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EVERY FREE OUTDOOR CONCERT IN LA THIS SUMMER, NOW IN ONE CALENDAR By Danny Jensen and Jeff Miller 6/4/2014 Just when you thought we were gonna take a breather after dropping that outdoor movie screening master calendar , we decided to go ahead and do THIS: a free outdoor concert master calendar, wherein we pulled together 200+ music shows and put them in the actual order in which they're happening. JULY July 2 Rhythm Child (click here for info ) Sounds like: Reggae for kids! Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free! July 3 The Duhks (click here for info ) Sounds like: Mumford and Sons, but, like, legit-er. Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free! July 3 Peaking Lights and Pharoahs (click here for info ) Sounds like: Something you'd definitely find on Wayne Coyne's iPod. Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free. July 3

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EVERY FREE OUTDOOR CONCERT IN LA THIS SUMMER,

NOW IN ONE CALENDAR By Danny Jensen and Jeff Miller

6/4/2014

Just when you thought we were gonna take a breather after dropping that outdoor movie screening master

calendar, we decided to go ahead and do THIS: a free outdoor concert master calendar, wherein we pulled

together 200+ music shows and put them in the actual order in which they're happening.

JULY

July 2

Rhythm Child (click here for info)

Sounds like: Reggae for kids!

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 3

The Duhks (click here for info)

Sounds like: Mumford and Sons, but, like, legit-er.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 3

Peaking Lights and Pharoahs (click here for info)

Sounds like: Something you'd definitely find on Wayne Coyne's iPod.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

July 3

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Ron Kobayashi Trio w/ Andrea Miller (click here for info)

Sounds like: The jazz piano player your Dad never was.

Location: The Original Farmer’s Market

Amenities: Food, food, and more food.

July 4

Decades (click here for info)

Sounds like: Cover band covering, uh, decades of music

Location: Warner Park, Woodland Hills

Amenities: Fireworks, BYOPicnic

July 4

Night Train Music Club (click here for info)

Sounds like: Mellower than their name would suggest.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs.

July 4

Rickey Woodard Sextet (click here for info)

Sounds like: Five dudes, getting down with Rickey.

Location: LACMA

Amenities: Food and alcohol for purchase.

July 5

Vaud & the Villains (click here for info)

Sounds like: Someone took lotsa hallucinogens, then went to a carnival.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs.

July 6

Billy Mitchell & Friends (click here for info)

Sounds like: Jazz. This time with horns.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 6

The Party Animals (click here for info)

Sounds like: Rock for kids.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

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Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

July 9

Greaseland (click here for info)

Sounds like: A mystery -- no links online!

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: lunchtime show; farmer's market

July 9

The Party Animals (click here for info)

Sounds like: Rock for kids.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 9

Ethio Cali (click here for info)

Sounds like: Hyper-dynamic world awesome.

Location: Wells Fargo Center Plaza

Amenities: BYOPicnic, free.

July 10

Cecilia Noël (click here for info)

Sounds like: A cuban singer who sometimes covers '80s rock hits.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 10

The Do-Over with De Lux and KCRW DJ Mathieu Schreyer (click here for info)

Sounds like: Classixx.

Location: The Hammer Museum

Amenities: Bar, beer garden, late museum hours, free.

July 10

Cults w/ James Supercave (click here for info)

Sounds like Phantogram.

Location: Santa Monica Pier

Amenities: BYOPicnic, beer garden, blankets, beach chairs, free.

July 10

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Richard Thompson (click here for info)

Sounds like: A dude who's won awards for being a sick acoustic guitar player.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

July 10

Opera at the Shore (click here for info)

Sounds like: If you can't figure this one out...

Location: Burton Chase Park, Marina Del Rey

Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOpicnic.

July 10

California Feetwarmers (click here for info)

Sounds like: A band that would be playing right by the riverboat at Disneyland.

Location: The Original Farmer’s Market

Amenities: Food, food, and more food

July 10

INXS-ive (click here for info)

Sounds like: INXS, hopefully

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: BYOStuff

July 11

Reasons Be (click here for info)

Sounds like: Coldplay, kinda.

Location: The Original Farmer’s Market

Amenities: Food, food, and more food, and free.

