Do It. Adele's Los Angeles Concerts.

If you don't have Adele's album 21, buy it now.

Also--see her next week at the Greek Theatre (6/6) or the Hollywood Palladium (6/9).

Adele's "Make You Feel My Love" is on a compilation charity CD, Songs for Japan, that I picked up at a Best Buy in Montreal last week and have been listening to non-stop. Other tracks include John Lennon's "Imagine", Bob Dylan's "Shelter from the Storm", and Eminem Featuring Rihanna's "Love the Way You Lie".

Los Angeles shows Monday June 6 and Thursday June 9.

Tickets available through Ticketmaster, if sold out, try Craigslist.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

Photo credit: thatgrapejuice.net

Advance Notice. Subscribe to the Hollywood Bowl's summer season.

Undoubtedly, this beautiful weather is making you dream of summer already. So you might as well start preparing.

Subscriptions to the Hollywood Bowl's 2011 summer season officially go on sale tomorrow. What better way to enjoy Los Angeles in the summer than a picnic, some wine and the gorgeous music at the Hollywood Bowl? And if you haven't seen the LA Phil's conductor Gustavo Dudamel at work -- this is the year to do it. He surely lives up to the hype, so don't miss out.

And don't think this means you have to stick to going to the Bowl every week of the summer or anything; there are a ton of different and flexible options. Check them out here.

-- Chau Tu

Do It. Summer events at Americana at Brand.

Taking the drive up to Glendale can seem like a hassle most of the time, especially just for a shopping trip, but Americana at Brand is giving you a good (and free!) excuse.

The outdoors shopping center from Rick Caruso (of The Grove fame) has set up a couple fun activities for the coming summer weekdays. There's the summer concert series on Wednesdays at 6pm, which will feature free live performances on The Green--look out for Natasha Bedingfield next week, and Paula Cole later in the month. And then there's the summer movie series on Thursdays at 8pm, which has The Devil Wears Prada screening tonight for free ($3 suggested donation), then Avatar and High School Musical 3 in the coming weeks.

What's even better about the movie series is that it happens to coincide perfectly with Americana's Happy Hour, which occurs Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5pm-9pm. That means you can hop on the Americana trolley and enjoy happy hour specials at the center's restaurants like Katsuya and the Cheesecake Factory, and then head on over to the outdoors screening afterward. Who knew a mall could still be fun as an adult?

For more info, check out the website. Americana at Brand is located at 889 Americana Way in Glendale.

-- Chau Tu

Advance Notice. Sunset Junction Street Fair.

The Sunset Junction Street Fair is one of L.A.'s premier local events, often featuring the coolest of indie and rock bands in the midst of a good ole fashioned street fair, and usually scheduled as a perfect last hurrah for summer.

This year's event is set to be the 30th anniversary, so big things are sure to be happening. Info is still trickling in slowly, but some of the bands have already been announced, including the ever-delightful Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, my favorite Mayer Hawthorne, Fitz and the Tantrums, the Deadly Syndrome, Red Cortez and more.

The excitement will be revving up quickly, so you may as well book August 21st and 22nd and get your tickets now, for the special pre-sale price of $15. At-door tickets will be $20 (but you probably won't want to risk a sell-out). It's an L.A. classic, and you won't want to miss out.

-- Chau Tu

Do It. Ray LaMontagne at the Greek.

Ray LaMontagne is coming to the Greek Theatre with David Gray on September 8, and I suggest you get tickets for it. They went on sale Saturday, and aren't sold out yet.

I've seen him three times--first at the Troubadour in 2006 (above), at the Orpheum, and at the Hollywood Bowl last summer. In settings both tiny and large (and somewhere in between--the Orpheum) he was touchingly good. All of his songs are enjoyable, and he sings from the heart. "Trouble", "Shelter", and "You Are the Best Thing" are favorites. David Gray's "This Year's Love" is a hit that has maintained appeal after over ten years, and would be great to hear live.

Outdoor summer concerts in Los Angeles are really fun, and it should still be warm enough in early September to drag summer on bit longer by going to see LaMontagne on a Wednesday night.

Plan on attending, you'll be so glad you did.

The Greek Theater is located at 2700 N Vermont Ave. in Los Feliz. Tickets available from Ticketmaster, $45-$75.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

Photo credit: the BEAT

Advance Notice. Hollywood Bowl concerts.

It just ain't a summer in L.A. without a concert under the stars at the Hollywood Bowl, and with this year's fantastic line-up of shows featuring contemporary indie bands like Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, Grizzly Bear and She & Him along with the classic Beatles celebrations and orchestral compositions (including some led by celebrated new L.A. Phil conductor Gustavo Dudamel), there's no reason to miss out.

So get to planning your summer on the right foot and take a look at this year's schedule. Tickets for most of the shows go on sale this Sunday at 10am, but there's also a presale beginning TODAY at 10am. Passwords HB10 or BOWL10 should work; let us know about any others in the comments below.

Happy summer, and don't forget the wine and blanket!

-- Chau Tu

Photo credit: Courtesy of Los Angeles Philharmonic Association