Music Venues
“No Name” Club
432 N Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90036
(323) 651-1583
If you’ve spooned buttery corn risotto while watching Jackson Browne coo sweet nothings or popped salty beads of salmon roe between your molars in time with Twin Shadow’s synthesized drums, then you’ve been to the club that goes by “No Name.”
Neighborhood: West Hollywood
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Eat, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Eat, Music Venues
Amoeba Music
6400 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90028
323-245-6400
They’ve just added a goth section at Amoeba Music, giving the best record store in Southern California a brand-new kohl-eyed pout…
Website: http://www.amoeba.com/
Neighborhood: Hollywood, Los Angeles
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Local Attractions, Music Venues
Chamber Music in Historic Sites
How civilized: classical music in an intimate setting followed by discussions with the musicians and a repast.
Website: http://www.dacamera.org
Neighborhood: Beverly Hills
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Best of LA, Best of LA 2013: Do, Best of LA: 2013, Best of LA: Do, Music Venues
Champagne Bar At The Hotel Bel-Air
701 Stone Canyon Rd., Los Angeles, CA, 90077
(310)472-1211
If the opening of Masterpiece Theatre had been set in a piano bar, this would be Alistair Cooke’s roost
Neighborhood: Bel-Air
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Music Venues
Dub Club
1154 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
213-413-8200
What began as an enclave of old-school reggae lovers sharing music with friends is now one of L.A.’s longest-running dance parties—of any genre.
Website: http://www.dubclubla.com
Neighborhood: Echo Park
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Do, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Do, Music Venues
Fonda Theatre
6126 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA, 90028
323-464-6269
For those not blessed with height, seeing the music act you paid for can be tricky
Website: http://www.fondatheatre.com
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Best of LA, Best of LA 2014: Do, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Do, Music Venues
Grand Performances
350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90071
213-687-2159
Whether it’s a celebration of George Gershwin or the sounds of Afro-futurism, an accordion festival or throwback Latin funk, Grand Performances at California Plazaoffers an astoundingly diverse lineup.
Website: http://www.grandperformances.org
Neighborhood: Downtown
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Do, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Do, Music Venues
Grassroots Acoustica
1411 Lincoln Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90291
310-450-6052
On the second Saturday of the month, singer-songwriters overflowing with talent perform in the funky coffeehouse setting of the Talking Stick in Venice…
Website: http://thetalkingstick.net
Neighborhood: Venice
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Music Venues
Greek Theatre
2700 North Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90027
323-665-5857
Nestled among the hills of Griffith Park, the award-winning Greek Theatre is a cultural icon…
Website: http://www.greektheatrela.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Los Feliz
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Music Venues
Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90068
(323) 850-2000
The Hollywood Bowl is one of the largest natural outdoor amphitheaters in the world. From its very first season performance in 1922, it has been a renowned Southern Californian locale where Angelenos have gathered to picnic and enjoy music…
Website: http://hollywoodbowl.com
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Local Attractions, Music Venues, Performing Arts
Hollywood United Methodist Church
6817 Franklin Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90068
323-874-2104
We like the idea of stress-free shuttle service the Bowl provides from Chatsworth and Rowland Heights and Lakewood but hate to give up the freedom our chariot affords us…
Website: http://hollywoodumc.org/
Neighborhood: Hollywood, Los Angeles
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Local Attractions, Music Venues
Malibu Performing Arts Center
23825 Stuart Ranch Rd., Los Angeles, CA, 90265
310-456-6722
Granted, the first visit to the Malibu Performing Arts Center can be off-putting. The room seems more conducive to a sonorous lecture on law…
Website: http://malibuperformingartscenter.com/
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Malibu
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Music Venues
Mickey Champion
4339 Leimert Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90008
(323) 295-9112
Microphones are for wimps. Mickey Champion is an old-fashioned shouter with no need for amplification, a roost-ruling, room-roaming tempest no mink stole or muumuu can fully contain
Neighborhood: Leimert Park
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Music Venues
Mike Stinson
street, Los Angeles, CA, 90230
The cosmic country music of Gram Parsons is alive and kicking in L.A. Its primary practitioner is reedy-voiced hipster Mike Stinson , whose hard-rocking honky-tonk is raising roofs and breaking hearts all over town, from the Scene in Glendale to the Cinema Bar in Culver City
Website: http://www.mikestinson.net/
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Music Venues
No Age
Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90013
Ever wonder what happened to the cool-looking clerks at Aron’s Records, which closed in 2005? One went on to form a band that’s among the city’s most intriguing
Website: http://www.myspace.com/nonoage
Neighborhood: Downtown
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Music Venues
Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
777 Chick Hearn Court, Los Angeles, CA, 90015
(213) 763-6030
Don’t be misled by the blinding advertisements outside or the metal gray interior—comfort rules here
Website: http://www.nokiatheatrelalive.com
Neighborhood: Downtown
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Music Venues
Piano Bar
6429 Selma Ave, Hollywood, CA, 90028
323-466-2750
Chill at a joint that has no cover, generous drink specials, and great free music
Website: http://www.pianobarhollywood.com/
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Best of LA, Best of LA 2014: Do, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Do, Jazz & Blues, Music Venues
REMO
7308 Coldwater Canyon Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 91605
818-982-0461
Little ones who are constantly told to shush and sit still can let loose at the Kids Rhythm Club…
Website: http://remo.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, North Hollywood
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Music Venues