14 Below
1348 14th St., 310.451.5040, 14below.com
May 11, 8pm–Patch, 9pm–Luna is Honey, 10pm–Jane Friday, 11pm–Destiny, $8
May 12, 8pm–Greatest Hit, 10pm–Calirican feat. L.O., $8
May 15, 8pm–Motor Wilson and Maxim Velour, 9pm–Delvin Delux, 10pm–Wall of Tom, free
Dutton’s Brentwood Bookstore
11975 San Vicente Blvd., 310.476.6262, duttonsbrentwood.com, free (unless otherwise indicated)
May 11, 6:30pm–Berkeley Breathed signs Mars Needs Moms
May 12, 2pm–Karen Stabiner signs The Empty Nest
May 15, 7pm–Nicole Mones signs The Last Chinese Chief
May 16, 10am–Judith Palarz Book Group discusses The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, 7pm–Susan Vreeland signs Luncheon of the Boating Party
May 17, 7pm–Kim Thiboldeaux and Mitch Golant sign The Total Cancer Wellness Guide
Harvelle’s
1432 4th St., 310.395.1676, harvelles.com
May 11, 9:30pm–Little Charlie and the Nightcats, $12
May 13, 9:30pm–The Toledo Show, $10
May 14, 9pm–All-Star Pro Jam, $5
May 15, 9:30pm–Bongo Fury, $10
May 16, 9:30pm–House of Vibe, $5
Hotel Angelino
170 N. Church Lane, Brentwood, 310.476.6411, hotelangelino.com, 7:30-11:30pm, free
Monday: Cross Hart Jazz Experience
Thursday and Fridays: DJ Jeff Baum
Saturday: Guest DJs
Malibu Inn
22969 PCH, 310.456.6060, malibu-inn.com
May 11, doors open 8pm–The Deltaz, The Michael Craig Band, Kerascene, $12
May 12, doors open 8pm–Big Dume, Red Muffs, Steady Ground, $10
McCabe’s Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Blvd., 310.828.4497, mccabes.com
May 11-12, 8pm–Al Kooper, $24.50
May13, 7pm–Fairport Convention, $20
May 18, 8pm–Danny O’Keefe, $17.50
Rusty’s Surf Ranch
256 Santa Monica Pier, 310.393.7437, rustyssurfranch.com, free Sun-Thurs
May 11, 8:30pm–June Suckerfish Spawn, 10pm–Grill Sergeants, 11:30pm–1Enemy3, call for cover
May 12, 8:30pm–Becky Curtis and Blue Sister, 10pm–Jah Quest, 11:30pm–The Popravinas, call for cover
May 14, doors 8pm–Karoake w/the Big Kahuna
Santa Monica
Bar & Grille
3321 Pico Blvd., 310.453.5001, smbgrocks.com
Mondays: Open Mic
Tuesdays: Jazz w/Shea Walsh, Scott Rowe and Friends
Wednesdays: Pop Rock Sharif
Thursdays: Tim Fagan, DJ (after 11pm)
Fridays: Less or More
Saturdays: Flight Night
Santa Monica Pier
Pier’s Central Plaza, 310.458.8900, santamonicapier.org, all concerts are held from 2-4pm, free
May 13, Tom Nolan
Skirball Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., LA, 310.440.4500, skirball.org
May 12, 12pm–Open Door Orchestra, Café Z, free
The Talking Stick
1630 Ocean Park Blvd., 310.450.6052, thetalkingstick.net
Wednesdays, 7-10pm–Open Mic Night (sign up 6:45), free
May 11, 7-10pm–Vinnie Caggiano, free
May 12, 8pm–Chris Lockett, 9pm–Susan Barth, free
May 13, 7-10pm–Sunday Sessions with Chris, Damon and Nate, free
Temple Bar
1026 Wilshire Blvd., 310.393.6611, templebarlive.com
May 11, 9:30pm–The Bridge West, $10
May 12–Vikter Duplaix, $12 advance/$15 door
May 14, 8:30pm–Spaceheaters, 9:30pm–Daedelus w/Kneebody, 11pm–Kneeboy, $7
May 15, 9pm–Virgo, 10pm–Kimberly Holloway, 11pm–Lex, $7 advance/$10 door
May 16, 9pm–Maetar, 10pm–Metaphor, 11pm–Oddway, $7
May 17, 9pm–Red Car, 10pm–Natalie Walker, 11pm–Jupiter Rising, $8 advance/$10 door
UCLA
Department of Music
Schoenberg Hall, 310.825.2101, music.ucla.edu
May 11, 8pm–UCLA Philharmonia and UCLA Opera, $7/$3 students w/ID and seniors
The Vic for Jazz
2640 Main St., 888.367.5299, thevicforjazz.com, reservations required, 2 item minimum
May 17, 10pm–Bill Cunliffe, Imaginacion, $20