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
July 12, 7:30pm–Beyond Academia: Lectures on Living Language, featuring Brendan Constantine
Dutton’s Brentwood Bookstore
11975 San Vicente Blvd., 310.476.6262, duttonsbrentwood.com, free
July 8, 2pm–Gerald Everett Jones signs My Inflatable Friend
July 10, 7pm–Patricia Schulz signs 1000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die
Getty Center
Los Angeles
1200 Getty Center Dr., 310.440.7300, getty.edu
July 6, 6pm–Friday’s Off the 405: Ronnie Darko, Museum Courtyard, free
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd., LA, 310.443.7000, hammer.ucla.edu, free
July 7, 7pm–Hammer Conversations: Henry Rollins and Amanda Palmer
July 8, 12pm–Sunday Afternoon for Kids: James Ponsoldt discusses how to write for film
July 12, 8pm–Also I Like to Rock: The Pity Party and The Little Ones
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
July 6, 8/9:30pm–Jennifer Leitham Trio, $25
July 7, 8/9:30pm–Bill Henderson, $30
July 8, 4pm–Leslie Drayton and Fun, $25, 8/9:30pm–Diane Witherspoon Quartet, $25
July 11, 8/9:30pm–Pianorag, $20
July 12, 8/9:30pm–Bro. Joe Baione Quartet, $25
Malibu Inn
22969 PCH, 310.456.6060, malibu-inn.com
July 6, doors open 8pm–Kofi Baker, The Who Band, $10
July 7, doors open 8pm, Kalel, $10
July 8, doors open 8pm–Optimus, Redwater,
The Brederin Daddies, $10
July 12, doors open 8pm–The Miggs, Waking Ashlands, Jonathan Jones, Afterward, $10
McCabe’s Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Blvd., 310.828.4497, mccabes.com
July 8, 8pm–The Lovell Sisters, $15
Rusty’s Surf Ranch
256 Santa Monica Pier, 310.393.7437, rustyssurfranch.com, free Sun-Thurs
June 6, 8:30pm–World Ska, 10pm–Soul Cloud, 11:30pm–Chirstopher Hawley Rollers, call for cover
July 7, 8:30pm–Soulfish, 10pm–Horny Toad, 11:30pm–Gila Monsters, call for cover
July 9, 8pm–Karoake w/the Big Kahuna
July 12, 9:30pm–Horny Toad
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
Wednesdays, 7-10pm–Open Mic Night (sign up 6:45), free
July 6, 7pm–Eli Rogers, 8pm–Nikki Forova, free
July 7, 8-10pm–Juke Joint Gang, free
July 8, 7-10pm–Sunday Sessions w/Chris, Damon and Nate, free
July 12, 7-10pm–Six String Strummer and Picker Night, free
Temple Bar
1026 Wilshire Blvd., 310.393.6611, templebarlive.com
July 6, 9pm, Nailah, 10pm–Sonja Marie, 11pm-Orgone, $10 adv/$12 door
July 7, 10pm–Junior Toots, 11pm–Elijah Emanuel and the Revelations, $10 adv/$12 door
July 10–10pm–Leaha Boschen, $5
July 11, 9pm–Carey Ott, 10pm–Antiquia, 11pm–56 Hope Road, $8
July 12, 10pm–Dessy Dilauro, 11pm–Ze Renato, $10
The Vic
2640 Main St., 888.367.5299, thevicforjazz.com, RSVP
July 12, Nick Mancini Collective, call for more info