July 11

Fartbarf (click here for info)

Sounds like: The greatest band name of all time

Location: The Pike, Long Beach

Amenities: Beer garden & Food vendors

July 11

David Garza (click here for info)

Sounds like: Morning Becomes Eclectic.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

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Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 11

Spirit of Cesaria (click here for info)

Sounds like: A tribute to a legendary Portuguese chanteuse.

Location: California Plaza

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs, free.

July 11

CALArts Concert (click here for info)

Sounds like: A buncha art students, making noise.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

July 11

Grant Geissman & the Bop! Bang! Boom! Band (click here for info)

Sounds like: What a name, eh?

Location: LACMA

Amenities: Food and alcohol for purchase, free.

July 12

Carlos Nuñez (click here for info)

Sounds like: A dude who tours playing the bagpipe.

Location: Food tents, Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 12

KCRW DJs Jason Bentley and Liza Richardson (click here for info)

Sounds like: Two of your favorite local DJs, breaking it down.

Location: Chinatown Central Plaza

Amenities: Food trucks, craft and vintage market, cooking demos, dance floor.

July 12

Adventures from Paradise (click here for info)

Sounds like: A 20-piece band playing an ode to one of hip-hop's most-sampled instrumentalists.

Location: California Plaza

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs, free.

July 12

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Whiskey Shivers (click here for info)

Sounds like: Bluegrass + Punk rock.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

July 12

Chicano Batman (click here for info)

Sounds like: Spanish-speaking psych-rock.

Location: The Getty Center

Amenities: Food and alcohol for purchase, art, free (with $10 parking).

July 12

The Orchestra (click here for info)

Sounds like: Basically Electric Light Orchestra, but with a name-change.

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: All of downtown's food; easy metro access.

July 13

Ring Of Fire (click here for info)

Sounds like: Johnny Cash. Hopefully.

Location: Warner Park, Woodland Hills

Amenities: BYOPicnic

July 13

Dr. Bobby Rodriguez (click here for info)

Sounds like: A super, super-lauded trumpeteer.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs.

July 13

Sunday Sessions: Anton Tumas and other DJs (click here for info)

Sounds like: Downtown's newest park, breaking it down.

Location: Grand Park

Amenities: Food trucks, cocktails, BYOPicnic.

July 13

Rhythm Child (click here for info)

Sounds like: Reggae for kids.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

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Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets.

July 13

Salsa Caliente (click here for info)

Sounds like: Hot salsa!

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: BYOStuff, Mexican vendors

July 16

Princess & Pirate (click here for info)

Sounds like: Kid sing-a-long.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 16

Chris Latzero (click here for info)

Sounds like: melody-laden classic rock

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: Lunch show; farmer's market

July 17

Kamasi Washington, Teebs Band (click here for info)

Sounds like: John Coltrane.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 17

Community Music with Alex Ebert and KCRW DJ Liza Richardson (click here for info)

Sounds like: The lead singer of Edward Sharpe, being himself.

Location: The Hammer Museum

Amenities: Bar, beer garden, late museum hours, free.

July 17

Aeromyth (click here for info)

Sounds like: Aerosmith, hopefully

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: BYOStuff

July 17

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Yuna w/ King, KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez (click here for info)

Sounds like: A killer voice from Malaysia.

Location: Santa Monica Pier

Amenities: BYOPicnic, beer garden, blankets, beach chairs, free.

July 17

Louden Wainwright III (click here for info)

Sounds like: Louden Wainwright II, but younger.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

July 17

The Jazz Mikan Trio (click here for info)

Sounds like: Piano jazz, yo.

Location: The Original Farmer’s Market

Amenities: Food, food, and more food.

July 18

Orquesta Charangoa (click here for info)

Sounds like: Semi-traditional spanish songs.

Location: The Original Farmer’s Market

Amenities: Food, food, and more food.

July 18

Johnny Tillotsen, Bryan Hyland (click here for info)

Sounds like: A dude who had some massive hits, right before The Beatles.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 18

Chop and Quench, The Fela! Band Paradise (click here for info)

Sounds like: African stuff you couldn't not dance to, no matter how hard you tried.

Location: California Plaza

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs.

July 18

No Age (click here for info)

Sounds like: Really loud, really raw, really legit punk rock.

Location: The Getty Center

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Amenities: Cash bar, food tents.

