last due to constant family tragedy, such as his father’s death in a tragic drunk driving accident.

By his early 20s, Mickey had married, had a daughter, and moved out of California, relocating to Portland, Oregon.  The serine surroundings of the Pacific Northwest couldn’t hide Mickey from his past for long, as his drug addled Hollywood lifestyle caught up with him in the form of an uncontrollable heroin addiction.  As his life neared rock bottom, Mickey found himself broke, divorced, and turning to prostitution, just to support his smack habit. With a desire to once again get his life back on track, Avalon moved in with his sister, and the pair set out on the road to recovery. Tragedy struck again when his sister relapsed, and died from a heroin overdose.

After the deaths of both his father and sister, Mickey decided that he wanted more out of life, moved back to Los Angeles, and chose to make one final attempt to clean up his act.  Shortly after his return, Mickey was befriended by ex-MTV VJ Simon Rex (aka Dirt Nasty), who encouraged Avalon to pursue his passion of hip-hop and even collaborated with him on some tracks. At the time, Avalon was staying in a sober living facility and had a strict curfew, so Dirt Nasty began passing out Mickey’s demo at Hollywood clubs, which helped Mickey develop a following among fans of the Los Angeles nightclub scene.

As Mickey’s popularity grew, he began to sell out clubs throughout California with his legendary live show. Soon after Interscope Records took notice of the guerilla promotions tactics and signed Avalon to the label in 2005. Through Interscope, Avalon released his now classic self-titled debut album, which showcased his unique rhyming style and indulgent lyrics. Inspired by his experiences on the streets with drugs and prostitution, the raw honesty of his songs immediately resonated with audiences. Fan favorites “Jane Fonda,” “Mr. Right” and “My Dick” quickly spread across the internet and mainstream radio, turning Mickey Avalon into a household name. Avalon quickly took to the road and was performing sold-out shows alongside the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Travis Barker and DJ AM, Snoop Dogg, Stephen Marley and Slightly Stoopid.

Mickey’s contagious demeanor and unique writing style has made him a hot commodity in the music industry as hip-hop artist Young Jeezy and producer Jermaine Dupri jumped at the chance to collaborate with him for a Boost Mobile commercial.  Avalon then joined forces with rock acts the Happy Mondays, and Unwritten Law, with whom he co-wrote the radio hit “Shoulda Known Better”. His music has been featured in countless movies and television series including the HBO’s series Hung, the animated series American Dad, the Duke Nukem Forever video game, Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay and most recently in the trailers for the Cameron Diaz film “Bad Teacher.”

Show 9pm

All Ages

Ventura Music Hall Presents:

Show 8pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA

with SEAN SOLOMON

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s newest EP, CURSE, reflects the cursed times we find ourselves in. The EP is as cathartic a listen as the band has ever recorded, featuring abrasive riffs reminiscent of Black Sabbath alongside the intricate, laid-back guitar playing UMO is perhaps best known for. 

CURSE not only brings catharsis to the band’s discography, but a new way of performing. The band will play each show without a setlist, fully unleashing their propensity for spectral, experimental jams and raw spontaneity. These performances are UMO at their freest, with each night unfolding into a new ritual of sound – unpredictable, unrepeatable, and alive in the moment.

Show 8pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

STRAIGHT TEQUILA NIGHT

The Premier Tribute to '90s Country: 

Straight Tequila Night is Texas's original '90s Country Tribute Band. From Garth Brooks and George Strait, to Tim McGraw and Brooks & Dunn, to Shania Twain and The Chicks, they play all the songs you love from '90s Country radio, and some you forgot you love! Started "just for fun" in 2012 by a group of friends and co-workers at Granada Theater in Dallas, TX, they went on to be recognized as one of the best tribute bands in Texas. Featured in Vogue, D Magazine, The Dallas Observer, The Knot, and the hearts of tens of thousands of people all over Texas and beyond who've seen their show over the years. Though this was the first time these musicians all played together, there's about 100 years of combined professional music experience between them, including 10+ years now together as Straight Tequila Night. Known for their energetic and faithful renditions of these classic songs, and their engaging and often humorous performances, STN never fails to get the boots scootin’!

Show 9pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

YELLOWMAN

Show 7:00pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

THE MOVEMENT

with special guests 

BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH

BIKINI TRILL

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The Movement has been winning the hearts and minds of alt-reggae fans since their inception in 2003. Drawing inspiration from Sublime, 311, Slightly Stoopid, and John Brown's Body, they've made a name for themselves as reggae shapeshifters with a foundation of insightful lyrics and heavy drum and bass. Today the band consists of founding member, lead vocalist and guitarist Joshua Swain, bassist Jason Schmidt, drummer Gary Jackson, keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist Matt Goodwin, and saxophonist/percussionist Kyle Jerome. Their seventh studio album, Ways Of The World (2019) debuted at #1 in the Billboard Reggae Chart, and remained in the Top 10 for more than 40 consecutive weeks. The band’s ninth studio album VISIONS – out July 18, 2025 on the band’s R4RE Records imprint – features collaborations with Stick Figure, The Elovaters, 311, Tribal Seeds, and The Green. With VISIONS, Swain charts a celestial and cerebral path through the cosmos, and straight into the consciousness, leaving a renewed sense of wonder and purpose. As always for The Movement, the only path is forward; pushing the boundaries and the future of alternative reggae.

Show 8pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

GRANDADDY

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Grandaddy formed in Modesto, CA in 1992,with the groupeventually consistingof Jason Lytle, Aaron Burtch, Tim Dryden,Jim Fairchild and Kevin Garcia. The band initially broke throughwith 1997'sUnder the Western Freewayand the NME-praisedsingle "Summer Here Kids." The band's sound,” atmosphericelectronics meet warped Americana”, crystallized on 2000'sSophtware Slump,which was met with breathless hype and earnedthe band "Next Big Thing" status. Tireless rounds of internationaltouring and mountains of fawning press led to 2003'sSumday,increasing album sales, more touring, more press,TVappearances,and a slot on the main stage at the Glastonbury festival. The bandproduced anotherEP,and an album entitledJust Like the FamblyCat,before disbanding in 2006.Following a brief live reunion in2012, Grandaddyfully returned in 2017 withLast Place,their firstalbum in over a decade, which was embraced by fans andacclaimed by critics. Asold-outtourwas cut shortby theunexpected death of Kevin Garcia, and all future plans werecanceled indefinitely. In 2025, Grandaddy will rise again for itsfirst North American tour in over 20 years in celebration of the 25thAnniversary of their landmark albumThe Sophtware Slump.KGAR 4EVR

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This event has a ticket delivery delay in place. All tickets will be delivered after May 17th @ 8pm. 

Show 8pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

COLLIE BUDDZ

with support from 

KASH'D OUT

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Colin Patrick Harper hails from the tiny island of Bermuda. In the music industry, he is known asthe reggae artist Collie Buddz. Buddz was born on August 21, 1984 in New Orleans, Louisiana.After graduating from high school, he attended Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL, where hedecided to study studio engineering. Upon graduating from the top in his class at Full Sail in2006, Buddz began looking for work in the recording industry as a performer or producer. Oneof his first major gigs was workingwith recording star Shaggy on the single "Mad Mad World"from Shaggy's new album at the time entitled Intoxication, which was released in 2007. Thatwas the same year Collie released his self-titled debut album with Sony Music with tracks suchas ‘Come Around’ and ‘Blind To You’. The album was a success and well-received by critics.WWE (World Wrestling Enterprises) fans would immediately recognize Buddz's voice from theentrance theme ("SOS") for WWE superstar wrestler Kofi Kingston, which was included onthe2008 compilation WWE The Music, Vol. 8. Over the next year, he would continue making guestappearances on the works of many other artists.

