Historical LA Rock Clubs?

[rams56]

Hi, I'm from western Ny.... and my friends and myself are taking a motorcycle ride across the country sometime in the next couple of years... and one of our stops is LA. I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for famous or historical Rock Clubs that are still open? Must see's and such....There are 8 of us on motorcycles and none of us has been to Los Angeles ever. Any suggestions or info would be greatly welcomed and appreciated.

Thanks, Go Rams.......

 

[LARams_1963]

They are mostly all on Sunset Blvd. The Roxy, The Whiskey, The Rainbow Bar and Grill, Viper Room...etc...

https://www.laweekly.com/music/top-10-historic-rock-clubs-in-la-2411986

 

[Mackeyser]

I used to live near Madame Wong's West on Wilshire in Santa Monica, but I don't think it's there anymore.

Used to be a punk club. I never got hassled walking home at 2am from working at a theater near there because 1) I had just shaved my head for the Sea Cadets... I was in for 1 day, found out I had to come out of pocket for tons of uniforms and bounced, but kept the shaved head, obviously and 2) I had these big black shoes that looked like Doc Martens. So I looked like I belonged...just another punk working for the man. I'd stand outside for awhile and listen to the closing band play.

Heard some AMAZING bands (I have eclectic tastes... I grew up on 70s-80s funk, soul and R&B, but loved punk...the Ramones, the Clash, Modern English...the first time I heard "Melt With You"... it was crazy. Same with "Should I Stay or Should I Go". I didn't hear London Calling until later.)

But larams_1963 is right. They're mostly on Sunset.

 

[LesBaker]

They are mostly all on Sunset Blvd. The Roxy, The Whiskey, The Rainbow Bar and Grill, Viper Room...etc...

For some reason I thought Depp closed up The Viper Room.

I used to live near Madame Wong's West on Wilshire in Santa Monica, but I don't think it's there anymore.

That sounds like a Rub-n-Tug more than a rock club LOL.

the first time I heard "Melt With You"... it was crazy.

That is one of the few songs from the 80's that I still hear all these years later. Very few have "survived".

The woman I lived with for so many years loved that song.

A lot of the New Wave and Punk stuff was just gloomy rather than edgy which killed the genre IMO. But that happens to a lot of musical styles of course. I'm hoping it happens to rap too, I'm over it already. I suspect though it'll be like Country which I also don't really like much, and live forever and just change from time to time to reflect current tastes. IMO both are inexorably heading towards the pop music category.

 

[fearsomefour]

They are mostly all on Sunset Blvd. The Roxy, The Whiskey, The Rainbow Bar and Grill, Viper Room...etc...

https://www.laweekly.com/music/top-10-historic-rock-clubs-in-la-2411986

Up until he died you could find Lemmy camped out on his stool at the Rainbow.
A very nice guy if you were polite.

 

[fearsomefour]

The Starwood is long gone but that was a wild place too.
I only went there with my cousin, who lived in LA and was in the metal scene. He got me in thought I had barely sprouted hair one, clearly not 21. All the 80s excesses on full display.
*In hindsight it was not the Starwood he got me into, although I heard stories about that place, it was the Troubadour we went to.

 

[RamFan503]

It’s not a rock club but The Baked Potato is an iconic jazz bar. My buddy’s dad is a rock drummer (Doobie Brothers, Tommy Tutone, etc) and played there several times. They used to get in a mixture of jazz and rock bands.

 

[bubbaramfan]

Hennessey"s and the Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach.

Gazarri's on the strip but I think its gone now.

 

[nighttrain]

Gazarri's on the strip :mrburnsevil: