Live Music in Los Angeles This Week: October 19–25, 2026

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Chelsea Wolfe, Modest Mouse, Mac DeMarco, Knyght Ryder's live '80s party, Jimmy Branly's world jazz, salsa with Chino Espinoza, karaoke and a free Sunday patio set: live music around LA, October 19–25.

Microphone and colorful stage lighting for a week of live music, karaoke and DJ nights around Los Angeles

Here are our picks for live music around Los Angeles County from Monday, October 19 through Sunday, October 25: concerts, karaoke, DJ nights and more, day by day, in order of start time.

Friday is the big one: Chelsea Wolfe at the Orpheum, Cold Cave in Pomona, The Adicts at The Novo and Knyght Ryder playing '80s hits live in Long Beach. If you are in Orange County, see the OC edition.

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Monday, October 19

Kacey Musgraves plays the arena, and three of the area's longest-running karaoke hosts take the mic from Montebello to Covina.

Tuesday, October 20

Horror punk in Pomona, Modest Mouse in Hollywood, and dueling pianos in Claremont where the band plays your karaoke pick.

  • Basement with DIIV, High Vis and Big Boy & Lowertown
    Shrine Expo Hall, South LA · 6:30 PM (doors 5:30)
    An all-ages early show that leaves time for a second stop. Event info
  • Modest Mouse
    Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood · 7 PM
    Live Nation flagged this one as low on tickets. Event info
  • Blitzkid with Zombeast, Hemorage and Dark Ride
    The Glass House, Pomona · Doors 8 PM · From about $27
    Horror punk from a band that has been at it since 1997, on its Modern Hel Tour. It plays the Whisky a Go Go on Thursday. Event info
  • Jessie Ware with Dhruv
    Greek Theatre, Griffith Park · 8 PM
    Disco-leaning pop under the trees on The Superbloom Tour. Event info
  • Dueling pianos at PianoPiano in ClaremontMicDrop Live Karaoke
    PianoPiano, Claremont · 8–11 PM
    Karaoke with live dueling pianos instead of a backing track, at Claremont's 21+ piano bar. Thursday is Throwback Thursday, with the pianists taking requests all night. Event info · Website

Also Tuesday: underscores with umru at The Novo; Ella Boh at The Roxy; New Constellations with Vox Rea at the El Rey; Karaoke with KJ Jose at Cities Restaurant, East LA; Karaoke with Steven Williamson at Rude Dogs, Covina, 8 PM; Robbie Dean at Boathouse on the Bay, Long Beach, 5 PM.

Wednesday, October 21

Cuco plays the Fonda, Jimmy Branly hosts world jazz in Pasadena, and Coco Palm's trio plays boleros in Pomona.

Thursday, October 22

Mac DeMarco at the Fonda, Everclear in Koreatown, a four-piece karaoke band in Calabasas and KJ Kaleo in Covina.

  • Kelly FitzgeraldKelly Fitzgerald
    Boathouse on the Bay, Long Beach · 5 PM
    A Southern California singer-songwriter who plays solo and with a band, with a sunset set on the bay. Event info · Website
  • Irish Jam Session
    The Back Abbey, Claremont · 6 PM
    A traditional Irish session at Claremont's Belgian-beer gastropub. Bring an instrument, or just a pint and listen. Event info
  • Everclear with American Hi-Fi
    The Bellwether, Koreatown · 8 PM
    The Lucky 7 Tour brings two '90s and 2000s radio staples to one bill. Event info
  • Protomartyr with Accessory
    The Regent Theater, Downtown LA
    Detroit post-punk on its 2026–27 world tour. Event info
  • Microphone Heroes
    Sagebrush Cantina, Calabasas · 8 PM
    You take the mic and a four-piece band plays the song, from hundreds of hits spanning the '60s to now. Event info · Website
  • Mac DeMarco
    The Fonda Theatre, Hollywood · 8:30 PM
    Another night in the Fonda's centennial run, in a 1,200-capacity room. Event info
  • Karaoke with KJ Kaleo
    Rude Dogs Bar & Grill, Covina · 9 PM
    KJ Kaleo brings Hawaiian warmth and a family-style feel to his weekly sing-along at Rude Dogs. Event info

Also Thursday: Blitzkid at the Whisky a Go Go; Throwback Thursday dueling pianos at PianoPiano, Claremont, 8 PM; Sawyer Hill at the El Rey; Kylie Cantrall with Girlset at The Novo; Jenna Davis at The Roxy; ERISTHEPLANET at El Cid.

