Ooh La L.A. is a French music festival brought to you by our good friends at Goldenvoice and KCRW, showcasing bands, artists, and DJs from the Francophone world. This year is the 3rd edition of the festival, and it features L.A. RECORD favorites Tinariwen , KCRW darlings Nouvelle Vague, and many, many more! You can buy tickets here! And if you want to go for freejust email rsvp@larecord.com with subject OOH LA L.A. and a video of the best French (or Francophone) band you can find! The person who really Frenches out will win tickets to all three days of the fest!

TINARIWEN

Tinariwen is a band of Tuareg musicians hailing from the desert region of Algeria. This video is taken from Tinariwen’s album Imidiwan: Companions, and the footage featured in the video are clips taken from the DVD short film that accompanies the new album.

NOUVELLE VAGUE

Nouvelle Vague covers songs that you probably know and then transforms them to the type of music that you’d want to hear if you were wandering the streets of Paris wearing Chanel couture and looking impossibly fabulous while doing it.

HINDI ZAHRA

The work of Franco-Moroccan singer Hindi Zahra has been described as a mix of French folk, Moroccan psyche, and hip hop. Whatever it is, it’s good stuff.

OOH LA L.A. IS THU., SEPT. 29, FRI., SEPT 30, AND SAT. OCT. 1, AT THE EL REY THEATER, 5515 WILSHIRE BLVD., LOS ANGELES. 8 PM / $25-$75 / ALL AGES. VISIT OOH LA LA AT OOHLALAFESTIVAL.COM