Every Free Outdoor Concert in LA This Summer
The only thing better than a concert? An outdoor concert. The only thing better than an outdoor concert? A free outdoor concert. The only thing better than a free outdoor concert? Every free outdoor concert in LA, all put into one master calendar. Like so. (Don't freak out -- we know it's missing stuff. We'll be updating it all summer as we get new info, just like our outdoor movie calendar and our festivals calendar. Summer rules!)
Taiko Drumming Showcase
Sounds like: You’re about to charge into battle against the wildlings
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
JC Villafan
Sounds like: If Jack Johnson and Norah Jones reproduced
Amenities: Food & vendors
Amenities: Food & vendors
Bob DeSena Latin Jazz Band
Sounds like: Kicking back on the beach with a cigar
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
CARA-C
Sounds like: Somebody remixed a Zelda temple
Amenities: Food & vendors
Amenities: Food & vendors
Susie Hansen Latin Jazz Band
Sounds like: Billie Holiday meets all the live music in Miami
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
CJS Quintet
Sounds like: Bebop meets soul
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
The Dears Crossing
Sounds like: Acoustic pop
Amenities: Food & vendors
Amenities: Food & vendors
Higher Ground
Sounds like: You should be higher, too
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Ralph Williams and James Mahan
Sounds like: Acoustic pop rock
Amenities: Food & vendors
Amenities: Food & vendors
2Azz1
Sounds like: Smooth jazz meets big band
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Friends
Sounds like: Self-described as “weird” pop. They’re not wrong.
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Julie Kelly
Sounds like: Killer jazz singing
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Aly Ashford
Sounds like: A less famous Taylor Swift
Amenities: Food & vendors
Amenities: Food & vendors
The Four Fabs w/ “Ed Sullivan”
Sounds like: The Rolling Stones. Jay kay!
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Upstream
Sounds like: Arrr-rrrrr-rrrriba!
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Venice Spring Fling
Sounds like: Members of Fishbone, Country Joe and the Fish, and more
Amenities: Vendors galore
Amenities: Vendors galore
RHYSS
Sounds like: Acoustic rock
Amenities: Food & vendors
Amenities: Food & vendors
Brazil Brazil
Sounds like: Sambo/bossanova
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
The Phil Norman Tentet
Sounds like: The rebirth of cool
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
The Jazz Leaders
Sounds like: That hard bop and that funky gospel, baby!
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Paul Anderson
Sounds like: Soft rock, not to be confused with Paul Thomas Anderson (who probably wouldn’t play soft rock)
Amenities: Food & vendors
Amenities: Food & vendors
De Lux
Sounds like: Disco-fied Talking Heads
Amenities: Cash bar and tons of restaurants nearby
Amenities: Cash bar and tons of restaurants nearby
Make Music Pasadena
Sounds like: Coachella’s newborn niece and nephew
Amenities: Bars, food trucks, multiple stages
Amenities: Bars, food trucks, multiple stages
Ava Domini
Sounds like: Someone that should be famous and is also 11 YEARS OLD.
Amenities: Food & vendors
Amenities: Food & vendors
Salvador Santana
Sounds like: Santana’s son, except way more hip-hop-er
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
The Mowglis, Cayucas
Sounds like: Grouplove's younger brothers and sisters
Amenities: All the Grove's shopping and food
Amenities: All the Grove's shopping and food
Matamosa
Sounds like: Reel Big Fish, except in Spanish
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors, CD release event!
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors, CD release event!
Clayton Cameron Sextet
Sounds like: The best jazz drummer you've never heard
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Venice
Sounds like: Italian pop. Sometimes they sing about gelato.
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Que Bajo
Sounds like: Spanish neighborhood techno.
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Jessica Louise
Sounds like: Bey, but with jazzy flair
Amenities: Food & vendors
Amenities: Food & vendors
Otis Hayes Motown Revue
Sounds like: Motown, not less town
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
JC Villafan
Sounds like: If Jack Johnson and Norah Jones reproduced
Amenities: Food & vendors
Amenities: Food & vendors
Led Zepagain
Sounds like: Led Zeppelin tribute band
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Pete Escovedo Orchestra
Sounds like: Salsa, Latin jazz, general great times
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Bostyx
Sounds like: Boston + Styx, duh
Amenities: Food trucks
Amenities: Food trucks
Fortunate Youth
Sounds like: White-guy-Reggae, but with a killer drummer
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Poncho Sanchez
Sounds like: Latin Jazz conga master
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Orquesta Charangoa
Sounds like: Fish tacos and beer on a Miami beach
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Aldean and the Tumbleweed
Sounds like: Soft rock
Amenities: Food & vendors
Amenities: Food & vendors
Griffin House
Sounds like: Jason Isbell, but, like, less sad. Kind of.
