Maeving Mondays: The Story Behind LA's Electric Live Music Night

Sunset. Los Angeles. The sound of rich, resonant brass instruments, hypnotic drum patterns and melodious singing. The sight: 300 Angelenos dancing at the top of the Culver City Stairs. Community, joy, freedom, hope projected over the city's skyline. 

And all of this on a Monday? 

LA isn't what it used to be, people say. They're just looking in the wrong direction. 

Maeving Mondays is an improvised live music jam hosted at different spots around the city, bringing people together on a day where we usually keep to ourselves. It started in a showroom. It grew into one of LA's most unique music events. 

A Living and Breathing Experiment From the Start 

Maeving Mondays is the brainchild of Kevin Krumpak, an LA-based musician and Maeving rider. 

It was the turn of 2026 when Kevin made a New Year's resolution to get out and pursue his passion more: singing. 

"I started seeking out these different places around town - live music jams where musicians could sit in and join. Jams were always a bit intimidating to me because as a vocalist who doesn't really play an instrument, I always felt like I couldn't really participate. But I just went for it and started singing some covers. I found that people were complimentary, so I started being consistent. Got out week after week." 

Kevin had become good friends with the Maeving US General Manager, Tim, and after many visits to the LA Showroom, persisted that it would be the perfect space to host a live jam. Keen to strengthen the Maeving community in LA, Tim agreed, and Maeving Mondays was born. 

"Out of all the people who listen to music, how many of them identify as a musician? A very small percentage. So if you want to connect with people, you have to figure out how to bridge the gap between the musicians and everyone else."

Through spreading the word at almost every live jam in LA in the lead-up to the first Maeving Monday, Kevin managed to make the first night a success - musicians and non-musicians, brought together for a good time at the Maeving Showroom. 

From the very beginning, Kevin described it as a "living and breathing experiment." A phrase that encapsulates not only the music being made, but the entire ethos of the event. 

Competitive Jams, Featured Musicians, Outdoor Events 

After a flurry of improvised nights at the Culver City Showroom, Kevin knew Maeving Mondays needed to evolve to stay fresh, and by this stage, it was also starting to require more space than the showroom could hold. 

That evolution began with a guitar player. Pritesh Walia showed up one night and played circles around the entire room. An incredible jazz guitarist - one of the best in LA, and a Berklee graduate. 

"When I knew we needed to up the ante of what Maeving Mondays was going to be, Pritesh was the first person I thought of." 

Pritesh became the first featured musician at a Maeving Mondays, and the showroom packed out. But it wasn't just the name on the bill that made that night a milestone. 

"We had food vendors, a vintage pop-up in the back. It was a whole scene. And people came away from that like, this was cool, we want to come back for this. That really was the turning point for the whole operation." 

The next leap came on Memorial Day 2026 - the first long weekend of the summer. Kevin wanted to do something special to mark the occasion, so he took the jam to Venice Beach. After overcoming some early generator challenges, it was a big hit. And it showed him something important: Maeving Mondays could live anywhere. 

And his eyes had long been on the Culver City Stairs. 

"That place is the closest thing to a sanctuary for me. It’s the spot I go to think, to relax, to write, to workout, you name it. And all the time I’ve spent up there, I've always looked at the amphitheatre and been like, man, why is nobody playing music up here?" 

"Why not us?” Three nights at the stairs have since become the stuff of Maeving Mondays legend - 300 people dancing above the city's skyline, a picture that ends up all over Instagram at midnight and has people asking, what is this thing? 

Alongside the featured sets and outdoor events, Kevin also introduced the Jam Slam. Competitive jams, game-show style. 

"I wanted to find a way to get more crowd involvement. Where people who were there felt like they were part of the show rather than just spectating. We've iterated on it a couple of times and it's gotten really fun. It's been chaotic and we're continuing to dial it in." 

Each new format, each new location, each new idea has arrived not from a masterplan but from instinct, opportunity and a willingness to try things and see what happens. That is exactly what Kevin meant when he called it a living and breathing experiment. And it's exactly why it keeps growing. 

First One In, Last One Out 

There's an authenticity and honesty about Maeving Mondays that has drawn people in from the start. "I wasn't trying to pretend to have the whole thing figured out," Kevin says. Instead, he posted on Instagram inviting vendors to reach out and express an interest in popping up at the showroom events. And they did - because people want to be part of something, and, importantly, often need the commerce. What else is going on on a Monday? 

In turn, Maeving Mondays at the showroom is as much a marketplace out back as it is a jam night inside. Street food, vintage clothing, tarot readings, fresh juices - there is always something going on beyond the music. 

When he's not organising pop-ups at the showroom, Kevin is prepping for the outdoor events. Not least getting the power sorted. His friend Warren Tash, who runs his own production services business, TASHMAN LA, has helped massively from the start, providing the PA, mixing desk, speakers, cables, and lights - not to mention the technical knowledge to make it all work. When Maeving Mondays first went outside, there was a small problem. The first outdoor event at Venice Beach was powered by a gas generator. It wouldn't start (no comment). Warren had a better idea: "Don't rent a generator - I have these electric batteries. EcoFlow units. I can power the entire setup with them." And so, fittingly, Maeving Mondays – whether indoors or outdoors – now runs on electric power. 

In 2026, the most powerful event marketing tool you have is social media. Every Maeving Mondays event is supported by several posts, each with their own intention. To spread the word as far as possible, Kevin creates TikToks and Instagram Reels using footage from previous events. They're warm and unfiltered - full of people dancing, singing and being together. You see the video, think, damn, that looks like a good time, and then you notice it's happening in your city. In the lead-up to the event, practical videos are shared, showing you where to park and telling you what to bring. On the night itself? Countless Instagram Stories from attendees are shared on the Maeving Mondays channel. If you see those Stories and you're not there, you can bet your bottom dollar you'll be at the next one. 

In those very Stories you'll often see Kevin. One of the major driving forces behind Maeving Mondays every week is his desire to perform. To test out lyrics he's written, gain inspiration from a jam and hone his skills as a frontman. The musicians themselves - from flute player to drummer to lead guitar to sousaphone - all come back week after week to make music. Music that's being made and heard for the very first time. There's something pretty special about that. 

"Mark my words," Kevin says, "there are going to be records and songs that are birthed from these jams."

The event loads in and out with Kevin's hands. He's first one in, last one out. And he wouldn't have it any other way. 

Putting the Maeving in the Mondays 

At every jam, you'll see our bikes parked up among the musicians. They're not a meaningless prop. 

Motorcycling and music have always gone hand-in-hand. But the image in your head right now is probably leather-clad rockers riding gas-guzzling hogs. This is not the Maeving way. 

There is a synergy between Maeving Mondays and what riding a Maeving is actually like. Neither needs to shout to be heard. They're bikes which promote being spontaneous and understated - lots of Maeving riders don't go out with an agenda, they just go out for a ride and see where the road and the day takes them. The music works the same way. Nobody up there is trying to prove anything. It's countercultural, but wholesome. The music becomes one with the environment in the same way the bikes do. Comfortable in its own skin, side-by-side.  

When you're on a Maeving, you don't always know where you're going. You see a road that looks interesting and you turn onto it. Maeving Mondays works the same way. Nobody knows what's going to happen on any given Monday. That's exactly the point. That’s what makes it special. 

Want to be at the next event? 

The best way to stay in the loop is on Instagram. You can follow Maeving Mondays here. 

You'll find a Partiful link in the page's bio. Click it. RSVP. You won't regret it next Monday. Nor the Monday after. 

Maeving Mondays is supported by EcoFlow, QSC Audio & Firestone Walker - 805.