Beyond Baroque
681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.3006, beyondbaroque.org, unless otherwise indicated, cover is $7/$5 students and seniors/members free
Tuesday Night Creative Non-Fiction, 8pm, free
Wednesday Night Poetry, 8pm, free
Thursdays, Alt. Screenplay, 8pm, free
Saturday Afternoon Poetry, 1pm, free
June 29, 7:30pm–Poetry: Jamie Asae Fitzgerald, Cheryl Klein and Alanna Lin
July 1, 1st Sunday, Free Open Readings, 5pm (sign up 4:45)
Boulevard Music
4316 Sepulveda Blvd., CC, 310.398.2583, boulevardmusic.com, doors 7:30pm
June 30–High Hills, $15
Dutton’s Brentwood Bookstore
11975 San Vicente Blvd., 310.476.6262, duttonsbrentwood.com, free (unless otherwise indicated)
June 29, 7pm–Andrea Hollander Budy signs Woman in the Painting
June 30, 2pm–Lisa See signs Peony in Love
July 1, 2pm–Lynn Hirshfield signs Sassafras Goes to Hollywood
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd., LA, 310.443.7000, hammer.ucla.edu, free
July 1, 8pm–Hammer Readings: David Bezmozigis
July 5, Also I Like to Rock: Foreign Born & Great Northern
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
The Jazz Bakery
3233 Helms Ave., CC, 310.271.9039, jazzbakery.org
June 29-30, 8/9:30pm–Frank Morgan & Ron Matthews, $30/$35 Sat.
July 1, 8/9:30pm–Shanley Wang Quartet, $25
Malibu Inn
22969 PCH, 310.456.6060, malibu-inn.com
June 29, doors open 8pm–The Hills, Norton Wisdom, Barbarelatones, $10
June 30, doors open 8pm, Cecilia Noel, $15/$20 day of show
July 1, doors open 7pm–B Foundation, Meet Me at The Pub, $10
McCabe’s Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Blvd., 310.828.4497, mccabes.com
June 29, 8pm–Syd Kitchen, $15
O’Brien’s Irish Pub
2941 Main St., 310.396.4725, obriensonmain.com, free, 10pm
June 29–Kinetix
June 30–Paul Chesney Band
Rusty’s Surf Ranch
256 Santa Monica Pier, 310.393.7437, rustyssurfranch.com, free Sun-Thurs
June 29, 8:30pm–Sugar Bitch, 10pm–Retro Transit Authority, 11:30pm–Ballistic Groove, call for cover
June 30, 8:30pm–Blue Cube, 10pm–Alison Ray, 11:30pm–Exit, call for cover
July 2, 8pm–Karoake w/the Big Kahuna
July 5, 9:30pm–Christopher Hawley Rollers (part of Twilight Dance Series)
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
The Talking Stick
1630 Ocean Park Blvd., 310.450.6052, thetalkingstick.net, free
Wednesdays, 7-10pm–Open Mic Night (sign up 6:45)
June 29, 7-10pm–Dutch Newman and the Musical Melodians
June 30, 7-10pm–An Evening of Eclectic Music
July 1, 9pm–Striking Ghost
July 5, 8pm–Dafni and Friends
Temple Bar
1026 Wilshire Blvd., 310.393.6611, templebarlive.com
June 29, 9pm–Frank McComb w/Yolanda, $15
June 30, Juca w/Members of Si*Se, $12 adv/$15 door, call for time
July 1, The Independent Society, $7, call for time
July 2, 10pm–Rob Symeon, 11pm–Quinto Sol, $5
July 5, 10pm–Sahaja Uprockers, 11pm–Wylde Bunch, $7/$10 door