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Long Beach Bluegrass Festival

Long Beach Bluegrass Festival

Free – Long Beach Bluegrass Festival – Saturday, Mar 30, 11 am to 7 pm at The Shell East Long Beach’s Premier Outdoor Amphitheater! Honey Buckets The Salty Suites Matt Michienzie Band Joy Louise Lucky Punch Cobblestone Ramblers with special guests: The...
Mara Kaye

Mara Kaye

Referred to by Jazz Lives as “one of New York’s great gifts to the world,” blues and jazz vocalist Mara Kaye is “like some lost pocket of the blues that had never been explored in the old days, all wrapped up in a ball of 21st-century Brooklyn-bred attitude.” For over...
Street Corner Renaissance

Street Corner Renaissance

With infectious energy, humor and delightful harmony, Street Corner Renaissance sings a cappella versions of doo-wop and R&B music from days gone by. The quintet is led by NAACP award-winner Maurice Kitchen and joined recently by Bob Henley, touring artist with...
Twanguero & Los Silverbacks

Twanguero & Los Silverbacks

Grammy-winning Spanish guitarist Diego Garcia returns to the Annex for a night of unbridled rhythm with members of his new collective: Adrian Buono & Jose Agote of the band Los Pinguos of Argentina and Jason Tamba & Mermans Mosengo of Afro Fiesta from the...
Nomad Eel Records Music Fest

Nomad Eel Records Music Fest

San Pedro’s own Nomad Eel Records showcases a line-up of LA-based bands. Nomad Eel Records was born from the love of music and art. We are not bound to any one genre and have a more eclectic range of tastes. As much as life is a journey, so is music and art. Come...
Laurence Juber

Laurence Juber

“A stunning sense of space and fluidity…a truly wondrous sound” – Guitar World “Uniformly exquisite and dazzlingly executed” – L.A.Times Laurence Juber is a solo performer, recording artist, composer, and arranger. His finger-picking playing fuses folk, jazz, blues,...
Long Beach Community Band – Celebrating American Composers

Long Beach Community Band – Celebrating American Composers

Join your Long Beach Community Band for a celebration of music by American composers in the beautiful and acoustically-excellent Scottish Rite Cathedral. The concert will feature works by American composers who changed the world of music. April 7 at 3:00 pm FREE...
Queer Punk Night

Queer Punk Night

A queer and femme centered event ✨🥊 Completely $free$ and all-ages thanks to @artslb ❣️ Feat music by: S.O.H. Artificial Joy GRUDGEPACKER
Concert and Festival Celebrating Peace and Diversity

Concert and Festival Celebrating Peace and Diversity

Join us for an afternoon of music, art, and crafts celebrating the rich cultural diversity of Long Beach. 3 – 4 PM. Festival in the Social Hall including craft and art projects from around the globe plus tasty snacks. 4 PM. CONCERT – featuring the...
Dreamland w/ Kimberly Ford The Music of Joni Mitchell

Dreamland w/ Kimberly Ford The Music of Joni Mitchell

Jazz vocalist Kimberly Ford pays homage to one of the most iconic singer-songwriters of the Woodstock generation, Joni Mitchell. Mitchell touched millions with her masterful hits across the folk, jazz, pop, and rock genres. Ford’s tribute does the music justice,...
John Kraus & The Goers St. Patrick’s Day Show

John Kraus & The Goers St. Patrick’s Day Show

Captain John and the band deliver vintage sea shanties and nautical tunes with Celtic-punk and pirate-rock swagger. Kraus leads this merry crew of powerhouse musicians after years spent as a sea captain and growing up in a musical household. His pioneering band...
Jimmy’s Buffet

Jimmy’s Buffet

Calling all Parrot Heads! Celebrate the music and vibes of – you guessed it! – Jimmy Buffett. Experience a truly authentic Buffett sound with 12 of California’s best musicians. The Grand Annex will transform into a tropical beach party as Jimmy’s Buffet honors their...
Ali Coyle

Ali Coyle

Next wave pop-folk troubadour and her band deliver a mix of danceable and dreamy songs.
Andy & Renee & Hard Rain Songs from Laurel Canyon

Andy & Renee & Hard Rain Songs from Laurel Canyon

SoCal favorites play originals and Songs from Laurel Canyon. Hear classic rock hits of the late ’60s and ’70s from Buffalo Springfield, Carole King, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, CSNY and more.
An Evening with Branford Marsalis

An Evening with Branford Marsalis

NEA Jazz Master and three-time Grammy Award winner, legendary saxophonist Branford Marsalis is one of the most revered figures in contemporary music. He returns with the Branford Marsalis Quartet for more virtuosic improvisations supercharged by the quartet’s...
Rose’s Pawn Shop Opener: Winter Grain

Rose’s Pawn Shop Opener: Winter Grain

Grammy-nominated modern alt-rockers return to the Annex to offer up some of the best heartfelt and authentic lyric-driven roots rock since The Band emerged from Bob Dylan’s basement. A little like Mumford & Sons or Old Crow Medicine Show, the band’s sound is...
OPEN MIC NIGHT

OPEN MIC NIGHT

Musicians & Poets! Come on down to the Grand Annex on the second Thursday of each month for Open Mic Night! To perform: Sign up at 6:30 PM. The first 12 sign-ups are guaranteed to perform, with additional artists as time allows. Plan to do 2 songs/poems (limit...
Caro Pierotto

Caro Pierotto

From the moment Grammy-nominated Caro Pierotto strikes her first note, her captivating warm voice energizes the room. Accompanied by her all-star band, you’ll hear covers and originals in Portuguese, Spanish, and English featuring elements of samba, reggae, and...
Team Taiko Drumming

Team Taiko Drumming

We believe in creating unique opportunities for people to meet their neighbors and engage in their community in a new way. Come play with us! Taiko is a Japanese traditional drumming practice that, over the last several decades, has become a global phenomenon. Since...
Team Taiko Drumming

Team Taiko Drumming

We believe in creating unique opportunities for people to meet their neighbors and engage in their community in a new way. Come play with us! Taiko is a Japanese traditional drumming practice that, over the last several decades, has become a global phenomenon. Since...
Jack of Hearts w/ Scarlet Rivera The Music of Bob Dylan

Jack of Hearts w/ Scarlet Rivera The Music of Bob Dylan

For over five decades, Bob Dylan has remained one of the most important figures in American music. The Jack of Hearts Band seeks to authentically replicate the sound of Dylan – from the early ‘60s folk scene to the Blonde on Blonde album, the Woodstock retreat to...
DIANE HUBKA & THE SUN CANYON BAND in concert

DIANE HUBKA & THE SUN CANYON BAND in concert

L.A. based Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band brings new life to a wide variety of celebrated genres, from Texas swing to delta blues, from lilting ballads to heartland country rock. With Diane’s honey-toned vocals and rhythm guitar, Rick Mayock’s expressive guitar...
Jack of Hearts w/ Scarlet Rivera The Music of Bob Dylan

Jack of Hearts w/ Scarlet Rivera The Music of Bob Dylan

For over five decades, Bob Dylan has remained one of the most important figures in American music. The Jack of Hearts Band seeks to authentically replicate the sound of Dylan– from the early ‘60s folk scene to the Blonde on Blonde album, the Woodstock retreat, and...
Art 4 Equality

Art 4 Equality

The Feminist Uprising is proud to present “Art 4 Equality” Art Show & Fundraiser with ArtivistUnited. Come & enjoy feminist art focused on racial and gender equality, food, drinks! Celebrate and shop beautiful curated work from local artists and...