It is no small coincidence that his stage name "Buddz" is slang for marijuana. There have beenphotographs takenof the artist holding bongs and other pot-smoking paraphernalia over theyears. Of course, other reggae artists such as Bob Marley have made weed seem an essential part of the reggae lifestyle. When not working in the studio, Collie found himself selling outvenue after venue on one of his many exhaustive tours. Now with new music being releasedand a good reputation under his belt, Buddz finds himself playing at some of the biggest reggaemusic festivals all across the world such as, Reggae Rise Up, One Love New Zealand, andCalifornia Roots Music Festival.

At the end of the decade, Buddz started his own record label called Harper Digital. In 2011, hewould finally release his second album entitled Playback followed shortly with the Blue DreamzEP. Buddz would then go on to release his next album, Good Life, fully independently throughHarper Digital with features from the likes of Snoop Dogg, Jody Highroller, and the Bay Area’svery own, P-Lo.

More recently, he has finished up his fully self produced album Hybrid which came out in thespring of 2019. Hybrid is Collie Buddz's third full-length album. The album is fully produced byBuddz and features two tracks with Russ, as well as tracks with Tech N9ne, B Young,Stonebwoy, Dizzy Wright, and Johnny Cosmic. Thefirst five songs on the album have beenreleased and highly praised as singles. The FADER called "Love & Reggae" a "quintessentialreggae jam," and Billboard praised "Bank" feat. Russ & B Young, claiming "Buddz effortlessly[flowed] on the self-produced melody." Meanwhile, "Bounce It" featuring Ghanian Grammynominee Stonebwoy has gotten radio play around the world including on Sirius XM Pitbull'sGlobalization channel, and Buddz's latest single "Show Love" has quickly earned radio play onSirius XM The Joint and was added to Spotify's elite New Music Friday playlist.

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Florida based Reggae/Rock band Kash’d Out have been hustlin’ hard since the beginning. After founders Greg Shields (lead vocals) and Jackson Hauserman (guitar) met in a studio session, it wasn’t long before Kash’d Out’s clever lyrics and tasteful guitar riffs were complimented by the unique bass lines of Joey Brohawn, and rhythmic precision of drummer Marshall Hearne. 

Kash’d Out quickly caught the attention of Hawaiian favorites Pepper, who signed the band to their label LAW Records and released “The Hookup” – Kash’d Out’s first full-length album. Prior to its release, KO hit the road with Pepper and Less Than Jake, which helped the album climb the Billboard Reggae Charts. Since then, Kash’d Out has been no stranger to the open road. Storming the nation with an abundance of full U.S. tours under their belt, KO has supported genre heavyweights such as Collie Buddz, The Expendables, Iration and headlined multiple US tours of their own. The band’s drive and passion has landed them in the line up of Reggae’s most esteemed festivals such as Reggae Rise Up Florida/Utah/Maryland, California Roots, Dry Diggings and One Love. 

Kash’d Out’s most recent album, “Butter” displays their diversity and mission into their own music path. The band has remained steadfast to originality, yet continues to evolve, revealing different sides to their sound. 

Kash’d Out is excited to continue touring the country with a high-energy show and a genuine love for sharing the music they’ve made with anyone and everyone! Catch them in a town near you by visiting www.kashdout.com/tour-dates

Show 9pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

THIRD WORLD

Tribute to Cat Coore

Show 9pm

FULLY SEATED

Ventura Music Hall Presents:

SUN KIL MOON

Sun Kil Moon All The Artists was released on Caldo Verde Records March 28, 2025. The album was recorded in Highland Park, Los Angeles 2023/2024. Music by David Stagno. Words/vocals by Mark Kozelek.

Sun Kil Moon Quiet Beach House Nights was released on Caldo Verde Records, digitally, outside of North America, August 2023. Several singles including 'Raging Bull's Jaw' and 'Damian' have been released as singles in the USA since 2022. The album was released on both CD and vinyl within the USA in 2024. Mark has toured in support of the album in both Europe and the USA throughout 2023 and 2024. Sun Kil Moon has also released various singles, worldwide, including 'Been on Echinacea,' 'Santa Ana,' and 'All The Artists Live in L.A.'

Sun kil Moon featuring Amoeba was released outside of North America, September 2024. The album has been released on both CD and vinyl October, 2024. Sun Kil Moon featuring Amoeba is a collaboration between Hungarian band Amoeba and singer Mark Kozelek, recorded in Hungary in 2022 and 2023. The single 'Mindy' and 'Hungarian Lullaby' have been releases as singles in the USA.

Mark is contributor to substack, releasing photography, music, and writing, on the first of each month.

Sun Ki Moon Welcome to Sparks, Nevada, was released January 7, 2021. The album is about Mark's life and times throughout the first half of 2020. Shortly after, Mark released, Lunch in the Park. The album picks up where "Sparks" left off, detailing his summer, fall and winter of 2020.

In December of 2019, Mark Kozelek and actor Kevin Corrigan released a Christmas EP entitled, The Christmas EP. Kevin and Mark also released the two collaborative books The Panther and The Honey Badger and Zhao Tao. Mark also released a book of photography in late 2019 called 500 Payphones. The book has eight-years' worth of photos taken by Mark between the years of 2012 and 2019 and captures the decline of the payphone.

In April 4, 2020, Mark released a spoken word album entitled All the Best Isaac Hayes - a concept album about his September 2019 tour throughout Canada and The United States.

On January 20, 2020, Mark Kozekek with Ben Boye and Jim White 2 was released. Gia Margaret interviewed Mark about the album at sunkilmoon.com. The album was reviewed favorably by Needledrop.

On October 11, 2019, Caldo Verde Records released the collaborative album Mark Kozelek and Petra Haden, Joey Always Smiled. Longtime friend and collaborator Alan Sparhawk interviewed Mark about the album for Talkhouse.

Sun Kil Moon's I Also Want To Die In New Orleans, was released March 1, 2019, on Caldo Verde Records. The album features Mark on guitar and vocals, Donny McCaslin on Saxophone, and Jim White on drums. An interview with Mark about the album by director Josh Boone and can be found at Talkhouse. Mark will be touring in support of the album throughout 2019, both solo and with Sun Kil Moon, in the USA, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.

On November 1, 2018, Mark released Sun Kil Moon's This Is My Dinner, an album written during a November 2017 European tour. The album details Mark's experiences during that tour and his history with touring Europe since the early 1990s. Actor Aidan Gillen interviewed Mark about the album for www.sunkilmoon.com.

On May 11, 2018, Mark Kozelek released his self titled album, Mark Kozelek, on Caldo Verde/Rough Trade. The 88- minute, double CD was recorded in San Francisco hotels and studios between May 2017 and January 2018.

On October 6, 2017, Caldo Verde Records released Mark Kozelek's collaborative album Mark Kozelek with Ben Boye and Jim White. The album was streamed on Kozelek's website before its release date, accompanied by an interview with Mark by Tony Visconti. Other collaborations released in 2017 have included Jesu/Sun Kil Moon 30 Seconds To The Decline Of Planet Earth, and Yellow Kitchen, Mark's collaboration with Parquet Court's Sean Yeaton.

Common As Light And Love Are Red Valleys of Blood was released by Mark Kozelek's Sun Kil Moon on February 24, 2017. The double album was recorded in 2016 with drummer Steve Shelley. Sun Kil Moon has supported the album this year with a tour in Australia and New Zealand and will also tour Europe and The USA. The album received positive reviews world wide including Rolling Stone, The London Sunday Times and Rockdelux.