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
The Gaslamp Killer Experience
Sounds like: One of LA's best DJs with an oddball live band
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Otmara Ruiz Quintet
Sounds like: Tito Puente's keyboardist
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Waxxstack Revisited
Sounds like: An ode to the classic Isaac Hayes movie
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Cayucas
Sounds like: KCRW-approved, jangly pop-rock
Amenities: Cash bar and tons of restaurants nearby
Amenities: Cash bar and tons of restaurants nearby
Element Band
Sounds like: A melting pot of world music
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
TJR Trio
Sounds like: A cover band that isn’t afraid to cover Smash Mouth
Amenities: Food & vendors
Amenities: Food & vendors
Run River North
Sounds like: Indie folk-rock. Now stop asking questions and get excited that you get to see them for free, cause they’re great.
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Duende Flamenco
Sounds like: A more mellow Rodrigo y Gabriela
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Michael Haggins
Sounds like: Ninety four seven, the waaaaaaaaave
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
DSB
Sounds like: A Journey tribute band
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Afro Funke
Sounds like: A funktacular jam band
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Mike Peralta
Sounds like: Howie Day and Daniel Powter had a science-baby
Amenities: Food & vendors
Amenities: Food & vendors
Run River North
Sounds like: Indie folk-rock. Now stop asking questions and get excited that you get to see them for free, cause they’re great.
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
The Lucky Stars
Sounds like: A cowboy bar in the middle of Texas
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Paulette Williams
Sounds like: Quincy Jones' touring singer. Because she is.
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Dina Velenz
Sounds like: Alternative pop rock
Amenities: Food & vendors
Amenities: Food & vendors
Black Violin
Sounds like: Hip-hop meets the Black Swan soundtrack
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
The Janks, Quarterback, KCRW DJs, and more
Sounds like: Mumford meets Muse
Amenities: SO MUCH CHINESE FOOD
Amenities: SO MUCH CHINESE FOOD
N'Demand
Sounds like: Hits from Bruno Mars & Maroon 5
Amenities: Food trucks
Amenities: Food trucks
Barbara Morrison
Sounds like: Billie Holiday & Ella Fitzgerald. Yep.
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Stayin' Alive
Sounds like: Bee Gees tribute band
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Opera at the Shore
Sounds like: Opera! Opera! Opera!
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Woodie and the Longboards
Sounds like: Surf rock tribute band
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Larry Nash and the Jazz Symphonics
Sounds like: A bunch of seasoned jazz pros jamming
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Nina Lares
Sounds like: Jazz lounge cocktails
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
The Dustbowl Revival
Sounds like: Americana! Bluegrass! Jazz! Swing! They’re not to be missed, trust us.
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
LA Pierce Symphony Orchestra + Fireworks Extravaganza
Sounds like: Who cares? Fireworks!
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Hot August Night
Sounds like: Neil Diamond tribute band
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Billy Mitchell & Friends
Sounds like: Jazz pianist
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Morris Day & the Time and Dam-Funk
Sounds like: Oh-we-oh-we-oh!
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
Retrofit
Sounds like: An acoustic cover trio
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Evokecore
Sounds like: SkaCore. CD Release!
Amenities: BYOPicnic, or buy food from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic, or buy food from vendors
Watts50
Sounds like: Socially conscious rap and hip hop
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
BMI Summer Nights
Sounds like: Latin goodness!
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
De Temps Antan
Sounds like: French-Canadian folk meets Irish toe-tappin’
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Dakota’s Centennial Salute to Ol Blue Eyes
Sounds like: Frank Sinatra tribute band
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Cannonball-Coltrane Project
Sounds like: You saw Whiplash, right? That.
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Breakestra
Sounds like: Funk-meets-hip-hop-meets... orchestra?
Amenities: Much food truck. Many art.
Amenities: Much food truck. Many art.
Dumpstaphunk
Sounds like: Amazing NoLa Jazz
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Karsh Kale
Sounds like: Electronic fusion meets Indian Folk
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Frankie Avalon
Sounds like: Grease!!!
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Johnny Polanco y su Amistad Conjunt
Sounds like: A Latin jazz band with orchestra-style arrangements
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Ruben Studdard & Freddie Jackson
Sounds like: American Idol-winning gospel and soul
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Angel City Smooth
Sounds like: Funky jazz
Amenities: Food trucks
Amenities: Food trucks
Bobby Rodriguez Latin Jazz Band
Sounds like: Latin jazz band. Fronted by Bobby R. Duh.
