mon, 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM · Cinema Bar, Culver City, Los Angeles
Acclaimed gypsy jazz ensemble Hot Club of Los Angeles has held a weekly Monday night residency since 2011 (15+ years running). Django Reinhardt-style swing jazz in a 75-year-old Culver City institution. Free, no cover.
This pint-sized dive has that charming "someone’s basement on open mic night" vibe. The beer’s cold, the stage is small, and the regulars have stories they’ll gladly shout over the live honky-tonk. It’s the kind of joint where the jukebox still gets love, the pool table’s been leveled by intuition not tools, and the bartender knows your name. Or will by your second round. Come for the cheap drinks, stay because someone handed you a tambourine.