Unless otherwise noted, all shows are free of charge. All show lineups and
times are subject to change without notice.


SUNDAY, 12/4




• Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra perform
  John Corigliano’s Elegy, Aaron Copland’s Quiet City and Appalachian
  Spring Suite, and David Diamond’s Rounds at the Wilshire
  Ebell Theater at 4 PM. Call (310) 859-7668.


• The Arroyo Singers present their annual winter concert with guest accordionist
  Nick Ariondo at Oneonta Congregational Church at 4:30 PM. Call (323) 256-5332.


• The
  Colburn Conservatory of Music perform for LACMA's Sunday
  Live series. The concert begins at 6 PM in LACMA's Leo S. Bing
  Theatre. For info, call (323) 857-6234.

Unless otherwise noted, all shows are free of charge. All show lineups and times are subject
to change without notice.


SUNDAY, 11/27



• Cellist
  Armen Ksajikian and Pianist Brian Pezzone perform for LACMA's Sunday
  Live series. The concert begins at 6 PM in LACMA's Leo S. Bing
  Theatre. For info, call (323) 857-6234.


• Part-Time Punks present:
  Japanese Motors (Rough Trade), Group
  Sounds and
  Guest DJ Jimi Hey at the echo.
  The show starts at 10 PM. Call (213) 413-8200.

MONDAY, 11/28

• Yari More and his Orchestra perform at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza at
  7:30 PM. (323) 290-6636.

Unless otherwise noted, all shows are free of charge. Dates subject to change without notice. Please report any late-breaking changes and we'll update accordingly.


SUNDAY, 11/20




• Cellist Alexander Suleiman and pianist Valeria Morgovskaya perform Brahms,
  de Boismortier, Piazzolla, Tchaikovsky and others at the Beverly Hills Public
  Library at 2 PM. For info, call (310) 937-7275.


• Chamber
  Music Palisades perform for LACMA's Sunday
  Live series. The concert begins at 6 PM in LACMA's Leo S. Bing
  Theatre. For info, call (323) 857-6234.

MONDAY, 11/21

• The Pepperdine
  Jazz Ensemble perform a concert at the Raitt Recital Hall at 7:30
  PM. Call (310) 506-4522.

Unless otherwise noted, all shows are free of charge.


SUNDAY, 11/13




• The
  Angeli Duo perform
  for LACMA's Sunday
  Live series. The concert begins at 6 PM in LACMA's Leo S. Bing
  Theatre. For info, call (323) 857-6234.


• Catch acoustic blues from Nathan James and Ben Hernandez at Café
  Boogaloo. The show starts at 8 PM. Call (310) 318-2324.


• Jazz saxist Louis Van Taylor performs at Hal’s
  Bar & Grill at 8 PM. For information, call (310) 396-3105.

Unless otherwise noted, all shows are free of charge.


SUNDAY, 11/6




• Mews Small & Her Fabulous Females, Brad
  Kay and Justefanie perform at Unurban Coffeehouse at 1 PM. Call (310) 315-0056.


• The All Saints Choir and
  Orchestra perform
  Fauré’s Requiem and works by C.V. Stanford and Craig Phillips.
  The event is free but all donations will benefit Katrina recovery efforts.
  The show begins at 5 PM in the All Saints’ Church in Beverly Hill.
  Call (310)
  275-2910.


• Pianist
  Maria Demina performs for LACMA's Sunday
  Live series. The concert begins at 6 PM in LACMA's Leo S. Bing
  Theatre. Call (323) 857-6234.

Unless otherwise noted, all shows are free of charge.


SUNDAY, 10/30



• Songa
  Lee-Kitto, Su-a Lee, and Chie Nagatani perform for LACMA's Sunday
  Live series. The concert begins at 6pm in LACMA's Leo S. Bing
  Theatre. Call (323) 857-6234.


