Saint Pierre Band and Dime Box Band at Hard Rock Cafe, 4-30-26: Photos

Saint Pierre Band

Silly me, I wasn't aware Hard Rock Cafe was still around, much less that the venue hosted concerts. But apparently the Hollywood location has been there for fifteen years, and bands perform there a couple of times a week. Seems like one of those things that tourists were probably aware of before residents. Once you move past the shop and enter the dining area, you'll see the stage on the lower level. A proper stage. Decent size, too. And if the tables were removed, there'd be plenty of space to dance if that were desired for a particular show. The booths in the upper level have individual screens showing the music, though anyone in those booths could simply turn his or her head the other way to see the stage. The sound was not great in the upper level, but was better on the lower level. Not perfect, but good.

booth in upper level

Kristi Callan of Dime Box Band

Last night two excellent Los Angeles bands performed: Saint Pierre Band and Dime Box Band. Dime Box Band was up first, starting just after 8 p.m., kicking off the evening with "Going My Way," a fun number from the band's 2019 album Happy. The band played several other songs from that album, including the title track, as well as some stuff I'd seen Kristi Callan perform at her solo sets at the Unurban in Santa Monica.

Dime Box Band

Saint Pierre Band

Then just after 9 o' clock, Saint Pierre took the stage, opening with "Wish You'd Said," the lead track from the Luck And Gravity album, which came out last year. They focused on material from that album, including great renditions of "Fine Ride West" and "Love Who You Love," and a particularly fun version of "Coming Around." Another treat of the set was "The Heart Knows Better," from Julia St. Pierre's solo album.

Hard Rock Cafe is located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles, California.