Soul / R&B venues
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MalibuAviator Nation Dreamland MalibuBehind an Aviator Nation store in Malibu, Dreamland gives a former 1970s music venue another turn as a concert stop.Next: Sun Oct 11 · 7:00 PM · Alisan PorterHollywoodBlue Note Los AngelesThe Los Angeles outpost of Blue Note, the Greenwich Village jazz club Danny Bensusan opened in 1981.Next: Tue Oct 27 · 7:00 PM · DaleyHollywoodCatalina Jazz ClubCatalina Jazz Club has been Hollywood's straight-ahead jazz supper club since Catalina and Bob Popescu opened it in October 1986.Next: Sat Oct 10 · 8:30 PM · Soul & Sass: Comedy Meets Soul with Flame Monroe & Elaine GibbsEcho ParkEchoplexThe Echoplex is the larger space beneath The Echo in Echo Park, with its entrance around the corner on Glendale Boulevard.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM · Arin Ray - The Limbo Tour with Baby JEast 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 · 10:30 PM · Citywave: Magical Funk RaveGriffith 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: Sat Oct 17 · 8:00 PM · VulfpeckDowntown Long BeachHarvelle's Long BeachHarvelle's Long Beach puts live bands and burlesque on the same calendar, with comedy cabaret adding another use for its downtown stage.Next: Wed Oct 14 · 7:30 PM · Soul Shack Productions: Wednesday Night LiveDTLA: Arts DistrictHigh TideHigh Tide pairs DJs and live music with a tropical setting in the Arts District.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 9:00 PM · RESONANCE: Soul Eater HalloweenHollywoodHollywood BowlThe Hollywood Bowl spreads a concert across a natural canyon, with box seats below and long rows of benches climbing the hillside.Next: Thu Oct 15 · 7:30 PM · Cynthia ErivoInglewoodKia ForumThe Kia Forum trades its old basketball and hockey calendar for arena concerts, with decades of Inglewood music history behind the stage.Next: Mon Nov 9 · 8:00 PM · Jessie Reyez: A Little Vengeance TourHighland ParkLodge RoomA former Masonic meeting hall gives Highland Park concerts cherry-wood paneling and preserved architectural details above the street.Next: Mon Dec 14 · 8:00 PM · Shintaro SakamotoSilver LakeLos GlobosLos Globos gives Silver Lake two floors of DJs and live acts, each with its own stage.Next: Fri Nov 6 · 10:00 PM · RhondaDTLAPacific ElectricNext: Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM · RaiNaoOld Town CalabasasSagebrush CantinaSagebrush Cantina puts live music beside Mexican and American food in Old Town Calabasas, from acoustic performers to full bands.Next: Sat Oct 17 · 8:00 PM · soul jukeboxHighland 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 Nov 21 · 6:00 PM · Joy ClarkInglewoodSoFi StadiumSoFi Stadium is the Inglewood arena built by Rams owner Stan Kroenke, home to the Rams and Chargers and to the largest touring shows.Next: Sun Nov 15 · 7:30 PM · The R&B Tour - Starring Usher Raymond & Chris BrownEcho ParkThe EchoThe Echo keeps touring bands at neighborhood-club scale on Sunset Boulevard, with local residencies woven into its history in Echo Park.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 8:00 PM · Arin Ray - The Limbo Tour with Baby JDowntown 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: Sun Oct 11 · 7:00 PM · SoulflyHermosa BeachThe Lighthouse CafeThe Lighthouse's jazz history still has a place in Hermosa Beach, with Sunday brunch and jam sessions alongside reggae, salsa and rock.Next: Sat Oct 31 · 4:00 PM · Charis and The Groove (Disco and Funk) Halloween Day Time PartyMid-CityThe MintThe Mint fits live bands and dinner into a small Pico Boulevard club whose acoustics were engineered as a recording studio.Next: Thu Dec 3 · 8:00 PM · Watermelon FunkDTLA: 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: Sun Nov 15 · 6:30 PM · EldonDowntownThe NovoThe Novo puts a concert crowd above the shops and restaurants of LA Live, with a standing floor and a seated balcony.Next: Thu Nov 5 · 9:00 PM · kwnWest HollywoodThe Peppermint ClubNext: Tue Nov 24 · 7:00 PM · Davion FarrisWest 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: Sat Oct 10 · 8:00 PM · Devon GilfillianWest 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: Thu Oct 8 · 7:00 PM · Soulfly, Nailbomb , Incite, Out of ChaosFrogtownZebulonZebulon separates a Frogtown cafe and patio from a concert stage, leaving space to talk before stepping into the music.Next: Fri Oct 9 · 6:30 PM · Dogo Du Togo & the Alagaa Beat Band, Buyepongo, El Mansbag