Seven Nights LA

Los Angeles live music, edited for tonight and the week ahead.

Venue guide

Los Angeles rooms worth knowing this week

Browse by neighborhood, room shape, and the kinds of nights each venue tends to reward.

Find the right room

Filter by neighborhood, room scale, floor plan, what is live this week, and the rooms that tend to lean toward a certain kind of night.

Rooms by neighborhood

Active this week

Moroccan Lounge

Arts District · 10 this week

Arts District · small · standing · indie, jazz, vocal

Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.

emergingindie

Whisky a Go Go

West Hollywood · 9 this week

West Hollywood · mid size · indie, hip-hop

Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.

legacyrocksunset-strip

Gold-Diggers

East Hollywood · 8 this week

East Hollywood · mid size · indie, dance, jazz

Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.

barhotelindie

The World Stage

Leimert Park · 8 this week

Leimert Park · small · seated · jazz, vocal

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

communityjazz

Harvard & Stone

Thai Town · 8 this week

Thai Town · mid size · indie

Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.

garagelocalrock

The Virgil

East Hollywood · 7 this week

East Hollywood · mid size · jazz, indie, vocal

Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.

djindiesoul

Zebulon

Frogtown · 7 this week

Frogtown · small · standing · unique, indie, dance

Best for left-field bills, art rooms, and discovery nights.

cool-roomexperimentalindie

Lodge Room

Highland Park · 7 this week

Highland Park · mid size · standing · indie, listening, vocal

Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.

highland-parkindie

The Wiltern

Koreatown · 7 this week

Koreatown · large · live, listening, jazz

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

mid-sizetouring

Harvelle's Santa Monica

Santa Monica · 7 this week

Santa Monica · small · seated · jazz, vocal, indie

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

bluesjazzwestside

Vibrato Grill Jazz

Bel Air · 6 this week

Bel Air · small · seated · dance, jazz, vocal

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

jazzsupper-club

The Smell

Downtown LA · 6 this week

Downtown LA · small · indie

Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.

all-agesdiypunk

The Echo

Echo Park · 6 this week

Echo Park · small · standing · indie

Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.

emergingindie

The Fonda Theatre

Hollywood · 6 this week

Hollywood · large · live, listening, hip-hop

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

mid-sizetouring

Alex's Bar

Long Beach · 6 this week

Long Beach · mid size · indie

Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.

indielong-beachpunk

Sam First

Westchester · 6 this week

Westchester · small · seated · jazz, hip-hop

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

improvisedjazz

Teragram Ballroom

Westlake · 6 this week

Westlake · mid size · standing · indie

Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.

indietouring

The Belasco

Downtown LA · 5 this week

Downtown LA · mid size · standing · dance, global, indie

Best for dance, electronic, and late-night momentum.

electroniclatintouring

The Regent Theater

Downtown LA · 5 this week

Downtown LA · mid size · indie

Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.

downtownindiemid-size

2220 Arts + Archives

Historic Filipinotown · 5 this week

Historic Filipinotown · small · seated · jazz, unique

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

artsexperimentaljazz

YouTube Theater

Inglewood · 5 this week

Inglewood · mid size · inglewood, listening, indie

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

inglewoodtouring

Harvelle's Long Beach

Long Beach · 5 this week

Long Beach · small · seated · jazz, indie

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

bluesjazzlong-beach

The Mint

Mid-City · 5 this week

Mid-City · mid size · jazz, vocal

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

rootssmallsoul

Arts District

Resident

Arts District · no shows this week

Arts District · mid size · arts-district, dj, indie

Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.

arts-districtdjindiesmall-room

Atwater Village

El Motivo

Atwater Village · no shows this week

Atwater Village · small · seated · creative-music, experimental, jazz

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

creative-musicexperimentaljazzsmall-room

Beverly Grove

Largo at the Coronet

Beverly Grove · no shows this week

Beverly Grove · small · seated · comedy, intimate, songwriters

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

comedyintimatesongwriters

Chinatown

Grand Star Jazz Club

Chinatown · no shows this week

Chinatown · small · chinatown, dj, experimental

Best for left-field bills, art rooms, and discovery nights.