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Bonne Musique Zydeco
Sounds like: Bluesy zydeco
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
The Long Run
Sounds like: Eagles tribute band
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Gloriana
Sounds like: Platinum country-pop
Amenities: All the Grove's shopping and food
Amenities: All the Grove's shopping and food
Real Estate
Sounds like: Jangly indie-pop
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
Jack Dani
Sounds like: Classic covers
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Sam Sparro
Sounds like: Dancey R&B-Soul
Amenities: Much food truck. Many art.
Amenities: Much food truck. Many art.
Ballet Folklorico de Los Angeles
Sounds like: A professional Mexican-American dancing company!
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Luminaries
Sounds like: A positive-message oriented band. One love, y’all.
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Last Jimmy: A Hip-Hop Musical with The Roots' Dice Raw
Sounds like: A hip-hop opera
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Al Williams Jazz Society
Sounds like: Bebop!
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Thalma De Friatas
Sounds like: A daytime show with a Brazilian superstar
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Gino Matteo
Sounds like: Rootsy bluesy goodness
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Western Standard Ska Time Orchestra
Sounds like: Reggae and ska. Skagae?
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Judy Collins
Sounds like: Folk and country rock. PS, she’s 76 and still rockin’.
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Ondatropica
Sounds like: Columbian cumbia
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Katia Moraes
Sounds like: A Brazilian sambaguru!
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
562nd United States Air Force Band
Sounds like: These guys play everything. And they’re really in the Air Force!
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Mariachi Divas
Sounds like: A five-time Grammy nominated, all-female Mariachi band. If I had a nickel!
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Beatles vs. Stones
Sounds like: C'mon.
Amenities: Food trucks
Amenities: Food trucks
Blue Breeze Band
Sounds like: Motown! R&B! Soul! Funk! Jazz! Blues! Hooray music!
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Which One's Pink
Sounds like: Pink Floyd tribute band
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Open Hands
Sounds like: An instrumental jazz band comprised of four ole’ pros
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Dam Funk
Sounds like: An 80's dance party, right now
Amenities: Much food truck. Many art.
Amenities: Much food truck. Many art.
Jungle Fire
Sounds like: Cumbia-meets-afrobeat
Amenities: Much food truck. Many art.
Amenities: Much food truck. Many art.
Spin Doctors
Sounds like: Two Princes!!!
Amenities: All the Grove's shopping and food
Amenities: All the Grove's shopping and food
Cubanisimo!
Sounds like: Buttshaking Cubans
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
La Chiva Gantiva
Sounds like: Columbian Santana, with much less Rob Thomas
Amenities: Food cart, café, seats.
Amenities: Food cart, café, seats.
Stooges Brass Band
Sounds like: A New Orleans brass-style hip-hop and funk band. Ohhhhh yeah.
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Mexico 68
Sounds like: A daytime Afrofunky Fela Kuti-ish show
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
65-92: The Rhythm Changes But the Struggle Remains
Sounds like: Charles Mingus meets Snoop Dogg
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
LA6
Sounds like: Straight ahead contemporary jazz
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Nina Diaz
Sounds like: Latin goodness!
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Bad Haggis
Sounds like: A Celtic band with Scottish roots. Oh, and an electric guitar.
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
TV On The Radio/Boxed In
Sounds like: One of the most-lauded bands of the last decade
Amenities: Food for purchase and access to the Annenberg Museum
Amenities: Food for purchase and access to the Annenberg Museum
KC and the Sunshine Band
Sounds like: Shake shake shake, shake shake shake, shaking your bootie
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Bruce Cockburn
Sounds like: Canadian folk rock
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Danny Dean and the Rockabilly Rebels
Sounds like: The dancing part of Pulp Fiction
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Tlen Huicani
Sounds like: La la la la la bamba!
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Donald Harrison
Sounds like: A nice blend of smooth jazz and hip hop
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Los Master Plus and Puerto Candelaria
Sounds like: Baby-makin’ music
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Ticket to Ride
Sounds like: Beatles tribute!
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
South Bay Country Band
Sounds like: All of Stagecoach Festival
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
The Funkomatics
Sounds like: Disco, funk, and 80s tributes. Afros all around.
