Off Sunset at The Holloway in Echo Park

Off Sunset is back at The Holloway on Echo Park Ave this Saturday, September 26, and it costs nothing but an RSVP. The crew behind it, Please & Thank You, books the night for people who want more than a four-on-the-floor loop. If you're sorting through LA events this weekend and want something small, local and cheap, this is an easy one to say yes to.

Who's playing

Two DJs are on the flyer: Saint Frere and MIER. The promoters list the sounds they're leaning on, and it's a long, specific list. Future R&B. Jersey club. Miami bass. Black house. Baile Funk. R&B edits and deep cuts.

That mix matters. Jersey club's bouncy kicks and Baile Funk's Rio drum patterns don't show up at most of the LA EDM events built around big-room house or techno. Here they sit next to slowed-down R&B flips, so the tempo and mood shift a lot across the night. Expect to hear a vocal you half-recognize chopped into something you've never danced to before.

The vibe

Please & Thank You's own pitch is modest: a good time at a good place with good people. They also say plainly that some people come to dance, some come to talk and some just come to listen. So this isn't a peak-time rave with a wall of lasers. It's a neighborhood bar night where the music happens to be better curated than it needs to be.

The Holloway sits at 1320 Echo Park Ave, up the hill from Sunset, which is where the "Off Sunset" name comes from. It's a short walk from the Echo Park Ave strip of bars and taquerias, so you can grab food first and walk over.

Practical info

• When: Saturday, September 26. The Posh listing runs from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., while the flyer says 9 p.m. until late, so check Posh before you head out.
• Where: The Holloway, 1320 Echo Park Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026.
• Price: Free, with an RSVP on Posh.
• Age: 21+. Bring a real ID.

Street parking in Echo Park on a Saturday night gets tight fast, and the streets off Echo Park Ave are steep. A rideshare saves you the circling. The promoters' advice is "come early, stay late," and with a free door that's the smart move, since small rooms fill up.

A free club night with two DJs spinning Miami bass and Jersey club doesn't come around often in EDM Los Angeles circles, where most nights ask for a cover.

For more nights like this, browse our electronic music events in LA or see what else is going on across the city on our Los Angeles page.