Casual Encounters Live Band Karaoke is a Live Band Karaoke Band from Los Angeles, CA. We perform Rock Star Karaoke and Rock and Roll Karaoke all over Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire, and everywhere in Southern California. We do weddings, private parties, corporate events, TV premier and wrap parties, backyard BBQ's, house parties, graduation parties, birthday parties, anniversaries, and more. We also play at bars, clubs, and restaurants, including Golden Road Brewing in Atwater Village, Dave & Buster's Hollywood, House Of Blues Anaheim, The Improv / Umami Burger at Irving Spectrum, Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood, Villains Tavern in DTLA Arts District, Metro Ale House in Pomona, and Alex's Bar in Long Beach. Graeme Hinde is the band manager and booking agent. Other members include Eric Volfange, Rosh Roslin, Timmy Sean Mahoney, Rich Smith, Manny Decoria, Jay Miramontes, W. Scott Felton, Nate York Jr., and Reade Smith.
Fans of our show at O'Brien's Irish Pub in Santa Monica will have to wait a little longer to see us there again. They have announced they will be closed for renovations through the end of the year, so our November and December shows are cancelled. Check out our calendar and come sing with us somewhere else!
We are back at the Umami/Improv Irvine Spectrum on Tuesdays! Starting next week (11/15), we will doing live band karaoke be on the outdoor patio stage every TUESDAY AND THURSDAY from 9:30 to 12:30. Come rock out, Irvine!
We're happy to announce that starting on November 9th we have a new Wednesday night show at Copper Blues in Oxnard! It's an amazing venue with a great stage and sound system, and we'll be doing live band karaoke every Wednesday from 8pm - 11pm. Come rock out with us, Oxnard!
Live Band Karaoke is perfect for holiday parties, and we still have some dates open in December! If you or the company you work for is having a holiday party this year, take it to the next level and book Casual Encounters! Email casualencounterskaraoke@gmail.com to ask about rates and availability.
We added some new songs to the list:
Come sing 'em with us!
We've updated our calendar through the end of the year! A few things to note:
We're adding some new songs to the list!
Come give 'em a spin!
Sad to announce we have to cancel the show at Irvine Improv on Thursday 9/15, due to a show in the comedy room that's running long. Sorry for the inconvenience, everyone -- we'll be back 9/22, and every Thursday after that!
We are pleased to announce we're adding a new show at The Wayfarer in Costa Mesa! We'll be there on Wednesday August 24th from 9pm - midnight. Come rock out with us, Costa Mesa!
Our September calendar, including our new Monday night show at Auld Dubliner Long Beach, is now online. See you at the shows!
Next Friday, August 12th, Golden Road Brewing is taking over the taps at Manuel's El Tepeyac in City of Industry, and they're bringing us in for entertainment! Come eat LA's best burritos, drink LA's best beer, and rock out with LA's best karaoke band! Show starts at 7pm, no cover.
We are thrilled to announce our new show at Auld Dubliner in Long Beach! We will be there alternate Mondays in August: the first, fifteenth, and twenty ninth, from 10pm to 1am. If it's a success, it may move to weekly after that. Come rock out, Long Beach!
We will be taking a hiatus from our Tuesday show at Umami/The Improv Irvine Spectrum. We'll still be there every Thursday, but there will be no Tuesday shows from 7/26 and the end of August. We'll be back up in September every Tuesday & Thursday!
We updated our calendar for August, including our weekly shows at Golden Road, Umami Burger Irvine Spectrum, Fubar, and Hard Rock Cafe, our monthly shows at Malibu Wines and O'Brien's Irish Pub, and a special event at the LA Zoo!
We're starting our new Tuesday show at Fubar in West Hollywood a week early! On Tuesday 6/21 we'll be performing during a special pub crawl to support victims of the tragic mass shooting in Orlando and their families. Come sing with the band, and help a great cause at the same time.
We added some more new songs!
We added a new date for Malibu Wines -- we will be there from 6pm - 9pm on Friday 7/22, and we moved our date at O'Brien's Irish Pub to Friday 7/29.
We are thrilled to announce we are adding a new show to our weekly calendar! We will be bringing our live band karaoke show to Fubar In West Hollywood every Tuesday starting June 28th. Come do live band karaoke at West Hollywood's hottest gay bar!
We added four new songs -- "Crazy In Love" & "Daddy Lessons" by Beyonce, "Everybody Talks" by Neon Trees, and "Sugar" by Maroon 5.
We changed the date of our July show at O'Brien's Irish Pub in Santa Monica -- we were scheduled for 7/22, but they moved it to 7/29.