July 18

Jonathan Wilson (click here for info)

Sounds like: The Topanga Canyon, circa 1975

Location: FigAt7Th

Amenities: All the vendors at FigAt7th

July 18

Buyepongo (click here for info)

Sounds like: Wu-Tang influenced world music. Seriously.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

July 18

Henry “Skipper” Franklin Quintet (click here for info)

Sounds like: More jazz to put your cool-cat shades on for.

Location: LACMA

Amenities: Food and alcohol for purchase, free.

July 19

Gregg Allman (click here for info)

Sounds like: The Allman Brothers Band.

Location: Century Park

Amenities: Beer garden, food for sale, free admission to the Annenberg Space For Photography.

July 19

Jimmy LaFave (click here for info)

Sounds like: A guy who should be on the cover of American Songwriter.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 19

Yuna (click here for info)

Sounds like: The next Sia

Location: Burton Chase Park, Marina Del Rey

Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOpicnic.

July 19

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Moshav (click here for info)

Sounds like: One of the biggest bands out of Jerusalem. Seriously.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

July 19

Dead Sara and Tonic (click here for info)

Sounds like: Nirvana fronted by a woman and... uh... Tonic.

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: All of downtown's food, easy access to metro.

July 20

Open Hands (click here for info)

Sounds like: South African-influenced Jazz.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 20

Con Gangas (click here for info)

Sounds like: Salsa!

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: BYOStuff; Mexican vendors

July 20

The Music of Abba -- Arrival From Sweden (click here for info)

Sounds like: The music of Abba. Duh.

Location: Warner Park, Woodland Hills

Amenities: BYOPicnic

July 20

Youth Talent Night (click here for info)

Sounds like: Your worst nightmare, unless you're young and talented.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

July 23

Kiddle Karoo (click here for info)

Sounds like: Music kids like.

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Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 23

Jazzedelics (click here for info)

Sounds like: 60's hits through a jazz scope

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: lunchtime show; farmer's market

July 23

Grupo Los Dreamers (click here for info)

Sounds like: A grammy award winner leading a Latin jazz band.

Location: Wells Fargo Center Plaza

Amenities: BYOPicnic.

July 24

Richard Benard’s Oy! Stars (click here for info)

Sounds like: "California's greatest Klezmer band!" So, yeah, that.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 24

Afro Funke with Rocky Dawuni and KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole & DJ Glenn Red (click here for info)

Sounds like: Late night on KCRW.

Location: The Hammer Museum

Amenities: Bar, beer garden, late museum hours, free.

July 24

Cayucas, PAPA (click here for info)

Sounds like: Something your way-cooler friend is definitely going to play on his way to the beach.

Location: Santa Monica Pier

Amenities: BYOPicnic, beer garden, blankets, beach chairs, free.

July 24

William Hagen (click here for info)

Sounds like: Classical music

Location: Burton Chase Park, Marina Del Rey

Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic.

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July 24

EarthRise SoundSystem (click here for info)

Sounds like: Morning becoming TOO eclectic.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

July 24

Noura Mint Seymali (click here for info)

Sounds like: Something The Beatles would have been influenced by during their drug days.

Location: Skirball Cultural Center

Amenities: Food cart, café, seats, free.

July 24

Mighty Cash Cats (click here for info)

Sounds like: Johnny Cash, hopefully

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: BYOStuff

July 24

Jennifer York Quartet (click here for info)

Sounds like: KTLA's traffic reporter's band! Seriously.

Location: The Original Farmer’s Market

Amenities: Food, food, and more food, and free.

July 25

The Four Fabs (click here for info)

Sounds like: Dudes covering The Beatles. Because that's what it is.

Location: The Original Farmer’s Market

Amenities: Food, food, and more food, and free.

July 25

David Lindley (click here for info)

Sounds like: A dude who spent a ton of time with Warren Zevon.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 25

The Internet (click here for info)

Sounds like: Odd Future's most approachable cousin

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Location: FigAt7th

Amenities: All of the FigAt7th vendors

July 25

Nina Diaz, Elsten Torres (click here for info)

Sounds like: The next PJ Harvey.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

July 25

Sunnie Paxson Trio with Cynthia Calhoun (click here for info)

Sounds like: More skeetillly-bop-bop jazziness.

Location: LACMA

Amenities: Food and alcohol for purchase, free.