In addition to these releases, Mark also released the Night Talks solo EP as a free giveaway for direct purchases through Caldo Verde Records.

On May 27, 2016, Mark Kozelek Sings Favorites was released through Caldo Verde Records. The album features guest singers Mimi Parker, Minnie Driver, Mike Patton, Will Oldham, and Rachel Goswell. The album includes favorite songs of Mark's friends and loved ones.

On January 2016, Mark's collaboration with Justin Broadrick entitled Jesu/Sun Kil Moon was released via Caldo Verde/Rough Trade Records, to positive reviews. The band promoted the album with live shows in Europe, USA and Japan and will tour again in September and November of this year.

Universal Themes was the 7th full length Sun Kil Moon Album, released in 2015. The album received some of Kozelek's best reviews including a 9 out of 10 in Uncut Magazine and an A- at Consequence Of Sound. In 2015 Mark also released a free EP entitled Down In The Willow Garden as well as a spoken word album entitled Dreams Of Childhood with Argentine actor Nicolas Pauls. Kozelek's music is also featured extensively in the Paulo Sorrentino film Youth.

Benji was the sixth full length record by Mark Kozelek's Sun Kil Moon. The album was released February 11, 2014 and features guest musicians Steve Shelley, Will Oldham and Owen Ashworth. On August 20 of 2013, Mark Kozelek's Caldo Verde Records released Mark Kozelek & Desertshore, the third record from Mark Kozelek and Phil Carney's side project, Desertshore. 2013 also saw the release of Mark Kozelek Like Rats, 2 live albums, and the Mark Kozelek and Jimmy Lavalle's collaboration, Perils From The Sea. Both Mark Kozelek & Desertshore and Perils From The Sea made Uncut's top 100 best albums of the year. In 2012, Mark Kozelek released an 18 track album under his Sun Kil Moon moniker, entitled Among The Leaves. Mark toured solo in support of the album and made his debit TV appearance on Fallon performing with The Roots.

In August of 2011, the film Mark Kozelek: On Tour was released via Caldo Verde Records. The film follows Mark on two different tours in support of the Sun Kil Moon release, Admiral Fell Promises, released in 2010. The album was played entirely by Mark Kozelek on nylon string guitar and includes 10 original songs. A limited EP entitled I’ll Be There coincided with the release. The 4 song EP includes 1 out-take and 3 covers, including the Jackson's ‘I’ll Be There.’ On November 22, 2011, Desertshore’s second album was released. Mark Kozelek contributed vocals to 6 of the album's 10 tracks.

In May of 2009 Caldo Verde released Mark Kozelek: Lost Verses – Live. The album was recorded in intimate, seated venues throughout the US and Europe in 2007 and 2008. This 14 song ‘best of’ collection features Red House Painters classic ‘Katy Song’ as well as several picks from the Sun Kil Moon catalog including ‘Carry Me Ohio’, ‘Lucky Man,’ and ‘Lost Verses.’

A 13 song live CD entitled Mark Kozelek: Live in Spain was released simultaneously as a free bonus CD.

Mark Kozelek’s third album with Sun Kil Moon, April, was released through Caldo Verde on April 1, 2008.

A hardback edition of Nights of Passed Over, a collection of Mark's lyrics originally published in a limited edition in Portugal in 2002, was also released in 2008. The book includes a preface by Mark and a 12-song rarities CD entitled Nights LP. The book is out of print.

In December of 2008, Mark released The Finally LP, a rarities collection featuring covers of Husker Du, Stephen Sondheim, Kath Bloom, Low, and others.

Mark’s music has been licensed to numerous television shows including The O.C., The Big C, Revenge, Brothers and Sisters, Friday Night Lights,and Sons of Anarchy as well as several films including Tarnation, Against The Current, The Elephant In The Livingroom, Excess Baggage, Vanilla Sky and The Fault In Our Stars. Mark scored original music for the films Farewell Bender, Last Ball, and Lorena Ochoa: el Camino a la Cima.

In 2005, Mark started his own label, Caldo Verde Records. Releases other than his own include Alan Sparhawk of Low’s self-titled Retribution Gospel Choir debut album, for which Mark worked as producer. Caldo Verde has also released albums by Jesu, Kath Bloom, and Advance Base.

Between 1992 and 1999 Mark released six full length studio albums with Red House Painters.

Little Drummer Boy – Live, released on November 28, 2006, contains live recordings from various shows in Europe and North America. The double CD covers a broad range of Mark Kozelek material, including Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon and personalized covers of Modest Mouse, The Cars and AC/DC.

In 2007, Drummer Boy was released on vinyl as White Christmas & Little Drummer Boy Live as a 4 LP set. The album was coupled with Mark’s 2001 release White Christmas Live, recorded in Scandinavia.

On January 23, 2007, Caldo Verde Records re-released the first Sun Kil Moon album Ghosts of the Great Highway with reworked packaging and a six song bonus CD featuring two versions of Leonard Bernstein’s ‘Somewhere’, alternate versions of ‘Carry Me Ohio’ and ‘Salvador Sanchez’, a radio performance of ‘Gentle Moon’ recorded in Portugal and the previously unreleased instrumental, ‘Arrival’, recorded for the movie The Girl Next Door. Originally released on November 3, 2003, Ghosts of the Great Highway received superlative reviews, moved quickly to the #1 on college radio and has become one of singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek’s most loved and best-selling albums of his 14 year career.

Ghosts tracks ‘Carry Me Ohio’ and ‘Lily and Parrots’ were featured in the Steve Martin film Shopgirl, in which Mark plays the role of a lead singer in a fictitious rock band. Mark also contributed several tracks to several compilations. His version of Will Oldham’s ‘New Partner’ is included on a CD entitled I Am A Cold Rock, I Am Dull Grass. Sun Kil Moon’s version of Neil Diamond’s ‘Kentucky Woman’ is featured on Songs from the Brown Hotel which also features Elvis Presley and Nancy Wilson, the original composition ‘Leo and Luna’ appears on a Canadian Compilation from Paperbag Records, and an exclusive, live version of ‘Have You Forgotten’ appears on the soundtrack to the HBO documentary film The Trials of Darryl Hunt.

Other highlights include producing Take Me Home: A Tribute to John Denver; Retrospective, a two-CD collection featuring various rarities and live tracks alongside favorite RHP material; and appearing as an actor in Cameron Crowe’s critically acclaimed Almost Famous and Vanilla Sky.

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Ventura Music Hall Presents

GOLDEN: A K-Pop Kids Party!

Prepare yourselves for a family-friendly dance party featuring remixes inspired by familiar soundtracks, K-Pop songs, remixes, and iconic pop anthems from the movies. Costumes, dancing, and shining bright are encouraged! Brought to you by @thekawaiirave and VNK Entertainment.

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

THIEVERY CORPORATION 30th ANNIVERSARY

Experience Thievery Corporation live as they celebrate their 30 year anniversary with an all encompassing retrospective show.

Thievery Corporation is an internationally acclaimed electronic music duo formed in Washington, D.C., by Rob Garza and Eric Hilton. Known for their genre-defying sound, Thievery Corporation seamlessly blend downtempo, trip-hop, dub, bossa nova, reggae, soul, jazz, Middle Eastern, and Indian influences into a globally inspired sonic experience.

Since their 1996 debut Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi, the group has built a reputation for lush productions, politically conscious themes, and immersive live performances featuring a rotating collective of musicians and vocalists from around the world. Albums such as The Mirror Conspiracy, The Richest Man in Babylon, Radio Retaliation, and Treasures from the Temple have cemented their status as pioneers of electronic fusion music.

