FEEL THE BEAT TUNES AREN'T VERY FAR FROM HOME.Byline: - Eric Wolfe There are many places to hear good music, and you don't have to wander that far from home. Here's a sampling. POP AND ROCK Cafe Cordiale, 14015 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks; (818) 789-1985. No cover. The Garage, 4519 Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. Blvd., Silver Lake; (323) 662-6166. Hard Rock Cafe Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of casual dining restaurants. It was founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, and their first Hard Rock Cafe opened near Hyde Park Corner in London, in a former Rolls Royce car dealerships showroom close to Hyde Park, where in 1979 they began to , Universal City; (818) 622-7625. House of Blues House of Blues (HOB) is a chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Aykroyd. It is a home for live music and southern-inspired cuisine, whose clubs celebrate African-American culture, specifically , 8430 Sunset Blvd Sunset BLVD is unreleased material and remixes by the rapper 2Pac. It was released on September 12, 2005 internationally and the United States. Track listing
Idle Hour Sports Bar, 2941 Honolulu Ave., La Crescenta; (818) 249-6854. Live entertainment and dancing 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. No cover. Java Junction, 22722 Lyons Ave., Unit 1, Newhall; (661) 254-7500. Key Club, 9039 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood; (310) 274-5800. The Knitting Factory, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywod; (323) 463-0204. The Mint, 6010 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles; (323) 954-9630. The Palace, 1735 N. Vine St., Hollywood; (323) 462-6031. Paladino's, 6101 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana; (818) 342-1563. Live country and western band, Mondays. Swing DJ, Tuesdays. Live disco band, Wednesdays. Live music, Thursdays through Saturdays. Jam session, Sundays. Residuals, 11042 Ventura Blvd., Studio City; (818) 761-8301. The Roxy, 9009 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood; (310) 278-9457. Rusty's Surf Ranch, 256 Santa Monica Pier The Santa Monica Pier is located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California and is a prominent landmark. Attractions The pier contains Pacific Park, a family amusement park with a large ferris wheel. ; (310) 393-7437. Sixteen-Fifty, 1650 Shrader Blvd., Hollywood; (323) 465-7449. The Troubadour troubadour One of a class of lyric poets and poet-musicians, often of knightly rank, that flourished from the 11th through the 13th century, chiefly in Provence and other regions of southern France, northern Spain, and northern Italy. , 9081 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood; (310) 276-1158. Weber's Place, 19312 Vanowen St., Reseda; (818) 345-9800. Live DJ, Thursdays and Fridays. Live music, Saturdays. Whisky a Go Go
COUNTRY/FOLK/BLUES B.B. King's Blues Club, Universal CityWalk, Universal City; (818) 622-5464. (818) 622-5464. Noon and 2 p.m. Sunday gospel brunch. Live music daily. Borderline Bar and Grill, Dance Palace, 99 Rolling Oaks Drive, Thousand Oaks; (805) 446-4435. Opens 6 p.m. West Coast Swing, Country Dancing, Single Teen Nights, etc. The Classroom, 8333 Tampa Ave., Northridge; (818) 885-0250. Blue Baron, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Jam night, Thursdays. Live music Fridays and Saturdays. The Cowboy Palace Saloon, 21635 Devonshire St., Chatsworth; (818) 341-0166. Kate E. Oyler, Wednesdays. Live music and free dance lessons daily. Cozy's Bar & Grill, 14058 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks; (818) 986-6000. Non-Hokey Karaoke, Sundays; Pro Blues Jam, Mondays; Mason South, Tuesdays; Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps, Thursdays. Live music all other nights. Harvelle's, 1432 Fourth St., Santa Monica; (310) 395-1676. Kulak's Woodshed wood·shed n. A shed in which firewood is stored. intr.v. wood·shed·ded, wood·shed·ding, wood·sheds Slang To practice on a musical instrument. Noun 1. , 5230 1/2 Laurel Canyon Blvd., North Hollywood; (818) 766-9913. Shows begin 8 p.m. daily. Singer/songwriter open mike, Mondays. No cover. Lulu's Beehive Beehive (star cluster): see Praesepe. beehive heraldic and verbal symbol. [Western Folklore: Jobes, 193] See : Industriousness , 13203 Ventura Blvd., Studio City; (818) 986-2233. Music and comedy coffeehouse and lounge. Open 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. weekdays and to 2 a.m. weekends. Live jazz, Mondays