Beyond Baroque
681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.3006, beyondbaroque.org
May 20, 7pm–Poets Beyond the Half Shell, sign up 6:30, free
Dutton’s Brentwood Bookstore
11975 San Vicente Blvd., 310.476.6262, duttonsbrentwood.com, free (unless otherwise indicated)
May 18, 7pm–Bill Bryan signs Keep It Real
May 19, 2pm–Gregory Hinton and Don Bachardy sign Santa Monica Canyon
May 20, 2pm–Loren Woodson signs The Passion of Maryam
May 21, 7pm–Nassim Assefi signs Aria
May 22, 7pm–Antoine Wilson signs The Interloper
May 23, 7pm–Meghan Daum, Janell Brown and Carino Chocano sign Altared
May 24, 10am–Judith Palarz Book Group discusses The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, 7pm–Diane Meehan signs Learning Like a Girl
Harvelle’s
1432 4th St., 310.395.1676, harvelles.com
May 18, 9:30pm–Z-Tribe, $10
May 19, 9:30pm–Delgado Brothers, $10
May 24, 9:30pm–JT Ross the Harmonica Boss, $5
Hotel Angelino
170 N. Church Lane, Brentwood, 310.476.6411, hotelangelino.com, 7:30-11:30pm, free
Mondays: Cross Hart Jazz Experience
Thursdays and Fridays: DJ Jeff Baum
Saturdays: Guest DJs
Malibu Inn
22969 PCH, 310.456.6060, malibu-inn.com
May 18, doors open 8pm–Marc Ford, call for cover
May 19, doors open 6pm–E.S.T., $16.50, Zak Daniels and the One Eyed Snakes, $10
May 20, doors open 6pm–Paula Fuga, DJ Native Wayne, Culver City Dub Collective, $10
McCabe’s Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Blvd., 310.828.4497, mccabes.com
May 18, 8pm–Danny O’Keefe, $17.50
May19, 8pm–Kelly Joe Phelps, $20
May 20, 10/11:30am–Gwendolyn & the Goodtime Gang, (for kids) $10, 7pm–Tish Hinojosa, $16
O’Brien’s Irish Pub
2941 Main St., 310.396.4725, obriensonmain.com, free, all shows @ 10pm (unless otherwise specified)
May 18–The Glass Band
May 19–The Shore
May 20, 4-7pm–Patio Acoustic Session, The RockRites
May 21–Young Man Walking, The Whiskey Saints
May 22–Stephanie Bettman and the Boys
May 23–Ghost Face Rider
May 24–The Amateurs
Rusty’s Surf Ranch
256 Santa Monica Pier, 310.393.7437, rustyssurfranch.com, free Sun-Thurs
May 18, 10pm–Red Elvises, call for cover
May 19, 8:30pm–JC & His Cynical Side, 10pm–A Conscious Few, 11:30pm–The People, call for cover
May 21, 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 & Friends
Wednesdays: Pop Rock Sharif
Thursdays: Tim Fagan, DJ (after 11pm)
Fridays: Less or More
Saturdays: Flight Night
Santa Monica
College
1900 Pico Blvd., 310.434.3000, SMC Concert Hall, smc.edu
May 18, 8pm–SMC Chamber Choir, $10
May 20, 4pm–SMC Jazz Band, $10
May 22, 11:15am–Nora Chang & Josephine Liu, free
Santa Monica Pier
Pier’s Central Plaza, 310.458.8900, santamonicapier.org, all concerts are held from 2-4pm, free
May 22, Westside Crew
Skirball Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., LA, 310.440.4500, skirball.org
May 19, 12pm–The Life Force Trio, Café Z, free
Temple Bar
1026 Wilshire Blvd., 310.393.6611, templebarlive.com
May 18, 10:30pm–Manea Beto, 11:30pm–Los Pinguos, $10
May 19, 9pm–Aziz Faye, 10:30pm–Kokolo Afrobeat Orchestra, 11:30pm–L’Esprit D’Afrique, $10
May 20–Soul Expressions, $5, call for time
May 21–Suzy Williams and Her Solid Senders, $10, call for time
May 22, 8:30pm–Amy Obenski, 9:30pm–Chelsea Williams, 10:30pm–Brian Jacobs, 11:30pm–Peter Getz, $5
May 23, 9pm–Amber Ojeda, 10pm–Damon Castillo, 11pm–Vic Hennegan, $5
May 24, 9pm–Con Sabor, 10pm–Omar Torres, 11pm–Santos de Los Angeles, $7 advance/$10 door
The Vic for Jazz
2640 Main St., 888.367.5299, thevicforjazz.com, reservations required, 2 item minimum
May 24, 8/10pm–Jackie Ryan, $20