July 26

The Four Preps (click here for info)

Sounds like: A band your Dad would know, if you have kind of an older Dad.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 26

Radiotron (click here for info)

Sounds like: Old school hip-hop, yo!

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

July 26

Caught a Ghost (click here for info)

Sounds like: Fitz and the Tantrums' younger brother.

Location: The Getty Center

Amenities: Food and alcohol for purchase, art, free (with $10 parking).

July 26

When In Rome, Information Society, Missing Persons (click here for info)

Sounds like: Your Dad's last year of college.

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: All of Downtown's food; easy access to Metro.

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July 26

Shelby Lynne, Jamestown Revival (click here for info)

Sounds like: That country-ish woman you've seen on every awards show ever, and an up-and-coming

roots-rock band

Location: Century Park

Amenities: Beer garden, food for sale, free admission to the Annenberg Space For Photography.

July 27

The Long Run (click here for info)

Sounds like: The Eagles, hopefully.

Location: Warner Park, Woodland Hills

Amenities: BYOPicnic

July 27

Kiddle Karoo (click here for info)

Sounds like: Stuff for kids.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park, DTLA

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

July 27

Sitarason (click here for info)

Sounds like: Cuba meets Africa

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: BYOstuff

July 29

Pete Escovedo (click here for info)

Sounds like: A salsa pioneer. Habanero?

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 30

Steve Songs (click here for info)

Sounds like: Songs for kids!

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 30

Crowd Theory (click here for info)

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Sounds like: Covers of everything from Neil Diamond to the Lumineers

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: Lunchtime show; farmer's market

July 31

Upstream (click here for info)

Sounds like: Happy, happy ska-ish fun times.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

July 31

DEEP with DJ Marques Wyatt, DJ Doc Martin and KCRW DJ Raul Campos (click here for info)

Sounds like: A dance party, for sure.

Location: The Hammer Museum

Amenities: Bar, beer garden, late museum hours, free.

July 31

Omar Souleyman and KCRW DJ Aaron Byrd (click here for info)

Sounds like: Middle Eastern grooves and some soul DJ stuff, too.

Location: Santa Monica Pier

Amenities: BYOPicnic, beer garden, blankets, beach chairs, free.

July 31

Pyromania (click here for info)

Sounds like: Def Leppard, hopefully

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: BYOStuff

July 31

Upground (click here for info)

Sounds like: Ska! Ska! Ska!

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

July 31

Conjunto Chappotín y sus Estrellas (click here for info)

Location: Skirball Cultural Center

Amenities: Free with spectacular sunsets.

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July 31

Bill Watrous w/ Rob Stoneback (click here for info)

Sounds like: Trombone, shorty (but not Trombone Shorty).

Location: The Original Farmer’s Market

Amenities: Food, food, and more food, and free.

AUGUST

August 1

Dustbowl Revival (click here for info)

Sounds like: A barn party you definitely want to be at.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, and it’s free!

August 1

Las Cafeteras (click here for info)

Sounds like: "La's best Latin-Alternative band"

Location: FigAt7th

Amenities: All the FigAt7Th Venues

August 1

Luz Roja de San Marcos and Sonora Santanera (click here for info)

Sounds like: Fiesta! Fiesta!

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

August 1

John Daversa Small Band, Henry “Skipper” Franklin Quintet (click here for info)

Sounds like: Be-boppy jazz.

Location: LACMA

Amenities: Food and alcohol for purchase, free.

August 1

Inca (click here for info)

Sounds like: Kinda unclear, but does it really matter when you're right by the Gumbo Pot?

Location: The Original Farmer’s Market

Amenities: Food, food, and more food, and free.

August 2

Wynonna and the Big Noise (click here for info)

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Sounds like: Classic; classic country.

Location: Century Park

Amenities: Beer Garden, food for sale, free admission to the Annenberg Space For Photography.

August 2

Laith Al-Saadi (click here for info)

Sounds like: A dude who looks like Rick Rubin fronting the Black Keys. Whoa.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

August 2

Blue Oyster Cult (click here for info)

Sounds like: MORE COWBELL

Location: Burton Chase Park, Marina Del Rey

Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic.

August 2

People Get Ready – Soundtrack of the Civil Rights Movement (click here for info)

Sounds like: A ton of great bands covering great songs from MLK's era.

Location: California Plaza

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs, free.