and Tuesdays. ``Midnight Comedy,'' 11 p.m. Fridays. Mr. B. Dinner Club, 1333 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank; (818) 845-1800. Karaoke Sundays. Jimmy Spencer and Friends, Thursdays. Pasion Restaurant and Supper Club, 12215 Ventura Blvd., Studio City; (818) 752-7333. JAZZ/WORLD/SWING Amazon Bar & Grill, 14649 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks; (818) 986-7502. Exotic rain-forest ambience, jungle sounds, waterfalls. Live entertainment, 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The Baked Potato, 3787 Cahuenga Blvd. W., Studio City; (818) 980-1615. Border Grill Pasadena, 260 E. Colorado Blvd. in the Paseo Colorado; (626) 844-8988. Ca' Del Sole Ristorante, 4100 Cahuenga Blvd., North Hollywood; (818) 985-4669. No cover. Canyon Supper Club, 28912 Roadside Drive, Agoura Hills; (818) 879-5016. Boogie Knights, Thursdays. Catalina Bar & Grill, 1640 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood; (323) 466-2210. Cha Cha Cha Encino, 17499 Ventura Blvd., Encino; (818) 789-3600. California-Caribbean cuisine available through midnight. Live music begins 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Tableside ta·ble·side n. The area beside or around a table, especially in a restaurant. adv. & adj. Made or prepared alongside a table: lamb that was carved tableside; a tableside recitation of the menu. magician starts 6:30 p.m. Sundays. Tarot tarot Sets of cards used in fortune-telling and in certain card games. The origins of tarot cards are obscure; cards approximating their present form first appeared in Italy and France in the late 14th century. and psychic readings begin 6:15 p.m. Wednesdays. Damiente, Wednesdays; Fire and Brimstone fire and brimstone n. 1. The punishment of hell. 2. Homiletic rhetoric describing or warning of the punishment of hell. Noun 1. , Fridays; Brazilian Jazz Trio, Saturdays; David Minkin, Sundays. Charlie O's, 13725 Victory Blvd., Valley Glen; (818) 994-3058. Sunday Jazz Band, Sundays; Pat Tuzzolino Trio, Mondays; Don Menza Quartet, Tuesdays; Earl Palmer Trio, Thursdays; John Heard Trio and friends, Fridays and Saturdays. The Conga Room, 5364 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles; (323) 938-1696. The Derby, 4500 Los Feliz Blvd., Hollywood; (323) 663-8979. FINS Creeksdie, 23504 Calabasas Road, Calabasas; (818) 223-3467. FINS Seafood Grill, 9828 Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village; (805) 494-6494. Live jazz performances Fridays and Saturdays. Genghis Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , 740 N. Fairfax Ave., West Hollywood; (323) 653-0640. Geri's World Coffee House, 3425 W. Cahuenga Blvd., Universal City; (323) 851-1350, Ext. 127. Live jazz, 8:30 p.m. Fridays. Granita gra·ni·ta n. A granular dessert ice with a sugar-syrup base, usually flavored with fruit purée, coffee, or wine. [Italian, from feminine past participle of granire, to make grainy, granulate , 23725 W. Malibu Road, Malibu Colony Plaza, Malibu; (310) 456-0488. JAX JAX The Jackson Laboratory (Genetics research, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA) JAX Java API for XML JAX Jacksonville, FL, USA - Jacksonville International Airport (Airport Code) , 339 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale; (818) 500-1604. Jack Sheldon, 9 p.m. Thursdays. Entertainment begins 9 p.m. (8:30 p.m. Sundays). No cover. The Jazz Bakery, 3233 Helms Ave., Culver City; (310) 271-9039. Leon's Steak House, 10945 Victory Blvd., North Hollywood; (818) 762-1958. No cover. Al Rogers All Stars, 2 p.m. Sundays; Clyde Reasinger Band, Art DePew Band, alternate Mondays; Bill Davies Orchestra, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Lunaria, 10351 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles
The Rusty Pelican, 300 Harvey Drive, Glendale; (818) 242-9191. 2azz1 and the Body & Soul Band, 7:30 p.m. Fridays. Spazio, 14755 Ventura Blvd., Suite D, Sherman Oaks; (818) 728-8400. John Pisano's Guitar Night, 8 p.m. Tuesdays. The Sportsmen's Lodge, 12833 Ventura Blvd., Studio City; (818) 755-5000. Free live music in the outdoor swan court patio, 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Jack Ranelli 16-piece big band, 7:30 p.m Sundays. Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel, 5400 Century Blvd; (310) 216-5858. OTHER VENUES Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood; (323) 850-2000. Universal Amphitheatre, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City; (213) 480-3232. |
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