TOUCH OF 'WOOD IN VALLEY NEW HOT SPOTS TO RIVAL THOSE OVER THE HILL.Byline: - Fred Shuster In the past year, the Valley's hip rating has risen again. A new bunch of ultra-cool hangouts have sprung up, joining the beloved neighborhood bistros, shops and coffee bars locals have long kept to themselves. Here are some of our current favorites. Coda, 5248 Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks; (818) 783-7518: Low-key, New York-style hipster hideaway. Look hard, there's no sign on the door. DJs spin weekends, but no-cover Wednesdays are given over to the Tommy Kay Trio, led by the excellent jazz guitarist Jazz guitarists are guitar players who play jazz music using an approach to playing chords, melodies, and improvised solo lines which is called jazz guitar playing. The guitar has a long history in jazz music, both as an ensemble instrument performing chordal accompaniment, and as and featuring bassist Clarence Robinson and veteran drummer Clarence Johnston. Lucky Tiki Tiki Tick of Dow Jones Industrial Average component issues. , 15420 Chatsworth St., Mission Hills; (818) 892-2688: Hidden away in a strip mall strip mall n. A shopping complex containing a row of various stores, businesses, and restaurants that usually open onto a common parking lot. Noun 1. , this tiki joint offers low-rent Polynesian thrills - and kitsch drinks with a kick. An Internet jukebox means you can take a musical trip from ``Aloha'' to a ``Low Rider.'' Guy's North, 12655 Ventura Blvd., Studio City; (818) 766-8311: The West Hollywood West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. night spot now has a full-service Valley venue geared for promoted events and private show-biz parties, plus weekend dance nights. Taboo Lounge, 20969 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills; (818) 999-9928: Plush seating, dim lights and strong drinks, with theme nights including '80s, open-mic and comedy. Match, 4657 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood; (818) 766-0116: The former Thunderbird thunderbird In North American Indian mythology, a powerful spirit in the form of a bird that watered the earth and made vegetation grow. Lightning was believed to flash from its eyes or beak, and the beating of its wings was thought to represent rolling thunder. Saloon has been transformed by the folks behind ultra-hip Firefly into a sleek night spot popular with the studio crowd. Mama Juana's, 3707 Cahuenga Blvd., Studio City; (818) 505-8636: One of the hottest Latin clubs in town, this in-crowd joint has top-notch Afro-Cuban orchestras, top DJs and even throws in dance lessons. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Guy's North, the shiny new Studio City extension of Guy Starkman's WeHo club, is one of several hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. that have recently sprouted in the Valley. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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