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
All Time Low (Acoustic)
Sounds like: Blink 182 (Acoustic)
Amenities: All the Grove's shopping and food
Amenities: All the Grove's shopping and food
JD McPherson
Sounds like: '70s motown-soul, updated
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
Elwood Moon
Sounds like: Elvis Costello and Brian May hangin’ out on the patio
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Johnnyswim
Sounds like: The Civil Wars meets Hozier
Amenities: BYOPicnic, or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic, or buy from vendors
Vanessa Williams
Sounds like: Rick Fox’s tears
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba
Sounds like: Rhythm and blues, Mali style
Amenities: Food cart, café, seats, free
Amenities: Food cart, café, seats, free
Mare Ibrium
Sounds like: Kind of mysterious. Sounds druggy.
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Dwight Trible
Sounds like: Vocal improv, baby
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Feria Agostina Festival
Sounds like: Viva Nicaragua!
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Rocky Dawuni
Sounds like: Roots-rock-reggae
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
De La Soul/Quantic
Sounds like: One of the most-lauded bands of the last decade
Amenities: Food for purchase and access to the Annenberg Museum
Amenities: Food for purchase and access to the Annenberg Museum
Feria Agostina Festival
Sounds like: Day 2 of the Feria Agostina Festival
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
The Vignatis
Sounds like: Gypsybilly! Think Rockabilly in the Star Wars cantina.
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Vaud & the Villains
Sounds like: A 19-piece New Orleans orchestra
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Sounds like: Swingy Latin blues
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Local
Sounds like: Afro-cuban jammz
Amenities: Food trucks
Amenities: Food trucks
Chieli Minucci & Special EFX
Sounds like: Smooth jazz with a guitar virtuoso
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
The Modern Gentleman
Sounds like: Sooooo modern. Also: rockabilly.
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Scot Bruce
Sounds like: Elvis, allegedly
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Australia Rocks the Pier
Sounds like: Artists TBA, but I betcha they put another shrimp on the barbie
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
Plena Libre
Sounds like: A Miami nightclub
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Alarma
Sounds like: Cumbia! Reggae! Ska! African! Middle Eastern! Flamenco!
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Sounds like: If The Decemberists had an Americana-y side-project.
Amenities: Food cart, café, seats
Amenities: Food cart, café, seats
French Horn Massiv
Sounds like: 400 horns playing songs you know. Damn.
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Monk'estra
Sounds like: Thelonious lives!
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
California Feetwarmers
Sounds like: A stroll through the French Quarter in the '20s
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Gaby Moreno and Jorge Drexler
Sounds like: A Disney duet, but in Spanish
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
BMI Summer Nights w/ Hermanos Herrera
Sounds like: Latin goodness!
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Brightside
Sounds like: Indie dream-pop
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Dwight Yokaum/X
Sounds like: Two cow-punk outlaw legends
Amenities: Food for purchase and access to the Annenberg Museum
Amenities: Food for purchase and access to the Annenberg Museum
Yuna
Sounds like: Malaysian R&B
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Meshell Ndegeocello
Sounds like: A ten-time Grammy-nominated soul singer
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic
1969
Sounds like: Something your parents would like
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Gary Lewis & The Playboys
Sounds like: A '60s rock and roll band, somehow still together
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Super Diamond
Sounds like: Neil Diamond tribute band
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Laith Al-Saadi feat. Jimmy Vivino
Sounds like: Jam band-style blues rock
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca
Sounds like: African soukous meets samba and Cuban salsa
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Sister Nancy
Sounds like: Jamaican dancehall
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
Eyedentity
Sounds like: Acid-jazz and R&B
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Aurelio
Sounds like: Latin & Afro-Caribbean tunes
Amenities: Food cart, café, seats
Amenities: Food cart, café, seats
Feed the Kitty
Sounds like: The band hired for a bachelorette party
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Ethio Cali
Sounds like: Ethiopian jazz
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
California Feetwarmers
Sounds like: A stroll through the French Quarter in the '20s
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Metalachi
Sounds like: A heavy metal Mariachi band
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
MELROSE POETRY BUREAU’S BROWN BAG POETRY
Sounds like: Daytime poetry slam
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Classical Remix
Sounds like: Sampled-and-looped classical music
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Bobby Bradford and Tete A tete
Sounds like: Jazz trumpeter extraordinaire
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Classical Remix
Sounds like: Sampled-and-looped classical music
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Cold War Kids
Sounds like: LA's most beloved indie-rock export
Amenities: Food for purchase and access to the Annenberg Museum
Amenities: Food for purchase and access to the Annenberg Museum
Best of Korea Town
Sounds like: The... best of Korea Town?