Renowned for their hypnotic grooves and atmospheric visuals, Thievery Corporation’s live shows are dynamic and ever-evolving, continually reimagined to reflect new influences, musicians, and interpretations of their expansive catalog. Year after year, they captivate and floor audiences worldwide with performances that feel both timeless and forward-looking, transforming dance floors and concert halls into transcendent, cross-cultural journeys. With decades of touring and a fiercely independent spirit rooted in their ESL Music label, Thievery Corporation continue to push creative boundaries while uniting global audiences through rhythm, melody, and shared musical consciousness.

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

JUVENILE

Simply put, hip-hop might not be the same without Juvenile.

Over nearly three decades, the multi platinum record-breaking New Orleans icon served up a string of classic albums, influenced two generations of stars, and pioneered a sound rooted in Louisiana bounce, yet carried by worldwide rap appeal and ambition. Like all timeless stories though, his stretches back to humble beginnings in the neighborhood his music put on the map: the Magnolia Projects. As if predisposed by destiny to pick up a microphone, he heard Melle Mel’s verse on “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, commenced spitting, and never stopped since…

“That’s really when it all started,” he recalls. “I heard Melle Mel saying, ‘Don’t push me, ‘cuz I’m close to the edge’, and that was it. I was only seven-years-old, but I knew I had to rap.”

He made local waves by appearing on DJ Jimi’s “It’s Jimi” in 1991 before bringing a national spotlight to the burgeoning bounce music style on his breakthrough “Bounce for the Juvenile.” After building a fan base on his 1995 debut Being Myself, the production of Mannie Fresh caught his ear, and nothing would be the same. At the time, the in-house Cash Money Records producer cooked up “Drag ‘Em ‘N’ tha River” for UNLV—a group Juvenile brought to the label.

In response, Juvenile recorded “Set It Off” and knew he “had to get with Mannie Fresh.”

“At the beginning, I truly came to Cash Money, because of Mannie Fresh,” he recalls. “I knew his beats were bigger than most artists. There was something there.”

There definitely was…

After his Cash Money Records debut Solja Rags, he crafted an era-defining opus in the form of 400 Degreez. Not only did it go quadruple-platinum, but it also became “the best-selling album in Cash Money Records History.” It produced staples such as the title track, “Ha” (which JAY-Z notably remixed), and “Back That Azz Up.” The latter would be sampled by everyone from Drake to City Girls. The Ringer lauded 400 Degreez among the “20 Best Southern Rap Albums Ever” behind only UGK’s Ridin’ Dirty and OutKast’s Aquemini. Pitchfork bestowed a rare 9.4-out-of-10 rating upon the record, and Kendrick Lamar cited it as one of his “Favorite Albums” in Complex and went so far as to claim, “They had the West Coast on smash. We definitely tried to be like them.” The heat spread far and wide across the United States.

“I remember I had a show with Funkmaster Flex in the Tunnel in New York city around the time 400 Degreez came out,” he recalls. “Everybody told me, ‘Don’t sing no other song, but ‘Ha’. If you sing anything else, they might jump on you and beat y’all up!’ I sang ‘Ha’ for forty minutes straight. It was the hardest place for any artist from the South to break into, but I did. It really broke the mold.”

Around the same time, Juvenile comprised The Hot Boys alongside Lil Wayne, B.G., and Turk. Together, they smashed charts with the Get It How U Live! [1997] and the platinum Guerilla Warfare [1999]. His next solo offering, Tha G-Code, went double-platinum followed by the platinum Project English. Meanwhile, 2003’s Juve The Great emerged as another unsung platinum classic as “Slow Motion” [feat. Soulja Slim] topped the Billboard Hot 100 at #1 for two weeks. He maintained a prolific pace in the ensuing years and collaborated with everyone from Future to Yo Gotti before reuniting with Cash Money Records.

“It’s more like a family reunion than anything,” he smiles. “It’s a friendship that never should’ve separated. Back in the day, Baby and I were always really tight. It’s tighter now. We think differently. We know when we hit the studio, it’s time to work. In the nineties, it was more about trying to control the industry and be at the forefront. We’re not trying to be better than everything out there; we’re just trying to show our fanbase we can still make good music. We have a great chemistry and always have. I thought it was a good idea for him and I to do a project together. He agreed. It was something we wanted to do forever, but never got around to it. I want him to talk that shit. I do my thing. Do your thing brother. That’s what makes our chemistry great.”

The chemistry thrives on their 2019 first full-length collaborative album, J.A.G.It boldly extended Juvenile’s own legacy with unanimous praise from Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and Billboard as the singles “Just Another Gangsta” and “Dreams” [feat. NLE Choppa] tallied over 20 million total streams and views. Moreover, it preceded the stage for another collaborative effort and an O.G. Cash Money Records reunion on “Ride Dat” [feat. Lil Wayne].

Juvenile also inspires the next generation as his song Young Juve picks up the microphone for a bevy of upcoming singles.

In the end, Juvenile continues to shape and spearhead the future of hip-hop.

“I just want people to enjoy the music,” he leaves off. “I want to keep making good music. It’s all about a positive mood. Birdman and I are going to continue this. We’ve got a whole new breath of fresh air coming from my way. We’re going to get this bread.”

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

ALLAH-LAS

with special guest

SAM BLASUCCI

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“A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for” the saying goes. But suppose the proverbial harbor is Los Angeles — a place not particularly known for being the origin of adventures. From the Spanish Conquistadors to the countless starry-eyed nobodies hoping to make it big, LA is usually the destination. 

So it’s no wonder the Allah Las became fascinated with both the carefree spirit and glitter-in-the-gutter lifestyle of their hometown. After three records mining its lore and lure (from the desert to the sea) they have become global ambassadors of not just a place but a location. Having taken their compact California on the road across the world (making stops in North, Central, and South America, Europe, South Africa, Australia, Russia, East Asia and beyond), they couldn’t help but peek through the other end of the telescope.

On their fourth LP, drummer Matt Correia, bassist Spencer Dunham, and guitarists Miles Michaud and Pedrum Siadatian turn their collective gaze outward and toward the horizon. Simply titled LAHS (a reference to a common misspelling of the band’s name), their forthcoming release on Mexican Summer finds the band turning in their most cohesive and ambitious work yet. The Allah Las seem to be transmitting from a place not found on any map. Those familiar with the band’s work will recognize their skillful melding of melodies and moods, but through that lens we see them venturing into new, exciting territories. Indeed, their growth not just as songwriters, but as performers, arrangers, and producers — is clearly audible.

Correia sings in Portuguese on “Prazer Em Te Conhecer” (Nice to Meet You), which evokes George Harrison while also sounding like a rare 45 from a Brazilian flea market. The breezy sweetness of “Pleasure” could pass for a song by Spanish folk darlings Picnic, were it not for the wistful wisdom in Dunham’s delivery. “Polar Onion” takes us through the inevitable lows one encounters on a long journey, as Michaud laments “drown in the sea, I fill my cup - but it’s not enough”- a caricature of the lonesome cowboy seeking and occasionally glimpsing enlightenment.

One of the most notable evolutions from their previous work is a razor-sharp focus on the groove. We hear the rhythms of Krautrock influencing songs like “Houston” and “Electricity,” with steady and precise drumming that create complexity from repetition. Whilst both “Roco Ono” and “Star” incorporate elements of disco and soul into Allah Las universe, highlighting an airtight rhythm section unafraid to tap their toes. 

