Monday, May 9, 2016

Lets Get Live: Los Angeles



Top 10 Places to Gig in Los Angeles



Last week it was Baltimore, and this week we're giving you a look at some of the best places to gig or catch new acts in Los Angeles.




AMPLYFi
AMPLYFi is an all-ages, non-alcoholic club so its great for younger bands or bands with younger audiences.  Despite being in the heart of Hollywood (right next to Paramount Studios) it gives off a serious underground vibe with just an 80 person capacity and the entrance being in an alleyway.  

Pehrspace
The Pehrspace is an artsy, intimate venue for non-profit which exhibits art and has music performances for local and touring bands.

The Airliner
The Airliner is a two-story bar which has Wednesday's Low End Theory concerts as their most popular events.  It's a great setting for experimental hip/hop or electronica acts to start making their names, so if that's you, here's your place!

The Echo and Echoplex
 Two venues that are essentially the same place, The Echo is the smaller upstairs room which often hosts lesser-known performers.  Echoplex is underground and has a variety of different theme nights including a funk/soul night and a reggae night.

Blue Whale
The Blue Whale is located in a multi-storied shopping mall of all places, and is an intimate reasonably priced jazz club, for jazz lovers and all lovers of live music.

The Smell
The Smell is another no drugs/alcohol, all -ages music venue which hosts punk/noise/experimental music acts.
The Hotel Cafe


This restaurant/live music menu boasts that Hollywood's great singer/songwriter's perform here before they make it, and why not?  It's got a great bar.

Largo at the Coronet
This intimate venue alternates music and comedy acts, so if you happen to do a double act as a musician/comedian this is the perfect place for you.

The Satellite


A mainstay of the LA music scene, this indie venue hosts bands that have already made it and those who are still perfecting their craft, and they take pride in helping those bands polish themselves.




















2 comments:

  1. People who works there are some of the sweetest people I've met. Save yourself some time and just go there. Everyone at venues in Atlanta is sweet and ask how you've been, even though normally staff keep their heads down.

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