• New Valley Symphony Orchestra
  performs Puccini’s La Bohème with vocalists from Opera
  of the Foothills and L.A. Lyric Theater at 1:30pm. The show is not free,
  but the proceeds benefit free concert series at Forest Lawn’s
  Hall of Liberty and free youth concerts at San Fernando Valley high schools.
  It's a worthy cause that allows things like this "free gig guide" to exist.
  For tickets call (818) 789-5466.


• Rosemary's Billygoat,
  Stigmeta, Brendon Small's Deathclock and Dropsonic perform
  at Spaceland at
  9pm. For details, call (323) 661-4380.

Unless otherwise noted, all shows are free of charge.


SATURDAY, 10/22



• Cross Hart Jazz Experience take the stage at the Skirball's Café
  Z. The show starts at 12pm. For info, call (310) 440-4500.


• The Janaki String Trio perform a preview concert at Trinity Lutheran Church
  at 2pm. Call (310) 937-7275.


• Rosalinde
  Gilbert Concert features the The Capitol Ensemble as a part of
  LACMA's Sunday Live series.
  The concert begins at 6pm in LACMA's Leo S. Bing Theatre. Call (323) 857-6234.

Unless otherwise noted, all shows are free of charge.


MONDAY, 10/17




• Colored Shadows continue their
  residency at Spaceland.
  The doors open at 8pm and the show begins at 9pm. Call (323) 661-4380.
  
• John Marx & the Blues Patrol take the stage at Cozy's
  Bar & Grill.
  For info, call (818) 986-6000.
  
• Thom Rotella’s Jazz Quartet play at Hal's Bar
  & Grill at 9pm. Call (310) 396-3105 for more information.
  
• Lavender Diamond continue
  their October residency at the
  echo. The show starts at 8:30pm. For
  details, call (213) 413-8200.
  
• The Words take
  the stage at the
  Silverlake Lounge at 11pm. Call (323) 666-2407.
  

TUESDAY, 10/18



• Trumpeter Elliott Caine and pianist Sergey Kyosayan play at Revo Cafe in
  Glendale at 8 pm. For details, call (818) 549-0809.


• Listen to traditional Irish music at Finn McCool’s Irish Bar & Restaurant.
  Call (310) 452-1734.

WEDNESDAY, 10/19

Grab a jacket, some friends and get out of the house. There are plenty of
free gigs to keep you occupied.

SATURDAY, 10/8

• Catch Hot Club Quartette at Cafe
  Z in the Skirball Cultural Center followed
  by a free screening of Algeria in a Smile. The
  show starts at noon. Call (310) 440-4500.


• DJs Michael Stock and Benjamin White of Part
  Time Punks continue
  their residency at MOCA.
  The show starts at 6pm. It's free with general museum admission. Call (213)
  621-1734.


• The Afro-Brazilian Drumming and Potluck features world percussion
  jams and food at Bang
  a Drum starting at 7:30pm. Admission is free, but this is a potluck,
  so bring food. For info, call (323) 936-3274.

SUNDAY, 10/9

• Mezzo-soprano Hermine Haselböck and pianist Florian Henschel perform
  songs by Alexander Zemlinsky for the LACMA Sundays
  Live Series. The show starts
  at 6pm. Call (323) 857-6234.


• Part-Time Punks present Ariel
  Pink, Indian Jewelry and Blood
  On The Wall
  at the echo at 10pm.
  For more info, call (213) 413-8200.
  

MONDAY, 10/10

• Colored Shadows continue their
  residency at Spaceland.
  The doors open at 8pm and the show begins at 9pm. Call (323) 661-4380.
  
  
• Lavender Diamond continue
  their October residency at the
  echo. The show starts at 8:30pm. For
  details, call (213) 413-8200.
  
• The Words take
  the stage at the
  Silverlake Lounge at 11pm. Call (323) 666-2407.
  

Music is the best elixir to kick the proverbial autumnal malaise. Don't let
the shorter days or dipping mercury get you down. Check out these free local
gigs instead.

SATURDAY, 10/1

• DJs Michael Stock and Benjamin White of Part Time
  Punks continue their residency at
  MOCA. The show
  starts at 6pm. It's free with general museum admission. Call (213)
  621-1734.
  
