May 2025: LA Music Scene Update

What's going on around Los Angeles?

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LA Music
May 15, 2025

Hey!

Here’s what’s happening in the music scene in Los Angeles in May 2025.

Live Music Highlights

Community events from LA Music readers. Submit your event.

🪩 Tina Turner Live Tribute Show (East Hollywood): Live tribute show celebrating Tina Turner's legacy with performances of her greatest hits. $45. May 25, 2025.

✏️ Songwriter Forum with Muni Long (Culver City): Two-day immersive workshop with Grammy Award-winning artist Muni Long, focusing on songwriting, music publishing, and creative branding. $600. LA Music readers save 20% with promo code MOREMUNI. June 12 & 13, 2025

🖼️ Pauhaus Gallery (Hollywood, $5): All genres. Primarily acoustic. Signups are a lottery. Approximately 15 performers. Very friendly. Learn more →

⚪️ Pico Studio (Santa Monica): Pico Studio offers a flexible, hourly, and month-to-month recording space in Santa Monica, perfect for solo artists and audio professionals.

$30/hr or $300/month (24/7 shared access).

LA Music readers get their first hour free or 50% off their first month.

Classifieds

Musicians offering or seeking services. Check out the classifieds page for more details.

  • (Offering) Songs for other artists to record: “I have written a few songs, and I am looking for them to be possibly used by Singers.”

  • (Seeking) Buskers for L.A. City Hall farmer’s markets: “Looking for a busker from 11:30-1 pm ( or longer if you want to play during market hours 10-2 pm.”

  • (Seeking) Electronic composer seeking vocalist: “Looking for a vocalist, collaborations, or music friends.”

Music Industry News

Thanks for reading!

- Nick (LA Music)

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