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
In Contempt
Sounds like: Motown & funk hits
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Jimmy LaFave
Sounds like: Folk and country rock
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
De Bois All Stars
Sounds like: Covers of Rhianna and Carly Ray Jepsen
Amenities: Food trucks
Amenities: Food trucks
Lin Rountree Quartet
Sounds like: Jazzy, soulful grooves
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
DSB
Sounds like: A Journey tribute band
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Hollywood U2 & Queen Nation
Sounds like: U2 and Queen tribute bands
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Ariel Pink
Sounds like: The most psychedelic rocker out there today
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
The Urban Renewal Project
Sounds like: Jazz singing and rapping on top of a big brass band
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Yuval Ron Ensemble
Sounds like: Sacred Middle Eastern-style music
Amenities: Food cart, café, seats
Amenities: Food cart, café, seats
King Chris
Sounds like: So royal
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
SideWynders
Sounds like: Rockabilly and Western swing. Yeehaw!
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
BMI Summer Nights
Sounds like: Latin goodness!
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Whiskey Shivers
Sounds like: Bluegrass and toe-tappin’ folk
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Charles Owen Quintet
Sounds like: Horn-y jazz
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Rizwan-Muzzasam Qawwali
Sounds like: "Dance floor devotional music". Okay?
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Vieux Farka Toure
Sounds like: Blues and Malian folk
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amber Foxx
Sounds like: Rockabilly!
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Sahba Motallebi
Sounds like: Evening becoming extremely eclectic
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs
Life
Sounds like: Catchy indie
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Gonzalo Bergara
Sounds like: 1930s Gypsy jazz
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Poncho Sanchez
Sounds like: Latin Jazz conga master
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Jefferson Starship
Sounds like: Your dad's record collection, dude
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
Clive Farrington
Sounds like: '80s covers
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Novalima
Sounds like: Afro-Peruvian electronica
Amenities: Food cart, café, seats
Amenities: Food cart, café, seats
The Waifs
Sounds like: Shawn Culvin meets The Devil Makes Three
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Incendio
Sounds like: World guitar virtuosos
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
Amenities: Y’all like food? I know y’all like food.
LA Opera
Sounds like: Metalcore. Kidding, it’s opera!
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Sweet Baby Jai
Sounds like: Distinctive jazz vocals
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Karla Bonoff
Sounds like: Soft folk rock
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Almalafa
Sounds like: Psychodelic ska
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Amenities: BYOPicnic or buy from vendors
Brady Harris Band
Sounds like: Indie Americana pop
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Night Train Music Club
Sounds like: '70s rock!
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Mr. Speed
Sounds like: Kiss tribute band
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Doug MacLeod
Sounds like: A simple ol’ blues man
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
The Wiseguys Big Band Machine
Sounds like: A very small band. April fools, it’s big band!
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Rebirth Brass Band
Sounds like: Bourbon St. Like, exactly.
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
Amenities: BYOPicnic/beach blanket
Angelou
Sounds like: Folk rock!
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Kenny Burrell
Sounds like: A jazz legend
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Leftover Cuties
Sounds like: Like a New Orleans parade, but with a lot more ukulele
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Chico’s Bail Bonds Blues Band
Sounds like: Da blues, baby
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
West Swell
Sounds like: Dub reggae, mon
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Amenities: BYOPicnic, oceanside
Nobresil
Sounds like: Brazilian jazz!
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Hard Days Night
Sounds like: The Beatles, hopefully
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
El Vez
Sounds like: Latin rock n’ roll
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Tom Rizzo Quintet
Sounds like: Jazzy guitar
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
The Koles
Sounds like: The Dixie Chicks, except one of them is a guy
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
B-Side Players
Sounds like: Funk! Rock! Jazz! Hip hop!
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Quetzal
Sounds like: Chicano rock. In two languages!
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Louie Cruz Beltran
Sounds like: Latin jazz, duh
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
La Resistencia
Sounds like: Hardcore Latin punk ska. CD release!
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Greg Porree Group
Sounds like: Guitarist for everyone from Sonny & Cher to Michael Jackson
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Sinverguenza
Sounds like: A Latin jazz band with a Bey-style singer
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Wendy Waldman
Sounds like: Singer-songwriter, still rockin’ in her 60s
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Rocky Dawuni
Sounds like: African reggae that makes it impossible to frown
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs
Los Lobos
Sounds like: RANGOOOOOOO!
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Amenities: BYOPicnic
Angel City Jazz Festival
Sounds like: A jazzy time
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks
Amenities: Cash bar and food from Ray & Starks