• The Groovy Rednecks play at S.W. Hill Country at 6pm. Call (323) 256-2500.
  
• Sean Newhouse performs the Overture to Verdi’s La Forza
  del Destino, Bloch’s Schelomo with cello soloist Elizabeth Willey,
  and Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. at Glendale's Alex Theater at 7pm. Call (310)
  859-7668.
  
• Concert organist Yoon-Mi Lim performs works by Bach, Duruflé, Widor,
  Brahms and James Hopkins at the Pasadena Presbyterian
  Church at 7:30pm.
  Call (626) 793-2191.
  
• Enjoy live music with DJ Chocolate Cassanova at the Apple
  Store on the
  Third Street Promenade. The DJ spins tunes from 8-10pm.
  

SUNDAY, 10/2

• Mews Small & Her Fabulous Females take the stage at the Unurban Coffeehouse
  at 1pm. For details, call (310) 315-0056.
  
• The Luckman Jazz Orchestra
  performs at the Luckman Fine arts Complex at
  6pm. Call (323) 343-6600.
  
• The legendary conguero Poncho Sanchez performs
  live with is Latin jazz ensemble at Amoeba
  Records at 2pm.
  
  For information, call (323) 245-6400.
• Carlos Guitarlos plays at The Liquid Kitty
  at 10pm. Call (310) 473-3707.
  
• Pianist James Boyk and clarinetist Margaret
  Thornhill plays
  at the LACMA Sundays
  Live Series.
  The show starts at 6pm. Call (323) 857-6234.
  
• The Eagle Rock Music festival starts at 7pm in the Center for the Arts.
  Call (626) 795-4989.
  
• DJs Michael Stock and Benjamin White spin post-punk, mutant disco and
  indie 80s-90s at the echo at 10pm.
  For info, call (213) 413-8200.
  

Unless otherwise noted, all performances
are free.

SATURDAY, 9/24

• DJs Michael Stock and Benjamin White of Part Time
  Punks continue their two month residency at
  MOCA. The show
  starts at 6pm and it's free with general museum admission. Call (213)
  621-1734.
  
• JB and The Rebellion's play at
  One
  Colorado in Old Pasadena,
  from 9pm to midnight. Call
  (626) 564-1066.
  

SUNDAY, 9/25

• Pianist Sara Naomi Sumitani performs at the Beverly
  Hills Public Library at 2pm. Call (310) 937-7275.
  
• Pianist Marina
  Lomazov plays
  at the LACMA Sundays
  Live Series.
  The show starts at 6pm. Call (323) 857-6234.
  
• Paul Bailey Ensemble performs
  at Mr. T's Bowl at 9pm (323)
  256-7561.
  
• DJs Michael Stock and Benjamin White spin post-punk, mutant disco and
  indie 80s-90s at the echo at 10pm.
  For info, call (213) 413-8200.
  
• Part Time Punks spin the Smiths, Morrissey
  and other Suedeheads all night long. The show starts at 10pm at the
  echo. Call (213) 413-8200.
  

MONDAY, 9/26

• Toys That Kill take the
  echo stage at 8:30pm. Call (213) 418-8200 for
  details.
  
• The Oohlas continue their residency
  at the
  echo. Doors open at 8pm but there's no cover after 10pm. For
  details, call (213) 413-8200.
  
• Run Run Run also continue their
  residency at Spaceland.
  Doors open at 8pm and the show begins at 9pm. Call (323) 661-4380
  
• One of the Loudest Tragedies Ever Heard take
  the stage at the
  Silverlake Lounge at 11pm. Call (323) 666-2407
  

Autumn officially starts this week... what better way to chase away the 5-degree
temperature fluctuation than some hot music? Unless otherwise noted, all performances
are free.

SATURDAY, 9/17

• Listen to Molly Howson & the Grits, Bucksworth, Skeeter Truck, Kingsizemaybe,
  Soda & His
  Million Piece Band, King Straggler, and 50 Cent Haircut at the Third
  Street Farmers Market at 3pm. For details, call (323) 933-9211.
  