August 2

Benny y sus Tropicales and Chavos de la Cumbia (click here for info)

Sounds like: Cumbia fiesta!

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

August 2

Survivor (click here for info)

Sounds like: DUDE THEY WROTE "EYE OF THE TIGER"!

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: All of Downtown's food; easy Metro access.

August 3

Scott Healy (click here for info)

Sounds like: The Grammy-winning keyboardist for Conan's band. Because that's who it is.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

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August 3

Hollywood U2 (click here for info)

Sounds like: U2. Hopefully.

Location: Warner Park, Woodland Hills

Amenities: BYOPicnic

August 3

José-Luis Orozco & Friends (click here for info)

Sounds like: Spanish music for kids.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

August 3

AC Jazz Project (click here for info)

Sounds like: Afro-cuban jazz, we project

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: BYOStuff

August 6

Star 80's (click here for info)

Sounds like: 80s covers

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: Lunchtime show; Farmer's market

August 7

Echocell (click here for info)

Sounds like: The Sneaker Pimps, but, y'know, newer.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

August 7

Jagwar Ma and KCRW DJ Jason Bentley (click here for info)

Sounds like: Australia's buzziest Coachella dance-rock band. Because they are.

Location: Santa Monica Pier

Amenities: BYOPicnic, beer garden, blankets, beach chairs, free.

August 7

Yana Reznick (click here for info)

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Sounds like: Classical music

Location: Burton Chase Park, Marina Del Rey

Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic.

August 7

Myron & E. and Wondem Band (click here for info)

Sounds like: Mayer Hawthorne. Oh, yeah.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

August 7

Conjunto Oye! (click here for info)

Sounds like: Salsa! SALSA!

Location: The Autry National Center, Griffith Park

Amenities: Food and alcohol for purchase, art, salsa lessons.

August 7

Red Not Chili Peppers (click here for info)

Sounds like: The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Hopefully.

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: BYOStuff

August 7

The Haden Triplets (click here for info)

Sounds like: Oh Sisters, where art thou?

Location: Skirball Cultural Center

Amenities: Food cart, café, seats, free.

August 7

Sydney Weisman & The Wayne Peet Trio (click here for info)

Sounds like: High-energy Jazz.

Location: The Original Farmer’s Market

Amenities: Food, food, and more food, and free.

August 8

Blue Hawaiians (click here for info)

Sounds like: The world's best tiki bar.

Location: The Original Farmer’s Market

Amenities: Food, food, and more food, and free.

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August 8

Ceci Bastida (click here for info)

Sounds like: A Spanish-speaking Nelly Furtado.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

August 8

Gardens and Villa (click here for info)

Sounds like: Santa Barbara's finest flute-driven indie rockers

Location: FigAt7th

Amenities: All the FigAt7th Vendors

August 8

Los Dos Marks – DJ Nu-Mark & Mark de Clive-Lowe (click here for info)

Sounds like: The DJ from Jurassic 5 doing... something. Doesn't matter. He rules.

Location: California Plaza

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, chairs, free.

August 8

Mikael Jorgensen (click here for info)

Sounds like: The guy from Wilco doing... something. Doesn't matter. They rule.

Location: The Getty Center

Amenities: Cash bar, food tents, free (parking $10).

August 8

KPOP Night: Mike B. (click here for info)

Sounds like: Gangnam Style!

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

August 8

Kamasi Washington and the Next Step (click here for info)

Sounds like: "Ninety-four seven, the waaaaaave".

Location: LACMA

Amenities: Food and alcohol for purchase, free.

August 9

Mariachi Divas (click here for info)

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Sounds like: Uh, divas who play mariachi?

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

August 9

KCRW DJs Raul Campos and Anthony Valadez (click here for info)

Sounds like: Two of your favorite KCRW DJs, breaking it down.

Location: Chinatown Central Plaza

Amenities: Food trucks, craft and vintage market, cooking demos, dance floor, free.

August 9

Boca de Rio (click here for info)

Sounds like: What you'd imagine a Brazilian vacation sounds like.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

August 9

Stan Ridgway, The English Beat (click here for info)

Sounds like: The dude who wrote "Mexican Radio" and the group behind "Mirror in the Bathroom".

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: All of Downtown's food; easy access to Metro.