chinatowndjexperimental

Cypress Park

Permanent Records Roadhouse

Cypress Park · no shows this week

Cypress Park · mid size · indie, record-store, small

Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.

indierecord-storesmall

Downtown LA

Don Quixote

Downtown LA · no shows this week

Downtown LA · mid size · standing · electronic, experimental, global

Best for dance, electronic, and late-night momentum.

electronicexperimentalglobal

Grand Performances

Downtown LA · no shows this week

Downtown LA · mid size · free, seasonal, world

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

freeseasonalworld

Palace Theatre

Downtown LA · no shows this week

Downtown LA · mid size · historic-theater, touring

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

historic-theatertouring

Redwood Bar & Grill

Downtown LA · no shows this week

Downtown LA · mid size · garage, punk, rock

Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.

garagepunkrock

Rhythm Room LA

Downtown LA · no shows this week

Downtown LA · small · seated · funk, jazz, soul

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

funkjazzsoul

The United Theater on Broadway

Downtown LA · no shows this week

Downtown LA · mid size · historic-theater, touring

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

historic-theatertouring

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Downtown LA · no shows this week

Downtown LA · mid size · classical, jazz, la-phil

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

classicaljazzla-philnew-music

East Hollywood

The Vermont Hollywood

East Hollywood · no shows this week

East Hollywood · mid size · standing · electronic, indie, mid-size

Best for dance, electronic, and late-night momentum.

electronicindiemid-size

East LA / warehouse

Non Plus Ultra

East LA / warehouse · no shows this week

East LA / warehouse · mid size · standing · experimental, punk, underground

Best for left-field bills, art rooms, and discovery nights.

experimentalpunkundergroundwarehouse

Fairfax

Genghis Cohen

Fairfax · no shows this week

Fairfax · small · seated · singer-songwriter, small

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

singer-songwritersmall

Molly Malone's

Fairfax · no shows this week

Fairfax · small · seated · fairfax, roots, small-room

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

fairfaxrootssmall-roomsongwriters

Hermosa Beach

Saint Rocke

Hermosa Beach · no shows this week

Hermosa Beach · mid size · reggae, rock, south-bay

Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.

reggaerocksouth-bay

Highland Park

ETA Highland Park

Highland Park · no shows this week

Highland Park · small · seated · improvised, jazz

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

improvisedjazz

Highland Park Bowl

Highland Park · no shows this week

Highland Park · mid size · dj, indie, roots

Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.

djindieroots

The Gold Line Bar

Highland Park · no shows this week

Highland Park · mid size · dj, highland-park, listening-bar

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

djhighland-parklistening-barvinyl

The Goldfish

Highland Park · no shows this week

Highland Park · mid size · bar, highland-park, indie

Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.

barhighland-parkindiesmall-room

The Hermosillo

Highland Park · no shows this week

Highland Park · mid size · bar-room, dj, highland-park

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

bar-roomdjhighland-parksmall-room

The Hi Hat

Highland Park · no shows this week

Highland Park · mid size · highland-park, indie, small-room

Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.

highland-parkindiesmall-room

The OffBeat Bar

Highland Park · no shows this week

Highland Park · mid size · dj, garage, punk

Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.

