Moroccan Lounge
Arts District · 12 this week
Arts District · small · standing · indie, listening, vocal
Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.
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ListeningVenue guide
Los Angeles rooms worth knowing this week
Browse by neighborhood, room shape, and the kinds of nights each venue tends to reward.
Rooms by neighborhood
Active this week
The Smell
Downtown LA · 11 this week
Downtown LA · small · indie
Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.
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GuitarGold-Diggers
East Hollywood · 9 this week
East Hollywood · mid size · indie, dance
Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.
barhotelindie
DanceZebulon
Frogtown · 9 this week
Frogtown · small · standing · unique, indie, dance
Best for left-field bills, art rooms, and discovery nights.
cool-roomexperimentalindie
DanceThe World Stage
Leimert Park · 9 this week
Leimert Park · small · seated · jazz, vocal
Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.
communityjazz
ListeningLodge Room
Highland Park · 8 this week
Highland Park · mid size · standing · indie, dance, unique
Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.
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DanceCatch One
Mid-City · 8 this week
Mid-City · mid size · standing · dance, indie, global
Best for dance, electronic, and late-night momentum.
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DanceWhisky a Go Go
West Hollywood · 8 this week
West Hollywood · mid size · indie
Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.
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GuitarRedwood Bar & Grill
Downtown LA · 7 this week
Downtown LA · mid size · indie, jazz, vocal
Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.
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ListeningThe Virgil
East Hollywood · 7 this week
East Hollywood · mid size · jazz, indie, vocal
Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.
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ListeningThe Echo
Echo Park · 7 this week
Echo Park · small · standing · indie
Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.
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IndieVibrato Grill Jazz
Bel Air · 6 this week
Bel Air · small · seated · dance, jazz, vocal
Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.
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ListeningThe Belasco
Downtown LA · 6 this week
Downtown LA · mid size · standing · dance, global
Best for dance, electronic, and late-night momentum.
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DanceThe Grayson DTLA
Historic Core · 6 this week
Historic Core · mid size · dtla, free, jazz
Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.
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ListeningThe Fonda Theatre
Hollywood · 6 this week
Hollywood · large · live, indie, dance
Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.
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DanceAlex's Bar
Long Beach · 6 this week
Long Beach · mid size · indie, dance
Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.
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DanceThe Mint
Mid-City · 6 this week
Mid-City · mid size · jazz, vocal, indie
Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.
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ListeningThe Venice West
Venice · 6 this week
Venice · mid size · standing · indie
Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.
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GuitarTownhouse Venice
Venice · 6 this week
Venice · small · seated · jazz, vocal
Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.
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ListeningThe Roxy Theatre
West Hollywood · 6 this week
West Hollywood · mid size · standing · indie, vocal, jazz
Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.
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ListeningTeragram Ballroom
Westlake · 6 this week
Westlake · mid size · standing · indie, dance, hip-hop
Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.
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DanceThe Cinema Bar
Culver City · 5 this week
Culver City · mid size · americana, roots, dance
Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.
americanarootstiny-room
DanceCatalina Jazz Club
Hollywood · 5 this week
Hollywood · small · seated · jazz, dance
Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.
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ListeningYouTube Theater
Inglewood · 5 this week
Inglewood · mid size · inglewood, hip-hop
Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.
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MixedArts 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.
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DanceAtwater 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.
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ListeningChinatown
Grand Star Jazz Club
Chinatown · no shows this week
Chinatown · small · chinatown, dj, experimental
Best for left-field bills, art rooms, and discovery nights.
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DanceCypress 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.
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IndieDowntown LA
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.
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MixedPalace Theatre
Downtown LA · no shows this week
Downtown LA · mid size · historic-theater, touring
Best for specific bills that rise above the weekly calendar.
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MixedRhythm Room LA
Downtown LA · no shows this week
Downtown LA · small · seated · funk, jazz, soul
Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.
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ListeningWalt 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.
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ListeningEast 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.
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Left-fieldFairfax
Genghis Cohen
Fairfax · no shows this week
Fairfax · small · seated · singer-songwriter, small
Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.
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SongwriterMolly Malone's
Fairfax · no shows this week
Fairfax · small · seated · fairfax, roots, small-room
Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.
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SongwriterHermosa 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
GuitarHighland 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
ListeningHighland 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
DanceThe 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.
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DanceThe Goldfish
Highland Park · no shows this week
Highland Park · mid size · bar, highland-park, indie
Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.
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IndieThe 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.
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DanceThe 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
IndieThe 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
DanceHollywood
Hotel Cafe
Hollywood · no shows this week
Hollywood · small · seated · intimate, singer-songwriter
Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.
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SongwriterKoreatown
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
MixedLos 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
Left-fieldOracle 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
Left-fieldMacArthur 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
MixedNorthridge
The Soraya
Northridge · no shows this week
Northridge · mid size · arts-presenter, classical, global
Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.
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ListeningPasadena
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
ListeningOld Towne Pub
Pasadena · no shows this week
Pasadena · mid size · indie, pasadena, rock
Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.
indiepasadenarock
GuitarThe 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.
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MixedRedondo 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.
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ListeningSan 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
GuitarSanta 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
MixedSilver 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
SongwriterSilverlake Lounge
Silver Lake · no shows this week
Silver Lake · mid size · indie, small
Best for touring indie, emerging acts, and midweek discoveries.
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IndieStudio 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
ListeningThai Town
Harvard & Stone
Thai Town · no shows this week
Thai Town · mid size · garage, local, rock
Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.
garagelocalrock
GuitarUSC
USC Thornton Events
USC · no shows this week
USC · mid size · classical, jazz, university
Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.
classicaljazzuniversity
ListeningWest 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.
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DanceTroubadour
West Hollywood · no shows this week
West Hollywood · mid size · standing · iconic, indie, singer-songwriter
Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.
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SongwriterWest 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
SongwriterWestlake
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
MixedWestwood
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
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