Indie / Alt 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: Thu Nov 5 · 8:00 PM · Kate BollingerZaferiaAlex's BarPunk bands, garage rock and dance-floor DJs share Alex's Bar, a Long Beach stop whose calendar also makes space for karaoke and trivia.Next: Sun Nov 8 · 2:00 PM · Hans Gruber & The Die Hards + Odd Advantage + More TBASan 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 Dec 5 · 8:00 PM · Shine On, The Live Pink Floyd ExperienceMalibuAviator Nation Dreamland MalibuBehind an Aviator Nation store in Malibu, Dreamland gives a former 1970s music venue another turn as a concert stop.Next: Sat Oct 24 · 7:00 PM · Allah-LasClaremont CollegesBridges AuditoriumA painted zodiac stretches above the audience at Bridges Auditorium, Pomona College's large stage for touring music, comedy, dance and public talks.Next: Thu Feb 18 · 7:00 PM · Swan LakeCerritosCerritos Center for the Performing ArtsA large suburban performing-arts center that occasionally presents film with live musical accompaniment and other event-style screenings.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 8:00 PM · Legends in Concert ®: Legendary LadiesEcho ParkEchoplexThe Echoplex is the larger space beneath The Echo in Echo Park, with its entrance around the corner on Glendale Boulevard.Next: Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM · And Always Forever 2026 - Kick-Off Show with American Analog SetSilver 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: Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM · Swapmeet with JoyerEast 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: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · Velvet Trip with special guests Queentide and Mo0dSan 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 Dec 4 · 8:00 PM · Walt Johnson's Sinatra Tribute Band ft. Michael FalconeGriffith ParkGreek TheatreThe Greek is a 5,900-seat outdoor amphitheater set in Griffith Park, open since 1930 and owned by the City of Los Angeles.Next: Fri Oct 23 · 7:30 PM · Foster the People w/ Goth BabeHollywoodHollywood BowlThe Hollywood Bowl spreads a concert across a natural canyon, with box seats below and long rows of benches climbing the hillside.Next: Wed Nov 18 · 7:30 PM · Jonas BrothersHollywoodHollywood PalladiumThe Palladium's broad dance floor carries a line from big-band Hollywood to rock, punk and hip-hop, all inside a Streamline Moderne ballroom.Next: Wed Nov 11 · 6:30 PM · Turnover - Down On Earth TourInglewoodKia ForumThe Kia Forum trades its old basketball and hockey calendar for arena concerts, with decades of Inglewood music history behind the stage.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · The Neighbourhood: THE WOURLD TOURHighland ParkLodge RoomA former Masonic meeting hall gives Highland Park concerts cherry-wood paneling and preserved architectural details above the street.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM · YHWH NailgunHighland ParkOblivionOblivion folds live bands into a Highland Park surf and vintage shop, with a small-scale setting on North Figueroa.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 7:00 PM · Golomb, Amps for ChristDTLAPacific ElectricNext: Thu Oct 22 · 8:00 PM · City of the SunCypress ParkPermanent Records RoadhouseA Cypress Park record store and bar that deals mostly in used vinyl and puts on shows in the same building.Next: Thu Oct 15 · 9:00 PM · Sam EvianHighland ParkScribbleA small DIY space on York Boulevard in Highland Park, holding about a hundred people for whatever its operators decide to put on.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 7:30 PM · Spookey Ruben / Ben Varian / Fake TalaLincoln HeightsThe AirlinerThe Airliner sends DJs and live artists upstairs while Asian comfort food and cocktails anchor the bar below.Next: Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM · Finnish Postcard Album Release ShowDTLAThe 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: Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM · Blonde RedheadEcho ParkThe EchoThe Echo keeps touring bands at neighborhood-club scale on Sunset Boulevard, with local residencies woven into its history in Echo Park.Next: Wed Oct 14 · 7:00 PM · The Hayds with Ear Ringers & A Tragic FancyHollywoodThe FordThe Ford sits against a Hollywood hillside, with no seat more than 96 feet from its open-air stage.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 8:00 PM · Iron & WineDowntown 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: Thu Oct 15 · 8:00 PM · AutomaticMid-CityThe MintThe Mint fits live bands and dinner into a small Pico Boulevard club whose acoustics were engineered as a recording studio.Next: Wed Oct 21 · 8:00 PM · little luna EP Release Show, Orion SistersDTLA: 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: Fri Oct 9 · 6:30 PM · The Royston ClubDowntownThe NovoThe Novo puts a concert crowd above the shops and restaurants of LA Live, with a standing floor and a seated balcony.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 6:30 PM · Dying Fetus & SanguisugaboggBoyle HeightsThe ParamountThe Paramount puts touring bands and local acts on a restored ballroom stage in Boyle Heights.Next: Tue Oct 13 · 7:00 PM · Diles que no me matenWest HollywoodThe Peppermint ClubNext: Thu Nov 12 · 7:00 PM · Rivkah ReyesWest 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: Sun Oct 11 · 8:00 PM · LØLØWest 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: Fri Oct 9 · 7:00 PM · The BendsVirgil VillageThe VirgilA family-owned cocktail bar on the edge of Silver Lake, split into a Stage Side that carries live comedy and music and a B Side that carries DJs.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 9:30 PM · A Very 2000s Indie Dance Party @ Club Nano Los Angeles w/ DJ perksandkissesTopangaTopanga Community CenterTopanga Community Center puts concerts in a clubhouse the canyon's residents fund and maintain themselves.Next: Fri Oct 16 · 5:30 PM · Silent DiscoDTLA: Bunker HillWalt Disney Concert HallInside Frank Gehry's steel curves, Walt Disney Concert Hall uses wood and carefully modeled acoustics to bring an unamplified orchestra into focus.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 11:00 AM · Mälkki Conducts BartókWest 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: Mon Nov 2 · 6:00 PM · The SoapGirls, VOXXXFrogtownZebulonZebulon separates a Frogtown cafe and patio from a concert stage, leaving space to talk before stepping into the music.Next: Wed Oct 14 · 8:00 PM · Imperial Teen, Kids on a Crime Spree, Crows