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Swamp Dogg with the Ben Vaughn Ensemble and DJ Eli Paperboy Reed makes this a Westside rock and jam bill with more shape than the long title suggests.
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Current shows, active rooms, and a fast starting point for Venice.
Swamp Dogg with the Ben Vaughn Ensemble and DJ Eli Paperboy Reed makes this a Westside rock and jam bill with more shape than the long title suggests.
DISCO NIGHT with Bad News PB&Yam turns The Venice West toward a movement-first Sat night, with bass and rhythm doing the work.
GRATEFUL BRUNCH with Easy Wind Jul grateful dead jerry garcia jerry garcia band gives The Venice West a guitar-and-song shape on Sat, stronger when the band sounds direct.
Heavy West, Doomboyz, Great Electric Quest, Pegzilla, and The Owling make this a stacked Westside rock bill. The concrete handle is volume and guitars at The Venice West.
Trophy Eddy with Maejoy, The Deffades, Lev, and Ufo is a stacked Westside rock and jam bill, good when the appeal is bill shape more than one known name.
The Vindys with Chloe Cicoria & Pacific Rust is a compact indie bill at The Venice West. Hooks, friction, or voice make the small room matter.
Shwayze turns The Venice West into the song-band row on Thu, with enough bite for a smaller room.
Which One S Pink A Tribute To Pink Floyd is a smaller-room indie call at The Venice West, built more on bite than scale.
Venice · 8 this week
Venice · mid size · standing · indie, dance
Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.