After years of planning, the award-winning BBC TV series Walking With Dinosaurs comes to life in a stunning theatrical event. Internationally renowned designers have worked with scientists and spent over 20 MILLION dollars to create 15 life-sized dinosaurs, including that terror of the ancient terrain, Tyrannosaurus-Rex! These dinosaurs actually walk, roar, and interact with one another. How amazing is that!

And LA.CityZine has two tickets for you, to see the opening night of the performance on September 25th. All you have to do to win is leave a comment below stating a dinosaur that hasn’t already been listed and one fact about it, and you’ll be entered in a drawing to win two tickets for opening night!

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The boys of Tokyo Police Club, Dave, Graham, Greg, and Josh, are four good friends living the dream. They grew up dreaming of being rock stars and now with a little nudge they’re soring high. They grew up playing air guitar, lip syncing to songs in front of the mirror, and practicing interviews before bed. Then one day they actually decided trying to play music… and to everyone’s relief, they were awesome.

Their album, A Lesson in Crime, stayed on the Canadian College Charts longer than any other album released in 2006, their video for “Cheer it On” won a MuchMusic Video Award in 2007 (resulting in a very awkward acceptance speech) and they’ve been rocking shows all over. If you ever listen to Indie 103.1, you should know these guys well. I think someone over there has a crush on them. These guys are having a blast and so much fun to watch. They’re a hop, skip, and a jump away from being huge.

See them know so you can say “I knew them when.”

Luckily for you, we’re going to get you for free! We have two pairs of tickets to give-away  to two lucky people for the show at The Music Box and the Fonda (Map) on the 18th.  All you have to do to be entered in a random drawing to win is…

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***Update: And the winners are… Jason Lelea and Juan! Congrats, you’ve both won two tickets to their show at the Fonda and a free copy of their CD!

Many of you may remember them from the film “Little Miss Sunshine” or possibly “Til the End of Time.” DeVotchKa, is definitely a band to watch out for. Their music is an amalgamation of so many different ideas, presented in a clear and beautiful way. Their stage is quite literally packed with instruments from a sousaphone, accordion, piano, violin, a bouzouki, an upright bass, percussion, a trumpet, drums and a Theremin. I’m sure that if you could come up with another instrument, they’d be happy to learn how to play it and use it at their next show.

I have to admit, I didn’t know who DeVotchKa was when I first heard the name, but the second I started listening, I was intrigued. It’s refreshing to find music that makes you stop and listen, that is inspiring, uplifting, and most of all interesting.

So, in order to honor these AMAZING musicians. We’ll be giving away two pairs of tickets to the show at the El Rey on the 16th and two copies of their CD “A Mad & Faithful Telling.”  All you have to do to be entered in a random drawing to win is…

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***Update: Add the winners are…Greg Kaczynski and Stephanie! Congrats you two! You’ve both won two tickets to their show tomorrow night! Enjoy!

These three Welsh boys have made a huge impact in music since the 90’s. In eight tumultuous years between 1997 and 2005, the Welsh three piece released five albums, scored twenty Top 20 hits, racked up multi-million sales, and toured relentlessly on an exhausting schedule. Recently, after Kelly Jones, the lead singer had to take a break for an illness in the family, he created a solo album that bleed out his feelings of hope and despair. Now the group is back together and on the road again with their new CD, Pull The Pin.

“In these times, when you can download a track before its even released, if one song’s weaker than the other then its fucking done, you have to kind of make ‘em all stand their own ground,” enthuses Kelly. “I think we’ve achieved the best parts of the band over the last ten years on one record. The energy captured reminds me of when we started. It is the sound of a band happy to be back together.”

So it’s time to celebrate and in order to help do so we have two pairs of tickets to give-away to the show at The Fonda Theater (Map) on the 16th.  All you have to do to be entered in a random drawing to win is…

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Update***

And our winner is, India! Congratulations India! You have until 5pm today to collect your price or we will give it to the runner up.

Legendary writer, producer, arranger, and performer of some of the most cherished music in rock history, BRIAN WILSON is one of the most influential pop composers of the last 50 years and now is your chance to see him live for FREE. The man who brought us the Beach Boys, the hit album SMiLE, chart topping single “Surfin,” and countless other hits will be performing at the Hollywood Bowl September 12th, 13th, and 14th to benefit the LA Phil Musicians Pension Fund. Brian Wilson and his wondrous band will perform all the classics for an unforgettable end-of-summer spectacular and fireworks finale!

Tickets range from $10 to $114, but you can win them for free right now by…

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Thank you all for playing our “What did you want to be when you grew up” Brooke Fraser give-away!

And the winners are:

• Claudia the stewardess
• Christianne the astronaut
• Francisco Sevilla the Top Gun fighter pilot

Our two winners of Brooke’s latest CD “Albertine”go to:

• Claudia the stewardess
• Francisco Sevilla the Top Gun fighter pilot

If you were not lucky enough to win, I’m sorry. Below if more information about the show as well as information for more give-aways! You’re bound to win at some point and we’ve got way better odds than Vegas!

Brooke Fraser will be playing at th El Rey Theatre (Map), September 12 at 8:00pm. The show is open to all ages you and can purchase tickets for $16-$19 at goldenvoice.com.

