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.
Boulevard Music – 4316 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, (310) 398-2583. www.boulevardmusic.com
Canter’s Kibbitz Room – 419 N. Fairfax Ava., W. Hollywood. (323)651-9227
The Canyon Club – 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills. (818) 879-5016. Canyonclub.net
Casa Antigua – 12217 Wilshire Blvd., WLA. (310) 820-2540. Thursdays and Fridays: Captain Dan’s Big Love Band.
The Catalina Bar & Grill – 6725 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. (323)466-2210. Catalinajazz.com
The Cat Club – 891 N. Sunset Blvd., W. Hollywood. (310)657-0888.
Cinema Bar – 3967 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. (310)390-1328
Club Tropical – 8641 Washington Blvd., Culver City. (310) 287-1918, www.cryptonight.com
Cozy’s Bar & Grill – 14058 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. (818) 986-6000. Cozysblues.com
The Derby – 4500 Los Feliz Blvd., LA. (323) 663-8979
Dragonfly – 6510 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. (323) 466-6111.
The Echo – 1822 Sunset Blvd., Echo Park. (213) 413-8200. www.attheecho.com
The El Rey Theater – 5515 Wilshire Blvd., LA. (323)860-7880.
Fais Do Do – 5257 W. Adams Blvd., LA. (323) 954-8080
Genghis Cohen – 740 N. Fairfax Ave., W. Hollywood. (323) 653-0640.
The Gig – 7302 Melrose Ave., Hollywood. (323)936-4440.
Gotham Hall – 1431 3rd St., Santa Monica. Thursdays in July: Planet 80’s. (310)394-8865
The Greek Theatre – 2700 N. Vermont (In Griffith Park), LA. (323) 665-1927. Greektheatrela.com
Hal’s Bar & Grill – 1349 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. (310) 396-3105, www.halsbarandgrill.com
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 Joint – 8771 W. Pico Blvd., WLA. (310) 275-2619.
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.
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.
– 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.
Zanzibar – 1301 5th St., Santa Monica. (310) 451-2221, www.zanzibarlive.com
Westside Coffeehouses and Other Spaces
Altered Space Gallery (formerly Culture Shop Gallery) – 1221 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice. (310) 452–8121.
Anastasia’s Asylum – 1028 Wilshire, Santa Monica. (310)394-7113
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center – FREE Workshops & Readings. This week: Call for schedule. Ongoing: FREE Workshops & Open Readings – “Since 1969, Beyond Baroque has provided a free workshop and open
reading program as gathering place for writers to develop their voice, find support, build new communities, and experiment with new forms. Please bring copies of your work.” Free Open Readings – Sundays: 1st Sunday (except Aug., Sept., & Jan.), 5pm, sign-up 4:45. (Also, see Poets Beyond the Half Shell). Mondays: Monday Night Fictions, 8pm. FREE. “Workshop focuses on short shorts, stories, and novels.” Led by Mike Lynch and Tyler Williams. Tuesdays: Tuesday Night Creative Fiction, 8pm. FREE. “Bring works of creative non-fiction, memoir, and prose,” with J.P. Pomposello. Wednesdays: Wednesday Night Poetry, 8pm. FREE. “The West Coast’s longest running, free workshop and a legendary gathering of poets.” Hosts: May-July, Lee Rossi. August-Sept, Gretchen Mattox. First and Third Thursdays: Free Poetry workshop, 8pm. FREE. “For a novel approach and engaging dialogue.” With Leilani Squire. Thursdays: Alt.Screenplay, 8pm. “Documentary, narrative, art film scripts, actor readings. Independent projects only.” With Peter Coogan. Saturdays: Saturday Afternoon Poetry, 1pm. FREE. “Bring a poem and ten copies.” With Bob Foster. 681 Venice Blvd., Venice. (310)822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org
Diesel, A Bookstore – 3890 Cross Creek Rd., Malibu, CA 90265. (3100 456-9961, www.dieselbookstore.com
Duttons Books Brentwood & Beverly Hills – Critically acclaimed readings and events. This week in Brentwood: Thu, 8/11, 7pm: Jacqueline Winspear signs Pardonable Lies: A Maisie Dobbs Novel. Fri, 8/12, 7pm: Edward Lewine signs Death and the Sun: A Matador’s Season in the Heart of Spain. Sat, 8/12, 7pm: Monique Maria Schmidt signs Last Moon Dancing: A Memoir of Love and Real Life in Africa. This week in Beverly Hills: Thu, 8/11, 7pm: Francesca Lia Block signs Necklace of Kisses. Sat, 8/13, 11am: Storytime with Ana Larsen. Wed., 8/17, 11am: Judith Palarz Book Group discusses The Soloist by Mark Salzman. 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:
The Un-Urban Coffee House – 3301 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310)315-0056
Village Books – 1049 Swarthmore Ave., Pacific Palisades, (310) 454-4063, www.pp90272.com/books.
