Seven Nights LA

Los Angeles live music, edited for tonight and the week ahead.

Venue guide

The Del Monte Speakeasy

Best for close listening, jazz, and musician-forward nights.

The Del Monte Speakeasy is in Venice. This is a listening-room bet: players, arrangements, and details before hype. The current seven-day window has 4 shows listed, mostly around jazz, unique, dance.

small room · usually under 300 capacity · intimate listening setup

  • NeighborhoodVenice
  • Roomlistening room
  • Capacityusually under 300 capacity
  • Setupintimate listening setup
  • FloorSeated room
  • SettingMostly indoor room
  • Musicjazz, unique, dance
  • Current shows4 this week

Start here

Carlos Niño & Aaron ShawTonightJazzOffbeat
Fri, Jul 17 · The Del Monte Speakeasy · Venice
  • Intimate Listening Setup

Carlos Niño & Aaron Shaw gives The Del Monte Speakeasy a close-listening Fri set, where phrasing and detail matter more than scale. The room rewards a patient ear.

DJ R-TisticTonightDanceHip-hopJazz
Fri, Jul 17 · The Del Monte Speakeasy · Venice
  • Intimate Listening Setup

DJ R-Tistic puts The Del Monte Speakeasy in singer-songwriter mode on Fri, with direct voice and small-room focus. The first verse carries the setup.

DJ Allen DentTomorrowJazz
Sat, Jul 18 · The Del Monte Speakeasy · Venice
  • Intimate Listening Setup

DJ Allen Dent feels stronger when the sound is more specific than the title alone. The Del Monte Speakeasy points it toward an intimate Venice night rather than a formal stage set.

This week's listings

Sonja MarieNext few nightsJazzVocal
Sun, Jul 19 · The Del Monte Speakeasy · Venice
  • Intimate Listening Setup

Sonja Marie's jazz soul side puts melody and phrasing ahead of volume. The Del Monte Speakeasy gives the Venice residency a smaller, closer setting.