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Apr 17 The Abbey Food & Bar
20s / 30s / 40s / 80s Music / DJ
30s / 40s / Agents / Ambient / Bar / VIP
Perched high above the west end of the Sunset Strip, the 20,000-square-foot Soho House is a private members-only social club whose elite atmosphere has made it a preferred hangout for celebrities. A stylish clientele from ... read more
Acoustic / After Work / All Ages
Party Earth Review Since the 1990s, Largo has been a premier hotspot for everything from Fiona Apple’s angst-ridden ballads to Larry David’s non-sequitur humor, and little has changed since relocating to the Coronet Theater in 2008. As always, the intimate venue remains first-come, first-served, although with a capacity ... more
366 North La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048
30s / 40s / After Work / Comedy / DJ / DJ
Party Earth Review Booked nightly with an eclectic mix of music, comedy, and various theme parties, Akbar puts an alternative twist on the traditional gay dive bar. Accents like marble columns, pointed archways, and sultry glowing pendant lamps give a nod to the bar’s regal Indian namesake, though the creative types and music industry folks ... more
4356 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90029
20s / 30s / Agents / Anything goes
Party Earth Review Packed to the gills every night with earthy hipsters and a smattering of Hollywood industry types, the UCB Theatre is one of the coolest places in LA to catch up-and-coming comedy stars. Founded in 2005 by members of The Upright Citizens Brigade, which include Amy Poehler, the theater serves as a performance and writing ... more
5919 Franklin Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90028
40s / 80s Music / Average Joes
Party Earth Review Hollywood Boulevard isn’t short on spots where folks can clown around, but stalwart burlesque joint Jumbo’s Clown Room has the market cornered on serious playtime hi-jinks. Open every day to satiate sinful urges whenever they may arise, the venue skirts the boundaries of being an actual strip club by employing lots of ... more
5153 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90027
18 and over / Actors / Casual
Party Earth Review Nightly lines down the sidewalk are the norm at Laugh Factory, a veritable mecca for up-and-coming funnymen and a perennial Sunset Strip favorite known for regularly hosting top comedians. Ever since Richard Pryor christened the stage at the club when it opened back in 1979, the simple orange and yellow sign stamped ... more
8001 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90046
20s / 30s / 40s / Anything goes / TVs
Party Earth Review Those who love a good, politically incorrect laugh will want to make a beeline for the Improv, one of the best comedy clubs in the country featuring an eclectic group of comics telling very edgy jokes with very little filter. Once the stomping grounds for legendary performers like Bill Cosby and Steve Martin, the venue ... more
8162 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046
20s / 30s / 40s / 80s Music / Bar / DJ / DJ
Party Earth Review Located at the epicenter of West Hollywood’s gay scene, The Abbey is a high-energy hangout that attracts fun-loving patrons whether they be gay, straight, male, female, young, or old. An expansive church-themed Spanish villa, the venue consists of three indoor areas, four bars, and a spacious patio where stylish partygoers ... more
692 North Robertson Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Los Angeles is famous for its exclusive clubs and opulent nightlife, and people either love the glitz or hate it – and the ones who hate it probably couldn’t get past the velvet ropes anyway.
Hollywood on the weekends seems to be one swath of velvet all to itself, with ever-present lines of stunning celebrities and often equally stunning wannabe stars waiting outside the swanky nightclubs and hotspots. Hot one minute and extinct before sunrise, Los Angeles clubs can fade into the mist as fast as an actor’s career, no matter if it’s a famous West Hollywood dance club or a sultry blues club Downtown.
It definitely doesn’t hurt to be famous, wealthy, and beautiful in LA – hey, when DOES it hurt??? – but all of the clubs in Los Angeles aren’t necessarily exclusive. Multi-floored megaclubs in Hollywood have room for just about everyone, and eclectic cool music clubs that dot the city couldn’t care less about what kind of shoes you’re wearing or who you’re totally writing a spec pilot for next week.
And for folks who just want to get their dance on, the options range from budget-friendly college haunts with Top 40 DJs and cheap rails in plastic cups to opulent dance floors with mortgage-level cover charges playing host to some of the top DJs in the world.