14 Below
1348 14th St., 310.451.5040, 14below.com, call for more info
July 20–The Atma, The Pirates Charles, The Daughters Tremaine
July 21–Bonsai Tribe, Soul Cloud, Jodoh and the Dingees
July 24–Hot Wheelz,
July 25–Acoustic Tuesdays, free
July 26–Varja
Beyond Baroque
681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.3006, beyondbaroque.org, cover is $7/$5 students and seniors/members free
July 20, 7:30pm–Authors: Mary Kite, Jusitn Veach, Jack Collom, Gloria Frym
July 21, 7:30pm–Spirit of Southern California Poetry Series
Dutton’s Brentwood Bookstore
11975 San Vicente Blvd., 310.476.6262, duttonsbrentwood.com, free (unless otherwise indicated)
July 20, 11pm–Muggles and Wizards Potter Party
July 21, 3:30pm–Katherine Center signs The Bright Side of Disaster
July 22, 2pm–Maia Danziger signs Relax & Write
July 24, 7pm–Michael Tucker signs Living in a Foreign Language
July 25, 7pm–Joy Horowitz signs Parts per Million
July 26, 7pm–Gregg Hurwitz sings The Crime Writer
Getty Center
Los Angeles
Museum Courtyard, 1200 Getty Center Dr., 310.440.7300, getty.edu, free
July 21, 6pm-9:30pm–Summer Sessions: Global a-Go-Go
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd., LA, 310.443.7000, hammer.ucla.edu, free
July 19, 8pm–Also I Like to Rock: Sea Wolf & Midnight Movies
Harvelle’s
1432 4th St., 310.395.1676, harvelles.com
July 21, 9:30pm–Little Charlie and the Nightcats, $12
July 22-24, 9:30pm–The Toledo Show, $10
July 25, 9:30pm–The House of Vibe, $5
McCabe’s
Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Blvd., 310.828.4497, mccabes.com
July 20, 8pm–Chris & Thomas, $10
July 21, 8pm–Roy Zimmerman, $15
July 22, 7pm–John Wesley Harding, $16
O’Brien’s Irish Pub
2941 Main St., 310.396.4725, obriensonmain.com, call for more info
July 20, The Glass Band
July 21, The Shore
July 22, 4-7pm–Patio Acoustic Session, Sunday Stand Up, Soul Cloud
July 23, Jolex, Matthew Moon
July 24, Ghost Faced Rider
July 25, Trivia Quiz, Ken O’Mally
July 26, A Pint of Funny, The Jane Does
Rusty’s Surf Ranch
256 Santa Monica Pier, 310.393.7437, rustyssurfranch.com, free Sun-Thurs
July 20, 8:30pm–Mike Stocksdale, 10pm–Intervention, 11:30pm–The Effects of Cable Television, call for cover
July 21, 8:30pm–Tom Nolan, 11:30pm–Jah Quest, call for cover
July 23, 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
Skirball Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., LA, 310.440.4500, skirball.org, free
July 21, noon-2pm–Damon Aaron, Café Z
July 26, 8pm–Sunset Concerts: Tribal Jazz, Taper Courtyard
Temple Bar
1026 Wilshire Blvd., 310.393.6611, templebarlive.com
July 20, 9pm–Tijuanas, 10:30pm–West 8 Five, 11:30pm–Los Pinguos, $10
July 21, 3:30-5:30pm–4 Real Medicine, $10, 9:30pm–Aziz Faye Nguewel and the Drummers of Senegal, 10:30/11:30pm–Sila and the AfroFunk Experience, $10
July 23, 8pm–Suzy Williams and Her Solid Senders, $10
July 24–Bridge Dwellas, Rebles to the Grain, Rhythm Natives, $15, call for time
July 25, Reflection, $5 before 10pm/$7 after
July 26, 10pm–Roxing Kafe, 11pm–Sanalejo, $7 adv./$10 door
The Vic
2640 Main St., 888.367.5299, thevicforjazz.com, reservations required
July 26, Carol Welsman