Folk / Americana venues
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Historic Filipinotown2220 Arts + ArchivesA volunteer-run cultural center in Historic Filipinotown where about a dozen independent programmers and nonprofits share a single calendar of film, music and readings.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:30 PM · somesurprises, Ilyas Ahmed, Cate KennanSan PedroAlva's ShowroomAlva's arranges about 99 seats like a small amphitheater, bringing San Pedro audiences close to jazz players, instrumental groups and visiting singers.Next: Sat Nov 14 · 8:00 PM · Fine FolkHollywoodBlue Note Los AngelesThe Los Angeles outpost of Blue Note, the Greenwich Village jazz club Danny Bensusan opened in 1981.Next: Mon Feb 8 · 7:00 PM · Ladysmith Black MambazoCerritosCerritos Center for the Performing ArtsA large suburban performing-arts center that occasionally presents film with live musical accompaniment and other event-style screenings.Next: Fri Dec 11 · 8:00 PM · Jake Shimabukuro's Holidays in HawaiiEcho ParkEchoplexThe Echoplex is the larger space beneath The Echo in Echo Park, with its entrance around the corner on Glendale Boulevard.Next: Sun Oct 18 · 7:00 PM · Asha Banks - something inbetween tourSilver LakeEl CidA flamenco club and restaurant on Sunset in Silver Lake, where the Saturday show is built around dinner and the tables face the stage.Next: Mon Oct 19 · 7:00 PM · Ken PomeroyClaremont VillageFolk Music CenterInstruments are both merchandise and museum pieces at Claremont's Folk Music Center, where concerts grow out of a working music shop.Next: Sat Mar 20 · 7:30 PM · Losing is a LuxuryEast HollywoodGold-DiggersGold-Diggers puts a public music club beside working recording studios and a hotel, making East Hollywood's music-making part of the setting.Next: Sun Nov 1 · 7:00 PM · Matt Kivel, Max KnouseSan PedroGrand AnnexThe Grand Annex brings concerts to a 150-seat cabaret in San Pedro, where some bills add a wine tasting before the music.Next: Fri Nov 20 · 8:00 PM · Albert LeeInglewoodKia ForumThe Kia Forum trades its old basketball and hockey calendar for arena concerts, with decades of Inglewood music history behind the stage.Next: Wed Oct 21 · 8:00 PM · beabadoobee: The Powerlines TourNorth HollywoodKulak's WoodshedKulak's Woodshed gives songwriters a 50-seat audience and a live webcast, with volunteers helping keep this North Hollywood listening venue running.Next: Mon Oct 12 · 8:00 PM · Singer/Songwriter Open Mic (sign up at 7pm)MalibuLisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at PepperdinePepperdine's arts center pairs touring music and dance with a main auditorium just 15 rows deep.Next: Thu Jan 21 · 8:00 PM · Andy McKeeHighland ParkLodge RoomA former Masonic meeting hall gives Highland Park concerts cherry-wood paneling and preserved architectural details above the street.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 8:00 PM · Y La Bamba - Ojos De Sol - 10th Anniversary TourSanta MonicaMcCabe's Guitar ShopMcCabe's turns the back of a Santa Monica instrument shop into a 150-seat stage for folk, bluegrass and Americana.Next: Sun Oct 11 · 8:00 PM · FolkWorks 25th Anniversary Benefit Concert.DTLAPacific ElectricNext: Sat Nov 7 · 9:00 PM · BahamasHighland ParkScribbleA small DIY space on York Boulevard in Highland Park, holding about a hundred people for whatever its operators decide to put on.Next: Sun Oct 11 · 7:30 PM · Susy Sun / Valley QueenDTLAThe BellwetherThe Bellwether is an independent music venue just west of downtown LA, opened on Boylston Street as a mid-size stage between the clubs and the arenas.Next: Sat Oct 24 · 8:00 PM · Kishi Bashi: Sonderlust 10th Anniversary TourEcho ParkThe EchoThe Echo keeps touring bands at neighborhood-club scale on Sunset Boulevard, with local residencies woven into its history in Echo Park.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 8:00 PM · Renny Conti - Split Second Tour with James Eichman & GustyDowntown PomonaThe Glass HouseThe Glass House brings touring bands to Downtown Pomona at an 800-person scale, with an all-ages history rooted in alternative rock.Next: Fri Nov 6 · 7:30 PM · Josh Garrels with special guest Taylor ArmstrongCal State LAThe Luckman Fine Arts ComplexThe Luckman brings international music and dance to Cal State LA, with gallery exhibitions adding another reason to visit the campus.Next: Sat Feb 6 · 8:00 PM · Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez 75th Anniversary TourDTLA: Arts DistrictThe Moroccan LoungeThe Moroccan Lounge is a small downtown club booking emerging acts, run by the same people as the Teragram Ballroom and The Bellwether.Next: Wed Oct 14 · 6:30 PM · Olive KlugWest HollywoodThe Peppermint ClubNext: Sat Oct 17 · 7:00 PM · Eric HirshbergWest HollywoodThe Roxy TheatreNeil Young opened the Roxy in 1973 and returned for its fiftieth anniversary. The Sunset Strip club still holds only about 500 people.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM · EvangeliaWest HollywoodThe TroubadourThe Troubadour has booked West Hollywood's most consequential small-club bills since 1957, and still runs a show most nights of the week.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 7:00 PM · MichiganderWest HollywoodWhisky a Go GoThe Whisky has been on the Sunset Strip since 1964, at the corner of Clark, and still books four or five bands a night.Next: Sat Feb 13 · 7:00 PM · Jim Morrison celebration concert featuring Wild ChildFrogtownZebulonZebulon separates a Frogtown cafe and patio from a concert stage, leaving space to talk before stepping into the music.Next: Sun Oct 11 · 5:00 PM · Murder Ballads & Dark Songs ft. Alice Bag, Bloody Death Skull & More