Friday, October 23

Friday goes dark at the Orpheum and in Pomona, goes '80s with Knyght Ryder in Long Beach, and goes big-band salsa with Chino Espinoza at Coco Palm.

  • June Clive & The Ditty Boys
    Stone Brewing Tap Room, Pasadena · 5:30 PM
    A happy-hour set on the Stone Brewing patio, early enough to see a show downtown afterward. Event info
  • Colin Reid
    La Verne Brewing Company, La Verne · 7:30–9:30 PM
    Two hours of live music in the La Verne Brewing taproom. Event info
  • Kurt Hunter
    Santa Fe Springs Heritage Park, Santa Fe Springs · 7:30 PM
    Singer and guitarist Kurt Hunter, who mixes covers and originals, leads "No More Somedays," an evening lantern tour of the historic park. Event info · Website
  • JAY-Z
    SoFi Stadium, Inglewood · 8 PM
    The biggest show of the week, with a second night added Saturday. Event info
  • Chelsea Wolfe with Jonathan Hultén
    The Orpheum Theatre, Downtown LA
    The final North American date of The Dark World Tour. Goldenvoice listed it as low on tickets. Event info
  • Cold Cave x Pixel Grip
    The Glass House, Pomona · 8 PM
    A darkwave and synth double bill. Event info
  • The Adicts with Dead City, Clit 45 and Gvllow
    The Novo, Downtown LA · 8 PM (doors 7)
    Long-running English punk, all ages. Event info
  • Higher Ground
    Sagebrush Cantina, Calabasas · 8 PM
    A five-piece Burbank dance band, from ’70s disco to current chart hits, and the cantina’s house band. Event info · Website
  • Chino Espinoza y Los Dueños del Son
    Coco Palm Restaurant, Pomona · Lessons 8:30 PM, band after
    Big-band salsa led by Costa Rican sonero Chino Espinoza, who has shared stages with Oscar D'León and Ismael Miranda. An hour of lessons first, so beginners can join in. Event info
  • Knyght Ryder and DJ Jonney Miles
    Gaslamp, Long Beach · 9 PM (doors 6) · $15
    A Long Beach party band playing '80s, '90s, 2000s and hip-hop hits with every note played live. DJ Jonney Miles, host of the weekly After Life Radio mix show, spins between sets. Event info · Website
  • DJ Ink brand artwork for Ralph MartinezKaraoke with DJ Ink
    Lucky Lizard, Whittier · 9 PM–1:30 AM
    Ralph Martinez, "Southern California's tattooed KJ," has run Fridays as DJ Ink since 2014, with grit, humor and sharp sound. Event info · Instagram

Also Friday: Foster The People with Goth Babe at the Greek (tour finale, low tickets); Flying Lotus at the Fonda, 9 PM; she's green with Witches Exist at The Roxy; Rapsody at the Blue Note; Line dancing at Montana's, San Dimas, lessons 7:30 PM; Jonathan Blake Salazar at Boathouse on the Bay, Long Beach, 5:30 PM; Sweet Lizzy Project at Aviator Nation Dreamland, Malibu, 7 PM.

Saturday, October 24

Animal Collective at the Fonda, Día de los Muertos at Hollywood Forever, and Dead Man's Party bringing an eight-piece Oingo Boingo show to Long Beach.

