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Tonight
- Art Deco Theater Room
Bunii keeps the focus on intimate, internet shaped pop/indie tracks with a personal bedroom production feel. This is one of the nights where the music itself is the reason to make the plan.
- Seated
Lee Ritenour sounds most distinctive in jazz fusion, smooth jazz, and session work. Blue Note rewards performances built on tone and control.
- Standing room
GROOP, Slow Heat + Ray Monde, DJ Boogie Boudreaux feels strongest when one part of the arrangement clicks early. At Zebulon, the close room keeps the set immediate.
- General Live-Music Room
Very good mondays leans on a clear groove or melody, with the rest of the band adding texture around it. The close Monday live set at Gold Diggers keeps the detour compact.
- Standing room
Sonderfest 2026 feat. Truman Sinclair, Tristan, Ambré + more is the physical end of the night, more pulse than reflection. If you are already in the area, Sonderfest 2026 feat.
- Standing room
Noche Azul ft. Omar Rodriguez leans on a clear groove or melody, with the rest of the band adding texture around it. If you are already near Moroccan Lounge, Noche Azul ft.
Tomorrow
- Seated
Emily Bear is about players in real time, touch, timing, and interplay you can hear. Blue Note is the better bet when you want touch, phrasing, and a clean view of the band.
- Seated
Billy Vera sounds most distinctive in the late Tuesday live set & The Beaters and a long R&B/jazz standards career. The focused Tuesday live set has enough detail to earn a second look.
- Theater-Scale Room
Quadeca holds up in a room where small sounds can stay intact. The Tuesday night is easier to argue for when the bigger rooms feel too polished.
- Larger Theater Or Hall
Alanis Morissette is built around emotionally direct alternative rock and pop rock. This room first Tuesday set makes more sense if you want specificity over scale.
- Larger Theater Or Hall
Dabda goes for sweat and impact over polish. The Tuesday night has enough detail to earn a second look.
The Last Waltz 50th Anniversary Tour ft. Chest Fever: The Official Revival of the BandTomorrowOffbeatIndie
- Standing room
The Tuesday bill leans on a clear groove or melody, with the rest of the band adding texture around it. Zebulon keeps the set immediate once the music gets specific.
- Standing room
Kevin Abstract ft Knox Write stays engaging when the music gives you a clean anchor. The Roxy Theatre rewards sets that get specific before the room starts drifting.
- Large Theater
Sienna Spiro sounds most distinctive in a soulful, jazz tinged pop sound and expressive vocals. The focused Tuesday live set is more convincing when the band gives the songs a clear shape early.
- Starts 21:30
- Intimate Listening Setup
THE NO CHASERS lands harder when you can hear the grain of the singing. It stays a light bet unless the music gives you a clear hook or groove.
- General Live-Music Room
Tuba Skinny leans on a clear groove or melody, with the rest of the band adding texture around it. If you are already near Gold Diggers, the Tuesday night is a sensible stop.
Next few nights
- Art Deco Theater Room
Stephen Day is strongest when polished pop and soul inflected indie music comes through clearly. This feels like a real destination night, not a backup.
- Seated
Emily Bear puts tone and rhythm section detail right out front. At Blue Note, it leans on precision more than spectacle.
- Theater-Scale Room
MGNA Crrrta puts skittish, internet brained club pop with crunchy bass, EDM leads, and hyper online performance energy out front. The Wednesday music makes more sense if you want specificity over scale.
- Standing room
Russian Circles is strongest when the weight and precision of post metal comes through clearly. This compact Wednesday set has enough detail to earn a second look.
- Seated
The BBB puts tone and rhythm section detail right out front. The Wednesday music has enough musical detail to compare honestly with the larger bills.
- General Live-Music Room
Strand Luck is a guitar set built on volume, edges, and immediacy. The Wednesday night is the kind of smaller show that can beat the obvious bigger room.
- General Live-Music Room
The Detours is a guitar set built on volume, edges, and immediacy. The Wednesday music is easier to argue for when the bigger rooms feel too polished.
- Larger Theater Or Hall
Guttermouth puts fast, irreverent skate punk and a long running live presence out front. The Wednesday night makes more sense if you want specificity over scale.
- Starts 20:00
- Standing room
The Tallest Man on Earth feels strongest when one part of the arrangement clicks early. At Lodge Room, textured music has enough space to open up.
- General Live-Music Room
Noir Dalis is a guitar set built on volume, edges, and immediacy. This gets more interesting if one part of the arrangement grabs you fast.
- General Live-Music Room
Trauma ray goes for sweat and impact over polish. The focused Wednesday live set is more convincing when the band gives the songs a clear shape early.
- Flexible Art And Performance Space
Dexter Story T'som Album Release Party is a jazz set where the band texture matters as much as the tunes. 2220 Arts + Archives keeps the set immediate once the music gets specific.
- Standing room
Green House, Colloboh goes for body movement before close listening. The late Wednesday live set gets a more revealing room at Zebulon, which helps when the music has real edges.
- Seated
Talib Kweli sounds most distinctive in conscious hip hop, solo work, and his role in Black Star. Blue Note puts the music under a bright light, which helps when the players can really play.
