Experimental Events in Los Angeles
Experimental music emerged from early 20th-century avant-garde movements like futurism and later electronic musique concrète, prioritizing radical innovation over conventional song structures. Find upcoming Experimental events in Los Angeles below.
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Upcoming Experimental Events · Los Angeles

BG Nites
Mon, 29 Jun @ 6:00 PM
SHOWLIST.LA
Mon, 29 Jun @ 8:00 PM
Sounds at SOLARC
Mon, 29 Jun @ 7:00 PM
SHOWLIST.LA
Tue, 30 Jun @ 8:00 PM
Aaron Goldberg: Improvised Loops & Live Animations ft Pendleton Ward
Wed, 1 Jul @ 7:00 PM
Sounds at SOLARC
Wed, 1 Jul @ 7:00 PM
808 World at Digital Debris
Wed, 1 Jul @ 6:30 PM
An Endless Sporadic
Thu, 2 Jul @ 8:00 PM
Vito (Uk)
Thu, 2 Jul @ 10:00 PM
Escape-ism, Gary Wilson, Jack Name
Thu, 2 Jul @ 8:00 PM
Aaron Shaw
Thu, 2 Jul @ 8:00 PM
Heated Rivalry: The Musical Parody!
Thu, 2 Jul @ 7:30 PM
INVOCATION RITUAL
Fri, 3 Jul @ 6:30 PM
Desert Daze: Fartbarf
Fri, 3 Jul @ 9:30 PM
Heated Rivalry: The Musical Parody!
Fri, 3 Jul @ 7:30 PM
Plastics Dept.
Fri, 3 Jul @ 7:00 PM
Intimate Live Show
Fri, 3 Jul @ 4:00 PM
Cootie Catcher, Chatterton, Sticko
Sun, 5 Jul @ 6:00 PM
TEAM TAIKO Drum Classes Summer Session
Mon, 6 Jul @ 6:30 PM
Jared Mattson & Ruban Nielson, Joshua Crumbly
Tue, 7 Jul @ 8:00 PM
Rabit presented by VLSF & KCRW
Wed, 8 Jul @ 7:00 PM
The Silent Light: A Page of Madness
Wed, 8 Jul @ 8:00 PM
LAWWSS / Daron Key / Hair Grease
Fri, 10 Jul @ 8:30 PM
Soklo, Elijah Wells, Garbagebarbie
Fri, 10 Jul @ 9:00 PMSound profile
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About Experimental
Experimental music emerged from early 20th-century avant-garde movements like futurism and later electronic musique concrète, prioritizing radical innovation over conventional song structures. It utilizes an expansive palette of instrumentation ranging from classical tools played with extended techniques to found objects, modular synthesizers, and complex digital signal processing. Rhythmic frameworks are frequently irregular, polyrhythmic, or entirely absent, reflecting a mood that shifts between cerebral meditation and abrasive, challenging chaos. As a conceptual stylistic bridge, it occupies a liminal space between academic sound art and niche popular subcultures, often serving as a primary laboratory for sonic techniques that are eventually integrated into mainstream electronic and rock productions.
Also known as: Experimental music, Experimentalism
Experimental events in Los Angeles - FAQ
- What is Experimental music?
- Experimental music emerged from early 20th-century avant-garde movements like futurism and later electronic musique concrète, prioritizing radical innovation over conventional song structures. It utilizes an expansive palette of instrumentation ranging from classical tools played with extended techniques to found objects, modular synthesizers, and complex digital signal processing. Rhythmic frameworks are frequently irregular, polyrhythmic, or entirely absent, reflecting a mood that shifts betwe…
- What Experimental events are in Los Angeles?
- Mood tracks all upcoming Experimental events in Los Angeles - concerts, club nights, and live shows. The calendar is updated daily with new events across all major venues. Browse the listings above to find tonight's Experimental events or upcoming shows this week.
- What are the characteristics of Experimental music?
- Experimental music scores high on grit (70%), energy (50%), organicness (50%), and lower on danceability (10%), commerciality (5%). These qualities shape the typical Experimental sound at live events and club nights.
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