I remember when I first stumbled into the Mountain Bar. I was so grateful that it was there. In such an unlikely place for a hip bar: Chinatown’s Gin Ling Way, right across from the wishing well with all the turtles. Sure, there’s Grand Star around the corner but that hot club only happens every…
Category Archives: Nightlife
Backstage of Sony: Quite Possibly "the Best Dive Bar in the World"
Don’t know these people, but don’t they look like they’re having dazed and confused fun? I love it when I find a “new” bar in my neighborhood and apparently Backstage is “the best dive bar in the world.” I’m not sure what exactly qualifies it as such since it seems like a typical dive bar,…
Bollywood Nights: Sad, Little Happy Hour at Nirvana
When I think “Bollywood” I think fabulous colors and huge musical productions. So I was really disappointed when I walked into Nirvana for its “Bollywood Nights” happy hour to find a low-lit zen sanctuary. There was no one else in the place except me, my friend and the Nirvana staff. It was a beautiful setting,…
Wind Down After the Wiltern Aboard the HMS Bounty
Twas after a concert at the Wiltern and my friend and I were still revved up to go out. I honestly couldn’t think of anywhere I wanted to go between the Wiltern and West L.A., but then I remembered the HMS Bounty. I had gone years before when I still worked at a bookstore and…
Livin' LRG: LRG/Luxirie Release Party at Montmartre Lounge
Just stumbled on this event and I think I may have to actually check this one out: fashion and djs in a too-cool-for-school Hollywood lounge? I’m in! LRG will be presenting its first full women’s line, Luxirie, via a very stylish party featuring performances by DJ Rashida and Digable Planets’ MC Ladybug Mecca at the…
Get Off the 405 and Go to the Getty: New Monthly Art/Music Series
Sick of spending a majority of your Friday night getting to where you’re going? How about stopping off at the Getty instead? If you enjoyed the Getty’s Summer Sessions, you’ll love its new monthly series, Fridays Off the 405, which suggests you trade your Friday evening on the 405 for one filled with free live…
Revitalized Vine: No More Fondue for You!
What’s up with the sad punk rock girl holding her big floppy bag on the dance floor? And is that Nikki Sixx I see? I did a double-take when I came across an article in Calendarlive.com about Vine. A friend of mine had worked there last year and said that they were closing it down…
Midnight at the Oasis: Party Central
Happy birthday indeed! Bee was in a pickle. She was planning to throw a huge party for her 30th birthday at the Bungalow Club (since Tara Reid already booked Mood for her 30th ;)). We had talked to the assistant manager a week before the big day and were assured that for $800 we could…
Missing NYC? Visit the Bowery on Sunset
People you wouldn’t find at the Bowery on Sunset, but at the NYC Bowery in the 1940s. Checking around my usual city guides, I came across a listing for the Bowery on CitySearch. The name itself was intriguing, evoking a New York neighborhood out of the early 1900s. You’d go there and hang your Bowler…
Don't Be a Butthead: Great American Smokeout Benefit Show at the Knitting Factory
Evite.com, American Cancer Society and Kaiser Permanente are coming together for a benefit smokeout. No, not that kind of smokeout, the kind where smokers aren’t looked upon too kindly. But for a mere $10 not only will you get a night of laughter and swinging tunes presented by some of the best in the biz…
