14 Below
1348 14th St., 310.451.5040, 14below.com
May 5, 10pm–Silent Treatment, 11pm–Mulatto, $8
May 8, 9pm–Delvin Deluxe, 10pm–Wall of Tom, free
May 10, 8pm–Ray Jordan, 9pm–Heroine Type, 10pm–Veer, $6
Barnes & Noble
1201 Third Street Promenade, 310.260.9110, barnesandnoble.com, free
May 8, 7pm–Author Event: Melissa de la Cruz: Masquerade
May 10, 7:30pm–Author Event: Rita Williams: If the Creek Don’t Rise
Beyond Baroque
681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.3006, beyondbaroque.org, cover is $7/$5 students and seniors/members free
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
May 6, 5pm–Open Reading with Danielle Grilli and Dave Nordling
Dutton’s Brentwood Bookstore
11975 San Vicente Blvd., 310.476.6262, duttonsbrentwood.com, free (unless otherwise indicated)
May 5, 2pm–Alissa Lukara signs Riding Grace
May 6–Diane Caughey, call for more info
May 7, 7pm–Tony Cohan signs Mexican Days
May 8, 7pm–Dick Lochte signs Croaked
May 9, 7pm–Allison Gilbert, Mariel Hemmingway and Hope Edelman sign Always Too Soon
May 10, 2pm–Lecture: Philharmonic Echoes: Thomas Mann, $25, 7pm–Linda Palmer signs Kiss of Death
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd., LA, 310.443.7000, hammer.ucla.edu, free
May 6, 6pm–Hammer Readings: Granta’s Best Young Novelists II
May 9, 7pm–Hammer Readings: W.H. Auden Centennial Celebration
Harvelle’s
1432 4th St., 310.395.1676, harvelles.com
May 5, 9:30pm–Terry Evans, $10
May 7, 9pm–All Star Pro Jam, $5
May 8, 9:30pm–Bongo Fury, $10
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: different guest DJs
The Jazz Bakery
3233 Helms Ave., CC, 310.271.9039, jazzbakery.org
May 5-6, 8/9:30pm–Matt Wilson Arts and Crafts, $30
May 6, 2pm–Avishai Cohen Trio, $30
May 7, 8/9:30pm–Michael Gold Trio, $20
May 8, 8/9:30pm–Gina Saputo Quartet, $20
May 9, 8/9:30pm–Bruce Forman Trio, $25
May 10-12, 7:30/9:30pm–Musaic at the Jazz Bakery, for info and tickets call 213.622.7001
Malibu Inn
22969 PCH, 310.456.6060, malibu-inn.com
May 5, doors open 8pm–Drinko de Mayo, $10
May 6, doors open 8pm–Reggae, $12/$15 day of show
McCabe’s Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Blvd., 310.828.4497, mccabes.com
May 6, 11am–Rhythm Child (for kids), $8, 7pm–Stan Ridgway, $17.50
Rusty’s Surf Ranch
256 Santa Monica Pier, 310.393.7437, rustyssurfranch.com, free Sun-Thurs
May 5, 8:30pm–The Effects of Cable Television, 10pm–Alison Ray, call for cover
May 7, 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 5, 3pm–Audrey Niffenegger reads from The Time Traveler’s Wife, free
May 6, 4pm–SMC Symphony Orchestra, $10
May 10, 11:15am–DJ Waldie reads from and discusses his work, 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 5, 8_10pm–Juke Joint Gang, free
May 6, 7-10pm, Lone Pair w/Bryan Tysinger and Douglas Morier, free
May 10, 7-10pm–Six String Strummer and Picker Night, free
Temple Bar
1026 Wilshire Blvd., 310.393.6611, templebarlive.com
May 5, 9:30pm–Gabrielto and His All Star Band, 10:30pm–Cava, 11:30pm–Quetzal, $10 adv/$12 door
May 6–Soul Expressions, $5, call for time
May 8, 9pm–Leaha Boshen, 10pm–Preeta and the Peacemakers, 11pm–Cipes and the People, $5
May 9, 9pm–Vincent Van Go Go, 10pm–DLKA, 10:45pm–Tre Hardson, 11:30pm–Black Sheep, $10
May 10, 9pm–Mojacar Flamenco Jazz, 10pm–Upground, 11pm–The Salvador Santana Band, $7 advance/$10 door
The Vic for Jazz
2640 Main St., 888.367.5299, thevicforjazz.com, reservations required, 2 item minimum
May 10, 8/10pm–Bill Cunliffe, $20