Opener “Holding Pattern” conveys what the title suggests; you’ve almost arrived, you can see the ground, but you’re not quite there yet. Airy, ethereal harmonies chant the title, holding you in suspense- and eventually give way to an entirely different mood just before the fade- as if telling the listener “we’ve landed safely.” The persistent shuffle of “In The Air” drives the song forward, while Siadatian’s echo slapped voice bounces along on top, describing “images that can’t compare to the real thing in the air.” Electric guitar and mellotron trade licks, mirror each other's kinetic ascending and descending lines and calling to mind the playful jubilance of Kevin Ayers in his prime.

“We’ve been traveling a lot the past couple years and I think that played a role in influencing the broader variety of songs on this record” Correia explains. And this is precisely what sets LAHS apart from its predecessors -- a record inspired less by time, but by place. “LAHS to me feels like a soundtrack to the past 5 years or so. A sort of audio postcard to anyone who wants to listen.” This sentiment is echoed in the album’s artwork — a collection of exotic postcards, postmarked from equally exotic locals (designed by Matt Correia & Robbie Simon).

Tracking was done mostly by the band at their own studio in Los Angeles, allowing them more time and space to experiment with tunes and tones. Producer/Engineer Jarvis Taveniere (Woods) was brought in to help polish it off, resulting in a sound both crisp and clear while keeping with the warmth and atmosphere the band are known for.

The Allah Las have left the harbor. The infectious wanderlust that fuels these thirteen songs continues to propel the group forward across new frontiers, as they collect and catalog all they find and return with plenty of inspiration in tow. With LAHS we not only discover what souvenirs they’ve brought back for us; they’re inviting us aboard and taking us along for the ride.

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

AMBROSIA

In 1970, four young musicians from the South Bay of Los Angeles, came together to create a new moving and invigorating style of music. Joseph Puerta, Christopher North, David Pack, and Burleigh Drummond produced a sound that was immediately recognized. Today, Ambrosia is three of the original members with the addition of guitarist Doug Jackson, contributing keyboardist Mary Harris, and powerful lead vocals of Kipp Lennon (from the band Venice).

Always exploring the possibilities of progressive, classical, and world influences – with tangled roots of soul, rhythm, and blues – Ambrosia is continuing to entertain their original fans while still engaging newer audiences.

Originally labeled as America’s answer to the progressive invasion of English acts Yes and King Crimson, the group quickly proved itself with a unique blend of aural landscapes. Their musical styles attracted the collaboration with cultural icons Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Alan Parsons, Bruce Hornsby, Michael McDonald, Edgar Winter, Dave Mason, Gary Wright, Al Stewart, and others. Ambrosia had toured extensively with Fleetwood Mac, Heart, and the Doobie Brothers.

During Ambrosia’s early recording history they garnered 5 Grammy Nominations, received frequent radio airplay, and gained the admiration and respect of the musical community – in addition to their sold out concerts around the world. Ambrosia achieved 5 Top 40 hit singles on Warner Bros. Records, released between 1975 and 1980, including “How Much I Feel” and “Biggest Part of Me”. In 2015 the group released a new single, “Hopes and Dreams”, which was featured on the series called The Sparrows that aired on the Fox television channel. As of 2017, the new Ambrosia material keeps coming.

Bringing a breathtaking performance of their classic hits as well as new moving music, Ambrosia puts on a perfect show for any stage, casino, night club, festival, or special event.

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

LA SANTA CECILIA

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

HOOZAY

The Salvi Comedy Jam 

ft Hoozay and Friends

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

SIR WOMAN

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We’re bringing the magic back. Sir Woman heads out in Summer 2026 with a full band for a run of shows built around feel, groove, and real-time energy.

Fronted by Kelsey Wilson - co-founder of Wild Child and member of Glorietta - Sir Woman blends gospel-influenced soul, R&B, funk, and folk-pop into a sound that’s warm, physical, and alive. The full band brings weight and swing, creating shows that feel loose but intentional, intimate but loud.

Praised by NPR as “a brave new R&B-infused, gospel-flecked world,” Sir Woman’s live performances are about being in the room when it happens - when the band hits, the groove settles in, and the night takes on a life of its own.

Photo Credit: Brynn Osborn

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

DOGS IN A PILE

Something organic has been blooming from Asbury Park, New Jersey, and is now making its way around the world. Dogs In A Pile, a band of five twenty somethings with old souls and limitless chops, is waking people up to the timeless and ineffable joys of psychedelic-tinged jazz-funk rock n’ roll.

This is one of the busiest touring bands of today, averaging 130 live shows per year since 2022. The road has become their creative engine, generating a rapidly growing catalog of original tunes. Distroid, the band’s newest album, is a 10-song collection featuring long-awaited studio versions of some of the Dogs’ most beloved repertoire.

Dogs In A Pile is guitarist Jimmy Law, guitarist Brian Murray,  keyboardist Jeremy Kaplan, bassist Sam Lucid, and drummer Joe Babick. In addition, the Dogs In A Pile community includes the Dog Pound, the group’s extended family of fans across the country.

Besides being a lyric from the Grateful Dead song, “He’s Gone,” the name “Dogs In A Pile” is an apt description of the five-piece band’s stylistic breadth. The sonic image it conjures is a heap of storyteller Americana, bluegrass, jazz improvisation, eccentric instrumental excursions, pop-rock sophistication, and deep-pocket grooves, ranging from funk to Latin to reggae and beyond.

Distroid features material that has already become staples of the band’s live show. These studio renditions have afforded the group a chance to present the compositions just how they envision them. Distroid offers a cross-section of the Dogs In A Pile essence, tight and tuneful four-minute funk and jazz informed psych-rock songs, and then sprawling 15-minute compositions with intricate unison lines, agile genre-jumping, and dazzling improvisation. 

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

TRISH TOLEDO

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Trish Toledo is a soul-infused singer originally from Carson, California, whose deep connection to classic pop, Latin, and soul ballads was shaped by her Ecuadorian-Guatemalan roots and early musical influences. After putting her music on hold to raise her son, she has recently returned to performing. Trish’s music bridges generations, captivating both longtime fans of timeless ballads and new listeners discovering a classic sound.

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

J BOOG

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Born and raised on the West Coast and heavily influenced by his Polynesian upbringing, J Boog is one of the top reggae artists of recent years. Mentored by island reggae icon Fiji, he honed his craft early on, blending reggae with soulful melodies and a distinctive vocal style. A chance encounter with Yami Bolo and Gramps Morgan led him to Jamaica, where he worked in the historical studios of Bob Marley, Don Corleon, Bobby Digital, Shaggy, and Sugar Minott—an experience that deepened his connection to reggae’s rich history and the islands’ culture.

His debut album Hear Me Roar dropped in 2007, followed by Backyard Boogie, featuring hits like Let’s Do It Again, produced by Don Corleon, and Sunshine Girl, produced by Gramps Morgan and featuring the late Peetah Morgan. During the 2020 pandemic, Let’s Do It Again went viral on TikTok, boosting its popularity to over 85 million YouTube views and inspiring more than 75,000 videos featuring dance trends led by celebrities such as Jason Derulo, Noah Schnapp, and Charli D’Amelio. His 2016 album Wash House Ting, featuring Morgan Heritage and Buju Banton, topped Billboard’s Reggae Chart and was nominated for Best Reggae Album at the 2018 Grammys. His EP Rose Petals received a 2017 Grammy nomination, along with recognition for topping the U.S. Billboard and iTunes Reggae charts.

J Boog’s repertoire boasts collaborations with SOJA, Iration, Tarrus Riley, The Green, Fiji, Chaka Demus, Richie Spice, and more. More recently, his collaborations have kept him at the forefront of reggae and island music as he continues pushing the sound forward. In 2021, he released Siva Mai featuring Siaosi and hosted a dance competition for the track that received entries from dance crews all over the world. His 2024 releases, including Too Hot with Savage and Fire Up Di Roses with The Green, demonstrate his ongoing influence and innovation in the genre.

