The Events calendar is the shows we'd actually attend. Underground rooms, warehouse circuits, label nights, residencies, listening parties. Not every show. Not every festival. The ones worth your Friday night.
Selection criteria
- The lineup is musically credible — selectors who can hold a room, not headliners we recognize from a Spotify playlist
- The venue is set up for the music — sound system, capacity, sightlines, door policy
- The promoter isn't running a content-marketing operation. We list shows that exist to be danced at, not photographed
How the calendar works
- Each event is a post with the venue, city, date, and door time in the card.
- Time is in the event city's local time zone — no UTC math. The card says "doors 10 PM" because doors are at 10 PM in that city.
- RSVPs link to the venue or promoter direct — never an aggregator with a surcharge. If you have to use Eventbrite, we'll say so, and we'll link to Eventbrite.
- Sold out shows stay on the calendar with the SOLD OUT pill. The point of the calendar is to also tell you what you missed.
Coverage radius
We launch in Los Angeles — that's the city the editor lives in and the scene the editor knows. Coverage expands outward (Oakland, the Bay, Brooklyn, Berlin, Detroit) as regional editors come on. If your scene isn't covered yet and you want to help: pitch us.