LACHSApalooza

Greek Theatre, 2700 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles. May 30th. LACHSApalooza at the Hollywood Bowl — wait, at the Greek Theatre — the outdoor amphitheater in the Los Feliz hills where this kind of community celebration finds the setting it deserves: the hills, the summer air, the 5,800-seat bowl that makes any night on the hillside feel like something worth driving to.

LACHSApalooza is the annual event built around the Korean American and SoCal heritage community — music, performance, food, and the specific energy of a cultural celebration that takes the Greek Theatre as its venue and takes that seriously. The Greek on a May evening is a different experience than any indoor venue: the sound travels through the hillside air, the crowd occupies the terraced seating and the lawn, and the night ends with the city visible below.

Tickets at ticketmaster.com. May 30th. The Greek fills from the reserved sections and the lawn becomes the communal space that outdoor concerts were invented for. If you've been to LACHSApalooza before, you know what the Greek adds to it. If you haven't been — this is the year to go.