djgaragepunk

Historic Core

The Grayson DTLA

Historic Core · no shows this week

Historic Core · mid size · bar-room, dtla, free

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

bar-roomdtlafreelocal

Hollywood

Amoeba Music Hollywood

Hollywood · no shows this week

Hollywood · mid size · free, in-store, record-store

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

freein-storerecord-store

Catalina Jazz Club

Hollywood · no shows this week

Hollywood · small · seated · cabaret, jazz

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

cabaretjazz

Hotel Cafe

Hollywood · no shows this week

Hollywood · small · seated · intimate, singer-songwriter

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

intimatesinger-songwriter

Hollywood Hills

Hollywood Bowl

Hollywood Hills · no shows this week

Hollywood Hills · large · classical, jazz, la-phil

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

classicaljazzla-philoutdoor

The Ford

Hollywood Hills · no shows this week

Hollywood Hills · small · seated · global, jazz, la-phil

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

globaljazzla-philoutdoor

Koreatown

Tuesdays @ Monk Space

Koreatown · no shows this week

Koreatown · mid size · chamber, new-music

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

chambernew-music

Long Beach

Fingerprints Music

Long Beach · no shows this week

Long Beach · mid size · in-store, record-store

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

in-storerecord-store

Los Angeles

Coaxial Arts

Los Angeles · no shows this week

Los Angeles · small · experimental, media-art, noise

Best for left-field bills, art rooms, and discovery nights.

experimentalmedia-artnoise

Monday Evening Concerts

Los Angeles · no shows this week

Los Angeles · mid size · classical, new-music

Best for composed music, global artists, and seated arts programming.

classicalnew-music

Oracle Tavern

Los Angeles · no shows this week

Los Angeles · mid size · standing · diy, experimental, punk

Best for left-field bills, art rooms, and discovery nights.

diyexperimentalpunkunderground

Los Feliz

Greek Theatre

Los Feliz · no shows this week

Los Feliz · large · asm-global, iconic, outdoor

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

asm-globaliconicoutdoortouring

MacArthur Park

Levitt Pavilion LA

MacArthur Park · no shows this week

MacArthur Park · mid size · free, latin, seasonal

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

freelatinseasonalworld

Northridge

The Soraya

Northridge · no shows this week

Northridge · mid size · arts-presenter, classical, global

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

arts-presenterclassicalglobaljazz

Pasadena

Healing Force of the Universe

Pasadena · no shows this week

Pasadena · small · seated · community, experimental, jazz

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

communityexperimentaljazzrecord-store

Old Towne Pub

Pasadena · no shows this week

Pasadena · mid size · indie, pasadena, rock

Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.

indiepasadenarock

The Cellar - A Wine Library

Pasadena · no shows this week

Pasadena · small · seated · listening-room, pasadena, wine-bar

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

listening-roompasadenawine-bar

Redondo Beach

Montauk

Redondo Beach · no shows this week

Redondo Beach · small · seated · jazz, listening-room, south-bay

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

jazzlistening-roomsouth-bay

San Pedro

The Sardine

San Pedro · no shows this week

San Pedro · mid size · punk, small, south-bay-adjacent

Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.

punksmallsouth-bay-adjacent

Santa Monica

McCabe's Guitar Shop

Santa Monica · no shows this week

Santa Monica · mid size · acoustic, folk, legendary

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

acousticfolklegendary

Silver Lake

El Cid

Silver Lake · no shows this week

Silver Lake · small · seated · flamenco, indie, singer-songwriter

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

flamencoindiesinger-songwriter

Silverlake Lounge

Silver Lake · no shows this week

Silver Lake · mid size · indie, small

Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.

indiesmall

Studio City

The Baked Potato

Studio City · no shows this week

Studio City · small · seated · fusion, jazz, valley

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

fusionjazzvalley

USC

USC Thornton Events

USC · no shows this week

USC · mid size · classical, jazz, university

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

classicaljazzuniversity

University Park

Shrine Auditorium

University Park · no shows this week

University Park · mid size · historic-theater, touring

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

historic-theatertouring

West Hollywood

Bar Lubitsch

West Hollywood · no shows this week

West Hollywood · mid size · bar-room, comedy, dj

Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.

bar-roomcomedydjlocal

Troubadour

West Hollywood · no shows this week

West Hollywood · mid size · standing · iconic, indie, singer-songwriter

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

iconicindiesinger-songwriter

West LA

The Pico

West LA · no shows this week

West LA · small · seated · small-room, songwriters, westside

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

small-roomsongwriterswestside

Westlake

Dynasty Typewriter

Westlake · no shows this week

Westlake · small · seated · comedy, intimate, music-adjacent

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

comedyintimatemusic-adjacent

Westwood

UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

Westwood · no shows this week

Westwood · mid size · classical, jazz, university

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

classicaljazzuniversity