Presenting fiercely original music since April 17, 1997

"Starting out at the Silverlake Lounge, the Fold continually books bands that are on the brink, jolting LA's burgeoning underground music scene to new levels of visibility." Flavorpill LA

We take pride in finding, incubating, and showcasing new music, whether local, national, or international. The Fold continuousy scours L.A's tinsel strewn streets in order to present the finest in new music, such as Sam Sparro, Robert Francis, Great Northern, Entrance Band, Castledoor, Alex and Sam, Tom Brosseau, Matt Costa, Lovelikefire, Cold War Kids, Bird and the Bee, Good Listeners, Benji Hughes, Silversun Pickups, Autolux, Earlimart, Metric, B.R.M.C., and Devendra Banhart as well as being the first L.A. club to host out of town notables such as Rufus Wainwright, Louis XIV, Vampire Weekend, A Place to Bury Strangers, Pinback, Bright Eyes, Black Heart Procession, Deerhoof, My Morning Jacket, The Kills, The Stills, Secret Machines, TV on the Radio, Polyphonic Spree, Fiery Furnaces, and Broken Social Scene among what must be at least a thousand more; including memorable shows from Acid Mothers Temple, The Rapture, Trail of Dead, Elliott Smith, The Breeders, Neko Case, and Jonathan Richman just to name names.

Although The Fold has been most closely associated with the Silverlake Lounge (it's where we started and has been the home to over 2000 Fold shows), we now also produce shows regularly in a number of Los Angeles locales, large and small, chic and not even close to chic, but each with their own unique charms.

SILVERLAKE LOUNGE
Live music on weeknights Monday through Thursday, early evening shows on Friday and Saturdays.
2906 Sunset Boulevard

Capacity 176

Stage 15 x 18 ft.

21+

Full Bar - Cash Only
Limited Seating
Limited free parking adjacent to the venue; enter from alley off of Parkman.

BORDELLOan
901 East 1st Street in Downtown Los Angeles
Capacity 209
Stage 14x 14
21+
Full Bar
Limited Seating
Limited free parking adjacent to the venue, and bountiful street parking

EL CID DINNER THEATRE AND FLAMENCO
4212 Sunset Boulevard
Capacity 200
Stage 14 x 20 ft.
18+/21+ call for show info
Three Full Bars
Limited Seating
Valet and street parking only


TANGIER
2138 Hillhurst Avenue
Capacity 151
Stage 15 x 18 ft.
21+
Two Full Bars
Full Restaurant /Fine Dining

Limited Seating
Valet parking available for $5.

SCENE BAR
806 E. Colorado Boulevard
Stage 15 x 20
Full Bar
21+
Limited Seating
Street Parking only
only

KING KING
6555 Hollywood Boulevard
Capacity 309
Stage 20 x 28 ft.
21+
Full Bar
Limited Seating
Self parking behind the venue for $2 fee; enter from Whitley.


For booking and other inquiries, contact:

The Fold
c/o Scott Sterling 

3835 1/2 Tracy Street

Los Angeles, CA 90027 

tel: 323 666 2407

Email:
fold@sbcglobal.net

Please provide your name, the band's name, a phone number, and email address in all correspondences. Please list your desired showdates, or even some details on how you got referred.  Please don't email mp3s and such as attachments, just email the appropriate url or sound-clip address.

If you have already contacted us via email, or sent a pack for review, please allow a couple weeks before following up with another email or call.

But don't worry, if we love you we'll call you!

Los Angeles Sign Posting Regulations
If you are booked to play a Fold Event and intend to post flyers or signs in Los Angeles to advertise your show, we request that you comply with sign posting restrictions contained in the Los Angeles Public Works Code. You may be assessed a fine by the city if you post signage on certain specified light poles and other structures.