Tommy Lee's Favorite L.A. Weekend
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Well well, the once-venerated now incontestably cheesy Sunset Strip is making a play for indie credibility all over again. The Roxy has dipped a toe into the market that the Echo and Cinespace once claimed, booking once rising blog-rock favorites (Peter Bjorn & John's L.A. debut was here) and dancier acts like Crystal Castles alongside the usual Strip metal dreck and faceless rock locals. It remains to be seen if scenesters will come west of La Brea for a show, but the cave-like Roxy is making a case for it. All the usual strip caveats (mind-blowing expensive drinks, awful parking, door hassles) apply here, so park at the $5 lot by the Hustler store and, if you can't go drinking anywhere else, at least class it up at Bar Marmont or Tower Bar, go cougar hunting at Barney's Beanery or the Rainbow Room (but we recommend making the small hike to Bar Lubitsch a bit south and east of the Strip).
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