Downtown L.A. & adjacent Music
325 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90026
As the Echo and Spaceland continue their slide into target-market branding opportunities, this ramshackle and appropriately suburban-blighted indie venue in the Glen...
1111 S. Figueroa St., L.A., CA, 90015
From taking in the Lakers, the Clippers, the Kings or, dare we say it, arena football, to basking in the glow of the biggest pop acts in the land, Staples Center is one of...
1038 S. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA, 90015
Like a little architectural oasis in the middle of rows of generic office and warehouse buildings downtown, the Mayan Theater serves as both a dance club and occasional...
923 E. 3rd St., L.A., CA, 90013
Café Metropol is known for its strong cappuccinos and thick-crusted sandwiches, but it should also be known for its eclectic jazz series on most Friday and Saturday...
626 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA, 90014
626 Reserve Wine Bar may not have all of the bells and whistles of other Dionysian-minded establishments--in-house sommeliers, celebrity-studded soirees and sweeping views...
111 S. Grand Ave., L.A., CA, 90012
Few buildings in the history of Los Angeles have come burdened with greater public expectations than the Walt Disney Concert Hall. None has lived up to such expectations so...
777 Chick Hearn Court, Los Angeles, CA, 90015
L.A.'s shiniest new concert venue, opened in November as part of Downtown's massive L.A. Live project. This 7,100 seat venuehas already hosted artists such as Bjork...
247 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA, 90012
Experimental, punk, art-music and a gallery make this storefront downtown's successor to the late, great Al's Bar. Always all ages, always no alcohol, and always dirt cheap...
800 West Olympic Blvd. Suite A335, Los Angeles, CA, 90015
>> Read Ann Powers' review of Beck's opening night show at Club NokiaL.A. Live's more club-friendly version of the Nokia Theater will host acts who have grown off the...
631 W. 2nd St., Los Angeles, CA, 90012
Housed behind Walt Disney Concert Hall, REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater) is downtown's home for cutting-edge performance and art. Housing a gallery showcasing...
842 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, 90014
A gorgeous movie palace-turned-concert space on the edge of downtown's fashion district, the Orpheum is quite possibly the classiest place to see live music in L.A....