Bars, pubs and coffeehouses
LA's bars and pubs are rarely the scruffy boozing places found
elsewhere in the US, due in part to the generally high degree
of health consciousness - not to mention the very early (daybreak)
starting time of the movie business working day. As...
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Clubs and discos
LA's clubs are among the wildest in the country, ranging from
absurdly faddish hangouts to industrial noise cellars. The
trendier side of the club scene is, as always, hard to pin
down; check the LA Weekly before setting out. ...
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Live music
LA has an overwhelming choice of venues for live music . Ever
since the nihilistic punk bands - Circle Jerks, X, Black Flag
- drew the city away from its laid-back west coast
country-folk scene in the late Seventies and early Eighties,
LA's ...
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Classical music, opera and dance
While not blessed with the same institutional largesse of east
coast cities, LA has an increasing number of classical music
venues. The Los Angeles Philharmonic (tel 213/850-2000, ), the
city's only major name, performs...
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Comedy clubs
The comedy scene in LA has long been known as the national
proving ground for aspiring funnymen and -women, and it's also
a good place to catch live performances by established
television names like Jay Leno and Drew Carey. Acme...
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Theater
We've listed a few selections from LA's very active theater
scene; ticket services like Times Tix (tel 310/659-3678) and
Theater LA (tel 213/614-0556, ) provide full- and half-price
tickets and offer reservations. The LA...
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Film
Feature films are often released in LA months (or years)
before they play anywhere else in the world. Short seasons of
foreign-language films are screened at the eight Laemmle
Theaters. If you're after a golden-age atmosphere ,...
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Sports in LA
Baseball : the LA Dodgers (tel 323/224-1459) play at Dodger
Stadium near downtown, seats $6-21; Anaheim Angels (tel
1-888/796-4256) at Anaheim Stadium in Orange County, seats
$6-30. Basketball : the NBA...
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