McCabe's Live Music Venue

Founded in 1958, in Santa Monica, McCabe’s very simple décor may lead people to believe that it’s just an average instrument shop, but by night the venue boasts performances by some of the biggest names in rock and roll.

Concerts take place in a small back room, with a seating capacity of around 150 people. Crowded by the instruments hanging on the walls, and peppered with folding chairs, this cozy setting has fostered some amazing performances and McCabe’s has even been rated one of the 32 greatest things about Los Angeles by LA Observed.

Concerts at McCabe’s include a very long list of performers, including Tom Waits, Beck, and Joni Mitchell. Many of these same artists have even recorded live albums at McCabe’s, for example, R.E.M recorded a bootleg album at McCabe’s in 1987.