14 Below – 1348 14th St., Santa Monica. (310)451-5040. Or go to 14below.com
Amoeba Music – 6400 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. (323)245-6400
Bigfoot Lodge – 3172 Los Feliz Blvd., LA. (323)662-9227.
The Canyon Club – 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills. (818) 879-5016.
The Echo – 1822 Sunset Blvd., Echo Park. (213) 413-8200. www.attheecho.com
El Cid – 4212 W. Sunset Blvd., Silverlake. (323) 668-0318.
The El Rey Theater – 5515 Wilshire Blvd., LA. (323)860-7880.
Harvelle’s Blues Club – 1432 Fourth St., Santa Monica (310)395-1676, www.harvelles.com
The House of Blues – 8430 Sunset Blvd., W. Hollywood. (323) 848-5100.
The Jazz Bakery – 3233 Helms Ave., Culver City. (310) 271-9039.
The Knitting Factory – 7021 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. (323)463-0204.
The Malibu Inn – 22969 Pacific Coast Hwy., Malibu (310) 456-6060
McCabes – 3101 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 828-4403 www.mccabes.com.
The Roxy – 9009 Sunset Blvd., W. Hollywood. (310)276-2222.
Rusty’s Surf Ranch– Every other Thursday: Women Who Cook. Wednesdays: Planet 80’s. 256 Santa Monica Pier (310)393-PIER.
Silverlake Lounge – 2906 Sunset Blvd., Silverlake. (323)666-2407.
Spaceland – 1717 Silverlake Blvd., Silverlake. (213)833-2843.
Tangier – 2138 Hillhurst Ave., Los Feliz. (323) 666-8666.
Temple Bar –1026 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica (310)393-6611.
The Troubadour – 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., W. Hollywood. (310)276-6168.
The Vic – 2640 Main St., Santa Monica. (888) For-Jazz (367-5299, www.thevicforjazz.com (reservations required).
Westside Coffeehouses and Other Spaces
Anastasia’s Asylum – 1028 Wilshire, Santa Monica. (310)394-7113
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center – FREE Workshops & Readings. This week: Fri, 5/6, 8pm & 9:30pm: “Diasporic Mideast Poet – Wanderers” Nathalie Handal, Sholeh Wolpe. “Palestinian American Handal and Iranian American Wolpe, while not from the United States, are part of a vibrant and growing Mideast literature in the Diaspora. Each will read from her new book.” Handal is a poet, playwright, writer, and editor of The Poetry of Arab Women: A Contemporary Anthology. Wolpe is the director and host of Poetry at the Loft. Ongoing: Monday Night Fiction, 8pm, with Jason Mahanes. Tuesday Night Creative Non-Fiction, 8pm, led by Todd Jackson. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays: Emerging Writers Workshop, 8pm, led by Tuan Nguyen. Wed Night Poetry, 8pm, led by Venice Beat Philomene Long – “The West Coast’s longest running, free workshop and a legendary gathering of poets.” 1st & 3rd Thursdays Poetry Workshop, 8pm, Led by Leilani Squire. Thursday Alt.Screenplay, 8pm. Moderated by Peter Coogan. Saturday Afternoon Poetry, 1pm, with Bob Foster. 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. (310)822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org
Duttons Books Brentwood & Beverly Hills – Critically acclaimed readings and events. This week in Brentwood: Fri, 5/6 7pm: Laura Shepard Townsend signs Destiny’s Consent: The Gypsy’s Song. Mon, 5/9, 7pm: Laurel Leff signs Buried by the Times: The Holocaust and America’s Most Important Newspaper. “An in-depth look at how The New York Times failed in its coverage of the fate of European Jews from 1939 – 1945.” Tue, 5/10, 7pm: Linda Palmer signs Love Her to Death. Wed, 5/11, 7pm: John Burdett signs Bangkok Tattoo. This week in Beverly Hills: Thu, 5/5, 7pm: Gary Phillips & Jervey Tervalon, Nina Revoyr, Robert Ward, and Emory Holmes II sign The Cocaine Chronicles. Fri, 5/6, 7pm: Bruce Bauman signs And the Word Was. Mon, Sat, 5/7, 11am: Storytime with Princess Meg and Sir Gabe. Sat, 5/7, 4pm: Gloria Doyle signs A Journey Not Chosen. Mon, 5/9, 7pm: Jim Fergus signs The Wild Girl. Tue, 5/10, 7pm: Maria Amparo Escandón signs Gonzalez and Daughter Trucking Co. Wed, 5/11, 7pm: Marc Estrin signs The Education of Arnold Hitler. 11975 San Vicente Blvd., Brentwood, (310) 476-6263 or www.duttonsbrentwood.com. Duttons Beverly Hills – 447 N. Canon Drive.
The Talking Stick Coffee Lounge – 1630 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 450-6052. Thu, 4/14, 7:30pm:
Village Books – This week: Tue, 5/10, 7:30pm: Marc Ian Barasch signs Field Notes on the Compassionate Life. Wed, 5/11, 7:30pm: Karen Stabiner signs My Girl: Adventures With A Teen in Training. 1049 Swarthmore Ave., Pacific Palisades, (310) 454-4063, www.pp90272.com/books.