• DJs Michael Stock and Benjamin White of Part Time
  Punks continue their two month residency at
  MOCA. The show
  starts at 6pm. Odd Nostrom of Anticon takes the stage at 8pm, followed
  by a screening of Rize.
  The evening is free with general museum admission. Call (213) 621-1734.
  
• Catch the Latin jazz of conguero Francisco
  Aguabella at
  One
  Colorado in Old Pasadena,
  from 9pm to midnight. Call
  (626) 564-1066.
  

SUNDAY, 9/18

• Mews Small & Her Fabulous Females, Brad Kayand Justefanie play
  at Unurban
  Coffeehouse at 1pm. Call (310) 315-0056.
  
• The USC Thornton Wind Ensemble, H. Robert Reynolds, principal conductor,
  and Sharon Lavery, resident conductor, perform works by Lauridsen, Piston,
  Milhaud, Hartmann and Grantham at USC
  Thornton School of Music at 4pm. Call (213) 740-2167.
  
• The Second Annual Bolero Festival features performances by Los Dandy’s,
  Mariachi Divas, Yari More y Su Orquesta, Trio Casablanca and Trio Guadalajara
  in the Exposition
  Park Rose Garden at 6pm. Call (213) 473-2304.
  
• Members
  of Chamber Music Palisades play at the LACMA Sundays
  Live Series.
  The show starts at 6pm. Call (323) 857-6234.
  
• DJs Michael Stock and Benjamin White spin post-punk, mutant disco and
  indie 80s-90s at the echo at 10pm.
  For info, call (213) 413-8200.
  
• Carlos Guitarlos plays at The Liquid Kitty at 10pm. For details, call (310)
  473-3707.
  

MONDAY, 9/19

• The Oohlas continue their residency
  at the
  echo. Doors open at 8pm but there's no cover after 10pm. For
  details, call (213) 413-8200.
  
• Run Run Run also continue their
  residency at Spaceland.
  Doors open at 8pm and the show begins at 9pm. Call (323) 661-4380
  
• One Of The Loudest
  Tragedies Ever Heard take the stage at the
  Silverlake Lounge at 11pm. Call (323) 666-2407
  

The days are getting shorter, but that's no excuse to stay at home. Have fun
without emptying your pockets. Unless otherwise noted, all performances are free.

SATURDAY, 9/10

• Shakti Foundation presents a program of classical Indian music and dance
  at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center at 6pm. Call (310) 781-7171.
  
• DJs Michael Stock and Benjamin White of Part Time
  Punks continue their two month residency at
  MOCA at 6pm. Kinky
  takes the stage at 8pm, followed by a spoken word performance by David
  St. John. The evening is free with general museum admission. Call (213)
  621-1734.
  

SUNDAY, 9/11

• Catch the Rainwater Bluegrass Band at the Hollywood Farmers Market, from
  8am-noon. Call (323) 463-3171.
  
• The Young Jazz Alliance perform at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena
  at 5pm. For information, call (626) 398-3344.
  
• Violinist
  Bing Wang and pianist Vicki Ray play for the LACMA Sundays
  Live Series.
  The show starts at 6pm. Call (323) 857-6234.
  
• DJs Michael Stock and Benjamin White spin post-punk, mutant disco and
  indie 80s-90s at the echo at 10pm.
  
• Carlos Guitarlos hits The Liquid Kitty at 10pm. For info, call (310) 473-3707.
  

MONDAY, 9/12

• The Oohlas continue their residency at the
  echo. Fly Better Broken open
  the night, with Toys That Kill and Tarzana wrapping
  up the evening. The doors open at 8:30pm and the show starts at 9pm. For
  details, call (213) 413-8200.
  
