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Gaia's Kava Root is running a no-pressure clothing swap open to everyone, with sizes ranging from baby through adult, plus free hygiene products and gift cards for local restaurants, groceries, and gas. Drop off donations any day during the week leading up to the event and you get 20 percent off your kava order, which...
LEROY's 'Back to School' EP release brings four local acts to Launchpad for a late Saturday night on Central. Launchpad keeps the stage low and the room tight, so a four-band bill this late means the headliner probably hits close to last call. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so grab them ahead rather than...
A late-night funk and soul dance event at Insideout that runs from roughly 9 p.m. until the sun is coming up, so plan your Saturday accordingly. Insideout is a compact room that gets loud and warm fast, which works in favor of this kind of floor-filling music and against anyone hoping to hold a conversation....
Matt Banwart brings his Midwest-honed standup to Two Cranes Bistro & Brew for a Friday night headlining set. Two Cranes runs a tight room for comedy, meaning the bistro layout keeps tables close to the performer and ambient bar noise reasonably controlled, which matters more than people expect. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so...
Abstract Rude, the Los Angeles underground hip-hop veteran with roots stretching back to Rhymesayers-adjacent circles, plays a live set at Products of the Golden Age while a music video gets shot simultaneously, meaning the crowd is part of the footage. That dual-purpose format tends to make the room feel more intentional than a standard show...
Long-form improv at The Box, starting just after 10 p.m. local time and wrapping up before midnight. The Box keeps its room small and its crowd close, which means the performers are feeding off you whether you want them to or not, so sit accordingly. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so grab them ahead...
A late-night hip-hop set built around 90s and 2000s classics, running from midnight to 4 AM at one of the stranger and more charming spots on Central, a kava bar that happens to have the bass for it. Gaia's draws a crowd that's genuinely there for the music rather than the drink minimum, which changes...
Benny Bassett takes the Sawmill Market stage on a Saturday night, which puts live music inside one of the busier food-hall environments on this stretch of Central. The open layout means sound competes with the dinner crowd, so arriving with a drink and a spot near the stage makes a real difference. A ticket link...
Thirteen years in, this festival has earned its place on the calendar, bringing blues and guitar-focused performance to one of the most architecturally loaded rooms on Central. The KiMo's Pueblo Deco interior does something to live music that a black-box venue simply cannot, and blues in particular seems to settle into those walls well. Admission...
Cali Shaw brings her singer-songwriter work to Marble's downtown taproom on a Saturday night, which means the room will already have some momentum by the time she takes the stage at 9. Marble Downtown runs warmer and louder than the taproom on Marble Ave, so this is less of a listening-room situation and more of...