More Give-Aways:

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The winners of the Balkan Beat Box concert September 9th at 8pm at the El Rey Theater are…

• Danimal who would like to travel to Switzerland
• Lindsey will be taking a trip to Israel
• Dan who is a hope skip and a jump away from Djibouti

Congratulations and enjoy the show!

Everyone else, thanks for playing, if you would still like to attend the show you can buy tickets here.

We also have two other competitions still going on for Brooke Fraser, A Bronx Tale, and next week we’ll be announcing four new give-aways between Monday and Friday! And trust me, we got some goodies for ya.

Feel like being winner? LA.CityZine has three completely different competition currently taking place that you could win SIMPLY by leaving a comment. There is something for everyone here… so don’t be afraid. Play now!

Balkan Beat Box with Deleon at the El Rey | Three pairs of tickets are up fro grabs for this circus/burlesque/techno group performing September 9th | Competition ENDS Saturday September 6th - Enter to win now by leaving a comment here saying a country you would like to visit!

Brooke Fraser at the El Rey | Heart of a rocker with the voice of an angel. Three lucky people will each win a pair of tickets to her show on September 12th and two even more lucky people will win her new CD “Albertine” | Competition ends September 9th - Enter to win now by leaving a comment here telling us your dream job!

A Brox Tale at the Wadsworth Theater | Theater in LA don’t get much better than this. Win two tickets to A Bronx Tale on September 14th, with Academy Award - Nominated actor Chazz Palminteri and Tony Award -winner Jerry Zak directing, you’re in for a treat | Competition ends September 11th. | Leave a comment telling us the first play you ever saw here and you could win!

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UPDATED: We have the winner of our competition! And the winner is the prop master for the Music Man in Middle School.

Congratulations Jacky!

To everyone else, thanks for playing! Tickets are still on sale and you can buy them here. Very few things are as rewarding as an amazing live performance and this has got to be one of the best shows playing in LA.

A Bronx Tale, is a coming of age story about trusting your heart and reaching your potential. It is directed by four-time Tony Award®-winner Jerry Zaks and starred in by Academy Award - nominated actor Chazz Palminteri. Pamminteri returns to the stage in this unforgettable performance fresh from a successful run on Broadway, where it was praised by the critics and adored by the public.

LA.CityZine gave away two tickets for the September 14th show at 7:30pm. All you had to do to place was to leave a comment

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For those of you who are into good singing and beautiful music, you have to check out Brooke Fraser. This girl’s got a voice like an angel. She’s like the new Norah Jones but from New Zealand. She studied piano from the age of seven, began writing songs at 12, and at 15 got sick of writing slow piano ballads and taught herself how to play the guitar. Although at first she appears to have a quiet demeanour her deep lyrics and soulful voice point to a deeper side of her.

Maybe the fact that secretly she wants to be a drummer in a hardcore band or a forensic anthropologist is what makes her so f-ing cool. Or maybe it’s because her first album What To Do With Daylight, debuted at #1 and achieved gold-selling status in the same week. The album eventually went 8 times platinum and remained in the top ten on the album charts for over a year. But don’t trust me, trust her voice and check out the video below the jump. I don’t know, your call.

If you want to see her for free at the El Rey on September 12th, we’ve got your tickets right here. We’ll be giving away 3 pairs of tickets to three lucky winners and two copies of her latest CD “Albertine” to the first two people picked in our drawing. All you have to do to win is…

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Boy have we got an event for you. I saw these guys and they blew my mind. Their music is like nothing you’ve ever heard before. Keep reading for more information about how you can win your way in to The Balkan Beat Box September 9th.

The best way I can describe them is as a circus, burlesque show, concert, dancehall all mixed into one. The entire focus of BBB is to make connections through music in areas that people normally have issues with. The group has come together to show that great things can come out of bringing everyone’s different together.

Jewish, Gypsy, Arabic, and American are united by hip hop beats and dancehall toasts. BBB’s musical hitch-hiking continues as they mix things up with dub and electronics, juxtaposed with ancient Moroccan and Mediterranean melodies. The band’s uncategorizable sound gives equal weight to soulful acoustic timbres and digital rhythms creating a uniquely organic sound with electronic elements.

How do you win!?

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It’s that time again, to win two tickets to the Hollywood Bowl! What do we have for you now? Donna Summer’s. That’s right, she rocked the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and now it’s her turn to turn you on. This is sure to be a great night to bring a date, a bottle of wine, and let the fun begin. Summer’s the original queen of the dance floor and five-time Grammy-winner, will be ready with her hit songs such as, “Dim All the Lights,” “Love to Love You, Baby,” “On The Radio,” “Enough Is Enough,” “Bad Girls,” plus selections from her new CD.

So what do you have to do to win? In honor of Ms. Summer’s, please leave a comment below with the name the first song you can ever remember “getting down to” and you’ll be entered in a drawing to win two tickets to the show. For those of you who have yet to “get down” or for SOME reason have never done it to music, then give us a song you think you would like to get busy with (I love coming up with all these different ways of saying sex.) The winner will be announced Thursday, July 21st on LA.CityZine.

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