14 Below
1348 14th St., 310.451.5040, 14below.com
March 2, 11pm–Los Scandelos, call for cover
Barnes & Noble
1201 Third Street Promenade, 310.260.9110, barnesandnoble.com, free
March 7, 7:30pm–Author Event, Matthew Polly: American Shaolin
Beyond Baroque
(poetry, film and music), donations suggested when free, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.3006, beyondbaroque.org
March 2, 7:30pm–A Tribute to Charles Olson, $7/$5 students and seniors/members free
March 2-3, 7:30pm–No Polis Without the Poem: Poetry and Political Potential, $10 suggested admission
March 3, 3pm–No Polis Without the Poem: A Colloquia, free, 7:30pm–A Tribute to Vincent Ferrini with friends, $7/$5 students and seniors/members free
March 4, 5pm–Open Reading with Wendy Grosskopf, Tess Lotta and Kathleen Tyler, free
Dutton’s Brentwood Bookstore
11975 San Vicente Blvd., 310.476.6262, duttonsbrentwood.com, free
March 2, 7pm–Alain Mabanckou signs African Psycho
March 3, 2pm–Lucy Horwitz signs Death Among the Singles
March 4, 2pm–Panel Discussion: “Persist Through the Perils of Publishing”
March 5, 7pm–Paul Cummins signs Two Americas, Two Educations
March 6, 10am–Judith Palarz Book Group discusses Small Island by Andrea Levy, 7pm–Mike Farrell signs Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist
March 7, 7pm–Dinaw Mengestu signs The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears
March 8, 7pm–Sara Davidson signs Leap!: What Will We Do With the Rest of Our Lives?
Getty Center
Los Angeles
Harold M. Williams Auditorium, 1200 Getty Center Dr., 310.440.7300, getty.edu
March 3, 8pm and March 4, 3pm–Sounds of LA: Steve Reily and the Mamou Playboys, free, reservations required
March 8, 8pm–Andreas Haefliger, $20/$15 students and seniors
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd., LA, 310.443.7000, hammer.ucla.edu, free
March 4, 6pm–Hammer Lectures: Gail Levin: Becoming Judy Chicago
March 6, 7pm–Hammer Readings: Poetry of Jane Hirschfield
The Jazz Bakery
3233 Helms Ave., CC, 310.271.9039, jazzbakery.org
March 2-4, 8/9:30pm–United Trombone Summit, $35
March 4, 4pm–Judy Wolman’s Sing! Sing! Sing!, $25
March 5, 8/9:30pm–Brentwood High School Jazz Band, $25
March 7-11, 8/9:30pm–Russell Malone Quartet, $35
Malibu Inn
22969 PCH, 310.456.6060, malibu-inn.com
March 2, doors open 8pm–Mommy’s Little Monster, Gabba Gabba Heys, GG Elvis, The T.C.P. Band, $8
March 3, 8pm–The Blasters, $18
March 7, doors open 8pm–PSF, Full Force Rising, No Fraud, $10
McCabe’s Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Blvd., 310.828.4497, mccabes.com
March 2, 8/10:30pm–The Ditty Bops, $20
March 3, 8pm–Vic Chesnutt, $17.50
March 4, 7pm–Brightblack Morning Light, Women and Children, Mariee Sioux, Karl Blau, $15
Rusty’s Surf Ranch
256 Santa Monica Pier, 310.393.7437, rustyssurfranch.com, free Sun-Thurs
March 2, Battle of the Bands Qualifying Round: 8:30pm–Idiot Brother, 10pm–Cynthia Ford, 11:30pm–Big Mess, no cover
Santa Monica College
1900 Pico Blvd., 310.434.3000, smc.edu
March 2, 7pm–Rogelio Mitchell Quintet, Concert Hall, $10
The Talking Stick
1630 Ocean Park Blvd., 310.450.6052, thetalkingstick.net
Wednesdays, 7-10pm–Open Mic Night (sign up 6:45), free
March 2, 7-10pm–Java w/Javelyn, $2
March 3, 8-10pm–Juke Joint Gang, free
March 7, 7-10pm–Six String Strummer and Picker Night, free
Temple Bar
1026 Wilshire Blvd., 310.393.6611, templebarlive.com
March 2, 9pm–Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds, 10:15pm–Iration, 11:30pm–Elijah Emanuel, $10
March 3, 9pm–Lee Wilson, 10:30pm–Gina Loring, 11:30pm–Daniel, $10
March 4–Soul Expression, $5, call for time
March 6, 9pm–David Swan Montgomery, 10pm–Shakti, 11pm–Som’ma, $7
March 7, 9pm–Patrick Ryan Dub Trio, 10pm–Relelution, 11pm–Mikey Gits, $7
March 8, 9pm–Rigo Luna, 10pm–Pistolera, 11pm–Santos de Los Angeles, $7
UCLA Live
340 Royce Dr., Royce Hall, UCLA, 310.825.2101, uclalive.org
March 3, 8pm–National Philharmonic of Russia, $20-$75 UCLA students
March 8, 8pm–Denyce Graves, $17-$63
The Vic for Jazz
2640 Main St., 888.367.5299, thevicforjazz.com, reservations required, 2 item minimum
March 8, Paulette McWilliams, call for time and cover
