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Sick of just watching all those terrible singers? Sick of sitting on your couch come January and saying, “By god, I’m good enough to be on this show”? Well now’s your chance to join the troves and sing as bad, or for the few, as good as the rest. Got gray hair? Have a cleft palate? Think America is in dire need of seeing you sing dressed as an X-Men character? Well get your singing voices and absurd outfits/stories ready because American Idol Season 6 Auditions are coming to Los Angeles.

That’s right. On Tuesday, August 8th flocks upon packs upon herds upon thousands of thousands will be filling The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA to prove they’ve got the stuff to make Taylor Hicks wish he had decided to emulate a high school football coach in Alabama instead of Joe Cocker. For more information, go to Americanidol.com and don’t forget to take public transit. The Metro Gold line leaves from Union Station and takes you all the way to beautiful Pasadena. From there it’s just a quick ride on the 267.

And another helpful hint, casually flashing a bottle of Xanex to Paula couldn’t hurt. Now go make MetroRiderLA proud!

From Grand Performances:

DJs Choc and Hapa are your guides down Hip Hop’s historical “wheels of steel” trail, with numerous musical stops along the way. Our knowledgeable DJ tour leaders will demonstrate basic techniques, including scratching, beat juggling, beat matching and their highly developed mad skillz. Whether you are hip deep into the turntable arts, or just want to understand a little bit about that-crazy-noise-kids-listen-to-these-days, we hope you’ll join us for the fun.

Metro Accessible via: Metro Redline (Pershing Square Station)

Address (for MTA Trip Planner):
350 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90071

A dynamic live performer, Tunisian-born singer-songwriter MC Rai joins traditional North African rhythms and melodies with urban beats to create new compositions in which the ancient and modern converge. Shattering simplistic stereotypes, his music will delight longtime fans of North African music and captivates new listeners.

KPFK 90.7 FM’s DJ Nnamdi to open. Free. Sponsored, in part, by the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, and the Irvine Foundation. Media sponsors: KFPK 90.7 FM and Downtown News.

Easiest access from Metro Rail:
Red Line to Union Station
Alameda St exit
S on Alameda St to 1st St (4 blocks)
turn R, walk around museum 

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Ever been to the famous Rose Bowl in Pasadena? No? Yes, but it was only to see the Bruin’s football team get trounced upon so you’re not sure if that counts? Well now’s your chance to pop your cherry or replace that losing taste in your mouth with a new, much more flavorful taste of Rose Bowl fanfare by celebrating the 80th Annual Americafest at the Rose Bowl, Tuesday, July 4th. For just $10 (children under 5 are free) you can enjoy live music from the Pasadena Pops and The Five Browns while you put down all the barbeque you can handle. Then sit back and enjoy the cool SoCal evening with a thirty minute fireworks extravaganza put on by the world famous Pyrospectaculars. Festivities start at 11am so get there early and you won’t miss a thing. Since there are a million things to do on July 4th in Los Angeles there’s no excuse for doing nothing. And of course, always do them by way of public transit. Though Pasadena is easily assessable by the Metro Gold Line you may be coming from all directions so plan a trip yourself at MTA.net using 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, 91103 as your destination. After choosing the route that best suits you, make sure to notice the cool feature that pwnz drivers by showing how much more it would cost to drive, not including the cost to park. Now enjoy the explosions and extravagance that is American!