Summer´s
in full swing, and that means free outdoor concerts abound in L.A. We´ve picked
five of our favorite series that start this month to show you where you can
hear great music on the cheap. And don´t forget about some of the other free
summer concert series that have already started, including The Getty´s
Saturdays off the 405, Union Station concerts, Grand Performances, the Levitt
Pavilion concerts and Jazz, Latin and other music happenings at LACMA.

The
Grove’s Summer Concert Series takes place on Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 pm
weekly through July 27.

July
6: Plain White T´s with Tonic

July
13: Atlas Genius with Phases

July
20: Smash Mouth with Brian Vander Ark

July
27: Cher Lloyd with AJ