He has toured worldwide, including Europe, Africa, Dubai, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, and across the U.S., and has performed at and headlined festivals such as Cali Roots, One Love NZ, One Love Cali, Good Love, Reggae Rise Up, Arizona Roots, Dry Diggings, Holo Holo Music Festival, and The Mayjah Rayjah, to name a few.

With a career spanning over a decade, J Boog’s timeless appeal and cross-generational influence continue to shape the future of reggae. Whether headlining massive festivals or collaborating with the next wave of reggae talent, J Boog remains one of the most significant artists of his generation.

Show 7:30pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

DEATH ANGEL - "ACT III" Tour

playing their "Act III" album in its entirety
with:
VIO-LENCE
INCITE

Show 8 pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

PAUL OAKENFOLD + THE CRYSTAL METHOD

with support from 

LIQUID TODD

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“Pete Tong said it perfectly: getting a release on Perfecto is like a badge of honor,” Paul Oakenfold recalls. “A dance music badge of honor! Those words really meant a lot to me as we began to consider how to properly pay tribute to Perfecto’s first three decades as a record label.”

Pete Tong, of course, is dance music’s longtime tastemaker supreme – but don’t just take Tongy’s word for it: in 2003, none other than the late Queen Elizabeth bestowed an award onOakenfold on behalf of the British Empire as a “Pioneer of the Nation” for his contributions to dance music. All aspects of that legacy are coming together with “Perfecto 30”: a expansive series debuting in 2023-2024 spanning unique global events, musical releases, and exclusive artist/DJ performances that reflect not just 30-plus years of the Perfecto imprint’s success, but the goalpost-moving achievements of Oakenfold, Perfecto’s co-founder and figurehead, aswell. Indeed, it’s hard to separate Perfecto’s landmarks from Oakenfold’s storied history as arguably the first global superstar DJ, paving the way from Ibiza and the Glastonbury mainstage to smash Las Vegas residencies; as a hitmaking producer for everyone from Happy Mondays to Madonna and U2; a pioneer of contemporary electronic music soundtracks for games and hit Hollywood movies like Swordfish and Bourne Identity; and an innovator of DJ culture across genres, crucial in bringing underground club sounds from trance to EDM to a worldwide mainstream audience (and that’s just a partial list). “Paul’s attitude in starting Perfecto was quite visionary, quite refreshing – I think he started a brand, really, that also happened to be a label,” Tong notes in the upcoming documentary Welcome to Perfecto.

“Perfecto 30 is really the umbrella for it all,” Oakenfold explains. In addition to the release of Welcome to Perfecto (which features additional commentary from the legendary likes of Fatboy Slim, Carl Cox, Todd Terry and David Guetta, along with cultural perspective Mixmag’s Nick Stevenson and DJ Times editor Carl Loben), Perfecto 30 will include a series of remixes and DJ mix recordings featuring everyone Oakey OGs like Carl Cox to new jacks like Franky Wah. Meanwhile, Oakenfold himself will make a series of special DJ appearances crisscrossing America and the UK to Ibiza and Australia – many involving the parties, festivals, and superclubs like Cream where he made his name; in them, he plans to revisit Perfecto classics and deep cuts like PPK’s “ResuRection,” Planet Perfecto’s “Bullet in a Gun,” and his own smashes like “Starry Eyed Surprise” (the hit collaboration with Crazy Town’s Shifty Shellshock from Oakenfold’s platinum debut solo album, 2002’s Bunkka). Oakenfold also promises a special event at an epic, unexpected venue where dance music has never been played before, which is no small promise. After all, he was the first DJ to play Stonehenge, Area 51, the Great Wall of China, and base camp at Mount Everest – and when he played at the Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi, his set was broadcast to over 760 million worldwide households. “All I can say is we’re looking at one of the oldest cathedrals in England,” Oakenfold notes with a mischievous smile.

Most of all, “Perfecto 30” will celebrate the full heritage and influence of the dance-music empire Oakenfold has built – from helping create DJ superstars out of the likes of Hernán Cattáneo, Mark Ronson, and David Guetta to bringing underground dance sounds to fresh ears. “I can honestly say, Perfecto tipped me on to house music,” Fatboy Slim claims, pointing to hearing early Perfecto classic “I’ll Be Your Friend” by house-music legend Robert Owens at a Brighton club as a career-changing epiphany. “I learned trance from Paul Oakenfold,” ToddTerry admits in Welcome to Perfecto, citing his groundbreaking mix CD’s like Another World and the Tranceport series. Indeed, with trance revivalists like Evian Christ currently redefining the big room sounds Oakenfold popularized and neo-electronic groups like Sextile exploring the Manchester grooves he helped produce in the studio for Happy Mondays, Perfecto’s diverse sound remains more relevant than ever. Across the main Perfecto imprint and its four sub-labels – Perfecto Records, Perfecto Fluoro, Perfecto Black, and Perfecto House – the label has touched nearly every significant dance movement of modern times, from progressive, trance, and EDM but also drum and bass, Balearic, electro, and beyond; as such, on his last artist album, 2022’s Shine On, Oakenfold found himself collaborating with a diverse creative crew including Cee Lo, Luis Fonsi, Aloe Blacc, Azealia Banks, and Zhu. Oakenfold points out Perfecto 30 will also launch a number of releases of today’s most cutting edge dance-music artists and producers including Velvet Cash, Danny Stubbs, Blink, Adam White, and Nat
Monday. Oakenfold’s syndicated Perfecto Radio show, meanwhile, still draws 25 million
listeners internationally on a weekly basis to hear him spin his latest tunes and dancefloor
discoveries. For the next chapter of Perfecto, meanwhile, Oakenfold claims he’s returning to the roots of the label’s original mission.

“I’m going back to doing straight club records – underground tracks that I love,” Oakenfold says. “You have to understand, Perfecto is now a thirty-year-old brand: there are generations that have grown up with the sound. They got into dance music and have grown up with the label, collecting our vinyl from day one. It’s turned into much more than a label. So to celebrate that spirit, I’m just going to do what I’m good at and really love – and go out in a blaze of glory for my last dance!

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For nearly three decades, The Crystal Method has remained one of the most influential and well-respected acts in electronic music. Co-founded by Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan in 1993, the GRAMMY®-nominated duo pioneered the big beat genre and defined the sound of a generation, beginning with their platinum-selling debut, Vegas (1997).

To date, The Crystal Method has played more than 1300 shows—headlining EDC, Lollapalooza, and Ultra Miami—while their music has appeared in more than 100 film, TV, and video game soundtracks. Along the way, TCM has released such best-selling titles as Tweekend (2001), Legion of Boom (2004), and Divided by Night (2009)—the latter two of which earned GRAMMY® nods for Best Dance/Electronic Album. While Jordan retired in 2017, Kirkland reimagined The Crystal Method as a solo act. Now, the innovative artist continues the evolution with TCM’s seventh studio album, and his second solo outing, The Trip Out.

