Music & Nightlife

Your guide to the best live music, nightclubs, gay clubs, comedy clubs, after-parties, dance parties, bands and dating events in Los Angeles

A record store guide to L.A.
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A record store guide to L.A.

Analog music junkies can get their fix of rare, brand-spanking new or hard-to-find vintage vinyl across L.A.
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Upcoming live music

Brooks Nielsen
Music

Brooks Nielsen

The frontman of the moody OC surf rock band the Growlers has since gone solo, but he continues the band’s tradition of performing...
Escape Halloween
Music

Escape Halloween

The San Bernardino rave scene injects itself with a bit of Halloween flair at this annual music fest. Insomniac Events—the group behind EDC and the...

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More live music in L.A.

Upcoming concerts
Music

Upcoming concerts

All of the city’s best music is right here in our calendar of upcoming concerts in L.A.
Free concerts in L.A.
Music

Free concerts in L.A.

You’re in luck—music (aside from film, possibly) is the city’s most abundant form of entertainment.
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Sex & dating in Los Angeles

Time Out music lists

Cruisin' road trip songs
Music

Cruisin' road trip songs

Hit the road, Jack, and crank up the dial with our definitive list of the best road trip songs ever made.
The 50 best drinking songs
Music

The 50 best drinking songs

Raise a toast to the greatest drinking songs ever recorded about beer, whiskey, wine and white lightning.
Dance-party playlist
Music

Dance-party playlist

House party, BBQ, wedding party or just a bedroom disco, we have the party playlist you need to get the place moving.