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.
Attention Singers: the band's gonna be playing music in a pilot for a new karaoke-based TV game show, shooting at The Improv in Irvine on Thursday 4/27, and they're looking for contestants to be in the show! Check out the casting notice for details, and make it happen!
Come check out our new Tuesday night show, starting tonight! We'll be at Tepeyac Tequila & Sports Bar in Industry every Tuesday from 7pm - 10pm. Best burritos in LA, meet the best karaoke band in LA! They have a full bar now, too. Come help us kick it off tonight!
Hey guys, another cancelation, I'm afraid. Our regular Thursday night karaoke contest at Sassafras Saloon in Hollywood will be preempted tomorrow for a private party. Spread the word - no show at Sassafras on Thursday 3/30, but we'll be back next week to give away another $250!
Our new show at Tepeyac Tequila & Sports Bar is being pushed back another week -- we will NOT be there tonight, but we will be there every Tuesday starting in April!! Sorry for the changes, but rest assured, once this show gets on it's feet, it's gonna be epic. We'll see you there Tuesdays starting next week, April 4th!
We are very excited for our new show at El Tepeyac Tequila and Sports Bar in Industry! However, our first date there just got pushed back to next week. We will not be there tonight, but we will be there every Tuesday from 7pm - 10pm starting March 28th, 2017!
We added another batch of new songs to the list! This time it's the 50s and 60s edition. Come sing one of these at a show near you!
We are thrilled to announce our triumphant return to Manuel's Original El Tepeyac & Tequila Sports Bar, 13131 Crossroads Pkwy S, City of Industry, CA 91746. We will be there Tuesdays from 7pm - 10pm starting 3/21. Full bar, delicious burritos, and live band karaoke -- what more do you need??
We're adding another batch of new songs to the list today! This time it's the 00s edition. Come rock one of these with us ASAP!
Hey guys, our calendar is now updated through April. Come check out a gig near you!
We're adding a bunch of 80s songs to the menu! Come to a show this week and try out one of these -- you may not be ready for this yet, but your kids are gonna love it!
We added another batch of new songs from the menu, come sing one at a show this week!
Another batch of new songs added to the list. Come sing 'em with us!
We are thrilled to announce a new weekly show, Thursday nights at Sassafras Saloon in Hollywood, starting 1/26 at 10pm! Details to follow, but I believe this will be some kind of karaoke contest with amazing prizes. Stay tuned, Hollywood!
We're adding a bunch of new songs for the new year! These ones will be on the list starting today:
Come sing one tonight at Golden Road Brewing, Glendale or The Auld Dubliner, Long Beach, or any of our other upcoming shows!
One night only! We'll be at The Wayfarer in Costa Mesa on Wednesday 12/28, 9pm to midnight. Come help us kiss 2016 goodbye!
We've updated our calendar for January & February 2017! We'll be back for all our weekly shows in the new year, including:
There is one cancelation -- we won't be at Golden Road on Monday 1/9, due to a private party. See you at the bar!
P.S. -- New songs coming soon for the new year ;)
We regret to announce two cancelations for our Tuesday night show Umami Burger / Irvine Improv show this month: we will not be there on Dec 13th or Dec 20th. However, we will still be there tonight (Dec 6th), and Dec 27th, as well as every other Tuesday and Thursday for the rest of the year and beyond.
We also will not be at Copper Blues Oxnard for our regular Wednesday show this week, Dec 7th, but we will be there every other Wednesday for the rest of the year and beyond. We hope you can come rock out with us at some or all of these shows!
For a limited time only, sing these Christmas songs with the band!
Happy holidays, everyone -- see you at the shows!
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!