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

METALACHI

Show 7:30pm

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Moniker & Numbskull Present 30 Years of

THE MISSING 23RD

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The Missing 23rd, a melodic hardcore punk band from Oxnard, California, emerged from the heart of the Nardcore scene in 1995 and remained active through 2004. Blending classic hardcore aggression with melodic punk influences, the band became known for socially conscious, DIY-driven, and anti-conformist lyrics.
Over the years, The Missing 23rd released several records and built a reputation for intense live performances, sharing the stage with influential acts such as Bad Religion, Circle Jerks, 7 Seconds, T.S.O.L., and GBH, as well as later-generation bands including AFI, Good Riddance, Earth Crisis, and Propagandhi.
The band also broke new ground for the Ventura County punk scene, becoming the first local band to tour internationally with performances across Europe and Japan, in addition to touring throughout the United States and Canada.
Now, for the first time in two years, The Missing 23rd return to the stage to celebrate their 30th anniversary.
Joining them for this special event will be several bands connected to vocalist John Crerar, who is celebrating his 50th birthday. The evening will feature performances by stoner metal heathens,The Fucking Wrath(Tee Pee Records), fast hardcore headbangers Stop Breathing (No Idea Records), silly Dadcore dudes Dad Brains(Pirate Press Records), 90's punkers Dick Circus, anrcho punks Peter Pan's Army, & power violence shredders Emmanuel Lewis, along with a few surprise appearances throughout the night.

Show 8 pm // All Ages

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Ventura Music Hall & (((folkYEAH!))) Present

TURNOVER

with 

NARROW HEAD & SHE"S GREEN

Show 8pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

NATION OF LANGUAGE

Four years on from the release of their unexpectedly self-assured debut album, NYC based Nation of Language have attracted a rapidly growing international audience via their danceable and impassioned take on new wave, post-punk & shoegaze genres. Following the critical acclaim of their their first LP Introduction, Presence, its 2021 follow-up A Way Forward pushed them to a wider audience—landing them their late-night TV debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and a string of sold out tours—and their 2023 record Strange Disciple has continued this momentum, landing Rough Trade’s coveted #1 album of the year spot. Now a mainstay atop lists of the best live acts of recent years, the band continue to charge synth-first into their latest chapter as a major festival draw at recent iterations of Austin City Limits Festival, Desert Daze, Pitchfork Festival, Primavera Sound, Corona Capital, Outside Lands, Bonnaroo and many others.

Show 8pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

KOTA THE FRIEND: LIVE BAND SESSIONS

Playing new and classic records with a live band!

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Desert Daze & Ventura Music Hall Presents

DAKHABRAKHA

with support from 

BRAINSTORY

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Show 7:30 pm

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

JILUKA

JILUKA was formed in February 2015 with a four member line-up:
Ricko (vocals) / Sena (guitar) / Boogie (bass) / Zyean (drums)

JILUKA expresses a variety of emotions by combining their aggressive metal sound with diverse musical essences and utilizing striking, melodious music.

The band released three mini albums and five singles in a three year period, trademarked by an impressive musical evolution, interwoven with a musical sense indicative of the new generation.

Strongly embossed with the label of visual kei Deathcore from the start, both their growth as a band and a hybrid and metallic intensification resulted in the creation of visual kei modern metal.

Furthermore, they expanded their always energetic live performance endeavors and presented the world with their first full album "Metamorphose" in 2018. And after that, they challenged themselves to take a new step forward in May 2019 with their brilliantly daring cover album "Polyhedron", which included a metal version of the nationally recognized hit song "U.S.A." and an iconic anime song "Fukai Mori".

Marking their 5th year as a band with their first best-of album "XANADU" and an anniversary solo show in February 2020, JILUKA are on the cutting edge of V-Kei modern metal with divided albums "Xtopia"(2020) and "IDOLA"(2021).

In October 2022, the band launched their ultimate new flagship "Electro Gothic Metal (EGM)" sound with the digital single "BLVCK" (sound-engineered by Jeff Dunne who's known for working with Motionless in White, Ice Nine Kills, Emmure, Chelsea Grin, etc). And their following digital singles "OVERKILL" "VENΦM"(2023), "S4VAGE"(2024), spread the possibilities of EGM. Especially music video "VENΦM" got over 1.5 million view in the first year on YouTube (https://youtu.be/SnTqDzM43VU).

JILUKA made their first performance in the United States in October at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2023. A month later, it was revealed that they would play at Evil Live Festival in Lisbon, becoming the first visual kei band to perform in the country. Taking advantage of the festival date, the band announced their first world tour 2024 named K4RMA with five solo dates in Europe; in the cities of Warsaw, Bratislava, Cologne, Paris and London which all sold out, plus the Resurrection Festival in Spain / EVIL LIVE Fest in Portugal and a show in Los Angeles in July. Due to the success of K4RMA, they returned to Europe in September with "K4RMA - The Return", this time with 2 new countries: Italy and Finland, and finishing it with a show in China. A four-date tour in United States will begin in late October, 2024.

In February 2025, they released their 5th digital single "KVLT". Starting in March, they embarked on a North American tour with IMMINENCE (22 shows in 3 weeks). Furthermore, in May, they launched their headline world tour 2025 "THE KVLT", touring Europe in June (including festival appearances at the Czech "ROCK FOR PEOPLE" and Finland "Tuska 2025") and South America in July. Subsequently, they began a nationwide Japan tour from late August. (During this Japan tour, the band released their new best album "XNDII" to commemorate their 10th anniversary).
And 2026 kicks off with the release of JILUKA's latest EGM digital single "DeViLs."
In May, they will also embark on a nationwide tour headlining a total of 17 cities in the US.

Now, JILUKA with EGM is taking over the world!!

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

THE BROKEN HEARTS

Tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

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“THE BROKEN HEARTS " are a nationally touring Tom Petty tribute band hailing from Tom Petty's home state of Florida and was created in 2017 by former Tom Petty and Mudcrutch bandmate, bassist Charlie Souza. Charlie has also worked with other legendary songwriters such as Greg Allman, Vanilla Fudge and The New Rascals. Along with singer/songwriter Shawn Scheller (Save The Radio!) Charlie and Shawn have assembled a core group of pro musicians that most accurately captures the "live" concert experience of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.

The current touring band consists of :

- Shawn Scheller ( Save The Radio / The Contenders ) as Tom Petty on lead vocals and guitar.

- Mateo Olivo ( Infamous Unknowns / The Contenders ) as Mike Campbell on lead guitar

- Dave Walker ( The Hazies ) as Howie Epstein on bass guitar,

- Aidan Cain ( The Contenders ) as Benmont Tench on Piano, Organ and keyboards

- Chris McDonald ( The Henley's) as Stan Lynch on drums

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

CHEEKFACE W/ SPECIAL GUEST CATBITE 

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

DUANE BETTS & PAMETTO MOTEL

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Duane Betts ignites and brings an evolution to the Southern rock tradition. With a fiery legacy forged by his father, the legendary Dickey Betts, the second generation musician infuses it with his own soul-stirring blend of blues, raw passion, and six-string mastery. Backed by his band, Palmetto Motel, Betts delivers a dynamic live show filled with searing guitar solos, heartfelt storytelling, and a mix of classic influences with fresh energy. Fans can expect a blend of roots rock, blues, and some improvisational jamming, creating an electrifying yet deeply authentic experience. With top-tier musicianship, a connection to rock ‘n’ roll history, and the desire to make every performance a true experience, a Palmetto Motel show is an unforgettable journey that no music lover should miss.

Palmetto Motel is…
Johnny Stachela (guitar, vocals)
Pedro Arevalo (bass, vocals) 
Vincent Fossett Jr. (drums)
Max Butler (B-3 organ)

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

BUILT TO SPILL

with special guest 

PLAYDEAD

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Built to Spill was formed in 1993 by Doug Martsch and over the years they have toured extensively and made several albums with a rotating cast of musicians, currently featuring Teresa Esguerra (Prism Bitch) on drums, and Melanie Radford (Blood Lemon) on bass.

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

STINKFOOT ORCHESTRA

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Ventura Musio Hall Presents:

YOU SHOULD BE DANCING - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEE GEES

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You Should Be Dancing is the most explosive Bee Gees experience in North America. Recognized for their flair and onstage charisma, YSBD effortlessly recreates the iconic Bee Gees sound while elevating the onstage visual experience.

