Funky Sole! Raw Funk & Soul Night at Gold-Diggers

Funky Sole! bills itself as LA's finest raw funk and soul party, and the poster backs the claim with a simple rule: every record is vinyl. On Saturday, October 10, the night takes over Gold-Diggers on Santa Monica Blvd in Hollywood. If you're sorting through things to do in Los Angeles that don't involve a laptop and a drop, this one is built around crates of 45s.

When: Saturday, October 10, 10:30pm to 2:30am Where: Gold-Diggers, 5632 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038 Tickets: From $9.69 on DICE

The lineup

Three DJs share the night: Music Man Miles, Hector Waluyo and Mixmaster Wolf. The flyer bills all of them as vinyl DJs, so expect obscure pressings, B-sides and the kind of dance-floor funk that gets dug up from record bins rather than streaming playlists. The poster art leans on the same idea, with scattered labels from Polydor and Alaga and dancers frozen mid-spin in wide lapels.

What to expect

This is a dance party first. Raw funk and soul means heavy drums, gritty bass lines, horn stabs and vocals with plenty of grit. Nobody is standing around waiting for a headliner to appear. The set is the point, and the floor tends to fill early when the groove is right. Wear shoes you can move in, since the title is a hint.

Gold-Diggers is a small, dark room with a bar up front, which suits a night like this. It's easy to hear the records, and the crowd stays close to the booth. The window runs until 2:30am, so you can show up late and still catch a long stretch of dancing.

Getting there

Gold-Diggers sits on Santa Monica Blvd, east of the main Hollywood tourist drag, so it's a short ride from Hollywood and Western or Sunset Junction. Street parking nearby fills up on weekend nights, and a rideshare saves the circling. Tickets start at $9.69 through DICE, and the price can climb as the night approaches, so grab one ahead of time. Anyone building a plan around LA events this weekend can fit this in after dinner, since the music doesn't really begin until 10:30pm.

For more nights in the neighborhood, browse our Hollywood guide or the full EDM and nightlife category.