Spaceland

Date	Time	Event
Jul 29, 2008	8:30 PM	Eef Barzelay
Aug 02, 2008	8:30 PM	Run Run Run
Aug 06, 2008	6:00 PM	Film School
Aug 09, 2008	9:00 PM	God's Pottery

This once-mighty Silver Lake indie insitution gave birth to Beck and a thousand sloppy hipster hookups, but has lately lost ground to The Echo as the eastside's indie rock venue du jour. Current show calendars are often "meh" inducing, but the cache of the place is still considerable for striving, skinny-jeaned post-punks climbing the blog-rock totem pole. But old-guard vice is still to be found: the aquarium in back plays host to all sorts of wink-nudge chicanery (you'll know what we mean when you walk in there), and the bartenders are minor local celebrities in their own right for their heavy hands. Pre- or post-show libations can be found at the nearby Cha Cha Lounge or Red Lion Tavern, and an okay but overpriced  pho can be yours at Gingergrass, but a much better one is at, well, Pho Cafe off Sunset. Watch out if you park along or just off Silver Lake Blvd. nearby, as the 5-0 comes ticketing after 11 p.m. and aren't kidding around. 

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