Seven Nights LA

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

Venue guide

Alex's Bar

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

Alex's Bar is in Long Beach. This room is good for smaller touring acts, early discoveries, and bills with a close crowd. The current seven-day window has 6 shows listed, mostly around indie, dance, unique.

music room · capacity varies by setup · general live-music room

  • NeighborhoodLong Beach
  • Roommusic room
  • Capacitycapacity varies by setup
  • Setupgeneral live-music room
  • SettingMostly indoor room
  • Musicindie, dance, unique
  • Current shows6 this week

Start here

Gina KuhnTomorrowDanceIndie
Sun, Aug 16 · Alex's Bar · Long Beach
  • General Live-Music Room

Gina Kuhn stays engaging when the music gives you a clean anchor. Alex's Bar is the right room for loud guitars and a low ceiling.

This week's listings

Primitive RingLater this weekOffbeatIndie
Thu, Aug 20 · Alex's Bar · Long Beach
  • General Live-Music Room

Primitive Ring trades easy hooks for texture, tension, and a slower build. Primitive Ring at Alex's Bar reads clearly fast in a room that does not hide much.

Good Foot!Later this weekJazzIndieVocal
Fri, Aug 21 · Alex's Bar · Long Beach
  • General Live-Music Room

Good Foot is a guitar set built on volume, edges, and immediacy. At Alex's Bar, Good Foot sounds better when it gets specific the moment it starts.