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TARYN HAZE, THE HAZARDS, VELVATEEN, HEY MAYHEM is the Thu indie row at Alex's Bar: guitars, songs, and a human-scale room.
Los Angeles live music, edited for tonight and the week ahead.
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Current shows, active rooms, and a fast starting point for Long Beach.
TARYN HAZE, THE HAZARDS, VELVATEEN, HEY MAYHEM is the Thu indie row at Alex's Bar: guitars, songs, and a human-scale room.
Trash Clams leans on a trashy surf/garage band name and small club billing context. Alex's Bar is the right room for loud guitars and a low ceiling.
9/11 Blues gives Harvelle's Long Beach a close-listening Fri set, where phrasing and detail matter more than scale. The room rewards a patient ear.
Alex's Bar Record Swap gives Alex's Bar a direct guitar-and-songs feel on Sat, stronger when the band sounds direct.
Rhythm n' Booze feat. The Bellfuries + The Knockout Kings with DJs Madame X & El Nova is a compact indie bill at Alex's Bar. Hooks, friction, or voice make the small room matter.
ShrekTastic Burlesque puts Harvelle's Long Beach in singer-songwriter mode on Sat, with direct voice and small-room focus. The first verse carries the setup.
Neo Filth is a guitar set built on volume, edges, and immediacy. The late Sunday live set gets a more revealing room at Alex's Bar, which helps when the music has real edges.
Nocturnal Prose (Tx) + The Sow + Cure For Youth + Firmes En LA Roca turns Alex's Bar into the song-band row on Sun, with enough bite for a smaller room.
Spotlight Pole Night makes Harvelle's Long Beach a seated Sun room for writing, phrasing, and quiet attention. The lyric gets the last word.
Go Forward In Flames, Yesterday's Donuts, Daybreak Ends is a smaller-room indie call at Alex's Bar, built more on bite than scale.
Long Beach · 7 this week
Long Beach · mid size · indie, unique
Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.
Long Beach · no shows this week
Long Beach · mid size · in-store, record-store
Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.
Long Beach · 4 this week
Long Beach · small · seated · jazz
Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.