San Diego
This Gaslamp venue presents an eclectic lineup of concerts (some free), a good-mood-inducing Sunday Gospel brunch, raucous party nights and other events…
Must-see entertainment in Southern California
Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood
A Sunset fixture since 1973, the Roxy has presented everyone from Miles Davis to David Bowie to Jane’s Addiction, and still occasionally manages to book…
Orange County
Hear ye, hear ye! All those who have sired knights-to-be and future princesses, gather ye clans and proceed forthwith for an evening-long medieval feast…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
Home of the legendary Seabiscuit, this stunning, art deco thoroughbred racetrack is the oldest and one of the most prestigious in Southern California…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
This county-owned complex is one of America's largest performing arts centers. Its multiple venues – Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Dorothy Chandler…
San Fernando Valley
At the heart of Glendale, this 1400-plus-seat art deco landmark opened in 1925 as a vaudeville and movie palace and now stages productions from cultural…
South Bay Beaches
Families shouldn't miss this dated game arcade, which bills itself as the largest on the West Coast, flashing and blinging with old-fashioned arcade games…
Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood
This dank, but still hip, art and revival house presents the best in offbeat and cult flicks, including a highly interactive screening of The Rocky Horror…
Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center
Los Angeles
Grammy-nominated jazz singer and educator Barbara Morrison has sung with the likes of Ray Charles and Dizzy Gillespie and at jazz festivals worldwide, but…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
Downtown’s most avant-garde performance laboratory where theater, dance, music, poetry and film merge into impressive exhibitions presented in its own…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
One of two NBA basketball teams in Los Angeles (the other is the Clippers), the Lakers are based at Downtown's Staples Center. Although few teams can…
San Fernando Valley
Built in 2011, VPAC has brought highbrow culture to the campus of the California State University Northridge (CSUN). It books in a rotating schedule of…
Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood
You can thank Grammy Award–winning jazz legend Herb Alpert for the standout acoustics here. After all, he designed the elegant, romantic spot. A…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
A historic gem of a theater restored by the Ace Hotel, which curates the calendar. Offerings are eclectic, ranging from music performances to dance acts…
Santa Barbara
Built by Works Progress Administration (WPA) artisans during the 1930s Great Depression, this naturally beautiful outdoor stone amphitheater has ocean…
Hollywood
Dating back to the Roaring Twenties, the since-restored Henry Fonda Theatre remains one of Hollywood’s best venues for live tunes. It’s an intimate, …
Silver Lake & Echo Park
On the radar since 1995, divey Satellite remains immensely popular thanks to its kicking lineup of indie bands. Rock on downstairs or escape to the…
Los Angeles
Founded by the late hard-bop drummer Billy Higgins, this place doesn’t serve food or drink, just good music from some of the best emerging talents in jazz…
Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood
This celebrated 1957 rock hall launched 1000 careers, including those of James Taylor and Tom Waits, and was central to John Lennon's 'Lost Weekend in…
Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre
San Fernando Valley
Oh, the horror! Part theater, part haunted house, Zombie Joe's presents for your entertainment shows that are at turns creepy, campy, Goth, killer…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
This attractive, adobe-style complex was founded in 1917 and by 1937 had developed such a reputation that it was named State Theater of California. It's…
Coastal Orange County
Next to Segerstrom Center, South Coast Rep was started by a band of plucky theater grads in the 1960s and has evolved into a multiple Tony Award–winning…
Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood
An exceptional theater housed in UCLA’s historic heart. The brick building reeks of academia, but CAP UCLA has been known to bring in spectacular…
Hollywood
An anomaly on glittery Cahuenga Corridor, this intimate venue is the place for handmade music by message-minded singer-songwriters. It’s mainly a stepping…
San Diego
Re-imagined colorful containers make up this new outdoor community space and stage in East Village, a short walk from Gas Lamp. Home to a coffee shop,…
Hollywood
The place for grown-up salseros. Order a mojito and watch the beautiful dancers do their thing (or join in if you feel you’ve got the moves). Live shows…
Westlake & Koreatown
If you're seeking a break from the Hollywood fare, catch a new-release Korean movie at this South Korean cinema chain. Films are subtitled in English, and…
Hollywood
On Monday nights, KCRW’s Chris Douridas brings School Night (www.itsaschoolnight.com), a free live-music club featuring buzz-worthy talent to the…
Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood
‘Art house’ and blockbuster ‘multiplex’ in the same breath? That’s the cocktail at the sleek Landmark with its dozen deluxe, stadium-style screening rooms…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Built in 1937, Mint is an intimate, historic venue. Legends such as Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder played here on the way up, and axe-man Ben Harper got…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
This 7100-seat theater was christened by the Eagles and the Dixie Chicks when it opened in 2007, and has continued to host big names ever since, from Neil…
San Fernando Valley
The stage of this one-time vaudeville house from 1926 has been graced by headliners from Debbie Reynolds to Smokey Robinson, Carol Channing to James…
Silver Lake & Echo Park
Lurking below retro Mexican restaurant Casita del Campo, this camp little bolthole serves up drag shows, outré revues and other fabulously kooky…
Santa Barbara
With over 40 beers on tap, pool tables and a video arcade (Skee-Ball!), this bowling alley near UCSB is good ol’ family fun. Call ahead to get on the wait…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
Each summer non-profit Grand Performances presents a brilliant season of free outdoor concerts by the splashing fountains of California Plaza in Downtown…
Westlake & Koreatown
Part progressive-rock and folk venue, part theater space, part multidisciplinary arts foundation and laboratory. This restored 1930s warehouse hosts one…
Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood
In all American sports, it would be hard to find a more dominant team than the UCLA squads under the late, great John Wooden, who led his teams to 10…
Pasadena & the San Gabriel Valley
Since it opened in 1960, this legendary comedy club has helped launch the careers of dozens of comics, including household names such as David Letterman,…
Los Angeles
Cinema complex in the heart of downtown Culver City, screening mainly new-release mainstream films. Parking validation is available for the Cardiff and…
Hollywood
Disney rolls out family-friendly blockbusters at this movie palace, sometimes with costumed characters putting on the Ritz in live preshow routines. The…