  • Brandon Wildish, Orange County singer-songwriter, smiling with a Gibson guitarBrandon Wildish
    Boathouse on the Bay, Long Beach · Noon
    An Orange County singer-songwriter who blends acoustic folk with alternative rock, with two albums out and a Hard Rock Rising runner-up finish behind him. Event info · Website
  • Día de los Muertos at Hollywood Forever
    Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood · Noon–midnight
    The 27th annual celebration, with DannyLux, Trish Toledo, Tropa Magica, Los Shadows and DJs alongside altars and processions. Tickets required for ages 5 and up. Event info
  • Matt SkyMatt Sky
    Boathouse on the Bay, Long Beach · 5:30 PM
    A pop singer-songwriter whose sets are built around his own songs. Event info · Website
  • J.J. Wolf
    The Back Abbey, Claremont · 6 PM
    J.J. Wolf has the Sunset Saturdays slot, playing the patio as the light goes. Event info
  • Rockstar Karaoke
    La Verne Brewing Company, La Verne · 7–10 PM
    The Rockstar Karaoke show, known for its big-stage nights at Tumbleweeds in Huntington Beach, takes over the La Verne taproom for one night. Event info
  • Vic Mensa with live band
    Blue Note Los Angeles, Hollywood · 7 & 9:30 PM
    Two sets in a jazz-club setting. Event info
  • Rick Whitfield
    Sagebrush Cantina, Calabasas · 8 PM
    Soul and Motown from a former Motown artist, fronting a band of LA session players. DJ Spinobi follows at 9 with funk and remixes. Event info
  • Brick House Karaoke with KJ Javo and Megaphone MeganBrick House Karaoke
    Mauricios Mexican Food & Pizza Cantina, Covina · 8 PM
    KJ Javo and Megaphone Megan pair high-energy crowd work with clean, crisp sound, and the night turns into a dance party between singers. Event info · Facebook
  • Dead Man's Party and Pretty in Pink
    Gaslamp, Long Beach
    Dead Man's Party is an eight-piece Oingo Boingo tribute with a full horn section, together since 2001 and no stranger to sharing the stage with Boingo alumni. Pretty in Pink opens with the Psychedelic Furs songbook, "Love My Way" included. Event info · Instagram
  • Animal Collective
    The Fonda Theatre, Hollywood · 9 PM
    The band plays Feels for its 20th anniversary, at one of only two shows (LA and New York). Limit four tickets per person. Event info
  • Madeon presents Victory Live with MGNA Crrrta and Contact Sports
    Shrine Expo Hall, South LA · 9 PM (doors 8)
    18+ with ID. Event info

Also Saturday: JAY-Z night two at SoFi; Le Frique Sonique 5th anniversary with Karizma and Jeremy Sole at the Moroccan Lounge; Kyle Gordon (comedy songs) at The Roxy; Line dancing at Montana's, San Dimas; Amy May at Sagebrush Cantina, Calabasas, 3 PM; DJ Spinobi at Sagebrush Cantina, 9 PM; Allah-Las at Aviator Nation Dreamland, Malibu, 7 PM.

Sunday, October 25

A day for patios, brunch sets and jazz: steel pan on the bay, Re!N free in Glendora, DJ Rek-1 on the turntables in Covina and the Richard Glaser Quartet to close it out.

Also Sunday: Rock of Ages at Sagebrush Cantina, Calabasas, 3 PM; Greek Night at Foothill Restaurant, Pasadena, music from 6 PM; Karaoke with Steven Williamson at Drinker's Hall of Fame, Arcadia, 8 PM.

On the horizon

  • Tom Jones plays the Greek Theatre on Monday, October 26.
  • Jack Grisham and the Life Undone, the new project from the T.S.O.L. frontman, releases its self-titled album October 30.
  • The Church release the album Lacuna on October 30.
  • Gary Numan plays the Fonda on November 16.

Beyond the music

Halloween and haunts

  • Dark Harbor, The Queen Mary, Long Beach. Tuesday–Sunday from 8 PM, from $61.99. Info
  • Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, Griffith Park. Tuesday–Sunday, hayride from $34.99, with a new '80s rock maze. Info
  • Carved, Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge. Nightly from about 6 PM, adults from $29. The family pick. Info
  • Halloween Horror Nights, Universal Studios Hollywood. Select nights, from $87. Info
  • Singles Scary Movie Night, Namiko Studio Cafe, Los Angeles. Thursday, October 22: arrive and mingle from 7 PM, with The Haunted Mansion on screen at 8 PM. Tickets required, 21+. Event info
  • Boo at the L.A. Zoo, October 24–25, included with zoo admission. Info

Día de los Muertos, arts and film

  • Grand Park community altars open October 24 in Downtown LA. Free. Info
  • Grand Ave Arts: All Access, Saturday 11 AM–4 PM. Free entry to The Broad, MOCA, the Music Center and more. Info
  • AFI FEST, TCL Chinese Theatres, Hollywood, October 21–25. Info
  • The Super Graphic Block Party, Shrine LA Outdoors, October 21–22. Drag performers, DJs, vendors and a costume contest. Info

Comedy

  • Mixed Nuts Live!, Blossom Market Hall, San Gabriel. Friday 7:30 PM. Event info
  • Road Dogs Comedy, Q's Billiard Club at Barney's Beanery, Pasadena. Free, Wednesdays. Event info
  • Open mics at Astronaut City, Arcadia. Tuesday and Thursday, 7:30 PM. Event info

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