This edition of the live music roundup covers what is newly confirmed around Pasadena for late October 2026: Juana Molina's two-night stand at Sid The Cat Auditorium in South Pasadena, presented with KCRW on Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25. It then recaps the late-October dates already mapped in earlier editions, because the month's board fills fast and regulars want one read of the whole stretch. Every date and price below was verified on September 29, 2026 against an event listing or the venue, and anything that could not be confirmed for these exact dates was left out. Your host is Alejandro Espitia, Broker Associate and REALTOR with Apex Realty and Investments, California license 01213999, with 18+ years across Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Gabriel, and Riverside, in English and Spanish.
Juana Molina, two nights at Sid The Cat
The late-October anchor is Juana Molina's two-night stand at Sid The Cat Auditorium, 1022 El Centro Street in the former schoolhouse in South Pasadena, presented by KCRW and Sid The Cat. Night 1 is Saturday, October 24 at 8:00 p.m., all-ages, with tickets from about $30, and an added Night 2 lands Sunday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m. The Argentine artist builds hypnotic, loop-based songs from layered vocals, guitar, and synthesizers, a live show that sits somewhere between folk, experimental pop, and Latin rock, and the intimate schoolhouse room suits that sound well. Tickets run through the links below, and both nights will be a short walk from a pre-show dinner on Mission Street.
What else is already on the late-October board
For regulars, the rest of the month is already mapped in earlier editions. Hovvdy with Emma Ogier plays Sid The Cat on Tuesday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m. The Pasadena Symphony opens its 2026-27 season with Brahms Symphony No. 1 at Ambassador Auditorium on Saturday, October 24 at 2:00 and 8:00 p.m., with Brett Mitchell conducting and Benjamin Beilman on violin. Sid The Cat keeps the run going with 60 Juno on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m., Theo Katzman on Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m., and Surprise Chef's Halloween-night show on Saturday, October 31 at 8:00 p.m. And the big-ticket night ahead is Moby and Underworld at Brookside at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, November 7, covered with its own write-up in the late-October and early-November edition linked below.
Newly confirmed live music around Pasadena, late October 2026
| Date | What | Where | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 24, 8:00 p.m. | Juana Molina, Night 1 | Sid The Cat Auditorium, 1022 El Centro St., South Pasadena | KCRW and Sid The Cat present, all-ages, tickets from about $30 |
| Sun, Oct 25, 7:00 p.m. | Juana Molina, Night 2 | Sid The Cat Auditorium, 1022 El Centro St., South Pasadena | Added second show, begins 7:00 p.m. |
Dates, times, and prices verified September 29, 2026 against event listings on JamBase, doLA, KCRW, and the venue. Tickets move, so book through the venue or a listed ticketer.
One honest gap for this edition: as of September 29, 2026, no other brand-new show in the late-October window had been announced beyond the two Juana Molina nights and the dates already covered in earlier editions, so this guide does not invent one. Sid The Cat's run for the rest of the month and the year is mapped in the editions linked below, and small venues keep adding dates, so check the venue page before you plan the week.
Where the picks are verified
- Juana Molina at Sid The Cat, Oct 24, JamBase
- Juana Molina, Night 1, presented by KCRW
- Juana Molina (Night 1) at Sid The Cat, doLA
- Sid The Cat Auditorium, official site
What the late-October rooms say about the neighborhood
A two-night international booking like Juana Molina is a signal, not just a show: it means South Pasadena's schoolhouse room can hold a run, sell tickets from about $30, and pull an audience from across Los Angeles into the walkable Mission Street blocks. Concerts are one of the fastest ways to read a neighborhood's evening economy, and the stretch from the Sid The Cat auditorium to the bars and ramen rooms on the same streets is proof of the momentum that matters when you weigh a move. Alejandro Espitia of Apex Realty and Investments brings 18+ years of local real estate and home financing experience to that read, in English or Spanish, for buyers, sellers, and investors across Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Gabriel, and Riverside.
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