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3101 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405

310-828-4497 

http://www.mccabes.com  

3101 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica CA 90405

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  • Sun 7pm-12am, Fri-Sat 8pm-12am
  • Live Entertainment
  • Accepted
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Wander through the gee-tars and other stringed things in this one-of-a-kind li'l shrine to live music. The music store opened in 1958 and has been hosting concerts in its back room since the late 1960s, featuring such stellar performers as Lucinda Williams, Sun Ra, They Might Be Giants, Gil Scott-Heron, Ralph Stanley, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Innes, Les Paul, Hubert Selby, Jackie DeShannon, Ali Farka Toure, Tom Waits, Linda & Richard Thompson, Alex Chilton and Emmylou Harris, among many others. Coffee and sweets available; no alcohol. All ages.








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    McCabe's Guitar Shop is just as much a thriving music store as it is the ongoing site of historic folk-pop concerts. Every so often during shows in its back room, a spontaneous yet sacred ritual occurs, typically midway or near the end of a set. Then, the most madly virtuosic member of whichever band is onstage at the moment takes a wide-eyed look around the room and gets a wicked gleam in his or her eye. Next thing you know, he or she is dashing 'round the space, plucking a gorgeous silver... More »

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