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The Meerkats Attack Dog ( Philadelphia, PA) Drypoint is the Wed indie row at The Smell: guitars, songs, and a human-scale room.
Venue guide
The Smell
Best for loud rooms, punk energy, and informal discovery.
The Smell is in Downtown LA. It earns its place here when a specific bill cuts through the weekly noise. The current seven-day window has 11 shows listed, mostly around indie.
small flexible room · usually under 350 capacity · flexible art/performance setup
- NeighborhoodDowntown LA
- Roomart space
- Capacityusually under 350 capacity
- Setupflexible art/performance setup
- SettingMostly indoor room
- Musicindie
- Current shows11 this week
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Read more → gives The Smell a direct guitar-and-songs feel on Wed, stronger when the band sounds direct.
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Wednesday 2026 is a compact indie bill at The Smell. Hooks, friction, or voice make the small room matter.
This week's listings
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Jasper’s birthday , featuring… Androgyny Uncle Duplicity turns The Smell into the song-band row on Thu, with enough bite for a smaller room.
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Another guitar-and-songs Thu set at The Smell, with the room keeping things direct.
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The Chapel The Pin-Ups General Goop & The Grease Army is the Fri indie row at The Smell: guitars, songs, and a human-scale room.
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Another guitar-and-songs Fri set at The Smell, with the room keeping things direct.
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Mad Magic presents… Apocalypsis The Burners My Heart, Your Mind is a compact indie bill at The Smell. Hooks, friction, or voice make the small room matter.
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The Smell gets a second indie stop on Sat, small enough for hooks and rough edges to register.
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So Vain Sky Creature ( NYC) LottoRPG is a smaller-room indie call at The Smell, built more on bite than scale.
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The Smell gets a second indie stop on Sun, small enough for hooks and rough edges to register.