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Corinne Bailey Rae

Hotel Cafe - 1623 1/2 N Cahuenga Blvd. - Los Angeles (Cahuenga Corridor)

It's been a minute since we last heard from this soulful British songbird, whose promising career was put on hold by the untimely death of her...

December 2 : 7 p.m.
December 2 : 10:30 p.m.

Dinosaur Jr. with Lou Barlow and the Missingmen

Fronted by highly influential and controversial guitarist J Mascis (Nirvanas Kurt Cobain was a fan), early alt-rockers Dinosaur Jr. have had their...

Whisky A Go Go -

8901 Sunset Blvd. - West Hollywood

There are few rock clubs in the world as famous as the Whiskey. It's where seminal rock icons like the Doors and Van Halen got their start, has been...

Aqua Restaurant & Lounge -

424 N. Beverly Dr. - Beverly Hills

Underground, underwater-themed club for the 90210 crowd. Sure the place tends to get packed with older dudes and their trophy girlfriends, but the...

Big Dean's Cafe -

1615 Ocean Front Walk - Santa Monica

Big Dean's is the definitive beach bar-flip flops, tank tops and relaxed attitudes prevail. Nothing contrived about this place. And really, why fake...

4100 Bar -

4100 W. Sunset Blvd. - Los Angeles (Silver Lake)

A barhopping staple for the hip Eastside crowd

Akbar -

4356 W. Sunset Blvd. - Los Angeles

Moroccan-themed Sunset Junction bar

Little Cave -

5922 N. Figueroa St. - Highland Park (Highland Park)

From the same owners as Los Feliz's Bigfoot Lodge, the dim lighting and bat cutouts on the red walls give this Eastside hangout a moody cave...

Backstage Cafe -

9433 Brighton Way - Beverly Hills

This not-so-secret hideaway caters to Beverly Hills' eclectic crowd of hip up-and-comers, hungry tourists, and overworked suits. The typical bar menu...