August 10

Hot Club of Detroit (click here for info)

Sounds like: Django Reinhart.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

August 10

Lucky Diaz & The Family Jam Band (click here for info)

Sounds like: Hip, kid-friendly Spanish music.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

August 10

Queen Nation (click here for info)

Sounds like: Queen. Hopefully.

Location: Warner Park, Woodland Hills

Amenities: BYOPicnic

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August 10

Sunday Sessions: Benjamin Beck and other DJs (click here for info)

Sounds like: Downtown's newest park, getting down.

Location: Grand Park

Amenities: Food trucks, cocktails, BYOPicnic, free.

August 10

Sitarason (click here for info)

Sounds like: Cuba meets Africa

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: BYOStuff

August 13

Shaky Pete and the Faultline (click here for info)

Sounds like: blues-rock goodness

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: Lunchtime show; farmer's market

August 13

Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band (click here for info)

Sounds like: Hip, kid-friendly Spanish music.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

August 14

Dwight Trible Ensemble, SK Kakraba (click here for info)

Sounds like: Worldly world music.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

August 14

La Santa Cecilia w/ Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkestra, KCRW DJ Raul Campos (click here for info)

Sounds like: The soundtrack in a movie when they establish a character is in Mexico, but like, REALLY

in Mexico.

Location: Santa Monica Pier

Amenities: BYOPicnic, beer garden, blankets, beach chairs, free.

August 14

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Born Jovi (click here for info)

Sounds like: Bon Jovi. Hopefully.

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: BYOstuff

August 14

Metalachi (click here for info)

Sounds like: The world's first heavy metal mariachi tribute band.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

August 14

Flaco Jiménez and Max Baca & Los Texmaniacs (click here for info)

Sounds like: The best accordion player who's not Weird Al.

Location: Skirball Cultural Center

Amenities: Food cart, café, seats, free.

August 14

John Daversa Small Band w/ Katisse (click here for info)

Sounds like: High-energy jazz.

Location: The Original Farmer’s Market

Amenities: Food, food, and more food, and free.

August 15

Susie Hansen Latin Band (click here for info)

Sounds like: Uh, a Latin band, for sure.

Location: The Original Farmer’s Market

Amenities: Food, food, and more food, and free.

August 15

Blame Sally (click here for info)

Sounds like: The Indigo Women.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

August 15

Master Blaster Sound System, Niña Dioz (click here for info)

Sounds like: A DJ-and-guitar-and-Spanish vocal dance party.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

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Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

August 15

Fool's Gold (click here for info)

Sounds like: Spaceland-approved world-music. Seriously.

Location: FigAt7Th

Amenities: All the FigAt7th vendors

August 15

Katisse (click here for info)

Sounds like: Flute + beats. Seriously.

Location: LACMA

Amenities: Food and alcohol for purchase, free.

August 16

Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca (click here for info)

Sounds like: Afro-Cuban butt-shaking.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

August 16

Beatles Retrospective with the Omega String Quartet (click here for info)

Sounds like: The Beatles, retrospectively, with strings.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

August 16

Roberta Flack (click here for info)

Sounds like: Strummin' her pain with her fingers.

Location: Burton Chase Park, Marina Del Rey

Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOpicnic.

August 16

Dread Zeppelin, The Original Wailers (click here for info)

Sounds like: Led Zeppelin reggae covers and Bob Marley kinda-covers.

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: All of downtown's food; easy access to Metro.

August 17

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Richard Smith (click here for info)

Sounds like: Either my AYSO Soccer coach, or a ridiculously talented guitarist.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

August 17

Poncho Sanchez (click here for info)

Sounds like: Dude, PONCHO SANCHEZ? Jazz-latin drummer? Multiple grammy winner? No?

Harrumph!!!

Location: Warner Park, Woodland Hills

Amenities: BYOPicnic

August 17

Silk Road II (click here for info)

Sounds like: Korean kids, batting at some drums.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

August 17

Son Cache (click here for info)

Sounds like: Salsa, merengue, cha-cha-cha

Location: Pershing Square

Amenities: BYOStuff

August 20

Birdies’ Playhouse (click here for info)

Sounds like: "Kids music with a Latin twist".

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

August 21

The Zombies w/ Mystic Braves, KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox (click here for info)

Sounds like: The coolest, most influential psych-rock band ever.

Location: Santa Monica Pier

Amenities: BYOPicnic, beer garden, blankets, beach chairs, free.

