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14 Below
1348 14th St., SM, 310.451.5040, www.14below.com
April 21, 8pm–Fatal Deception, 9pm–Scholarship Room, 10pm–Darwin 5, 11:00–Cory Phillips, $8
April 22, 8pm–Sangre, 9pm–Ankla, 10pm–Flatline, 11pm–Level Zero, 12am–Ketaset, $8
April 23, 8pm–Scott Huckaby, 9:30pm–Cubensis, $7
April 24, 7pm–Comedy Night, 11pm–Meet Me at the Pub, no cover
April 25, 9pm–Dub Out, $6
April 26, 8pm–Upstart, 9pm–Losing Ground, 10pm–Rakoon, 11pm–Murder of Crowes, $6
April 27, 8pm–Foul Play, 9pm–Mountain Con, headliner TBA, $6
Barnes & Noble
1201 3rd St., SM, 310.260.9110, www.barnesandnoble.com
April 21, 8pm–Poetry Reading by Victoria Chang and Stephen Yeaser
April 22, 10am–Meet Toot and Puddle
April 24, 10am–Toddler Storytime, 7:30–Contemporary Writing
April 25, 10:30am–Poetry Group: Poetry and Verse
April 26, 7pm–Writing Group: Write On
Beyond Baroque (poetry, film and music)
681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.3006 www.beyondbaroque.org
April 23, 7pm–Poets Beyond the Half Shell
April 27, 7:30–Media Ecology Super Sessions: Dialogue w/ Ann Magnuson, $7
Cinema Bar
3967 Sepulveda Blvd., CC, 310.390.1328, www.thecinemabar.com, no cover
April 21, 9pm–Mike Stinson
April 22, 9pm–Rancho Deluxe
April 23, 9pm–Charlie Vargas
April 24, 9pm–Stumpwater Experiment
April 25, 9pm–Dimebox
April 26, 9pm–Patty Booker and Lisa Finnie
April 27, 9pm–Rich McCully, D. Jarvis
Club Tropical
8641 Washington Blvd., CC, 310.559.1127, www.cryptonight.com, $10;$5 w/student ID
April 21, 9pm–Patricio Zamorano
April 27, 8pm–Michael Vlatkovitch Ensemble
Dutton’s Books
11975 San Vicente Blvd., Brentwood, 310.476.6263, www.duttonsbrentwood.com
April 21, 7pm–Santa Monica Review Contributors
April 22, 2pm–UC Irvine MFA Program reading
April 23, 3pm–Projectile Poetry
April 24, 7pm–Jonathan Safran Foer signs Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
April 25, 7pm–Anne Taylor Fleming signs As If Love Were Enough
April 26, 7pm–DeLaune Michel signs Aftermath of Dreaming
April 27, 7pm–Caroline Paul signs East Wind, Rain
Harvelle’s
1432 4th St., SM, 310.395.1676, www.harvelles.com
Sundays, 9:30pm–The Toledo Show, $10
Tuesdays, 9pm–Bongo Fury, $10
Wednesdays, 9pm–Deep Eddy, $5
April 21, 9:30pm–Delgado Brothers, $10
April 22, 9pm–Blowin’ Smoke, $10
April 24, 9pm–All-Star Pro Jam, $5
April 27, 9pm–Clique, $5
Hotel Casa del Mar
1910 Ocean Way, SM, 310.581.5533, www.hotelcasadelmar.com
Mondays, 6pm–Spanish Guitar
Tuesdays, 6pm–Solo Piano
Wednesdays, 6pm–Classic Jazz
Thursdays, 6pm–Andean Music
Fridays, 6pm–Swing Music
Saturdays and Sundays, 6pm–Jazz Piano
The Jazz Bakery
3233 Helms Ave., CC 310.271.9039, www.jazzbakery.org, a non-profit club, half price student tickets
April 21-23, 8/9:30pm–Dave Douglas Quintet, $30
April 23, 4pm–Sing! Sing! Sing!, Partners in Rhyme, $20
April 24, 8/9:30pm–Mike Barone, $25
April 25-29, 8/9:30pm–Greg Osby, $25
McCABE’S
3101 Pico Blvd., SM, 310.828.4497, www.mccabes.com
April 21, 8pm–The Cynical Girls, John Danley, $15
April 23, 10am/12pm–Gwendolyn and The Goodtime Gang, $8
Rusty’s Surf Ranch
256 Santa Monica Pier, SM, 310.393.7437, www.rustyssurfranch.com
April 21, 8:30/10pm–The Shills, Red Elvises, call for cover charge
April 22, 8:30/11:30pm–Tom Nolan, Blue Cube, call for cover charge
April 23, 7pm–Reggaeton w/ DJ Jay, no cover, 21 and over
April 24, Pool Tournament–7:30pm sign up, 8pm–Karaoke w/ the Big Kahuna, no cover
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
1855 Main St., SM, 310.458.8551, www.santamonicacivic.org
April 25, 10am–The SM Symphony Orchestra performs a children’s concert, no cover
Santa Monica College
Emeritus College, 1227 2nd St., SM 310.434.4303, www.smc.edu
April 27, 7pm–From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz, free lecture
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., LA, 310.440.4500, www.skirball.org
April 21, 8pm–Juan-Carlos Formell, $25/general, $20/members, $15/students
The Talking Stick
1630 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, 310.450.6052, www.thetalkingstick.net, no cover
Wednesdays 7-10pm–Open Mike Night (sign up 6:45)
April 21, 8pm–Indie Music Nite, $2
April 22, 6:30–Singer Songwriter Night, no cover
April 23, 7pm–Word ‘n Song Showcase, no cover
April 25, 7pm–Snitch n‘ Bitch, no cover
April 26, 7pm–Open Mike, sign up 15 mins. early, no cover
April 27, 7pm–Songsalive, no cover
Temple Bar
1026 Wilshire Blvd., SM, 310.393.6611, www.templebarlive.com, 21 and over
April 21, 9pm–Jesca Hoop, 10:30–Boxing Ghandis, 11:30pm–Glovebox, DJ Sloe Poke, $10
April 22, 9pm–Conjunto Jardin, 10:30–Sam-
bada, 11:30pm–Umoverde, DJ Jeremy Sole, $10
April 23, Pine Ridge Reservation Fundraiser w/special guests, DJ Jeremy Sole, $20
April 24, 8:30pm–Maesyn, 9:45–Just Jinger, 11pm–Dominic Castillo and the Rock Savants, $5
April 25, 8:30pm–Marie Marshall Minderhout, 9:45–The New Breed Orchestra, 11pm–Moon Crickets, $5
April 26, 8:30pm–The Paranormal, 9:45–Cephas, 11pm–Havana, $7
April 27, 9pm–Amanda Dumas, 11pm–Brig Feltus, $10
The Vic
2540 Main St., Santa Monica, 888.367.5299, www.thevicforjazz.com, 2 item minimum
April 27, 8/9pm–Carol Weisman Quartet, $20, 12am–Harish Raghaven Sextet, $5
Zanzibar
1301 5th St., Santa Monica, 310.451.2221, www.zanzibarlive.com
Tuesdays, 9pm–Groove Factory, $10
Thursdays, 9pm–Afro Funke’, $7
Fridays, 9pm–Bossa Nova, $10
Saturdays, 9pm–Quality, $10
Sundays, 9pm–One Way, $5
April 26, 8pm–LA Intl. Music Series, $15