- Large Club Room
Lindsey Lomis puts bright vocals, guitar centered songs, and polished hooks out front. This room first Thursday set has enough detail to earn a second look.
- Theater-Scale Room
MGNA Crrrta leans on skittish, internet brained club pop with crunchy bass, EDM leads, and hyper online performance energy. The focused Thursday live set is the kind of smaller show that can beat the obvious bigger room.
Sienna Spiro is strongest when a soulful, jazz tinged pop sound and expressive vocals comes through clearly. This direct Thursday set has enough musical detail to compare honestly with the larger bills.
- General Live-Music Room
Sienna Spiro is built around a soulful, jazz tinged pop sound and expressive vocals. The Thursday music is the kind of smaller show that can beat the obvious bigger room.
The full week ahead
Seven days, condensed into one glance.
Fri Nov 13
4 showsEchoplexBest room: EchoplexSat Nov 14
1 showsExchange LABest room: Exchange LASun Nov 15
7 showsVibrato Grill JazzBest room: Vibrato Grill JazzLater this week
- Art Deco Theater Room
Dennett is built around movement, bass, and a room that wants to dance. There is enough going on here to justify the trip on sound alone.
- Theater-Scale Room
The Milk Carton Kids is strongest when close harmonies, dry wit, and spare acoustic arrangements comes through clearly. The late Sunday live set has enough character to hold a whole night together.
- Standing room
Valentino Khan leans on bass heavy club music. For Saturday, the close Saturday live set lands better when the songs announce themselves quickly.
- Large Club Room
Lawrence is built around bright horn arrangements and big singalong hooks. The Friday night has enough detail to earn a second look.
- Large Club Room
Lawrence leans on bright horn arrangements and big singalong hooks. The late Saturday live set makes more sense if you want specificity over scale.
- Theater-Scale Room
For Friday, MGNA Crrrta lands better when the songs announce themselves quickly. The close Friday live set has enough detail to earn a second look.
- General Live-Music Room
Funky Sole lands harder when you can hear the grain of the singing. Gold Diggers keeps the distance short between the band and the room.
- Theater-Scale Room
MGNA Crrrta is built around skittish, internet brained club pop with crunchy bass, EDM leads, and hyper online performance energy. This room first Saturday set sells itself through the music on Saturday.
Go by neighborhood
When geography matters, start with the parts of town that already have the right rooms and current listings.
Hollywood
8 shows this week across 11 rooms.
Lee Ritenour, Emily Bear
Downtown LA
8 shows this week across 15 rooms.
Russian Circles, trauma ray
West Hollywood
8 shows this week across 6 rooms.
Dabda, Kevin Abstract ft Knox Write
East Hollywood
8 shows this week across 3 rooms.
very good mondays, Tuba Skinny
Venice
8 shows this week across 3 rooms.
Indie Soul Night with YAF & Fortuno, Bombargo with Dylan Chambers
Long Beach
8 shows this week across 3 rooms.
Country Night! Country Music, Dancing and Drinks!, ALL-STAR JAM SESSION BENEFIT
Fri, Nov 13
- Standing room
Jervis Campbell sounds most distinctive in polished pop/folk worship adjacent songs with a warm, radio ready vocal style. The focused Friday live set is the kind of smaller show that can beat the obvious bigger room.
- General Live-Music Room
Southern Culture on the Skids is a guitar set built on volume, edges, and immediacy. Alex's Bar is the right room for loud guitars and a low ceiling.
- Starts 20:00
- Standing room
Natural Child puts loose, Stonesy swagger, bar band humor, and Southern rock and-roll looseness out front. At Lodge Room, a set can breathe but still feel close to the floor.
- Seated
Sid Sriram is a jazz set where the band texture matters as much as the tunes. Blue Note Los Angeles keeps the set immediate once the music gets specific.
Sat, Nov 14
- Standing room
Township Rebellion is built around melodic techno and progressive house. Exchange puts the room in club mode first.
Sun, Nov 15
- Seated
Session Syndicate is strongest when LA studio/session musicians revisiting songs and grooves from classic records they helped shape comes through clearly. This compact Sunday set feels stronger when the sound is more specific than the title alone.
- Intimate Listening Setup
World Stage Big Band puts tone and rhythm section detail right out front. At The World Stage, the music speaks directly or not at all.
- Flexible Art And Performance Space
Eleni Sikelianos, Cecilia Vicuña, Courtney Stephens puts tone and rhythm section detail right out front. At 2220 Arts + Archives, the close room keeps the set immediate.
- Standing room
Michael Nau (Night 1) stays engaging when the music gives you a clean anchor. Zebulon rewards sets that get specific before the room starts drifting.
- Flexible Art And Performance Space
Opening Night + All of a Sudden is about players in real time, touch, timing, and interplay you can hear. 2220 Arts + Archives rewards sets that get specific before the room starts drifting.
- Standing room
Mad Tsai with PIAO & bluhour (Michael Cimino) leans on a clear hook or groove that makes the rest of the set easier to hear. The Sunday show gets a more revealing room at The Roxy Theatre, which helps when the music has real edges.
- Standing room
LIL PEEP 30TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION leans on a clear hook or groove that makes the rest of the set easier to hear. The Sunday night is more convincing when the band gives the songs a clear shape early.
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