• Run Run Run continue their residency
  at Spaceland.
  Doors open at 8pm and the show begins at 9pm. Call (323) 661-4380
  
• Oliver Future and My
  Sexual Dad open for One Of The Loudest
  Tragedies Ever Heard at the
  Silverlake Lounge. The first show starts at 9pm. Call (323) 666-2407
  

Long weekends are relaxing, but they can also be daunting. To assuage the malaise, LAist has assembled a list of musical diversions that are kind to your wallet, while also providing a nice alternative to the crowded beaches. Unless otherwise noted, all performances are free.

SATURDAY, 9/3

• Joy Burnworth, plays a free concert at The
  Promenade at Howard Hughes Center.
  The performance starts at 6pm. Call (310) 641-8073.
  
• DJs Michael Stock and Benjamin White of Part Time
  Punks begin their two month residency at
  MOCA with tracks
  from the great haunts of Manhattan circa 1979-87. Stock and White perform
  at 6pm. Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore performs at 8pm. The event is free
  with general museum admission. Call (213) 621-1734.
  
• Octavio Figueroa performs Latin jazz at the Levitt
  Pavilion in Pasadena.
  The show starts at 8pm. Call (626) 683-3230 for details.
• Dirty Dirty House Club returns to Akbar with
  house grooves from DJ Tony Powell. The show starts at 9pm and admission is
  free before 10pm. Call (323) 665-6810 for more information.
  

SUNDAY, 9/4

• 
  Violinist Endre Balogh, violist Steven Gordon, cellist Dennis Karmazyn and pianist
  Genevieve Lee perform Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 26
  for the LACMA Sundays Live Series .
  The show starts at 6pm. Call (323) 857-6234.
  
• Catch the 10th
  Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival, located between 42nd
  and 43rd Streets. The festival hours are11am-7pm. Call 213-978-0333.
  

MONDAY, 9/5

• Run Run Run start their month-long
  Monday night residency at Spaceland.
  Doors open at 8pm and the show begins at 9pm. Call (323) 661-4380
  

Unless otherwise noted, all of the following shows are free of charge.

SUNDAY, 8/28

• Cellist Ruslan Biryukov and pianist Mary Au perform sonatas by Beethoven,
  Debussy and Shostakovich at LACMA's Bing Theater at 6 pm. Call 323-857-6234
  or visit www.sundayslive.org.
  

MONDAY, 8/29

• Inara George wraps-up her
  Monday Night Residency at the
  echo at 10:30pm.
  
• The Excuse, Modern Memory, Satisfaction and Magic
  Bullets play at The Fold
  Silverlake Lounge. The opening act takes the stage at 9pm.
  

TUESDAY, 8/30

• The Terry Gibbs Jazz Ensemble play at Hollywood & Highland at
  7pm. For info, call 323-467-6412.
  

• Tony Orlando and Dawn take the The
  Grove stage at
  7pm.
  
• I See Hawks perform at Cole's at 9pm. Call 213-622-4090.
  

• Shonen Knife and The Knack grace the stage at the Santa Monica Pier. The concert starts at 7:30pm. Call 310.458.8900 for details.
  
• Sam Graham performs at The Farmer's
  Market from 7-9pm. For details, call 323-933-9211.
  
• Odara play at the Culver City Hall Courtyard at 7pm. Call 323-933-9211.
  

• LACMA's
  Friday Night Jazz Series features Dr. Art Davis Quintet in the LA Times Central Court at 5:30pm.
  

Grab your keys and leave your debit card at home. Unless otherwise noted, all of the following shows are free
of charge.

MONDAY, 8/22

• Inara George performs at the
  echo at 10:30pm.

TUESDAY, 8/23

• Catch the Susie Hansen Band at
  the Redondo Beach Pier at 6pm.
  

• Silversun Pickups play Spaceland at
  9pm. (There's a $5 cover charge. However, you can get in free if you contact
  the band via myspace and
  request a ticket.)
  

• Trevor Hall & Anna
  Nalick take The
  Grove stage at 7pm.
• Hear The Willowz live
  at Amoeba Records in Hollywood at 7pm.
  

• LACMA's
  Friday Night Jazz Series features the Bobby Bradford Mo'tet in the LA Times Central Court at 5:30pm.