14 Below
1348 14th St., 310.451.5040, 14below.com
February 8, 10pm–Park Lights, 11:30pm–Asphodel, $6
February 9, 9pm–Moby Chick, 10pm–Heart Brigade, 11pm–Thunderstruck, 12:30am–Damage Inc., $10
February 10, 8pm–Leaha Boshen, 9pm–Baron Von Sloth, 10pm–Model Airplanes, 11:30pm–The Alex Skuby Project, $8
February 13, 8pm–Nicole Blanco, 9pm–Ocean Tribe, 10:30pm–Waterlaso, free
February 14, 9pm–The Eternal Triangle, 10pm–Young Soprano, $6
February 15, 8pm–Casablanca, 9pm–Adam Vance and the Smiling Tyrants, 10pm–the FM’s, 11pm–Lojic, $6
Barnes & Noble
1201 Third Street Promenade, 310.260.9110, barnesandnoble.com, free
February 15, 7:30pm–Author Event: Chris Albani: Virgin of Flames
Beyond Baroque
Poetry, film and music, donations suggested when free
681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.3006, beyondbaroque.org
Monday Night Fiction, 8pm, free
Tuesday Night Creative Non-Fiction, 8pm, free
Wednesday Night Poetry, 8pm, free
Thursdays, Alt. Screenplay, 8pm, free
Saturday Afternoon Poetry, 1pm, free
Dutton’s
Brentwood Bookstore
11975 San Vicente Blvd., 310.476.6262, duttonsbrentwood.com, free
February 8, 7pm–Ralph Nader signs The Seventeen Traditions
February 10, 2pm–Barry Glassner signs The Gospel of Food
February 15, 7pm–New Roads School students read from their works-in-progress
Getty Center
Los Angeles
Harold L. Williams Auditorium, 1200 Getty Center Dr., 310.440.7300, getty.edu
February 9-10, 8pm, February 11, 3pm–Where We Live: Fictions of America (Selected Shorts), $20/$15 seniors and students, parking $8
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd., LA, 310.443.7000, hammer.ucla.edu, free
February 8, 7pm–Hammer Readings: Sarah Manguso
The Jazz Bakery
3233 Helms Ave., CC, 310.271.9039, jazzbakery.org
February 8-11, 8/9:30pm–Billy Childs Jazz-Chamber Ensemble, $30/$35 Fri.-Sun.
February 11, 4pm–Four Brothers plus 3, $25
February 12, 8/9:30pm–Gordon Goodwin and his Big Phat Band, $30/$20 students
February 13, 8/9:30pm–Bobbi Page, $20
February 14, 8/9:30pm–Sue Raney & the Alan Broadbent Trio, $30
February 15-18, 8/9:30pm–George Duke Jazz Quartet, $35
McCabe’s
Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Blvd., 310.828.4497, mccabes.com
February 11, 10/11:30am–Justin Roberts (for kids), $10
Rusty’s Surf Ranch
256 Santa Monica Pier, 310.393.7437,
rustyssurfranch.com, free Sun-Thurs
February 9, Battle of the Bands: 8:30pm–Deltaz, 10pm–Soul Cloud, 11:30pm–Limelife, no cover
February 10, 8:30pm–The Flew, 10pm–Jenerators, 11:30pm–Landon Central, call for cover
The Talking Stick
1630 Ocean Park Blvd., 310.450.6052, thetalkingstick.net
Wednesdays, 7-10pm–Open Mic Night (sign up 6:45), free
February 8, 7-10pm–Six String Strummer and Picker Night, free
February 9, 7-10pm–Vinnie Caggiano, free
February 10, 7:30-10:30pm–Music, Poetry and More, free
February 11, 4pm–Andy McCutchen, 7pm–Sheldon, 8:30pm–Chris MacCarthy, free
February 15, 7-10pm–Mosaic, free
Temple Bar
1026 Wilshire Blvd., 310.393.6611, templebarlive.com
February 8, 9/10pm–Oye!, 11pm–Domingo Siete, $7
February 9 (doors 9pm), Bridge West featuring Russell Taylor, $10
February 10 (doors 9pm), Nitin Sawhney, $20
February 11, Soul Expressions, $5, call for time
February 13, 9pm–Leaha Boshen, 10pm–The Dubber, 11pm–Gabe Sololoff, $5
February 14, 9pm–Leaha Boshen, 10pm–Mateo, 11pm–John West, $10
February 15, 9pm–Insecto Sound, 10pm–Cubiky, 11pm–Upground, $7
UCLA Department of Music
310.825.2101, www.music.ucla.edu
February 8, 9, 11–Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Schoenberg Hall, call for times, $20/$10 students w/ID and seniors
February 14, 8pm–Ian Krouse, Schoenberg Hall, $15/$7 students w/ID and seniors
February 15, 8pm–UCLA Philharmonic, Schoenberg Hall, $7/$3 students w/ID and seniors
The Vic for Jazz
2640 Main St., 888.367.5299, thevicforjazz.com, reservations required, 2 item minimum
February 8, 8/10pm–Roseanna Vitro, $20
February 9, Gibson/Balwin Grammy Jazz Ensemble, call for time and cover
February 14, 15, 8/10pm–Cheryl Bentyne CD Release, call for cover