August 21

Cow Bop (click here for info)

Sounds like: Kinda corny-in-an-amazing-way hee-haw music.

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Location: The Original Farmer’s Market

Amenities: Food, food, and more food, and free.

August 21

Omega String Quartet (click here for info)

Sounds like: Classic rock played by an orchestra.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

August 21

Cambalache (click here for info)

Sounds like: Traditional Mexican acoustic Jarocho. You either know what that is or probably are not

interested in this show.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

August 21

Bernadette Peters (click here for info)

Sounds like: Broadway, baby!

Location: Burton Chase park, Marina Dey Rey

Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOpicnic.

August 21

Yiddish Tango Club (click here for info)

Sounds like: Man, what a great name. It's all there.

Location: Skirball Cultural Center

Amenities: Food cart, café, seats, free.

August 22

Dorian Holley World Beat Soul (click here for info)

Sounds like: Something you'd hear at Starbucks at 8:50am.

Location: The Original Farmer’s Market

Amenities: Food, food, and more food, and free.

August 22

Brothers Joscephus & The Love Revolution (click here for info)

Sounds like: The streets of New Orleans.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

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August 22

The Belle Brigade (click here for info)

Sounds like: Brother-sister indie-rock duo who're KROQ-approved

Location: FigAt7th

Amenities: All the FigAt7th vendors

August 22

Young Dubliners (click here for info)

Sounds like: Riverdance.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

August 22

Phil Ranelin Sextet (click here for info)

Sounds like: Some funky, funky jazz.

Location: LACMA

Amenities: Food and alcohol for purchase, free.

August 23

John Fullbright (click here for info)

Sounds like: Jason Isbell.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena

Amenities: Food tents, BYOPicnic, blankets, lawn chairs, it’s free!

August 23

Rocky Dawuni (click here for info)

Sounds like: Some heady, heady reggae.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

August 23

BADBADNOTGOOD (click here for info)

Sounds like: Actually really, really good hip-hop and jazz-influenced songs.

Location: The Getty Center

Amenities: Food and alcohol for purchase, art, free (with $10 parking).

August 24

The Al McKay Allstars (click here for info)

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Sounds like: Well, they're playing all Earth Wind and Fire. So Earth Wind and Fire. Hopefully.

Location: Warner Park, Woodland Hills

Amenities: BYOPicnic

August 24

Birdie’s Playhouse (click here for info)

Sounds like: "Kids music with a Latin twist".

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

August 28

Lee “Scratch” Perry w/ Mexico 68, KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole (click here for info)

Sounds like: The best reggae dude who never got his due, ever.

Location: Santa Monica Pier

Amenities: BYOPicnic, beer garden, blankets, beach chairs, free.

August 28

La Resistencia (click here for info)

Sounds like: Viva Los Voodoo Glow Skulls!

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park, DTLA

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

August 28

Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys (click here for info)

Location: Skirball Cultural Center

Amenities: Food cart, café, seats, free.

August 28

Don Peake Jazz Quartet w/ Scarlet Rivera (click here for info)

Sounds like: The swampiest part of Louisiana.

Location: The Original Farmer’s Market

Amenities: Food, food and more food, and free.

August 29

Katia Morales Brazilian Sounds (click here for info)

Sounds like: Uh, Brazilian sounds. Duh.

Location: The Original Farmer’s Market

Amenities: Food, food and more food, and free.

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August 29

Quetzal (click here for info)

Sounds like: Coachella-approved Latin rock.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park, DTLA

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.

August 29

Janis Mann (click here for info)

Sounds like: "Ninety four seven, the waaaaaave!"

Location: LACMA

Amenities: Food and alcohol for purchase, free.

August 30

Rhythm and Joy Festival (click here for info)

Sounds like: A ton of very happy people playing percussion.

Location: Warner Park, Woodland Hills

Amenities: BYOPicnic

August 30

Pacific Mambo Orchestra (click here for info)

Sounds like: Mambo mambo!

Location: Burton Chase Park, Marina Del Rey

Amenities: Oceanside views, BYOPicnic.

August 30

La Santa Cecilia (click here for info)

Sounds like: Joyful Latin dance music.

Location: Levitt Pavilion, MacArthur Park, DTLA

Amenities: BYOPicnic, blankets, free.