Dance & sing along to "Stayin' Alive", "You Should Be Dancing", "More Than A Woman", "Night Fever", "How Deep Is Your Love", and more, with songs written by the Bee Gees for Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers, Frankie Valli, Barbara Streisand, Andy Gibb, and other incredible hits & surprises.

YSBD has appeared on ABC, CBS, and the CW, headlined the biggest stages across the US, and featured in line-ups that include America, The Beach Boys, Boyz II Men, Chicago, Daryl Hall, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Smokey Robinson. The band has also performed with Yvonne Elliman and opened for members of Cheap Trick, Def Leppard, and Guns N' Roses. 

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

CARSIE BLANTON

Carsie Blanton is a songwriter with hooks, chutzpah, and revolutionary optimism. A
radical folk artist in the tradition of Woody Guthrie, her infectious melodies and lyrical
wit keep listeners rapt while she conjures spirits of vaudeville, campfire singalongs, and
punk rock. Blanton and her road-tested band deploy humor, camaraderie, and
considerable musical muscle to enroll each audience in a rare vision of hope and
solidarity.
In addition to writing and performing music, Carsie works as a political organizer and
activist. In fall of 2025, she participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla, a direct action to
bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by sailboat. In early October, after a month at sea, she
was imprisoned in Israel for five days along with hundreds of her comrades.
Soon after, Blanton released The Little Flame, a song of solidarity covered widely on
social media during her detention. The Little Flame features background vocals from
Irish band Ye Vagabonds and Carsie’s Palestinian/New Zealander prison-mate Rana
Hamida, and appears on her latest album, The Red Album Vol II.

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

MIKE DAWES

Mike Dawes is an English guitarist known for composing, arranging, and performing multiple parts simultaneously on a single guitar. He is regarded as one of the world’s most creative modern fingerstyle guitarists, with a repertoire spanning original viral videos and popular arrangements, alongside mainstream chart success performing with Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues. His reputation has invited him opportunities to collaborate with GRAMMY Award-winning artists such as Tommy Emmanuel, with whom he recorded the duet record‘Accomplice Vol. 3,’ and the GRAMMY-nominated metal band Periphery, with whom Mike joined on their 2024 double single release. Mike’s passion is performing, and he has shared the stage with acts as diverse as Tommy Emmanuel, Christopher Cross, Periphery, The Aristocrats, Justin Hayward, andthe Athens State Orchestra.His third studio album, Galactic Acid, was released in August 2024

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

An evening with

BLACK FLAG

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Desert Daze + Ventura Music Hall Presents:

THE BLACK ANGELS

with special guest

GHOSTWOMAN

2026 marks the 20th anniversary of the band’s debut album, Passover (2006), a now-classic record that helped define the 21st-century psych revival. To celebrate, The Black Angels-Alex Maas (vocals/bass), Christian Bland (guitar), Stephanie Bailey (drums), Jake Garcia (guitar),and Misti Hamrick (bass) are returning to the road to perform the album in full, along with their greatest hits.

Formed in Austin, Texas in 2004, The Black Angels have become one of the most influential bands of the modern psychedelic rock movement. Drawing inspiration from forebears such as Syd Barrett, Roky Erickson, Arthur Lee, and The Velvet Underground, the band crafts a soundthat is both reverent to the genre’s roots and fiercely forward-looking, hypnotic, heavy, political, and immersive.

Beyond their own recordings, the band’s impact on the global psychedelic community iscemented by their role as founders of Austin Psych Fest, one of the world’s most important gatherings for psychedelic, experimental, and underground music.

Following albums such as Death Song (2017) and Wilderness of Mirrors( 2022) on Partisan Records, The Black Angels continue to evolve while remaining unmistakably themselves: a band that channels the spirit of classic psychedelia into a dark, modern, and deeply powerful form.

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

MARC BROUSSARD

Acclaimed singer, songwriter, and musician Marc Broussard is a unique performer who
embodies the essence of American soul and has forged his own distinct musical style. The son
of Louisiana Hall of Fame guitarist Ted Broussard of "The Boogie Kings," he nurtured his
musical gifts at an early age in the vibrant Lafayette, Louisiana, music scene. After releasing a
highly successful independent EP at age 20, Broussard made his major-label debut with
Carencro. The album featured the breakout hit "Home" and propelled him into the international
spotlight. That album and the others that followed revealed Broussard as a Southern soul singer
with a rarefied talent and an innate stylistic and emotional authenticity that has made him one of
the most indelible artists of his generation. The Louisiana-born and raised artist has created a
wide range of music in his career. Carencro laid the groundwork with unequaled style,
illustrating his knack for modern soul music and setting the stage for his long and distinguished
career. NPR cited, "His music radiates soulful Louisiana blues, but his songs blend those
influences with raucous rock 'n' roll to create unique and infectious music." Washington Times
noted, "Few modern voices are as powerful as Marc Broussard's soulful, Bayou-bred baritone."

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Ventura Music Hall Presents:

ADAM CAROLLA

ADAM CAROLLA is best known as a comedian, actor, radio personality, television host and NY
Times best-selling author. He currently hosts THE ADAM CAROLLA SHOW, which holds the
Guinness Book of World Records for “most downloaded podcast." Adam started THE ADAM
CAROLLA SHOW podcast from his home office in Feb. 2009. The podcast now receives more
than 30 million downloads a month and has been featured in Fast Company Magazine,
Entrepreneur, The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times.
After years “digging ditches and swinging hammers” on construction sites throughout Southern
California led to a job rebuilding a boxing gym, Adam traded on that for an opportunity to coach
boxing. Little did he know this would lead to a fateful meeting with Jimmy Kimmel which would
officially put him on the path to comedy stardom. After joining Kimmel on KROQ's hit morning
show Adam launched his national comedy career on the syndicated radio program LOVELINE
with Dr. Drew Pinsky. MTV developed a television version of the show, which was co-hosted by
Adam and Dr. Drew for five seasons (1996-2000). With Jimmy Kimmel (and their partner Daniel
Kellison) Adam created and starred in two hit Comedy Central shows, THE MAN SHOW
(1999-2003) and CRANK YANKERS (2002‐2005). He later took that construction acumen into
the television world with TLC’s THE ADAM CAROLLA PROJECT, which saw him and old
construction buddies remodeling and flipping his childhood home, Spike TV’s TO CATCH A
CONTRACTOR where he busted shady contractors and made them fix their shoddy work, and
ADAM CAROLLA AND FRIENDS BUILD STUFF LIVE where he coached celebrity guests on
various DIY challenges.
Adam became a New York Times best-selling author when his book, IN 50 YEARS WE’LL ALL
BE CHICKS, topped the charts for ten weeks. The audio version went straight to the #1 position
on iTunes. He has since written five more books including New York Times Best Sellers NOT
TACO BELL MATERIAL and PRESIDENT ME. Adam also co-wrote, produced and starred in
two independent feature length films: THE HAMMER (2007) and ROAD HARD (2015), a
crowd-funded comedy that raised over a million dollars in a single month. Through his venture
Chassy Media he produced the inspirational documentaries WINNING: THE RACING LIFE OF
PAUL NEWMAN, UPPITY: THE WILLY T. RIBBS STORY and THE 24-HOUR WAR, which
documents the battle between Ford and Ferrari in the 1960’s for racing dominance at Le Mans.
Along with hosting his daily podcast, Adam headlines Clubs, Theaters and Casinos nationwide
as a stand up comic touring his particular brand of common sense comedy that will air as his
first Stand Up special on Fox Nation in the Winter of 2025.