Seven Nights LA

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

Venue guide

Harvelle's Santa Monica

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

Harvelle's Santa Monica is in Santa Monica. This is a listening-room bet: players, arrangements, and details before hype. The current seven-day window has 6 shows listed, mostly around jazz, vocal, dance.

small room · usually under 300 capacity · intimate listening setup

  • NeighborhoodSanta Monica
  • Roomlistening room
  • Capacityusually under 300 capacity
  • Setupintimate listening setup
  • FloorSeated room
  • SettingMostly indoor room
  • Musicjazz, vocal, dance
  • Current shows6 this week

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THE TOLEDO SHOWTonightJazzVocal
Sun, Nov 15 · Harvelle's Santa Monica · Santa Monica
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  • Intimate Listening Setup

THE TOLEDO SHOW puts theatrical nightclub performance out front. It stays a light bet unless the music gives you a clear hook or groove.

Mon, Nov 16 · Harvelle's Santa Monica · Santa Monica
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  • Intimate Listening Setup

ALL-STAR JAM SESSION BENEFIT gives Harvelle's Santa Monica a close-listening Mon set, where phrasing and detail matter more than scale. The room rewards a patient ear.

THE NO CHASERSNext few nightsJazzVocal
Tue, Nov 17 · Harvelle's Santa Monica · Santa Monica
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  • Intimate Listening Setup

THE NO CHASERS puts the voice up front, with melody and phrasing doing most of the work. For Tuesday, the close Tuesday live set lands better when the songs announce themselves quickly.

This week's listings

JUKETOXLater this weekDanceJazz
Thu, Nov 19 · Harvelle's Santa Monica · Santa Monica
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  • Intimate Listening Setup

JUKETOX puts Harvelle's Santa Monica in singer-songwriter mode on Thu, with direct voice and small-room focus. The first verse carries the setup.

WESTERN REVENGELater this weekJazzIndie
Fri, Nov 20 · Harvelle's Santa Monica · Santa Monica
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  • Intimate Listening Setup

WESTERN REVENGE makes Harvelle's Santa Monica a seated Fri room for writing, phrasing, and quiet attention. The lyric gets the last word.

Sat, Nov 21 · Harvelle's Santa Monica · Santa Monica
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  • Intimate Listening Setup

SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING (formerly BLOWIN SMOKE) keeps Harvelle's Santa Monica in craft-first mode on Sat, strongest when the songs land with close detail. Careful ears get more back.